Securities Purchase Agreement, by and among SMG Industries Inc. and the Investors party thereto, dated July 7, 2023
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the 7th day of July, 2023, by and among SMG Industries Inc., a Delaware corporation, with an address at 20475 State Hwy 249, Suite 450, Houston, Texas 77070 (the “Company”), and the Investors set forth on the signature pages affixed hereto (each an “Investor” and collectively the “Investors”).
Recitals:
A. The Company and the Investors are executing and delivering this Agreement in connection with an offering of securities of the Company (the “Offering”), in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or Regulation D promulgated thereunder (“Regulation D”); and
B. The Investors wish to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell and issue to the Investors, in one or more Closings to occur on or prior to August 31, 2023 (the “Closing Deadline”), up to 1,500 shares of the Company’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Shares”), having the powers, designations, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions, as specified in the form of Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Certificate of Designations”), and to be issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designations and this Agreement:
C. Pursuant to its terms, not less than $2,000,000 of proceeds from the sale of the Shares (the “Minimum Offering Amount”) and not more than $15,000,000 of proceeds from the sale of the Shares (the “Maximum Offering Amount”) shall be raised in this Offering; and
In consideration of the mutual promises made herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. In addition to those terms defined above and elsewhere in this Agreement, for the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person.
“Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.
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“Commission” or “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and any securities into which the common stock may be reclassified.
“Company’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of the executive officers (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) of the Company, after due inquiry.
“Confidential Information” means trade secrets, confidential information and know-how (including but not limited to ideas, formulae, compositions, processes, procedures and techniques, research and development information, computer program code, performance specifications, support documentation, drawings, specifications, designs, business and marketing plans, and customer and supplier lists and related information).
“Control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Escrow Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Intellectual Property” means all of the following: (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names, logos, slogans and Internet domain names, together with all goodwill associated with each of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works; (iv) registrations, applications and renewals for any of the foregoing; and (v) proprietary computer software (including but not limited to data, data bases and documentation).
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
“Offering Price” means $10,000.00 per Share.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.
“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition) whether commenced or threatened.
“Prohibited Transaction” means any short sale, whether or not against the box, establishing any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the 1934 Act) with respect to the Common Stock, granting any other right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with respect to any security that includes, relates to or derives any significant part of its value from the Common Stock or otherwise seeks to hedge a position in the Securities.
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“Securities” means the Shares.
“Subsidiary(ies)” of any Person means another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its Board of Directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, 50% or more of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and certain other agreements, documents, instruments and certificates necessary to carry out the purposes thereof.
““Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon the conversion of the Shares in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations.
2. Purchase and Sale of Shares.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at each Closing (as defined in Section 3 below), the applicable Investors shall severally, and not jointly, purchase, and the Company shall sell and issue to such Investors, the Shares in the respective amounts set forth opposite the Investors’ names on the signature pages attached hereto in exchange for payment by each Investor for the number of Shares purchased in this Offering multiplied by the Offering Price.
(b) No less than 5 Shares may be purchased by each Investor, unless the Company consents to a lesser amount in its sole discretion.
(c) Each Investor hereby acknowledges and agrees that at any time prior to the applicable Closing Date (as defined below), the Company, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to: (i) accept or reject any Investor’s purchase of Shares; and/or (ii) allot to any Investor a lesser number of Shares than the number of Shares set forth on the Investor’s signature page attached hereto.
(d) Each Person that does not provide a signature page to this Agreement on the date hereof, but subsequently executes and delivers a counterpart signature page to this Agreement and delivers the purchase price in accordance with Section 3(a) hereof for the Shares it is purchasing prior to the Closing Deadline shall be considered an Investor pursuant to this Agreement and shall receive the rights, preferences and privileges and be subject to the obligations of an Investor pursuant to this Agreement.
