Exhibit 1.1
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
between
SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.
and
XXXXXX XXXXXX & CO., LLC
as Representative of the Several Underwriters
SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
New York, New York
[ • ],
2017
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co., LLC
As Representative of the several Underwriters named on Schedule
1 attached hereto
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, Sachem
Capital Corp., a corporation formed under the laws of the State of New York (collectively with its subsidiaries and affiliates,
including, without limitation, all entities disclosed or described in the Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined) as being
predecessors (including Sachem Capital Partners, LLC (“SCP”)), the “Company”), hereby confirms its agreement
(this “Agreement”) with Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co., LLC. (hereinafter referred to as “you” (including its
correlatives) or the “Representative”) and with the other underwriters named on Schedule 1 hereto for which
the Representative is acting as representative (the Representative and such other underwriters being collectively called the “Underwriters”
or, individually, an “Underwriter”) as follows:
1. Purchase
and Sale of Shares.
1.1 Firm
Shares.
1.1.1. Nature
and Purchase of Firm Shares.
(i) On
the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the
Company agrees to issue and sell to the several Underwriters, an aggregate of [ • ]
(the “Firm Shares”)
of the Company’s common shares, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Shares”).
(ii) The
Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase from the Company the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite their
respective names on Schedule 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof at a purchase price of $[ • ]
per share (93% of the per Firm Share
public offering price). The Firm Shares are to be offered initially to the public at the offering price set forth on the cover
page of the Prospectus (as defined in Section 2.1.1 hereof).
1.1.2. Shares,
Payment and Delivery.
(i) Delivery
and payment for the Firm Shares shall be made at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the third (3rd) Business Day following
the effective date (the “Effective Date”) of the Registration Statement (as defined in Section 2.1.1 below) (or the
fourth (4th) Business Day following the Effective Date if the Registration Statement is declared effective after 4:01
p.m., Eastern time) or at such earlier time as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company, at the offices of Blank
Rome LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (“Representative Counsel”), or at such other place (or remotely
by facsimile or other electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company. The hour and date
of delivery and payment for the Firm Shares is called the “Closing Date.”
(ii) Payment
for the Firm Shares shall be made on the Closing Date by wire transfer in Federal (same day) funds, payable to the order of the
Company upon delivery of the certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters) representing the Firm Shares
(or through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”)) for the account of the Underwriters. The Firm Shares
shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Representative may request in writing at
least two (2) full Business Days prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Firm Shares
except upon tender of payment by the Representative for all of the Firm Shares. The term “Business Day” means any day
other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law to
close in New York, New York.
1.2 Over-allotment
Option.
1.2.1. Option
Shares. For the purposes of covering any over-allotments in connection with the distribution and sale of the Firm Shares, the
Company hereby grants to the Representative an option to purchase up to [ • ]
additional Common Shares, representing fifteen percent
(15%) of the Firm Shares sold in the offering, from the Company (the “Over-allotment Option”). Such [ • ]
additional Common Shares, the net proceeds of which
will be deposited with the Company’s account, are hereinafter referred to as “Option Shares.” The purchase price
to be paid per Option Share shall be equal to the price per Firm Share set forth in Section 1.1.1 hereof. The Firm Shares and the
Option Shares are hereinafter referred to together as the “Public Securities.” The offering and sale of the Public
Securities is hereinafter referred to as the “Offering.”
1.2.2. Exercise
of Option. The Over-allotment Option granted pursuant to Section 1.2.1 hereof may be exercised by the Representative as to
all (at any time) or any part (from time to time) of the Option Shares within 45 days after the Effective Date. The Representative
shall not be under any obligation to purchase any Option Shares prior to the exercise of the Over-allotment Option. The Over-allotment
Option granted hereby may be exercised by the giving of oral notice to the Company from the Representative, which must be confirmed
in writing by overnight mail or facsimile or other electronic transmission setting forth the number of Option Shares to be purchased
and the date and time for delivery of and payment for the Option Shares (the “Option Closing Date”), which shall not
be later than two (2) full Business Days after the date of the notice or such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Company
and the Representative, at the offices of Representative Counsel or at such other place (including remotely by facsimile or other
electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Representative. If such delivery and payment for the Option
Shares does not occur on the Closing Date, the Option Closing Date will be as set forth in the notice. Upon exercise of the Over-allotment
Option with respect to all or any portion of the Option Shares, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) the Company
shall become obligated to sell to the Underwriters the number of Option Shares specified in such notice and (ii) each of the Underwriters,
acting severally and not jointly, shall purchase that portion of the total number of Option Shares then being purchased as set
forth in Schedule 1 opposite the name of such Underwriter.
1.2.3. Payment
and Delivery. Payment for the Option Shares shall be made on the Option Closing Date by wire transfer in Federal (same day)
funds, payable to the order of the Company upon delivery to you of certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters)
representing the Option Shares (or through the facilities of DTC) for the account of the Underwriters. The Option Shares shall
be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Representative may request in writing at least
one (1) full Business Day prior to the Option Closing Date. The Company shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Option Shares
except upon tender of payment by the Representative for applicable Option Shares.
1.3 Representative’s
Warrants.
1.3.1. Purchase
Warrants. The Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Representative (and/or its designees) on the Closing Date an option
(“Representative’s Warrant”) for the purchase of an aggregate of [ • ]
Common Shares, representing 5% of the Firm Shares,
for an aggregate purchase price of $100.00. The Representative’s Warrant agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the “Representative’s Warrant Agreement”), shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, commencing on a date which
is one (1) year after the Effective Date and expiring on the five-year anniversary of the Effective Date at an initial exercise
price per Common Share of $[ • ],
which is equal to 125% of the initial public offering price of the Firm Shares. The Representative’s Warrant Agreement and
the Common Shares issuable upon exercise thereof are hereinafter referred to together as the “Representative’s Securities.”
The Representative understands and agrees that there are significant restrictions pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 against transferring
the Representative’s Warrant Agreement and the underlying Common Shares during the one hundred eighty (180) days after the
Effective Date and by its acceptance thereof shall agree that it will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate the Representative’s
Warrant Agreement, or any portion thereof, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that
would result in the effective economic disposition of such securities for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the
Effective Date to anyone other than (i) an Underwriter or a selected dealer in connection with the Offering, or (ii) a bona fide
officer or partner of the Representative or of any such Underwriter or selected dealer; and only if any such transferee agrees
to the foregoing lock-up restrictions.
1.3.2. Delivery.
Delivery of the Representative’s Warrant Agreement shall be made on the Closing Date and shall be issued in the name or names
and in such authorized denominations as the Representative may request.
2. Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Underwriters as of the Applicable Time (as defined
below), as of the Closing Date and as of the Option Closing Date, if any, as follows:
2.1 Filing
of Registration Statement.
2.1.1. Pursuant
to the Securities Act. The Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
a registration statement, and an amendment or amendments thereto, on Form S-11 (File No. 333-214323), including any related prospectus
or prospectuses, for the registration of the Public Securities and the Representative’s Securities under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which registration statement and amendment or amendments have been prepared
by the Company in all material respects in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
of the Commission under the Securities Act (the “Securities Act Regulations”) and will contain all material statements
that are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Except as the
context may otherwise require, such registration statement, as amended, on file with the Commission at the time the registration
statement became effective (including the Preliminary Prospectus included in the registration statement, financial statements,
schedules, exhibits and all other documents filed as a part thereof or incorporated therein and all information deemed to be a
part thereof as of the Effective Date pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A of the Securities Act Regulations (the “Rule
430A Information”)), is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement.” If the Company files any registration
statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, then after such filing, the term “Registration Statement”
shall include such registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b). The Registration Statement has been declared effective
by the Commission on the date hereof.
Each
prospectus used prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and each prospectus that omitted the Rule 430A Information
that was used prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, is herein called a “Preliminary Prospectus.” The
Preliminary Prospectus, subject to completion, dated [ • ],
2016, that was included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to the Applicable Time is hereinafter called the “Pricing
Prospectus.” The final prospectus in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use in the Offering is hereinafter
called the “Prospectus.” Any reference to the “most recent Preliminary Prospectus” shall be deemed to refer
to the latest Preliminary Prospectus included in the Registration Statement.
“Applicable
Time” means [TIME] [a.m./p.m.], Eastern time, on the date of this Agreement.
“Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities
Act Regulations (“Rule 433”), including without limitation any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations) relating to the Public Securities that is (i) required to be filed with the Commission
by the Company, (ii) a “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether
or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (iii) exempt from filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i)
because it contains a description of the Public Securities or of the Offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case
in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s
records pursuant to Rule 433(g).
“Issuer
General Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to
prospective investors (other than a “bona fide electronic road show,” as defined in Rule 433 (the “Bona
Fide Electronic Road Show”)), as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule 2-B hereto.
“Issuer
Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing
Prospectus.
“Pricing
Disclosure Package” means any Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus issued at or prior to the Applicable Time, the Pricing
Prospectus and the information included on Schedule 2-A hereto, all considered together.
2.1.2. Pursuant
to the Exchange Act. The Company has filed with the Commission a Form 8-A (File Number 000-[ • ])
providing for the registration pursuant to Section 12(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), of the Common Shares. The registration of the Common Shares under the Exchange Act has been declared effective by
the Commission on or prior to the date hereof. The Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating
the registration of Common Shares under the Exchange Act, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is
contemplating terminating such registration.
2.2 Stock
Exchange Listing. The Common Shares have been approved for listing on the NYSE MKT (the “Exchange”),
and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, delisting the Common Shares from the Exchange,
nor has the Company received any notification that the Exchange is contemplating terminating such listing except as described in
the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
2.3 No
Stop Orders, etc. Neither the Commission nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any state regulatory authority has issued any
order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or has instituted
or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened to institute, any proceedings with respect to such an order. The Company has complied
with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information.
2.4 Disclosures
in Registration Statement.
2.4.1. Compliance
with Securities Act and 10b-5 Representation.
(i) Each
of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Each Preliminary Prospectus, including
the prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment or supplement thereto,
and the Prospectus, at the time each was filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of
the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Each Preliminary Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection
with this Offering and the Prospectus was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the
Commission pursuant to the Commission’s XXXXX filing system (“XXXXX”), except to the extent permitted by Regulation
S-T promulgated under the Securities Act (“Regulation S-T”).
(ii) Neither
the Registration Statement nor any amendment thereto, at its effective time, as of the Applicable Time, at the Closing Date or
at any Option Closing Date (if any), contained, contains or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits
or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(iii) The
Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, at the Closing Date or at any Option Closing Date (if any), did not, does
not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each Issuer Limited Use Free
Writing Prospectus hereto does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus,
the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, and each such Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken
together with the Pricing Prospectus as of the Applicable Time, did not include 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; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements made or statements
omitted in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company with respect to the Underwriters by
the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment thereof
or supplement thereto. The parties acknowledge and agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists
solely of the following disclosure contained in the “Underwriting” section of the Prospectus: Under the subheadings
“Discretionary Accounts,” “Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Securities,” “Stabilization,”
and “Passive Marketing Making” (the “Underwriters’ Information”).
(iv) Neither
the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto (including any prospectus wrapper), as of its issue date, at the time of
any filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), at the Closing Date or at any Option Closing Date, included, includes or
will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however,
that this representation and warranty shall not apply to the Underwriters’ Information.
2.4.2. Disclosure
of Agreements. The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other
documents required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that
have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company
is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Registration Statement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business, has been duly authorized and validly
executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the
Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability
of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) 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. None of such agreements or instruments
has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default
thereunder and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or
both, would constitute a default thereunder. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material
provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment,
order or decree of any governmental or regulatory agency, authority, body, entity or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction
over the Company or any of its assets or businesses (each, a “Governmental Entity”), including, without limitation,
those relating to environmental laws and regulations.
