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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2025

 

 

Tivic Health Systems, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-41052

81-4016391

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

47685 Lakeview Blvd.

 

Fremont, California

 

94538

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 888 276-6888

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

TIVC

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 29, 2025 (the “Execution Date”), Tivic Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an investor (the “Investor”), pursuant to which, subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company shall sell to the Investor, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company, up to 8,400 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred”) and warrants (“Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock for a total purchase price of up to $8,400,000 (the “Offering”) in several tranche closings (each, a “Tranche Closing”). A summary of the material terms of the Series B Preferred is set forth in Item 5.03, below.

The Purchase Agreement provides that the Offering shall be conducted through six separate Tranche Closings pursuant to which, subject to satisfaction of the applicable closing conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall sell and issue the Investor up to an aggregate of 8,400 shares of Series B Preferred as follows: (i) 700 shares of Series B Preferred, for $700,000, in the initial Tranche Closing, which shall be consummated upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement (defined below); (ii) 700 shares of Series B Preferred, for $700,000, in the second Tranche Closing, which shall be consummated 10 trading days after the initial Tranche Closing; (iii) 1,750 shares of Series B Preferred, for $1,750,000, in the third Tranche Closing, which shall be consummated 20 trading days after the second Tranche Closing; (iv) 1,750 shares of Series B Preferred, for $1,750,000, in the fourth Tranche Closing, which shall be consummated 20 trading days after the third Tranche Closing; (v) 1,750 shares of Series B Preferred, for $1,750,000, in the fifth Tranche Closing, which shall be consummated 20 trading days after the fourth Tranche Closing; and (vi) 1,750 shares of Series B Preferred, for $1,750,000, in the final Tranche Closing, which shall be consummated 20 trading days after the fifth Tranche Closing.

In addition to the shares of Series B Preferred to be sold and issued to the Investor in the Offering, at each Tranche Closing the Company shall also issue the Investor a Warrant to purchase that number of shares of Company common stock equal to 30% of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion in full of the shares of Series B Preferred issued at the same Tranche Closing. Each Warrant shall be immediately exercisable (subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations and Stockholder Approval), expire five years from the date of issuance, and have an initial exercise price equal to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the prior five trading days preceding each Tranche Closing (as may be adjusted for stock dividends, subdivisions, or combinations in the manner described in the Warrant). In the event that Warrants issued to the Investor in a subsequent Tranche Closing have a lower exercise price than the Investor’s Warrants outstanding as of such later Tranche Closing, immediately after the Tranche Closing the exercise price of all outstanding Warrants held by the Investor shall automatically be reduced to equal such lower exercise price of the Warrants issued in such Tranche Closing.

In the event that the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the prior three trading days preceding a Tranche Closing date shall not be equal to or greater than the Floor Price (as defined below), then the applicable Tranche Closing shall be delayed until such time as the price meets the required threshold for a period of five consecutive trading days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor has the ability, subject to prior written consent of the Company, to purchase any number of shares of Series B Preferred prior to the dates of the Tranche Closings provided for in the Purchase Agreement.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, for so long as any shares of Series B Preferred remain outstanding (the “ROFR Period”), the Investor will have a right of first refusal to with respect to any investment proposed to be made by any other person for each and every future variable rate transaction during the ROFR Period. Additionally, subject to certain exceptions, for so long as any the Investor holds any shares of Series B Preferred, Warrants, shares of common stock issued upon conversion of shares of Series B Preferred (“Conversion Shares”) or shares of common stock issued upon exercise of the Warrants (“Warrant Shares,” and collectively with the Series B Preferred, Warrants and Conversion Shares, the “Securities”), the Investor shall have the right to participate in any subsequent financing for up to 20% of such financing. Moreover, for so long as any shares of Series B Preferred remain outstanding, subject to certain exceptions, the Investor shall have the right to require the Company to use 25% of the proceeds received by the Company from any future financing to redeem any shares of Series B Preferred held by the Investor in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation (as defined below).

The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is subject to various customary closing conditions. In addition, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, unless and until the Company obtains stockholder approval to issue additional shares in accordance with applicable Nasdaq Rules (“Stockholder Approval”), the Investor is prohibited from converting its shares of Series B Preferred and exercising its Warrants to the extent that such conversions and exercises would, in the aggregate, result in the issuance of shares of common stock exceeding 19.99% of the number of shares of Company common stock issued and outstanding on the Execution Date (the “Exchange Cap”). The Investor shall have no obligation to fund the second or subsequent Tranche Closings unless and until Stockholder Approval has been obtained, and the Company has agreed to file a proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to obtain Stockholder Approval no later than twenty (20) days from the Execution Date.

The Purchase Agreement contains customary termination provisions for the Investor under certain limited circumstances and the Purchase Agreement will automatically terminate if any Tranche Closing has not occurred prior to December 31, 2025.

In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Investor also entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to file with the Commission, no later than fifteen (15) days from the Execution Date, a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) covering the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”) so as to permit the resale of such securities by the Investor.


The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the registration statement effective, including but not limited to pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and available for the resale by the Investor of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby at all times until the date on which the Investor shall have sold all the Registrable Securities or they cease to require registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. The Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement contain customary representations, warranties and agreements, as well as customary indemnification obligations of the Company. Craft Capital Management LLC (“Craft”) acted as placement agent to the Company in connection with the Offering. As consideration for services rendered by Craft, the Company shall pay Craft a cash fee equal to eight percent (8%) of any such funds received by the Company from the Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The foregoing summary of the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrant does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement and form of Warrant, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and Exhibit 4.1, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. The information contained above in Item 1.01 with respect to the sale and issuance of the Securities in connection with the Offering is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. As described in Item 1.01, the Company committed to sell and issue to the Investor the shares of Series B Preferred and the Warrants, including the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon conversion and exercise thereof, respectively, all of which issuances are intended to be exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) and/or Regulation S promulgated thereunder. Accordingly, when issued pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the shares of Series B Preferred and Warrants will constitute, and the shares of Company common stock underlying the shares of Series B Preferred and Warrants when issued will constitute, “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained above in Item 1.01 regarding the Company’s sale of shares of Series B Preferred and below in Item 5.03 regarding the designation of the Series B Preferred and the preferences, rights and limitations applicable thereto, as set forth in the Certificate of Designation, is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03. Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. On April 29, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in connection with the Offering discussed above in Item 1.01. The Certificate of Designation became effective upon filing and designates 8,400 shares of the Company’s preferred stock as Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. Ranking. The Series B Preferred ranks senior to the Company’s common stock and Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred stock with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company. Dividends. The holders of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred shall be entitled to cumulative dividends at an annual rate of 10% of the Stated Value (as defined below) per share. Dividends shall accrue from the date of each such Tranche Closing, and for as long as any shares of Series B Preferred remain issued and outstanding and are payable quarterly in arrears. At the Company’s option, dividends on the Series B Preferred may be paid in (i) cash, (ii) by adding the amount of dividends payable on such date to the aggregate Stated Value of such Holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock (“PIK Dividends”), or (iii) any combination of cash and PIK Dividends. The “Stated Value” shall mean $1,000 per share, subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividend (including PIK Dividends), stock split, combination, recapitalization, or other similar event affecting such shares. Voting. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Designation or required by law, the Series B Preferred does not have voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series B Preferred are outstanding, the Company will not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred, (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series B Preferred or alter or amend the Certificate of Designation, amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), or bylaws of the Company, or file any articles of amendment, certificate of designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, in each case if any such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided

for the benefit of the Series B Preferred, (ii) issue further shares of Series B Preferred, or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

Conversion. Subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations and, until such date that Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Exchange Cap, at any time after the issuance date, each holder of Series B Preferred shall have the right, at such holder’s option, to convert any or all of the shares of Series B Preferred held by such holder into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Company common stock. The number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of each share of Series B Preferred shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Stated Value of such share of Series B Preferred plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon by (ii) the Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect on the date of conversion. The conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) in effect on any conversion date shall be equal to 90% of the lowest closing volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market for the five trading days immediately preceding the date of the conversion notice delivered by the holder, subject to adjustment, provide, however, that in no event shall the Conversion Price be lower than $1.294 per share (the “Floor Price”), subject to adjustment.

Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Series B Preferred shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets, funds, or proceeds available for distribution of the Company to the holders of Common Stock or any other class or series of capital stock ranking junior to the Series B Preferred upon liquidation, by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Value plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon or (ii) the amount that such Holder would receive if such Holder converted all of its shares of Series B Preferred into common stock immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Redemption. The Company may, at any time and in its sole discretion, request to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred at a price equal to 115% of the Stated Value plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon by providing the holder at least 10 days prior written notice, during which 10 day period the holder thereof shall have the right to convert such holder’s shares of Series B Preferred into shares of Company common stock. Upon the closing of any equity or equity-linked financing by the Company after the issuance date, the holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Company to redeem, out of the proceeds of such financing, up to 25% of the aggregate amount of net proceeds raised in the financing, outstanding shares of Series B Preferred at a per share price equal to the Stated Value plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, provided that such right shall expire 5 days after the holder receives notice from the Company of the consumption of a financing.

The foregoing description of the Series B Preferred does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Designation, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report contains certain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used herein, the terms “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “believes,” “will” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements in this Current Report or hereafter, including in other publicly available documents filed with the Commission, reports to the stockholders of the Company and other publicly available statements issued or released by us involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause our actual results, performance (financial or operating) or achievements to differ from the future results, performance (financial or operating) or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such future results are based upon management’s best estimates based upon current conditions and the most recent results of operations. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risks set forth herein and in such other documents filed with the Commission, each of which could adversely affect the Company’s business and the accuracy of the forward-looking statements contained herein. The Company’s actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit
No.

Description

3.1

Certificate of Designation of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock of Tivic Health Systems, Inc., dated April 29, 2025.

4.1

Form of Warrant

10.1

Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between Tivic Health Systems, Inc. and Helena Global Investment Opportunities 1 Ltd., dated April 29, 2025.

10.2

Registration Rights Agreement, by and between Tivic Health Systems, Inc. and Helena Global Investment Opportunities 1 Ltd., dated April 29, 2025.


104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

TIVIC HEALT SYSTEMS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 2, 2025

By:

/s/ Jennifer Ernst

 

 

 

Name: Jennifer Ernst
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 


EX-3.1 2 tivc-ex3_1.htm EX-3.1 EX-3.1

Exhibit3.1

 

TIVIC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS OF SERIES B NON-VOTING CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

Pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

 

THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY CERTIFY, on behalf of Tivic Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), that the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), via unanimous written consent on April 27, 2025, which resolution provides for the creation of a series of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which is designated as “Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock,” with the preferences, rights and limitations set forth therein relating to dividends, conversion, redemption, dissolution and distribution of assets of the Corporation.

WHEREAS: the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), provides for a class of its authorized stock known as Preferred Stock, consisting of 10,000,000 shares, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”), issuable from time to time in one or more series.

RESOLVED: that, pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation, (i) a series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation be, and hereby is authorized by the Board of Directors, (ii) the Board of Directors hereby authorizes the issuance of 8,400 shares of “Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock” pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Corporation and the initial Holders (as defined below) (the “Purchase Agreement”) and (iii) the Board of Directors hereby fixes the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of such shares of Preferred Stock, in addition to any provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation that are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series, as follows:

TERMS OF SERIES B NON-VOTING CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

1.            Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New York, NY, are authorized or obligated by Law to be closed.

“Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security immediately prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the principal Trading Market where such security is listed or traded, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. (or an equivalent, reliable reporting service), or if the foregoing do not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, L.P., the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported on the OTC Pink Market by OTC Markets Group, Inc. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

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

“Common Stock” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants 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.


 

“Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

“Conversion Shares Registration Statement” means a registration statement that registers the resale of all Conversion Shares of the Holders, who shall be named as “selling stockholders” therein and meets the requirements of the Purchase Agreement.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Holder” means a holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

“Principal Market” means the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

“Stated Value” shall mean $1,000 per share, subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations, reclassifications, combinations, subdivisions or other similar events occurring after the Original Issue Date with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock.

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.

“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, OTC Markets or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

2.            Designation, Amount and Par Value. The series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as the Corporation’s Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares so designated shall be 8,400. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share.

 

3. Dividends. From and after the first date of issuance of any Tranche (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Original Issue Date”), each Holder shall be entitled to receive dividends (“Dividends”), which Dividends shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in each month and shall be payable in arrears on the first Trading Day of each Fiscal Quarter (each, an “Dividend Date”) with the first Dividend Date being the first Trading Day of the initial Fiscal Quarter commencing after the Original Issue Date.

 

(a) Out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends or as otherwise legally permitted, at all times in accordance with restrictions set forth under California and Delaware law, dividends shall be payable on each Dividend Date, to each record holder of Series B Preferred Stock on the applicable Dividend Date, by adding the amount of Dividends payable on such Dividend Date to the aggregate Stated Value of such Holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock (“PIK Dividends”) on the applicable Dividend Date or elect a combination of Cash Dividends and PIK Dividends. The Corporation shall deliver a written notice (each, an “Dividend Election Notice”) to each Holder of the Series B Preferred Stock on or prior to the fifth (5th) Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable Dividend Date (each, an “Dividend Notice Due Date”) (the date such notice is delivered to all of the Holders, the “Dividend Notice Date”) which notice either (A) confirms that Dividend to be paid on such Dividend Date shall be paid entirely in Cash Dividends or (B) elects to effect a PIK Dividend or a combination of Cash Dividends and PIK Dividends and specifies the amount of Dividend that shall be a Cash Dividend and the amount of Dividend, if any, that shall be a PIK Dividend. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until such time as the Corporation notifies each Holder of a change in such election, the Dividend payments hereunder shall be paid as PIK Dividends. In the event the Corporation elects to change such election to a Cash Dividend or combination of Cash Dividends and PIK Dividends, in accordance with the provisions above, the Corporation shall notify the Holder prior to the fifth (5th) Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable Dividend Date on which the Corporation elects to make a Dividend payment hereunder as a Cash Dividend or a combination of Cash Dividends and PIK Dividends.


 

(b) Prior to the payment of Dividends on a Dividend Date, Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock shall accrue at the at the rate of ten (10)% per annum on the Stated Value of each share of Preferred Stock and be payable, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation in accordance with Section 5, by way of inclusion of the Dividends in the Conversion Amount on each Conversion Date in accordance with Section 6 or upon any redemption in accordance with Section 7, subject at all times to and except as may be restricted by California or Delaware law.