3. Closing.
(a) Each Investor shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, their respective purchase price for the number of Shares being purchased by them in this Offering, in immediately available funds, to the Escrow Agent, via wire transfer or a certified check. Upon the Escrow Agent’s receipt of the Minimum Offering Amount, the Company may give notice to the Escrow Agent to schedule an initial Closing (as defined below). Following the initial Closing where at least the Minimum Amount is sold, subsequent closings may be held up to the sale of the Maximum Amount. Provided each of the conditions set forth in Section 6 hereof have been satisfied or waived by the appropriate party or parties, the sale of the Shares to the Investors hereunder shall be completed (each such date, the “Closing”), and for purposes hereof, the date a Closing actually takes place shall be referred to as a “Closing Date.” Each Closing shall take place at the offices of the Company at 20475 State Hwy 249, Suite 450, Houston, Texas 77070, or at such other location and on such other date as the Company shall determine.
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(b) The Company shall have the right to conduct multiple Closings; provided, however, that any additional Closing(s) shall occur on or prior to August 31, 2023.
(c) Within ten (10) business days of each Closing, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver the Shares to the Investors in book-entry form.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investors that, except as set forth in the SEC Filings (as defined below):
4.1 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. Each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of their respective states of incorporation and organization and have all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on their business as now conducted and to own their properties. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries are duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of their business or their ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification or leasing necessary unless the failure to so qualify has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.2 Authorization. The Company has full power and authority and has taken all requisite action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, as applicable, (ii) the authorization of the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, and (iii) the authorization, issuance (or reservation for issuance) and delivery of the Securities. The Transaction Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally.
4.3 Capitalization. The SEC Filings set forth (a) the authorized capital stock of the Company; (b) the number of shares of capital stock issuable pursuant to the Company’s stock plans; and (c) the number of shares of capital stock issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Securities) exercisable for, or convertible into, or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of pre-emptive rights and were issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties. No Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights with respect to any securities of the Company. There are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company or its Subsidiaries are or may be obligated to issue any equity securities of any kind and except as contemplated by this Agreement. There are no voting agreements, buy-sell agreements, option or right of first refusal purchase agreements or other agreements of any kind among the Company and any of the securityholders of the Company relating to the securities of the Company held by them. No Person has the right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company under the 1933 Act, whether on a demand basis or in connection with the registration of securities of the Company for its own account or for the account of any other Person. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any other Person (other than the Investors) and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security.
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4.4 Valid Issuance. The Shares to be issued under this Agreement have been duly authorized and, when issued and sold and paid for by the Investors in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly authorized and validly issued and shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions (other than those created by the Investors), except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents. The Underlying Shares to be issued upon the conversion of the Shares have been duly authorized, and when issued upon conversion of the Shares, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of pre-emptive or similar rights.
4.5 Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, the Certificate of Designations and the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities and the issuance of the Underlying Shares, require no consent of, action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body, agency, or official other than filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities laws and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal securities laws or any other notices required thereby, other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all of which the Company undertakes to file within the applicable time periods. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Investor set forth in Section 5 hereof, the Company has taken all action necessary to exempt (i) the issuance and sale of the Shares and the Underlying Shares, and (ii) the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents from the provisions of any stockholder rights plan or other “poison pill” arrangement, any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties may be subject and any provision of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or Amended and Restated Bylaws that is or is reasonably expected to become applicable to the Investors as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Securities and the ownership, disposition or voting of the Securities by the Investors or the exercise of any right granted to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
4.6 Delivery of SEC Filings; Business. The Company has made available to the Investors through the EDGAR system, true and complete copies of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the “10-K”), and all other reports filed by the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act since the filing of the 10-K and prior to the date hereof (collectively, the “SEC Filings”). Except as indicated in the SEC Filings, the SEC Filings are the only filings required of the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act for such period. The Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged in all material respects only in the business described in the SEC Filings and the SEC Filings contain a complete and accurate description in all material respects of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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4.7 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds from this Offering may be have various uses, including, but not limited to, general working capital purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may use the proceeds from this Offering to fund its strategy for growth and to make acquisitions.
