Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 14, 2021, by and among the Company and the Purchasers

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Exhibit 10.1

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of October 15, 2021, between S&W Seed Company, a Nevada corporation, with offices at 2101 Ken Pratt Blvd, Suite 201, Longmont, Colorado 80501 (the “Company”) and each of those persons and entities, severally and not jointly, whose names are set forth on the Schedule of Purchasers attached hereto as Exhibit A (which persons and entities are hereinafter collectively referred to as “Purchasers” and each individually as a “Purchaser”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants and the terms set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1 – DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1Certain Defined Terms

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Affiliate” of a person or entity shall mean any other person or entity directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such person or entity. As used in this definition, the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day that 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.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

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“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

“Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.

“Effective Date” means the earliest of the date that (a) the initial Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, (b) all of the Shares have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or (c) following the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, provided that a holder of Shares is not an Affiliate of the Company, all of the Shares may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and counsel to the Company has delivered to such holders a standing written unqualified opinion that resales may then be made by such holders of the Shares pursuant to such exemption, which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such holders.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock, restricted stock units or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (b) securities issuable upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than pursuant to the terms of such securities) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) securities issuable pursuant to rights granted pro rata to all shareholders of the Company or rights granted to any securities holders of the Company that are outstanding on the date hereof, and (d) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) that is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business complimentary to the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

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“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

“Governmental Authority” means any United States federal, state or local or any foreign government, governmental regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal or judicial body of competent jurisdiction.

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, including, without limitation, “capital leases” in accordance with GAAP (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (c) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (d) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (e) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (f) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a “capital lease,” (g) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above secured by (or for which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (h) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above.

“Issuer Covered Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(oo).

“Law” means any foreign, local, state or federal law, ordinance, regulation, order, injunction or decree, or common law or any other binding requirement of a Governmental Authority.

“Liens” means encumbrances, mortgages, claims (pending or threatened), security interests, options, charges, pledges, title defects or objections, easements, encroachments or restrictions of any kind of any nature whatsoever, lock-up arrangements, options or rights of first offer or refusal, or stop transfer order.

“Person” means any entity, whether incorporated or not, organization or individual.

“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

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“Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale of the Shares by the Purchasers as provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement.

“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e) hereof.

“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h) hereof.

“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

“Subsidiary” means any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns any of the capital stock or holds an equity or similar interest.

“Trading Day” means any day on which the Trading Market is not closed.

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTCQB or the OTCCQX, (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, all exhibits and schedules, if any, thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated thereunder and hereunder.

“Transfer Agent” means Transfer Online, Inc.

ARTICLE 2 – PURCHASE AND SALE

Section 2.1Purchase and Sale of Securities.

At the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”), the Company will sell and issue to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser will purchase from the Company, the entire number of shares of the Company’s authorized and unissued Common Stock set forth under the heading “Shares” opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A (the “Shares”), free and clear of all Liens other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws and any Liens resulting from actions of any Purchaser and its Affiliates. The Closing shall take place on the date of this Agreement, at the Company’s offices, or on such other date as the parties may agree upon in writing (the “Closing Date”).

Section 2.2Purchase Price.

At the Closing, each Purchaser will pay to the Company a purchase price of $2.73 per Share (the “Purchase Price”) as payment in full for the Shares purchased by such Purchaser hereunder.

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Section 2.3Deliveries by the Company.

At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Transfer Agent such documents as may be required by the Transfer Agent to issue certificate(s) for the Shares in each Purchaser’s name.

Section 2.4Deliveries by each Purchaser.

At the Closing, each Purchaser will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the aggregate Purchase Price for such Purchaser’s Shares by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company.

ARTICLE 3 – COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

(a)Subsidiaries.  All of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries (both domestic and foreign) of the Company are set forth in the SEC Reports. Other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except as otherwise stated in the SEC Reports, the Company has the unrestricted right to vote, and (subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and distributions on, all capital securities of its Subsidiaries owned by the Company or such Subsidiary.