2.4.3. Prior
Securities Transactions. No securities of the Company have been sold by the Company or by or on behalf of, or for the benefit
of, any person or persons controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company, except as disclosed in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Preliminary Prospectus.
2.4.4. Regulations.
The disclosures in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus concerning the effects of federal,
state, local and all foreign regulation on the Offering and the Company’s business as currently contemplated are correct
in all material respects and no other such regulations are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus which are not so disclosed.
2.5 Changes
After Dates in Registration Statement.
2.5.1. No
Material Adverse Change. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, 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.
2.5.2. Recent
Securities Transactions, etc. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement,
the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or disclosed
in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not: (i) issued any securities
or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; or (ii) declared or paid any dividend or
made any other distribution on or in respect to its capital stock (other than any dividend or other distribution provided by SCP).
2.6 Independent
Accountants. To the knowledge of the Company, Hoberman & Lesser CPA’s, LLP (the “Auditor”), whose report
is filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is an independent
registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board. The Auditor has not, during the periods covered by the financial statements included in the Registration Statement,
the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, provided to the Company any non-audit services, as such term is used in Section
10A(g) of the Exchange Act.
2.7 Financial
Statements, etc. The financial statements, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules included in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, fairly present the financial position and the results of operations
of the Company at the dates and for the periods stated therein; and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“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 Registration Statement
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 Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus 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 Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus 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 Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus 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 Registration Statement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus 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 Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (a) neither the Company nor any of its direct and indirect subsidiaries,
including each entity disclosed or described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as
being a subsidiary of the Company (each, a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), 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 capital stock (other than any dividend or other distribution provided by SCP), (c) there has not been any change in the capital
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.
2.8 Authorized
Capital; Options, etc. The Company had, at the date or dates indicated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, the duly authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as set forth therein. Based on the assumptions
stated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company will have on the Closing Date
the adjusted stock capitalization set forth therein. Except as set forth in, or contemplated by, the Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, on the Effective Date, as of the Applicable Time and on the Closing Date and any
Option Closing Date, there will be no stock options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized,
but unissued Common Shares of the Company or any security convertible or exercisable into Common Shares of the Company, or any
contracts or commitments to issue or sell Common Shares or any such options, warrants, rights or convertible securities.
2.9 Valid
Issuance of Securities, etc.
2.9.1. 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 and non-assessable; 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 Common Shares conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The offers and sales of the outstanding Common Shares
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.
2.9.2. Securities
Sold Pursuant to this Agreement. The Public Securities and Representative’s Securities have been duly authorized for
issuance and sale and, when issued and paid for, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof are
not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; the Public Securities and Representative’s
Securities 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 Public
Securities and Representative’s Securities has been duly and validly taken. The Public Securities and Representative’s
Securities conform in all material respects to all statements with respect thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. All corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale
of the Representative’s Warrant Agreement has been duly and validly taken; the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Representative’s Warrant have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action on the part
of the Company and when paid for and issued in accordance with the Representative’s Warrant and the Representative’s
Warrant Agreement, such Common Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof are not and will
not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and such Common 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.
2.10 Registration
Rights of Third Parties. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
no holders of any securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into securities of the
Company have the right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Securities Act or to include
any such securities in a registration statement to be filed by the Company.
2.11 Validity
and Binding Effect of Agreements. This Agreement, the Representative’s Warrant Agreement and the Exchange Agreement filed
as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registration Statement (the “Exchange Agreement”) have been duly and validly authorized
by the Company, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute, the valid and binding agreements 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.
2.12 No
Conflicts, etc. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Representative’s Warrant
Agreement, the Exchange 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 Articles of Incorporation (as the same may
be amended or restated from time to time, the “Charter”) or the by-laws of the Company or limited liability agreement
or certificate of formation of SCP; or (iii) violate any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree
of any Governmental Entity as of the date hereof.
2.13 No
Defaults; Violations. No material 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 by-laws, or in violation of any franchise, license, permit, applicable law, rule, regulation,
judgment or decree of any Governmental Entity.
2.14 Corporate
Power; Licenses; Consents.
2.14.1. Conduct
of Business. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, 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 Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
2.14.2. Transactions
Contemplated Herein. The Company has all corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the Representative’s
Warrant Agreement and the Exchange Agreement and to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof and thereof, and all consents,
authorizations, approvals, licenses, certificates, clearances, permits and orders and supplements and amendments thereto (collectively,
the “Authorizations”) required in connection therewith have been obtained. No Authorization of, and no filing with,
any court, government agency or other body is required for the valid issuance, sale and delivery of the Public Securities and the
consummation of the transactions and agreements contemplated by this Agreement, the Representative’s Warrant Agreement and
the Exchange Agreement and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except
with respect to applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).
2.15 D&O
Questionnaires. To the Company’s knowledge, all information contained in the questionnaires (the “Questionnaires”)
completed by each of the Company’s directors and officers immediately prior to the Offering (the “Insiders”)
as supplemented by all information concerning the Company’s directors, officers and principal shareholders as described in
the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as well as in the Lock-Up Agreement (as defined
in Section 2.24 below), provided to the Underwriters, is true and correct in all material respects and the Company has not become
aware of any information which would cause the information disclosed in the Questionnaires to become materially inaccurate and
incorrect.
2.16 Litigation;
Governmental Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental
proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company or, to the Company’s
knowledge, any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus or in connection with the Company’s listing application for the listing of the Public Securities
on the Exchange.
2.17 Good
Standing. The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation and is in good standing under the laws
of the State of New York as of the date hereof, and 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, except where the failure to
qualify, singularly or in the aggregate, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
2.18 Insurance.
The Company carries or is entitled to the benefits of insurance (including, without limitation, as to directors and officers insurance
coverage), with reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks which the Company believes are adequate, 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.
2.19 Transactions
Affecting Disclosure to FINRA.
2.19.1. Finder’s
Fees. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no claims,
payments, arrangements, agreements or understandings relating to the payment of a finder’s, consulting or origination fee
by the Company or any Insider with respect to the sale of the Public Securities hereunder or any other arrangements, agreements
or understandings of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its shareholders that may affect the Underwriters’
compensation, as determined by FINRA.
2.19.2. Payments
Within Twelve (12) Months. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
the Company has not made any direct or indirect payments (in cash, securities or otherwise) to: (i) any person, as a finder’s
fee, consulting fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the Company or introducing to the Company
persons who raised or provided capital to the Company; (ii) any FINRA member; or (iii) any person or entity that has any
direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member, within the twelve (12) months prior to the Effective Date,
other than the payment to the Underwriters as provided hereunder in connection with the Offering.
2.19.3. Use
of Proceeds. None of the net proceeds of the Offering will be paid by the Company to any participating FINRA member or its
affiliates, except as specifically authorized herein.
2.19.4. FINRA
Affiliation. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, there is no (i) officer or director of the Company, (ii) to
the Company’s knowledge, beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of the Company's securities or (iii) to the Company’s
knowledge, beneficial owner of the Company's unregistered equity securities who acquired any equity securities of the Company during
the 180-day period immediately preceding the filing of the Registration Statement that is an affiliate or associated person of
a FINRA member participating in the Offering (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA).
2.19.5. Information.
All information provided by the Company in its FINRA questionnaire to Representative Counsel specifically for use by Representative
Counsel in connection with its Public Offering System filings (and related disclosure) with FINRA is true, correct and complete
in all material respects.
2.20 Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act. None of the Company and its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, 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 Entity (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. The Company has
taken reasonable steps to ensure that its accounting controls and procedures are sufficient to cause the Company to comply in all
material respects with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
2.21 Compliance
with OFAC. None of the Company and its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, 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”),
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.
2.22 Money
Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance
with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970,
as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar
rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “Money Laundering
Laws”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company with respect to the
Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
2.23 Officers’
Certificate. Any certificate signed by any duly authorized officer of the Company and delivered to you or to Representative
Counsel shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby.
2.24 Lock-Up
Agreements. Schedule 3 hereto contains a complete and accurate list of the Company’s officers, directors and each owner
of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares (or securities convertible or exercisable into Common Shares) (collectively, the
“Lock-Up Parties”). The Company has caused each of the Lock-Up Parties to deliver to the Representative an executed
Lock-Up Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), prior to the execution
of this Agreement.
2.25 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’s ownership and control of each Subsidiary
is as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
2.26 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 Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus that have not been described
as required.
2.27 Board
of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Company is comprised of the persons set forth under the heading of the Pricing
Prospectus and the Prospectus captioned “Management.” The qualifications of the persons serving as board members and
the overall composition of the board comply with the Exchange Act, the Exchange Act Regulations, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002
and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”) applicable to the Company and the listing rules of
the Exchange. At least one member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company qualifies as an “audit
committee financial expert,” as such term is defined under Regulation S-K and the listing rules of the Exchange. In addition,
at least a majority of the persons serving on the Board of Directors qualify as “independent,” as defined under the
listing rules of the Exchange.
2.28 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Compliance.
2.28.1. Disclosure
Controls. 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 Regulations, 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.
2.28.2. Compliance.
The Company is, or at the Applicable Time and on the Closing Date will be, in material 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.
2.29 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) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act
and 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 Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, 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.
2.30 No
Investment Company Status. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Offering and the application of the proceeds
thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be, required to
register as an “investment company,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
2.31 No
Labor Disputes. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of
the Company, is imminent.
2.32 Intellectual
Property Rights. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses or has valid rights to use all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service xxxx 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 Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus. 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 Registration Statement and the Prospectus 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) to the knowledge of the Company, 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, to the knowledge of the Company, 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 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;
(C) the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, 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, to the Company’s knowledge, 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 2.32, reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (D) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, 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 2.34, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; and (E) to
the Company’s knowledge, 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. To the Company’s
knowledge, 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 Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus and are not described therein. The Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
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, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or employees, or otherwise in violation of the
rights of any persons.
2.33 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 Registration Statement 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 Underwriters,
(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” means
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.
2.34 ERISA
Compliance. The Company and any “employee benefit plan” (as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (collectively, “ERISA”)) established
or maintained by the Company or its “ERISA Affiliates” (as defined below) are in compliance in all material respects
with ERISA. “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company, any member of any group of organizations described
in Sections 414(b),(c),(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations
thereunder (the “Code”) of which the Company is a member. No “reportable event” (as defined under ERISA)
has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any “employee benefit plan” established or maintained
by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates. No “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company
or any of its ERISA Affiliates, if such “employee benefit plan” were terminated, would have any “amount of unfunded
benefit liabilities” (as defined under ERISA). Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred or reasonably
expects to incur any material liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “employee
benefit plan” or (ii) Sections 412, 4971, 4975 or 4980B of the Code. Each “employee benefit plan” established
or maintained by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is
so qualified and, to the knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which would cause
the loss of such qualification.
2.35 Compliance
with Laws. The Company: (A) is and at all times has been in compliance with all statutes, rules, or regulations applicable
to the business of the Company as currently conducted (“Applicable Laws”), except as could not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change; (B) has not received any warning letter, untitled letter
or other correspondence or notice from any other Governmental Entity alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Applicable Laws
or any 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 Entity or third party alleging
that any activity conducted by the Company is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and has no knowledge that any
such Governmental Entity or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or
proceeding; (E) has not received notice that any Governmental Entity 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 Entity 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).
