Form of Subscription Agreement

 

 

 

 

A. The Company is offering units to purchase (i) one (1) share of common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) a two-year warrant to purchase one (1) share of Common Stock (the “Warrant” and together with the Common Stock, a “Unit”), at a purchase price of $6.00 per unit (the “Purchase Price”), for a maximum aggregate purchase price of $12.40 million.

 

B. The Units, including the Common Stock and Warrant, subscribed for pursuant to this Agreement are being issued under the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-228974) declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2019 (the “Registration Statement”).

 

  1. Subscription.

 

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the undersigned Purchaser agrees to purchase, and the Company agrees to sell and issue to such Purchaser, that number of Units set forth on such Purchaser’s Omnibus Signature Page attached hereto at the Purchase Price per Unit, for a total aggregate Purchase Price as set forth on such Omnibus Signature Page. The minimum subscription amount for each Purchaser in the Offering is $50,000. The Company may accept subscriptions for less than $50,000 from any Purchaser in its sole discretion.

 

 

(ii) This Agreement is one of a series of subscription agreements issued (and to be issued) by the Company to purchasers of Units in connection with the Offering with substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (each, a “Subscription Agreement”, and collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”).

 

 

 

 

(i) Closing. The purchase and sale of the Units shall take place remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures upon the later to occur of 10:00 A.M. EST, on June 2, 2020, or the date the Company files with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a prospectus supplement (the "Supplement") to the Registration Statement under Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Closing”).

 

(ii) Subscription Procedure. To complete a subscription for the Units pursuant hereto, the Purchaser must fully comply with the subscription procedure provided in paragraphs (A) through (C) of this Section on or before the Closing:

 

(A) Subscription Documents. At or before the Closing, the Purchaser shall review, complete and execute the Omnibus Signature Page to this Agreement, Investor Profile and Anti-Money Laundering Form, attached hereto following the Omnibus Signature Page (collectively, the “Subscription Documents”), if applicable, additional forms and questionnaires distributed to the Purchaser and deliver the Subscription Documents and such additional forms and questionnaires to the party indicated thereon at the address set forth under the caption “How to subscribe for Units in the registered direct public offering of the Company” below. Executed documents may be delivered to such party by facsimile or .pdf sent by electronic mail (e-mail).

(B) Purchase Price. At or prior to the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Company the full Purchase Price set forth on the Purchaser’s Omnibus Signature Page attached hereto, by certified or other bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds, pursuant to the instructions set forth under the caption “How to subscribe for Units in the registered direct public offering of the Company” below. Since there is no requirement that the Company sell a minimum number of Units, upon acceptance by the Company of the Purchaser’s subscription, the Purchaser agrees and acknowledges that such funds will be immediately available for use by the Company upon Closing.

(C) Company Discretion. The Purchaser understands and agrees that the Company in its sole discretion reserves the right to accept or reject this or any other subscription for Units, in whole or in part, notwithstanding prior receipt by the Purchaser of notice of acceptance of this subscription. The Company shall have no obligation hereunder until the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser an executed copy of this Agreement. If this subscription is rejected by the Company in whole pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 1(b)(C), or the Offering is terminated, the Company shall immediately return all funds paid by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, without interest or offset, and this Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force or effect. If this subscription is rejected by the Company in part, the Company shall immediately return all funds paid by or on behalf of the Purchaser for the rejected portion of this subscription, without interest or offset, and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect to the extent this subscription was accepted.

 

 

 

 

(iii) Company’s Obligations at Closing

(A)  Share & Warrant Delivery. At the Closing, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Purchaser (i) a book entry confirmation, in the name of such Purchaser and free of all restrictive legends, representing the number of Shares issued and sold to the Purchaser hereunder or, for Purchasers who provide the necessary account information to the Company, the Company shall issue and deliver such Shares in a balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System and (ii) a Warrant registered in the name of the Purchaser.

(B) Prospectus Supplement. At or prior to Closing, the Company shall file the Supplement with respect to the Registration Statement reflecting the sale of the Securities.

 

 

(a) Katalyst Securities LLC has been engaged by the Company as a financial advisor and consultant in connection with the Offering. Throughout this Agreement, Katalyst Securities LLC is referred to as the “Advisor.”