(b)Organization and Qualification.  The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on (i) the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, (ii) the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and/or the Subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole or (iii) the Company’s ability to perform on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”). No Proceeding has been instituted in any applicable jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power, authority or qualification of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(c)Authorization; Enforcement.  The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and

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each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out the Company’s obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company, and no further action is required by the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors or the Company’s shareholders in connection herewith or therewith, other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Company is a party have been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (A) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (C) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

(d)No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents; (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice, lapse of time, or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to other Persons any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time, or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing Company or Subsidiary Indebtedness or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, such as could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected.

(e)Filings, Consents and Approvals.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the filing with the Commission pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (iii) the filing of a Shares Outstanding Change Notification with The Nasdaq Stock Market within ten (10) days of the Closing Date reflecting the increase in the number of shares outstanding resulting from the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iv) the filing of a Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

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(f)Issuance of the Shares.  The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.

(g)Capitalization.  The capitalization of the Company is as set forth in the SEC Reports. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of stock options and the issuance and/or vesting of restricted stock units under the Company’s equity incentive plans. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Shares or pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plan, outstanding warrants disclosed in the SEC Reports or other Exempt Issuances, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. Other than pursuant to the provisions of the outstanding warrants issued in December 2014, the issuance and sale of the Shares will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. Other than as set forth in the SEC Reports, there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and each Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares were issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Company’s Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders.

(h)SEC Reports; Financial Statements.  The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two (2) years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or (i) has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension, or (ii) has received a valid waiver of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports as required pursuant to any such

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waiver. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company is not and has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

(i)Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments.  Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has sold any assets outside the ordinary course of business or had capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $200,000, (iv) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has altered its method of accounting, (v) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has declared or made any cash or stock dividend or distribution to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (vi) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company or Subsidiary equity incentive plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information that has not been granted. Except as previously disclosed to the Purchasers, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

(j)Litigation.  There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (each, an “Action”) that (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares or (ii) could, if there were an

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unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company, nor any Subsidiary nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

(k)Labor Relations.  No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(l)Compliance.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(m)Environmental Laws.  The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments,

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licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(n)Regulatory Permits.  The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

(o)Title to Assets.  All of the Company’s and each Subsidiary’s owned real property is set forth in the SEC Reports (the “Real Property”). Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company and each Subsidiary have good and marketable title in fee simple to all such Real Property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company or such Subsidiary, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company or such Subsidiary and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP, and the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company or any Subsidiary are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company or such Subsidiary is in compliance. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the Company’s Subsidiaries owns or leases any real property.

(p)Intellectual Property.  The Company and each Subsidiary have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(q)Insurance.  The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to $20 million. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

(r)Transactions With Affiliates and Employees.  Except as set forth in the SEC Reports and other than the transactions contemplated hereby, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than 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 providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000, other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option and restricted stock unit agreements under any equity incentive plan of the Company.

(s)Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls.  The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of 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. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in

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the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(t)Certain Fees.  No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiaries to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  

(u)Private Placement.  Assuming the accuracy of each Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Article 4, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

(v)Investment Company.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is, nor is an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their respective businesses in a manner so that none will become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(w)Registration Rights.  Other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports or as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiaries.

(x)Listing and Maintenance Requirements.  The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

(y)Application of Takeover Protections.  The Company and the Company’s Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s articles of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without

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limitation, as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Shares and each Purchaser’s ownership of the Shares.

(z)Disclosure.  All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, is true and correct and does not contain an 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. As of the date of release, no press release disseminated by the Company during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading.

(aa)No Integrated Offering.  Assuming the accuracy of each Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Article 4 hereof, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Shares to be integrated with current or prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act that would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

(bb)Solvency.  Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder: (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company neither intends to incur debts nor believes it will incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of such debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one (1) year from the Closing Date.

(cc)Tax Status.  Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes

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for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

(dd)No General Solicitation.  Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.

(ee)Foreign Corrupt Practices.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any Person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any respect any provision of FCPA.

(ff)Acknowledgment Regarding the Purchaser’s Purchase of Shares.  The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to such Purchaser’s purchase of the Shares and not to be relied upon. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

(gg)Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity.  Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents, none of the Purchasers have been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Shares for any specified term, (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities, (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a “short” position in the Common Stock and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) any Purchaser may engage in hedging activities at various times, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing shareholders’ equity interests

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in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

(hh)Regulation M Compliance.  The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Shares, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.