 

 

4. Voting Rights.

 

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by the DGCL, the Series B Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock: (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series B Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, or file any articles of amendment, certificate of designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of Preferred Stock, if such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Series B Preferred Stock, regardless of whether any of the foregoing actions shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, conversion or otherwise, (ii) issue further shares of Series B Preferred Stock or increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the number of authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing. Holders of shares of Common Stock acquired upon the conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the same voting rights as each other Holder of Common Stock, except that such Holders may not vote such shares upon the proposal for Stockholder Approval (as defined below) in accordance with Rule 5635 of the listing rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

 

(b) Any vote required or permitted under Section 4(a) may be taken at a meeting of the Holders or through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of such meeting, provided that the consent is executed by Holders representing a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

 

5. Liquidation Preference. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the Holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the Holders of Common Stock and any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation (collectively, the “Junior Stock”), an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Value plus all accrued and unpaid Dividends thereon or (ii) the amount that such Holder would receive if such Holder converted all of its shares of Series B Preferred Stock into Common Stock immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. If, upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the assets and funds available for distribution among the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such Holders of the full preferential amount aforesaid, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution shall be distributed ratably among the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock in proportion to the amount that each such Holder is entitled to receive. After the payment of the full amount of the liquidation preference to which they are entitled, the Holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation. The consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or entity, or the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section 5.

 

6. Conversion. The Holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall have the following conversion rights:

 

(a) Optional Conversion. At any time after the Original Issue Date, each Holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right, at such Holder's option, to convert any or all of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such Holder into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Stated Value of such share of Series B Preferred Stock plus all accrued and unpaid Dividends thereon (the “Conversion Amount”) by (ii) the Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect on the date of conversion. Such conversion shall be effected by the surrender of the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted, duly endorsed or assigned in blank to the Corporation or in such other form as the Corporation may reasonably require, at the principal office of the Corporation or the office of the transfer agent for the Series B Preferred Stock, accompanied by written notice of conversion in the form attached as Annex A hereto (the “Notice of Conversion”) specifying the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted and the name or names in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for Common Stock to be issued.


 

(b) Conversion Price. Subject to adjustment as provided herein, the conversion price (the "Conversion Price") in effect on any conversion date shall be equal to 90% of the lowest closing volume-weighted average price (the "VWAP") of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market (or such other national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed) for the five Trading Days immediately preceding the date of the conversion notice delivered by the Holder of Series B Preferred Stock (the "Conversion Notice Date"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion price shall not be lower than $1.294 per share (the "Floor Price"), subject to adjustment as provided herein. If the Corporation issues any shares of the same class of Series B Preferred Stock at any time while any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the conversion price of all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be adjusted to the lowest conversion price of any such newly issued shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

 

(c) Mechanics of Conversion.

 

(i)
Delivery of Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. Not later than one (1) Trading Day after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, which Conversion Shares shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions. The Corporation shall deliver the Conversion Shares electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.

 

(ii)
Failure to Deliver Conversion Shares. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such Conversion Shares are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such Conversion Shares, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to the Holder any original Series B Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and the Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation the Conversion Shares issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Notice of Conversion.

 

(iii)
Obligation Absolute. The Corporation's obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Corporation of any such action that the Corporation may have against such Holder. In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of the Stated Value of its Series B Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Series B Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 100% of the Stated Value of Series B Preferred Stock which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall issue Conversion Shares and, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder such Conversion Shares pursuant to Section 6(c)(i) on the Share Delivery Date applicable to such conversion, the Corporation shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Stated Value of Series B Preferred Stock being converted, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after the first Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date until such Conversion Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue actual damages for the Corporation's failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

 

(iv)
Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Corporation fails for any reason to deliver to a Holder the applicable Conversion Shares by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(c)(i) and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder's brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) such Holder's total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock submitted for conversion (in which case, such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(c)(i). For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation's failure to timely deliver Conversion Shares upon conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(d) Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a), to the extent that, after giving effect to such attempted conversion set forth on an applicable Notice of Conversion (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock, such Holder (or any of such Holder’s affiliates or any other Person who would be a beneficial owner of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member (the foregoing, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock subject to the Notice of Conversion with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series B Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including any warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties that are subject to and would exceed a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 6(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and the terms “beneficial ownership” and “beneficially own” have the meanings ascribed to such terms therein. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 6(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (A) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation that is filed with the Commission, or (C) a more recent notice by the Corporation or the Corporation’s transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Upon the written request of a Holder (which may be by email), the Corporation shall, within two (2) Trading Days thereof, confirm in writing to such Holder (which may be via email) the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including shares of Series B Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Holder. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall initially be set at 4.9% for each Holder and its Attribution Parties and may be adjusted at the discretion of the Holder to a percentage between 4.9% and 19.9% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Notice of Conversion, to the extent permitted by this Section 6(d). The Corporation shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by the Holder in any Notice of Conversion regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by written notice to the Corporation, (i) which will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such written notice is delivered to the Corporation, the Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a higher percentage, not to exceed 19.9%, to the extent then applicable and (ii) which will be effective immediately after such notice is delivered to the Corporation, the Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a lower percentage (but in no event less than 4.9%) provided that such decrease shall not become effective until the later of (x) 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the third Business Day after the date of the Stockholder Approval and (y) if Stockholder Approval is not obtained within six months after the initial issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, the date that is three Business Days after the date that is six months after the initial issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock. Upon such a change by a Holder of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, not to exceed 19.9%, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further amended by such Holder without first providing the minimum notice required by this Section 6(d). Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time following notice of a Fundamental Transaction, the Holder may waive and/or change the Beneficial Ownership Limitation effective immediately upon written notice to the Corporation and may reinstitute a Beneficial Ownership Limitation at any time thereafter effective immediately upon written notice to the Corporation. The provisions of this Section 6(d) shall be construed, corrected and implemented in a manner so as to effectuate the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained and the shares of Common Stock underlying the securities in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the Exchange Act.


 

(e) Principal Market Regulation. The Corporation shall not issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Corporation may issue upon conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock without breaching the Corporation’s obligations under the rules and regulations the listing rules of the Principal Market (the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Corporation obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount. Until such approval is obtained, no Holder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of (i) the Exchange Cap as of the Original Issue Date multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued to such Holder on the Original Issue Date, divided by (2) the aggregate number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding as of the Original Issue Date (with respect to each Holder, the “Exchange Cap Allocation”). In the event that any Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation with respect to such portion of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock so transferred, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange Cap Allocation so allocated to such transferee.

 

(f) Conversion Adjustments. The Conversion Price and the Floor Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

(i) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding, (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of or payment of Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock), (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then in each case the Floor Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause (i) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.


 

 

(ii) Subsequent Rights Offerings. If at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder of will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of such Holder's Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or Exchange Cap) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or Exchange Cap, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or Exchange Cap).

 

(iii) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding, distributes to all holders of Common Stock (A) evidences of its indebtedness, (B) any security (other than a distribution of Common Stock covered by the preceding clause (i)) or (C) rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security, or (D) any other asset (in each case, "Distributed Property"), then in each case the Floor Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Floor Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately following the date of such distribution and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such Trading Day less the then fair market value at such record date of the portion of the Distributed Property so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock of the portion of the Distributed Property so distributed and the calculation of such adjustments. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

(iv) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while the Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding, (A) the Corporation effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another entity, (B) the Corporation effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another entity) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Corporation effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a "Fundamental Transaction"), then, upon any subsequent conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, the holders thereof shall have the right to receive, for each share of Common Stock that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of one share of Common Stock (the "Alternate Consideration"). The Corporation shall not effect any such Fundamental Transaction unless prior to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof, any successor to the Corporation, surviving entity or other person (including any purchaser of assets of the Corporation) shall assume in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation, in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designation, and shall deliver to each Holder of Series B Preferred Stock a written notice briefly describing the Fundamental Transaction and stating that such successor, surviving entity or other person has assumed such obligations.

 

(v) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 6(f) shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 6(f), the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.


 

(vi) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 6(f), the Corporation at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designation and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Floor Price and the number of shares of Common Stock and other securities or property issuable upon conversion of each share of Series B Preferred Stock, at least ten (10) days prior to the record date or effective date, as the case may be, of the transaction or event giving rise to such adjustment and following the record date or effective date of such transaction or event. Upon the occurrence of any such record date or effective date, the Corporation shall deliver a copy of such certificate to each Holder of Series B Preferred Stock at such Holder's last address as shown on the books of the Corporation.

 

(g) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock. In lieu of any fractional shares to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, the Corporation shall pay cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price on the Conversion Notice Date.

 

(h) Reservation of Common Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purpose.

 

(i) Issuance of Certificates. As soon as practicable after the surrender of the certificate or certificates for Series B Preferred Stock and the delivery of the written notice of conversion as aforesaid, the Corporation shall issue and deliver, or cause to be issued and delivered, to the Holder or Holders thereof a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof and a check or wire transfer in payment of any fractional shares as provided in Section 6(g) hereof.

 

(j) No Reissuance of Series B Preferred Stock. In the event any shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be converted pursuant to this Section 6 or redeemed pursuant to Section 7 hereof, the shares so converted or redeemed shall be canceled and shall not be issuable by the Corporation.

 

(k) Transfer taxes. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the registered Holder(s) of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.

 

7. Redemption.

 

(a) Optional Redemption by the Corporation. The Corporation may, at any time and at its sole option, request to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to 115% of the Stated Value plus all accrued and unpaid Dividends thereon (the "Redemption Price"), by delivering a written notice (the "Redemption Notice") to each Holder of Series B Preferred Stock at least 10 Trading Days prior to the date fixed for redemption (the "Redemption Date"). The Redemption Notice shall state (i) the Redemption Date, (ii) the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed, (iii) the Redemption Price, and (iv) the place where the certificate or certificates for Series B Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price. During the period from the date of delivery of the Redemption Notice until the Redemption Date, each Holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right to convert such Holder's shares of Series B Preferred Stock into Common Stock in accordance with Section 6 hereof.

 


(b) Optional Redemption upon Future Financing. Upon the closing of any equity or equity-linked financing by the Corporation after the Original Issuance Date (a "Subsequent Financing"), the Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Corporation to redeem, out of the proceeds of such Subsequent Financing, up to twenty-five (25%) of the aggregate amount of net proceeds raised by the Corporation in the Subsequent Financing, outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the Stated Value plus all accrued and unpaid Dividends thereon (the “Subsequent Financing Redemption Price”). The Holder shall exercise such right by delivering a written notice to the Corporation within five (5) Trading Days after receiving notice from the Corporation of the terms and conditions of the Subsequent Financing, specifying the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed. The Corporation shall redeem such Series B Preferred Stock within five (5) Trading Days after receiving such notice from the Holder, by paying the Subsequent Financing Redemption Price in cash.

 

(b) Surrender of Certificates; Payment of Redemption Price. On or before the applicable Redemption Date, each Holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such Redemption Date, unless such Holder has exercised his, her or its right to convert such shares as provided in Section 6, shall, if a Holder of shares in certificated form, surrender the certificate or certificates representing such shares (or, if such registered Holder alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate) to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice, and thereupon the Redemption Price for such shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof. In the event less than all of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock represented by a certificate are redeemed, a new certificate, instrument, or book entry representing the unredeemed shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall promptly be issued to such Holder.

 

(c) Status of Redeemed Shares. Any shares of Series B Preferred Stock that are redeemed by the Corporation pursuant to this Section 7 shall be canceled and shall not be reissued by the Corporation.

 

8. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Redemption Notice or notice of adjustment) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email attachment at the facsimile number or email address specified in the books and records of the Corporation as of the date of such transmission prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email attachment at the facsimile number or email address specified in the books and records of the Corporation as of the date of such transmission on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service specifying next Business Day delivery, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given, if by hand delivery. The address for such notices or communications shall be as set forth in the books and records of the Corporation.

 

9. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Lost or Mutilated Certificates. Upon receipt by the Corporation of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificates representing Series B Preferred Stock, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, and upon surrender and cancellation of the certificate(s), if mutilated, the Corporation shall execute and deliver new certificate(s) of like tenor and date.

 

(b) Waiver. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of Series B Preferred Stock of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder of Series B Preferred Stock to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder of Series B Preferred Stock) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of Series B Preferred Stock must be in writing.

 

(c) Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.


 

(d) Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(e) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

(f) Status of Converted or Redeemed Series B Preferred Stock. If any shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be converted, redeemed or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series B Preferred Stock.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Tivic Health Systems, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock to be duly executed by its Chief Executive Officer on April 29, 2025.

TIVIC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

By:

/s/ Jennifer Ernst

Name:

 Jennifer Ernst

Title:

CEO


ANNEX A

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES OF SERIES B NON-VOTING CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK)

 

Reference is made to the Certificate of Designation of the Certificate of Incorporation of Tivic Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”) establishing the terms, preferences and rights of the Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Designation”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, $0.0001 value per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Corporation, as of the date specified below.

Date of Conversion:

____________________________________________________

Aggregate number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted:

_______________________________________

Aggregate Stated Value of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted:

_______________________________________

Aggregate accrued and unpaid Dividends with respect to such shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted:

_______________________________________

AGGREGATE CONVERSION
AMOUNT TO BE CONVERTED:

_______________________________________

Please confirm the following information:

Conversion Price:

____________________________________________________

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:

______________________________________

Please issue the Common Stock into which the applicable shares of Series B Preferred Stock are being converted to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:

☐ Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address:

Issue to:

☐ Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows:

 

 


Broker No.: ________________

Account No.: _______________

[HOLDER]

By:

Name:

Title:

 

 


EX-4.1 3 tivc-ex4_1.htm EX-4.1 EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

TIVIC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

 

Warrant To Purchase Shares of Common Stock

Date of Issuance: ________ __, 2025 (“Issuance Date”)

Tivic Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, __________, the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon exercise of this Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (including any Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “Warrant”), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), _____ shares1 of Common Stock of the Company (as may be adjusted for stock dividends, subdivisions, or combinations in the manner described in this Warrant), subject to adjustment as provided herein, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2025, by and between the Company and Holder (the “Agreement”).

1.EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

(a) Mechanics of Exercise.

Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(e)), this Warrant may, subject to the Company’s receipt of Stockholder Approval, be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Issuance Date in whole or in part, by delivery (whether via facsimile or otherwise) of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. Within one (1) Trading Day following an exercise of this Warrant as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Exercise Price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant was so exercised (in respect of such specific exercise, the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash or via wire transfer of immediately available funds.

In lieu of cash exercising this Warrant, at any time when there is not a currently effective registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act, the Holder of this Warrant may elect to receive shares of Common Stock equal to the value of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being exercised) by surrender of this Warrant together with notice of such election, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder hereof a number of shares of Common Stock computed using the following formula:

X = Y(A-B)/A

Where

X --

The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the holder of this Warrant.

Y --

The number of shares of Common Stock being purchased under this Warrant.

A --

The fair market value of one share of the Company’s Common Stock.