(b) As a consulting fee, the Advisor shall receive four percent (4%) of the gross proceeds from the sale to the applicable prospective investor in the Closing (the “Cash Fee”).

 

(c) The Company will also pay certain accountable expenses, including legal fees not to exceed $25,000 in connection with the Offering.

3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports (as defined below) filed by the Company with the SEC and publicly available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as of the date of the Closing, the following:

(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the assets, business, financial condition, results of operations or future prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

(b) Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments. (i) the Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Warrant (the “Transaction Documents”) and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; (ii) the execution and delivery by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities, have been, or will be at the time of execution of such Transaction Document, duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors, and no further consent or authorization is, or will be at the time of execution of such Transaction Document, required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders; (iii) each of the Transaction Documents will be duly executed and delivered by the Company; and (iv) the Transaction Documents when executed will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies and, with respect to any rights to indemnity or contribution contained in the Transaction Documents, as such rights may be limited by state or federal laws or public policy underlying such laws.

 

(c) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”). The Company has not issued any capital stock since the date of its most recently filed SEC Report other than upon stock option and warrant exercises that do not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on the issued and outstanding capital stock, options and other securities. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and of the capital stock of each of the Company’s subsidiaries have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Immediately following the Closing, and except as set forth in the SEC Reports: (i) no shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries will be subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company; (ii) there will be no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) there will be no outstanding debt securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv), there will be no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act; (v) there will be no securities or instruments of the Company or any of its subsidiaries containing anti-dilution or similar provisions, including the right to adjust the exercise, exchange or reset price under such securities, that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities as described in this Agreement; and (vi) no co-sale right, right of first refusal or other similar right will exist with respect to the Securities or the issuance and sale thereof.

(d) Issuance of Securities. The Securities that are being issued to the Purchaser hereunder, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non- assessable, and free of restrictions on transfer and other liens and encumbrances. The Company has reserved a sufficient number of duly authorized shares of Common Stock to issue all of the Securities. At the Closing, the Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Warrant (shall have been listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Trading Market”).

(e) Registration Statement. The Company’s Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission on February 14, 2019. The Registration Statement is effective on the date hereof and the Company has not received notice that the Commission has issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to the Registration Statement or that the Commission otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened in writing to do so. The Registration Statement (including the information or documents incorporated by reference therein), as of the time it was declared effective, and any amendments or supplements thereto, each as of the time of filing, did not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The issuance of the Securities to the Purchasers is registered by the Registration Statement.

(f) No Restrictions. Any book entry confirmations and certificates evidencing the Shares, Warrants and the Warrant Shares, as the case may be, shall not contain any vesting conditions or restrictive legend. The Shares and Warrant Shares shall be transmitted at the cost of the Company by the transfer agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser.

(g) No Violation. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not conflict with or violate any rules or regulations of the Trading Market.

 

(h) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby including issuance and sale of the Securities in accordance with this Agreement will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (or equivalent constitutive document) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party, except for those which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or any subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any subsidiary is bound or affected, except for those which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in violation of or in default under, any provision of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in violation of any term of or in default under any contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any subsidiary, which violation or breach has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Neither the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents, nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will require any notice, consent or waiver under any contract or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any subsidiary is bound or to which any of their assets is subject, except for any notice, consent or waiver the absence of which would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding two sentences have been or will be obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing.

(i) Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation before or by any court, public board, governmental or administrative agency, self-regulatory organization, arbitrator, regulatory authority, stock market, stock exchange or trading facility (an “Action”) now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective officers or directors, which would be reasonably likely to (i) adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, or (ii) except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, have a Material Adverse Effect. For the purpose of this Agreement, the knowledge of the Company means the knowledge of the officers of the Company (both actual or constructive knowledge that they would have had upon reasonable inquiry of the personnel of the Company responsible for the applicable subject matter). Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any judgment, decree, or order which has had, or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(j) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities. “Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”). With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.

 

(k) Employee Relations. Neither Company nor any subsidiary is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute threatened. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is party to any collective bargaining agreement. The Company’s and/or its subsidiaries’ employees are not members of any union, and the Company believes that its and its subsidiaries’ relationship with their respective employees is good.