(ii)Form S-3 Eligibility.  The Company is eligible to use Form S-3 under the Securities Act and is not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

(jj)Stock Option Plans.  Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s equity incentive plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s equity incentive plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s equity incentive plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

(kk)Office of Foreign Assets Control.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.

(ll)U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code, and the Company shall so certify upon any Purchaser’s request.

(mm)Bank Holding Company Act.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”), and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

(nn)Money Laundering.  The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder

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(collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, or any Subsidiary, threatened.

(oo)No Disqualification Events.  With respect to the Shares to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506(b) under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder upon request.

(pp)Other Covered Persons.  The Company is not aware of any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Shares.

(qq)Notice of Disqualification Events.  The Company will notify the Purchasers in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.

(rr)Off Balance Sheet Arrangements.  There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company (or any Subsidiary) and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its Exchange Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ss)Transfer Taxes.  On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) that are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Shares to be sold to each Purchaser hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.

(tt)Franchise Taxes.  There are no unpaid franchise taxes claimed by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction to be due by the Company or any Subsidiary, and the officers of the Company or any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

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ARTICLE 4 – PURCHASER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company, severally and not jointly, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing the following:

Section 4.1Power and Authority.

Purchaser has the right, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all the documents and instruments referred to herein and contemplated hereby and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except: (A) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (C) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

Section 4.2No Conflicts.

The execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein by Purchaser will not: (i) violate, conflict with, result in a breach or default under, cause termination of, create any right of termination under or any adverse change of rights under, (including the acceleration of payments under) any term or condition of, or result in the creation of any Lien pursuant to, any mortgage, indenture, contract, license, permit, instrument, or other agreement, document or instrument to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser or any of its properties may be bound or (ii) violate any provision of Law or any valid and enforceable court order or ruling of any Governmental Authority to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser or its properties may be bound as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 4.3Required Consents, Approvals and Filings.

No consent or approval is required by virtue of the execution of this Agreement by Purchaser or the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein by Purchaser.

Section 4.4Accredited Investor.

Purchaser is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Section 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

Section 4.5Purchase for Investment.

Purchaser is acquiring the Shares for its own account in the ordinary course of its business, for investment only and not with a view to the distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

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Section 4.6Restricted Securities.

Purchaser acknowledges that the Shares are “restricted securities” as that term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Shares must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available and the certificates evidencing the Shares will be legended accordingly. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser acknowledges that, unless the resale of the Shares is covered under an effective registration statement, the Shares may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 for a period of at least six (6) months from the date of Closing, and, if such Purchaser is deemed an affiliate of the Company at the time of such future sale, that it must comply with the volume and manner of sale restrictions of Rule 144 applicable to affiliates of an issuer.

Section 4.7Sophistication.

Purchaser has, independently and without reliance upon the Company and its Affiliates, and based on such documents and information as Purchaser has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, operations, property, financial and other condition of the Company, investment merits and consequences of its purchase of the Shares and made its own decision with respect to its purchase of the Shares. Purchaser has consulted to the extent deemed appropriate by it with its own advisers as to the financial, tax, legal and related matters concerning a purchase of the Shares and on that basis understands the financial, legal, tax and related consequences of a purchase of the Shares, and believes that a purchase of the Shares is suitable and appropriate for it. Purchaser is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in making, and is qualified to make, decisions with respect to investments in securities representing an investment decision like that involved in the purchase of the Shares, and has requested, received, reviewed and considered all information it deems relevant in making an informed decision to purchase the Shares. Purchaser understands that its investment in the Shares involves a significant degree of risk including a risk of total loss of its investment, and it is fully aware of and understands all the risk factors related to its purchase of the Shares. Purchaser has received information deemed by it to be sufficient to allow it to make an independent and informed decision with respect to its acquisition of the Shares contemplated hereunder.

Section 4.8Broker.

Purchaser has not employed any broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by its Agreement.

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Section 4.9No General Solicitation.