2.36 REIT
Election and Qualification. The Company has been organized and will operate in conformity with the requirements for qualification
and taxation as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Code, beginning with its taxable year ending December
31, 201_. The Company intends to make an election to be taxed as a REIT under the Code beginning with its taxable year ending December
31, 201_, and intends to operate in a manner which would permit it to qualify as a REIT under the Code. The proposed method of
operation of the Company as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure package and the Prospectus will enable it to
meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code. All statements regarding the Company’s qualification
and taxation as a REIT and descriptions of the Company’s organization and proposed method of operation (to the extent they
relate to the Company’s qualification as a REIT and purport to summarize applicable U.S. federal income tax law or legal
conclusions with respect thereto) set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are accurate
in all material respects.
2.37 Ineligible
Issuer. At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the Effective Date
and at the time of any amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made
a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the Securities Act Regulations) of the Public Securities and at the
Effective Date, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405, without taking account
of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an ineligible
issuer.
2.38 Title
to Property. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company
and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items
of real or personal property which are material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case
free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, claims and defects that do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially
affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company
or its Subsidiaries; and all of the leases and subleases material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered
as one enterprise, and under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries holds properties described in the Registration Statement,
the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are in full force and effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has
received any notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or
any Subsidiary under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Company or such
Subsidiary to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease.
2.39 Contracts
Affecting Capital. There are no transactions, arrangements or other relationships between and/or among the Company, any of
its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations) and any unconsolidated entity, including,
but not limited to, any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity that could reasonably be expected to materially
affect the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ liquidity or the availability of or requirements for their capital resources
required to be described or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
which have not been described or incorporated by reference as required.
2.40 Loans
to Directors or Officers. There are no outstanding loans, advances (except normal advances for business expenses in the ordinary
course of business) or guarantees or indebtedness by the Company or its Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of the officers
or directors of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective family members, except as disclosed in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
2.41 Smaller
Reporting Company. As of the time of filing of the Registration Statement, the Company was a “smaller reporting
company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act Regulations.
2.42 Industry
Data. The statistical and market-related data included in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable
and accurate or represent the Company’s good faith estimates that are made on the basis of data derived from such sources.
2.43 Emerging
Growth Company. From the time of the initial confidential submission of the Registration Statement to the Commission (or, if
earlier, the first date on which the Company engaged directly in or through any Person authorized to act on its behalf in any Testing-the
Waters Communication) through the date hereof, the Company has been and is an “emerging growth company,” as defined
in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act (an “Emerging Growth Company”). “Testing-the-Waters Communication”
means any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act.
2.44 Testing-the-Waters
Communications. The Company has not (i) alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communications, other than Testing-the-Waters
Communications with the written consent of the Representative and with entities that are qualified institutional buyers within
the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or institutions that are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501
under the Securities Act and (ii) authorized anyone to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed
any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications other than those listed on Schedule 2-C hereto. “Written Testing-the-Waters
Communication” means any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405
under the Securities Act.
2.45 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 of Offering 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 Common
Shares to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
2.46 Integration.
Neither the Company, 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 the Offering to be integrated with prior
offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act that would require the registration of any such securities under the
Securities Act.
2.47 Confidentiality
and Non-Competitions. To the Company’s knowledge, no director, officer, key employee or consultant of the Company or
any Subsidiary is subject to any confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-competition agreement or non-solicitation agreement with
any employer (other than the Company) or prior employer that could materially affect his ability to be and act in his respective
capacity of the Company or such Subsidiary or be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
2.48 Corporate
Records. The minute books of the Company have been made available to the Representative and Representative Counsel and such
books (i) contain minutes of all material meetings and actions of the Board of Directors (including each board committee) and shareholders
of the Company, and (ii) reflect all material transactions referred to in such minutes.
2.49 Forward-Looking
Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange
Act) contained in either the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without
a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
2.50 Diligence
Materials. The Company has provided to the Representative and Representative Counsel all materials required or necessary to
respond in all material respects to the diligence request submitted to the Company or Company Counsel (as defined in Section 4.2.1
below) by the Representative.
3. Covenants
of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees as follows:
3.1 Amendments
to Registration Statement. The Company shall deliver to the Representative, prior to filing, any amendment or supplement to
the Registration Statement or Prospectus proposed to be filed after the Effective Date and not file any such amendment or supplement
to which the Representative shall reasonably object in writing.
3.2 Federal
Securities Laws.
3.2.1. Compliance.
The Company, subject to Section 3.2.2, shall comply with the requirements of Rule 430A of the Securities Act Regulations, and will
notify the Representative promptly, and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement shall become effective or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus shall have been filed; (ii) of its receipt of
any comments from the Commission; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or
any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment or of any order preventing
or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Public
Securities and Representative’s Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening
of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act concerning
the Registration Statement and (v) if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities
Act in connection with the Offering of the Public Securities and Representative’s Securities. The Company shall effect all
filings required under Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, in the manner and within the time period required by Rule
424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and shall take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the
form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it
was not, it will promptly file such prospectus. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance
of any stop order, prevention or suspension and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible
moment.
3.2.2. Continued
Compliance. The Company shall comply with the Securities Act, the Securities Act Regulations, the Exchange Act and the Exchange
Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Public Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and
in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus relating to
the Public Securities is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172 of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 172”),
would be) required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Public Securities, any event shall occur
or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of Representative Counsel or Company Counsel, to
(i) amend the Registration Statement in order that the Registration Statement will not include an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
(ii) amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the Pricing Disclosure Package or
the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to
a purchaser or (iii) amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus,
as the case may be, in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations, the Company
will promptly (A) give the Representative notice of such event; (B) prepare any amendment or supplement as may be necessary
to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus comply
with such requirements and, a reasonable amount of time prior to any proposed filing or use, furnish the Representative with copies
of any such amendment or supplement and (C) file with the Commission any such amendment or supplement; provided that the Company
shall not file or use any such amendment or supplement to which the Representative or Representative Counsel shall reasonably object.
The Company will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably
request. The Company shall give the Representative notice of its intention to make any filings pursuant to the Exchange Act or
the Exchange Act Regulations from the Applicable Time until the later of the Closing Date and the exercise in full or expiration
of the Over-allotment Option specified in Section 1.2 hereof and will furnish the Representative with copies of the related document(s)
a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which
the Representative or Representative Counsel shall reasonably object.
3.2.3. Exchange
Act Registration. For a period of three (3) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially
reasonable best efforts to maintain the registration of the Common Shares under the Exchange Act. The Company shall not deregister
the Common Shares under the Exchange Act without the prior written consent of the Representative.
3.2.4. Free
Writing Prospectuses. The Company agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representative, it shall
not make any offer relating to the Public Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise
constitute a “free writing prospectus,” or a portion thereof, required to be filed by the Company with the Commission
under Rule 433; provided that the Representative shall be deemed to have consented to each Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus
listed on Schedule 2-B hereto and any “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule
433(d)(8)(i) that has been reviewed by the Representative. The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat
each such free writing prospectus consented to, or deemed consented to, by the Representative as an “issuer free writing
prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and that it has complied and will comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 433
with respect thereto, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping. If at any time
following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or included
or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will
promptly notify the Representative and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.
3.2.5. Testing-the-Waters
Communications. If at any time following the distribution of any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication there occurred or
occurs an event or development as a result of which such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication included or would include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify
the Representative and shall promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication to
eliminate or correct such untrue statement or omission.
3.3 Delivery
of Registration Statements. The Company has delivered or made available or shall deliver or make available to the Representative
and Representative Counsel, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment
thereto (including exhibits filed therewith) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver
to each Underwriter, without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto
(without exhibits) upon receipt of a written request therefor from such Underwriter. The copies of the Registration Statement and
each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with
the Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
3.4 Delivery
of Prospectuses. The Company has delivered or made available or will deliver or make available to each Underwriter, without
charge, as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus as reasonably requested by the Representative, and the Company hereby consents
to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the Securities Act. The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge,
during the period when a prospectus relating to the Public Securities is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would
be) required to be delivered under the Securities Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as
the Representative may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters
will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent
permitted by Regulation S-T.
3.5 Effectiveness
and Events Requiring Notice to the Representative. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement
to remain effective with a current prospectus for at least nine (9) months after the Applicable Time, and shall notify the Representative
immediately and confirm the notice in writing: (i) of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto;
(ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that
purpose; (iii) of the issuance by any state securities commission of any proceedings for the suspension of the qualification
of the Public Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for
that purpose; (iv) of the mailing and delivery to the Commission for filing of any amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement or Prospectus; (v) of the receipt of any comments or request for any additional information from the Commission;
and (vi) of the happening of any event during the period described in this Section 3.5 that, in the judgment of the Company,
makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus untrue
or that requires the making of any changes in (a) the Registration Statement in order to make the statements therein not misleading,
or (b) in the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. If the Commission or any state securities commission shall enter a stop order or suspend
such qualification at any time, the Company shall make every reasonable effort to obtain promptly the lifting of such order.
3.6 Review
of Financial Statements. For a period of five (5) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company, at its expense, shall
cause its regularly engaged independent registered public accounting firm to review (but not audit) the Company’s financial
statements for each of the three fiscal quarters immediately preceding the announcement of any quarterly financial information.
3.7 Listing.
The Company shall use its best efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Shares (including the Public Securities) on the Exchange
for at least three (3) years from the date of this Agreement.
3.8 Financial
Public Relations Firm. As of the Effective Date, the Company shall have retained a financial public relations firm reasonably
acceptable to the Representative and the Company, which shall initially be [ · ].
which firm shall be experienced in assisting issuers in initial public offerings of securities and in their relations with their
security holders, and shall retain such firm or another firm reasonably acceptable to the Representative for a period of not less
than two (2) years after the Effective Date or shall have made other arrangements for similar services reasonable acceptable to
the Representative.
3.9 Reports
to the Representative.
3.9.1. Periodic
Reports, etc. For a period of three (3) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish or make available
to the Representative copies of such financial statements and other periodic and special reports as the Company from time to time
furnishes generally to holders of any class of its securities and also promptly furnish to the Representative: (i) a copy of each
periodic report the Company shall be required to file with the Commission under the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Regulations;
(ii) a copy of every press release and every news item and article with respect to the Company or its affairs which was released
by the Company; (iii) a copy of each Form 8-K prepared and filed by the Company; (iv) five (5) copies of each registration statement
filed by the Company under the Securities Act; and (v) such additional documents and information with respect to the Company and
the affairs of any future subsidiaries of the Company as the Representative may from time to time reasonably request; provided
the Representative shall sign, if requested by the Company, a Regulation FD compliant confidentiality agreement which is reasonably
acceptable to the Representative and Representative Counsel in connection with the Representative’s receipt of such information.
Documents filed with the Commission pursuant to its XXXXX system shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Representative pursuant
to this Section 3.9.1.
3.9.2. Transfer
Agent; Transfer Sheets. For a period of three (3) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall retain a transfer
agent and registrar reasonably acceptable to the Representative (the “Transfer Agent”) and, upon receipt of written
request from the Representative, shall furnish to the Representative at the Company’s sole cost and expense such transfer
sheets of the Company’s securities as the Representative may reasonably request, including the daily and monthly consolidated
transfer sheets of the Transfer Agent and DTC. [Issuer Direct Corporation] is acceptable to the Representative to act as Transfer
Agent for the Common Shares.
3.9.3. Trading
Reports. During such time as the Public Securities are listed on the Exchange, upon receipt of written request from the Representative,
the Company shall provide to the Representative, at the Company’s expense, such reports published by Exchange relating to
price trading of the Public Securities, as the Representative shall reasonably request for a period of three (3) years following
such listing.