B --

The Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculations).

For purposes of this Paragraph 1(a), the fair market value of the Common Stock shall be the reported closing price on the Principal Market for the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the exercise of this Warrant.


 


1 equal to 30% of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion in full of the Preferred Shares issued at in each Tranche The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original of this Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder unless the Holder exercises this Warrant for the maximum number of Warrant Shares. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant certificate and issuance of a new Warrant certificate evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice for all of the then-remaining Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant certificate after delivery of the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received an Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile or electronic transmission an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Exercise Notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”). On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received such Exercise Notice, the Company shall credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) through its Deposit/ Withdrawal at Custodian system. Upon delivery of an Exercise Notice, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then, at the request of the Holder and upon surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised. No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. The Company shall pay any and all taxes and fees which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.

(b) Exercise Price. For purposes of this Warrant, “Exercise Price” means $____2, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

(c) Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities. To the extent permitted by law, the Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance that might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of the shares of Common Stock. Nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

(d) Disputes. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed, provided that following such issuance to Holder such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with Section 13.

(e) Limitations on Exercises and Exchanges. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant, this Warrant shall not be exercisable or exchangeable by the Holder hereof to the extent (but only to the extent) that the Holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act (the “Maximum Percentage”). The


 


2 equal to the average Closing Price (as defined in the Certificate) of the Common Stock during the prior five (5) Trading Days preceding each Tranche Closing Maximum Percentage limitation may be adjusted at the discretion of the Holder to a percentage between 4.99% and 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants; provided, however, that under no circumstances can the Maximum Percentage be adjusted on fewer than 61 days’ notice to the Company if, as a result of such amendment, the Maximum Percentage is amended to be above 9.99%. To the extent the above limitation applies, the determination of whether this Warrant shall be exercisable or exchangeable (vis-à-vis other convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates) and of which such securities shall be exercisable or exchangeable (as among all such securities owned by the Holder) shall, subject to such Maximum Percentage limitation, be determined on the basis of the first submission to the Company for conversion, exercise or exchange (as the case may be). No prior inability to exercise or exchange this Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability or exchangeability. For the purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership and all determinations and calculations (including, without limitation, with respect to calculations of percentage ownership) shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this paragraph to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Maximum Percentage beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such Maximum Percentage limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor Holder of this Warrant. The holders of shares of Common Stock shall be third party beneficiaries of this paragraph and the Company may not waive this paragraph without the consent of holders of a majority of its shares of Common Stock. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, including by virtue of any prior conversion or exercise or exchange of convertible or exercisable or exchangeable securities into shares of Common Stock.

(f) Reservation of Shares; Insufficient Authorized Shares. The Company shall initially reserve out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable to satisfy the Company’s obligations to issue shares of Common Stock hereunder, and the Company shall at all times keep reserved for issuance under this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable to satisfy the Company’s obligation to issue shares of Common Stock hereunder. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, and not in limitation thereof, at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon exercise or exchange of this Warrant at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise or exchange this Warrant or the portion of this Warrant then outstanding (the “Required Reserve Amount”) (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall as promptly as practicable take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for this Warrant then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its reasonable efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal.

 

(g) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(a) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of USD$11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of USD$10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder USD$1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 


2.ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 2.

(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. Without limiting any provision of Section 4, if the Company, at any time on or after the Issuance Date, (i) pays a stock dividend on one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares or (iii) combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this paragraph occurs during the period that an Exercise Price is calculated hereunder, then the calculation of such Exercise Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.

(b) Subsequent Tranche Closings. If the Company at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall issue any additional Warrants to the Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, at an exercise price per share less than the Exercise Price then in effect (such Exercise Price then in effect, the “Applicable Price”, such lower price, the “Subsequent Warrant Strike Price” and such issuances collectively, “Subsequent Warrant Issuances”), then immediately after such Subsequent Warrant Issuance, the Applicable Price (which for the avoidance of doubt will be the new Exercise Price under this Warrant, until subsequently adjusted) shall be reduced to equal the Subsequent Warrant Strike Price.

 

(c) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made by rounding to the nearest 1/10000th of cent and the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of shares of Common Stock.

3.RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, indebtedness, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction, other than a distribution of shares of Common Stock covered by Section 2(a)) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distributions would result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or the beneficial ownership of any such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and such Distribution to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage).

 


4.PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS.

(a) Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage).

(b) Fundamental Transactions. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents related to this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements confirming the obligations of the Successor Entity as set forth in this paragraph (b) and (c) and elsewhere in this Warrant and an obligation to deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such adjustments to the number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the election of the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant following a Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 3 and 4(a) above, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction, such shares of common stock (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity), or other securities, cash, assets or other property, which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of the applicable Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that such amount of reserved shares of Common Stock shall be limited by the Maximum Percentage of shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 1(e).

(c) Application. The provisions of this Section 4 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied as if this Warrant (and any such subsequent warrants issued hereunder) were fully exercisable and without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant (provided that the Holder shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of the Maximum Percentage, applied however with respect to shares of capital stock registered under the 1934 Act and thereafter receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (or any such other warrant)).

 


5.NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, so long as this Warrant is outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of this Warrant, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of this Warrant; provided, however, that such amount of reserved shares of Common Stock shall be limited by the Maximum Percentage of shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 1(e).

6.WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in its capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which it is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 6, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.

7.REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.

(a) Transfer of Warrant.

If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred securities under the Securities Act.

(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.

 


(c) Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants. This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however, no warrants for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.

(d) Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.

 

8.NOTICES. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Warrant, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice to the Holder (i) as soon as practicable upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment(s) and (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities, indebtedness, or other property pro rata to holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information (to the extent it constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder and (iii) at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder (whether under this Section 8 or otherwise) constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. It is expressly understood and agreed that the time of execution specified by the Holder in each Exercise Notice shall be definitive and may not be disputed or challenged by the Company.

9.AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant (other than Section 1(e)) may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder. The Holder shall be entitled, at its option, to the benefit of any amendment of any other similar warrant issued under the Agreement. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.

10.SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Warrant is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Warrant so long as this Warrant as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

 


11.GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

12.CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.

13.DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares (as the case may be), the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations (as the case may be) via facsimile (i) within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) or (ii) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after the Holder or the Company (as the case may be) learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation (as the case may be) of the Exercise Price or fair market value or the number of Warrant Shares (as the case may be) within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be), then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit via facsimile (a) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the disputed determination of the Exercise Price or fair market value (as the case may be) to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Holder or (b) if acceptable to the Holder, the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant (as the case may be) to perform the determinations or calculations (as the case may be) and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives such disputed determinations or calculations (as the case may be). Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation (as the case may be) shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

14.REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATION, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, exercises and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder may cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to seek to obtain an injunction restraining any breach, without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is reasonably requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant (including, without limitation, compliance with Section 2 hereof). The issuance of shares and certificates for shares as contemplated hereby upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder or such shares for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than the Holder or its agent on its behalf.

 


15.TRANSFER. Subject to compliance with applicable law, this Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned by the Holder without the consent of the Company.

16.CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

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

(b) “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock of the Company shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.

(c) “Eligible Market” means the Principal Market, New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market.

(d) “Expiration Date” means the date that is ___, 20303 or, if such date falls on a day other than a Business Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Market (a “Holiday”), the next date that is not a Holiday.

(e) “Fundamental Transaction” means that (i) the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (1) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving entity) any other Person unless the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation or merger continue to hold more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock after such consolidation or merger, or (2) sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other Person, or (3) allow any other Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Company (not including any shares of Voting Stock of the Company held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (4) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with any other Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Company (not including any shares of Voting Stock of the Company held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination), or (ii) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Voting Stock of the Company.

(f) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

(g) “Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

(h) “Successor Entity” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.


3 5 years from issuance date

 


(i) “Voting Stock” of a Person means capital stock of such Person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power to elect, or the general power to appoint, at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

TIVIC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

 

By:

Name:

Jennifer Ernst

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT A

EXERCISE NOTICE

TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS

WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

TIVIC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Tivic Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock dated ____, 2025 (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

1. Payment of Exercise Price.

Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

Lawful money of the United States; or

If permitted under Section 1(a) of the Warrant the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 1(a) of the Warrant, to exercise this Warrant with respect to the number of Warrant Shares purchasable under this Exercise Notice.

If lawful money of the United States is selected above, the Holder shall pay the applicable Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $_______ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

2. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to Holder, or its designee or agent as specified below, __________ shares of Common Stock in respect of the exercise contemplated hereby. Delivery shall be made to Holder, or for its benefit, to the following address:

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

Date: _______________ __, ______

Name of Registered Holder

By:

 

Name:

Title:

 

Account Number:

 

   (if electronic book entry transfer)

Transaction Code Number:

 

   (if electronic book entry transfer)

 

 


 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT B

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs ______________ to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated _________, 20__, from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by _______________.

TIVIC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

 

By:

Name:

Jennifer Ernst

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 


EX-10.1 4 tivc-ex10_1.htm EX-10.1 EX-10.1

 

Exhibit 10.1

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into and effective as of April 29, 2025 (the “Execution Date”), by and between Tivic Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchaser identified on the signature page hereto (including its designees, successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”).

RECITALS

A. The parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, from time to time as provided herein, up to 8,400 Preferred Shares at a purchase price equal to $1,000 per share of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock ($8,400,000 in the aggregate), with each such Preferred Share having a stated value of $1,000; and

B. The offer and sale of the Preferred Shares provided for herein are being made without registration under the Securities Act, in reliance upon the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and such other exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the purchases of Preferred Shares to be made hereunder.

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the premises, the mutual provisions of this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Company and Purchaser agree as follows:

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Article I:

“Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(t).

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With respect to Purchaser, without limitation, any Person owning, owned by, or under common ownership with Purchaser, and any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate.

“Agreement” means this Securities Purchase Agreement including the exhibits and schedules hereto.

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

“Certificate” means the Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of the Preferred Shares in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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

“Common Stock” means the Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, and any other shares of stock issued or issuable with respect thereto (whether by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in exchange for or upon conversion of such shares or otherwise in connection with a combination of shares, distribution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, other corporate reorganization or other similar event with respect to the Common Stock).


“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants 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.

“Contracts” means any and all contracts, agreements, commitment, franchises, understandings, arrangements, leases, licenses, registrations, authorizations, easements, servitudes, rights of way, mortgages, bonds, notes, guaranties, Encumbrances, evidence of indebtedness, approvals or other instruments or undertakings to which such person is a party or to which or by which such person or the property of such person is subject or bound, whether written or oral and whether or not entered into in the ordinary and usual course of the Person’s business, excluding any Permits, provided that each such Contract shall provide for the payment of no less than $100,000.

“Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares are convertible in accordance with the Certificate.

“Disclosure Schedules” means the disclosure schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith, attached hereto, and incorporated herein by reference. The Disclosure Schedules shall contain no material non-public information.

“Disqualification Event” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(aa).

“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing substantially the same function for Company.

“Encumbrances” means any security or other property interest or right, claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, security interest, contingent or conditional sale, or other title claim or retention agreement, interest or other right or claim of third parties, whether perfected or not perfected, voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law, and including any agreement (other than this Agreement) to grant or submit to any of the foregoing in the future.

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

“Exchange Cap” shall mean that number of shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to the extent that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that would be issued as well as permitted to vote or be converted pursuant to this Agreement and such Transaction Documents would not exceed 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date hereof.

“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) Common Stock or options or other equity awards to employees, officers, consultants, or directors of the Company, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors 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 in full or partial consideration in connection with a bona fide strategic merger, acquisition, consolidation or purchase of all or substantially all of the securities or assets of a corporation or other entity, so long as such issuance is not for the primary purpose of raising capital by the Company; (c) securities in connection with a bona fide strategic license agreement, sponsored research agreement, collaboration agreement, development agreement, marketing or distribution agreement, or other bona fide partnering arrangement, so long as such issuance is not for the primary purpose of raising capital by the Company, (d) securities issued upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued under the Transaction Documents and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into 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 in connection with share splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, and (e) shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issuable as set forth on Schedule I hereto.


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

“Fifth Tranche Purchase Price” means $1,750,000, payable by the Purchaser in cash.

 

“Final Tranche Purchase Price” means $1,750,000, payable by the Purchaser in cash.

“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

“Fourth Tranche Purchase Price” means $1,750,000, payable by the Purchaser in cash.

“Fundamental Transaction” has the meaning set forth in the Warrants.

“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved.

“Governmental Authority” means any nation or country (including but not limited to the United States) and any commonwealth, territory or possession thereof and any government or governmental or regulatory, legislative, executive authority thereof, or commission, department or political subdivision thereof, whether federal, state, regional, municipal, local or foreign, or any department, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or arbitrator (public or private), including, but not limited to, the SEC and FINRA.

“Indebtedness” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(x).

“Initial Tranche Closing” means the Closing with respect to the Initial Tranche.

“Initial Tranche Closing Date” means the date of the Initial Tranche Closing.

“Initial Tranche Purchase Price” means $700,000, payable by the Purchaser in cash.

“Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ff)(i).

“Issuable Shares” means the Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares.

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

“Knowledge” means, with respect to any Person, (x) such Person is actually aware of such fact or matter or (y) such Person should reasonably have been expected to discover or otherwise become aware of such fact or matter after reasonable investigation, and for purposes hereof it shall be assumed that such Person has conducted a reasonable investigation of the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth herein.

“Legal Requirement” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, multi-national or other law, common law, statute, constitutions, ordinances, rules, regulations, codes, Orders, or legally enforceable requirements enacted, issued, adopted, promulgated, enforced, ordered, or applied by any Governmental Authority.

“Legend Removal Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).

“Liability” means any liability, obligation or indebtedness of whatever kind or nature (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due), including any liability for Taxes.


“Liens” means any security or other property interest or right, claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, security interest, contingent or conditional sale, or other title claim or retention agreement, interest or other right or claim of third parties, whether perfected or not perfected, voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law, and including any agreement (other than this Agreement) to grant or submit to any of the foregoing in the future.

“Loss” or “Losses” means any and all Liability, damages, fines, fees, penalties and expenses whether or not arising out of litigation, including without limitation, interest, reasonable expenses of investigation, court costs, reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other experts or other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of litigation or other legal proceedings, incurred in connection with the rightful enforcement of rights under this Agreement against any party hereto, and whether or not arising out of third party claims against an indemnified party.

“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.

“Material Agreement” means any material loan agreement, financing agreement, equity investment agreement or securities instrument to which Company is a party, any agreement or instrument to which Company and Purchaser or any Affiliate of the Purchaser is a party, and any other material agreement listed, or required to be listed, on any of Company’s reports filed or required to be filed with the SEC, including without limitation Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.