Purchaser did not learn of the investment in the Shares as a result of any public advertising or general solicitation, including without limitation, by means of a registration statement or prospectus.

ARTICLE 5 – OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

Section 5.1Consents and Approvals.

The Company and each Purchaser shall take, or cause to be taken, all commercially reasonable actions and shall do, or cause to be done, all commercially reasonable things necessary under applicable Laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, to comply promptly with all legal requirements that may be imposed on it with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by any Governmental Authority with regulatory jurisdiction over enforcement of any applicable antitrust or other similar regulatory Laws (“Governmental Regulatory Authority”) (which actions shall include, without limitation, furnishing all information required by applicable Law in connection with approvals of or filings with any Governmental Regulatory Authority).  

Section 5.2Taxes.

All liability for sales, transfer, use, gross receipt, stamp or other similar taxes arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be borne by the Company. Responsibility for collecting and paying such taxes shall be as required under applicable Law.

Section 5.3 Registration.

The Company will include the Shares as “Registrable Securities” pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement to be executed simultaneously herewith. This Section 5.3 shall survive the Closing.

Section 5.4Rule 144 Legal Opinions.

From time-to-time following the satisfaction of the applicable conditions to the public sale of the Shares by a Purchaser as set forth in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company agrees promptly following the request therefor from any Purchaser to cause its counsel to provide to the Company and its transfer agent, if required, an opinion to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of the Shares under the Securities Act.

Section 5.5Indemnification of Purchasers.

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Section 5.6Transfer Restrictions.

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THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD (I) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (II) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL SELECTED BY THE HOLDER TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY OR (III) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

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Section 5.7Furnishing of Information; Public Information.

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Section 5.8Integration.

The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any “security” (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Shares or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

Section 5.9Shareholder Rights Plan.

No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of

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receiving Shares under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.

Section 5.10Use of Proceeds.

The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Section 5.11Participation in Future Financing.

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Section 5.12Form D; Blue Sky Filings

The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof promptly after such filing to each Purchaser upon request. The Company shall take such action, as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Shares for, sale to the Purchaser on or before the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly to the Purchaser. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Shares required under such laws following the Closing Date.

Section 5.13Rescission and Withdrawal Right.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document, and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then, until the time the Company performs such obligations, such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion

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from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.

Section 5.14Replacement of Shares.

If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.

Section 5.15Remedies.

In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

Section 5.16Payment Set Aside.

To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

Section 5.17Liquidated Damages.

The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

Section 5.18Nasdaq Notification.

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Notification reflecting the increase in the number of shares outstanding resulting from the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 5.19WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

ARTICLE 6 – CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS

The Company’s obligation to issue and deliver the Shares at the Closing shall be subject to the following conditions to the extent not waived in writing by the Company:

(a) No Prohibitions. There shall be in effect no injunction, decree or order of, any Governmental Authority that prohibits or renders unlawful the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(b)Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Purchasers in Article 4 hereof shall be true and correct on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except for those representations and warranties that specifically address matters only as of a particular date).

(c)Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement shall have been executed by all parties named therein other than the Company.  

ARTICLE 7 – CONDITIONS TO PURCHASERS’ OBLIGATIONS

Each Purchaser’s obligation to purchase Shares at the Closing shall be subject to the following conditions to the extent not waived in writing by such Purchaser:

(a) No Prohibitions. There shall be in effect no injunction, decree or order of, any Governmental Authority that prohibits or renders unlawful the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(b)Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Company in Article 3 hereof shall be true and correct on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except for those representations and warranties that specifically address matters only as of a particular date).

(c) Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement shall have been executed by all parties named therein other than such Purchaser.  

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ARTICLE 8 – MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.1Entire Agreement.

The Transaction Documents, including exhibits hereto and thereto, and all other agreements to be signed or delivered at Closing, constitute the full understanding of the parties, a complete allocation of risks between them and a complete and exclusive statement of the terms and conditions of their agreement relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all prior agreements, whether written or oral, that may exist between the parties with respect thereto.

Section 8.2Waivers.