3.10 Payment
of Expenses
3.10.1. General
Expenses Related to the Offering. The Company hereby agrees to pay on each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date,
if any, to the extent not paid at the Closing Date, all expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company
under this Agreement, including, but not limited to: (a) all filing fees and communication expenses relating to the registration
of the Common Shares to be sold in the Offering (including the Over-allotment Shares) with the Commission; (b) all Public Filing
System filing fees associated with the review of the Offering by FINRA; (c) all fees and expenses relating to the listing of such
Public Securities on the Exchange and such other stock exchanges as the Company and the Representative together determine; (d)
all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to background checks of the Company’s officers and directors in an amount not
to exceed $5,000 per individual and $15,000 in the aggregate; (e) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration
or qualification of the Public Securities under the “blue sky” securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions
as the Representative may reasonably designate (including, without limitation, all filing and registration fees, it being agreed
that if the Offering is commenced on the Exchange, such fees, expenses and disbursements shall be limited to $5,000 and shall be
paid to Representative Counsel at Closing; (f) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration, qualification
or exemption of the Public Securities under the securities laws of such foreign jurisdictions as the Representative may reasonably
designate; (g) the costs of all mailing and printing of the underwriting documents (including, without limitation, the Underwriting
Agreement, any Blue Sky Surveys and, if appropriate, any Agreement Among Underwriters, Selected Dealers’ Agreement, Underwriters’
Questionnaire and Power of Attorney), Registration Statements, Prospectuses and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto
and as many preliminary and final Prospectuses as the Representative may reasonably deem necessary; (h) the costs and expenses
of a public relations firm; (i) the costs of preparing, printing and delivering certificates representing the Public Securities;
(j) fees and expenses of the transfer agent for the Common Shares; (k) stock transfer and/or stamp taxes, if any, payable upon
the transfer of securities from the Company to the Underwriters; (l) the costs associated with post-Closing advertising the Offering
in the national editions of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times; (m) the costs associated with bound volumes of the public
offering materials as well as commemorative mementos and lucite tombstones, up to $5,000, each of which the Company or its designee
shall provide within a reasonable time after the Closing Date in such quantities as the Representative may reasonably request;
(n) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants; (o) the fees and expenses of the Company Counsel and other agents
and representatives; (p) fees and expenses of the Representative Counsel not to exceed $50,000; (q) the $29,500 cost associated
with the Representative’s use of Ipreo’s book-building, prospectus tracking and compliance software for the Offering;
and (r) up to $20,000 of the Representative’s actual accountable “road show” expenses for the Offering. The Representative
may deduct from the net proceeds of the Offering payable to the Company on the Closing Date, or the Option Closing Date, if any,
the expenses set forth herein to be paid by the Company to the Representative.
3.10.2. Non-accountable
Expenses. The Company further agrees that, in addition to the expenses payable pursuant to Section 3.10.1, on the Closing Date
it shall pay to the Representative, by deduction from the net proceeds of the Offering contemplated herein, a non-accountable expense
allowance equal to one percent (1%) of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Firm Shares (excluding the
Option Shares), less the Advance (as such term is defined in Section 8.3 hereof), provided, however, that in the event that the
Offering is terminated, the Company agrees to reimburse the Representative pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof.
3.11 Application
of Net Proceeds. The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the Offering received by it in a manner consistent with the
application thereof described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus.
3.12 Delivery
of Earnings Statements to Security Holders. The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable
an earnings statement (which need not be certified by independent registered public accounting firm unless required by the Securities
Act or the Securities Act Regulations, but which shall satisfy the provisions of Rule 158(a) under Section 11(a) of the Securities
Act) covering a period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months beginning after the date of this Agreement.
3.13 Stabilization.
Neither the Company nor, to its knowledge, any of its employees, directors or shareholders (without the consent of the Representative)
has taken or shall take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected
to cause or result in, under Regulation M of the Exchange Act, or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any
security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Public Securities.
3.14 Internal
Controls. The Company shall maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that:
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions
are recorded as necessary in order to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability
for assets; (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 existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences.
3.15 Accountants.
As of the date of this Agreement, the Company shall retain an independent registered public accounting firm reasonably acceptable
to the Representative, and the Company shall continue to retain a nationally recognized independent registered public accounting
firm for a period of at least three (3) years after the date of this Agreement. The Representative acknowledges that the Auditor
is acceptable to the Representative.
3.16 FINRA.
The Company shall advise the Representative (who shall make an appropriate filing with FINRA) if it is or becomes aware that (i)
any officer or director of the Company, (ii) any beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of the Company's securities or (iii)
any beneficial owner of the Company's unregistered equity securities which were acquired during the 180 days immediately preceding
the filing of the Registration Statement is or becomes an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the
Offering (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA).
3.17 No
Fiduciary Duties. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters’ responsibility to the Company is solely
contractual in nature and that none of the Underwriters or their affiliates or any selling agent shall be deemed to be acting in
a fiduciary capacity, or otherwise owes any fiduciary duty to the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with the Offering
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.18 Company
Lock-Up Agreements.
3.18.1. Restriction
on Sales of Capital Stock. The Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, agrees that, without the prior written
consent of the Representative, it will not, for a period of 180 days after the date of this Agreement (the “Lock-Up Period”),
(i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant
any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital
stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company;
(ii) file or caused to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of capital
stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company;
(iii) complete any offering of debt securities of the Company, other than entering into a line of credit with a traditional bank
or (iv) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences
of ownership of capital stock of the Company, whether any such transaction described in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above is
to be settled by delivery of shares of capital stock of the Company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.
The
restrictions contained in this Section 3.18.1 shall not apply to (i) the Common Shares to be sold hereunder, (ii) the issuance
by the Company of Common Shares upon the exercise of a stock option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the
date hereof, of which the Representative has been advised in writing, (iii) the issuance by the Company of stock options or shares
of capital stock of the Company under any equity compensation plan of the Company or (iv) the distribution of Common Shares of
SCP to its members, provided that in each of (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, the underlying shares shall be restricted from sale during
the entire Lock-Up Period.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if (i) during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, the Company issues an earnings release or material news or
a material event relating to the Company occurs, or (ii) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that
it will release earnings results or becomes aware that material news or a material event will occur during the 16-day period beginning
on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by this Section 3.18.1 shall continue to apply until the expiration
of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of such material news or material event,
as applicable, unless the Representative waives, in writing, such extension; provided, however, that this extension of the Lock-Up
Period shall not apply to the extent that FINRA has amended or repealed NASD Rule 2711(f)(4), or has otherwise provided written
interpretive guidance regarding such rule, in each case, so as to eliminate the prohibition of any broker, dealer, or member of
a national securities association from publishing or distributing any research report, with respect to the securities of an Emerging
Growth Company prior to or after the expiration of any agreement between the broker, dealer, or member of a national securities
association and the Emerging Growth Company or its shareholders that restricts or prohibits the sale of securities held by the
Emerging Growth Company or its shareholders after the initial public offering date.
3.18.2. Restriction
on Continuous Offerings. Notwithstanding the restrictions contained in Section 3.18.1, the Company, on behalf of itself and
any successor entity, agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representative, it will not, for a period of twelve
(12) months after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly in any “at-the-market” or continuous equity transaction,
offer to sell, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of shares of capital stock of the Company
or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company.
3.19 Release
of D&O Lock-up Period. If the Representative, in its sole discretion, agrees to release or waive the restrictions set forth
in the Lock-Up Agreements described in Section 2.24 hereof for an officer or director of the Company and provide the Company with
notice of the impending release or waiver at least three (3) Business Days before the effective date of the release or waiver,
the Company agrees to announce the impending release or waiver by a press release substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto through a major news service at least two (2) Business Days before the effective date of the release or waiver.
3.20 Blue
Sky Qualifications. The Company shall use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, if necessary, to qualify
the Public Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions (domestic
or foreign) as the Representative may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required to complete the
distribution of the Public Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to
service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so
qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.
3.21 Reporting
Requirements. The Company, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Public Securities is (or, but for the exception
afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the Securities Act, will use its commercially reasonable best efforts
to file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the time periods required by
the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Regulations. Additionally, the Company shall report the use of proceeds from the issuance of
the Public Securities as may be required under Rule 463 under the Securities Act Regulations.
3.22 Emerging
Growth Company Status. The Company shall promptly notify the Representative if the Company ceases to be an Emerging Growth
Company at any time prior to the later of (i) completion of the distribution of the Public Securities within the meaning of the
Securities Act and (ii) fifteen (15) days following the completion of the Lock-Up Period.
3.23 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx.
The Company shall at all times comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act in effect
from time to time.
3.24 IRS
Forms. If requested by the Representative, the Company shall deliver to each Underwriter (or its agent), prior to or at the
Closing Date, a properly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 or an IRS Form W-8, as appropriate,
together with all required attachments to such form.
3.25 REIT
Qualification. The Company will use its best reasonable efforts to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as
a REIT under the Code for its taxable year ending December 31, 201_ and future taxable years unless the Board of Directors of the
Company determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT.
4. Conditions
of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Public Securities, as provided
herein, shall be subject to (i) the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company as of the date hereof
and as of each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any; (ii) the accuracy of the statements of officers of the
Company made pursuant to the provisions hereof; (iii) the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; and (iv) the
following conditions:
4.1 Regulatory
Matters.
4.1.1. Effectiveness
of Registration Statement; Rule 430A Information. The Registration Statement has become effective not later than 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern time, on the date of this Agreement or such later date and time as shall be consented to in writing by you, and, at each
of the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the Securities Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or,
to the Company’s knowledge, contemplated by the Commission. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the
Commission for additional information. The Prospectus containing the Rule 430A Information shall have been filed with the Commission
in the manner and within the time frame required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)) or a post-effective amendment
providing such information shall have been filed with, and declared effective by, the Commission in accordance with the requirements
of Rule 430A.
4.1.2. FINRA
Clearance. On or before the date of this Agreement, the Representative shall have received clearance from FINRA as to the amount
of compensation allowable or payable to the Underwriters as described in the Registration Statement.
4.1.3. Exchange
Clearance. On the Closing Date, the Company’s Common Shares, including the Firm Shares, shall have been approved for
listing on the Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance. On the first Option Closing Date (if any), the Company’s
Common Shares, including the Option Shares, shall have been approved for listing on the Exchange, subject only to official notice
of issuance.
4.2 Company
Counsel Matters.
4.2.1. Closing
Date Opinion of Counsel. On the Closing Date, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of Morse, Zelnick,
Rose & Lander, LLP (“Company Counsel”), counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative,
substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
4.2.2. Option
Closing Date Opinions of Counsel. On the Option Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received the favorable
opinion of Company Counsel listed in Section 4.2.1 dated the Option Closing Date, addressed to the Representative and in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, confirming as of the Option Closing Date, the statements made by such
counsel in its opinion delivered on the Closing Date.
4.2.3. Reliance.
In rendering such opinions, Company Counsel may rely: (i) as to matters involving the application of laws other than the laws
of the United States and jurisdictions in which they are admitted, to the extent Company Counsel deems proper and to the extent
specified in such opinion, if at all, upon an opinion or opinions (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative)
of other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Representative, familiar with the applicable laws; and (ii) as to matters of
fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates or other written statements of officers of the Company and officers of departments
of various jurisdictions having custody of documents respecting the corporate existence or good standing of the Company, provided
that copies of any such statements or certificates shall be delivered to Representative Counsel if requested. The opinion of Company
Counsel and any opinion relied upon by Company Counsel shall include a statement to the effect that it may be relied upon by Representative
Counsel in its opinion delivered to the Underwriters.
4.3 Comfort
Letters.
4.3.1. Cold
Comfort Letter. At the time this Agreement is executed you shall have received a cold comfort letter containing statements
and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ comfort letters with respect to the financial statements
and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, addressed
to the Representative and in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to you and to the Auditor, dated as of the date of
this Agreement.