“Maximum Investment” means $8,400,000.

“Money Laundering Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ii).

“OFAC” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(hh).

“Order” means any order, writ, assessment, decision, injunction, decree, ruling, or judgment of a Governmental Entity or arbitrator, whether temporary, preliminary, or permanent.

“Officer’s Certificate” has the meaning set forth in the Section 2.3(b)(i) hereof.

“Per Share Purchase Price” shall mean $1,000.

“Permits” means any and all permits, rights, approvals, licenses, authorizations, legal status, orders or Contracts under any Legal Requirement or otherwise granted by any Governmental Authority.

“Permitted Liens” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established in accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien; (c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations; and (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature that are not past due, in each case in the ordinary course of business, but excluding any contract for the payment of money.


“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

“Pharmaceutical Product” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(hh).

 

“Placement Agent” means Craft Capital Management LLC.

 

“Preferred Shares” means the shares of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock being issued and sold to the Purchaser by the Company hereunder.

“Principal Market” means the NASDAQ Capital Market.

“Principal Market Rules” means the rules and regulations of the Principal Market.

“Properties” means any and all properties and assets (real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible) owned or used by the Company.

“Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, between the Company and the Purchaser, dated as of the date hereof, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

“Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

“Required Approvals” means the Stockholder Approval and any other approvals that may be required hereunder.

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same effect.

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

“SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(g).

“Second Tranche Purchase Price” means $700,000, payable by the Purchaser in cash.

“Secretary’s Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b)(ii) hereof.

“Securities” means the Issuable Shares and the Warrants.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Series B Preferred Stock” means shares of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, issuable pursuant to the Certificate.

“Series B Share Price” means $1,000.

“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).

“Stockholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market Rules (or the applicable rules and regulations of any successor entity) from the stockholders of the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the issuance of Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares in excess of the Exchange Cap pursuant to this Agreement and such Transaction Documents.


“Subscription Amount” means, as to the Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Preferred Shares and the Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below the Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds, consisting of the aggregate amount of all six Tranche Purchase Prices.

“Subsequent Tranche Closing” means each Tranche Closing other than the Initial Tranche Closing.

“Subsidiary” means any Person the Company owns or controls, or in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the capital stock or similar interest that would be disclosable pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(21).

“Tax” means any and all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments, including, without limitation, local and/or foreign income, net worth, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental, customs duties, share capital, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, service, service use, transfer, registration, recording, ad-valorem, value-added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other taxes, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.

“Tax Return” means any federal, state, local and foreign tax return, report or similar statement required to be filed with respect to any Tax (including any attached schedules), including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax.

“Taxing Authority” means the Internal Revenue Service and any other Governmental Authority responsible for the administration of any Tax.

“Termination Date” shall mean the date of the Final Tranche Closing Date, which shall be no later than December 31, 2025.

“Third Tranche Purchase Price” means $1,750,000, payable by the Purchaser in cash.

“Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market; provided that it shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is (a) scheduled to trade for less than 5 hours, or (b) suspended from trading.

“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, OTCQB, OTCQX, or the OTC Pink (or any successors to any of the foregoing). Notwithstanding the foregoing, term “Trading Market” shall only include the OTC Pink for any interim period of time required upon the Company’s delisting from any other Trading Market provided that the Company shall be required to use its best efforts to list its Common Stock for trading or quotation on another Trading Market (excluding the OTC Pink) promptly upon such delisting and the failure to do so shall constitute a default under the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

“Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

“Tranche Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

“Tranche Purchase Prices” means, collectively, the Initial Tranche Purchase Price, the Second Tranche Purchase Price, the Third Tranche Purchase Price, the Fourth Tranche Purchase Price, the Fifth Tranche Purchase Price and the Final Tranche Purchase Price.


“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Certificate, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter and the other agreements and documents referenced herein, and the exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto.

“Transfer Agent” means Equiniti Trust Company, with a mailing address of 90 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10016, the current transfer agent of the Company and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

“Transfer Agent Instruction Letter” means the letter from the Company to the Transfer Agent which instructs the Transfer Agent to reserve the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

 

“Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price regardless of whether shares pursuant to such agreement have actually been issued and regardless of whether such agreement is subsequently canceled.

“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the OTC Pink Marketplace maintained by OTC Markets Group Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent closing price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchaser of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

“Warrant” and “Warrants” have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2..

“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock into which the Warrants are exercisable in accordance with the terms of each respective Warrant.


ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

2.1 Agreement to Purchase. Subject to the terms and conditions herein and the satisfaction of the conditions to closing set forth in this Article II, the Company hereby agrees to issue to the Purchaser and the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, an aggregate of up to 8,400 Preferred Shares in six tranches (each, a “Tranche”) in accordance with Section 2.3 below and, in consideration for the Preferred Shares, the Purchaser agrees to furnish to the Company at each Tranche Closing the applicable Tranche Purchase Price, provided that, in the aggregate, the Purchaser shall not pay more than the Maximum Investment.

2.2 Warrants to be Issued to Purchaser: At each Tranche Closing, for no additional consideration, Purchaser shall be issued five-year warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock, each of which warrants shall be in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto (each, a “Warrant” and collectively, with any warrant issued upon exchange, transfer or replacement thereof, the “Warrants”). Each Warrant shall be issued such that, upon exercise, the number of Warrant Shares issuable to the Purchaser shall be equal to 30% of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion in full of the Preferred Shares issued at the same Tranche Closing (as may be adjusted for stock dividends, subdivisions, or combinations in the manner described in the Warrant).


Each Warrant shall have an exercise price (the “Exercise Price”) equal to the average Closing Price (as defined in the Certificate) of the Common Stock during the prior five (5) Trading Days preceding each Tranche Closing (as may be adjusted for stock dividends, subdivisions, or combinations in the manner described in the Warrant).

2.3 Closing; Conditions to Closing; Mechanics of Closing.

(a) Closing. The purchase of Preferred Shares hereunder shall occur in six (6) tranche closings in the amounts set forth below (each, a “Tranche Closing”) which shall occur, with respect to (i) the Initial Tranche Closing, when the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.3(c) have been satisfied or waived (the “Initial Tranche”), (ii) the Second Tranche Closing, on the 10th Trading Day following the Initial Tranche Closing on which the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.3(d) have been satisfied or waived (the “Second Tranche”), (iii) the Third Tranche Closing, on the 20th Trading Day following the Second Tranche Closing on which the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.3(e) have been satisfied or waived (the “Third Tranche”), (iv) the Fourth Tranche Closing, on the 20th Trading Day following the Third Tranche Closing on which the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.3(f) have been satisfied or waived (the “Fourth Tranche”), (v) the Fifth Tranche Closing, on the 20th Trading Day following the Fourth Tranche Closing on which the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.3(g) have been satisfied or waived (the “Fifth Tranche”) and (vi), with regard to the Final Tranche Closing, on the 20th Trading Day following the Fifth Tranche Closing on which the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.3(h) have been satisfied or waived (the “Final Tranche”). The date on which a Tranche Closing occurs is referred to herein as a “Tranche Closing Date.”

(b) Purchaser Conditions to Closing. The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with each Tranche Closing, and are subject to the following conditions being satisfied or waived:

(i) each and every representation and warranty of the Company shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the applicable Tranche Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the Transaction Documents at or prior to the applicable Tranche Closing Date, including, without limitation the issuance of all Securities prior to the date of such Tranche Closing as required by this Section 2.3 and the Transaction Documents and the Company has a sufficient number of duly authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares reserved for issuance as may be required to fulfill its obligations pursuant to the Transaction Documents in connection with such Tranche and prior Tranches and Purchaser shall have received a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer or (Interim) Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the applicable Tranche Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser in the form acceptable to Purchaser (the “Officer’s Certificate”);

(ii) the Company shall have delivered to Purchaser a certificate, in the form previously provided to the Company by the Purchaser, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the applicable Tranche Closing Date, as to (A) the resolutions as adopted by the Board of Directors authorizing the entering into the Transaction Documents and the transactions envisioned thereby, which resolutions shall have remained in full force and effect, (B) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (reflecting the filed Certificate) as in effect at the applicable Tranche Closing and (D) the Bylaws of the Company as in effect at the applicable Tranche Closing (the “Secretary’s Certificate”);

(iii) the Company shall have delivered to Purchaser a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company in its jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State of such jurisdiction of formation as of a date within ten (10) days of the applicable Tranche Closing Date;

(ix) as of the applicable Tranche Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall be listed on the Principal Market and shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and, at any time prior to the applicable Tranche Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any unforeseeable material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, and without regard to any factors unique to the Purchaser, makes it impracticable to purchase the Preferred Shares or Warrants at the Tranche Closing;


(x) neither the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary, as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X for purposes of this definition, shall have suffered a Material Adverse Effect;

(xi) the Registration Statement shall be in effect at the time of each Tranche Closing and available for the resale of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable through the applicable Tranche, and the Registration Statement shall not be subject to any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement;

(xii) the Company shall not be exposed to any additional regulatory enforcement action beyond those disclosed in the SEC Documents;

(xiii) except as to the Initial Tranche, the Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained;

(xiv) the Closing Price (as defined in the Certificate) of the Common Stock during the prior Three (3) Trading Day immediately preceding each Tranche Closing Date shall have been equal to or greater than the Floor Price (as defined in the Certificate), provided, that in the event that this Section 2.3(b)(xiv) shall not have been met as of the applicable Tranche Closing Date, the Purchaser shall make the applicable Tranche Purchase Price payment within two (2) Trading Days of the condition set forth in this Section 2.3(b)(xiv) having been met for five (5) consecutive Trading Days including such two (2) Trading Day period; and

(xv) any other conditions contained herein or the other Transaction Documents.

(c) Purchaser Conditions to Closing of the Initial Tranche. The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Initial Tranche Closing are subject to the following conditions being satisfied or waived:

(i)
the Company shall have filed the Registration Statement with the SEC and the Company shall have caused the Registration Statement to have been declared effective by the SEC, the Registration Statement shall be in effect at the time of the Initial Tranche Closing and, subject to the Exchange Cap (if Stockholder Approval has not yet been obtained), available for the issuance of the resale of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable through the Initial Tranche, and the Registration Statement shall not be subject to any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement;

(ii) the Company shall have filed the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and such Certificate shall be in full force and effect;

(iii)
there shall have been no material breach by the Company of any obligations, covenants and agreements under the Transaction Documents and no existing event which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, would constitute a material breach under the Transaction Documents;

 

(iv)
Purchaser shall have had the opportunity to conduct confirmatory due diligence with the management of the Company, which due diligence shall not exceed beyond three (3) Trading Days from the Execution Date; and

(v) the Company shall have delivered the Company Initial Closing Documents to the Purchaser.

(d) Purchaser Conditions to Closing of the Second Tranche. The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Second Tranche Closing are subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.3(c) being satisfied or waived and to the following conditions being satisfied or waived:


(i) the Registration Statement shall be in effect at the time of the Second Tranche Closing and, subject to Stockholder Approval, available for the resale of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable through the Second Tranche, and the Registration Statement shall not be subject to any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; and

(ii) the Company shall have delivered the Company Subsequent Closing Documents to the Purchaser.

(e) Purchaser Conditions to Closing of the Third Tranche. The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Third Tranche Closing are subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Sections 2.3(c)-(d) being satisfied or waived and to the following conditions being satisfied or waived:

(i) the Registration Statement shall be in effect at the time of the Third Tranche Closing and, subject to Stockholder Approval, available for resale of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable through the Third Tranche, and the Registration Statement shall not be subject to any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; and

(ii) the Company shall have delivered the Company Subsequent Closing Documents to the Purchaser.

(f) Purchaser Conditions to Closing of the Fourth Tranche. The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Fourth Tranche Closing are subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Sections 2.3(c)-(e) being satisfied or waived and to the following conditions being satisfied or waived:

(i) the Registration Statement shall be in effect at the time of the Fourth Tranche Closing and, subject to Stockholder Approval, available for resale of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable through the Fourth Tranche, and the Registration Statement shall not be subject to any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; and

 

(ii) the Company shall have delivered the Company Subsequent Closing Documents to the Purchaser.

(g) Purchaser Conditions to Closing of the Fifth Tranche. The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Fourth Tranche Closing are subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Sections 2.3(c)-(f) being satisfied or waived and to the following conditions being satisfied and waived:

(i) the Registration Statement shall be in effect at the time of the Fifth Tranche Closing and, subject to Stockholder Approval, available for resale of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable through the Fifth Tranche, and the Registration Statement shall not be subject to any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; and

(ii) the Company shall have delivered the Company Subsequent Closing Documents to the Purchaser.

 

(h) Purchaser Conditions to Closing of the Final Tranche. The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with a the Final Tranche Closing are subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Sections 2.3(c)-(g) being satisfied or waived and to the following conditions being satisfied and waived:

(i) the Registration Statement shall be in effect at the time of the Final Tranche Closing, subject to Stockholder Approval, and available for resale of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable through the Final Tranche, and the Registration Statement shall not be subject to any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; and

(ii) the Company shall have delivered the Company Subsequent Closing Documents to the Purchaser.


(h) Company Conditions to Closing. The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with each Tranche Closing are subject to the following conditions being satisfied or waived:

(i) the accuracy in all material respects as of each Tranche Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

(ii) and the Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the Transaction Documents at or prior to the applicable Tranche Closing Date;

 

(iii) the Company’s receipt of the applicable Tranche Purchase Price from the Purchaser; and

(iii) the delivery by the Purchaser of the Purchaser Closing Documents to the Company.

(i) Purchaser’s Right to Accelerate Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing dates set forth above applicable to the various Tranche Purchase Prices, the Purchaser shall have the ability, subject to prior to written consent of the Company (which it may withhold for any reason in its sole discretion), to purchase any number of Preferred Shares in advance of the foregoing dates.

(j) Delivery of Closing Notice. The Company shall, in accordance with the dates provided for in this Section 2.3, deliver an irrevocable written notice (each, a “Closing Notice”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, to the Purchaser, stating that the Company has fulfilled its obligations necessary for the applicable Tranche Closing to occur, and indicate the Tranche Closing Date, together with the number of Preferred Shares and Warrants which the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company and the aggregate Purchase Price for such Preferred Shares and Warrants, which shall be equal to the number of Preferred Shares being purchased multiplied by the Series B Share Price (in each case, the “Tranche Purchase Price”). A Closing Notice delivered by the Company to the Purchaser by 2:30 p.m. Eastern time on any Trading Day shall be deemed delivered on the same day. A Closing Notice delivered by the Company to the Purchaser after 2:30 p.m. Eastern time on any Trading Day, or at any time on a non-Trading Day, shall be deemed delivered on the next Trading Day. The date that the Closing Notice is deemed delivered is the “Closing Notice Date.” Each Closing Notice shall be delivered via facsimile or electronic mail, with confirming copy by overnight carrier, in each case to the address set forth after the signature page hereof.