No waiver by a party with respect to any breach or default or of any right or remedy and no course of dealing or performance, will be deemed to constitute a continuing waiver of any other breach or default or of any other right or remedy, unless such waiver is expressed in writing signed by the party to be bound. Failure of a party to exercise any right will not be deemed a waiver of such right or rights in the future.

Section 8.3Parties Bound by Agreement; Successors and Assigns; Nature of the Company’s Obligations.

The terms, conditions and obligations of this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and the respective successors and assigns thereof. Neither of the parties hereto may transfer or assign its rights, duties or obligations hereunder or any part thereof to any other person or entity without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.

Section 8.4Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which will for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which will constitute the same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature, PDF or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 (e.g. www.docusign.com).

Section 8.5Notices.

All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given when received or first refused) (i) by hand delivery, (ii) by overnight courier, express mail service or registered or certified mail, in each case with postage or fees prepaid, or (iii) by facsimile or email transmission (with a copy of any such notice sent by hand delivery, overnight courier, express mail service or registered or certified mail, in each case with postage or fees prepaid) to the Company at the following address and to any Purchaser at the address set forth under such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

If to the Company:

S&W Seed Company

2101 Ken Pratt Blvd, Suite 201

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Longmont, Colorado 80501

Attention: Matthew K. Szot, Chief Financial Officer

Email:

Section 8.6Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.

All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party hereto shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 5.5 hereof, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.

Section 8.7Public Announcements.

Except as required by Law, any announcements or similar publicity or any disclosure to any person other than the respective advisors of the parties hereto regarding the contents of this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties entered into pursuant hereto shall be agreed upon by the parties prior to such disclosure and, except as provided herein, any information relating to the matters described above shall be kept confidential by the parties hereto (and their respective representatives and agents); provided that nothing herein shall prohibit the Company or any Purchaser from making such disclosure to the Company’s or such Purchaser’s respective Affiliates and any shareholders of the Company or such Purchaser or their respective Affiliates; provided further, that this prohibition shall not be deemed breached in the event the Company or such Purchaser is required to disclose this transaction under the rules and regulations of the Commission applicable to the Company or such Purchaser.

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Section 8.8No Third-Party Beneficiaries.

Other than as set forth in Section 5.5(d) hereof, there exists no right of any person to claim a beneficial interest in this Agreement or any rights occurring by virtue of this Agreement.

Section 8.9Fees and Expenses.

Except as provided in this Section 8.9, each party hereto shall bear its own expenses in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 8.10Survival.

The representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchasers contained in Article 3 and Article 4 hereof, and the agreements and covenants set forth in Article 5 hereof, shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.

Section 8.11Amendments; Waivers.

No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Holders of the Shares purchased (or to be purchased) pursuant to this Agreement as set forth on Exhibit A hereto, and in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

Section 8.12Interpretation.

Words of the masculine gender will be deemed and construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders. Words importing the singular number will include the plural number and vice versa unless the context will otherwise indicate. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience and do not define or limit the provisions hereof. Words importing persons include firms, associations and corporations. The term “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereby,” “hereto,” “hereof” and any similar terms refer to this Agreement, the term “heretofore” means before the date of execution of this Agreement and the term “hereafter” means after the date of execution of this Agreement. References herein to “include,” “includes” or “including” shall mean without limitation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

S&W SEED COMPANY

 

 

 

 

By:/s/ Matthew K. Szot

Matthew K. Szot

Executive Vice President of Finance and

Administration and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

 

PURCHASER:

 

MFP Partners, L.P.

 

By: MFP Investors LLC,

       Its General Partner

 

 

By:/s/ Timothy E. Ladin

Timothy E. Ladin

General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

 

PURCHASER:

 

Starlight 4, LLLP

 

 

By:/s/ Seth Wong

Seth Wong

Partner

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

 

PURCHASER:

 

Alan D. Willits

 

By:/s/ Alan D. Willits

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

 

PURCHASER:

 

Charles B. Seidler

 

By:/s/ Charles B. Seidler

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

 

PURCHASER:

 

Robert Straus

 

By:/s/ Robert Straus

 

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Exhibit A

schedule of purchasers

 

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Exhibit B

Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

 

 

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