4.3.2. Bring-down
Comfort Letter. At each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received from
the Auditor a letter, dated as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable, to the effect that the Auditor reaffirms
the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to Section 4.3.1, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date
not more than three (3) business days prior to the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable.
4.4 Officers’
Certificates.
4.4.1. Officers’
Certificate. The Company shall have furnished to the Representative a certificate, dated the Closing Date and any Option Closing
Date (if such date is other than the Closing Date), of its Chief Executive Officer, its President and its Chief Financial Officer
stating that (i) such officers have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and, in their opinion, the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, as of the Applicable
Time and as of the Closing Date (or any Option Closing Date if such date is other than the Closing Date) did not include any untrue
statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time and as of the Closing Date (or any Option
Closing Date if such date is other than the Closing Date), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as of its date and as of the Closing
Date (or any Option Closing Date if such date is other than the Closing Date), the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement
thereto, as of the respective date thereof and as of the Closing Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact
and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
in which they were made, not misleading, (ii) since the effective date of the Registration Statement, no event has occurred which
should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus,
(iii) to the best of their knowledge after reasonable investigation, as of the Closing Date (or any Option Closing Date if such
date is other than the Closing Date), the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct
and the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder
at or prior to the Closing Date (or any Option Closing Date if such date is other than the Closing Date), and (iv) there has not
been, subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing
Disclosure Package, any material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, or 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,
except as set forth in the Prospectus.
4.4.2. Secretary’s
Certificate. At each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received a certificate
of the Company signed by the Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date or the Option Date, as the case may be, respectively,
certifying: (i) that each of the Charter and Bylaws is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect;
(ii) that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors relating to the Offering are in full force and effect
and have not been modified; (iii) as to the accuracy and completeness of all correspondence between the Company or Company Counsel
and the Commission; and (iv) as to the incumbency of the officers of the Company. The documents referred to in such certificate
shall be attached to such certificate.
4.5 No
Material Changes. Prior to and on each of the Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, if any: (i) there shall have
been no material adverse change or development involving a prospective material adverse change in the condition or prospects or
the business activities, financial or otherwise, of the Company from the latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in
the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (ii) no action, suit or proceeding, at law
or in equity, shall have been pending or threatened against the Company or any Insider before or by any court or federal or state
commission, board or other administrative agency wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding may materially adversely affect
the business, operations, prospects or financial condition or income of the Company, except as set forth in the Registration Statement,
the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (iii) no stop order shall have been issued under the Securities Act and
no proceedings therefor shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and (iv) the Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto shall contain all material statements which
are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and shall conform in
all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and neither the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package nor the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
4.6 Delivery
of Agreements.
4.6.1. Lock-Up
Agreements. On or before the date of this Agreement, the Company shall have delivered to the Representative executed copies
of the Lock-Up Agreements from each of the persons listed in Schedule 3 hereto.
4.6.2. Representative’s
Warrant Agreement. On the Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Representative executed copies of the Representative’s
Warrant Agreement.
4.7 Additional
Documents. At the Closing Date and at each Option Closing Date (if any) Representative Counsel shall have been furnished with
such documents and opinions as they may require for the purpose of enabling Representative Counsel to deliver an opinion to the
Underwriters, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the
conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Public Securities
and the Representative’s Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative
and Representative Counsel.
4.8 No
Material Misstatement or Omission. The Underwriters shall not have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to the
Closing Date and any Option Closing Date that the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue
statement of a fact which, in the opinion of Representative Counsel, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the opinion
of such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
or that the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment
or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement of fact which, in the opinion of Representative Counsel, is material or omits
to state any fact which, in the opinion of Representative Counsel, is material and is necessary in order to make the statements,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
4.9 Corporate
Proceedings. All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form and validity of each of
this Agreement, the Representative’s Warrant Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, the Public Securities, the Registration Statement,
the Pricing Disclosure Package, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, and the Prospectus and all other legal matters relating
to this Agreement, the Representative’s Warrant Agreement, the Exchange Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to Representative Counsel and the Company shall have furnished
to Representative Counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
5. Indemnification.
5.1 Indemnification
of the Underwriters.
5.1.1. General.
Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates and
each of its and their respective directors, officers, members, employees, representatives, partners, shareholders, affiliates,
and agents and each person, if any, who controls any such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act and Representative Counsel (collectively the “Underwriter Indemnified Parties,” and
each an “Underwriter Indemnified Party”), against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever
(including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending
against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, whether arising out of any action between any of the
Underwriter Indemnified Parties and the Company or between any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and any third party, or otherwise)
to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other statute or at common law
or otherwise or under the laws of foreign countries (a “Claim”), (i) arising out of or based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (A) the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any
Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication
(as from time to time each may be amended and supplemented); (B) any materials or information provided to investors by, or with
the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the Offering, including any “road show” or investor
presentations made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically); or (C) any application or other document
or written communication (in this Section 5, collectively called “application”) executed by the Company or based upon
written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Public Securities and Representative’s
Securities under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any state securities commission or agency, the Exchange
or any other national securities exchange; or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, the Underwriters’ Information or (ii)
otherwise arising in connection with or allegedly in connection with the Offering. The Company also agrees that it will reimburse
each Underwriter Indemnified Party for all fees and expenses (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever,
whether arising out of any action between any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and the Company or between any of the Underwriter
Indemnified Parties and any third party, or otherwise) (collectively, the “Expenses”), and further agrees to advance
payment of Expenses as they are incurred by an Underwriter Indemnified Party in investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending
any Claim.
5.1.2. Procedure.
If any action is brought against an Underwriter Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company
pursuant to Section 5.1.1, such Underwriter Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the institution of
such action and the Company shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment and fees of counsel (subject to the
approval of such Underwriter Indemnified Party) and payment of actual expenses if an Underwriter Indemnified Party requests that
the Company do so. Such Underwriter Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case,
but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Company, and shall be advanced by the Company. The Company
shall not be liable for any settlement of any action effected without its consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In
addition, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Underwriters, settle, compromise or consent to the entry
of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened action in respect of which advancement, reimbursement,
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not such Underwriter Indemnified Party is a party thereto)
unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination (i) includes an unconditional release of each Underwriter Indemnified
Party, acceptable to such Underwriter Indemnified Party, from all liabilities, expenses and claims arising out of such action for
which indemnification or contribution may be sought and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability
or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any Underwriter Indemnified Party.
5.2 Indemnification
of the Company. Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors,
its officers who signed the Registration Statement and persons who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the
foregoing indemnity from the Company to the several Underwriters, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions
made in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package or Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto or in any application, in reliance upon, and in strict conformity with, the Underwriters’ Information.
In case any action shall be brought against the Company or any other person so indemnified based on any Preliminary Prospectus,
the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any application,
and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any Underwriter, such Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given
to the Company, and the Company and each other person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the several Underwriters
by the provisions of Section 5.1.2. The Company agrees promptly to notify the Representative of the commencement of any litigation
or proceedings against the Company or any of its officers, directors or any person, if any, who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, in connection with the issuance and sale of the
Public Securities or in connection with the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2, in
no event shall any indemnity by any Underwriter exceed the total underwriting discount and commissions received by such Underwriter
in connection with the Offering.
5.3 Contribution.
5.3.1. Contribution
Rights. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 shall for any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold
harmless an indemnified party under Section 5.1 or 5.2 in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect
thereof, referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to
the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect
thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand,
and the Underwriters, on the other, from the Offering of the Public Securities, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i)
above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred
to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, with respect
to the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters,
on the other, with respect to such Offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the Offering
of the Public Securities purchased under this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, as set forth in the
table on the cover page of the Prospectus, on the one hand, and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the
Underwriters with respect to the Common Shares purchased under this Agreement, as set forth in the table on the cover page of the
Prospectus, on the other hand. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the
Underwriters, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant
to this Section 5.3.1 were to be determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein.
The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof,
referred to above in this Section 5.3.1 shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 5.3.1, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Section 5.3.1 in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount
by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the Offering of the Public
Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue
statement or omission. 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.
5.3.2. Contribution
Procedure. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt by any party to this Agreement (or its representative) of notice of the commencement
of any action, suit or proceeding, such party will, if a claim for contribution in respect thereof is to be made against another
party (“Contributing Party”), notify the Contributing Party of the commencement thereof, but the failure to so notify
the Contributing Party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any other party other than for contribution
hereunder. In case any such action, suit or proceeding is brought against any party, and such party notifies a Contributing Party
or its representative of the commencement thereof within the aforesaid 15 days, the Contributing Party will be entitled to participate
therein with the notifying party and any other contributing party similarly notified. Any such Contributing Party shall not be
liable to any party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding affected by such party
seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding affected by such party seeking contribution
without the written consent of such Contributing Party. The contribution provisions contained in this Section 5.3.2 are intended
to supersede, to the extent permitted by law, any right to contribution under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise
available. Each Underwriter’s obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5.3 are several and not joint.
6. Default
by an Underwriter.
6.1 Default
Not Exceeding 10% of Firm Shares or Option Shares. If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall default in its or their obligations
to purchase the Firm Shares or the Option Shares, if the Over-allotment Option is exercised hereunder, and if the number of the
Firm Shares or Option Shares with respect to which such default relates does not exceed in the aggregate 10% of the number of Firm
Shares or Option Shares that all Underwriters have agreed to purchase hereunder, then such Firm Shares or Option Shares to which
the default relates shall be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters in proportion to their respective commitments hereunder.
6.2 Default
Exceeding 10% of Firm Shares or Option Shares. In the event that the default addressed in Section 6.1 relates to more than
10% of the Firm Shares or Option Shares, you may in your discretion arrange for yourself or for another party or parties to purchase
such Firm Shares or Option Shares to which such default relates on the terms contained herein. If, within one (1) Business Day
after such default relating to more than 10% of the Firm Shares or Option Shares, you do not arrange for the purchase of such Firm
Shares or Option Shares, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of one (1) Business Day within which to procure
another party or parties satisfactory to you to purchase said Firm Shares or Option Shares on such terms. In the event that neither
you nor the Company arrange for the purchase of the Firm Shares or Option Shares to which a default relates as provided in this
Section 6, this Agreement will automatically be terminated by you or the Company without liability on the part of the Company (except
as provided in Sections 3.10 and 5 hereof) or the several Underwriters (except as provided in Section 5 hereof); provided, however,
that if such default occurs with respect to the Option Shares, this Agreement will not terminate as to the Firm Shares; and provided,
further, that nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the other Underwriters and to
the Company for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.
6.3 Postponement
of Closing Date. In the event that the Firm Shares or Option Shares to which the default relates are to be purchased by the
non-defaulting Underwriters, or are to be purchased by another party or parties as aforesaid, you or the Company shall have the
right to postpone the Closing Date or Option Closing Date for a reasonable period, but not in any event exceeding five (5) Business
Days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package
or the Prospectus or in any other documents and arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendment to the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that in the opinion of Representative Counsel may thereby be made necessary.
The term “Underwriter” as used in this Agreement shall include any party substituted under this Section 6 with like
effect as if it had originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to such Common Shares.
7. Additional
Covenants.
7.1 Board
Composition and Board Designations. The Company shall ensure that: (i) the qualifications of the persons serving as members
of the Board of Directors and the overall composition of the Board comply with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, with the Exchange Act and
with the listing rules of the Exchange or any other national securities exchange, as the case may be, in the event the Company
seeks to have its Public Securities listed on another exchange or quoted on an automated quotation system, and (ii) if applicable,
at least one member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,”
as such term is defined under Regulation S-K and the listing rules of the Exchange.