4.8 No Material Adverse Change. Since March 31, 2023, there has not been:
(a) any change in the consolidated assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Company from that reflected in the financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023, except for changes in the ordinary course of business which have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate;
(b) any declaration or payment of any dividend, or any authorization or payment of any distribution, on any of the capital stock of the Company, or any redemption or repurchase of any securities of the Company;
(c) any material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance to any assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiary which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) any waiver, not in the ordinary course of business, by the Company or any Subsidiary of a material right or of a material debt owed to it;
(e) any satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim or encumbrance or payment of any obligation by the Company or a Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of business and which is not material to the assets, properties, financial condition, operating results or business of the Company and its Subsidiary taken as a whole (as such business is presently conducted);
(f) any change or amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or Amended and Restated Bylaws, or material change to any material contract or arrangement by which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to which any of their respective assets or properties is subject;
(g) any material labor difficulties or labor union organizing activities with respect to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(h) any material transaction entered into by the Company or a Subsidiary other than in the ordinary course of business;
(i) the loss of the services of any key employee, or material change in the composition or duties of the senior management of the Company or any Subsidiary;
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(j) the loss or threatened loss of any customer which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(k) any other event or condition of any character that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.9 SEC Filings. At the time of filing thereof, the SEC Filings complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
4.10 No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the issuance and sale of the Securities will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under (i) the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, both as in effect on the date hereof (true and complete copies of which have been made available to the Investors through the EDGAR system), or (ii)(a) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or properties except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or to which any of their respective assets or properties is subject.
4.11 Tax Matters. The Company and each Subsidiary has timely prepared and filed all tax returns required to have been filed by the Company or such Subsidiary with all appropriate governmental agencies and timely paid all taxes shown thereon or otherwise owed by it, subject to allowable extensions to file. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company in respect of taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate in all material respects, and there are no material unpaid assessments against the Company or any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any reasonable basis for the assessment of any additional taxes, penalties or interest for any fiscal period or audits by any federal, state or local taxing authority except for any assessment which is not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All taxes and other assessments and levies that the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected and paid to the proper governmental entity or third party when due. There are no tax liens or claims pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or property. There are no outstanding tax sharing agreements or other such arrangements between the Company and any Subsidiary or other corporation or entity.
4.12 Title to Properties. The Company and each Subsidiary has good and marketable title to all real properties and all other properties and assets owned by it, in each case free from liens, encumbrances and defects that would materially affect the value thereof or materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof by them; and the Company and each Subsidiary holds any leased real or personal property under valid and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof by them.
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4.13 Certificates, Authorities and Permits. The Company and each Subsidiary possess adequate certificates, authorities or permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by it, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit that, if determined adversely to the Company or such Subsidiary, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.14 Labor Matters.
(a) The Company is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreements or other agreements with labor organizations. The Company has not violated in any material respect any laws, regulations, orders or contract terms affecting the collective bargaining rights of employees, labor organizations or any laws, regulations or orders affecting employment discrimination, equal opportunity employment, or employees’ health, safety, welfare, wages and hours, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) (i) There are no labor disputes existing, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, involving strikes, slow-downs, work stoppages, job actions, disputes, lockouts or any other disruptions of or by the Company’s employees, (ii) there are no unfair labor practices or petitions for election pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened before any governmental agency or labor commission relating to the Company’s employees, (iii) no demand for recognition or certification heretofore made by any labor organization or group of employees is pending with respect to the Company, and (iv) to the Company’s Knowledge, the Company enjoys good labor and employee relations with its employees and labor organizations.
(c) The Company is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws respecting employment (including laws relating to classification of employees and independent contractors) and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours, and immigration and naturalization.
(d) The Company is not a party to, or bound by, any employment or other contract or agreement that contains any severance, termination pay or change of control liability or obligation, including, without limitation, any “excess parachute payment,” as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code.
(e) To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company has no liability for the improper classification by the Company of any of its employees as independent contractors or leased employees prior to the Closing.
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4.15 Intellectual Property.
(a) All Intellectual Property of the Company and its Subsidiaries is currently in compliance in all material respects with all legal requirements (including timely filings, proofs and payments of fees) and is valid and enforceable. No Intellectual Property of the Company or its Subsidiaries which are necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted has been or is now involved in any cancellation, dispute or litigation, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such action is threatened. No patent of the Company or its Subsidiaries has been or is now involved in any interference, reissue, re-examination or opposition proceeding.
(b) All of the licenses and sublicenses and consent, royalty or other agreements concerning Intellectual Property which are necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their assets are bound (other than generally commercially available, non-custom, off-the-shelf software application programs having a retail acquisition price of less than $10,000 per license) (collectively, “License Agreements”) are valid and binding obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries that are parties thereto and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the other parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and there exists no event or condition which will result in a material violation or breach of or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under any such License Agreement.
(c) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries own or have the valid right to use all of the Intellectual Property that is necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted and for the ownership, maintenance and operation of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ properties and assets, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, adverse claims or obligations to license all such owned Intellectual Property, other than licenses entered into in the ordinary course of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses. The Company and its Subsidiaries have a valid and enforceable right to use all third-party Intellectual Property used in the respective businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(d) To the Company’s Knowledge, the conduct of the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ businesses as currently conducted does not infringe or otherwise impair or conflict with (collectively, “Infringe”) any Intellectual Property rights of any third party or any confidentiality obligation owed to a third party, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the Intellectual Property and Confidential Information of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are necessary for the conduct of Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted are not being Infringed by any third party, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no litigation or order pending or outstanding or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened or imminent, that seeks to limit or challenge or that concerns the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Intellectual Property or Confidential Information of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ use of any Intellectual Property or Confidential Information owned by a third party, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for the same.
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(e) The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents will not result in the alteration, loss, impairment of or restriction on the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ ownership or right to use any of the Intellectual Property or Confidential Information which is necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted.
(f) The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps to protect the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights in their Intellectual Property and Confidential Information. Each employee, consultant and contractor who has had access to Confidential Information which is necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted has executed an agreement to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information and has executed appropriate agreements that are substantially consistent with the Company’s standard forms thereof, except where the failure to do so has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.
4.16 Environmental Matters. To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (ii) owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is subject to any Environmental Laws, (iii) is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, or (iv) is subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.
4.17 Litigation. There are no material pending actions, suits or proceedings against the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their properties; and to the Company’s Knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened.
4.18 Financial Statements. The financial statements included in each SEC Filing present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates shown and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis (“GAAP”) (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and, in the case of quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the 1934 Act). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Filings filed prior to the date hereof, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries have incurred any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except those incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent (as to amount and nature) with past practices since the date of such financial statements, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.19 Insurance Coverage. The Company and each Subsidiary maintains in full force and effect insurance coverage that is customary for comparably situated companies for the business being conducted and properties owned or leased by the Company and each Subsidiary, and the Company reasonably believes such insurance coverage to be adequate against all liabilities, claims and risks against which it is customary for comparably situated companies to insure.
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4.20 Brokers and Finders. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company.
4.21 No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.
4.22 No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Company on Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act.
4.23 Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Investors set forth in Sections 5.3 through 5.9 hereof (the “Investment Representations”), the offer and sale of the Securities and the issuance of the Underlying Shares to the Investors as contemplated hereby is exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.
4.24 Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of their respective current or former stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with their respective businesses: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials or employees from corporate funds; (c) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; (d) made any false or fictitious entries on the books and records of the Company or any Subsidiary; (e) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of any nature; or (f) taken any actions that would violate the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
4.25 Transactions with Affiliates. None of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than as holders of stock options or other equity awards and/or warrants, and for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
5. Representations and Warranties of the Investors. Each of the Investors hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company that:
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5.1 Organization and Existence. Such Investor is an individual or a validly existing corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company and has all requisite individual, corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority to invest in the Securities pursuant to this Agreement.
5.2 Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction Documents to which such Investor is a party have been duly authorized and will each constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally.
5.3 Purchase Entirely for Own Account. The Securities to be received by such Investor hereunder will be acquired for such Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the 1933 Act, and such Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same in violation of the 1933 Act without prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor to hold the Securities for any period of time. Such Investor is not a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered.
5.4 Investment Experience. Such Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss of its investment in the Securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated hereby.
5.5 Disclosure of Information. Such Investor has had an opportunity to receive all information related to the Company requested by it and to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company, its business and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities. Such Investor acknowledges receipt of copies of the SEC Filings. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by such Investor shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.
5.6 Restricted Securities. Such Investor understands that the Securities and the Underlying Shares are characterized as “restricted securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act only in certain limited circumstances.
5.7 Legends. It is understood that, except as provided below, certificates evidencing the Securities and the Underlying Shares may bear the following or any similar legend:
(a) “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT.”
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(b) If required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance of sale of the Securities and the Underlying Shares, the legend required by such state authority.
5.8 Accredited Investor. Such Investor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act for the reasons checked on Schedule 1 hereto.
5.9 No General Solicitation. Such Investor did not learn of the investment in the Securities as a result of any public advertising or general solicitation.
5.10 Brokers and Finders. Such Investor has not entered into an agreement with a broker or finder for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of such Investor.
5.11 Prohibited Transactions. During the last thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof, neither such Investor nor any Affiliate of such Investor which (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to such Investor’s investments or trading or information concerning such Investor’s investments, including in respect of the Securities, or (z) is subject to such Investor’s review or input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading has, directly or indirectly, effected or agreed to effect any Prohibited Transaction. Such Investor acknowledges that the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section 5.11 are being made for the benefit of the Investors as well as the Company and that each of the other Investors shall have an independent right to assert any claims against such Investor arising out of any breach or violation of the provisions of this Section 5.11.
5.12 Reliance on Exemptions. Such Investor understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Investor’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Investor set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Investor to acquire the Securities.
6. Conditions to Closing.
6.1 Conditions to the Investors’ Obligations. The obligation of each Investor to purchase the number of Shares that it agrees to purchase at a Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Investor’s satisfaction, on or prior to the applicable Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Investor in its sole discretion (as to itself only):
(a) The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct at all times prior to and on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of a specific date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such date, and the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects at all times prior to and on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of a specific date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date.
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(b) The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) The Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Shares and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to be consummated on or prior to the Closing Date, all of which shall be in full force and effect.
(d) The Company shall have instructed its transfer agent to issue and deliver the certificates representing the Shares to the Investor (such Shares not to be issued until full payment has been made therefor).
(e) No judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents.
(f) No stop order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by the SEC or any other governmental or regulatory body with respect to public trading in the Common Stock.
(g) The Company shall have executed and delivered a copy of this Agreement to the Investors.
6.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The Company’s obligation to sell and issue the Shares at a Closing is subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the applicable Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:
(a) The representations and warranties made by the Investors in Section 5 hereof, other than the representations and warranties contained in the Investment Representations, shall be true and correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. The Investment Representations shall be true and correct in all respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. The Investors shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by them on or prior to the Closing Date.
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(b) No judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents.
(c) Each Investor shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, their purchase price for the respective number of Shares they have purchased to the Escrow Agent, via wire transfer or a certified check.
(d) The Investors shall have executed and delivered a copy of this Agreement to the Company, along with Schedule 1 hereto.
6.3 Termination of Obligations to Effect Closing; Effects.
(a) The outstanding obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investors, on the other hand, to effect the Closing shall terminate as follows:
(i) Upon the mutual written consent of the Company and the Investors;
(ii) By the Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Company;
(iii) By an Investor (with respect to itself only) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Investor;
(iv) Automatically, with respect to any Shares not previously sold, on or before August 31, 2023;
provided, however, that, except in the case of clause (i) above, the party seeking to terminate its obligation to effect a Closing shall not then be in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
(b) Nothing in this Section 6.3 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
7. Covenants and Agreements of the Company.
7.1 Insurance. For such time as an Investor holds any of the Shares being sold hereunder, the Company shall not materially reduce the insurance coverages described in Section 4.19.
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7.2 Compliance with Laws. For such time as an Investor holds any of the Shares being sold hereunder, the Company will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and decrees of all governmental authorities.
7.3 Registration Rights.
(a) Filing of Registration Statement.
(i) The Company will use reasonable efforts to file a registration statement (“Registration Statement”) to register all of the Underlying Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations (“Registrable Securities”), within 150 calendar days after each Closing Date; provided, however, that this paragraph shall not apply to any Registrable Securities if such Registrable Securities may then be sold under Rule 144 (assuming the holder’s compliance with the provisions of the Rule) and the Company delivers an opinion to that effect to the transfer agent.
(ii) At least five (5) business days prior to the first anticipated filing date of each Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such Investor with respect to such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request and provide such information and documents to the Company within five (5) business days of a request for such information or documents. If such requested information and/or documents are not provided to the Company within such time period, the Company may exclude such Investor’s Registrable Securities from the Registration Statement.
(iii) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness with respect to a Registration Statement or the happening of an event that as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state 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, which requires the Company to file an amendment to the Registration Statement, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which such Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described above and for which such Investor has not yet settled.
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(iv) Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
(b) Expenses. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the Registrable Securities (except any underwriters’ discounts and commissions and fees and expenses of any of the holders’ own professionals, if any). The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to qualify to 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 (ii) the principal stockholders of the Company to be obligated to escrow any of their shares of capital stock of the Company.
(c) Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each holder of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to any Registration Statement hereunder and each of such holder’s officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, legal counsel and accountants, and each person, if any, who controls each of the foregoing within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20(a) of the 1934 Act, against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever incurred by the indemnified party in any action or proceeding between the indemnitor and indemnified party or between the indemnified party and any third party or otherwise) to which any of them may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or any other statute or at common law or otherwise under laws of foreign countries, arising from such Registration Statement or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (i) any preliminary prospectus, Registration Statement or prospectus (as from time to time each may be amended and supplemented); (ii) in any post-effective amendment or amendments or any new Registration Statement and prospectus in which is included the Registrable Securities; or (iii) any application or other document or written communication (collectively called “application”) executed by the Company or based upon written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any state securities commission or agency, or any 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; unless such statement or omission is made in reliance upon, and in strict conformity with, written information furnished to the Company with respect to the holders expressly for use in a preliminary prospectus, Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or in any application, as the case may be. The Company agrees promptly to notify the holders of the Registrable Securities of the commencement of any litigation proceedings against the Company or any of its officers, directors or controlling persons in connection with the issue and sale or resale of the Registrable Securities or in connection with any such Registration Statement or prospectus.
8. Survival and Indemnification.
8.1 Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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8.2 Indemnification of the Investors. Subject to the provisions of this Section 8.2, the Company will indemnify and hold each Investor and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Investor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act and Section 20 of the 1934 Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, an “Investor Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Investor Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Investor Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is solely based upon a material breach of such Investor Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Investor Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Investor Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Investor Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct). If any action shall be brought against any Investor Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Investor Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Investor Party. Any Investor Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Investor Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Investor Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Investor Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by an Investor Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Investor Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Investor Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 8.2 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Investor Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.
8.3 Indemnification of the Company. Subject to the provisions of this Section 8.3, each Investor, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold the Company and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act and Section 20 of the 1934 Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Company Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Company Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Investor in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; provided, however, in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 8.3 exceed the purchase price paid by an Investor. If any action shall be brought against any Company Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Company Party shall promptly notify the applicable Investor(s) in writing, and such Investor(s) shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of their own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Company Party. Any Company Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Company Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the applicable Investor(s) in writing, (ii) the applicable Investor(s) have failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the applicable Investor(s) and the position of such Company Party, in which case the applicable Investor(s) shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. No Investor will be liable to any Company Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Company Party effected without such Investor’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Company Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Company Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 8.3 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Company Party against any Investor or others and any liabilities any Investor may be subject to pursuant to law.
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9. Miscellaneous.
9.1 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written consent of the Company or the Investors (in accordance with Section 9.6), as applicable; provided, however, that an Investor may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole or in part to an Affiliate or to a third party acquiring some or all of its Securities in a private transaction without the prior written consent of the Company or the other Investors, after notice duly given by such Investor to the Company, provided that no such assignment or obligation shall affect the obligations of such Investor hereunder. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
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9.2 Counterparts; Faxes. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile or .pdf, which shall be deemed an original.
9.3 Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
9.4 Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given as hereinafter described (i) if given by personal delivery, then such notice shall be deemed given upon such delivery, (ii) if given by mail or electronic mail, then such notice shall be deemed given upon the receipt of such notice by the recipient, and (iii) if given by an internationally recognized overnight air courier, then such notice shall be deemed given one Business Day after delivery to such carrier. All notices shall be addressed to the party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such other address as such party may designate by ten days’ advance written notice to the other party:
If to the Company:
SMG Industries Inc.
20475 State Hwy 249, Suite 450
Houston, Texas 77070
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
Email: [***]
with a copy, not constituting notice, to:
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Attention: Ben A. Stacke
Email: ***@***
If to the Investors:
To the addresses set forth on the signature pages hereto.
9.5 Expenses. The parties hereto shall pay their own costs and expenses in connection herewith. In the event that legal proceedings are commenced by any party to this Agreement against another party to this Agreement in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, the party or parties which do not prevail in such proceedings shall severally, but not jointly, pay their pro rata share of the reasonable attorneys’ fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in such proceedings.
9.6 Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and all of the Investors. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each holder of any Securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding, each future holder of all such Securities, and the Company.
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9.7 Publicity. No public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by the Investors. The Company will make a public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby within four business days of the initial closing hereof, which shall not require the prior consent of the Investors.
9.8 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
9.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Exhibits and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
9.10 Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
9.11 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Texas without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Texas located in Houston, Texas and the United States District Court located in Houston, Texas for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that process in any suit, action or proceeding referred to in this Section 9.11 may be served on any party anywhere in the world.
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9.12 Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors has been provided with the same Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Investor.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| SMG INDUSTRIES INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Matthew Flemming | |
| Name: Matthew Flemming | ||
| Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer | ||
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE
By signing below, the undersigned agrees to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement and to purchase the number of Shares for the purchase price set forth below.
| INVESTOR: | |||
| _________ | |||
| Number of Shares being purchased: | |||
| _____________________ | |||
| Purchase Price: | By: | /s/ Steve H. Madden | |
| 500 x $10,000 per share = $5,000,000 | Name: Steve H. Madden | ||
| Title: President | |||
| Address: | [***] | ||
| Facsimile: | |||
| with a copy to: | |||
| Please complete the following: | ||||
| 1. | The exact name that your Shares are to be registered in. You may use a nominee name if appropriate: | Apex Heritage Investments, LLC | ||
| 2. | The relationship between the Investor and the registered holder listed in response to item 1 above: | Same | ||
| 3. | The mailing address and facsimile number of the | |||
| registered holder listed in response to item 1 | ||||
| above (if different from above): | Facsimile: | |||
| 4. | (For United States Investors): The Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number of the registered holder listed in the response to item 1 above: | [***] | ||
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Schedule 1
Accredited Investor Status
| Investor Name (please print): |
Please initial below the items which apply to your status as an Accredited Investor.
| __________ | An individual having a net worth with spouse (excluding automobiles, principal residence and furnishings) at the time of purchase, individually or jointly, in excess of $1,000,000. |
| __________ | An individual whose individual net income was in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or whose joint net income with his or her spouse was in excess of $300,000 in each of those years, and who reasonably expects his individual or joint income with such investor’s spouse to reach such level in the current year. |
| __________ | A corporation or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the purchased securities, having total assets in excess of $5,000,000. |
| __________ | A small business investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. |
| __________ | A self-directed benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA, with investment decisions made solely by persons who are accredited investors as defined in Rule 501(2) of Regulations D. |
| __________ | A trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the purchased securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person (i.e., a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he, she or it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the purchased securities). |
| __________ | An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors. |
| __________ | Other (describe): | |
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