(k) Documents to be Delivered at the Initial Tranche Closing by the Company. The Initial Tranche Closing shall be conditioned upon the delivery by the Company to Purchaser of each of the following (the “Company Initial Closing Documents”) on or before the Initial Tranche Closing Date:

(i)
this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii)
certificates evidencing the number of Preferred Shares purchased in the Initial Tranche Closing;

 

(iii)
a Warrant, duly executed by the Company, to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock and in the form as prescribed in Section 2.2;

 

(iv)
the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company;

 

(v)
the Officer’s Certificate, executed by an officer of the Company;

 

(vi)
the Secretary’s Certificate, executed by the Corporate Secretary of the Company; a Certificate of Good Standing of the Company from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;

 


(vii)

 

(viii)
the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter shall have been delivered to the Transfer Agent;

 

(ix)
the written confirmation by the Company to the Purchaser that the applicable Required Approvals have been obtained (for the avoidance of doubt, the Stockholder Approval shall not be required prior to the Initial Tranche Closing);

 

(x)
an opinion of counsel to the Company in a form acceptable to the Purchaser; and

 

(xi)
all documents, instruments and other writings required to be delivered by the Company to Purchaser on or before the applicable Initial Tranche Closing Date pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein.

(l) Documents to be Delivered at each Subsequent Tranche Closing by the Company. Each Subsequent Tranche Closing shall be conditioned upon the delivery by the Company to Purchaser of each of the following (the “Company Subsequent Closing Documents”) on or before the applicable Tranche Closing Date:

(i) the Officer’s Certificate, executed by an officer of the Company;

(ii) the Secretary’s Certificate, executed by the Corporate Secretary of the Company;

(iii) a Certificate of Good Standing of the Company from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;

(iv) certificates evidencing the number of Preferred Shares purchased in the applicable Subsequent Tranche Closing;

(v)
a Warrant, duly executed by the Company, to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock and in the form as prescribed in Section 2.2;

 

(vi)
the written confirmation by the Company to the Purchaser that the applicable Required Approvals have been obtained (for the avoidance of doubt, evidence of the Stockholder Approval shall be required to be delivered by the Company to the Purchaser with respect to any Tranche Closing where, upon closing of such Tranche, the total cumulative number of Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion of all Preferred Shares and all Warrants then issued under this Agreement would exceed the Exchange Cap); notwithstanding the foregoing, once the Company has delivered to the Purchaser evidence that Stockholder Approval for the Maximum Investment has been obtained, this Section 2.3(l(vi) shall no longer apply; and

(vi) all documents, instruments and other writings required to be delivered by the Company to Purchaser on or before the applicable Subsequent Tranche Closing Date pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein.

(m) Documents to be Delivered at the Initial Tranche Closing Date by the Purchaser. The Initial Tranche Closing shall be conditioned upon the delivery, unless otherwise provided below, by Purchaser to the Company of each of the following (the “Purchaser Closing Documents”) on or before the Initial Tranche Closing Date:

(i) this Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser;

(ii) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser; and

 

(vii)
the Purchaser’s Selling Stockholder Questionnaire set forth hereto.

(n) Mechanics of Closing. Subject to such conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Tranche Closing shall occur by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, on the date which is one (1) Trading Day following (and not counting) the Closing Notice Date (each, a “Tranche Closing Date”) at the offices of the Company. On or before any Tranche Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Company the applicable Tranche Purchase Price, to be delivered in cash or immediately available funds, as consideration for the purchase of the Preferred Shares and Warrants pursuant to wire instructions delivered to the Purchaser by the Company, and the applicable Purchaser Closing Documents. The Company shall deliver to the Purchaser all applicable Company Closing Documents on or before any Tranche Closing Date.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, which shall be deemed a part hereof and which shall not contain any material non-public information, the Company hereby represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, the Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of each Tranche Closing Date:

(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries of the Company, as listed on Schedule 3.1(a), is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation or formation. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing in the states required due to (i) the ownership or lease of real or personal property for use in the operation of the Company's business or (ii) the nature of the business conducted by the Company, except where the failure to so qualify would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has all requisite power, right and authority to own, operate and lease its properties and assets, to carry on its business as now conducted, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, subject to the Required Approvals. All actions on the part of the Company and its officers and directors necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents on or prior to the applicable Tranche Closing, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the performance of all of the Company's obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents on or prior to the applicable Tranche Closing have been taken or will be taken prior to the applicable Tranche Closing. This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party as of the applicable Tranche Closing will be, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and this Agreement is, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party as the applicable Tranche Closing will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors, and except as enforceability of the obligations hereunder are subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law). All of the Subsidiaries and the Company's ownership interests therein are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens except Permitted Liens, and subject to the Required Approvals, 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.

(b) Authority. Subject to Stockholder Approval, the Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities, have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors and no further filing, consent, or authorization (other than a Form D with the SEC and any other filings as may be required by any state securities agencies, a Form 8-K, the Registration Statement and the applicable Stockholder Approval and notification regarding the listing of additional shares) is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities laws.


(c) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(c). Upon the filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation, with respect to payment of dividends and distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, all Preferred Shares will rank: senior to all of the Company’s Common Stock and all other existing capital stock of the Company. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock 1,875,322 shares of Common Stock for issuance as Conversion Shares and for issuance of the Warrant Shares. All of such outstanding shares are duly authorized and have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as disclosed in SEC Documents and/or in Schedule 3.1(c), hereof: (i) none of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s share capital is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or Encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company or any subsidiary; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any share capital 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 share capital of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any share capital of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing indebtedness of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing statements securing obligations in any amounts filed in connection with the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (v) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act; (vi) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (vii) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (viii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (ix) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents which are not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or could not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Consents. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents and Schedule 3.1(d), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing (other than a Form 8-K, Stockholder Approval, the Registration Statement and the applicable notification regarding the listing of additional shares) or registration with, any court, governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its respective obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings (other than a Form 8-K, Stockholder Approval and the applicable notification regarding the listing of additional shares) and registrations which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the applicable Tranche Closing Date, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company or any of its subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by the Transaction Documents. As of the date of this Agreement, other than as set forth on Schedule 3.1(d), the Company is not in violation of the requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future.


(e) Conflicts; Non-Contravention; No Violations. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (A) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation (as defined above) or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any share capital of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Bylaws (as defined above) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or (C) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree, including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or affected except, in the case of clause (B) or (C) above, to the extent such violations that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Taxes Related to the Securities. On each date the Company issues Securities to the Purchaser, all share transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the issuance of the Securities hereunder on such date 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.

(g) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has, during the preceding 12 months, filed with the SEC all reports and other materials required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate). To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no event, pending event or threatened event that could result in the Company not filing with the SEC all reports and other materials required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such filings.

(h) No Material Non-Public Information. The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the Knowledge of the Company after reasonable inquiry, all disclosures provided to the Purchaser regarding the Company and its subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(i) Valid Issuance of Issuable Shares. The issuance of each of the Preferred Shares, Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Certificate and the Warrants, as applicable, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear of all liens, Encumbrances and rights of refusal of any kind, subject to Stockholder Approval. The issuance of the Warrant is duly authorized by the Company and, when executed and delivered by the Company, will be a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.


(j) Certain Fees. Except for fees payable by the Company to the Placement Agent, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any of its 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. The Purchaser shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

(k) Acknowledgement of Dilution. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) the issuance of the Issuable Shares pursuant to this Agreement may have a dilutive effect, which may be substantial, (ii) neither the Company nor any of the Company’s Affiliates has or will provide the Purchaser with any material non-public information regarding the Company or its securities, and (iii) the Purchaser has no obligation of confidentiality to the Company and may sell any of its Issuable Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement at any time but subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

(l) Status of the Purchaser. The Company acknowledges and agrees that with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) the Purchaser is acting solely in an arm’s length capacity, (ii) the Purchaser does not make and has not made any representations or warranties, other than those specifically set forth in this Agreement, (iii) except as set forth in this Agreement, the Company’s obligations hereunder are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of any claim the Company may have against the Purchaser, (iv) the Purchaser has not and is not acting as a legal, financial, accounting or tax advisor to the Company, or agent or fiduciary of the Company, or in any similar capacity, and (v) any statement made by the Purchaser or any of the Purchaser’s representatives, agents or attorneys is not advice or a recommendation to the Company.

(m) Listing and Maintenance Requirements; Principal Market Regulation.

(i) The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its Knowledge 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 SEC is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Principal 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 Principal Market. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(m), 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.

(ii) The Company shall not permit the Preferred Shares to have any conversion or voting rights or sell or issue any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to the extent that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that would be issued pursuant to this Agreement and such Transaction Documents would exceed the Exchange Cap, unless and until the Company obtains Stockholder Approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such Transaction Documents and the stockholders of the Company have in fact approved the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such Transaction Documents in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the applicable Principal Market, and the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company. The Company shall file a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the "PRE 14A") with the SEC as soon as practicable but in any event no later than twenty (20) days following the Execution Date for an annual or special meeting of its stockholders in order to obtain the Stockholder Approval consistent with the rules and regulations of the Principal Market. In addition, the PRE 14A shall include the unanimous recommendation of the Board of Directors that such proposal be approved, and the Company shall solicit proxies from its stockholders in connection therewith in the same manner as all other management proposals in such proxy statement and all management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of such proposal. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) promptly clear any comments received by the SEC on the PRE 14A and thereafter use its best efforts to file a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “DEF 14A”) related to the meeting of its stockholders within thirty (30) days of the Execution Date, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and (ii) obtain such Stockholder Approval.


If the Company does not obtain Stockholder Approval at the first such meeting, and in any event within ninety (90) days of the Execution Date, the Company shall call a meeting no later than every four (4) months thereafter to seek Stockholder Approval until the earlier of the date on which Stockholder Approval is obtained or the Securities are no longer outstanding. In the event that the Company has not been able to clear comments with the SEC on the PRE 14A within 60 days of the Initial Tranche Closing Date, unless waived by the Purchaser, the Company will provide prompt written notification to the Purchaser regarding the status of the comments with the SEC and the parties will, in good faith, attempt to achieve a mutually satisfactory plan to address such comments.

(n) Shell Company Status. The Company is not an issuer identified in, or subject to, Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act.

(o) No Nasdaq Inquiries; Delisting. Except as disclosed in SEC Documents, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date of this Agreement, received notice from any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or designated for quotation to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such national securities exchange or automated quotation system.

 

(p) SEC and Nasdaq Matters. The Company’s Common Stock is listed on the Principal Market (or traded on another exchange or market reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser). No suspension of trading of the Company’s Common Stock is in effect.

(q) DTC Eligibility. The Company, through its Transfer Agent, currently participates in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) Program and utilizes DTC’s Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) service, and the shares of Common Stock may be issued and transferred electronically to third parties via DTC’s DWAC service. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date of this Agreement, received any notice from DTC to the effect that a suspension of, or restriction on, accepting additional deposits of the shares of Common Stock, or electronic trading or settlement services with respect to the shares of Common Stock are being imposed or are contemplated by DTC.

(r) No Anti-Takeover Provisions. Until the earlier of the time that the Purchaser no longer beneficially owns any Issuable Shares, the Board of Directors of the Company shall not adopt any anti-takeover provision, including without limitation any stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Common Stock, that would limit the ability of Purchaser to acquire or hold Issuable Shares in accordance with this Agreement, without the Purchaser’s written consent.

(s) Blue Sky Matters. The Company shall take such action as the Purchaser shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to qualify the Securities issuable to the Purchaser hereunder under applicable securities or “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States for the issuance to the Purchaser hereunder and for resale by the Purchaser to the public (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification). Without limiting any other obligation of the Company hereunder, the Company shall timely make all filings and reports relating to the offer and issuance of such Securities required under all applicable securities laws (including, without limitation, all applicable federal securities laws and all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws), and the Company shall comply with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, statutes, rules, regulations and the like relating to the offering and issuance of such Securities to the Purchaser.

(t) 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 except as disclosed in the SEC Documents and set forth in Schedule 3.1(t), or against or affecting the Company’s current or former officers or directors in their capacity as such, before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and 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 SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company that is likely to lead to action that can reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The SEC 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.


(u) No Defaults. Except as disclosed in SEC Documents and/or in Schedule 3.1(u) hereof, the Company is not in a default under, or has given to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any Material Agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.

(v) Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company believes that its and its Subsidiaries' relations with their respective employees are good. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(v) or where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(w) Tax Matters.

(i) All Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of the Company have been duly and timely filed with the appropriate Taxing Authority in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are required to be filed (after giving effect to any valid extensions of time in which to make such filings), and all such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. All Taxes payable by or on behalf of the Company (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been fully and timely paid. With respect to any period for which Tax Returns have not yet been filed or for which Taxes are not yet due or owing, the Company has made due and sufficient accruals for such Taxes in the GAAP Financial Statements and in its books and records. All required estimated Tax payments sufficient to avoid any underpayment penalties or interest have been made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, equity owner or other third party and has duly and timely withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority all amounts required to be so withheld and paid under all applicable Legal Requirements.

(ii) The Company has not (i) requested any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has since not been filed, (ii) granted any extension for the assessment or collection of Taxes, which Taxes have not since been paid, or (iii) granted to any Person any power of attorney that is currently in force with respect to any Tax matter. The Company is not a foreign person within the meaning of Sections 7701(a)(1) and 7701(a)(5) of the Code. The Company has never been a shareholder of any consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary group of corporations for any Tax purposes. The Company is not a party to any Tax allocation or Tax sharing agreement nor has any liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6(a) (or any predecessor or successor thereof of any analogous or similar provision under Legal Requirement), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.

(iii) The Company has not made any payments, is not obligated to make any payments, or is not a party to any agreement that obligates it to make any payments that are not deductible under Section 280G of the Code. The Company has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(a)(ii) of the Code.


(x) Indebtedness and Other Contracts. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents and as set forth on Schedule 3.1(x), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined below), (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) is in violation of any term of, or in default under, any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Company’s officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) “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 generally accepted accounting principles) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (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 generally accepted accounting principles, 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, claim, lien, tax, right of first refusal, 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.

(y) Absence of Certain Changes. Other than as disclosed in the SEC Documents, since the date of the Company’s most recent audited financial statements contained in a Form 10-K, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business, assets, liabilities, properties, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, since the date of the Company’s most recent audited financial statements contained in a Form 10-K, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business or (iii) made any capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up, nor does the Company or any Subsidiary have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of their respective creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the applicable Tranche Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3(y), “Insolvent” means, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, (A) the present fair saleable value of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ assets is less than the amount required to pay the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ total indebtedness, (B) the Company and its Subsidiaries are unable to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured or (C) the Company and its Subsidiaries intend to incur or believe that they will incur debts that would be beyond their ability to pay as such debts mature. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any business or in any transaction, and is not about to engage in any business or in any transaction, for which the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s remaining assets constitute unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted.