7.2 Prohibition
on Press Releases and Public Announcements. The Company shall not issue press releases or engage in any other publicity, without
the Representative’s prior written consent, for a period ending at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the first (1st)
Business Day following the fortieth (40th) day after the Closing Date, other than normal and customary releases issued
in the ordinary course of the Company’s business or is required by law or regulation.
7.3 Right
of First Refusal. Provided that the Firm Shares are sold in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Representative
shall have an irrevocable right of first refusal (the “Right of First Refusal”), for a period of twenty-four (24) months
after the date the Offering is completed, to act as sole and exclusive investment banker, sole and exclusive book-runner, and/or
sole and exclusive placement agent, at the Representative’s sole and exclusive discretion, for each and every future public
and private equity and debt offering, including all equity linked financings (each, a “Subject Transaction”), during
such twenty-four (24) month period, of the Company, or any successor to or subsidiary of the Company, on terms and conditions customary
to the Representative for such Subject Transactions. For the avoidance of any doubt, the Company shall not retain, engage or solicit
any additional investment banker, book-runner, financial advisor, underwriter and/or placement agent in a Subject Transaction without
the express written consent of the Representative, and the Representative shall have the sole right to determine whether or not
any other broker dealer shall have the right to participate in any such offering and the economic terms of any such participation.
The Company shall notify
the Representative of its intention to pursue a Subject Transaction, including the material terms thereof, by providing written
notice thereof by registered mail or overnight courier service addressed to the Representative. If the Representative fails
to exercise its Right of First Refusal with respect to any Subject Transaction within ten (10) Business Days after the mailing
of such written notice, then the Representative shall have no further claim or right with respect to the Subject Transaction. The
Representative may elect, in its sole and absolute discretion, not to exercise its Right of First Refusal with respect to any Subject
Transaction; provided that any such election by the Representative shall not adversely affect the Representative’s Right
of First Refusal with respect to any other Subject Transaction during the twenty-four (24) month period agreed to above.
8. Effective
Date of this Agreement and Termination Thereof.
8.1 Effective
Date. This Agreement shall become effective when both the Company and the Representative have executed the same and delivered
counterparts of such signatures to the other party.
8.2 Termination.
The Representative shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to any Closing Date, (i) if any domestic
or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in your opinion will in the immediate future materially
disrupt, general securities markets in the United States; or (ii) if trading on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC shall have been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed,
or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required by FINRA or by order of the Commission or any other government
authority having jurisdiction; or (iii) if the United States shall have become involved in a new war or an increase in major
hostilities; or (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by a New York State or federal authority; or (v) if a
moratorium on foreign exchange trading has been declared which materially adversely impacts the United States securities markets;
or (vi) if the Company shall have sustained a material loss by fire, flood, accident, hurricane, earthquake, theft, sabotage
or other calamity or malicious act which, whether or not such loss shall have been insured, will, in your opinion, make it inadvisable
to proceed with the delivery of the Firm Shares or Option Shares; or (vii) if the Company is in material breach of any of
its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder; or (viii) if the Representative shall have become aware after the
date hereof of such a material adverse change in the conditions or prospects of the Company, or such adverse material change in
general market conditions as in the Representative’s judgment would make it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale
and/or delivery of the Public Securities or to enforce contracts made by the Underwriters for the sale of the Public Securities.
8.3 Expenses.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except in the case of a default by the Underwriters, pursuant to Section
6.2 above, in the event that this Agreement shall not be carried out for any reason whatsoever, within the time specified herein
or any extensions thereof pursuant to the terms herein, the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Underwriters their actual
and accountable out-of-pocket expenses related to the transactions contemplated herein then due and payable (including the fees
and disbursements of Representative Counsel) up to $100,000, inclusive of the $25,000 advance for non-accountable expenses previously
paid by the Company to the Representative (the “Advance”) and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof
to the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that such expense cap in no way limits or impairs the indemnification
and contribution provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any advance received by the Representative will be
reimbursed to the Company to the extent not actually incurred in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(C).
8.4 Indemnification.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this Agreement, any election hereunder or any termination of this Agreement,
and whether or not this Agreement is otherwise carried out, the provisions of Section 5 shall remain in full force and effect and
shall not be in any way affected by, such election or termination or failure to carry out the terms of this Agreement or any part
hereof.
8.5 Representations,
Warranties, Agreements to Survive. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates
of officers of the Company submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or its Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling any Underwriter,
its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company or (ii) delivery of and payment for the Public Securities.
9. Miscellaneous.
9.1 Notices.
All communications hereunder, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be in writing and shall be mailed (registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested), personally delivered or sent by facsimile transmission and confirmed and shall be
deemed given when so delivered or faxed and confirmed or if mailed, two (2) days after such mailing.
If to the Representative:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co., LLC
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xx. Xxxx Xxxx, Head of Investment Banking/Underwritings
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Blank Rome LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
If to the Company:
Sachem Capital Corp.
00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Fax No: 000-000-0000
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Morse, Zelnick, Rose & Lander, LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax No: (000) 000-0000
9.2 Headings.
The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the
meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.
9.3 Amendment.
This Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument executed by each of the parties hereto.
9.4 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (together with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with
this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
9.5 Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Representative, the Underwriters,
the Company and the controlling persons, directors and officers referred to in Section 5 hereof, and their respective successors,
legal representatives, heirs and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provisions herein contained. The term “successors
and assigns” shall not include a purchaser, in its capacity as such, of securities from any of the Underwriters.
9.6 Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Trial by Jury. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles thereof. The Company hereby agrees that
any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced
in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,
and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to
such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon
the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.1 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal
and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. The Company agrees that the prevailing party(ies) in any such
action shall be entitled to recover from the other party(ies) all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses relating
to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the preparation therefor. The Company (on its behalf and, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its shareholders and affiliates) and each of the Underwriters hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out
of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.7 Execution
in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered
to each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or email/pdf transmission
shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.
9.8 Waiver,
etc. The failure of any of the parties hereto to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed
or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way effect the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof
or the right of any of the parties hereto to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach,
non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument
executed by the party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach,
non-compliance or non-fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, non-compliance
or non-fulfillment.
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If
the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Underwriters and the Company, please so indicate in the space
provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between us.
Confirmed as of the date first written above mentioned, on behalf of itself and as Representative of the several Underwriters named on Schedule 1 hereto: |
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[ISSUER]
– Underwriting Agreement
SCHEDULE 1
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SCHEDULE 2-A
Pricing Information
Number of Firm Shares: [•]
Number of Option Shares: [•]
Public Offering Price per Share: $[•]
Underwriting Discount per Share: $[•]
Underwriting Non-accountable expense allowance per Share: $[•]
Proceeds to Company per Share (before expenses): $[•]
SCHEDULE 2-B
Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses
[None.]
SCHEDULE 2-C
Written Testing-the-Waters Communications
[None.]
SCHEDULE 3
List of Lock-Up Parties
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Sachem Capital Partners, LLC
EXHIBIT A
Form of Representative’s Warrant Agreement
THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF
THIS PURCHASE WARRANT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATE THIS PURCHASE
WARRANT OR THE WARRANT SHARES (DEFINED BELOW) FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE (DEFINED BELOW)
TO ANYONE OTHER THAN (I) XXXXXX XXXXXX & CO., LLC OR AN UNDERWRITER OR A SELECTED DEALER IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING (DEFINED
BELOW), OR (II) A BONA FIDE OFFICER OR PARTNER OF XXXXXX XXXXXX & CO., LLC OR OF ANY SUCH UNDERWRITER OR SELECTED DEALER.
THIS PURCHASE WARRANT IS
NOT EXERCISABLE PRIOR TO [________________] [DATE THAT IS ONE YEAR FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE OFFERING]. VOID AFTER
5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, [___________________] [DATE THAT IS FIVE YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE OFFERING].
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON SHARES
SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.]
Warrant Shares: _______
Effective Date: ______, 201_
This Warrant to Purchase
Common Shares (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, _____________ or its permitted assigns (the
“Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter
set forth, at any time on or after ____, 201_ (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and, in accordance with FINRA Rule
5110(f)(2)(G)(i), prior to at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date that is five (5) years following the Effective Date (the “Termination
Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Sachem Capital Corp., a New York corporation (the “Company”),
up to ______ Common Shares, par value $0.001 per share, of Company (the “Warrant Shares”), as subject to adjustment
hereunder. The purchase price of Common Share under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions.
In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 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.
“Business
Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or
any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to
close.
“Commission”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Offering”
means the initial public offering of Company Common Shares.
“Person”
means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Rule
144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted
from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose
and effect as such Rule.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Trading
Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.
“Trading
Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted for trading on
the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the
New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“VWAP”
means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Shares are then
listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Share for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Share is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on
a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading
Market, the volume weighted average price of a Common Share for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTCQB or OTCQX
as applicable, (c) if Common Shares are not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for Common Shares
are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding
to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per Common Share so reported, or (d) in all other cases,
the fair market value of the Common Share as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably
acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after
the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the
Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of
the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto. Within three
(3) Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares
specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the
cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the
Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and this Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case,
the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice
of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number
of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder
in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing
the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of
Exercise Form within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant,
acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares
hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on
the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Common Share under this Warrant shall be $_______1,
subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after the 6 month anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date, there is no effective registration
statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder,
then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which
the Holder shall be entitled to receive the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by
(A), where:
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the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise; |
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the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and |
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the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
If
Warrant Shares are issued in such a “cashless exercise,” the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with
Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised,
and the holding period of the Warrants being exercised may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrant Shares. The
Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant
to this Section 2(c).
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125% of the public offering price per common share in the offering.
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i.
Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted
by its transfer agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with
The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is
then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the
Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder, or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without
volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 and, in either case, the Warrant Shares have been sold by the Holder
prior to the Warrant Share Delivery Date (as defined below), and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in
the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder
is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three
(3) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery
Date”). If the Warrant Shares can be delivered via DWAC, the transfer agent shall have received from the Company any
legal opinions or other documentation required by it to deliver such Warrant Shares without legend (subject to receipt by the Company
of reasonable back up documentation from the Holder, including with respect to Affiliate status) and, if applicable and requested
by the Company prior to the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the transfer agent shall have received from the Holder a confirmation
of sale of the Warrant Shares (provided the requirement of the Holder to provide a confirmation as to the sale of Warrant Shares
shall not be applicable to the issuance of unlegended Warrant Shares upon a cashless exercise of this Warrant if the Warrant Shares
are then eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1)). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or
any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes,
as of the date this Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if
permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of
such shares, having been paid. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice
of Exercise by the third Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common
Shares on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading
Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after the second Trading Day following such Warrant Share
Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise.
ii.
Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request
of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder
a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which
new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii.
Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant
to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise; provided,
however, that the Holder shall be required to return any Warrant Shares or Common Shares subject to any such rescinded exercise
notice concurrently with the return to Holder of the aggregate Exercise Price paid to the Company for such Warrant Shares and the
restoration of Holder’s right to acquire such Warrant Shares pursuant to this Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement
warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).
iv.
Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available
to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise
on or before the third Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by
its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, Common
Shares to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such
exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x)
the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Shares so purchased exceeds (y)
the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection
with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and
(B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of this Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which
such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of Common
Shares that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example,
if the Holder purchases Common Shares having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise
of Common Shares with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately
preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice
indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount
of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law
or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s
failure to timely deliver shares of Common Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v.
No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise
of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the
Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction
multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
vi.
Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer
tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid
by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by
the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name
of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed
by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer
tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise.
vii.
Closing of Books. The Company will not close its shareholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise
of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
viii.