 

(l) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, and have all right, title, and interest in and to, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, or (if disclosed to be licensed by the Company in the SEC Reports) have the valid and enforceable right to use pursuant to a license, sublicense, agreement or permission, all Intellectual Property disclosed to be owned, licensed or used by the Company or its subsidiaries in the SEC Reports, except such failure(s) to own, possess or have such rights as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, and to the Company’s knowledge, there are no unreleased liens or security interests which have been filed, or which the Company has received notice of, against any of the patents owned by the Company. Furthermore, (A) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no infringement, misappropriation or violation by third parties of any such Intellectual Property, except as such infringement, misappropriation or violation would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; (B) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no pending or threatened, Action by others challenging the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ rights in or to any such Intellectual Property, and to the Company’s knowledge, there are no facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such Action; (C) to the Company’s knowledge, the Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Intellectual Property licensed to the Company and its subsidiaries, has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened Action by others challenging the validity, enforceability or scope of any such Intellectual Property, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such Action; (D) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no pending or threatened Action by others that the Company or any of its subsidiaries infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property or other proprietary rights of others, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any written notice of such Action, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no other facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such Action, except in each case for any Action as would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (E) to the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or actions undertaken by the employee while employed with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except such violation as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (1) to the Company’s knowledge, the Company and its subsidiaries have disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) all information known to the Company to be relevant to the patentability of its inventions in accordance with 37 C.F.R. Section 1.56, and (2) to the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries made any misrepresentation or concealed any information from the USPTO in any of the patents or patent applications owned or licensed to the Company, or in connection with the prosecution thereof, in violation of 37 C.F.R. Section 1.56. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and to the Company’s knowledge, (x) there are no facts that are reasonably likely to provide a basis for a finding that the Company or any of its subsidiaries does not have clear title to the patents or patent applications owned or licensed to the Company or other proprietary information rights as being owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (y) no valid issued U.S. patent would be infringed by the activities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to products currently or proposed to be manufactured, used or sold by the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (z) there are no facts with respect to any issued patent owned that would cause any claim of any such patent not to be valid and enforceable with applicable regulations. “Intellectual Property” shall mean all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, domain names, technology and know- how.

 

 

(i) The Company and each subsidiary has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws (as defined below), except for violations of Environmental Laws that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened civil or criminal litigation, notice of violation, formal administrative proceeding, or investigation, inquiry or information request, relating to any Environmental Law involving the Company or any subsidiary, except for litigation, notices of violations, formal administrative proceedings or investigations, inquiries or information requests that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “Environmental Law” means any national, state, provincial or local law, statute, rule or regulation or the common law relating to the environment or occupational health and safety, including without limitation any statute, regulation, administrative decision or order pertaining to (i) treatment, storage, disposal, generation and transportation of industrial, toxic or hazardous materials or substances or solid or hazardous waste; (ii) air, water and noise pollution; (iii) groundwater and soil contamination; the release or threatened release into the environment of industrial, toxic or hazardous materials or substances, or solid or hazardous waste, including without limitation emissions, discharges, injections, spills, escapes or dumping of pollutants, contaminants or chemicals; (iv) the protection of wild life, marine life and wetlands, including without limitation all endangered and threatened species; (v) storage tanks, vessels, containers, abandoned or discarded barrels, and other closed receptacles; (vi) health and safety of employees and other persons; and (vii)manufacturing, processing, using, distributing, treating, storing, disposing, transporting or handling of materials regulated under any law as pollutants, contaminants, toxic or hazardous materials or substances or oil or petroleum products or solid or hazardous waste. As used above, the terms “release” and “environment” shall have the meaning set forth in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

(ii) To the knowledge of the Company there is no material environmental liability with respect to any solid or hazardous waste transporter or treatment, storage or disposal facility that has been used by the Company or any subsidiary.