(z) No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as set forth in the SEC Reports: (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) the Company has not incurred any material 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 financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in the SEC Documents, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not 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 and (v) except as disclosed in the SEC Documents and set forth on Schedule 3.1(z), the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate. The Company does not have pending before the SEC any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(z), 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 or 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 two Trading Days prior to the date that this representation is made.


(aa) No Disqualification Events. None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the transactions contemplated hereby, any beneficial owner of 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”) 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.

(bb) General Solicitation. None of the Company, any of its Affiliates or any person acting on behalf of the Company or such Affiliate will solicit any offer to buy or offer or sell the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Regulation D, including: (i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar medium or broadcast over television or radio; and (ii) any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising.

(cc) 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 ERISA, taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(dd) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all approvals, 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 Documents, 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.

(ee) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property (if any) owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(ee) and 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 and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made 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 and the Subsidiaries is held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, or where the failure of a lease to be enforceable would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(ff) Intellectual Property.

(i) The term “Intellectual Property Rights” includes:


(A) the name of the Company and each Subsidiary, all fictional business names, trading names, registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks, and applications of the Company and each Subsidiary (collectively, “Marks”);

(B) all patents, patent applications, and inventions and discoveries that may be patentable of the Company and each Subsidiary (collectively, “Patents”);

(C) all copyrights in both unpublished works and published works of the Company and each Subsidiary (collectively, “Copyrights”);

(D) all rights in mask works of the Company and each Subsidiary (collectively, “Rights in Mask Works”); and

(E) all know-how, trade secrets, confidential information, customer lists, software, technical information, data, process technology, plans, drawings, and blue prints (collectively, “Trade Secrets”) owned, used, or licensed by the Company and each Subsidiary as licensee or licensor.

(ii) Agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(ff), there are no outstanding and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no threatened disputes or disagreements with respect to any agreements relating to any Intellectual Property Rights to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound.

(iii) Know-How Necessary for the Business. The Intellectual Property Rights are all those necessary for the operation of the Company’s businesses as it is currently conducted. The Company is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to each of the Intellectual Property Rights, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(ff), free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges, encumbrances, equities, and other adverse claims, and has the right to use all of the Intellectual Property Rights. To the Company’s Knowledge, no employee of the Company has entered into any contract that restricts or limits in any way the scope or type of work in which the employee may be engaged or requires the employee to transfer, assign, or disclose information concerning his work to anyone other than of the Company.

(iv) Patents. The Company is the owner of, or has acquired the right and maintains the right to use, all right, title and interest in and to each of the Patents, free and clear of all Liens and other adverse claims. All of the issued Patents are currently in compliance with formal legal requirements (including payment of filing, examination, and maintenance fees and proofs of working or use), are valid and enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within ninety days after the Initial Tranche Closing Date. No Patent has been or is now involved in any interference, reissue, reexamination, or opposition proceeding. To the Company’s Knowledge, except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(ff): (1) there is no potentially interfering patent or patent application of any third party, and (2) no Patent is infringed or has been challenged or threatened in any way. To the Company’s Knowledge, none of the products manufactured and sold, nor any process or know-how used, by the Company infringes or is alleged to infringe any patent or other proprietary right of any other Person.

(v) Trademarks. The Company is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to each of the Marks, free and clear of all Liens and other adverse claims. All Marks that have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office are currently in compliance with all formal legal requirements (including the timely post-registration filing of affidavits of use and incontestability and renewal applications), are valid and enforceable, and except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(ff) are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within ninety days after the Initial Tranche Closing Date. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(y), no Mark has been or is now involved in any opposition, invalidation, or cancellation and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such action is threatened with respect to any of the Marks. To the Company’s Knowledge: (1) there is no potentially interfering trademark or trademark application of any third party, and (2) no Mark is infringed or has been challenged or threatened in any way. To the Company’s Knowledge, none of the Marks used by the Company infringes or is alleged to infringe any trade name, trademark, or service mark of any third party.

(vi) Copyrights. The Company is the owner of all rights, title, and interest in and to each of the Copyrights, free and clear of all Liens and other adverse claims. All the Copyrights have been registered and are currently in compliance with formal requirements, are valid and enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within ninety days after the date of the Closing. To the Company’s Knowledge, no Copyright is infringed or has been challenged or threatened in any way. To the Company’s Knowledge, none of the subject matter of any of the Copyrights infringes or is alleged to infringe any copyright of any third party or is a derivative work based on the work of a third party. All works encompassed by the Copyrights have been marked with the proper copyright notice.


(vii) Trade Secrets. With respect to each Trade Secret, the documentation relating to such Trade Secret is current, accurate, and sufficient in detail and content to identify and explain it and to allow its full and proper use without reliance on the Knowledge or memory of any individual. The Company has taken all reasonable precautions to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of its Trade Secrets. The Company has good title and an absolute and exclusive right to use the Trade Secrets. The Trade Secrets are not part of the public knowledge or literature, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, have not been used, divulged, or appropriated either for the benefit of any Person (other the Company) or to the detriment of the Company, except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(ff). No Trade Secret is subject to any adverse claim or has been challenged or threatened in any way.

(gg) Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of such stock option 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 any stock option plan has been backdated. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly 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.

(hh) 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 is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

(ii) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects 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 (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body 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.

(jj) No Integrated Transaction. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, 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 Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of: (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable Stockholder Approval provisions of the Principal Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

(kk) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors will, no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Initial Tranche Closing Date, 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 Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchaser as a result of the Purchaser and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchaser’s ownership of the Securities.


(ll) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in material compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Initial Tranche Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that, except as set forth in the SEC Documents: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, 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 the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(mm) 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 the Subscription Amount, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(mm). 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.

(nn) Disclosure. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, when taken together as a whole, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser neither makes nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth herein.

(oo) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Initial Tranche Closing Date, and the Company’s good faith estimate of the fair market value of its assets, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities 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 and other liabilities (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 does not intend to 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 its debt). The Company has no Knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Initial Tranche Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(oo) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding liens and secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(oo), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.


(pp) 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 material respect any provision of FCPA.

(qq) 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.

(rr) Accountants and Lawyers. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is set forth on Schedule 3.1(rr). To the Knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm: (i) is an independent registered public accounting firm and (ii) has expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.

(ss) Material Agreements. Except for the Transaction Documents (with respect to clause (i) only) or as set forth in the SEC Documents and on Schedule 3.1(ss) hereto, or as would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have performed all obligations required to be performed by them to date under any Material Agreement, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of default under any Material Agreement and, (iii) to the best of the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any Material Agreement now in effect.

(tt) Promotional Stock Activities. Neither the Company, its officers, its directors, nor any Affiliates or agents of the Company have engaged in any stock promotional activity that are reasonably likely to give rise to a complaint, inquiry, or trading suspension by the SEC alleging (i) a violation of the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws, (ii) violations of the anti-touting provisions, (iii) improper “gun-jumping; or (iv) promotion without proper disclosure of compensation.

(uu) No “Off-balance Sheet Arrangements.” Other than as set forth in the SEC Documents and Schedule 3.1(uu), neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates is involved in any “Off-balance Sheet Arrangements”. For purposes hereof an “Off-balance Sheet Arrangement” means any transaction or contract to which an entity unconsolidated with the Company or any of its Affiliates is a party and under which either the Company or any such Affiliate has: (i) any obligation under a guarantee contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Affiliates could be required to make payments to the guaranteed party, including any standby letter of credit, market value guarantee, performance guarantee, indemnification agreement, keep-well or other support agreement; (ii) any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to such unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to the entity in respect of such assets; (iii) any variable interest held in such unconsolidated entity where such entity provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to, or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with the Company of any of its Affiliates; and (iv) any liability or obligation of the same nature as those described in clauses (i) through (iii) of this sentence even if of a different name (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) that would not be required to be reflected in the Company or any of its Affiliates’ financial statements.


(vv) FDA. As to each product subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (“FDCA”) that is manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold, and/or marketed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each such product, a “Pharmaceutical Product”), such Pharmaceutical Product is being manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold and/or marketed by the Company in compliance with all applicable requirements under FDCA and similar laws, rules and regulations relating to registration, investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure, or application approval, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, good clinical practices, product listing, quotas, labeling, advertising, record keeping and filing of reports, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending, completed or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, action (including any lawsuit, arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding, charge, complaint, or investigation) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice, warning letter or other communication from the FDA or any other governmental entity, which (i) contests the premarket clearance, licensure, registration, or approval of, the uses of, the distribution of, the manufacturing or packaging of, the testing of, the sale of, or the labeling and promotion of any Pharmaceutical Product, (ii) withdraws its approval of, requests the recall, suspension, or seizure of, or withdraws or orders the withdrawal of advertising or sales promotional materials relating to, any Pharmaceutical Product, (iii) imposes a clinical hold on any clinical investigation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) enjoins production at any facility of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vi) otherwise alleges any violation of any laws, rules or regulations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and which, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The properties, business and operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the FDA. The Company has not been informed by the FDA that the FDA will prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use in the United States of any product proposed to be developed, produced or marketed by the Company nor has the FDA expressed any concern as to approving or clearing for marketing any product being developed or proposed to be developed by the Company.

(ww) Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty by the Company in this Agreement and no statement contained in the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement or any certificate or other document furnished or to be furnished to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.

3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, the Company as of the date hereof and as of each Tranche Closing:

(a) Authority. The Purchaser has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents by the Purchaser, and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by its managing member, and no other company proceedings on the part of the Purchaser are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been duly validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitute a legally valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, each enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to the effect of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(b) No Conflict. None of the execution, delivery or performance of the Transaction Documents by the Purchaser, the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or compliance by the Purchaser with any of the provisions of this Agreement will (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both): (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational or governing documents of the Purchaser, or (b) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations and permits described in Section 3.1(d) have been obtained and all filings and notifications described in Section 3.1(d) have been made and any waiting periods thereunder have terminated or expired, conflict with or violate any law applicable to the Purchaser, except, with respect to clause (b), for any such conflicts, violations, consents, breaches, losses, defaults, other occurrences which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder.


(c) Information in the Form 8-K and Registration Statement. The information supplied by the Purchaser in writing expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Form 8-K (as hereinafter defined), the Registration Statement, and any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, will not, on the date submitted to the Company, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, that such information shall only consist of the name, address and other information that is required to be provided in the Form 8-K and Registration Statement for purposes of identifying the Purchaser and the number of securities of the Company beneficially owned by the Purchaser as of such date for inclusion in the selling stockholders table in the Registration Statement.

(d) No Litigation. There are no actions, suits, arbitrations, mediations, proceedings or claims pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser that seeks to restrain or enjoin the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(e) Securities Act Representations.

(i) Restricted Shares. The Purchaser represents that it understands that except as provided herein or in the Warrants or Registration Rights Agreement, the Securities to be sold to it pursuant to this Agreement will not be registered pursuant to the registration requirements of the Securities Act and that the resale of such Securities is subject to certain restrictions hereunder and under federal and state securities laws. The Purchaser represents that it is acquiring such Securities for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the distribution thereof in violation of applicable securities laws. The Purchaser further represents that it has been advised and understands that to the extent such Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, such Securities must be held indefinitely unless (i) the resale of such Securities has been registered under the Securities Act, (ii) a sale of such Securities is made in conformity with the holding period, volume and other limitations of Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, or (iii) in the opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company, some other exemption from registration is available with respect to any proposed sale, transfer or other disposition of such Securities.

 

(ii) Legend. The Purchaser represents that it has been advised and understands that, subject to applicable securities laws, stop transfer instructions will be given to the Company’s Transfer Agent with respect to the Securities and that a legend, substantially in the form provided for in Section 3.2(f) hereof, setting forth the restrictions on transfer will be set forth on the certificates for the Issuable Shares or any substitutions therefor.

(iii) Accredited Investor. The Purchaser is an “accredited investor (as such term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act).

(iv) Affiliate Status. As of the date of this Agreement and during the 90 calendar days prior to the date of this Agreement, neither the Purchaser nor any Affiliate thereof is or was an officer, director, or 10% or more stockholder of the Company.

(v) Certain Fees. Purchaser represents that it has not paid, and shall not pay, any commissions or other remuneration, directly or indirectly, to any third party for the solicitation of any transaction contemplated by this Agreement and no additional consideration from the Purchaser was received or will be received by the Company for the Securities, except for any payments that may be made by the Purchaser to the Company for the Purchase of Warrant Shares in connection with an exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms of the Warrants.


(vi) Absence of Reliance. Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the issuance and transfer to it of the Securities has not been reviewed by the SEC or any state securities regulatory authority because such transaction is intended to be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws. Purchaser understands that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, acknowledgments and understandings of Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Purchaser to acquire the Securities.

(vii) Status of Purchaser. Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of Purchaser’s investment in the Company through Purchaser’s acquisition of the Securities. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Company through Purchaser’s acquisition of the Securities for an indefinite period of time. The Purchaser can afford a complete loss of such investment and has no need for liquidity in such investment. Purchaser acknowledges that it has prior investment experience and that it recognizes and fully understands the highly speculative nature of Purchaser’s investment in the Company pursuant to its acquisition of the Securities. The Purchaser acknowledges that it, either alone or together with its professional advisors, has the capacity to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

(viii) No General Solicitation. The Purchaser represents and warrants that it was not induced to invest in the Company (pursuant to the issuance to it of the Securities) by any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media (including via the Internet) or broadcast over the news or radio or (b) any seminar or meeting whose attendees were invited by any general solicitation or advertising.

(ix) No Short Sales. Purchaser agrees that neither it nor its Affiliates, agents or representatives shall at any time engage in any Short Sales of, or sell put options or similar instruments with respect to, the Company’s Common Stock or any other of the Company’s securities.

(x) Acknowledgement of Receipt of Information. The Purchaser has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers and materials, and to discuss the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and related matters, with certain key officers of the Company and its subsidiaries regarding the transactions contemplated hereby. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that other than the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1 hereof, neither the Company nor any of its representatives makes or has made any representation or warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to the business of the Company or any subsidiary thereof nor with respect to the Securities.