Signature. This Section 2 and the exercise form attached hereto set forth the totality of the procedures required of the
Holder in order to exercise this Purchase Warrant. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original exercise form
shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any exercise form be required
in order to exercise this Purchase Warrant. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required
of the Holder to exercise this Purchase Warrant. The Company shall honor exercises of this Purchase Warrant and shall deliver
Shares underlying this Purchase Warrant in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth herein.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have
the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to
such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates,
and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own
in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of
Common Shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise
of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Common Shares which would
be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of
its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
(including, without limitation, any other Common Share Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous
to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the
preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d)
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company
is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder
is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained
in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by
the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of
the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant
is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this
Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to
verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above
shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding Common Shares, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding
Common Shares as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case
may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s
transfer agent setting forth the number of Common Shares outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company
shall within two (2) Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of Common Shares then outstanding.
In any case, the number of outstanding Common Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities
of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding Common
Shares was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 9.99% of the number of Common Shares outstanding
immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice
to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the
Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect
to the issuance of Common Shares upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall
continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after
such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise
than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective
or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary
or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor
holder of this Warrant.
Section 3. Certain
Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or
otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on its Common Shares or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable
in Common Shares (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Common Shares issued by the Company upon exercise of this
Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding Common Shares into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse
stock split) outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of the Common Shares
any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the
numerator shall be the number of Common Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and
of which the denominator shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant
shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date
for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately
after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification. For the purposes of clarification, the
Exercise Price of this Warrant will not be adjusted in the event that the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, sells
or grants any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer,
sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Shares or Common Shares Equivalents, at an effective price
per share less than the Exercise Price then in effect.
b) [RESERVED]
c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants,
issues or sells any Common Shares Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the
record holders of any class of Common Shares (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire,
upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder
had held the number of Common Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise
hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken
for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders
of Common Shares are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that
the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership
of Common Shares as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance
for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation).
d) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend
(other than cash dividends) or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Shares,
by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of shares or other securities, property
or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction)
(a "Distribution"), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall
be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder
had held the number of Common Share acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise
hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken
for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Shares are to be determined
for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder's right to participate
in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be
entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of Common Shares as a result of such
Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until
such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). To the
extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution
shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.
e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in
one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company,
directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially
all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange
offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Shares are permitted to sell,
tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the
outstanding Common Shares, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification,
reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Shares or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Shares are
effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in
one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without
limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby
such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding Common Shares (not including any Common Shares held by the
other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock
or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any
subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable
upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard
to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of Common Shares of the successor or acquiring corporation
or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”)
receivable by holders of Common Shares as a result of such Fundamental Transaction for each Common Share for which this Warrant
is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise
of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to
apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one Common Share in
such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable
manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Shares are
given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given
the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction.
The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor
Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by
the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to
the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar
in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor
Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the Common Shares acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without
regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which
applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the Common
Shares pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital
stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation
of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence
of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the
date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead
to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the
Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share,
as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of Common Shares deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given
date shall be the sum of the number of Common Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
g) Notice to Holder.
i.
Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company
shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment
to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii.
Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form)
on the Common Shares, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Shares,
(C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Share rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase
any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any shareholders of the Company shall be required
in connection with any reclassification of the Common Shares, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any
sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common
Shares are converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed a notice to the
Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the
applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose
of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders
of the Common Shares of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined
or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective
or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Shares of record shall be entitled to exchange their
Common Shares for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer
or share exchange; provided that the failure to provide such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the
corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains,
material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice
with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during
the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise
be expressly set forth herein.
Section 4. Transfer
of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1), neither this Warrant nor any Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of
this Warrant shall be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative,
put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the securities by any person for a period of
180 days immediately following the Effective Date, except the transfer of any security:
i. by operation of law or by reason of reorganization of the Company;
ii. to any FINRA member firm participating in the offering and the officers or partners thereof, if all securities so transferred remain
subject to the lock-up restriction in this Section 4(a) for the remainder of the time period;
iii. if the aggregate amount of securities of the Company held by the Holder or related person do not exceed 1% of the securities being
offered;
iv. that is beneficially owned on a pro-rata basis by all equity owners of an investment fund, provided that no participating member
manages or otherwise directs investments by the fund, and participating members in the aggregate do not own more than 10% of the
equity in the fund; or
v. the exercise or conversion of any security, if all securities received remain subject to the lock-up restriction in this Section
4(a) for the remainder of the time period.
Subject to the
foregoing restriction, any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d), this Warrant and all rights
hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this
Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially
in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes
payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver
a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified
in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned,
and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. This Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a
new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office
of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed
by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such
division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for this Warrant or Warrants
to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial
issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant
thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose
(the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and
treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution
to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d) Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant
and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a
view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
Section 5. Registration
Rights.
a) Demand
Registration.
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Right. The Company, upon receipt of written demand (a “Demand Notice”) of the Holder(s) of at least 51%
of the Warrants and/or the underlying Warrant Shares (“Majority Holders”), agrees to register, on one occasion,
all or any portion of the Warrant Shares underlying the Warrants (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”).
On such occasion, the Company will file a registration statement with the Commission covering the Registrable Securities within
sixty (60) days after receipt of a Demand Notice and use its reasonable best efforts to have the registration statement declared
effective promptly thereafter, subject to compliance with review by the Commission; provided, however, that the Company shall not
be required to comply with a Demand Notice if the Company has filed a registration statement with respect to which the Holder is
entitled to piggyback registration rights pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof and either: (i) the Holder has elected to participate
in the offering covered by such registration statement or (ii) if such registration statement relates to an underwritten primary
offering of securities of the Company, until the offering covered by such registration statement has been withdrawn or until thirty
(30) days after such offering is consummated. The demand for registration may be made at any time during a period of four (4) years
beginning one year after the Effective Date. The Company covenants and agrees to give written notice of its receipt of any Demand
Notice by any Holder(s) to all other registered Holders of the Warrants and/or the Registrable Securities within ten (10) days
after the date of the receipt of any such Demand Notice.
ii. Terms.
The Company shall bear all fees and expenses attendant to the registration of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 5(a)(i),
but the Holders shall pay any and all underwriting commissions and the expenses of any legal counsel selected by the Holders to
represent them in connection with the sale of the Registrable Securities. The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts
to cause the filing required herein to become effective promptly and to qualify or register the Registrable Securities in such
States as are reasonably requested by the Holder(s); provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be required to register
the Registrable Securities in a State in which such registration would cause: (i) the Company to be obligated to register or license
to do business in such State or submit to general service of process in such State, or (ii) the principal shareholders of the Company
to be obligated to escrow their Common Shares. The Company shall cause any registration statement filed pursuant to the demand
right granted under Section 5(a)(i) to remain effective for a period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months after the date
that the Holders of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement are first given the opportunity to sell all
of such securities. The Holders shall only use the prospectuses provided by the Company to sell the shares covered by such registration
statement, and will immediately cease to use any prospectus furnished by the Company if the Company advises the Holder that such
prospectus may no longer be used due to a material misstatement or omission. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(a)(ii),
the Holder shall be entitled to a demand registration under this Section 5(a)(ii) on only one (1) occasion and such demand registration
right shall terminate on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(G)(iv).
b) “Piggy-Back”
Registration.
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Right. In addition to the demand right of registration described in Section 5(a) hereof, the Holder shall have the right, for
a period of six (6) years commencing one year after the Effective Date, to include the Registrable Securities as part of any other
registration of securities filed by the Company (other than in connection with a transaction contemplated by Rule 145 promulgated
under the Act or pursuant to Form S-8 or any equivalent form); provided, however, that if, solely in connection with any primary
underwritten public offering for the account of the Company, the managing underwriter(s) thereof shall, in its reasonable discretion,
impose a limitation on the number of Common Shares which may be included in the Registration Statement because, in such underwriter(s)’
judgment, marketing or other factors dictate such limitation is necessary to facilitate public distribution, then the Company shall
be obligated to include in such Registration Statement only such limited portion of the Registrable Securities with respect to
which the Holder requested inclusion hereunder as the underwriter shall reasonably permit. Any exclusion of Registrable Securities
shall be made pro rata among the Holders seeking to include Registrable Securities in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities
sought to be included by such Holders; provided, however, that the Company shall not exclude any Registrable Securities unless
the Company has first excluded all outstanding securities, the holders of which are not entitled to inclusion of such securities
in such Registration Statement or are not entitled to pro rata inclusion with the Registrable Securities.
ii. Terms.
The Company shall bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 5(b)(i) hereof,
but the Holders shall pay any and all underwriting commissions and the expenses of any legal counsel selected by the Holders to
represent them in connection with the sale of the Registrable Securities. In the event of such a proposed registration, the Company
shall furnish the then Holders of outstanding Registrable Securities with not less than thirty (30) days written notice prior to
the proposed date of filing of such registration statement. Such notice to the Holders shall continue to be given for each registration
statement filed by the Company until such time as all of the Registrable Securities have been sold by the Holder. The holders of
the Registrable Securities shall exercise the “piggy-back” rights provided for herein by giving written notice, within
ten (10) days of the receipt of the Company’s notice of its intention to file a registration statement. Except as otherwise
provided in this Warrant, there shall be no limit on the number of times the Holder may request registration under this Section
5(b)(ii); provided, however, that such registration rights shall terminate on the seventh anniversary of the Effective Date.
c) The
Holder acknowledges and agrees that the rights set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 5 may only be exercised if,
and only if, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the registration
of the Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant or that such Warrant Shares would not otherwise
be issuable free and clear of all restrictions on transfer (including volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144
or otherwise).
Section 6. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other
rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i).
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any certificate relating to the Warrant Shares,
and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of this Warrant,
shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of is Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated,
the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of
this Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right
required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next
succeeding Business Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants
that, during the period this Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Shares a sufficient
number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant.
The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged
with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase
rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares
may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market
upon which the Common Shares may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise
of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment
for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from
all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer
occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the
extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its
certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale
of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant,
but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be
necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor
upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate
in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant
and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory
body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any
action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise
Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any
public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall
be determined in accordance with the provisions of the underwriting agreement, dated _______ ___, 201_, by and between the Company
and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, LLC as representatives of the underwriters set forth therein (the “Underwriting Agreement”).
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered,
and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder
shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting
any other provision of this Warrant or the Underwriting Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with
any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts
as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including
those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing
any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company
shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Underwriting Agreement.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant
to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability
of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Shares or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted
by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages,
will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to
waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted
assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant
and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company
and the Holder.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and
valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision
shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or
the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be
deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company
has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
(1) The undersigned
hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised
in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall
take the form of (check applicable box):
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in lawful money of the United States; or
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if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with
the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable
pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please register
and issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the
following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:
(4) Accredited
Investor. If the Warrant is being exercised via cash exercise, the undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined
in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
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(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____]
all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
Dated: ______________, _______
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must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority
to assign the foregoing Warrant.
EXHIBIT B
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
[•], 2016
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co., LLC
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands
that Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co., LLC (the “Representative”) proposes to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the
“Underwriting Agreement”) with Sachem Capital Corp., a New York corporation (the “Company”),
providing for the public offering (the “Public Offering”) of Class Shares, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company (the “Shares”).