(n) Authorizations; Regulatory Compliance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries holds, and is operating in compliance with, all authorizations, licenses, permits, approvals, clearances, registrations, exemptions, consents, certificates and orders of any governmental authority and supplements and amendments thereto (collectively, “Authorizations”) required for the conduct of its business as currently conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and all such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect, except for Authorizations the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in material violation of any terms of any such Authorizations, except, in each case, such as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received written notice of any revocation or modification of any such Authorization, or written notice that such revocation or modification is being considered, except to the extent that any such revocation or modification would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations, orders and decrees, including such laws and regulations applicable to the manufacture, distribution, import and export of regulated products and component parts and ingredients, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any corporate integrity agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, monitoring agreement, consent decree, settlement order, or similar agreements, or has any reporting obligations pursuant to any such agreement, plan or correction or other remedial measure entered into with any any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority (each a “Governmental Authority”)..

 

 

(o) Title. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries owns any real property. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of its personal property and assets, free and clear of any restriction, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest or other charge, claim or encumbrance which would have a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to properties and assets it leases, each of the Company and its subsidiaries is in compliance with such leases and holds a valid leasehold interest free of any liens, claims or encumbrances which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(p) Tax Status. The Company and each subsidiary has made and filed (taking into account any valid extensions) all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that the Company or such subsidiary has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) 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, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due from the Company or any subsidiary by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.

(q) Certain Transactions. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, 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 for services as employees, officers and directors), that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

(r) Rights of First Refusal. The Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former stockholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.

(s) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance policies of the type and in amounts customarily carried by organizations conducting businesses or owning assets similar to those of the Company and its subsidiaries. There is no material claim pending under any such policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such policy.

(t) SEC Reports. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) for the two (2) years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period since the Company was first 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 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, except where the failure to file on a timely basis would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The SEC Reports at the time they were filed, or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement, complied, in all material respects with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. There are no contracts, agreements or other documents that are required to be described in the SEC Reports and/or to be filed as exhibits thereto that are not described, in all material respects, and/or filed as required. There has not been any material change or amendment to, or any waiver of any material right under, any such contract or agreement that has not been described in and/or filed as an exhibit to the SEC Reports.

 

(u) Financial Statements. 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 SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, 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 taken as a whole 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, year-end audit adjustments.

 (v) Material Changes. 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 have been no events, occurrences or developments that have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company, (ii) there have not been any changes in the authorized capital, assets, financial condition, business or operations of the Company from that reflected in the financial statements contained within the SEC Reports except changes in the ordinary course of business which have not been, either individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the business, properties, financial condition, results of operations or future prospects of the Company, (iii) neither the Company nor any subsidiary has incurred any material liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the financial statements of the Company, pursuant to GAAP or to be disclosed in the SEC Reports, (iv) neither the Company nor any subsidiary has materially altered its method of accounting or the manner in which it keeps its accounting books and records, and (v) neither the Company nor any subsidiary has declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock (other than in connection with repurchases of unvested stock issued to employees of the Company).

(w) Disclosure Controls. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) and such controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that material information relating to the Company, including its subsidiaries, is made known to the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer.

(x) Sarbanes-Oxley. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all of the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing.

(y) 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 SEC Reports (including, for purposes hereof, any that are required to be disclosed in a Form 10) and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(z) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company and its subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s knowledge, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries, 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 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 material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

(aa) Brokers’ Fees. Neither of the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the payment of fees to the Advisor as described in Section 2 above.

 

(bb) Disclosure Materials. The SEC Reports taken as a whole do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(cc) Investment Company. The Company is not required to be registered as, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will not be required to register as, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date hereof and as of the date of the Closing the following:

(a) The Purchaser has the knowledge and experience in financial and business matters necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Company, and has carefully reviewed and understands the risks of, and other considerations relating to, the purchase of Securities and the tax consequences of the investment, and has the ability to bear the economic risks of the investment. The Purchaser can afford the loss of his, her or its entire investment.

 

 

 

(b) The Purchaser (i) if a natural person, represents that he or she is the greater of (A) 21 years of age or (B) the age of legal majority in his or her jurisdiction of residence, and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof; (ii) if a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, represents that such entity was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, such entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state or jurisdiction of its organization, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a violation of state law or its charter or other organizational documents, such entity has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to purchase and hold the Securities, the execution and delivery of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity; or (iii) if executing this Agreement in a representative or fiduciary capacity, represents that he, she or it has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement in such capacity and on behalf of the subscribing individual, ward, partnership, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity for whom the Purchaser is executing this Agreement, and such individual, partnership, ward, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity has full right and power to perform pursuant to this Agreement and make an investment in the Company, and represents that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity. The execution and delivery of this Agreement will not violate or be in conflict with any order, judgment, injunction, agreement or controlling document to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound.

(c) The Purchaser has received, reviewed and understood the information about the Company, including the SEC Reports, and has had an opportunity to discuss the Company’s business, management and financial affairs with the Company’s management. The Purchaser understands that such discussions, as well as the SEC Reports, were intended to describe the aspects of the Company’s business and prospects and the Offering which the Company believes to be material, but were not necessarily a thorough or exhaustive description, and except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to the completeness of such information and makes no representation or warranty of any kind with respect to any information provided by any entity other than the Company. Some of such information may include projections as to the future performance of the Company, which projections may not be realized, may be based on assumptions which may not be correct and may be subject to numerous factors beyond the Company’s control. The Purchaser acknowledges that he, she or it is not relying upon any person or entity, other than the Company and its officers and directors, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company. Additionally, the Purchaser understands and represents that he, she or it is purchasing the Securities notwithstanding the fact that the Company may disclose in the future certain material information the Purchaser has not received, including (without limitation) financial statements of the Company for the current or prior fiscal periods, and any subsequent period financial statements that will be filed with the SEC. Each Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as the Purchaser has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to his, her or its acquisition of the Securities.

(d) The Purchaser acknowledges that neither the Company nor the Advisor is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Purchaser (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and no investment advice has been given by the Company, the Advisor or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Purchaser further represents to the Company that the Purchaser’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Purchaser and the Purchaser’s representatives.

 

(e) As of the Closing, all actions on the part of Purchaser, and its officers, directors and partners, if applicable, necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the Purchaser hereunder and thereunder shall have been taken, and this Agreement, assuming due execution by the parties hereto and thereto, constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to: (i) judicial principles limiting the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, and other equitable remedies and (ii) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect generally relating to or affecting creditors’ rights.

(f) Purchaser represents that neither it nor, to its knowledge, any person or entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with it, nor any person having a beneficial interest in the Purchaser, nor any person on whose behalf the Purchaser is acting: (i) is a person listed in the Annex to Executive Order No. 13224 (2001) issued by the President of the United States (Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism); (ii) is named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control; (iii) is a non-U.S. shell bank or is providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank; (iv) is a senior non-U.S. political figure or an immediate family member or close associate of such figure; or (v) is otherwise prohibited from investing in the Company pursuant to applicable U.S. anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist and asset control laws, regulations, rules or orders (categories (i) through (v), each a “Prohibited Purchaser”). The Purchaser agrees to provide the Company, promptly upon request, all information that the Company reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable U.S. anti- money laundering, anti-terrorist and asset control laws, regulations, rules and orders. The Purchaser consents to the disclosure to U.S. regulators and law enforcement authorities by the Company and its Affiliates and agents of such information about the Purchaser as the Company reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable U.S. anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist and asset control laws, regulations, rules and orders. If the Purchaser is a financial institution that is subject to the USA Patriot Act, the Purchaser represents that it has met all of its obligations under the USA Patriot Act. The Purchaser acknowledges that if, following its investment in the Company, the Company reasonably believes that the Purchaser is a Prohibited Purchaser or is otherwise engaged in suspicious activity or refuses to promptly provide information that the Company requests, the Company has the right or may be obligated to prohibit additional investments, segregate the assets constituting the investment in accordance with applicable regulations or immediately require the Purchaser to transfer the Securities. The Purchaser further acknowledges that neither the Purchaser nor any of the Purchaser’s Affiliates or agents will have any claim against the Company for any form of damages as a result of any of the foregoing actions.

(g) If the Purchaser is Affiliated with a non-U.S. banking institution (a “Foreign Bank”), or if the Purchaser receives deposits from, makes payments on behalf of, or handles other financial transactions related to a Foreign Bank, the Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company that: (1) the Foreign Bank has a fixed address, other than solely an electronic address, in a country in which the Foreign Bank is authorized to conduct banking activities; (2) the Foreign Bank maintains operating records related to its banking activities; (3) the Foreign Bank is subject to inspection by the banking authority that licensed the Foreign Bank to conduct banking activities; and (4) the Foreign Bank does not provide banking services to any other Foreign Bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not a regulated Affiliate.

(h) The Purchaser or its duly authorized representative realizes that because of the inherently speculative nature of businesses of the kind conducted and contemplated by the Company, the Company’s financial results may be expected to fluctuate from month to month and from period to period and will, generally, involve a high degree of financial and market risk that could result in substantial or, at times, even total losses for investors in securities of the Company. The Purchaser has carefully read the risk factors and other information (including the financial statements of the Company) included in the SEC Reports. The Purchaser has carefully considered such risk factors before deciding to invest in the Securities.

 

(i) The Purchaser has adequate means of providing for its current and anticipated financial needs and contingencies, is able to bear the economic risk for an indefinite period of time and has no need for liquidity of the investment in the Securities and could afford complete loss of such investment.

(j) The Purchaser is not subscribing for Securities as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication, published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television, radio, or the internet, or presented at any seminar or meeting, or any solicitation of a subscription by a person not previously known to the Purchaser in connection with investments in securities generally.

(k) The Purchaser acknowledges that no U.S. federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon the Securities or made any finding or determination as to the fairness, suitability or wisdom of any investments therein.

(l) Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, the Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any individual or entity acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales (as defined below), of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other individual or entity representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other individuals or entities party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future. For purposes of this Agreement, “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).

(m) The Purchaser is aware that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of the Securities and other activities with respect to the Securities by the Purchaser.

(n) All of the information concerning the Purchaser set forth herein, and any other information furnished by the Purchaser in writing to the Company or a Advisor for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, is true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement, and, if there should be any material change in such information prior to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities, the Purchaser will promptly furnish revised or corrected information to the Company.

(o) The Purchaser has reviewed with its own tax advisors the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. With respect to such matters, such Purchaser relies solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. The Purchaser understands that it (and not the Company) shall be responsible for its own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(p) If the Purchaser is not a United States person (as defined by Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), the Purchaser hereby represents that it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Securities or any use of this Agreement, including (a) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Securities;

 

(dd) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase; (c) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained; and (d) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale or transfer of the Securities. The Purchaser’s subscription and payment for and continued beneficial ownership of the Securities will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of the Purchaser’s jurisdiction.

(q) (For ERISA plans only) If the Purchaser is a fiduciary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) plan (the “Plan”), the Purchaser represents that (i) such fiduciary has been informed of and understands the Company’s investment objectives, policies and strategies, and that the decision to invest “plan assets” (as such term is defined in ERISA) in the Company is consistent with the provisions of ERISA that require diversification of plan assets and impose other fiduciary responsibilities; and (ii) the Purchaser fiduciary or Plan (a) is responsible for the decision to invest in the Company; (b) is independent of the Company or any of its Affiliates; (c) is qualified to make such investment decision; and (d) in making such decision, the Purchaser fiduciary or Plan has not relied primarily on any advice or recommendation of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

(r) Neither the Purchaser nor, to the Purchaser’s knowledge, any of its directors, executive officers, other officers that may serve as a director or officer of any company in which it invests, general partners or managing members is subject to any Disqualification Events, except for Disqualification Events covered by Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) under the Securities Act, and disclosed in writing in reasonable detail to the Company.

 

(s) If the Purchaser is an individual, then the Purchaser resides in the state or province identified in the address of the Purchaser set forth on such Purchaser’s Omnibus Signature Page to this Agreement; if the Purchaser is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity, then the office or offices of the Purchaser in which its principal place of business is identified in the address or addresses of the Purchaser set forth on such Purchaser’s Omnibus Signature Page to this Agreement.

5. Conditions to Company’s Obligations. The Company’s obligation to complete the sale and issuance of the Units and deliver the Shares and Warrants to the Purchaser, individually, at the Closing shall be subject to the following conditions to the extent not waived by the Company:

(a) Receipt of Payment. The Company shall have received payment, by certified or other bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the full amount of the Purchase Price for the number of Units being purchased by such Purchaser at the Closing.

(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Purchaser in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) when made, and shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) on the Closing date, with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date.

 

(c) Performance. The Purchaser shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing.

(d) Receipt of Executed Documents. Each Purchaser participating in the Closing shall have executed and delivered to the Company the Omnibus Signature Page.

 

(e) Supplement. The Supplement to the Registration Statement shall be on file with the SEC.

6. Conditions to Purchasers’ Obligations. The Purchaser’s obligation to accept delivery of the Shares and Warrants and to pay for the Units at the Closing shall be subject to the following conditions to the extent not waived by the holders of at least a majority of the Units issued to the Purchaser and the other purchasers pursuant to the other Subscription Agreements of like tenor used in the Offering (the “Held Shares”) to be purchased at the Closing:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 3 hereof (as modified by the disclosures in the SEC Reports) shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) as of, and as if made on, the date of the Closing, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and in all material respects correct as of such earlier date (except in each case to the extent any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified).

  

(b) Performance. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein which are required to be performed by it on or prior to the date of the Closing.

 

(c) Receipt of Executed Transaction Documents. The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Purchaser the executed Subscription Agreement.

 

 (d) Certificate. In connection with the Closing only, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser a certificate addressed to the purchasers under the Subscription Agreements participating in the Closing to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 1.1(d) hereof (as modified by the disclosures in the SEC Reports) shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) as of, and as if made on, the date of the Closing.

 

(e) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall be effective on the Closing Date as to all Securities, not subject to any threatened or actual stop order and will not on the Closing Date contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

(f) Good Standing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation or other business entity duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation.

(g) Judgments. 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.

 

  

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, and its directors, officers, stockholders, 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 Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, stockholders, 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 person (collectively, the “Purchaser Indemnitees”), from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs, fees and expenses whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened) based upon or arising out of the Company’s breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent and only to the extent that any such loss, liability, claim, damage, cost, fee or expense arises out of or is based upon the inaccuracy of any representations made by such indemnified party in this Agreement, or the failure of such indemnified party to comply with the covenants and agreements contained herein. The liability of the Company under this paragraph shall not exceed the total Purchase Price paid by the Purchaser hereunder, except in the case of fraud.

 

 

(b) Purchaser acknowledges on behalf of itself and each Purchaser Indemnitee that, other than for actions seeking specific performance of the obligations under this Agreement or in the case of fraud, the sole and exclusive remedy of the Purchaser and the Purchaser Indemnitee with respect to any and all claims relating to this Agreement shall be pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in this Section 7.

 

8. Revocability; Binding Effect. The subscription hereunder may be revoked prior to the Closing thereon, provided that written notice of revocation is sent and is received by the Company or the Advisor at least one Business Day prior to the Closing on such subscription. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement shall survive the death or disability of the Purchaser and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. If the Purchaser is more than one person, the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and such person’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. For the purposes of this Agreement, “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. Notwithstanding the foregoing revocation provisions, in no case may a Purchaser revoke its purchase of Securities after the Purchaser’s funds have been closed upon.

  

(a) Modification. This Agreement shall not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the then Held Shares (as defined above). Any amendment, modification or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9(a) shall be binding upon the Purchaser and each transferee of the Securities, each future holder of all such Securities, and the Company.

(b) Third-Party Beneficiary. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 7(a) and this Section 9(c).

(c) Notices. Any notice, consents, waivers or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when personally delivered; (ii) upon receipt when sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (iii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); (iv) when sent, if by e-mail, (provided that such sent e-mail is kept on file (whether electronically or otherwise) by the sending party and the sending party does not receive an automatically generated message from the recipient’s e-mail server that such e- mail could not be delivered to such recipient); or (v) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses, facsimile numbers and email addresses for such communications shall be:

(i) if to the Company, at

 

 

 

(ii) if to the Purchaser, at the address set forth on the Omnibus Signature Page hereof (or, in either case, to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section). Any notice or other communication given by certified mail shall be deemed given at the time of certification thereof, except for a notice changing a party’s address which shall be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof.

(d) Assignability. This Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations hereunder are not transferable or assignable by the Purchaser, and the transfer or assignment of the Securities shall be made only in accordance with all applicable laws.

(e) Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles thereof relating to the conflict of laws.

 

(f) Arbitration. All disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be submitted to the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce and shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules. The place of arbitration shall be New York, New York.

(g) Use of Pronouns. All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the person or persons referred to may require.

 

(h) Securities Law Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall on the date this Agreement is executed (but in no event later than 8:30am EST on the one (1) Trading Day following the execution date hereof issue a press release reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers disclosing definitive agreements have been executed and all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall file a press release within one (1) Trading Day of the Closing and file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission (the “8-K Filing”) describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and including as exhibits to such 8-K Filing this Agreement, in the form required by the Exchange Act. The Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser or an Affiliate of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser or an Affiliate of any Purchaser in any press release or filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or principal trading market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with (A) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (B) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the SEC or (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, request of the staff of the SEC or of any regulatory agency or principal trading market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this sub-clause (ii). From and after the issuance by the Company of a press release and/Current Report on Form 8-K describing the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements (the “Public Disclosure”), no Purchaser shall be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Company or any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents that is not disclosed in the Public Disclosure unless a Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company as described in this Section 9, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with such transactions (including the existence and terms of such transactions).

 

(i) Non-Public Information. Except for information (including the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) disclosed and that will be disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company shall not and shall cause each of its officers, directors, employees and agents, not to, provide any Purchaser with any material, non-public information regarding the Company without the express written consent of such Purchaser.

(j) This Agreement, together with all exhibits, schedules and attachments hereto and thereto and any confidentiality agreement between the Purchaser and the Company, constitute the entire agreement between the Purchaser and the Company with respect to the Offering and supersede all prior oral or written agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by a written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions.

(k) If the Securities are certificated and any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Company’s transfer agent of such loss, theft or destruction and the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit of that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Company’s transfer agent for any losses in connection therewith, or, if required by the transfer agent in connection with Shares, a bond in such form and amount as is required by the transfer agent. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.

(l) Each of the parties hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraisers or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, except that the Company shall up to $25,000 for the Advisor’s legal expenses, as set forth in Section 2(c).

(m) This Agreement may be executed in one or more original or facsimile or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page counterpart, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument and which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile transmission or in .pdf format shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile or by e- mail of a document in pdf format shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

(n) Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered separable and, if for any reason any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid or contrary to applicable law, such invalidity or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect the remaining portions of this Agreement.

 

(o) Paragraph titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Agreement as set forth in the text.

(p) The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that there may be multiple Subsequent Closings for the Offering.

 

(q) The Purchaser hereby agrees to furnish the Company such other information as the Company may request prior to the Closing with respect to its subscription hereunder.

(r) The representations and warranties of the Company and each Purchaser contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement for a period of one (1) year from the date of the Closing and shall in no way be affected by any investigation or knowledge of the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of the Purchasers or the Company.

(s) Omnibus Signature Page. This Agreement is intended to be read and construed in conjunction with the Registration Rights Agreement. Accordingly, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, it is hereby agreed that the execution by the Purchaser of this Agreement, in the place set forth on the Omnibus Signature Page below, shall constitute agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof and the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement, with the same effect as if each of such separate but related agreements were separately signed.

(t) Public Disclosure. Neither the Purchaser nor any officer, manager, director, member, partner, stockholder, employee, Affiliate, Affiliated person or entity of the Purchaser shall make or issue any press releases or otherwise make any public statements or make any disclosures to any third person or entity with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and will not make or issue any press releases or otherwise make any public statements of any nature whatsoever with respect to the Company without the Company’s express prior approval (which may be withheld in the Company’s sole discretion), except to the extent such disclosure is required by law, request of the staff of the SEC or of any regulatory agency or principal trading market regulations.

(u) Potential Conflicts. The Advisors, their sub-agents, legal counsel to the Company, or the Advisor and/or their respective Affiliates, principals, representatives or employees may now or hereafter own shares of the Company.

(v) Independent Nature of Each Purchaser’s Obligations and Rights. For avoidance of doubt, the obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other purchaser under any other Subscription Agreement, and the Purchaser shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other purchaser under any other Subscription Agreement. Nothing contained herein and no action taken by the Purchaser shall be deemed to constitute the Purchaser as a partnership, an association, a joint venture, or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the purchasers Subscription Agreements are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Subscription Agreements. The Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other purchaser under any other Subscription Agreement to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.