(f) The Purchaser understands and agrees that the certificates for the Securities shall bear substantially the following legend:

“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE OR EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”


(g) Certificates evidencing Securities shall not be required to contain the legend set forth in Section 3.2(f) above or any other legend (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such Securities is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Securities pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming the transferor is not an affiliate of the Company), (iii) if such Securities are eligible to be sold, assigned or transferred under Rule 144 (provided that the Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable assurances that such Securities are eligible for sale, assignment or transfer under Rule 144 which shall not include an opinion of the Purchaser’s counsel), (iv) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer (other than under Rule 144), provided that the Purchaser provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or (v) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including, without limitation, controlling judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the SEC). If a legend is not required pursuant to the foregoing, the Company shall no later than three (3) business days following the delivery by the Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate representing such Securities (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer, if applicable), together with any other deliveries from the Purchaser as may be required above in this Section 3.2(g), as directed by the Purchaser, either: (A) provided that the Company’s Transfer Agent is participating in the FAST Program and the Securities are Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, credit the aggregate number of Conversion Shares to which the Purchaser shall be entitled to the Purchaser’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its DWAC system or (B) if the Company’s Transfer Agent is not participating in the FAST Program, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the Purchaser, a certificate representing such Securities that is free from all restrictive and other legends, registered in the name of the Purchaser or its designee. The Company shall be responsible for any transfer agent fees, fees of legal counsel to the Company or DTC fees with respect to any issuance of Securities or the removal of any legends with respect to any Securities in accordance herewith.

(h) the Purchaser understands that neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved the Securities or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. There is no government or other insurance covering any of the Securities.

(i) The Purchaser has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby.

(j) The Purchaser and the Purchaser’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, the “Advisors”) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of a prospective investment in the Securities. The Purchaser has not been organized solely for the purpose of acquiring the Securities. The Purchaser is not relying on the Company or any of its employees, agents, or advisors with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the Securities, and the Purchaser has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its own Advisors.

(k) No oral or written representations have been made, or oral or written information furnished, to the Purchaser or its Advisors, if any, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents that are in any way inconsistent with the information contained therein.

(l) The Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser has not authorized any person or entity to act as its Purchaser Representative (as that term is defined in Regulation D of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act) in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS

4.1 Transfer Restrictions.

(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of the Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act.


As a condition of such transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the other applicable Transaction Documents and shall have the rights and obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement.

(b) The Purchaser agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on the Securities in the following form:

“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE OR EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

The Company acknowledges and agrees that, the Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and the other applicable Transaction Documents and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, the Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities into the name of the pledgees or secured parties, in their respective capacities as such. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities.

(c) Certificates evidencing the Conversion Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of any such securities are effective under the Securities Act; (ii) following any sale of such Conversion Shares pursuant to Rule 144; if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC). The Company shall upon request of the Purchaser and at the Company’s sole expense cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the Transfer Agent promptly after any of the events described in (i)-(ii) in the preceding sentence if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder (with a copy to the applicable Purchaser and its broker). If all or any portion of any Preferred Shares is converted at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Conversion Shares, or if such Conversion Shares may be sold under Rule 144 or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC), then such Conversion Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than the next Trading Day following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Conversion Shares issued with a restrictive legend (such Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), instruct the Transfer Agent to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certificate representing such shares of Common Stock that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article IV without the Purchaser’s prior written consent. Certificates for the Conversion Shares that are subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the DTC System as directed by the Purchaser.


 

(d) In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the unlegended shares, upon request of the Purchaser, so long as the certificates therefor do not bear a legend and the Purchaser is not obligated to return such certificate for the placement of a legend thereon and provided it is commercially reasonable for the Company to do so, the Company shall cause its Transfer Agent to electronically transmit the unlegended shares by crediting the account of Purchaser’s prime broker with the DTC through its DWAC system, provided that the Company’s Common Stock is DTC eligible and the Company’s Transfer Agent participates in the DWAC system and such Securities are Conversion Shares. Such delivery must be made on or before the Legend Removal Date.

(e) In the event the Purchaser shall request delivery of unlegended shares as described in this Section 4.1 and the Company is required to deliver such unlegended shares, the Company may not refuse to deliver unlegended shares based on any claim that the Purchaser or anyone associated or affiliated with the Purchaser has not complied with Purchaser’s obligations under the Transaction Documents, or for any other reason, unless, an injunction or temporary restraining order from a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining delivery of such unlegended shares shall have been sought and obtained by the Company and the Company has posted a surety bond for the benefit of the Purchaser in the amount of the greater of (i) 100% of the amount of the aggregate stated value of the Conversion Shares which is subject to the injunction or temporary restraining order, or (ii) the VWAP of the Common Stock on the trading day before the issue date of the injunction multiplied by the number of unlegended shares to be subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Purchaser to the extent Purchaser obtains judgment in Purchaser’s favor.

4.2 Furnishing of Information. For as long as the Purchaser owns Preferred Shares, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. Upon the request of the Purchaser, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with the preceding sentence. For as long as the Purchaser owns Preferred Shares, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchaser and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchaser to sell the Preferred Shares under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Preferred Shares may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Preferred Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.

4.3 Integration. 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 Preferred Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Preferred Shares to Purchaser or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Preferred Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall timely file a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) as required by this Agreement, and may issue a press release, in each case reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company and Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor Purchaser shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any such press release of Purchaser, or without the prior consent of Purchaser, with respect to any such press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law or Principal Market Rules, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Purchaser, or include the name of the Purchaser in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or Principal Market, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except (i) as contained in the Form 8-K and press release described above, (ii) as required by federal securities law in connection with any registration statement under which the securities are registered, (iii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Principal Market Rules, in which case the Company shall provide Purchaser with


prior notice of such disclosure, or (iv) to the extent such disclosure is required in any SEC Document filed by the Company.

4.5 [Reserved].

 

4.6 Right of First Refusal. From the date hereof through the date that no Preferred Shares are outstanding (the “ROFR Period”), the Company grants the Purchaser the right of first refusal with respect to any investment proposed to be made by any other individual or entity (an “Other Investor”) for each and every future Variable Rate Transaction during such ROFR Period. The Company shall notify the Purchaser of its intention to pursue any such Variable Rate Transaction, including the material terms thereof, by providing written notice thereof to the Purchaser. If the Purchaser fails to accept in writing any such proposal for such Variable Rate Transaction within ten (10) business days after receipt of a written notice in accordance with this Section 4.6 from the Company, then the Purchaser will have no claim or right with respect to any such Variable Rate Transaction contained in any such notice. If, thereafter, such proposal is modified in any material respect, the Company will adopt the same procedure as with respect to the original proposed Variable Rate Transaction and the Purchaser shall have the right of first refusal with respect to such revised proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of this Section 4.6 shall not apply with respect to any Exempt Issuance.

4.7 Right of Participation. From the date hereof through the date that no Securities held by the Purchaser are outstanding, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the right set forth in this Section 4.7 is a right granted by the Company, separately, to the Purchaser.

(a) If the Company has delivered to the Purchaser or its assigns a notice (an “MNPI Pre-Notice”) and offer to deliver material non-public information (“MNPI”), and the Purchaser or its assigns has delivered written notice that it will accept such MNPI and only in that event, at least three (3) (3) trading days prior to any proposed or intended sale by the Company of its Common Stock or other securities or equity linked debt obligations other than an Exempt Issuance) (each, a “Subsequent Placement”), the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a written notice of its proposal or intention to effect a Subsequent Placement (each such notice, a “Pre-Notice”), which Pre-Notice shall not contain any information (including, without limitation, material, non-public information) other than: (A) a statement that the Company proposes or intends to effect a Subsequent Placement, (B) a statement that the statement in clause (A) above does not constitute material, non-public information and (C) a statement informing the Purchaser that it is entitled to receive an Offer Notice (as defined below) with respect to such Subsequent Placement upon its written request. Upon the written request of the Purchaser within two (2) trading days after the Company’s delivery to the Purchaser of such Pre-Notice, and only upon a written request by the Purchaser, the Company shall promptly, but no later than three (3) trading days after such request, deliver to the Purchaser an irrevocable written notice (the “Offer Notice”) of any proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the “Offer”) of the securities being offered (the “Offered Securities”) in a Subsequent Placement, which Offer Notice shall (I) identify and describe the Offered Securities, (II) describe the price and other terms upon which they are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number or amount of the Offered Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged, (III) identify the persons (if known) to which or with which the Offered Securities are to be offered, issued, sold or exchanged and (IV) offer to issue and sell to or exchange with the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of the Offer up to 20% of the Offered Securities (the “Participation Amount”).

(b) To accept an Offer, in whole or in part, the Purchaser must deliver a written notice to the Company prior to the end of the third (3rd) trading day after the Purchaser’s receipt of the Offer Notice (the “Offer Period”), setting forth the portion of the Purchaser’s Participation Amount that the Purchaser elects to purchase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company desires to modify or amend the terms and conditions of the Offer prior to the expiration of the Offer Period, the Company may deliver to the Purchaser a new Offer Notice and the Offer Period shall expire on the fifth (5th) trading day after the Purchaser’s receipt of such new Offer Notice. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the Subsequent Placement is an “overnight” registered offering (“RDO”), there shall be no Pre-Notice required to be delivered to the Purchaser; provided that the Subsequent Placement is delivered between the time period of 4:00 pm (New York City time) and 6:00 pm (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Trading Day of the expected announcement of the Subsequent Placement (or, if the Trading Day of the expected announcement of the Subsequent Placement is the first Trading Day following a holiday or a weekend (including a holiday weekend), between the time period of 4:00 pm (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately prior to such holiday or weekend and 2:00 pm (New York City time) on the day immediately prior to the Trading Day of the expected announcement of the Subsequent Placement).


The Offer Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Placement, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Placement is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document relating thereto as an attachment. In addition, in the event of an RDO, any Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Placement must provide written notice to the Company by 6:30 am (New York City time) on the Trading Day following the date on which the Offer Notice is delivered to such Purchaser (the “Notice Termination Time”) that such Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Placement, the amount of such Purchaser’s participation, and representing and warranting that such Purchaser has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Offer Notice. If the Company receives no such notice from a Purchaser as of such Notice Termination Time, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect to participate in such Subsequent Placement.

4.8 Stockholders Rights Plan; Investment Company. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Person that Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any stockholders rights plan or similar plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Preferred Shares under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and Purchaser. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

4.9 Non-Public Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. On and after the date hereof, neither Purchaser nor any Affiliate of Purchaser shall have any duty of trust or confidence that is owed directly, indirectly, or derivatively, to the Company or the stockholders of the Company, or to any other Person who is the source of material non-public information regarding the Company. The Company understands and confirms that Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

4.10 Use of Proceeds. At the Purchaser’s option, the Company shall use 25% of the proceeds of any future financing, including any Subsequent Placement but excluding any Exempt Issuance, to redeem any Preferred Shares outstanding held by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of the Certificate.

4.11 Certain Limitations. Notwithstanding anything contained in any Transaction Document to the contrary, the parties covenant and agree that the Purchaser shall not convert any Preferred Shares, sell any Conversion Shares, exercise any Warrants or sell any Warrant Shares to the extent it would exceed the Exchange Cap, unless and until the Company obtains Stockholder Approval in accordance with the Principal Market Rules. The Purchaser further covenants and agrees not to vote any of its Securities at the meeting of the stockholders held for the purpose of obtaining such Stockholder Approval.

4.12 Approval by Holders of Capital Stock. The Company will seek Stockholder Approval for the sole purpose of meeting the requirements of Principal Market Rules, Specifically Rule 5635 of the Nasdaq. Until such Stockholder Approval has been obtained, the Purchaser will neither vote its Preferred Shares nor (ii) convert its Preferred Shares into Conversion Shares, nor shall it exercise any portion of the Warrants, subject to the Exchange Cap.

4.13 Certain Transactions. The Purchaser covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any Short Sales of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Company’s Common Stock) during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending on the date of the full conversion of the Preferred Shares.

4.14 Registration Statement. The Company shall file with the SEC a registration statement covering the sale of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares (the “Registration Statement”) as further described in the Registration Rights Agreement.


4.15 Maintenance of Registration Statement. Except as otherwise set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, for so long as any of the Issuable Shares remains outstanding, the Company shall use its best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the resale thereunder of the Registerable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement). The Company shall promptly amend the Registration Statement on such other form as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for this purpose. If at any time following the date hereof the Registration Statement is not effective or is not otherwise available for the resale of the Registerable Securities or any prospectus contained therein is not available for use, the Company shall immediately notify the Purchaser in writing that the Registration Statement is not then effective or a prospectus contained therein is not available for use and thereafter shall promptly notify the Purchaser when the Registration Statement is effective again and available for the resale of the Registerable Securities or such prospectus is again available for use.

4.16 Primary Market Compliance. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the contrary, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the Principal Market Rules, including the listing requirements, and as long as the Common Stock remains listed on the Principal Market the parties shall not enforce any provision of any Transaction Document which does not comply with the Principal Market Rules.

4.17 Reservation of Shares. The Company shall initially duly authorize and reserve 8,400 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and thereafter shall have a sufficient number of duly authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be able to issue the Preferred Shares to the Purchaser. The Company shall initially reserve 1,875,322 shares of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuing the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares. Thereafter, the Company shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock (i) solely for the purpose of issuing the Conversion Shares, a number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock as indicated in the Certificate and (ii) solely for the purpose of issuing the Warrant Shares, a number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock as indicated in the Warrant.

4.18 Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares upon each trading market and national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as the case may be) (so that all such Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares may be traded on the foregoing, subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents on such national securities exchange or automated quotation system. The Company shall use its best efforts to maintain the Common Stock’s listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) on the Principal Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market (each, an “Eligible Market”). The Company shall not take any action which could be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market or any Eligible Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4.18.

4.19 Corporate Existence. So long as Purchaser owns the Warrants, the Company shall not be party to any Fundamental Transaction unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Warrants.

4.20 Conduct of Business. The business of the Company shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except where such violations would not result, either individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

4.21 Passive Foreign Investment Company. The Company shall conduct its business in such a manner as will ensure that the Company will not be deemed to constitute a passive foreign investment company within the meaning of Section 1297 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

4.22 Notice of Disqualification Events. The Company will notify the Purchaser in writing, prior to any Tranche 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 not otherwise disclosed herein.


4.23 Indemnification of Purchaser. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.23, the Company will indemnify and hold the Purchaser and its officers, managers, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls the Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, managers, 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 persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any the Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against, or any subpoena directed to, the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of the Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of the Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings the Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by the Purchaser Party which constitutes fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained to represent such Purchaser Party, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of the Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (x) for any settlement by the Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (y) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or such Purchaser Party’s fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnification required by this Section 4.23 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnification contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to applicable law.

4.24 Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the sale of the Securities by the Company under this Agreement as required under Regulation D. 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 Securities for, sale to the Purchaser at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of the Purchaser.

ARTICLE V

TERMINATION

5.1 Termination.

(a) The Purchaser may elect to terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) if at any time the Company has filed for and/or is subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors instituted by or against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;


(ii) the Company is in breach or default of any Material Agreement, which breach or default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iii) the Company is in breach or default of this Agreement, any Transaction Document, or any agreement with any Purchaser or any Affiliate of the Purchaser, which breach or default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(iv) upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Transaction.

(b) The Company may elect to terminate this Agreement in the event that the Purchaser is in breach or default of this Agreement, any Transaction Document, or any agreement with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, which breach or default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) This Agreement will automatically terminate if any Tranche Closing has not occurred prior to the Termination Date, unless extended by the mutual consent of the parties.

ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever the 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 the Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion 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; provided, however, that in the case of a rescission of a conversion of any Preferred Share or exercise of any Warrant, to the extent applicable, the Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded conversion or exercise notice concurrently with the return to the Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares.

6.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its Advisors, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, DTC fees, stamp taxes and other similar taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchaser in addition to paying the cost of any counsel or other expenses incurred in rendering Rule 144 opinions of any the Purchaser upon request. The Company has agreed to pay up to an aggregate of $50,000 to the Purchaser’s and Placement Agent’s legal counsel collectively in connection with the preparation and the negotiation of these Transaction Documents.

 

6.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

6.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.


Other than with respect to an Offer Notice delivered in accordance with Section 4.7 of this Agreement, to the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall promptly file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.

6.5 Amendments; 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 Purchaser, or, 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.

6.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

6.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. The Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom the Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”

6.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. 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 herein.

6.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all 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, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery 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 proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such Delaware Court, or that such proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such 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 manner permitted by law.

 

6.10 Survival. Subject to applicable statute of limitations, the representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the applicable Tranche Closing Date.

6.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.


6.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

6.13 Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

6.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any of the Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon surrender and 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, destruction, or mutilation, and of the ownership of such Security. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity and bonds) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

6.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchaser and the Company will be entitled to seek to obtain 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.

6.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or the 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.

6.17 Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any known partial liquidated damages under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all known unpaid partial liquidated damages have been paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such obligation will terminate no later than twelve (12) months after such instrument or security pursuant to which such known partial liquidated damages are due and payable shall have been canceled.

6.18 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

6.19 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

6.20 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, 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.

6.21 Equitable Adjustment. Trading volume amounts, price/volume amounts and similar figures in the Transaction Documents shall be equitably adjusted (but without duplication) to offset the effect of stock splits, similar events and as otherwise described in this Agreement, if such events shall occur between the date of this Agreement and a Tranche Closing.

[signature page follows]

 

 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized signatory as of the date first indicated above.

TIVIC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

 

Address for Notice:

47685 Lakeview Blvd.

Fremont, California 94538

Attention: CEO

 E-Mail: jennifer.ernst@tivichealth.com

By:

 /s/ Jennifer Ernst

 

Name: Jennifer Ernst

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.

3611 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 500

San Diego, California 92130

Attn: Christopher L. Tinen

 

E-Mail: ctinen@swlaw.com

 

 


 

PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO TIVIC SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized signatory of the date first indicated above.

Name of Purchaser: Helena Global Investment Opportunities 1 Ltd.

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: /s/ Jeremy Weech

Name of Authorized Signatory: Jeremy Weech

Title of Authorized Signatory: Managing Partner

Email Address of Authorized Signatory: _______________

Address for Notice to Purchaser: ______________

Subscription Amount:

Up to $8,400,000

EIN Number:

 


 

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF CERTIFICATE

 

 


 

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

 


 

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF WARRANT

 

 


 

EXHIBIT D

FORM OF TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTION LETTER

 

 


 

EXHIBIT E

FORM OF CLOSING NOTICE

 

 

 

 


EX-10.2 5 tivc-ex10_2.htm EX-10.2 EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 29th day of April, 2025 by and among Tivic Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the investor identified on the signature page hereto (including its successors and assigns, the “Investor”).

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS, the Company will sell up to eight million four hundred thousand dollars ($8,400,000) of shares of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Shares”) in the Company to the Investor pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of even date herewith by and among the Company and the Investor; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Investor desire to set forth the registration rights to be granted by the Company to the Investor.

A G R E E M E N T

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor agree as follows:

The parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New York are authorized by law to close.

“Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and any securities into which such shares may hereinafter be reclassified.

“Prospectus” means (i) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.

“Register,” “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.

“Registrable Securities” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all of the Conversion Shares Stock then issued and issuable upon conversion in full of the Preferred Shares (assuming on such date the Preferred Shares are converted in full without regard to any conversion limitations therein), (b) all Warrant Shares then issued and issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (assuming on such date the Warrants are exercised in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein), (c) any additional shares of Common Stock issued and issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Preferred Shares or the Warrants (in each case, without giving effect to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Preferred Shares or limitations on exercise set forth in the Warrants), and (d) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, that any such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been sold in accordance with Rule 144 and the Company has delivered certificates representing such securities that no longer bear a legend and/or for which the Transfer Agent has not instituted a stop order restricting further transfer, or (iii) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (assuming that such securities and any securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of which, or as a dividend upon which, such securities were issued or are issuable, were at no time held by any Affiliate of the Company, as reasonably determined by the Company, upon the advice of counsel to the Company).


“Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company filed under the 1933 Act (including a post-effective amendment to a previously filed registration statement) that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.

“Required Investors” means the Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” means a questionnaire in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto, or such other form of questionnaire as may reasonably be adopted by the Company from time to time.

“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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

2. Registration.

(a) Registration Statement. Promptly but no later than fifteen (15) days from the Execution Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (the “Filing Deadline”), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or on Form S-3, if Form S-3 is then available to the Company to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities) covering the resale of the Registrable Securities. Subject to any SEC comments, such Registration Statement shall include the plan of distribution attached hereto as Exhibit A; provided, however, that no Investor shall be named as an “underwriter” in the Registration Statement without the Investor’s prior written consent. Such Registration Statement shall also cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. The Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Investor and their counsel prior to its filing or other submission. The Company may impose reasonable restrictions on the length of the review process.

(b) Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses associated with each registration, including filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws, listing fees, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Investor and the Investor’s reasonable expenses in connection with the registration, but excluding discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold.

(c) Effectiveness.


(i) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective within sixty (60) days after the Execution Date (the “Closing Date”). The Company shall promptly notify the Investor by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as possible after, and in any event, no later than 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the next Business Day following the date, any Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Investor by facsimile or e-mail with copies of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may suspend the use of any Prospectus included in any Registration Statement contemplated by this Section in the event that the Company determines in good faith that such suspension is necessary to (A) delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best interests of the Company, or (B) amend or supplement the affected Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (an “Allowed Delay”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (a) notify the Investor in writing of the commencement of and the reasons for an Allowed Delay, but shall not (without the prior written consent of the Investor) disclose to such Investor any material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (b) advise the Investor in writing to cease all sales under the Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use its best efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as reasonably practicable.

(d) Rule 415; Cutback. If at any time the SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement (alone or together with previously or subsequently registered shares of Common Stock) is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or requires the Investor to be named as an “underwriter,” the Company shall use its best efforts to persuade the SEC that the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415 and that the Investor is an “underwriter.” The Investor shall have the right to participate or have their counsel participate in any meetings or discussions with the SEC regarding the SEC’s position (unless in the reasonable opinion of the Company or its counsel, such participation will be to the detriment to the Company in that it may cause undue delays in the registration process or for other reasons) and to comment or have their counsel comment on any written submission made to the SEC with respect thereto. No such written submission shall be made to the SEC to which the Investor’s counsel reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Company’s best efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(d), the SEC refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) first remove any securities registered for the account of any selling shareholders other than the holders of Registrable Securities, (ii) second remove any securities being registered for sale by the Company, and (iii) third remove from the Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”); provided, however, that the Company shall not agree to name the Investor as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of such Investor. Any cut-back imposed on the Investor pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall be allocated among the Investors (and the holders of any previously or subsequently registered shares of Common Stock whose shares are subject to the Rule 415 position taken by the SEC) on a pro rata basis, unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require or provide or the Investors otherwise agree. No liquidated damages shall accrue as to any Cut Back Shares until such date as the Company is able to commence the registration of such Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date” of such Cut Back Shares). From and after the Restriction Termination Date applicable to any Cut Back Shares, all of the provisions of this Section 2 (including the liquidated damages provisions) shall again be applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that (i) the Filing Deadline for the Registration Statement including such Cut Back Shares shall be twenty (20) Business Days after such Restriction Termination Date, and (ii) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement including such Cut Back Shares declared effective within ninety (90) days after the Restriction Termination Date.

3. Company Obligations. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:


(a) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective for a period that will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement as amended from time to time, have been sold, and (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement cease to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”) and (x) advise the Investor in writing when the Effectiveness Period has expired, and (y) provide the Investor with a copy of the opinion of counsel to the Company to the Transfer Agent and instructions from the Company to the Transfer Agent to remove the re-sale restrictions imposed by the 1933 Act from the Registrable Securities, both of which will be irrevocable;

(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby;

(c) provide copies to counsel designated by the Investor and permit such counsel to review and provide comments on each Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto no fewer than two (2) Business Days, in the case of the initial Registration Statement, and one (1) Business Day, in the case of any amendment or supplement, prior to their filing with the SEC and not file any document to which such counsel reasonably objects;

(d) furnish to the Investor and to counsel designated by the Investor (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company (but not later than two (2) Business Days after the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case may be) one (1) copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than any portion of any thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents as the Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor that are covered by the related Registration Statement;

(e) use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;

(f) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Investor and their counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions requested by the Investors and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(f), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(f), or (iii) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;

(g) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;


(h) immediately notify the Investors, at any time prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Prospectus includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly prepare, file with the SEC and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing; and (i) comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Investors in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Investors are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this Section 3(i), “Availability Date” means the 45th day following the end of the fourth fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, “Availability Date” means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter).

(j) With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) twelve months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction by the holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect, or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold; (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act; (iii) furnish to each Investor upon request, as long as such Investor owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Investor of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration; and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Investor with the removal of any legends required under Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, including with respect to any opinions required thereby, provided that the Company’s obligations hereunder are subject to the reasonable determination of the Company and the Company’s counsel that any such legend removal complies with the 1933 Act.

4. Due Diligence Review; Information. Upon written request, the Company shall make available, during normal business hours, for inspection and review by the Investor, advisors to and representatives of the Investor (who may or may not be affiliated with the Investor and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company), all financial and other records, all SEC Filings and other filings with the SEC, and all other corporate documents and properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably requested by the Investors or any such representative, advisor or underwriter in connection with such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling the Investor and such representatives, advisors and underwriters and their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial and ongoing due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy of such Registration Statement. As a condition to such inspection and review, the Company may require the Investor and any of its advisors or representatives that will receive such information to enter into confidentiality agreements.

The Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investor, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investor, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Investor, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and the Investor wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.

5.Obligations of the Investor.


(a) The Investor shall furnish to the Company a completed and executed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire. The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of the Investor in a Registration Statement who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed and executed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire at least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement. It is agreed and understood that if the Investor returns a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire after the deadline specified in the previous sentence, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as are required to name such Investor as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or any pre-effective or post-effective amendment thereto and to include (to the extent not theretofore included) in the Registration Statement the Registrable Securities identified in such late Selling Stockholder Questionnaire; provided that the Company shall not be obligated to file any additional Registration Statements solely for such shares or to take any action that the Company reasonably concludes would cause the Company to miss the Filing Deadline or the deadline by which the Registration Statement must be declared effective by the SEC, or otherwise cause other Registrable Securities to be ineligible for sale.

(b) The Investor, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

(c) The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii), or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(h) hereof, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Investor is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.

 

6. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and its officers, directors, members, managers, employees and agents, successors and assigns, and each other person, if any, who controls such Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company specifically for that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or information herein called a “Blue Sky Application”); (iii) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (iv) any violation by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration; or (v) any failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration Statement in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification on an Investor’s behalf and will reimburse such Investor, and each such officer, director or member and each such controlling person upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Investor or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus. For an abundance of clarity, any liquidated damage provisions herein shall not limit the recovery to which an Investor is entitled under this Section 6.

(b) Indemnification by the Investors. The Investor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, stockholders and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by such Investor to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto.


(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification, and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person, or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists or may exist between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and provided, further, that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of such indemnified party.

(d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

7. Miscellaneous.

(a) Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by the Company and the Required Investors. The Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Required Investors. Any amendment to any provision of this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 7. shall be binding on all Investors, provided that no such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it (1) applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities then outstanding, or (2) imposes any obligation or liability on any Investor that adversely affects its rights hereunder in a manner disproportionate to any adverse effect such amendment would have on the rights of the other Investors, unless such Investor provides its prior written consent to such amendment (which may be granted or withheld in such Investor’s sole discretion). No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party, provided that the Required Investors may waive any provision of this Agreement, and any waiver of any provision of this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 7. shall be binding on all Investors provided that no such waiver shall be effective to the extent that it (1) applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities then outstanding (unless a party gives a waiver as to itself only), or (2) imposes any obligation or liability on any Investor that adversely affects its rights hereunder in a manner disproportionate to any adverse effect such waiver would have on the rights of the other Investors, unless such Investor provides its prior written consent to such waiver (which may be granted or withheld in such Investor’s sole discretion).


(b) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

(c) Assignments and Transfers by Investor. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Investor and their respective successors and assigns and indemnitees. The Investor may transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more persons its rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by such Investor to such person, provided that such Investor complies with all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice of assignment to the Company promptly after such assignment is effected and agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof.

(d) Assignments and Transfers by the Company. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Investors, provided, however, that in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to include the securities received by the Investor in connection with such transaction unless such securities are otherwise freely tradable by the Investor after giving effect to such transaction.

(e) Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(f) Counterparts; Delivery. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A digital reproduction, portable document format (“.pdf”) or other reproduction of this Agreement may be executed by one or more parties hereto and delivered by such party by electronic signature (including signature via DocuSign or similar services), electronic mail or any similar electronic transmission device pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can be seen. Such execution and delivery shall be considered valid, binding and effective for all purposes.

(g) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

(h) Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

(i) Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter, provided however, that if any term herein limits in any way the rights of the Investors set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the terms of the Purchase Agreement shall control.


(k) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

TIVIC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

 

By:

 /s/ Jennifer Ernst

Name: Jennifer Ernst

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

INVESTOR

 Helena Global Investment Opportunities 1 Ltd.

Name of Investor

 /s/ Jeremy Weech

Signature of Investor or by Authorized Person executing for Investor

Printed Name:_Jeremy Weech__________________

Title: Managing Partner_______________________

Its: Managing Partner_________________________

(Printed Name of Authorized Person and Title for Person executing for Investor)

 


 

 

Exhibit A

Plan of Distribution

 

 


 

Exhibit B

Selling Stockholder Questionnaire