To induce the Representative
to continue its efforts in connection with the Public Offering, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent
of the Representative, the undersigned will not, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending [180
or 365 if a director or officer] days after the date of the final prospectus (the “Prospectus”) relating
to the Public Offering (the “Lock-Up Period”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, grant, lend, or otherwise
transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Shares, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has or hereafter acquires
the power of disposition (collectively, the “Lock-Up Securities”); (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement
that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-Up Securities, whether
any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Lock-Up Securities, in cash or otherwise;
(3) make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any Lock-Up Securities; or (4) publicly disclose
the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge or disposition, or to enter into any transaction, swap, hedge or other arrangement
relating to any Lock-Up Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the conditions below, the undersigned may transfer
Lock-Up Securities without the prior written consent of the Representative in connection with (a) transactions relating to Lock-Up
Securities acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offering; provided that no filing under
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), shall be required
or shall be voluntarily made in connection with subsequent sales of Lock-Up Securities acquired in such open market transactions;
(b) transfers of Lock-Up Securities as a bona fide gift, by will or intestacy or to a family member or trust for the benefit
of a family member (for purposes of this lock-up agreement, “family member” means any relationship by blood, marriage
or adoption, not more remote than first cousin); (c) transfers of Lock-Up Securities to a charity or educational institution; (d)
if the undersigned, directly or indirectly, controls a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity,
any transfers of Lock-Up Securities to any shareholder, partner or member of, or owner of similar equity interests in, the undersigned,
as the case may be; or (e) the transfer is from Sachem Capital Partners, LLC to its members; provided that in the case of
any transfer pursuant to the foregoing clauses (b), (c) or (d), (i) any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for
value, (ii) each transferee shall sign and deliver to the Representative a lock-up agreement substantially in the form of this
lock-up agreement, (iii) the certificate representing the Shares transferred shall contain a legend that states upon transfer under
this lock-up agreement the transfer agent shall be provided stop transfer instructions with respect to the Shares so transferred
and (iv) no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or shall be voluntarily made; provided further
that in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (e) above, clause (iii) above shall apply. The undersigned also agrees and consents
to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s
Lock-Up Securities except in compliance with this lock-up agreement.
If (i) during the last
17 days of the Lock-Up Period, the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company
occurs, or (ii) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results or becomes
aware that material news or a material event will occur during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period,
the restrictions imposed by this lock-up agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning
on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of such material news or material event, as applicable, unless the Representative
waives, in writing, such extension; provided, however, that this extension of the Lock-Up Period shall not apply to the extent
that FINRA has amended or repealed NASD Rule 2711(f)(4), or has otherwise provided written interpretive guidance regarding such
rule, in each case, so as to eliminate the prohibition of any broker, dealer, or member of a national securities association from
publishing or distributing any research report, with respect to the securities of an Emerging Growth Company prior to or after
the expiration of any agreement between the broker, dealer, or member of a national securities association and the Emerging Growth
Company or its shareholders that restricts or prohibits the sale of securities held by the Emerging Growth Company or its shareholders
after the initial public offering date.
The undersigned agrees
that, prior to engaging in any transaction or taking any other action that is subject to the terms of this lock-up agreement during
the period from the date hereof to and including the 34th day following the expiration of the initial Lock-Up Period,
the undersigned will give notice thereof to the Company and will not consummate any such transaction or take any such action unless
it has received written confirmation from the Company that the Lock-Up Period (as may have been extended pursuant to the previous
paragraph) has expired.
If the undersigned is an
officer or director of the Company, (i) the undersigned agrees that the foregoing restrictions shall be equally applicable to any
issuer-directed or “friends and family” Shares that the undersigned may purchase in the Public Offering; (ii) the Representative
agrees that, at least three (3) Business Days before the effective date of any release or waiver of the foregoing restrictions
in connection with a transfer of Lock-Up Securities, the Representative will notify the Company of the impending release or waiver;
and (iii) the Company has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement to announce the impending release or waiver by press release through
a major news service at least two (2) Business Days before the effective date of the release or waiver. Any release or waiver granted
by the Representative hereunder to any such officer or director shall only be effective two (2) Business Days after the publication
date of such press release. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if (a) the release or waiver is effected solely to
permit a transfer of Lock-Up Securities not for consideration and (b) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same
terms described in this lock-up agreement to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of such
transfer. The term “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which
banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York, New York.
No provision in this agreement
shall be deemed to restrict or prohibit the exercise, exchange or conversion by the undersigned of any securities exercisable or
exchangeable for or convertible into Shares, as applicable; provided that the undersigned does not transfer the Shares acquired
on such exercise, exchange or conversion during the Lock-Up Period, unless otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of this lock-up
agreement. In addition, no provision herein shall be deemed to restrict or prohibit the entry into or modification of a so-called
“10b5-1” plan at any time (other than the entry into or modification of such a plan in such a manner as to cause the
sale of any Lock-Up Securities within the Lock-Up Period).
The undersigned understands
that the Company and the Representative are relying upon this lock-up agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public
Offering. The undersigned further understands that this lock-up agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s
heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
The undersigned understands
that, if the Underwriting Agreement is not executed by [•], 201_, or if the
Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to
payment for and delivery of the Shares to be sold thereunder, then this lock-up agreement shall be void and of no further force
or effect.
Whether or not the Public
Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Public Offering will only be made pursuant
to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Representative.
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EXHIBIT C
Form of Press Release
Sachem Capital Corp.
[Date]
Sachem Capital Corp. (the “Company”)
announced today that Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co., LLC, acting as representative for the underwriters in the Company’s recent
public offering of _______ the Company’s common share, is [waiving] [releasing] a lock-up restriction with respect
to _________ of the Company’s common share held by [certain officers or directors] [an officer or director] of the
Company. The [waiver] [release] will take effect on _________, 20___, and the shares may be sold on or after such date.
This press release is not an offer or sale
of the securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer or sale is prohibited, and such securities
may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
EXHIBIT
D
Form
of Opinion of Counsel
(i) The
Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation and is in good standing under the laws of the State
of New York with the requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and operate its
respective properties, and to conduct its business, as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement. To our knowledge,
the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business,
except where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse
Change.
(ii) All
issued and outstanding securities of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable
and none of such securities were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any shareholder of the Company arising by operation
of law or under the Charter, the Bylaws or, to our knowledge, the Material Contracts (as defined below). The offers and sales of
the outstanding securities were at all relevant times either registered under the Securities Act or exempt from such registration
requirements. The authorized and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Prospectus.
(iii) The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority necessary (i) to execute, deliver and perform the Underwriting Agreement,
the Representative Warrant Agreement and the Exchange Agreement, (ii) to issue, sell and deliver the Public Securities pursuant
to the Underwriting Agreement and (iii) to carry out and perform its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated
by, the Underwriting Agreement.
(iv) The
Public Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and,
when issued and paid for pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable;
the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability solely by reason of being such holders. The issuance
of the Public Securities is not and will not be subject to the preemptive or similar rights of any holders of any security of the
Company arising by operation of law or under the Charter, the Bylaws or the Material Contracts.
(v) The
Underwriting Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(vi) Each
of the Representative’s Warrant Agreement and the Exchange Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms. The Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Representative’s Warrant Agreement have been duly authorized
and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, when issued in accordance with the
terms of the Representative’s Warrant Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not be subject
to the preemptive or similar rights of any holders of any security of the Company arising by operation of law or under the Charter,
the Bylaws or the Material Contracts.
(vii) The
execution, delivery and performance of the Underwriting Agreement, the Representative’s Warrant Agreement and the Exchange
Agreement, and compliance by the Company with the terms and provisions thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby, and the issuance and sale of the Public Securities, do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice
or the lapse of time or both, (a) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, or result in the creation or modification of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon
any of the properties or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of, any mortgage, deed of trust, note, indenture, loan, contract,
commitment or other agreement or instrument filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (collectively,
the “Material Contracts”), (b) result in any violation of the provisions of the Charter, the By-laws or any other
governing documents of the Company, or (c) violate any laws of the State of New York or the federal laws of the United States
of America that, in each case, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions similar to the transactions contemplated
by such agreements or (d) to our knowledge, any judgment, order or decree, of any New York State or federal court or of any Governmental
Entity applicable to the Company.
(viii) The
Common Shares offered pursuant to the Prospectus conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. No United States or state statute or regulation required to be described
in the Prospectus is not described as required (except as to the “blue sky” laws of the various states, as to which
such counsel expresses no opinions), nor are any contracts or documents of a character required to be described in the Registration
Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the Registration
Statement not so described or filed as required.
(ix) The
form of certificate used to evidence the Common Shares complies in all material respects with all applicable New York law requirements,
with any applicable requirements of the Charter and By-laws and with the requirements of the Exchange.
(x) The
statements in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the headings “Description
of Capital Share,” and “Certain Provisions of New York Law and Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws,”
insofar as such statements purport to summarize legal matters, legal conclusions, the Charter, the By-laws, or other agreements
or documents discussed therein, are correct in all material respects.
(xi) The
statements in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the headings “Corporate Structure
– REIT Status, ” and “U.S. Federal Tax Considerations,” insofar as such statements purport to summarize
matters of U.S. federal tax law and regulations or legal conclusions with respect thereto, are correct in all material respects.
(xii) The
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations.
Based solely on our review of the Commission’s web site at xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx,
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act and we are not
aware of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus
has been issued, or that any proceedings for any such purpose have been instituted or, to our knowledge, are pending before the
Commission or any other Governmental Entity. Any required filing of the Prospectus, and any required supplement thereto, pursuant
to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act Regulations, has been made in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b)
(without reference to Rule 424(b)(8)).
(xiii) The
Company is not required and, after giving effect to the Offering and sale of the Public Securities and the application of the proceeds
thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be required, to
register as an “investment company,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(xiv) From
the time of the initial confidential submission of the Registration Statement to the Commission (or, if earlier, the first date
on which the Company engaged directly in or through any Person authorized to act on its behalf in any Testing-the Waters Communication)
through the date hereof, the Company has been and is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the
Securities Act.
(xv) No
filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Governmental Entity
(other than under the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, which have been obtained, or as may be required under
the securities or blue sky laws of the various states, as to which we need express no opinion) is necessary or required for the
performance by the Company of its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale
of the Public Securities thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, except such as have been already
made or obtained or as may be required under the rules of the Exchange, state securities laws or the rules of FINRA.
(xvi) The
Public Securities have been approved for listing on the Exchange upon official notice of issuance.
(xvii) To our knowledge, there are no persons with registration rights or other similar rights to have any securities
registered pursuant to the Registrant Statement or otherwise registered for sale by the Company under the Securities Act, except
as disclosed in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(xviii) To
our knowledge, there are not (1) any pending or threatened legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or of which the Company’s
property is the subject, or (2) any proceedings contemplated by any Governmental Entity, in each case, which are required to be
disclosed in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and are not so disclosed.
(xix) To
our knowledge, there are no material contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement,
or Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package pursuant to Regulation S-K or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement
pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K which are not described and filed as required.
(xx) To
our knowledge, neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its 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 the
Offering to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act, which would require the registration
of the sales of any such securities under the Securities Act.
(xxi) The
Company met the requirements for the use of Form S-11 at the time the Registration Statement was filed.
(xxii) Each
of (1) the Registration Statement, as of the time it became effective, (2) the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable
Time, and (3) the Prospectus, as of its date (in each case other than the financial statements and supporting schedules included
therein, as to which no opinion need be rendered), complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Act and Securities Act Regulations.
The opinion
shall further include the following:
Nothing
has come to our attention that caused us to believe that (1) the Registration Statement, as of the time it became effective, contained
any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading; (2) the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, contained an untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; or (3) the Prospectus, as of its date and as of the Closing Date or Option Closing
Date, as applicable, contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(except that, in each case, we need express no view, and make no statement, with respect to the financial statements and schedules
and notes thereto and other financial data derived therefrom that are contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement,
the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus).