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): March 21, 2025
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39395 | 84-4720320 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
18455 S. Figueroa Street | ||
Gardena, CA | 90248 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(424) 276-7616
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | FFAI | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $110,400.00 per share | FFAIW | 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 March 21, 2025 (the “Signing Date”), Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investors (collectively, the “Investors”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to sell, and the Investors have agreed to purchase, in four closings, for an aggregate purchase price of $41 million, of which approximately $39.5 million will be paid in cash and approximately $1.5 million will be converted from a previous loan to the Company, (i) certain senior unsecured convertible notes in the aggregate original principal amount of $41 million (the “Unsecured Notes”), (ii) common stock purchase warrants (the “Common Warrants”) to purchase up to a number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), equal to the principal amount of Unsecured Notes issued at a Closing divided by $1.29, the initial conversion price under the Unsecured Notes, (iii) a number of shares of a newly designated class of the Company’s preferred stock to be known as the Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), equal to the lesser of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Unsecured Notes issued at a Closing are convertible (the “Conversion Shares”) and (B) the product of (1) such Investor’s Note Commitment Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) divided by the aggregate Note Commitment Amounts for all Investors multiplied by (2) 9,000,000, and (iv) incremental note purchase warrants (the “Incremental Warrants”), exercisable for (A) senior unsecured convertible notes in the principal amount of Unsecured Notes issued at a Closing and substantially in the form of the Unsecured Notes (the “Incremental Notes”), (B) Common Warrants and (C) shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The first closing (the “First Closing”) is expected to occur on the tenth (10th) business day after the Signing Date and the second closing (the “Second Closing”) is expected to occur on the tenth (10th) business day following the First Closing. The third closing (the “Third Closing”) is expected to occur on the tenth (10th) business day following the later of (i) the effective date of the initial Registration Statement (as defined below) and (ii) the Stockholder Approval Event (as defined below). The fourth closing (the “Fourth Closing” and together with the First Closing, the Second Closing and the Third Closing, each a “Closing” and, collectively, the “Closings”) is expected to occur on the tenth (10th) business day following the Third Closing. All Closings are subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including but not limited to, the closing price of the Common Stock being equal or greater than $1.00 at the time of such Closing and no event of default existing under any outstanding Unsecured Notes. Also, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue and sell up to an additional $10 million in Unsecured Notes if at any time prior to the First Closing, one or more additional Investors join the Purchase Agreement and agree to purchase such Unsecured Notes and associated Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock by executing and delivering to the Company a joinder agreement. The Notes, the Common Warrants, the Incremental Warrants, the Incremental Notes, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Common Warrants, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Notes and the Incremental Notes and shares of Series B Preferred Stock are collectively referred to as the “Securities”.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to file a Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 45 calendar days of the Signing Date, to register for resale all the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Unsecured Notes, the Incremental Notes, the Common Warrants and the Incremental Warrants, and seek effectiveness within 90 days following the Signing Date, and keep such Registration Statement effective at all times until no Investors owns any Unsecured Notes, Common Warrants, Incremental Notes, Incremental Warrants or shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof.
Placement Agency Agreement and Placement Agent Warrants
Univest Securities, LLC is acting as the sole placement agent in connection with the transaction (the “Placement Agent”), pursuant to a Placement Agency Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2025, by and between the Company and the Placement Agent (the “PAA”). Pursuant to the PAA, the Company has agreed to pay the Placement Agent a cash fee (the “Cash Fee”) equal to 8% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities at each Closing and upon each closing upon the exercise of any Incremental Warrants, to Investors introduced to the Company by the Placement Agent (the “PA Investors”) or 4% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities to all other Investors. At each Closing or each closing upon the exercise of any Incremental Warrants, the Company has agreed to issue to the Placement Agent common stock purchase warrants (the “PA Warrants”) exercisable for a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 7% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Unsecured Notes or the Incremental Notes, respectively, issued by the Company to Investors at the applicable closing. The Company also agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent fees and out-of-pocket expenses, including the fees and expenses of Placement Agent’s counsel and due diligence analysis not to exceed $120,000 for the Closings and up to $60,000 upon the initial exercise of the Incremental Warrants.
The PA Warrants will have a term of five (5) years from the issuance date. The PA Warrants will be substantially similar to the Common Warrants. The PA Warrants issued at each Closing will have an exercise price equal to $1.548 per share and the PA Warrants issued upon the closing of the exercise of Incremental Warrants by the PA Investors will have an exercise price equal to 120% of the closing price of the Common Stock on the trading day prior to the date of such closing, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances described in the PA Warrants.
Unsecured Notes
Maturity Date; Interest.
Pursuant to the Unsecured Notes, interest will commence accruing on the date of issuance (the “Issuance Date”) at the interest rate of 10% per annum and will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months and will be payable on a Conversion Date (as defined in the Unsecured Notes) with respect to the Conversion Amount (as defined in the Unsecured Notes) being converted on such Conversion Date, with any remaining accrued and unpaid interest payable on the fifth anniversary of the issuance date thereof (the “Maturity Date”) (each Conversion Date and Maturity Date, an “Interest Date”).
Interest will be payable to the noteholders on each Interest Date in shares of Common Stock, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Unsecured Notes; provided, however, that the Company may, at its option following notice to the noteholders, pay interest on any Interest Date in cash or in a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock. Prior to the payment of interest on an Interest Date, interest on the Unsecured Notes will accrue at the Interest Rate and will be payable by way of inclusion of the interest in the Conversion Amount on each Conversion Date, or upon any redemption, unless in the event of an event of default, in which case the interest rate of the Unsecured Notes will automatically be increased to 18% per annum (the “Default Rate”). In the event such default has been cured, the Default Rate will cease to be effective as of the calendar day immediately following the date of such cure; provided that the interest as calculated and unpaid at the Default Rate during the continuance of that certain default will continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such default through and including the cure date of such default.
The Maturity Date may be extended by the noteholders under circumstances specified therein. On the Maturity Date, the Company must pay the noteholders an amount in cash representing all outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest on such principal and interest and accrued and unpaid Late Charges (as defined in the Unsecured Notes). Other than as specifically permitted by the Unsecured Notes, the Company may not prepay any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued, unpaid interest or accrued and unpaid Late Charges on principal and interest, if any.
Conversion; Conversion at Option of Holder
Each noteholder may convert all, or any portion, of the Unsecured Notes, at any time at such noteholder’s option, into shares of Common Stock, at an initial conversion price per share of $1.29 (the “Conversion Price”), subject to adjustment as provided in the Unsecured Notes, in an amount equal to 108% of the portion of the (i) principal, (ii) interest, (iii) accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such principal and interest of the Unsecured Note and (iv) other amounts outstanding under the Unsecured Note to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which such determination is being made.
Adjustments of the Conversion Price
If on each day on which (i) a registration statement registering for resale by the Investors of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise and conversion, as applicable, of the Unsecured Notes, the Common Warrants, the Incremental Warrants and the Incremental Notes (the “Registration Statement”) becomes effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use (the “Registration Adjustment Event”); (ii) the Fourth Closing occurs (the “Fourth Closing Event”); or (iii) the Company obtains stockholder approval in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Stockholder Approval Event” and, together with the Registration Adjustment Event and the Fourth Closing Event, the “Adjustment Events”, and the date on which each Adjustment Event occurs, an “Adjustment Date”), the Conversion Price then in effect is greater than the Closing Bid Price (as defined in the Unsecured Notes) of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately prior to such Adjustment Date (each, an “Adjustment Price”), the Conversion Price will automatically be adjusted to the Adjustment Price.
Floor Price
The Floor Price of the Unsecured Notes is $1.048 per share of Common Stock, subject to the Company’s right to reduce, from time to time, to a price per share not contrary to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) (and other adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations and similar events).
Alternate Conversion
Each noteholder may alternatively elect to convert the Unsecured Notes, at any time at such noteholder’s option, into shares of Common Stock at the “Alternate Conversion Price” equal to the lower of:
● | the Conversion Price then in effect; and |
● | the greater of: |
o | the Floor Price; and |
o | the lowest volume weighted average price of the Common Stock during the five consecutive trading days ending and including the trading day immediately preceding the delivery or deemed delivery of the applicable conversion notice. |
Alternate Conversion Floor Amount
If on any Conversion Date, the Conversion Price then in effect would have otherwise been lower than the Floor Price then in effect, the Company is required to pay to each noteholder an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the higher of (1) the highest price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the applicable Conversion Date and (2) the applicable Alternate Conversion Price, and (B) the difference between (1) the number of shares the noteholder would have received at the Conversion Price as it would have been adjusted notwithstanding the Floor Price and (2) the Floor Price. Alternatively, the Company may, at its option, increase the then outstanding principal amount of the applicable Unsecured Note by such amount.
Limitations on Conversion
Beneficial Ownership Limitation. A noteholder does not have the right to convert any portion of an Unsecured Note to the extent that, after giving effect to such conversion, the noteholder (together with certain related parties) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”), of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. The Maximum Percentage may be raised or lowered to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, at the option of the noteholder, except that any increase will only be effective upon 61 days’ prior notice to the Company.
Exchange Cap Limitation. Unless the Company obtains the approval of its stockholders in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(d) (19.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on the Signing Date) will be issuable upon conversion or exercise, as applicable, or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Unsecured Notes or the Incremental Warrants, as applicable.
Redemption Rights
Company Optional Redemption. The Company has the option to redeem the Unsecured Notes at a 10% redemption premium to the greater of (i) the shares of Common Stock then outstanding under the Unsecured Notes and (ii) the equity value of Common Stock underlying the Unsecured Notes. The equity value of Common Stock underlying the Unsecured Notes is calculated using the greatest closing sale price of the Common Stock during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding notice of such redemption and ending on the trading day immediately prior to the date the Company makes the entire payment required to be made for such redemption.
Bankruptcy Event of Default Mandatory Redemption. Upon any bankruptcy event of default, the Company must immediately redeem in cash all amounts due under the Unsecured Notes at a 25% premium unless the noteholder waives such right to receive such payment.
Common Warrants
The Common Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance, and will have a term of five years from such date and an initial exercise price of $1.548 (the “Exercise Price”), which may be adjusted to the lower of (i) $1.048 and (ii) 120% of the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the trading day ended immediately prior to such Adjustment Date upon Adjustment Events and other certain adjustments as described in the Common Warrants.
Limitations on Exercise. A Common Warrant holder will not have the right to exercise any portion of the Common Warrants to the extent that, after giving effect to such conversion, the holder (together with certain related parties) would beneficially own in excess of the Maximum Percentage of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. The Maximum Percentage may be raised or lowered to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, at the option of the Common Warrant holder, except that any increase will only be effective upon 61 days’ prior notice to the Company.
Series B Preferred Stock
Each Investor will be issued at the First Closing a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the lesser of (i) the number of Conversion Shares held by such noteholder and (ii) the product of (x) such noteholder’s Commitment Percentage (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) multiplied by (y) 9,000,000 (the “Series B Preferred Cap”). In each of the Second Closing, the Third Closing and the Fourth closing, each noteholder will be issued a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the lesser of (i) the number of Conversion Shares into which such noteholder’s Unsecured Note issued in such Closing is convertible and (ii) the product of (x) such noteholder’s Commitment Percentage multiplied by (y) the Series B Preferred Cap minus the aggregate number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such noteholder.
In the event that an adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of the Unsecured Notes results in an increase in the number of Conversion Shares, the Company will issue to each noteholder a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the number of such additional Conversion Shares, to the extent such additional Conversion Shares of each noteholder, in the aggregate, is not in excess of the number of authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s preferred stock as of the Signing Date without the approval of the Company’s stockholders to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s preferred stock, provided that the Company may, in its sole discretion, increase the Series B Preferred Cap as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders.
Certificate of Designation
The Company has agreed to file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Secretary of State”) a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) to designate 9,000,000 shares of the Company’s authorized and unissued preferred stock as Series B Preferred Stock prior to the First Closing. The Certificate of Designation will become effective upon its filing with the Delaware Secretary of State and establishes the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications, restrictions, and limitations relating to the Series B Preferred Stock as summarized below.
Convertibility. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock will not be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or series of stock or other securities of the Company.
Dividends. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock will not be entitled to receive dividends.
Voting. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock will have one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company.
Rank; Liquidation. Upon a liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, pursuant to which assets of the Company or consideration received by the Company are to be distributed to the stockholders, the holder of Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, before any payment is made to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share of Series B Preferred Stock equal to (a) (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Investor’s Unsecured Notes minus (ii) the amount received by such Investor from the Company pursuant to such Investor’s Unsecured Notes in connection with such liquidation divided by (b) the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such Investor at the time of such liquidation.
Transfer Restrictions. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock will not be transferred at any time without the prior written consent of the Board.
Redemption. Upon each conversion of an Unsecured Note or an Incremental Note by a holder of Series B Preferred Stock, a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock received by such noteholder upon conversion of such noteholder’s Unsecured Note or Incremental Note shall automatically be redeemed by the Company for no consideration, without any further action by the Company or such noteholder, and such redeemed shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding.
Incremental Warrants
The Incremental Warrants will be exercisable immediately upon issuance and will have a term of five (5) years from the Signing Date. The Investors may exercise the Incremental Warrants, in whole or in part, for (i) Incremental Notes, (ii) Common Warrants to purchase a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the quotient of the Note Commitment Amount of such Investor’s Incremental Note divided by the Conversion Price thereof, and (iii) a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the lesser of (1) the number of Conversion Shares into which such Investor’s Incremental Note is convertible and (2) the product of (x) such Investor’s Commitment Percentage multiplied by (y) the Series B Preferred Cap minus the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock then owned by such Investor.
Incremental Notes
The Company may issue Incremental Notes in an aggregate original principal amount equal to the principal amount of Unsecured Notes issued in the Closings to the Investors assuming all Closings occur and full exercise of the Incremental Warrants. The Incremental Notes will be substantially in the form of the Unsecured Note and each Incremental Note will mature five (5) years from its issuance date.
The issuance and sale of the Securities will be made in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for the offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering, and Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
The Purchase Agreement and certain other transaction documents have been attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide information regarding their terms. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about the parties to the transaction documents or any of their respective affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the transaction documents were made only for the purposes of such transaction documents and as of specified dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such transaction documents and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. The representations and warranties may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the transaction documents instead of establishing these matters as facts and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to securityholders. Securityholders are not third-party beneficiaries under the transaction documents. Accordingly, they should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the transaction documents or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of any of the parties or any of their respective affiliates.
The foregoing summaries of the Purchase Agreement, the Unsecured Notes, the Common Warrants, the Incremental Warrants, the Incremental Notes, the Placement Agency Agreement, the Placement Agent Warrant and the Certificate of Designation and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, copies of which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1, 4.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 10.2, 4.5 and 3.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The disclosure included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The disclosure included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 24, 2025, the Company issued a press release with respect to the transactions set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of such press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Form of Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Preferred Stock | |
4.1 | Form of Common Warrant | |
4.2 | Form of Incremental Warrant | |
4.3 | Form of Unsecured Note | |
4.4 | Form of Incremental Note (see Exhibit 4.3) | |
4.5 | Form of Placement Agent Warrant | |
10.1 | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 21, 2025, by and among Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. and the parties thereto. | |
10.2 | Placement Agency Agreement, dated March 21, 2025, by and between Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. and Univest Securities, LLC. | |
99.1 | Press release dated March 24, 2025. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
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.
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC. | ||
Date: March 24, 2025 | By: | /s/ Koti Meka |
Name: | Koti Meka | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 3.1
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.
Certificate of Designation
of
Preferences, Rights and Limitations of
Series B Preferred Stock
Pursuant to Sections 151 and 242 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that the following recitals and resolution were duly adopted by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), in accordance with the provisions of Sections 151 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended (the “DGCL”), on March [ ], 2025, which resolution provides for the creation of a series of the Company’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which is designated as “Series B Preferred Stock,” with the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions set forth therein.
WHEREAS, the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (as amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”), authorizes the issuance of 139,245,313 shares of capital stock, consisting of (i) 129,245,313 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), divided into two series of common stock composed of (A) 124,815,625 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Class A Common Stock”), and (B) 4,429,688 shares of Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Common Stock”); and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”), issuable from time to time in one or more series, and further provides that the Board is authorized to provide for the issue of all or any of the shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series;
WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 4.2 of the Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Board is authorized to provide from time to time by resolution or resolutions for the creation and issuance, out of the authorized and unissued shares of the Preferred Stock, of one or more series of Preferred Stock by filing a certificate pursuant to the DGCL, setting forth such resolution and, with respect to each such series, establishing the designation of such series and the number of shares to be included in such series and fixing the voting powers (full or limited, or no voting power), preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the shares of each such series;
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is reasonable, advisable, fair and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to establish and issue a new series of Preferred Stock, designated as Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), consisting of nine million (9,000,000) authorized shares and to establish the rights, powers, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Series B Preferred Stock.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board in accordance with the provisions of Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation and the provisions of Section 151 of the DGCL, the Board hereby establishes and issues the Series B Preferred Stock with the rights, powers, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof.
Terms of Series B Preferred Stock
1. | Designation, Amount and Par Value. The series of Preferred Stock created hereby shall be designated as the Series B Preferred Stock, and the number of shares so designated shall be nine million (9,000,000). The shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share and will be uncertificated and represented in book-entry form. |
2. | Dividends. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive dividends. |
3. | Voting Rights. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights (and shall not have any other voting rights): |
3.1. | (A) | Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company. In the event the Company shall at any time after the date hereof (i) declare any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of Series B Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event. | |
(B) | Except as otherwise provided herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation or in the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended, the “Bylaws”), the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company. | ||
(C) | Except as set forth herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation or in the Bylaws, holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action. |
4. | Rank; Liquidation. Upon a liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale, dissolution or winding up of the Company (a “Liquidation”), whether voluntarily or involuntarily, pursuant to which assets of the Company or consideration received by the Company are to be distributed to the stockholders, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, before any payment is made to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share of Series B Preferred Stock equal to (a)(i) the aggregate outstanding Principal (as defined in the Notes) amount of such holder’s Notes minus (ii) the amount received by such holder from the Company pursuant to such holder’s Notes in connection with such Liquidation divided by (b) the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder at the time of such Liquidation. As used herein, “Notes” shall mean the unsecured senior convertible promissory notes issued by the Company pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2025, by and among the Company and the purchasers party thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”). |
5. | Transfer Restrictions. The Series B Preferred Stock may not be Transferred at any time without the prior written consent of the Board. “Transferred” means, directly or indirectly, whether by merger, consolidation, share exchange, division, or otherwise, the sale, transfer, gift, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of the share of Series B Preferred Stock (or any right, title or interest thereto or therein) or any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) to take any of the foregoing actions. |
6. | Redemption. |
6.1. | Upon each conversion of a Note by a holder of Series B Preferred Stock, a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock received by such holder upon conversion of such holder’s Note shall automatically be redeemed by the Company for no consideration, without any further action by the Company or such holder, and such redeemed shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding. |
6.2. | From and after the time at which the shares of Series B Preferred Stock are redeemed in accordance with Section 6.1 hereof, such share of Series B Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding, and the former holder of such share of Series B Preferred Stock, as such, will have no further rights in respect thereof. Upon such redemption, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock redeemed pursuant to this Certificate of Designation shall be automatically retired and restored to the status of an authorized but unissued share of Preferred Stock. |
7. | Severability. Whenever possible, each provision hereof shall be interpreted in a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, then such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or otherwise adversely affecting the remaining provisions hereof. |
In Witness Whereof, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. has caused this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Preferred Stock to be duly executed by the undersigned duly authorized officer as of this [ ] day of March, 2025.
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC. | ||
By: | ||
Koti Meka | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 4.1
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
FORM OF COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC.
Warrant Shares: [_______] |
Initial Exercise Date: [ ], 20[ ] |
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, [_____________] or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on [ ], 20[ ]1 (the “Expiration Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to [______]2 shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Section 1 or elsewhere in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2025, by and among the Company and the Purchasers set forth on the signature pages thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”).
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed and/or any of the following exchanges on which the Common Stock is traded and listed, or any successor(s) thereto, is not open for at least five (5) hours of trading: the Nasdaq Capital Market; the Nasdaq Global Market; the Nasdaq Global Select Market; the New York Stock Exchange; or the NYSE American; and any successor to any of the foregoing markets or exchanges.
1 | Insert five (5) year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date. | |
2 | 100% warrant coverage. |
“Closing Bid Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Trading Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price (as the case may be) then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Trading Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the Closing Bid Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.
“Conversion Price” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Notes.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Stock” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to consultants, employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (b) the Warrant Shares and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the original date of issuance of this Warrant, provided that such securities have not been amended since the original date of issuance of this Warrant to increase the number of such securities (or the shares of Common Stock underlying such securities) or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company provided that any such issuance pursuant to this clause (c) shall only be to a Person or Persons (or to the equityholders of a Person or Persons) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset providing to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, and (d) the Notes and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.
“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(c) hereunder.
“Incremental Notes” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.
“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other similar restriction.
“Minimum Exercise Price” means $1.048 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations and similar events in the manner set forth in Section 3(a)), provided, however, the Company shall have the sole right to reduce this Minimum Exercise Price, from time to time, to a price per share not contrary to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Principal Market.
“Notes” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.
“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.
“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, or proceeding.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Securities” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Sufficient Authorized Shares” means, for the purpose of this Warrant, that the Company has a sufficient number authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of Common Stock available for the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants at the initial Exercise Price.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“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 MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing.
“Transfer Agent” means the transfer agent of the Company, if any, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“VWAP” means, for any date following the date the Company, or any Successor Entity to the Company, is listed for trading on a Trading Market, 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, with respect to Section 3(c), the twenty (20) Trading Days prior to such calculation) (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. (“Bloomberg”) (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or, with respect to Section 3(c), the twenty (20) Trading Days prior to such calculation) (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the volume weighted average trading price per share of the Common Stock so reported (or, with respect to Section 3(c), the twenty (20) Trading Days prior to such calculation), or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as reasonably and in good faith determined by the Board of Directors; provided that if the Holder disagrees with the Board of Directors’ determination pursuant to clause (d) above, the Holder and the Company shall reasonably and in good faith select an independent appraiser, the fees and expenses of which shall be split by the Company and the Holder, to make such determination.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Expiration Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within two (2) Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Holder and any permitted assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price (the “Exercise Price”) per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall mean, subject to adjustment as provided herein, the lower of:
(i) Initially, as of the Initial Exercise Date or other date of determination, $1.548;
(ii) Following the Fourth Closing, 120% of the Closing Bid Price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Fourth Closing;
(iii) Following the effective date of the Registration Statement, 120% of the Closing Bid Price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement; and
(iv) Following the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, 120% of the Closing Bid Price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the receipt of Stockholder Approval.
c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for, the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may only be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) |
= | as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise, or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day; |
(B) | = | the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and |
(X) | = | the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
If (A-B) is less than zero, then the number of Warrant Shares to be delivered to the Holder shall equal zero. If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c)
d) | Mechanics of Exercise. |
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its permitted assignee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrant), or otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its permitted assignee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is two (1) Trading Day after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise 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 of delivery of the Warrant Shares; provided payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within two (2) Trading Days following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company is then a participant in DWAC and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise and the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the 3rd Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $5 per Trading Day for each Trading Day after such 3rd Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the 3rd Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the 3rd Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of 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 shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of 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 $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names of any permitted transferee(s) as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for delivery of the Warrant Shares.
vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations.
i. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities or instruments of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the reasonable discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of a Holder, the Company shall within three (3) Trading Days confirm in writing to the Holder 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 the conversion or exercise of securities or instruments of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a permitted successor holder of this Warrant.
ii. Subject to Section 4.21(b) of the Purchase Agreement, the Issuer shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to the exercise set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Issuer would not have a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock to effect such exercise (an “Authorized Share Shortfall”). The Issuer shall provide reasonably prompt notice to the Holder in the event of an Authorized Share Shortfall.
f) Issuance Restrictions. If the Company has not obtained Stockholder Approval or the financial viability exception pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5635(d) for the issuance of the Securities under the Purchase Agreement, then the Company may not issue upon exercise of this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock, which, when aggregated with any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the conversion of any Notes, Incremental Notes and exercise of any Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, 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 the Purchase Agreement (such number of shares, the “Issuable Maximum”). The Holder and the holders of the other Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement shall be entitled to a portion of the Issuable Maximum, subject to the disclosure set forth on Schedule 3.32 to the Purchase Agreement, ratably based on the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the Holder’s original Subscription Amount for all Notes by (y) the aggregate original Subscription Amount of all holders of Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; provided, however, the Holder may re-allocate its pro-rata portion of the Issuable Maximum among Notes and Warrants held by it in its sole discretion provided that such re-allocation will not cause the Issuable Maximum to be exceeded.
(g) Call Provision. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(e), Section 2(f) and this Section 2(g), if, after the Effective Date, (i) the VWAP for each of 20 Trading Days out of 30 consecutive Trading Days (the “Measurement Period,” which 30 consecutive Trading Day period shall not have commenced until after the Effective Date) exceeds $3.096 (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits, recapitalizations, stock dividends and the like after the Initial Exercise Date), (ii) the Holder is not in possession of any information that constitutes, or might constitute, material non-public information which was provided by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their officers, directors, employees, agents or Affiliates, and (iii) the Equity Conditions are then satisfied, then the Company may, within one Trading Day of the end of such Measurement Period, call for cancellation of all or any portion of this Warrant for which a Notice of Exercise has not yet been delivered (such right, a “Call”) for consideration equal to $0.01 per Warrant Share. To exercise this right, the Company must deliver to the Holder an irrevocable written notice (a “Call Notice”), indicating therein the portion of unexercised portion of this Warrant to which such notice applies. If the conditions set forth below for such Call are satisfied from the period from the date of the Call Notice through and including the Call Date (as defined below), then any portion of this Warrant subject to such Call Notice for which a Notice of Exercise shall not have been received by the Call Date will be cancelled at 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the tenth Trading Day after the date the Call Notice is received by the Holder (such date and time, the “Call Date”). Any unexercised portion of this Warrant to which the Call Notice does not pertain will be unaffected by such Call Notice. In furtherance thereof, the Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Exercise with respect to Warrant Shares subject to a Call Notice that are tendered through 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date. The parties agree that any Notice of Exercise delivered following a Call Notice which calls less than all of the Warrants shall first reduce to zero the number of Warrant Shares subject to such Call Notice prior to reducing the remaining Warrant Shares available for purchase under this Warrant. For example, if (A) this Warrant then permits the Holder to acquire 100 Warrant Shares, (B) a Call Notice pertains to 75 Warrant Shares, and (C) prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date the Holder tenders a Notice of Exercise in respect of 50 Warrant Shares, then (x) on the Call Date the right under this Warrant to acquire 25 Warrant Shares will be automatically cancelled, (y) the Company, in the time and manner required under this Warrant, will have issued and delivered to the Holder 50 Warrant Shares in respect of the exercises following receipt of the Call Notice, and (z) the Holder may, until the Expiration Date, exercise this Warrant for 25 Warrant Shares (subject to adjustment as herein provided and subject to subsequent Call Notices). Subject again to the provisions of this Section 2(g), the Company may deliver subsequent Call Notices for any portion of this Warrant for which the Holder shall not have delivered a Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, the Company may not deliver a Call Notice or require the cancellation of this Warrant (and any such Call Notice shall be void), unless, from the beginning of the Measurement Period through the Call Date, (1) the Company shall have honored in accordance with the terms of this Warrant all Notices of Exercise delivered by 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date, and (2) the Registration Statement shall be effective as to all Warrant Shares and the prospectus thereunder available for use by the Holder, or Rule 144 shall be available without time, volume or manner of sale limitations, for the resale of all such Warrant Shares, (3) the Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on the Trading Market, and (4) there is a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance of all Securities under the Transaction Documents, and (5) the issuance of all Warrant Shares subject to a Call Notice shall not cause a breach of any provision of Section 2(e) or Section 2(f) herein. The Company’s right to call the Warrants under this Section 2(g) shall be exercised ratably among the Holders based on each Holder’s initial purchase of Warrants.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a share 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 Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse share split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of 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, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of 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 re-classification.
(b) Subsequent Equity Sales. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell, enter into an agreement to sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (other than Excluded Stock), at an effective price per share (the “Base Price”), when multiplied by 120%, the product of which is less than the Exercise Price then in effect (such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (it being understood and agreed that if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance at such effective price), then simultaneously with the consummation of each Dilutive Issuance the Exercise Price shall be adjusted (downwards only) to 120% of the Base Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 3(b) in respect of Excluded Stock or any adjustment pursuant to Section 3(a). The Company shall notify the Holder, in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance or deemed issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 3(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the adjusted Exercise Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the adjusted Exercise Price in the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 2(b), “effective price per share” shall take into consideration the value of any Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents, securities transferred to a third-party by other stockholders of the Company including Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, cash, rights or any other form of additional consideration (“Secondary Security”) that is issued or paid in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company (the “Primary Security”, and together with the Secondary Security, each a “Unit”), together comprising one integrated transaction (or series of related transactions if such issuances or sales or deemed issuances or sales of securities of the Company are consummated under the same plan of financing), the “effective price per share” (i.e. Base Price) shall be deemed to be the lowest of (y) if such Primary Security is a Common Stock Equivalent, the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Primary Security and (z) the purchase price of such Unit less the value of the Secondary Unit (assuming for such purposes the value of any options or warrants are valued at the Black Scholes Value but using the date of the Dilutive Issuance for such purposes rather than the date of the Fundamental Transaction); provided, that if the value determined pursuant to clause (y) above would result in a value less than the par value of the Common Stock, then the other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction shall be deemed to have been issued or sold for the par value of the Common Stock. If any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration other than cash received therefor will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefor. If any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities or Common Stock (including Common Stock transferred from existing third-party stockholder), in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the volume weighted average price of such publicly traded securities on the date of receipt of such publicly traded securities. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities will be reasonably and in good faith determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder acting reasonable and in good faith. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne equally by the Company and the Holder.
(c) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another unaffiliated Person or group of unaffiliated Persons, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions to another unaffiliated Person or group of unaffiliated Persons, (iii) any direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (by another unaffiliated Person or group of unaffiliated Persons) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization 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 connection with a transaction involving an unaffiliated Person or group of unaffiliated Persons, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another unaffiliated Person or group of unaffiliated Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time within 10 days prior to the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant at the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company, as of the date of consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall, at the Company’s option exercisable on or before the 10th day prior to the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction by written notice to the Holder, purchase this Warrant from the Holder at the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, following the exercise of such right by the Company the Holder shall have the right to exercise this Warrant until the third (3rd) Trading Day immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction and the Company shall honor such exercises pursuant to the terms hereunder. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Expiration Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the volatility obtained for the remaining exercise period as obtain from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 252-day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, provided that if the Common Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange as of the public announcement of such Fundamental Transaction, then such volatility shall be determined by an independent valuation firm reasonably acceptable to (and the costs of such independent valuation firm shall be split by) the Company and the Holder, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration (determined in accordance with the last two sentences of Section 3(b) above), if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Expiration Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) upon the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided that if there is a disagreement between the Company and the Holder with respect to the Black Scholes Value, then such Black Scholes Value shall be determined by an independent valuation firm reasonably acceptable to (and the costs of such independent valuation firm shall be split by) the Company and the Holder.
(d) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of 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.
(e) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by email to the Holder at its last email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) Minimum Exercise Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3, in no event will the Exercise Price be adjusted to an amount that is less than the Minimum Exercise Price.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d) Transfer Restrictions. 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, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, provides to the Company an opinion of counsel, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the transfer of this Warrant does not require registration under the Securities Act.
e) Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i). Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c), in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any share certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or share certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or share certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or share certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, subject to Section 2(e)(ii) hereof and Section 4.21 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, intentionally avoid or intentionally seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such commercially reasonable actions in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares (or Alternative Consideration after a Fundamental Transaction) upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the Exercise Price, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) CFIUS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, at no time shall the Holder (a) be given rights that would allow it to control the Company; (b) have access to any material nonpublic technical information in the possession of the Company; (c) have the right to appoint any member or observer to the board of directors of the Company; or (d) be involved, other than through voting of shares, in the Company’s substantive decision making regarding (i) the use, development, acquisition, safekeeping, or release of sensitive personal data of U.S. citizens that the Company maintains or collects; (ii) the use, development, acquisition, or release of critical technologies; or (iii) the management, operation, manufacture, or supply of covered investment critical infrastructure, to the extent the Company at any time owns, operates, provides goods or service, or otherwise becomes involved in covered investment critical infrastructure. The terms in this paragraph are defined as they are defined in Section 721 of the U.S. Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and the regulations at 31 C.F.R Part 800, as they may be amended from time to time.
f) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant 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 conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of this Warrant shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Wilmington, New Castle County, State of Delaware (the “Delaware Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Courts 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 suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such Delaware Courts, or such Delaware Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
h) Nonwaiver. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies.
a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by email, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth above Attention: Legal Department, email address Legal@ff.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by email, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the email address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such email address appears on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address set forth in this Section 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 second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to seek specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any permitted Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Matthias Aydt | |
Title: | Global Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Common Stock Purchase Warrant]
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
☐ in lawful money of the United States; or
☐ [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to _______________________________________________ whose address is _______________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______ |
Holder’s Signature: | |||
Holder’s Address: |
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
Exhibit 4.2
FORM OF INCREMENTAL NOTE PURCHASE WARRANT
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
INCREMENTAL NOTE PURCHASE WARRANT
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC.
Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes Issuable: [_______]1 |
Issuance Date: [●], 202[●] |
Initial Exercise Date: [●], 202[●] |
THIS INCREMENTAL NOTE PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, [_____________] or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 21, 2030 (the “Expiration Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), one or more unsecured convertible promissory notes, convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), in the form attached to this Warrant as Exhibit A hereto (each a “Note”, and collectively, the “Notes”), each accompanied by a Common Stock Purchase Warrant exercisable for shares of Common Stock, in the form attached to this Warrant as Exhibit B hereto (each a “Common Warrant”, and collectively, the “Common Warrants”) and a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) equal to the lesser of (1) the number of Conversion Shares into which the Holder’s Notes are convertible and (2) the product of (x) the Holder’s Commitment Percentage (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) multiplied by (y) nine million (9,000,000) minus the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by the Holder as of the exercise date. The purchase price of a Note, or portion thereof, under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Section 1 or elsewhere in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2025, by and among the Company and the Purchasers set forth on the signature pages thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”).
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed and/or any of the following exchanges on which the Common Stock is traded and listed, or any successor(s) thereto, is not open for at least five (5) hours of trading: the Nasdaq Capital Market; the Nasdaq Global Market; the Nasdaq Global Select Market; the New York Stock Exchange; or the NYSE American; and any successor to any of the foregoing markets or exchanges.
1 | Value of the Note being 100% the Original Unsecured Convertible Note |
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“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 MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing.
“Transfer Agent” means the transfer agent of the Company, if any, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Expiration Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of a Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”); provided, that, without the Company’s prior written consent, the Holder shall not be permitted to exercise this Warrant for a Note with an aggregate principal amount in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the maximum face value of Notes issuable under this Warrant. Within two (2) Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Note in the aggregate principal amount specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Notes purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the aggregate principal amount of Notes purchased and the date of such purchases. The Holder and any permitted assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes hereunder, the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price to fund the purchase of the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes issuable under this Warrant shall be $[ ]3 (the “Exercise Price”). For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, in the event the Holder delivers a Notice of Exercise for the purchase of a Note with an aggregate principal amount less than the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes issuable under this Warrant, the Exercise Price for the purchase of such Note shall be the aggregate principal amount of such Note specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise.
c) Delivery of Common Warrant and Shares of Series B Preferred Stock Upon Exercise. Upon exercise of this Warrant, in whole or in part, the Company shall also issue to the Holder along with the Note issued upon such exercise, (i) a Common Warrant, registered in the name of such Holder, to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of the Holder’s Conversion Shares under such Notes purchased hereunder pursuant to such exercise and (ii) a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the lesser of (1) the number of Conversion Shares into which the Holder’s Notes are convertible and (2) the product of (x) the Holder’s Commitment Percentage multiplied by (y) nine million (9,000,000) minus the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by the Holder as of the exercise date. Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of such Common Warrant and shares of Series B Preferred Stock, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Common Warrant or shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Notes Upon Exercise. The Company shall transmit the Notes purchased hereunder to the Holder by physical delivery of a duly authorized Note, registered on the Company’s books and records register in the name of the Holder or its permitted assignee, for the funded amount of the Note to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is one (1) Trading Day after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Note Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Note(s) with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Note(s); provided payment of the aggregate Exercise Price is received within two (2) Trading Days following delivery of the Notice of Exercise.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant, at the time of delivery of the Note(s), deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased aggregate principal amount Note(s) called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to deliver a Note by the third (3rd) Trading Day following the Note Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
3 | A dollar amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Note issued to such Purchaser at each closing. |
Section 3. [Reserved].
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Notes without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Notes issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d) Transfer Restrictions. 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, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, provides to the Company an opinion of counsel, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the transfer of this Warrant does not require registration under the Securities Act.
e) Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Notes issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Notes or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) [Reserved].
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any share certificate relating to the Notes, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or share certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or share certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or share certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d) [Reserved].
e) CFIUS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, at no time shall the Holder (a) be given rights that would allow it to control the Company; (b) have access to any material nonpublic technical information in the possession of the Company; (c) have the right to appoint any member or observer to the board of directors of the Company; or (d) be involved, other than through voting of shares, in the Company’s substantive decision making regarding (i) the use, development, acquisition, safekeeping, or release of sensitive personal data of U.S. citizens that the Company maintains or collects; (ii) the use, development, acquisition, or release of critical technologies; or (iii) the management, operation, manufacture, or supply of covered investment critical infrastructure, to the extent the Company at any time owns, operates, provides goods or service, or otherwise becomes involved in covered investment critical infrastructure. The terms in this paragraph are defined as they are defined in Section 721 of the U.S. Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and the regulations at 31 C.F.R Part 800, as they may be amended from time to time.
f) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant 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 conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of this Warrant shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Wilmington, New Castle County, State of Delaware (the “Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts 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 suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such Courts, or such Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Notes acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
h) Nonwaiver. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies.
a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by email, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by email, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the email address set forth on the signature page to the Purchase Agreement of such Holder.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Notes, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to seek specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any permitted Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by such Holder or holder of Notes.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Matthias Aydt | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Incremental Warrant]
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC.
(1) | The undersigned hereby elects to purchase a Note in the aggregate principal amount of $________ pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full. |
(2) | The undersigned shall pay the aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the attached Warrant. |
(3) | Please issue said Note in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below: |
The Note shall be delivered to the following address:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to _______________________________________________ whose address is _______________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
Holder’s Signature: | |||
Holder’s Address: | |||
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
(See Attached)
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
(See Attached)
Exhibit 4.3
FORM OF SENIOR UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE
NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITY REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY ARE CONVERTIBLE 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. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE, INCLUDING SECTIONS 3(c)(iii) AND 19(a) HEREOF. THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE AND, ACCORDINGLY, THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 3(c)(iii) OF THIS NOTE.
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, Inc.
Senior Unsecured Convertible Note
Issuance Date: [●] |
Original Principal Amount: U.S. $[●] |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of [PURCHASER] or its registered assigns (“Holder”) the amount set forth above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date, or upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate (as defined below) from the date set forth above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon the Maturity Date or upon acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Unsecured Convertible Note (including all Unsecured Convertible Notes issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “Note”, together with the Other Notes (as defined below), collectively, the “Notes”) was issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2025 (the “Subscription Date”), by and among the Company and the purchasers (the “Buyers”) referred to therein (as amended from time to time, the “Securities Purchase Agreement”). As used herein, the term “Other Notes” shall mean the Unsecured Convertible Notes other than this Note issued to a Purchaser pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 32.
1. PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL. On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest on such Principal and Interest and accrued and unpaid Late Charges (as defined in Section 25(c)). Other than as specifically permitted by this Note, the Company may not prepay any portion of the outstanding Principal and accrued, unpaid Interest or accrued and unpaid Late Charges on Principal and Interest, if any.
2. INTEREST; INTEREST RATE.
(a) Interest on this Note shall commence accruing on the Issuance Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months and shall be payable on a Conversion Date with respect to the Conversion Amount being converted on such Conversion Date, with any remaining accrued and unpaid Interest payable on the Maturity Date (each, an “Interest Date”). Interest shall be payable on each Interest Date, to the record holder of this Note on the applicable Interest Date, in shares of Common Stock (“Interest Shares”) so long as there has been no Equity Conditions Failure; provided however, that the Company may, at its option following notice to the Holder, pay Interest on any Interest Date in cash (“Cash Interest”) or in a combination of Cash Interest and Interest Shares. The Company shall deliver a written notice (each, an “Interest Election Notice”) to each holder of the Notes on or prior to the Trading Day immediately prior to such applicable Interest Date (the date such notice is delivered to all of the holder, the “Interest Election Notice Date”) which notice (i) either (A) confirms that Interest to be paid on such Interest Date shall be paid entirely in Interest Shares or (B) elects to pay Interest as Cash Interest or a combination of Cash Interest and Interest Shares and specifies the amount of Interest that shall be paid as Cash Interest and the amount of Interest, if any, that shall be paid in Interest Shares and (ii) certifies that there has been no Equity Conditions Failure. If an Equity Conditions Failure has occurred as of the Interest Election Notice Date, then unless the Company has elected to pay such Interest as Cash Interest, the Interest Election Notice shall indicate that unless the Holder waives the Equity Conditions Failure, the Interest shall be paid as Cash Interest. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if no Equity Conditions Failure has occurred as of the Interest Election Notice Date but an Equity Conditions Failure occurs at any time prior to the Interest Date, (A) the Company shall provide the Holder a subsequent notice to that effect and (B) unless the Holder waives the Equity Conditions Failure, the Interest shall be paid in cash. Interest to be paid on an Interest Date in Interest Shares shall be paid in a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares (rounded to the nearest whole share in accordance with Section 3(a)) of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (1) the amount of Interest payable on such Interest Date less any Cash Interest paid and (2) the Alternate Conversion Price in effect on the applicable Interest Date.
(b) When any Interest Shares are to be paid on an Interest Date, the Company shall (i) (A) provided that the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number of Interest Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (B) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver on the applicable Interest Date, to the address set forth in the register maintained by the Company for such purpose pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or to such address as specified by the Holder in writing to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the applicable Interest Date, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Interest Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled and (ii) with respect to each Interest Date, pay to the Holder, in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the amount of any Cash Interest.
(c) Prior to the payment of Interest on an Interest Date, Interest on this Note shall accrue at the Interest Rate and be payable by way of inclusion of the Interest in the Conversion Amount on each Conversion Date in accordance with Section 3(b)(i) or upon any redemption in accordance with Section 12 or any required payment upon any Bankruptcy Event of Default. From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Interest Rate shall automatically be increased to eighteen percent (18.0%) per annum (the “Default Rate”). In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently cured (and no other Event of Default then exists, including, without limitation, for the Company’s failure to pay such Interest at the Default Rate on the applicable Interest Date), the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the calendar day immediately following the date of such cure; provided that the Interest as calculated and unpaid at such increased rate during the continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such Event of Default through and including the date of such cure of such Event of Default.
3. CONVERSION OF NOTES. At any time after the Issuance Date, this Note shall be convertible into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.
(a) Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of Section 3(d), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 3(c), at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent (as defined below)) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Conversion Amount.
(b) Conversion Rate. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to Section 3(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”).
(i) “Conversion Amount” means 108.00% of the portion of the (i) Principal, (ii) Interest, (iii) accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Principal of this Note and Interest and (iv) other amounts outstanding under this Note to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made.
(ii) “Conversion Price” shall mean, subject to adjustment as provided herein, the lower of:
(1) Initially, as of any Conversion Date or other date of determination, $1.29;
(2) Following the Fourth Closing, 100% of the Closing Bid Price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Fourth Closing;
(3) Following the effective date of the Registration Statement, 100% of the Closing Bid Price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement; and
(4) Following the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, 100% of the Closing Bid Price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the receipt of Stockholder Approval.
(c) Mechanics of Conversion.
(i) Optional Conversion. To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), the Holder shall deliver (whether via electronic mail or otherwise), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (each, a “Conversion Notice”) to the Company. If required by Section 3(c)(iii), within two (2) Trading Days following a conversion of this Note as aforesaid, the Holder shall surrender this Note to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for delivery to the Company (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Note in the case of its loss, theft or destruction as contemplated by Section 19(b)). On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received a Conversion Notice (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade initiated on the applicable Conversion Date of such shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such Conversion Notice) (the “Share Delivery Deadline”), the Company shall (1) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (“FAST”), credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such conversion to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system or (2) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, upon the request of the Holder, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such conversion. If this Note is physically surrendered for conversion pursuant to Section 3(c)(iii) and the outstanding Principal of this Note is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than one (1) Business Day after receipt of this Note and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) representing the outstanding Principal not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Note shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date.
(ii) Company’s Failure to Timely Convert. If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Deadline, if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, to issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, to credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder’s designee with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s conversion of this Note (as the case may be) (a “Conversion Failure”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, (1) the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder on each day after such Share Delivery Deadline that the issuance of such shares of Common Stock is not timely effected an amount equal to 1% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on or prior to the Share Delivery Deadline and to which the Holder is entitled, multiplied by (B) any trading price of the Common Stock selected by the Holder in writing as in effect at any time during the period beginning on the applicable Conversion Date and ending on the applicable Share Delivery Deadline and (2) the Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Conversion Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned (as the case may be) any portion of this Note that has not been converted pursuant to such Conversion Notice, provided that the voiding of a Conversion Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 3(c)(ii) or otherwise. In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Share Delivery Deadline if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a certificate and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, the Transfer Agent shall fail to credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder’s designee with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s conversion hereunder or pursuant to the Company’s obligation pursuant to clause (II) below, and if on or after such Share Delivery Deadline the Holder acquires (in an open market transaction, stock loan or otherwise) shares of Common Stock corresponding to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder is entitled to receive from the Company and has not received from the Company in connection with such Conversion Failure (a “Buy-In”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either: (I) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, stock loan costs and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so acquired (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of the Holder) (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to so issue and deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (II) promptly honor its obligation to so issue and deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (x) such number of shares of Common Stock multiplied by (y) the lowest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Conversion Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this clause (II) (the “Buy-In Payment Amount”). Nothing 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 certificates representing shares of Common Stock (or to electronically deliver such shares of Common Stock) upon the conversion of this Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
(iii) Registration; Book-Entry. The Company shall maintain a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the holders of each Note and the principal amount of the Notes held by such holders (the “Registered Notes”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The Company and the holders of the Notes shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Note for all purposes (including, without limitation, the right to receive payments of Principal and Interest hereunder) notwithstanding notice to the contrary. A Registered Note may be assigned, transferred or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register. Upon its receipt of a written request to assign, transfer or sell all or part of any Registered Note by the holder thereof, the Company shall record the information contained therein in the Register and issue one or more new Registered Notes in the same aggregate principal amount as the principal amount of the surrendered Registered Note to the designated assignee or transferee pursuant to Section 19, provided that if the Company does not so record an assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be) of all or part of any Registered Note within two (2) Business Days of such a request, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 3, following conversion of any portion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless (A) the full Conversion Amount represented by this Note is being converted (in which event this Note shall be delivered to the Company following conversion thereof as contemplated by Section 3(c)(i)) or (B) the Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of this Note upon physical surrender of this Note. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Principal, Interest and Late Charges converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and the dates of such conversions, and/or payments (as the case may be) or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon conversion. If the Company does not update the Register to record such Principal, Interest and Late Charges converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and the dates of such conversions, and/or payments (as the case may be) within two (2) Business Days of such occurrence, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such occurrence.
(iv) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes. In the event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one holder of Notes for the same Conversion Date and the Company can convert some, but not all, of such portions of the Notes submitted for conversion, the Company, subject to Section 3(d), shall convert from each holder of Notes electing to have Notes converted on such date a pro rata amount of such holder’s portion of its Notes submitted for conversion based on the principal amount of Notes submitted for conversion on such date by such holder relative to the aggregate principal amount of all Notes submitted for conversion on such date. In the event of a dispute as to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder in connection with a conversion of this Note, the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 24.
(v) In the event that the Conversion Price is lower than the Floor Price then in effect on the date of any conversion, the Conversion Price shall be equal to the Floor Price then in effect. In addition, the Company shall also either (i) deliver to the Holder the applicable Alternate Conversion Floor Amount in cash in immediately available funds or (ii) increase the then outstanding Principal amount by the applicable Alternate Conversion Floor Amount. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section (3)(c)(i), but subject to Section (3)(d)(i), until the Company delivers shares of Common Stock representing the applicable Conversion Amount to the Holder, such Conversion Amount may be converted by the Holder into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section (3)(c)(i) without regard to this Section (3)(c)(v).
(d) Limitations on Conversions.
(i) Beneficial Ownership. The Company shall not effect the conversion of any portion of this Note, and the Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Note and any such conversion shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted portion of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 3(d)(i). For purposes of this Section 3(d)(i), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock the Holder may acquire upon the conversion of this Note without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “Reported Outstanding Share Number”). If the Company receives a Conversion Notice from the Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Conversion Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 3(d)(i), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such Conversion Notice. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder 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 the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Note, by the Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion of this Note results in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and the other Attribution Parties and not to any other holder of Notes that is not an Attribution Party of the Holder. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Note in excess of the Maximum Percentage 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 1934 Act. No prior inability to convert this Note pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 3(d)(i) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph (or any portion of this paragraph) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 3(d)(i) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Note.
(ii) Principal Market Regulation The Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Note if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion of the Notes or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Note (as the case may be) without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, including rules related to the aggregate of offerings under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder. Until such approval or such written opinion is obtained, no Buyer shall be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise (as the case may be) of any Notes or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of (i) the Exchange Cap as of the Signing Date multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (1) the original principal amount of Notes issued to such Buyer pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on each Closing Date (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) divided by (2) the aggregate original principal amount of all Notes issued to the Buyers pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on each Closing Date (with respect to each Buyer, the “Exchange Cap Allocation”). In the event that any Buyer shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Buyer’s Notes, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Buyer’s Exchange Cap Allocation with respect to such portion of such Notes 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. Upon conversion in full of a holder’s Notes, the difference (if any) between such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such holder upon such holder’s conversion in full of such Notes shall be allocated, to the respective Exchange Cap Allocations of the remaining holders of Notes on a pro rata basis in proportion to the shares of Common Stock underlying the Notes then held by each such holder of Notes.
(iii) Insufficient Shares. The Company is not obligated to effect the conversion of any portion of this Note, and the Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Note and any such conversion shall be null and void and treated as if never made, if the Company does not have sufficient authorized but unissued and unreserved shares available for such conversion.
(e) Right of Alternate Conversion.
(i) General.
(1) Alternate Optional Conversion. Subject to Section 3(d), at any time, at the option of the Holder, the Holder may convert (each, an “Alternate Optional Conversion”, and the date of such Alternate Optional Conversion, an “Alternate Optional Conversion Date”) all, or any part, of this Note into shares of Common Stock (such portion of the Conversion Amount subject to such Alternate Optional Conversion, the “Alternate Optional Conversion Amount”) at the Alternate Conversion Price.
(2) Alternate Conversion Upon an Event of Default. Subject to Section 3(d), at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default (regardless of whether such Event of Default has been cured, or if the Company has delivered an Event of Default Notice to the Holder or if the Holder has delivered an Event of Default Redemption Notice to the Company or otherwise notified the Company that an Event of Default has occurred), the Holder may, at the Holder’s option, convert (each, an “Alternate Event of Default Conversion” and together with each Alternate Optional Conversion, each, an “Alternate Conversion”, and the date of such Alternate Event of Default Conversion, each, an “Alternate Event of Default Conversion Date”, and together with each Alternate Optional Conversion Date, each, an “Alternate Conversion Date”) all, or any part of, the Conversion Amount (such portion of the Conversion Amount subject to such Alternate Conversion, the “Alternate Event of Default Conversion Amount” and together with each Alternate Optional Conversion Amount, each, an “Alternate Conversion Amount”) into shares of Common Stock at the Alternate Conversion Price.
(ii) Mechanics of Alternate Conversion. On any Alternate Conversion Date, the Holder may voluntarily convert any Alternate Conversion Amount pursuant to Section 3(c) (with “Alternate Conversion Price” replacing “Conversion Price” for all purposes hereunder with respect to such Alternate Conversion and, solely with respect to the calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount in an Alternate Event of Default Conversion, with “Redemption Premium of the Conversion Amount” replacing “Conversion Amount” in clause (x) of the definition of Conversion Rate above with respect to such Alternate Conversion) by designating in the Conversion Notice delivered pursuant to this Section 3(e) of this Note that the Holder is electing to use the Alternate Conversion Price for such conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3(e), but subject to Section 3(d), until the Company delivers shares of Common Stock representing the applicable Alternate Conversion Amount to the Holder, such Alternate Conversion Amount may be converted by the Holder into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3(c) without regard to this Section 3(e). In the event of an Alternate Conversion pursuant to this Section 3(e) of all, or any portion, of this Note, the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 3(e), together the Alternate Conversion Price used in such Alternate Conversion, as applicable, is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of, the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.
4. RIGHTS UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.
(a) Event of Default. Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” and each of the events in clauses (vii), (viii) and (ix) shall constitute a “Bankruptcy Event of Default”:
(i) the suspension from trading or the failure of the Common Stock to be trading or listed (as applicable) on an Eligible Market for a period of ten (10) consecutive Trading Days;
(ii) the Company’s (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure with respect to an aggregate value in excess of $2,000,000 (value being calculated based on the greater of (x) the Conversion Amount converted and (y) the then market price of the Common Stock) by delivery of the required number of shares of Common Stock within ten (10) Trading Days after the applicable Conversion Date or exercise date (as the case may be) or (B) notice, written or oral, to any holder of the Notes, including, without limitation, by way of public announcement or through any of its agents, at any time, of its intention not to comply, as required, with a request for conversion of any Notes into shares of Common Stock that is requested in accordance with the provisions of the Notes, other than pursuant to Section 3(d);
(iii) except to the extent the Company is in compliance with Section 10(b) below, at any time following the tenth (10th) consecutive day that the Holder’s Authorized Share Allocation (as defined in Section 10(a) below) is less than the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder would be entitled to receive upon a conversion of the full Conversion Amount of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in Section 3(d) or otherwise); (iv) the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, Late Charges or other amounts when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) or any other agreement, document, certificate or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except, in the case of a failure to pay Interest and Late Charges when and as due, in which case only if such failure remains uncured for a period of at least two (2) Trading Days;
(v) the Company fails to remove any restrictive legend on any certificate or any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of this Note with an aggregate value in excess of $2,000,000 (value being calculated based on the greater of (x) the Conversion Amount converted and (y) the then market price of the Common Stock) as and when required hereunder or pursuant to any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), unless otherwise then prohibited by applicable federal securities laws, and any such failure remains uncured for at least two (2) days;
(vi) the occurrence of any default under, redemption of or acceleration prior to maturity of at least an aggregate of $1,500,000 of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than with respect to any Other Notes;
(vii) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Company or any Subsidiary and, if instituted against the Company or any Subsidiary by a third party, shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days of their initiation;
(viii) the commencement by the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal, state or foreign law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the execution of a composition of debts, or the occurrence of any other similar federal, state or foreign proceeding, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, the taking of corporate action by the Company or any Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action or the taking of any action by any Person to commence a Uniform Commercial Code foreclosure sale or any other similar action under federal, state or foreign law; (ix) the entry by a court of (i) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (ii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document adjudging the Company or any Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary under any applicable federal, state or foreign law or (iii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree, order, judgment or other similar document or any such other decree, order, judgment or other similar document unstayed and in effect for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days;
(x) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $1,500,000 are rendered against the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged, settled or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within thirty (30) days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, any judgment which is covered by insurance or an indemnity from a credit worthy party shall not be included in calculating the $1,500,000 amount set forth above so long as the Company provides the Holder a written statement from such insurer or indemnity provider (which written statement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to the effect that such judgment is covered by insurance or an indemnity and the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) will receive the proceeds of such insurance or indemnity within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such judgment;
(xi) the Company and/or any Subsidiary, individually or in the aggregate, either (i) fails to pay, when due, or within any applicable grace period, any payment with respect to any Indebtedness in excess of $1,500,000 due to any third party (other than, with respect to unsecured Indebtedness only, payments contested by the Company and/or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) in good faith by proper proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP) or is otherwise in breach or violation of any agreement for monies owed or owing in an amount in excess of $1,500,000, which breach or violation permits the other party thereto to declare a default or otherwise accelerate amounts due thereunder, or (ii) suffer to exist any other circumstance or event that would, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, result in a default or event of default under any agreement binding the Company or any Subsidiary, which default or event of default would or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations (including results thereof), liabilities, properties, condition (including financial condition) or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate; (xii) other than as specifically set forth in another clause of this Section 4(a), the Company or any Subsidiary breaches any representation or warranty, in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document or any Financing Document (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured for a period of two (2) consecutive Trading Days;
(xiii) a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company that either (A) the Equity Conditions are satisfied, (B) there has been no Equity Conditions Failure, or (C) as to whether any Event of Default has occurred;
(xiv) any breach or failure in any respect by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with any provision of Section 14 of this Note;
(xv) (i) institution of any steps by any Person to terminate a Pension Plan (as defined in the Existing Senior Secured Notes) if as a result of such termination the Company or any Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group (as defined in the Existing Senior Secured Notes) could reasonably be expected to be required to make a contribution to such Pension Plan, or could reasonably be expected to incur a liability or obligation to such Pension Plan, in either case in excess of $1,500,000, (ii) a contribution failure occurs with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under ERISA (as defined in the Existing Senior Secured Notes) or the code (as defined in the Existing Senior Secured Notes), or (iii) there shall occur any withdrawal or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan (as defined in the Existing Senior Secured Notes) and the withdrawal liability (without unaccrued interest) to Multiemployer Plans as a result of such withdrawal (including any outstanding withdrawal liability that the Company or any member of the Controlled Group have incurred on the date of such withdrawal) exceeds $1,500,000;
(xvi) any provision of any Transaction Document or any Financing Documents shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the parties thereto, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any Subsidiary or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or the Company or any Subsidiary shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Transaction Document or any Financing Documents; or
(xvii) any material provision of any Financing Document shall at any time for any reason cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the Company or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Company, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof; (xviii) any Event of Default (as defined in the Other Notes) occurs with respect to any Other Notes.
(b) Notice of an Event of Default; Redemption Right. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to this Note or any Other Note, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier (with next day delivery specified) (an “Event of Default Notice”) to the Holder. At any time after the earlier of the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice and the Holder becoming aware of an Event of Default (such earlier date, the “Event of Default Right Commencement Date”) and ending (such ending date, the “Event of Default Right Expiration Date”, and each such period, an “Event of Default Redemption Right Period”) on the twentieth (20th) Trading Day after the later of (x) the date such Event of Default is cured and (y) the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice that includes (I) a reasonable description of the applicable Event of Default, (II) a certification as to whether, in the opinion of the Company, such Event of Default is capable of being cured and, if applicable, a reasonable description of any existing plans of the Company to cure such Event of Default and (III) a certification as to the date the Event of Default occurred and, if cured on or prior to the date of such Event of Default Notice, the applicable Event of Default Right Expiration Date, the Holder may require the Company to redeem (regardless of whether such Event of Default has been cured on or prior to the Event of Default Right Expiration Date) all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (the “Event of Default Redemption Notice”) to the Company, which Event of Default Redemption Notice shall indicate the portion of this Note the Holder is electing to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject to redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be redeemed by the Company at a price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount to be redeemed multiplied by (B) the Redemption Premium and (ii) the product of (X) the Conversion Rate with respect to the Conversion Amount in effect at such time as the Holder delivers an Event of Default Redemption Notice multiplied by (Y) the product of (1) the Redemption Premium multiplied by (2) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding such Event of Default and ending on the date the Company makes the entire payment required to be made under this Section 4(b) (the “Event of Default Redemption Price”). Redemptions required by this Section 4(b) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 11. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 4(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of this Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(b), but subject to Section 3(d), until the Event of Default Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon) is paid in full, the Conversion Amount submitted for redemption under this Section 4(b) (together with any Late Charges thereon) may be converted, in whole or in part, by the Holder into Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Note. In the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of this Note under this Section 4(b), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 4(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty. Any redemption upon an Event of Default shall not constitute an election of remedies by the Holder, and all other rights and remedies of the Holder shall be preserved.
(c) Mandatory Redemption upon Bankruptcy Event of Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, and notwithstanding any conversion that is then required or in process, upon any Bankruptcy Event of Default, whether occurring prior to or following the Maturity Date, the Company shall immediately pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing (i) all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid Late Charges on such Principal and Interest, multiplied by (ii) the Redemption Premium, in addition to any and all other amounts due hereunder, without the requirement for any notice or demand or other action by the Holder or any other person or entity, provided that the Holder may, in its sole discretion, waive such right to receive payment upon a Bankruptcy Event of Default, in whole or in part, and any such waiver shall not affect any other rights of the Holder hereunder, including any other rights in respect of such Bankruptcy Event of Default, any right to conversion, and any right to payment of the Event of Default Redemption Price or any other Redemption Price, as applicable.
5. RIGHTS UPON FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTION.
(a) Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to each holder of Notes in exchange for such Notes a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Notes, including, without limitation, having a principal amount and interest rate equal to the principal amounts then outstanding and the interest rates of the Notes held by such holder, having similar conversion rights as the Notes and having similar ranking and security to the Notes, and satisfactory to the Holder and (ii) the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Note and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of a Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon conversion or redemption of this Note at any time after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 6 and 16, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the conversion or redemption of the Notes prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had this Note been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Note), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may elect, at its sole option, by delivery of written notice to the Company to waive this Section 5(a) to permit the Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of this Note. The provisions of this Section 5 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Note.
(b) Notice of a Change of Control; Redemption Right. No sooner than twenty (20) Trading Days nor later than ten (10) Trading Days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control (the “Change of Control Date”), but not prior to the public announcement of such Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier to the Holder (a “Change of Control Notice”). At any time during the period beginning after the Holder’s receipt of a Change of Control Notice or the Holder becoming aware of a Change of Control if a Change of Control Notice is not delivered to the Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence (as applicable) and ending on twenty (20) Trading Days after the later of (A) the date of consummation of such Change of Control or (B) the date of receipt of such Change of Control Notice or (C) the date of the announcement of such Change of Control, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (“Change of Control Redemption Notice”) to the Company, which Change of Control Redemption Notice shall indicate the Conversion Amount the Holder is electing to redeem. The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 5 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the greatest of (i) the product of (w) the Change of Control Redemption Premium multiplied by (y) the Conversion Amount being redeemed, (ii) the product of (x) the Change of Control Redemption Premium multiplied by (y) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount being redeemed multiplied by (B) the quotient determined by dividing (I) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding the earlier to occur of (1) the consummation of the applicable Change of Control and (2) the public announcement of such Change of Control and ending on the date the Holder delivers the Change of Control Redemption Notice by (II) the Conversion Price then in effect and (iii) the product of (y) the Change of Control Redemption Premium multiplied by (z) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount being redeemed multiplied by (B) the quotient of (I) the aggregate cash consideration and the aggregate cash value of any non-cash consideration per share of Common Stock to be paid to the holders of the shares of Common Stock upon consummation of such Change of Control (any such non-cash consideration constituting publicly-traded securities shall be valued at the highest of the Closing Sale Price of such securities as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control, the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control and the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the Trading Day immediately prior to the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control) divided by (II) the Conversion Price then in effect (the “Change of Control Redemption Price”). Redemptions required by this Section 5 shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 and shall have priority to payments to stockholders in connection with such Change of Control. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 5(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of this Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5, but subject to Section 3(d), until the Change of Control Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon) is paid in full, the Conversion Amount submitted for redemption under this Section 5(b) (together with any Late Charges thereon) may be converted, in whole or in part, by the Holder into Common Stock pursuant to Section 3. In the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of this Note under this Section 5(b), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 5(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.
6. RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF PURCHASE RIGHTS AND OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS.
(a) Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Sections 7 or 16 below, 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 all or substantially all of the record holders of any class 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 conversion of this Note (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note and assuming for such purpose that the Note was converted at the Alternate Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) immediately prior to 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, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to the extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable) for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right held similarly in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable)) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).
(b) Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of this Note, at the Holder’s option (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Note initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Holder. The provisions of this Section 6 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of this Note.
7. RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF OTHER SECURITIES.
(a) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Common Stock. If and whenever on or after the Subscription Date the Company grants, issues or sells (or enters into any agreement to grant, issue or sell), or in accordance with this Section 7(a) is deemed to have granted, issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the granting, issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding any Excluded Securities granted, issued or sold or deemed to have been granted, issued or sold) for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than a price equal to the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such granting, issuance or sale or deemed granting, issuance or sale (such Conversion Price then in effect is referred to herein as the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then, immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be adjusted (downward only) to an amount equal to the New Issuance Price. For all purposes of the foregoing (including, without limitation, determining the adjusted Conversion Price and the New Issuance Price under this Section 7(a)), the following shall be applicable:
(i) Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants, issues or sells (or enters into any agreement to grant, issue or sell) any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting, issuance or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 7(a)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting, issuance or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest exercise price set forth in such Option for which one share of Common Stock is issuable (or may become issuable assuming all possible market conditions) upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof, minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Option (or any other Person) with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting, issuance or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof plus the value of any other consideration (including, without limitation, consideration consisting of cash, debt forgiveness, assets or any other property) received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Option (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof or upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or sells (or enters into any agreement to issue or sell) any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale (or the time of execution of such agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 7(a)(ii), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale (or pursuant to the agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of the Convertible Security and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Security or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest conversion price set forth in such Convertible Security for which one share of Common Stock is issuable (or may become issuable assuming all possible market conditions) upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person) with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale (or the agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of such Convertible Security plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable (including, without limitation, any consideration consisting of cash, debt forgiveness, assets or other property) by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof, and if any such issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Conversion Price has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 7(a), except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made by reason of such issuance or sale.
(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase or exercise price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock increases or decreases at any time (other than proportional changes in conversion or exercise prices, as applicable, in connection with an event referred to in Section 7(b) below), the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate (as the case may be) at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 7(a)(i), if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security (including, without limitation, any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Subscription Date) are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the shares of Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Conversion Price then in effect.
(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Option and/or Convertible Security and/or Adjustment Right is issued in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company (as determined by the Holder, the “Primary Security”, and such Option and/or Convertible Security and/or Adjustment Right, the “Secondary Securities”), together comprising one integrated transaction (or one or more transactions if such issuances or sales or deemed issuances or sales of securities of the Company either (A) have at least one investor or purchaser in common, (B) are consummated in reasonable proximity to each other and/or (C) are consummated under the same plan of financing), the aggregate consideration per share of Common Stock with respect to such Primary Security shall be deemed to be equal to the difference of (x) the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock was issued (or was deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) or 7(a)(ii) above, as applicable) in such integrated transaction solely with respect to such Primary Security, minus (y) with respect to such Secondary Securities, the sum of (I) the Black Scholes Consideration Value of each such Option, if any, (II) the fair market value (as determined by the Holder in good faith) or the Black Scholes Consideration Value, as applicable, of such Adjustment Right, if any, and (III) the fair market value (as determined by the Holder) of such Convertible Security, if any, in each case, as determined on a per share basis in accordance with this Section 7(a)(iv). If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, Option or Convertible Security, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be deemed to be the net amount of consideration received by the Company therefor. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, Option or Convertible Security, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, Option or Convertible Security, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities (as the case may be). The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.
(v) Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issuance or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase (as the case may be).
(b) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. Without limiting any provision of Section 6, Section 16 or Section 7(a), if the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. Without limiting any provision of Section 6, Section 16 or Section 7(a), if the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section 7(b) shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this Section 7(b) occurs during the period that a Conversion Price is calculated hereunder, then the calculation of such Conversion Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.
(c) Holder’s Right of Adjusted Conversion Price. In addition to and not in limitation of the other provisions of this Section 7, if the Company in any manner issues or sells or enters into any agreement to issue or sell, any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities (any such securities, “Variable Price Securities”), after the Subscription Date that are issuable pursuant to such agreement or convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the shares of Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to a fixed price, but exclusive of such formulations reflecting customary anti-dilution provisions (such as share splits, share combinations, share dividends and similar transactions) (each of the formulations for such variable price being herein referred to as, the “Variable Price”), the Company shall provide written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier to the Holder on the date of such agreement and the issuance of such Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options. From and after the date the Company enters into such agreement or issues any such Variable Price Securities, the Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion to substitute the Variable Price for the Conversion Price upon conversion of this Note by designating in the Conversion Notice delivered upon any conversion of this Note that solely for purposes of such conversion the Holder is relying on the Variable Price rather than the Conversion Price then in effect. The Holder’s election to rely on a Variable Price for a particular conversion of this Note shall not obligate the Holder to rely on a Variable Price for any future conversion of this Note.
(d) Other Events. In the event that the Company (or any Subsidiary) shall take any action to which the provisions hereof are not strictly applicable, or, if applicable, would not operate to protect the Holder from dilution or if any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 7 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s board of directors shall in good faith determine and implement an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price so as to protect the rights of the Holder, provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 7(d) will increase the Conversion Price as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 7, provided further that if the Holder does not accept such adjustments as appropriately protecting its interests hereunder against such dilution, then the Company’s board of directors and the Holder shall agree, in good faith, upon an independent investment bank of nationally recognized standing to make such appropriate adjustments, whose determination shall be final and binding absent manifest error and whose fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company.
(e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or 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 Common Stock.
(f) Voluntary Adjustment by Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Note, with the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Notes then outstanding (the “Required Holders”), reduce the then current Conversion Price of each of the Notes to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.
8. REDEMPTIONS AT THE COMPANY’S ELECTION.
(a) Company Optional Redemption. At any time no Equity Conditions Failure exists, the Company shall have the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Conversion Amount then remaining under this Note (the “Company Optional Redemption Amount”) on the Company Optional Redemption Date (each as defined below) (a “Company Optional Redemption”). The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price (the “Company Optional Redemption Price”) equal to the greater of (i) 110% of the Conversion Amount being redeemed as of the Company Optional Redemption Date and (ii) the product of (1) the Conversion Rate with respect to the Conversion Amount being redeemed as of the Company Optional Redemption Date multiplied by (2) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding such Company Optional Redemption Notice Date and ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date the Company makes the entire payment required to be made under this Section 8(a). The Company may exercise its right to require redemption under this Section 8(a) by delivering a written notice thereof by electronic mail and overnight courier to all, but not less than all, of the holders of Notes (the “Company Optional Redemption Notice” and the date all of the holders of Notes received such notice is referred to as the “Company Optional Redemption Notice Date”). The Company may deliver only one Company Optional Redemption Notice hereunder and such Company Optional Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable. The Company Optional Redemption Notice shall (x) state the date on which the Company Optional Redemption shall occur (the “Company Optional Redemption Date”) which date shall not be less than fifteen (15) Trading Days nor more than thirty(30) Trading Days following the Company Optional Redemption Notice Date, (y) certify that there has been no Equity Conditions Failure and (z) state the aggregate Conversion Amount of the Notes which is being redeemed in such Company Optional Redemption from the Holder and all of the other holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 8(a) (and analogous provisions under the Other Notes) on the Company Optional Redemption Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) if no Equity Conditions Failure has occurred as of the Company Optional Redemption Notice Date but an Equity Conditions Failure occurs at any time prior to the Company Optional Redemption Date, (A) the Company shall provide the Holder a subsequent notice to that effect and (B) unless the Holder waives the Equity Conditions Failure, the Company Optional Redemption shall be cancelled and the applicable Company Optional Redemption Notice shall be null and void and (ii) at any time prior to the date the Company Optional Redemption Price is paid, in full, the Company Optional Redemption Amount may be converted, in whole or in part, by the Holder into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3. All Conversion Amounts converted by the Holder after the Company Optional Redemption Notice Date shall reduce the Company Optional Redemption Amount of this Note required to be redeemed on the Company Optional Redemption Date. Redemptions made pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be made in accordance with Section 11. In the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of this Note under this Section 8(a), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 8(a) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall have no right to effect a Company Optional Redemption if any Event of Default has occurred and continuing, but any Event of Default shall have no effect upon the Holder’s right to convert this Note in its discretion.
(b) Pro Rata Redemption Requirement. If the Company elects to cause a Company Optional Redemption of this Note pursuant to Section 8(a), then it must simultaneously take the same action with respect to all of the Other Notes.
9. 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 Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder of this Note. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Note or the other Transaction Documents, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon conversion of this Note above the Conversion Price then in effect, and (b) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of this Note. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if after the sixty (60) calendar day anniversary of the Issuance Date, the Holder is not permitted to convert this Note in full for any reason (other than pursuant to restrictions set forth in Section 3(d) hereof), the Company shall use its best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consents or approvals as necessary to permit such conversion into shares of Common Stock.
10. RESERVATION OF AUTHORIZED SHARES.
(a) Reservation. So long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company shall at all times reserve at least 125% of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion, including without limitation, Alternate Conversions, of all of the Notes then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on conversions and assuming such Notes remain outstanding until the Maturity Date) at the Alternate Conversion Price then in effect (the “Required Reserve Amount”). The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Notes based on the original principal amount of the Notes held by each holder on the Closing Date or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the “Authorized Share Allocation”). In the event that a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Notes, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Notes shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Notes, pro rata based on the principal amount of the Notes then held by such holders.
(b) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If, notwithstanding Section 10(a), and not in limitation thereof, at any time while any of the Notes remain 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 conversion of the Notes at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Reserve Amount (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall immediately 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 the Notes 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 sixty (60) 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 best 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. In the event that the Company is prohibited from issuing shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Note due to the failure by the Company to have sufficient shares of Common Stock available out of the authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock (such unavailable number of shares of Common Stock, the “Authorized Failure Shares”), in lieu of delivering such Authorized Failure Shares to the Holder, the Company shall pay cash in exchange for the redemption of such portion of the Conversion Amount convertible into such Authorized Failure Shares at a price equal to the sum of (i) the product of (x) such number of Authorized Failure Shares and (y) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date the Holder delivers the applicable Conversion Notice with respect to such Authorized Failure Shares to the Company and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this Section 10(a); and (ii) to the extent the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Authorized Failure Shares, any brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any, of the Holder incurred in connection therewith. Nothing contained in Section 10(a) or this Section 10(b) shall limit any obligations of the Company under any provision of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
11. [Reserved].
12. REDEMPTIONS.
(a) Mechanics. The Company shall deliver the applicable Event of Default Redemption Price to the Holder in cash within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Event of Default Redemption Notice. If the Holder has submitted a Change of Control Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 5(b), the Company shall deliver the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price to the Holder in cash concurrently with the consummation of such Change of Control if such notice is received prior to the consummation of such Change of Control and within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of such notice otherwise. The Company shall deliver the applicable Company Optional Redemption Price to the Holder in cash on the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in connection with any redemption hereunder at a time the Holder is entitled to receive a cash payment under any of the other Transaction Documents, at the option of the Holder delivered in writing to the Company, the applicable Redemption Price hereunder shall be increased by the amount of such cash payment owed to the Holder under such other Transaction Document and, upon payment in full or conversion in accordance herewith, shall satisfy the Company’s payment obligation under such other Transaction Document. In the event of a redemption of less than all of the Conversion Amount of this Note, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued and delivered to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) representing the outstanding Principal which has not been redeemed. In the event that the Company does not pay the applicable Redemption Price to the Holder within the time period required, at any time thereafter and until the Company pays such unpaid Redemption Price in full, the Holder shall have the option, in lieu of redemption, to require the Company to promptly return to the Holder all or any portion of this Note representing the Conversion Amount that was submitted for redemption and for which the applicable Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon) has not been paid. Upon the Company’s receipt of such notice, (x) the applicable Redemption Notice shall be null and void with respect to such Conversion Amount, (y) the Company shall immediately return this Note, or issue a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)), to the Holder, and in each case the principal amount of this Note or such new Note (as the case may be) shall be increased by an amount equal to the difference between (1) the applicable Redemption Price (as the case may be, and as adjusted pursuant to this Section 12, if applicable) minus (2) the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount submitted for redemption and (z) the Conversion Price of this Note or such new Notes (as the case may be) shall be automatically adjusted with respect to each conversion effected thereafter by the Holder to the lowest of (A) the Conversion Price as in effect on the date on which the applicable Redemption Notice is voided and (B) greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) the lowest VWAP of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the applicable Conversion Date (it being understood and agreed that all such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period). The Holder’s delivery of a notice voiding a Redemption Notice and exercise of its rights following such notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments of Late Charges which have accrued prior to the date of such notice with respect to the Conversion Amount subject to such notice.
(b) Redemption by Other Holders. Upon the Company’s receipt of notice from any of the holders of the Other Notes for redemption or repayment as a result of an event or occurrence substantially similar to the events or occurrences described in Section 4(b) or Section 5(b) (each, an “Other Redemption Notice”), the Company shall immediately, but no later than one (1) Business Day of its receipt thereof, forward to the Holder by facsimile or electronic mail a copy of such notice. If the Company receives a Redemption Notice and one or more Other Redemption Notices, during the seven (7) Business Day period beginning on and including the date which is two (2) Business Days prior to the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s applicable Redemption Notice and ending on and including the date which is two (2) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s applicable Redemption Notice and the Company is unable to redeem all principal, interest and other amounts designated in such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption Notices received during such seven (7) Business Day period, then the Company shall redeem a pro rata amount from each holder of the Notes (including the Holder) based on the principal amount of the Notes submitted for redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption Notices received by the Company during such seven (7) Business Day period.
13. VOTING RIGHTS. The Holder shall have no voting rights as the holder of this Note, except as required by law (including, without limitation, the Delaware General Corporation Law) and as expressly provided in this Note.
14. COVENANTS. Until all of the Notes have been converted, redeemed or otherwise satisfied in accordance with their terms:
(a) Rank. All payments due under this Note shall rank (i) pari passu with all Other Notes, (ii) senior to all other unsecured Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than (A) those certain unsecured convertible notes issued on December 31, 2024, January 17, 2025 and January 22, 2025, pursuant to that certain securities purchase agreement, dated December 21, 2024, by and among the Company and the purchasers identified therein; (B) those certain unsecured convertible notes issued on August 29, 2024, pursuant to that certain exchange agreement, dated August 29, 2024, by and among the Company and the purchasers identified therein; and (C) those certain loan agreements, dated November 24, 2024, January 2, 2025 and February 14, 2025, that are convertible into unsecured convertible notes.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital stock; provided that the foregoing shall not restrict or prohibit any Subsidiary from making dividends or distributions, directly or indirectly, to any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), except (i) cashless repurchases of equity interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or warrants shall be permitted, and de minimis cash distributions sufficient to pay employment and other taxes associated with such repurchase shall be permitted, if such equity interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants, (ii) dividends or distributions payable only in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and (iii) the Company may pay cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any exercise of warrants, options, or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock.
(e) [Reversed].
(f) Change in Nature of Business. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by or publicly contemplated to be conducted by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries on the Subscription Date or any business substantially related or incidental thereto. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, modify its or their corporate structure or purpose.
(g) Preservation of Existence, Etc. The Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary.
(h) Maintenance of Properties, Etc. The Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder.
(i) Maintenance of Intellectual Property. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take all action necessary or advisable to maintain all of the Intellectual Property Rights of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that are necessary or material to the conduct of its business in full force and effect.
(j) Maintenance of Insurance. The Company shall maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated.
(k) Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any affiliate involving aggregate consideration in excess of $1,500,000 with respect to all transactions collectively, except (i) transactions in the ordinary course of business in a manner and to an extent consistent with past practice and necessary or desirable for the prudent operation of its business, for fair consideration and on terms no less favorable to it or its Subsidiaries than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an affiliate thereof, (ii) employment, severance, benefit, equity award, equity option, and other similar compensation or benefit plans or arrangements between Holdings (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and their respective officers, employees, directors and consultants, on the other hand, in the ordinary course of business, (iii) payment of reasonable and customary fees and reimbursements of expenses (pursuant to indemnity arrangements or otherwise) of officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) the issuance of Capital Stock, or dividends or redemptions with respect thereto, of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock), (v) the issuance of Capital Stock, or dividends or redemptions with respect thereto, of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock), (vi) all related party transactions described in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made prior to the date hereof, (v) licenses of the Company’s Intellectual Property Rights for use in consumer products, (vi) transactions existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 14(l) or (vii) as otherwise permitted under the Existing Senior Secured Notes and the Existing Unsecured Notes.
(l) Restricted Issuances. The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Required Purchasers, (i) issue any Notes (other than as contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Notes) or (ii) issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under the Notes.
(m) Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Note; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Holder by this Note, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
(n) Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall pay when due all taxes, fees or other charges of any nature whatsoever (together with any related interest or penalties) now or hereafter imposed or assessed against the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective assets or upon their ownership, possession, use, operation or disposition thereof or upon their rents, receipts or earnings arising therefrom (except where the failure to pay would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). The Company and its Subsidiaries shall file on or before the due date therefor all personal property tax returns (except where the failure to file would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries may contest, in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, taxes for which they maintain adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP.
(o) Independent Investigation. At the request of the Holder either (x) at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (y) upon the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default or (z) at any time the Holder reasonably believes an Event of Default may have occurred or be continuing, the Company shall hire an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder to investigate as to whether any breach of this Note has occurred (the “Independent Investigator”). If the Independent Investigator determines that such breach of this Note has occurred, the Independent Investigator shall notify the Company of such breach and the Company shall deliver written notice to each holder of a Note of such breach. In connection with such investigation, the Independent Investigator may, during normal business hours, inspect all contracts, books, records, personnel, offices and other facilities and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the extent available to the Company after the Company uses reasonable efforts to obtain them, the records of its legal advisors and accountants (including the accountants’ work papers) and any books of account, records, reports and other papers not contractually required of the Company to be confidential or secret, or subject to attorney-client or other evidentiary privilege, and the Independent Investigator may make such copies and inspections thereof as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall furnish the Independent Investigator with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the business and properties of the Company as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall permit the Independent Investigator to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company with, and to make proposals and furnish advice with respect thereto to, the Company’s officers, directors, key employees and independent public accountants or any of them (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss with such Independent Investigator the finances and affairs of the Company and any Subsidiaries), all at such reasonable times, upon reasonable notice, and as often as may be reasonably requested.
15. [Reserved].
16. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Sections 6(a) or 7, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distributions of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to any or all 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, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (the “Distributions”), then the Holder will be entitled to such Distributions as if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note and assuming for such purpose that the Note was converted at the Alternate Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) immediately prior to 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 Common Stock are to be determined for such Distributions (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).
17. AMENDING THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE. Except for Section 3(d), which may not be amended, modified or waived by the parties hereto, the prior written consent of the Required Purchasers (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) shall be required for any amendment, modification or waiver to this Note. Any amendment, modification or waiver so approved shall be binding upon all existing and future holders of this Note and any Other Notes; provided, however, that no such change, waiver or, as applied to any of the Notes held by any particular holder of Notes, shall, without the written consent of that particular holder, (i) reduce the amount of Principal, reduce the amount of accrued and unpaid Interest, or extend the Maturity Date, of the Notes, (ii) disproportionally and adversely affect any rights under the Notes of any holder of Notes; or (iii) modify any of the provisions of, or impair the right of any holder of Notes under, this Section 17.
18. TRANSFER. This Note and any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of this Note may be offered, sold, assigned or transferred by the Holder without the consent of the Company, subject only to the provisions of Section 4.13 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
19. REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE.
(a) Transfer. If this Note is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section 3(c)(iii) following conversion or redemption of any portion of this Note, the outstanding Principal represented by this Note may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Note.
(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note (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 Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) representing the outstanding Principal.
(c) Note Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Note or Notes (in accordance with Section 19(d) and in principal amounts of at least $1,000) representing in the aggregate the outstanding Principal of this Note, and each such new Note will represent such portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.
(d) Issuance of New Notes. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Note pursuant to the terms of this Note, such new Note (i) shall be of like tenor with this Note, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Note, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Note being issued pursuant to Section 19(a) or Section 19(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the principal represented by the other new Notes issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Note immediately prior to such issuance of new Notes), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this Note, (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Note, and (v) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest and Late Charges on the Principal and Interest of this Note, from the Issuance Date.
20. REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATIONS, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of 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 Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. No failure on the part of the Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Holder of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. In addition, the exercise of any right or remedy of the Holder at law or equity or under this Note or any of the documents shall not be deemed to be an election of Holder’s rights or remedies under such documents or at law or equity. 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, conversion 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). No failure on the part of the Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Holder of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. In addition, the exercise of any right or remedy of the Holder at law or equity or under this Note or any other document shall not be deemed to be an election of the Holder’s rights or remedies under any such other document or at law or equity. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will 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 shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note (including, without limitation, compliance with Section 7).
21. PAYMENT OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS. If (a) this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or the Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Note or to enforce the provisions of this Note or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Note, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that no amounts due under this Note shall be affected, or limited, by the fact that the purchase price paid for this Note was less than the original Principal amount hereof.
22. CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. This Note shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the initial Holder and shall not be construed against any such Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Note are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Note. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Note instead of just the provision in which they are found. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, all section references are to sections of this Note. Terms used in this Note and not otherwise defined herein, but defined in the other Transaction Documents, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Closing Date in such other Transaction Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Holder.
23. FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 23 shall permit any waiver of any provision of Section 3(d).
24. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
(a) Submission to Dispute Resolution.
(i) In the case of a dispute relating to a Closing Bid Price, a Closing Sale Price, a Conversion Price, an Alternate Conversion Price, a Black Scholes Consideration Value, a VWAP or a fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of a Conversion Rate, or the applicable Redemption Price (as the case may be) (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via electronic mail (A) if by the Company, within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by the Holder at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such Closing Bid Price, such Closing Sale Price, such Conversion Price, such Alternate Conversion Price, such Black Scholes Consideration Value, such VWAP or such fair market value, or the arithmetic calculation of such Conversion Rate or such applicable Redemption Price (as the case may be), at any time after the second (2nd) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be), then the Holder may, at its sole option, select an independent, reputable investment bank to resolve such dispute.
(ii) The Holder and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 24 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date on which the Holder selected such investment bank (the “Dispute Submission Deadline”) (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the “Required Dispute Documentation”) (it being understood and agreed that if either the Holder or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and the Holder or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor the Holder shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).
(iii) The Company and the Holder shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and the Holder of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne solely by the Company, and such investment bank’s resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error.
(b) Miscellaneous. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) this Section 24 constitutes an agreement to arbitrate between the Company and the Holder (and constitutes an arbitration agreement) under Delaware Uniform Arbitration Act, (ii) a dispute relating to a Conversion Price includes, without limitation, disputes as to (A) whether an issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of Common Stock occurred under Section 7(a), (B) the consideration per share at which an issuance or deemed issuance of Common Stock occurred, (C) whether any issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of Common Stock was an issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of Excluded Securities, (D) whether an agreement, instrument, security or the like constitutes and Option or Convertible Security and (E) whether a Dilutive Issuance occurred, (iii) the terms of this Note and each other applicable Transaction Document shall serve as the basis for the selected investment bank’s resolution of the applicable dispute, such investment bank shall be entitled (and is hereby expressly authorized) to make all findings, determinations and the like that such investment bank determines are required to be made by such investment bank in connection with its resolution of such dispute and in resolving such dispute such investment bank shall apply such findings, determinations and the like to the terms of this Note and any other applicable Transaction Documents, (iv) the Holder (and only the Holder), in its sole discretion, shall have the right to submit any dispute described in this Section 24 to any state or federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware in lieu of utilizing the procedures set forth in this Section 24 and (v) nothing in this Section 24 shall limit the Holder from obtaining any injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (including, without limitation, with respect to any matters described in this Section 24).
25. NOTICES; CURRENCY; PAYMENTS.
(a) Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Note, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefore. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice to the Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment 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 Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grant, issuances, or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property 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 shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.
(b) Currency. All dollar amounts referred to in this Note are in United States Dollars (“U.S. Dollars”), and all amounts owing under this Note shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies (if any) shall be converted into the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. “Exchange Rate” means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Note, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the relevant date of calculation (it being understood and agreed that where an amount is calculated with reference to, or over, a period of time, the date of calculation shall be the final date of such period of time).
(c) Payments. Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Note, unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by a certified check drawn on the account of the Company and sent via overnight courier service to such Person at such address as previously provided to the Company in writing (which address, in the case of each of the Buyers, shall initially be as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement), provided that the Holder may elect to receive a payment of cash via wire transfer of immediately available funds by providing the Company with prior written notice setting out such request and the Holder’s wire transfer instructions. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. Any amount of Principal or other amounts due under the Transaction Documents which is not paid when due (except to the extent such amount is simultaneously accruing Interest at the Default Rate hereunder) shall result in a late charge being incurred and payable by the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum from the date such amount was due until the same is paid in full (“Late Charge”).
26. CANCELLATION. After all Principal, accrued Interest, Late Charges and other amounts at any time owed on this Note have been paid in full, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled, shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation and shall not be reissued.
27. WAIVER OF NOTICE. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby irrevocably waives demand, notice, presentment, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and the Securities Purchase Agreement.
28. GOVERNING LAW. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Note shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any 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. Except as otherwise required by Section 24 above, the Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Wilmington, New Castle County, State of Delaware, 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 to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein (i) 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 or (ii) shall limit, or shall be deemed or construed to limit, any provision of Section 24. THE COMPANY 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 NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
29. JUDGMENT CURRENCY.
(a) If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in any court in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 29 referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in U.S. dollars under this Note, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Trading Day immediately preceding:
(i) the date actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date: or
(ii) the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 29(a)(ii) being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).
(b) If in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 29(a)(ii) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of US dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.
(c) Any amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Note.
30. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Note 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 Note so long as this Note 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).
31. MAXIMUM PAYMENTS. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the Holder and thus refunded to the Company.
32. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(b) “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(c) “Adjustment Right” means any right granted with respect to any securities issued in connection with, or with respect to, any issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale in accordance with Section 7) of shares of Common Stock (other than rights of the type described in Section 6(a) hereof) that could result in a decrease in the net consideration received by the Company in connection with, or with respect to, such securities (including, without limitation, any cash settlement rights, cash adjustment or other similar rights).
(d) “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that “control” of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.
(e) “Alternate Conversion Floor Amount” means an amount in cash, to be delivered by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to wire instructions delivered to the Company by the Holder in writing, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) higher of (I) the highest price that the Common Stock trades at on the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Alternate Conversion Date and (II) the applicable Alternate Conversion Price and (B) the difference obtained by subtracting (I) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered (or to be delivered) to the Holder on the applicable Share Delivery Deadline with respect to such Alternate Conversion from (II) the quotient obtain by dividing (x) the applicable Conversion Amount that the Holder has elected to be the subject of the applicable Alternate Conversion, by (y) the applicable Alternate Conversion Price without giving effect to clause (x) of such definition.
(f) “Alternate Conversion Price” means, with respect to any Alternate Conversion that price which shall be the lower of (i) the applicable Conversion Price as in effect on the applicable Conversion Date of the applicable Alternate Conversion, and (ii) the greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) the lowest of the five (5) VWAPs of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the delivery or deemed delivery of the applicable Conversion Notice (such period, the “Alternate Conversion Measuring Period”). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock during such Alternate Conversion Measuring Period.
(g) “Approved Stock Plan” means any employee benefit plan which has been approved by the board of directors of the Company prior to or subsequent to the Subscription Date pursuant to which shares of Common Stock and standard options to purchase Common Stock may be issued to any employee, officer or director for services provided to the Company in their capacity as such.
(h) “Attribution Parties” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
(i) “Black Scholes Consideration Value” means the value of the applicable Option, Convertible Security or Adjustment Right (as the case may be) as of the date of issuance thereof calculated using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg utilizing (i) an underlying price per share equal to the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the public announcement of the execution of definitive documents with respect to the issuance of such Option, Convertible Security or Adjustment Right (as the case may be), (ii) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of such Option, Convertible Security or Adjustment Right (as the case may be) as of the date of issuance of such Option, Convertible Security or Adjustment Right (as the case may be), (iii) a zero cost of borrow and (iv) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the “HVT” function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the date of issuance of such Option, Convertible Security or Adjustment Right (as the case may be).
(j) “Bloomberg” means Bloomberg, L.P.
(k) “Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed and/or any of the following exchanges on which the Common Stock is traded and listed, or any successor(s) thereto, is not open for at least five (5) hours of trading: the Nasdaq Capital Market; the Nasdaq Global Market; the Nasdaq Global Select Market; the New York Stock Exchange; or the NYSE American; and any successor to any of the foregoing markets or exchanges.
(l) [Reserved].
(m) “Change of Control” means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any merger of the Company or any of its, direct or indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiaries with or into any of the foregoing Persons, (ii) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the shares of Common Stock in which holders of the Company’s voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, are, in all material respects, the holders of the voting power of the surviving entity (or entities with the authority or voting power to elect the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities) after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification, or (iii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(n) “Change of Control Redemption Premium” means 125%.
(o) “Closing Bid Price” and “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price (as the case may be) then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price (as the case may be) of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 24. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions during such period.
(p) “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, which date is each date the Company issued Notes pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(q) “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(r) [Reserved].
(s) “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
(t) “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.
(u) “Controlled Group” means all members of a group of corporations and all members of a group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Company, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, under Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code.
(v) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.
(w) “Current Public Information Failure” means if a Registration Statement is not effective for any reason or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use for any reason, and either (x) the Company fails for any reason to satisfy the requirements of Rule 144(c)(1) of the 1933 Act, including, without limitation, the failure to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) of the 1933 Act or (y) the Company has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) of the 1933 Act or becomes such an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) of the 1933 Act.
(x) “Default Rate” means, as applicable, (i) with respect to any Interest paid in cash, fifteen percent (15%) per annum or (ii) with respect to any Interest paid in shares of Common Stock, eighteen percent (18%) per annum, in each case, as may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 2.
(y) “Eligible Market” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Global Market.
(z) “Equity Conditions” means, with respect to an given date of determination: (i) on each day during the period beginning thirty calendar days prior to such applicable date of determination and ending on and including such applicable date of determination either (x) one or more registration statements of the Company (the “Registration Statements”) shall be effective and the prospectus contained therein shall be available on such applicable date of determination (with, for the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Common Stock previously sold pursuant to such prospectus deemed unavailable) for the resale of all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination (or issuable upon conversion of the Conversion Amount being redeemed, as applicable, in the event requiring this determination at the Alternate Conversion Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein)) (each, a “Required Minimum Securities Amount”)) or (y) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein) shall be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Act without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Notes, other issuance of securities with respect to the Notes) and no Current Public Information Failure exists or is continuing; (ii) on each day during the period beginning thirty calendar days prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the “Equity Conditions Measuring Period”), the Common Stock (including all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations of conversion set forth herein)) is listed or designated for quotation (as applicable) on an Eligible Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on an Eligible Market (other than suspensions of not more than two (2) days and occurring prior to the applicable date of determination due to business announcements by the Company) nor shall delisting or suspension by an Eligible Market have been threatened (with a reasonable prospect of delisting occurring after giving effect to all applicable notice, appeal, compliance and hearing periods) or reasonably likely to occur or pending as evidenced by (A) a writing by such Eligible Market or (B) the Company falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable); (iii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall have delivered all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note on a timely basis as set forth in Section 3 hereof and all other shares of capital stock required to be delivered by the Company on a timely basis as set forth in the other Transaction Documents; (iv) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination (or issuable upon conversion of the Conversion Amount being redeemed in the event requiring this determination) may be issued in full without violating Section 3(d) hereof; (v) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination (or issuable upon conversion of the Conversion Amount being redeemed in the event requiring this determination (without regards to any limitations on conversion set forth herein)) may be issued in full without violating the rules or regulations of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable); (vi) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, no public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction shall have occurred which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated; (vii) the Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would reasonably be expected to cause (1) any Registration Statement to not be effective or the prospectus contained therein to not be available for the resale of the applicable Required Minimum Securities Amount of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations of conversion set forth herein) or (2) any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations of conversion set forth herein) to not be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Notes, other issuance of securities with respect to the Notes) and no Current Public Information Failure exists or is continuing; (viii) the Holder shall not be in (and no other holder of Notes shall be in) possession of any material, non-public information provided to any of them by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates, employees, officers, representatives, agents or the like; (ix) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company otherwise shall have been in compliance with each, and shall not have breached any representation or warranty in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document, including, without limitation, the Company shall not have failed to timely make any payment pursuant to any Transaction Document; (x) on the applicable date of determination (A) no Authorized Share Failure shall exist or be continuing and the applicable Required Minimum Securities Amount of shares of Common Stock are available under the certificate of incorporation of the Company and reserved by the Company to be issued pursuant to the Notes and (B) all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination (or issuable upon conversion of the Conversion Amount being redeemed in the event requiring this determination (without regards to any limitations on conversion set forth herein)) may be issued in full without resulting in an Authorized Share Failure; (xi) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred and there shall not exist an Event of Default or an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default; (xii) no bone fide dispute shall exist, by and between any of holder of Notes, the Company, the Principal Market (or such applicable Eligible Market in which the Common Stock of the Company is then principally trading) and/or FINRA with respect to any term or provision of any Note or any other Transaction Document and (xiii) the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant the event requiring the satisfaction of the Equity Conditions are duly authorized and listed and eligible for trading without restriction on an Eligible Market.
(aa) “Equity Conditions Failure” means that on any day during the period commencing twenty (20) Trading Days prior to the applicable Company Optional Redemption Notice Date through the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date, the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder) or there has been a Price Failure or Volume Failure.
(bb) [Reserved].
(cc) “Excluded Securities” means (i) shares of Common Stock or standard options to purchase Common Stock issued to directors, officers or employees of the Company for services rendered to the Company in their capacity as such pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan (as defined above), provided that (A) all such issuances (taking into account the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such options) after the Subscription Date pursuant to this clause (i) do not, in the aggregate, exceed more than 5% of the Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Subscription Date and (B) the exercise price of any such options is not lowered, none of such options are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder and none of the terms or conditions of any such options are otherwise materially changed in any manner that adversely affects any of the Buyers; (ii) shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion or exercise of Convertible Securities or Options (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) issued prior to the Subscription Date, provided that the conversion price of any such Convertible Securities (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) is not lowered, none of such Convertible Securities or Options (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder and none of the terms or conditions of any such Convertible Securities or Options (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are otherwise materially changed in any manner that adversely affects any of the Buyers; and (iii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes; provided, that the terms of the Notes are not amended, modified or changed on or after the Subscription Date (other than antidilution adjustments pursuant to the terms thereof in effect as of the Subscription Date).
(dd) “Existing Senior Secured Notes” means those certain (i) senior secured convertible notes, issued from time to time, pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2022, by and among the Company and FF Simplicity Ventures LLC, as such may be amended, modified, waived and/or supplemented, as applicable, from time to time and (ii) secured convertible notes, issued from time to time, pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2024, by and among the Company and certain investors party thereto, as such may be amended, modified, waived and/or supplemented, as applicable, from time to time.
(ee) “Existing Unsecured Notes” means those certain unsecured convertible notes, issued from time to time, pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2024, by and among the Company and certain investors party thereto, as such may be amended, modified, waived and/or supplemented, as applicable, from time to time.
(ff) [Reserved].
(gg) “Financing Documents” shall have the meaning as set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(hh) “Floor Price” means $1.048 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations and similar events), provided, however, the Company shall have the sole right to reduce the Floor Price, from time to time, to a price per share not contrary to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Principal Market.
(ii) “Fundamental Transaction” means (A) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its “significant subsidiaries” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) to one or more Subject Entities, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iv) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby all such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, acquire in any transaction or series or related transactions, either (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, (B) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in outstanding shares of Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock not held by all such Subject Entities as of the date of this Note calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Subject Entities were not outstanding, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other stockholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the stockholders of the Company or (C) directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.
(jj) “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
(kk) “Group” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.
(ll) “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation, “capital leases” in accordance with GAAP) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien 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.
(mm) “Intellectual Property Rights” means trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, original works of authorship, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights and all applications and registrations therefor of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries.
(nn) “Interest Date” means, with respect to any given calendar month, the first Trading Day of such calendar month.
(oo) “Interest Rate” means ten percent (10%) per annum.
(pp) “Investment” means any beneficial ownership (including stock, partnership or limited liability company interests) of or in any Person, or any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person or the acquisition of all, or substantially all, of the assets of another Person or the purchase of any assets of another Person for greater than the fair market value of such assets.
(qq) [Reserved].
(rr) “Maturity Date” shall mean [ ], 20[ ]2; provided, however, the Maturity Date may be extended at the option of the Holder (i) in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or any event shall have occurred and be continuing that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an Event of Default or (ii) through the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction in the event that a Fundamental Transaction is publicly announced or a Change of Control Notice is delivered prior to the Maturity Date, provided further that if a Holder elects to convert some or all of this Note pursuant to Section 3 hereof, and the Conversion Amount would be limited pursuant to Section 3(d) hereunder, the Maturity Date shall automatically be extended until such time as such provision shall not limit the conversion of this Note.
2 | Insert five (5) year anniversary of Issuance Date. |
(ss) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(tt) “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.
(uu) [Reserved].
(vv) [Reserved].
(ww) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.
(xx) “Price Failure” means, with respect to a particular date of determination, the VWAP of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination fails to exceed the Floor Price (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions occurring after the Issuance Date). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions during any such measuring period.
(yy) “Principal Market” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.
(zz) “Redemption Notices” means, collectively, the Event of Default Redemption Notices, the Company Optional Redemption Notices and the Change of Control Redemption Notices, and each of the foregoing, individually, a “Redemption Notice.”
(aaa) “Redemption Premium” means 125%.
(bbb) “Redemption Prices” means, collectively, Event of Default Redemption Prices, the Change of Control Redemption Prices, the Company Optional Redemption Prices, and each of the foregoing, individually, a “Redemption Price.”
(ccc) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.
(ddd) “Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain securities purchase agreement, dated as of the Subscription Date, by and among the Company and the holders of the Notes party thereto, as may be amended from time to time.
(eee) “Subscription Date” means March 21, 2025.
(fff) “Subsidiaries” shall have the meaning as set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(ggg) “Subject Entity” means any Person, Persons or Group or any Affiliate or associate of any such Person, Persons or Group.
(hhh) “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.
(iii) “Sufficient Authorized Shares” means, for the purpose of this Note, that the Company has a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of Common Stock available for the conversion in full of the Notes at the Conversion Price then in effect.
(jjj) “Trading Day” means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.
(kkk) “Transaction Documents” shall have the meaning as set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(lll) “Volume Failure” means, with respect to a particular date of determination, the aggregate daily dollar trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on any Trading Day during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination (such period, the “Volume Failure Measuring Period”) is less than $1,500,000 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions occurring after the Subscription Date).
(mmm) “VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “VAP” function (set to 09:30 start time and 16:00 end time) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 24. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.
33. DISCLOSURE. Upon delivery by the Company to the Holder (or receipt by the Company from the Holder) of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Note, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall on or prior to 9:00 am, New York city time on the Business Day immediately following such notice delivery date, publicly disclose such material, non-public information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to the Holder explicitly in writing in such notice (or immediately upon receipt of notice from the Holder, as applicable), and in the absence of any such written indication in such notice (or notification from the Company immediately upon receipt of notice from the Holder), the Holder shall be entitled to presume that information contained in the notice does not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Nothing contained in this Section 33 shall limit any obligations of the Company, or any rights of the Holder, under Section 4.18 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
34. ABSENCE OF TRADING AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Holder is not a fiduciary or agent of the Company and that the Holder shall have no obligation to (a) maintain the confidentiality of any information provided by the Company or (b) refrain from trading any securities while in possession of such information in the absence of a written non-disclosure agreement signed by an officer of the Holder that explicitly provides for such confidentiality and trading restrictions. In the absence of such an executed, written non-disclosure agreement, the Company acknowledges that the Holder may freely trade in any securities issued by the Company, may possess and use any information provided by the Company in connection with such trading activity, and may disclose any such information to any third party.
35. TAXES.
(a) Without limiting any other provision of this Note, any and all payments by the Company hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto (collectively referred to as “Taxes”) unless the Company is required to withhold or deduct any amounts for, or on account of Taxes pursuant to any applicable law. If the Company shall be required to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to the Holder, (i) the sum payable shall be increased by the amount by which the sum payable would otherwise have to be increased (the “make-whole sum”) to ensure that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to the make-whole sum) the Holder would receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Company shall make such deductions and (iii) the Company shall pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant governmental authority within the time required. Upon the request of the Company, the Holder shall provide the Company with such duly completed and executed forms or certificates prescribed by law as a basis for claiming an exemption from, or a reduction of, any Taxes imposed on payments made hereunder.
(b) In addition, the Company agrees to pay to the relevant governmental authority in accordance with applicable law any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or in connection with the execution, delivery, registration or performance of, or otherwise with respect to, this Note (“Other Taxes”).
(c) The Company shall deliver to the Holder official receipts, if any, in respect of any Taxes and Other Taxes payable hereunder promptly after payment of such Taxes and Other Taxes or other evidence of payment reasonably acceptable to the Holder.
(d) If the Company fails to pay any amounts in accordance with this Section 35, the Company shall indemnify the Holder within ten (10) calendar days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Taxes or Other Taxes, plus any related interest or penalties, that are paid by the Holder to the relevant governmental authority or other relevant governmental authority as a result of such failure.
(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 35 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all amounts payable hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set forth above.
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, Inc. | |||
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Name: | Matthias Aydt | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Convertible Note - Signature Page
EXHIBIT I
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC, INC.
CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Unsecured Convertible Note (the “Note”) issued to the undersigned by Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Note, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the Conversion Amount (as defined in the Note) of the Note indicated below into shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, as of the date specified below. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in the Note.
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Exhibit 4.5
FORM OF PLACEMENT AGENT WARRANT
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC.
Warrant Shares: [__]1 |
Initial Exercise Date: [__], 2025 |
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, Univest Securities, LLC or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 21, 2030 (the “Expiration Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to [__]2 shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Section 1 or elsewhere in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2025, by and among the Company and the Purchasers set forth on the signature pages thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”).
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed and/or any of the following exchanges on which the Common Stock is traded and listed, or any successor(s) thereto, is not open for at least five (5) hours of trading: the Nasdaq Capital Market; the Nasdaq Global Market; the Nasdaq Global Select Market; the New York Stock Exchange; or the NYSE American; and any successor to any of the foregoing markets or exchanges.
1 | 7% of the aggregate number of Underlying Securities placed at each Closing. |
2 | 7% of the aggregate number of Underlying Securities placed at each Closing. |
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Stock” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to consultants, employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (b) the Warrant Shares and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the original date of issuance of this Warrant, provided that such securities have not been amended since the original date of issuance of this Warrant to increase the number of such securities (or the shares of Common Stock underlying such securities) or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company provided that any such issuance pursuant to this clause (c) shall only be to a Person or Persons (or to the equityholders of a Person or Persons) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset providing to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, and (d) the Notes and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.
“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(c) hereunder.
“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other similar restriction.
“Minimum Exercise Price” means $1.048 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations and similar events in the manner set forth in Section 3(a)), provided, however, the Company shall have the sole right to reduce this Minimum Exercise Price, from time to time, to a price per share not contrary to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Principal Market.
“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.
“Placement Agency Agreement” means that certain Placement Agency Agreement, dated March 21, 2025, by and between the Company and the Placement Agent.
“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, or proceeding.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“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 Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE American (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transfer Agent” means the transfer agent of the Company, if any, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“VWAP” means, for any date following the date the Company, or any Successor Entity to the Company, is listed for trading on a Trading Market, 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, with respect to Section 3(c), the twenty (20) Trading Days prior to such calculation) (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. (“Bloomberg”) (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or, with respect to Section 3(c), the twenty (20) Trading Days prior to such calculation) (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the volume weighted average trading price per share of the Common Stock so reported (or, with respect to Section 3(c), the twenty (20) Trading Days prior to such calculation), or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as reasonably and in good faith determined by the Board of Directors; provided that if the Holder disagrees with the Board of Directors’ determination pursuant to clause (d) above, the Holder and the Company shall reasonably and in good faith select an independent appraiser, the fees and expenses of which shall be split by the Company and the Holder, to make such determination.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Expiration Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within two (2) Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Holder and any permitted assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $[●]3, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for, the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may only be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) |
= | as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise, or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day; |
(B) | = | the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and |
(X) | = | the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
If (A-B) is less than zero, then the number of Warrant Shares to be delivered to the Holder shall equal zero. If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
d) | Mechanics of Exercise. |
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its permitted assignee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrant), or otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its permitted assignee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is two (1) Trading Day after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise 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 of delivery of the Warrant Shares; provided payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within two (2) Trading Days following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company is then a participant in DWAC and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise and the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the 3rd Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $5 per Trading Day for each Trading Day after such 3rd Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or the Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable.
3 | (i) $1.548 per share for Warrants issued upon each Closing or (ii) 120% of the closing price of the Common Stock on the trading day prior to the closing date of the exercise of Incremental Warrants. |
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the 3rd Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the 3rd Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of 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 shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of 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 $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names of any permitted transferee(s) as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for delivery of the Warrant Shares.
vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations.
i. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities or instruments of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the reasonable discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of a Holder, the Company shall within three (3) Trading Days confirm in writing to the Holder 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 the conversion or exercise of securities or instruments of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a permitted successor holder of this Warrant.
ii. Subject to Section 4.21(b) of the Purchase Agreement, the Issuer shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to the exercise set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Issuer would not have a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock to effect such exercise (an “Authorized Share Shortfall”). The Issuer shall provide reasonably prompt notice to the Holder in the event of an Authorized Share Shortfall.
f) [Reserved].
g) Call Provision. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(e), Section 2(f) and this Section 2(g), if, after the Effective Date, (i) the VWAP for each of 20 Trading Days out of 30 consecutive Trading Days (the “Measurement Period,” which 30 consecutive Trading Day period shall not have commenced until after the Effective Date) exceeds $3.096 (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits, recapitalizations, stock dividends and the like after the Initial Exercise Date), (ii) the Holder is not in possession of any information that constitutes, or might constitute, material non-public information which was provided by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their officers, directors, employees, agents or Affiliates, and (iii) the Equity Conditions are then satisfied, then the Company may, within one Trading Day of the end of such Measurement Period, call for cancellation of all or any portion of this Warrant for which a Notice of Exercise has not yet been delivered (such right, a “Call”) for consideration equal to $0.01 per Warrant Share. To exercise this right, the Company must deliver to the Holder an irrevocable written notice (a “Call Notice”), indicating therein the portion of unexercised portion of this Warrant to which such notice applies. If the conditions set forth below for such Call are satisfied from the period from the date of the Call Notice through and including the Call Date (as defined below), then any portion of this Warrant subject to such Call Notice for which a Notice of Exercise shall not have been received by the Call Date will be cancelled at 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the tenth Trading Day after the date the Call Notice is received by the Holder (such date and time, the “Call Date”). Any unexercised portion of this Warrant to which the Call Notice does not pertain will be unaffected by such Call Notice. In furtherance thereof, the Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Exercise with respect to Warrant Shares subject to a Call Notice that are tendered through 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date. The parties agree that any Notice of Exercise delivered following a Call Notice which calls less than all of the Warrants shall first reduce to zero the number of Warrant Shares subject to such Call Notice prior to reducing the remaining Warrant Shares available for purchase under this Warrant. For example, if (A) this Warrant then permits the Holder to acquire 100 Warrant Shares, (B) a Call Notice pertains to 75 Warrant Shares, and (C) prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date the Holder tenders a Notice of Exercise in respect of 50 Warrant Shares, then (x) on the Call Date the right under this Warrant to acquire 25 Warrant Shares will be automatically cancelled, (y) the Company, in the time and manner required under this Warrant, will have issued and delivered to the Holder 50 Warrant Shares in respect of the exercises following receipt of the Call Notice, and (z) the Holder may, until the Expiration Date, exercise this Warrant for 25 Warrant Shares (subject to adjustment as herein provided and subject to subsequent Call Notices). Subject again to the provisions of this Section 2(g), the Company may deliver subsequent Call Notices for any portion of this Warrant for which the Holder shall not have delivered a Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, the Company may not deliver a Call Notice or require the cancellation of this Warrant (and any such Call Notice shall be void), unless, from the beginning of the Measurement Period through the Call Date, (1) the Company shall have honored in accordance with the terms of this Warrant all Notices of Exercise delivered by 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date, and (2) the Registration Statement shall be effective as to all Warrant Shares and the prospectus thereunder available for use by the Holder, or Rule 144 shall be available without time, volume or manner of sale limitations, for the resale of all such Warrant Shares, (3) the Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on the Trading Market, and (4) there is a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance of all Securities under the Transaction Documents, and (5) the issuance of all Warrant Shares subject to a Call Notice shall not cause a breach of any provision of Section 2(e) or Section 2(f) herein. The Company’s right to call the Warrants under this Section 2(g) shall be exercised ratably among the Holders based on each Holder’s initial purchase of Warrants.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a share 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 Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse share split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of 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, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of 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 re-classification.
(b) Subsequent Equity Sales. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell, enter into an agreement to sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (other than Excluded Stock), at an effective price per share (the “Base Price”), when multiplied by 120%, the product of which is less than the Exercise Price then in effect (such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (it being understood and agreed that if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance at such effective price), then simultaneously with the consummation of each Dilutive Issuance the Exercise Price shall be adjusted (downwards only) to 120% of the Base Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 3(b) in respect of Excluded Stock or any adjustment pursuant to Section 3(a). The Company shall notify the Holder, in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance or deemed issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 3(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the adjusted Exercise Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the adjusted Exercise Price in the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 2(b), “effective price per share” shall take into consideration the value of any Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents, securities transferred to a third-party by other stockholders of the Company including Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, cash, rights or any other form of additional consideration (“Secondary Security”) that is issued or paid in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company (the “Primary Security”, and together with the Secondary Security, each a “Unit”), together comprising one integrated transaction (or series of related transactions if such issuances or sales or deemed issuances or sales of securities of the Company are consummated under the same plan of financing), the “effective price per share” (i.e. Base Price) shall be deemed to be the lowest of (y) if such Primary Security is a Common Stock Equivalent, the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Primary Security and (z) the purchase price of such Unit less the value of the Secondary Unit (assuming for such purposes the value of any options or warrants are valued at the Black Scholes Value but using the date of the Dilutive Issuance for such purposes rather than the date of the Fundamental Transaction); provided, that if the value determined pursuant to clause (y) above would result in a value less than the par value of the Common Stock, then the other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction shall be deemed to have been issued or sold for the par value of the Common Stock. If any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration other than cash received therefor will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefor. If any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities or Common Stock (including Common Stock transferred from existing third-party stockholder), in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the volume weighted average price of such publicly traded securities on the date of receipt of such publicly traded securities. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities will be reasonably and in good faith determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder acting reasonable and in good faith. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne equally by the Company and the Holder.
(c) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another unaffiliated Person or group of unaffiliated Persons, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions to another unaffiliated Person or group of unaffiliated Persons, (iii) any direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (by another unaffiliated Person or group of unaffiliated Persons) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization 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 connection with a transaction involving an unaffiliated Person or group of unaffiliated Persons, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another unaffiliated Person or group of unaffiliated Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time within 10 days prior to the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant at the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company, as of the date of consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall, at the Company’s option exercisable on or before the 10th day prior to the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction by written notice to the Holder, purchase this Warrant from the Holder at the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, following the exercise of such right by the Company the Holder shall have the right to exercise this Warrant until the third (3rd) Trading Day immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction and the Company shall honor such exercises pursuant to the terms hereunder. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Expiration Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the volatility obtained for the remaining exercise period as obtain from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 252-day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, provided that if the Common Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange as of the public announcement of such Fundamental Transaction, then such volatility shall be determined by an independent valuation firm reasonably acceptable to (and the costs of such independent valuation firm shall be split by) the Company and the Holder, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration (determined in accordance with the last two sentences of Section 3(b) above), if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Expiration Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) upon the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided that if there is a disagreement between the Company and the Holder with respect to the Black Scholes Value, then such Black Scholes Value shall be determined by an independent valuation firm reasonably acceptable to (and the costs of such independent valuation firm shall be split by) the Company and the Holder.
d) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of 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.
e) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by email to the Holder at its last email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
f) [Reserved].
f) Minimum Exercise Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3, in no event will the Exercise Price be adjusted to an amount that is less than the Minimum Exercise Price.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d) Transfer Restrictions. 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, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, provides to the Company an opinion of counsel, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the transfer of this Warrant does not require registration under the Securities Act.
e) Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
Section 5. Registration Rights.
a) To the extent the Company does not maintain an effective registration statement for the Warrant Shares and in the further event that the Company files a registration statement with the Commission covering the sale of its shares of Common Stock (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8, or on another form, or in another context, in which such “piggyback” registration would be inappropriate), then, for a period of five (5) years from the final Closing Date, the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to the Holder as soon as practicable but in no event less than seven (7) days before the anticipated filing date, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, of the offering, and offer to the Holder in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of shares of Warrant Shares as such Holder may request in writing within four (4) days following receipt of such notice (a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall cause such Warrant Shares to be included in such registration. and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Warrant Shares requested to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Warrant Shares in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through a Piggyback Registration that involves an underwriter or underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such Piggyback Registration. Furthermore, each Holder must provide such information as reasonably requested by the Company (which information shall be limited to that which is required for disclosure under the Securities Act and the forms, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) to be included in the registration statement timely or the Company may elect to exclude such Holder from the registration statement.
b) In addition, to the extent the Company does not maintain an effective registration statement for the Warrant Shares, for a period of five (5) years from the final Closing Date, the Holder shall be entitled to one (1) demand right for the registration of the Warrant Shares at the Company’s expense (other than any underwriting discounts, selling commissions, share transfer taxes applicable to the sale of the Warrant Shares, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Holder) (the “Demand Registration”). In the event of a Demand Registration, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to register the applicable Warrant Shares. All Holders of Warrant Shares proposing to distribute their securities through a Demand Registration that involves an underwriter or underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such Demand Registration. Furthermore, each Holder must provide such information as reasonably requested by the Company (which information shall be limited to that which is required for disclosure under the Securities Act and the forms, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) to be included in the registration statement timely or the Company may elect to exclude such Holder from the registration statement.
c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the registration rights described in this Section 5 shall be subject to limitations imposed by the Commission’s rules or comments of the Commission staff in connection with its review of the registration statement for any such resale registration. Moreover, notwithstanding the foregoing registration obligations of the Company, if the Company furnishes to the Holders requesting a Demand Registration a certificate signed by the Company’s chief executive officer stating that in the good faith judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for a registration statement to either become effective or remain effective for as long as such registration statement otherwise would be required to remain effective, because such action would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to such Demand Registration or withdraw a related registration statement for a period of not more than forty-five (45) calendar days; provided, however, that the Company may not invoke this right more than twice in any twelve (12) month period or during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Expiration Date.
Section 6. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i). Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c), in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any share certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or share certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or share certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or share certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, subject to Section 2(e)(ii) hereof and Section 4.21 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, intentionally avoid or intentionally seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such commercially reasonable actions in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares (or Alternative Consideration after a Fundamental Transaction) upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the Exercise Price, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) CFIUS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, at no time shall the Holder (a) be given rights that would allow it to control the Company; (b) have access to any material nonpublic technical information in the possession of the Company; (c) have the right to appoint any member or observer to the board of directors of the Company; or (d) be involved, other than through voting of shares, in the Company’s substantive decision making regarding (i) the use, development, acquisition, safekeeping, or release of sensitive personal data of U.S. citizens that the Company maintains or collects; (ii) the use, development, acquisition, or release of critical technologies; or (iii) the management, operation, manufacture, or supply of covered investment critical infrastructure, to the extent the Company at any time owns, operates, provides goods or service, or otherwise becomes involved in covered investment critical infrastructure. The terms in this paragraph are defined as they are defined in Section 721 of the U.S. Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and the regulations at 31 C.F.R Part 800, as they may be amended from time to time.
f) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant 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 conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of this Warrant shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Wilmington, New Castle County, State of Delaware (the “Delaware Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Courts 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 suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such Delaware Courts, or such Delaware Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
h) Nonwaiver. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies.
a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by email, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth in the Placement Agency Agreement. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by email, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the email address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such email address appears on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address set forth in this Section 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 second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to seek specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any permitted Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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(Signature Page Follows)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Matthias Aydt | |
Title: | Global Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to PA Warrant]
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
☐ in lawful money of the United States; or
☐ [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to _______________________________________________ whose address is _______________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______ |
Holder’s Signature: | |||
Holder’s Address: |
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MARCH 21, 2025
AMONG
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC.,
as the Issuer
and
THE PURCHASERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
ANNEXES, EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
ANNEXES | ||
Annex A | - | Definitions |
Annex B | - | Commitment Annex |
Annex C | - | Closing Checklist |
EXHIBITS | ||
Exhibit A | - | Form of Convertible Note |
Exhibit B | - | Form of Common Warrant |
Exhibit C | - | Form of Incremental Warrant |
Exhibit D | - | Form of Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Preferred Stock |
Exhibit E | - | Form of Joinder Agreement |
SCHEDULES | ||
Schedule 3.1 | - | Existence, Organizational Identification Numbers, Foreign Qualification, Prior Names |
Schedule 3.4 | - | Capitalization |
Schedule 3.6 | - | Litigation |
Schedule 3.7 | - | Ownership of Property |
Schedule 3.9 | - | Labor Matters |
Schedule 3.13 | - | Taxes |
Schedule 3.14 | - | ERISA |
Schedule 3.17 | - | Intellectual Property |
Schedule 3.18 | - | Real Estate |
Schedule 3.19 | - | Insurance |
Schedule 3.20 | - | Bank Accounts |
Schedule 3.23 | - | Outstanding Debt |
Schedule 3.30 | - | Listing and Maintenance Requirements |
Schedule 13.6 | - | Certain Related Transactions |
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of March 21, 2025 (the “Signing Date”), is by and among, FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC. (the “Issuer” or the “Company”), and the financial institutions or other entities from time to time parties hereto, each as a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Issuer wishes to sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers have agreed to purchase from the Issuer, unsecured convertible promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount as indicated on the Commitment Annex (each a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”), the Common Warrants (as defined below), the Incremental Warrants (as defined below), Incremental Notes (as defined below) and shares of Series B Preferred Stock (as defined below), upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the Issuer and the Purchasers, agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on Annex A to this Agreement or in the Notes, as applicable.
Section 1.2 Accounting Terms and Determinations.
Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder (including without limitation determinations made pursuant to the exhibits hereto) shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer at “fair value.”
Section 1.3 Other Definitional Provisions and References.
References in this Agreement to “Articles”, “Sections”, “Annexes”, “Exhibits” or “Schedules” shall be to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits or Schedules of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specifically provided. Any term defined herein may be used in the singular or plural. “Include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by “without limitation”. Except as otherwise specified or limited herein, references to any Person include the successors and assigns of such Person. References “from” or “through” any date mean, unless otherwise specified, “from and including” or “through and including”, respectively. Unless otherwise specified herein, the settlement of all payments and fundings hereunder between or among the parties hereto shall be made in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds. Time is of the essence for each performance obligation of the Issuer under this Agreement and each Financing Document. All amounts used for purposes of financial calculations required to be made herein shall be without duplication. References to any statute or act shall include all related current regulations and all amendments and any successor statutes, acts and regulations. References to any statute or act, without additional reference, shall be deemed to refer to federal statutes and acts of the United States. References to any agreement, instrument or document shall include all schedules, exhibits, annexes and other attachments thereto. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein or in any other Financing Document, references to agreements and other contractual instruments, including this Agreement and the other Financing Documents, shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, thereto, restatements and substitutions thereof and other modifications and supplements thereto which are in effect from time to time, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Financing Document. References to any statute or regulation may be made by using either the common or public name thereof or a specific cite reference and, except as otherwise provided with respect to FATCA, are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions related thereto or consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation.
ARTICLE 2 PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.1 Notes; Repayment of Notes.
(a) Commitment, Purchase, Sale and Issuance of the Notes, Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants and Series B Preferred Stock.
(i) Effective as of the Signing Date, each Purchaser hereby commits to acquire from the Issuer as set forth in Section 2.1(b) (A) the principal amount of Notes in an amount equal to the Note Commitment Amount set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on the Commitment Annex, (B) a Common Warrant to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) equal to the quotient of such Note Commitment Amount divided by the Conversion Price thereof, (C) a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the lesser of (1) the number of Conversion Shares into which such Purchaser’s Notes are convertible and (2) the product of (x) such Purchaser’s Commitment Percentage multiplied by (y) the Series B Preferred Cap, and (D) an Incremental Warrant to purchase an Incremental Note (as defined below) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Note Commitment Amount set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on the Commitment Annex with respect to the Notes, accompanied by a Common Warrant exercisable for a number of shares of Common Stock underlying the portion of the Incremental Note and a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the lesser of (1) the number of Conversion Shares into which such Purchaser’s Incremental Notes are convertible and (2) the product of (x) such Purchaser’s Commitment Percentage multiplied by (y) the Series B Preferred Cap minus the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock then owned by the Purchaser, subject only to the conditions set forth in Article 7.
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) Within two (2) Trading Days of the exercise of any Incremental Warrant, the Issuer shall issue to the exercising Purchaser, and such Purchaser shall acquire from the Issuer, (A) an unsecured senior convertible promissory note issued by the Issuer to such Purchaser in the principal amount set forth in the Notice of Exercise of such Purchaser’s Incremental Warrant (each an “Incremental Note” and collectively, the “Incremental Notes”), (B) a Common Warrant to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient of the Note Commitment Amount of such Purchaser’s Incremental Note divided by the Conversion Price thereof and (C) a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the lesser of (1) the number of Conversion Shares into which such Purchaser’s Incremental Note is convertible and (2) the product of (x) such Purchaser’s Commitment Percentage multiplied by (y) the Series B Preferred Cap minus the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock then owned by the Purchaser.
(b) Closing.
(i) The initial purchase and issuance of the Notes and corresponding Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall take place on the tenth (10th) Business Day following the Signing Date upon the satisfaction of all the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 hereof; provided, however that if any such conditions are not satisfied by such date such closing may be extended up to an additional twenty (20) Business Days (the “First Closing”); provided; however, that during such 20 Business Day period, for the purpose of determining the satisfaction of the condition set forth under Section 7.1(j) for the First Closing, (x) the closing price of the Common Stock must be equal to or greater than $1.00 per share on such Closing Date and (y) the value of the average daily trading volume of the Common Stock on the Trading Market must be equal to or greater than Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) for the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending on such Closing Date. If such conditions are not satisfied on or prior to May 5, 2025, such commitment to purchase and issue such Notes, Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants, and shares of Series B Preferred Stock and all other commitments under this Agreement to purchase any Notes, Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall automatically terminate. At the First Closing, each applicable Purchaser shall purchase the First Notes and associated Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock for an amount equal to 25% of the Note Commitment Amount set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on the Commitment Annex and disburse the net proceeds from the purchase of the First Notes pursuant to the Flow of Funds delivered by the Issuer. At any time prior to the First Closing, an unrelated third party may join this Agreement and agree to purchase the Notes and associated Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock hereunder by executing and delivering to the Company a Joinder Agreement and, whether or not such Joinder Agreement shall be acknowledged by the Company, such third party shall thereafter for all purposes be a party hereto and have the same rights, benefits and obligations as a Purchaser party hereto effective of the execution date thereof and the Commitment Annex shall be updated accordingly; provided, however, that the aggregate additional Note Commitment Amount pursuant to Joinder Agreements shall not exceed $10 million.
(ii) After the First Closing, the purchase and issuance of the subsequent Notes and associated Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants and shares Series B Preferred Stock shall take place in another three Closings: (A) on the tenth (10th) Business Day following the First Closing (the “Second Closing”); (B) on the tenth (10th) Business Day following the later of (1) the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined below) and (2) the receipt of the Stockholder Approval (as defined below) (the “Third Closing”); and (C) on the tenth (10th) Business Day following the Third Closing (the “Fourth Closing”), in each case, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.3 hereof; provided, however that if any such conditions are not satisfied by such date the applicable Subsequent Closing may be extended up to an additional twenty (20) Business Days; provided; however, that during such 20 Business Day period, for the purpose of determining the satisfaction of the condition set forth under Section 7.1(j) for each Subsequent Closing, (x) the closing price of the Common Stock must be equal to or greater than $1.00 per share on such Closing Date and (y) the value of the average daily trading volume of the Common Stock on the Trading Market must be equal to or greater than Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) for the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending on such Closing Date. If such conditions are not satisfied by the end of the initial twenty (20) Business Day period, such commitment to purchase and issue such subsequent Notes and all other commitments under this Agreement to purchase any Notes and associated Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock at the applicable Subsequent Closing shall automatically terminate. At each Subsequent Closing (as defined below), each applicable Purchaser shall purchase the applicable subsequent Notes and associated Common Warrants, and Incremental Warrants in accordance with the amounts equal 25% of the Note Commitment Amount set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on the Commitment Annex, and a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the lesser of (1) the number of Conversion Shares into which such Purchaser’s Note issued in such Subsequent Closing is convertible and (2) the product of (x) such Purchaser’s Commitment Percentage multiplied by (y) the Series B Preferred Cap minus the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock then owned by the Purchaser, and disburse the net proceeds from the purchase of the subsequent Notes pursuant to the Flow of Funds delivered by the Issuer. The Second Closing, Third Closing and Fourth Closing may each be referred to herein as a “Subsequent Closing”. At each Subsequent Closing, each applicable Purchaser shall purchase the subsequent Notes and associated Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock for an amount equal to 25% of the Note Commitment Amount set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on the Commitment Annex and disburse the net proceeds from the purchase of the subsequent Notes pursuant to the Flow of Funds delivered by the Issuer.
(iii) On the applicable date of issuance of the Incremental Notes and associated Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof, each applicable Purchaser shall deposit the net proceeds thereof to the Issuer in accordance with the Flow of Funds delivered by the Issuer to such Purchaser or pursuant to other arrangements as shall have been agreed between such Purchaser and the Issuer and, in each case, the Issuer shall deliver the Incremental Notes, associated Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock to the applicable Purchasers upon receipt of the applicable funds.
(iv) The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that (i) no notices or documentation that constitute material non-public information shall be sent to the Purchasers following any Closing until the following Closing (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any notices or information relating to such following Closing, which shall be sent either after the market closes or on a day other than a Business Day), and (ii) if any notices or documents sent by the Issuer to the Purchasers contain any material non-public information, such notices or documents must be sent either after the market closes or on a day other than a Business Day and the Issuer shall file an 8-K immediately following the day such information was delivered before the market opens (unless the Purchasers have agreed to accept such information); provided that, any notice or other documentation withheld and not disclosed to the Purchasers as a result of this paragraph shall not result in a violation of any other provision of the Financing Documents that may require the disclosure of such notice or documentation.
(c) Commitments.
(i) Each Purchaser’s obligation to purchase the Notes shall be limited to such Purchaser’s applicable Note Commitment Amount, and no Purchaser shall have any obligation to fund any portion of the Notes required to be funded by any other Purchaser, but not so funded. The Issuer shall not have any right to reborrow any portion of the Notes which are repaid or prepaid from time to time.
(ii) No Purchaser shall have any other obligation to fund any additional Incremental Notes and the purchase of any such additional Incremental Notes shall be at the sole and absolute discretion of each Purchaser. The Issuer shall not have any right to reborrow any portion of the Incremental Notes which is repaid or prepaid from time to time.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 are not satisfied on or before May 5, 2025, all commitments and obligations to purchase and issue any remaining Notes shall terminate.
Section 2.2 Additional Series B Preferred Stock. In the event that an adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of the Notes results in an increase in the number of Conversion Shares, the Issuer shall issue to each Purchaser a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the number of such additional Conversion Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Issuer be obligated to issue a number of shares in excess of the number of authorized but unissued shares of the Issuer’s preferred stock as of the Signing Date without the approval of the Issuer’s stockholders to increase the number of authorized shares of the Issuer’s preferred stock and the determination of whether or not to seek such approval of the Issuer’s stockholders shall be made in the Issuer’s sole discretion.
Section 2.3 [Reserved].
Section 2.4 [Reserved].
Section 2.5 Notes. The portion of the Notes purchased by each Purchaser at each Closing shall be evidenced by an unsecured convertible promissory note, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto executed by the Issuer in an original principal amount equal to such Purchaser’s applicable share of the Notes.
Section 2.6 [Reserved].
Section 2.7 Certain Tax Matters.
The Issuer and the Purchasers agree that, for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1273-2(h), the Purchased Securities, the Common Warrants, the Incremental Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock constitute an “investment unit” for purposes of Section 1273(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Lead Purchaser shall within 45 days following the applicable Closing, for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1273-2(h), propose to the Issuer an allocation of the aggregate fair market value of the Common Warrants and the Incremental Warrants issued at such Closing (the “Valuation”). If the Issuer does not notify the Lead Purchaser of any dispute or disagreement regarding the proposed Valuation within twenty (20) days of receipt, then the Valuation shall become final. If the Issuer notifies the Lead Purchaser of any such dispute or disagreement within twenty (20) days of receipt, then the Issuer and the Lead Purchaser shall endeavor in good faith to resolve such dispute with twenty (20) days after the Issuer so notifies the Lead Purchaser. If the Issuer and the Lead Purchaser are unable to resolve the dispute, then such dispute shall be submitted to an independent, nationally recognized valuation or financial advisory firm (mutually agreed to by the Issuer and the Lead Purchaser) for final resolution, with the costs of such valuation or financial advisory firm to be paid one-half by the Issuer and one-half by the Lead Purchaser. Neither the Issuer nor the Purchasers will take any position for United States federal income Tax purposes that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 2.7 unless otherwise required by the IRS or another Governmental Authority following an audit or examination.
ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Purchasers to enter into this Agreement and to purchase the Purchased Securities and other transactions contemplated thereby, the Issuer hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser that the following are true, correct and complete as of the Signing Date, and after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Financing Documents will be, true, correct and complete as of each Closing Date:
Section 3.1 Existence and Power.
The Issuer and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries (a) is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization, or formation, which, with respect to the Issuer and each such Domestic Subsidiary, in existence as of each Closing Date, is specified on Schedule 3.1, has the same legal name as it appears in such Person’s Organizational Documents and an organizational identification number (if any), in each case as of each Closing Date as specified on Schedule 3.1, and (b) has all powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, registrations, permits, consents and approvals required under all applicable Laws and required in order to carry on its business as now conducted (collectively, “Permits”), except where the failure to have such Permits could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Issuer and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries is qualified to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which it is required to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1 or in the SEC Reports, neither the Issuer nor any of its Domestic Subsidiaries has had, over the five (5) year period preceding each Closing Date, any name other than its current name or was incorporated or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than its current jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. As of each Closing Date, except for the Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 3.1 or in the SEC Reports, no Subsidiary exists.
Section 3.2 Organizational Authority and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of the Financing Documents to which it is a party (a) are within its corporate powers, (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary action pursuant to its Organizational Documents, (c) require no further approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action by or in respect of, or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority with respect to any shares of Common Stock except for (i) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings that have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) those approvals, consents exemptions, authorization, actions, notices and filings, the failure of which to obtain or make has not resulted in, or could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (d) do not violate, conflict with or cause a breach or a default under or a right of termination under (i) any of the Organizational Documents of the Issuer and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries; or (ii) any applicable Law or any contract, agreement, lease or other instrument binding upon it or its properties, except for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults or rights of termination as could not, with respect to this clause (d)(ii), reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.3 Binding Effect.
Each of the Financing Documents to which the Issuer is a party constitutes a valid and binding agreement or instrument of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.
Section 3.4 Capitalization.
The authorized and issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each of the Issuer and each Domestic Subsidiary as of the Signing Date is as set forth on Schedule 3.4. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4, all issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each such Person is duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable (to the extent that such concepts apply to such Capital Stock), free and clear of all liens and such Capital Stock was issued in compliance with all applicable laws. The identity of the holders of the Capital Stock of each Domestic Subsidiary and the percentage of the fully diluted ownership of the Capital Stock of each such Person as of the Signing Date is set forth on Schedule 3.4. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4 or in the SEC Reports, as of the Signing Date there are no preemptive or other outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion rights or similar agreements or understandings for the purchase or acquisition of the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary of any Capital Stock of any such Person.
Section 3.5 Financial Information.
(a) Annual Financial Statements. The historical annual financials of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023, copies of which have been delivered to each Purchaser, (i) were prepared substantially in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of such Persons as of such date and their results of operations for the periods covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of such Persons as of such date, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Debt.
(b) Unaudited Interim Financial Statements. The historical interim financials of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2024, copies of which have been delivered to each Purchaser (provided, that filing of such historical interim financials with the Commission shall constitute delivery to the Purchasers), (i) were prepared substantially in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of such Persons as of such date and their results of operations for the periods covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments and adjustments for purchase accounting.
Any such historical financials that the Issuer filed with the Commission via EDGAR shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Purchasers.
Section 3.6 Litigation.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6 or in the SEC Reports, there is no Litigation involving monetary damages in excess of $2,500,000 in the aggregate pending against, or, to the knowledge of the Issuer or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, threatened in writing against the Issuer, any of its Domestic Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties.
Section 3.7 Ownership of Property.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7 or in the SEC Reports, the Issuer and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries is the lawful owner of, has good and marketable title to and is in lawful possession of, or has valid leasehold interests in, license to or right to use, all properties and other assets (except for Intellectual Property Rights, which is covered in Schedule 3.17, and real property, which is covered in Schedule 3.18) reported by the Issuer or such Domestic Subsidiary to be owned or leased (as the case may be) by such Person, except (i) for any such properties which are immaterial to the operations of the Issuer’s or such Domestic Subsidiary’s respective business or (ii) as may have been disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business or otherwise in compliance with the terms hereof.
Section 3.8 No Default.
No Event of Default (as defined in the Notes) has occurred and is continuing.
Section 3.9 Labor Matters.
There are no strikes or other labor disputes pending or threatened against the Issuer or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since January 1, 2021, hours worked and payments made to the employees of the Issuer and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries have not been in violation, in any material respect, of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Law dealing with such matters. All payments due from the Issuer and its Domestic Subsidiaries, or for which any claim may be made against any of them, on account of wages and employee and retiree health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on their books, as the case may be, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of each Closing Date, all pending strikes and material labor disputes related to any collective bargaining agreements to which the Issuer or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries is a party are set forth on Schedule 3.9 or in the SEC Reports. All material payments due from the Issuer or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries on account of (a) workers’ compensation, employee health plans, social security and welfare insurance and employee income tax source deductions and vacation pay; and (b) the equivalent plans of those specified in subsection (a) in each foreign (non-U.S.) jurisdiction where the Issuer or any such Domestic Subsidiary carries on business, in each case, have been paid in full to date or accrued as a liability on the books of the Issuer and each such Domestic Subsidiary . Neither the Issuer nor any of its Domestic Subsidiaries has any obligation under any collective bargaining agreement which would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There is no material organizing activity involving the Issuer or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries by any labor union or group of employees which would be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.10 Investment Company.
Neither the Issuer nor any of its Domestic Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” or a “subsidiary” of an “investment company,” all within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Issuer and its Domestic Subsidiaries are not subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, any state public utilities code, or any other federal or state statute, rule or regulation limiting its ability to incur Debt, or which may render its obligations under the Financing Documents unenforceable.
Section 3.11 Margin Regulations.
None of the proceeds from the Notes have been or will be used by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or for any other purpose which might cause any of the Notes to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
Section 3.12 Compliance With Laws; Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(a) Laws Generally. The Issuer and each Domestic Subsidiary is in compliance with the requirements of all applicable Laws, except to the extent such noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Anti-Terrorism Laws. Neither the Issuer nor any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of the Issuer and its Domestic Subsidiaries, none of their Affiliates (i) is in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law, or (ii) is a Blocked Person, or is controlled by a Blocked Person. Neither the Issuer nor any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of the Issuer and its Domestic Subsidiaries, none of their Affiliates, (A) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (B) deals in any property or interest in property blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224, any similar executive order or other Anti-Terrorism Law. No part of the proceeds of any Notes will be used directly or, to the knowledge of the Issuer and its Domestic Subsidiaries, indirectly for any payments to any government official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the FCPA or any other applicable Law dealing with such matters.
Section 3.13 Taxes.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13 or in the SEC Reports, all federal, state and foreign tax returns, reports and statements required to be filed by or on behalf of the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary have been timely filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities in each jurisdiction in which such returns, reports and statements are required to be filed and, except to the extent subject to a Permitted Contest, all taxes (including sales, employment and real property taxes) and other charges shown to be due and payable in respect thereof or otherwise due from the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary in any material amount have been timely paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest, late charge or loss may be added thereto for nonpayment thereof.
Section 3.14 Compliance with ERISA; Foreign Benefit Plans.
(a) ERISA Plans. Schedule 3.14 lists all Pension Plans and Multiemployer Plans of the Issuer and its Domestic Subsidiaries. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each ERISA Plan (and the related trusts and funding agreements) complies in form and in operation with, has been administered in material compliance with, and the terms of each ERISA Plan satisfies, the applicable requirements of ERISA and the Code in all material respects. Each ERISA Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and the United States Internal Revenue Service has issued a favorable determination letter with respect to each such ERISA Plan which may be relied on currently. Neither the Issuer nor any of its Domestic Subsidiaries has incurred liability for any material excise tax under any of Sections 4971 through 5000 of the Code.
(b) Pension Plans and Multiemployer Plans. During the thirty-six (36) month period prior to making of the Notes, (i) no steps have been taken to terminate any Pension Plan and (ii) no failure to make contributions with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under the Code has occurred. All amounts required by Code Sections 412 and 430 to be funded by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary or any member of a Controlled Group with respect to a Pension Plan have been made in compliance therewith. No condition exists or event or transaction has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan which could result in the incurrence by the Issuer and Domestic Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, of any liabilities, fines and penalties exceeding $500,000 (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, current PBGC premiums or other contributions required by ERISA or other applicable Law in the ordinary course). The Issuer and Domestic Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, have not incurred liabilities exceeding $500,000 to the PBGC (other than for current premiums) with respect to any Pension Plan. All contributions (if any) have been made on a timely basis to any Multiemployer Plan that are required to be made by the Issuer, any of its Domestic Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group under the terms of such plan, any collective bargaining agreement, or by applicable Law. Neither the Issuer, any of its Domestic Subsidiaries nor any member of the Controlled Group (A) has withdrawn or partially withdrawn from any Multiemployer Plan, (B) has incurred any withdrawal liability with respect to any such plan, or (C) has received notice of any claim or demand for withdrawal liability or partial withdrawal liability from any such plan (in each case with respect to which there is any unsatisfied withdrawal liability). No member of the Controlled Group has received any written notice that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or termination, that increased contributions may be required to avoid a reduction in plan benefits or the imposition of any excise tax, that any such plan is or has been funded at a rate less than that required under Section 412 or Section 431 of the Code, that any such plan is or may be terminated, or that any such plan is or is expected to become insolvent.
(c) With respect to each program, plan or arrangement mandated by a government other than the United States providing for post-employment benefits (each a “Foreign Government Benefit Plan”) and with respect to each employee benefit plan maintained or contributed to by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary that is not subject to Laws of the United States providing for post-employment benefits (each, a “Foreign Plan”), to the Issuer’s and its Domestic Subsidiaries’ knowledge: (i) all employee and employee contributions required by Law or by the terms of any Foreign Government Benefit Plan or any Foreign Plan have been made, or, if applicable, accrued, in accordance with normal accounting practices, (ii) the liability of the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary with respect to a Foreign Plan is reflected in accordance with normal accounting practices or the financial statements of the Issuer or such Domestic Subsidiary, as the case may be and (iii) each Foreign Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities unless in each case under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.15 [Reserved].
Section 3.16 Environmental Compliance.
(a) Hazardous Materials. No Hazardous Materials (i) are currently located on any properties owned, leased or operated by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary in violation of any Environmental Law, except for violations which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) have been released into the environment, or deposited, discharged, placed or disposed of at, on, under or near any of such properties in a manner that would require the taking of any action by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary under any Environmental Law and have resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect. No portion of any such property is being used, or to the Issuer’s or its Domestic Subsidiaries’ knowledge, has been used at any previous time, for the disposal, storage, treatment, processing or other handling of Hazardous Materials in material violation of any Environmental Law nor to the Issuer's or its Domestic Subsidiaries’ knowledge is any such property affected by any Hazardous Materials Contamination, which in each case, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All written notifications of a release of Hazardous Materials required to be filed by or on behalf of the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary under any applicable Environmental Law have been filed or are in the process of being timely filed by or on behalf of the Issuer or Domestic Subsidiary, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Notices Regarding Environmental Compliance. No written notice, notification, demand, request for information, citation, summons, complaint or order has been issued, no complaint has been filed, no penalty has been assessed and no investigation or review is pending, or to the Issuer’s or and its Domestic Subsidiaries’ knowledge, threatened by any Governmental Authority or other Person with respect to any (i) alleged violation by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary of any Environmental Law, (ii) alleged failure by the Issuer or any such Domestic Subsidiary to have any Permits required in connection with the conduct of its business or to comply with the terms and conditions thereof, (iii) any generation, treatment, storage, recycling, transportation or disposal of any Hazardous Materials or (iv) release of Hazardous Materials, except in each case of the foregoing to the extent as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Properties Requiring Remediation. No property now owned or leased by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary and, to the Issuer’s or its Domestic Subsidiaries’ knowledge, no such property previously owned or leased by the Issuer or any such Domestic Subsidiary, to which the Issuer or any such Domestic Subsidiary has, directly or indirectly, transported or arranged for the transportation of any Hazardous Materials, is listed or, to the Issuer’s or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries’ knowledge, proposed for listing, on the National Priorities List promulgated pursuant to SEMS or any state list or is the subject of federal, state or local enforcement actions or other investigations which may lead to claims against the Issuer or any such Domestic Subsidiary for clean-up costs, remedial work, damage to natural resources or personal injury claims, including, but not limited to, claims under CERCLA or RCRA, except, in each case of the foregoing, to the extent as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Underground Storage Tanks. Neither the Issuer nor any of its Domestic Subsidiaries operates any underground storage tanks on any property owned or leased by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary that are not registered or permitted in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws or that the Issuer or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries is required to monitor, maintain, retrofit, upgrade, investigate, abate, remediate or remove under Environmental Law, except to the extent as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Environmental Liens. No Liens exist under or pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws on any real property or other assets owned by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary, and to the Issuer’s or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries’ knowledge no actions by any Governmental Authority have been taken or are in process which could subject any of such properties or assets to such Liens, except to the extent as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.17 Intellectual Property.
The Issuer and each Domestic Subsidiary owns, is licensed to use or otherwise has the right to use, all Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the business or operations of the Issuer or such Domestic Subsidiary as currently conducted (“Business Intellectual Property”).
Section 3.18 Real Property Interests.
As of each Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule 3.18 or in the SEC Reports, neither the Issuer nor any Domestic Subsidiary has any ownership, leasehold or other possessory interest in real property. As of each Closing Date, Schedule 3.18 sets forth, with respect to each parcel of real estate owned or leased by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary, the street address of each such parcel.
Section 3.19 Insurance. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19 or in the SEC Reports, the properties of the Issuer and its Domestic Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Issuer or its Domestic Subsidiaries in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in locations where the Issuer and its Subsidiaries operate.
Section 3.20 Bank Accounts.
Set forth on Schedule 3.20 is a listing of all of the deposit accounts, securities accounts, commodities accounts or other similar accounts of the Issuer and each Domestic Subsidiary maintained by the Issuer and such Domestic Subsidiaries as of each Closing Date.
Section 3.21 [Reserved].
Section 3.22 [Reserved].
Section 3.23 Debt.
Set forth on Schedule 3.23 or in the SEC Reports is a true and complete list of all Debt of the Issuer and such Schedule accurately sets forth the aggregate principal amount of such Debt as of the Signing Date.
Section 3.24 Treatment of Obligations.
All Obligations including those to pay principal of and interest (including post-petition interest, whether or not allowed as a claim under bankruptcy or similar laws) on the Notes and other Obligations, and fees and expenses in connection therewith, shall constitute “Senior Indebtedness” or similar term relating to the Obligations and all such Obligations shall be entitled to the benefits of the subordination provisions created by any subordination agreement subordinating any Debt permitted hereunder to the Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof.
Section 3.25 Material Non-Public Information. All material non-public information regarding the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary that has been disclosed to the Purchasers on or prior to the date hereof, has been disclosed, or will be disclosed, in the 8-K filing to be made by the Issuer prior to the commencement of trading on the first Trading Day following the date hereof.
Section 3.26 Private Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties contained in Article 13, no registration of the Notes pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or state securities or “blue sky” laws will be required for the offer, sale or issuance of the Notes by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 3.27 Sanctions; Anti-Corruption.
(a) Neither the Issuer nor any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary, any employee, agent, or affiliate of the Issuer or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries is an individual or entity (“person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by persons that are: (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, the Government of Canada, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions (including Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
(b) The Issuer, its Domestic Subsidiaries and their respective directors and officers and, to the knowledge of the Issuer and any Domestic Subsidiary, any employees and the agents of the Issuer and its Domestic Subsidiaries, are in compliance with all applicable Sanctions and with the FCPA and any other applicable anti-corruption law. The Issuer and their Domestic Subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance with applicable Sanctions, the FCPA, and any other applicable anti-corruption laws.
Section 3.28 [Reserved].
Section 3.29 Issuance of the Securities. The Notes, the Common Warrants and the Incremental Warrants have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their respective terms except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and other similar laws and by general equitable principles. The Underlying Shares and the shares of Series B Preferred Stock have been duly authorized and when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Issuer other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Issuer has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Underlying Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date hereof.
Section 3.30 Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Issuer 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 Issuer received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.30 or in the SEC Reports, the Issuer is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Issuer or another established clearing corporation and the Issuer is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Issuer (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.
Section 3.31 [Reserved].
Section 3.32 No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Article 13, neither the Issuer, 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 Issuer 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 any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Issuer are listed or designated.
Section 3.33 Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Issuer further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Issuer (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Issuer further represents to each Purchaser that the Issuer’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Issuer and its representatives.
Section 3.34 Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and acknowledged by the Issuer that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Issuer to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Issuer, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Issuer or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Issuer’s publicly-traded securities, (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a “short” position in the Common Stock and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction by virtue of this Agreement. The Issuer further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Underlying Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Issuer at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Issuer acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
Section 3.35 Regulation M Compliance. The Issuer has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Issuer to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Issuer, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
ARTICLE 4 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until all Obligations have been Paid in Full, the Issuer agrees:
Section 4.1 Financial Statements and Other Reports.
Upon the prior written request of any Purchaser with respect to any of the items referred to below (provided that, to the extent, any such information is material, non-public information, such Purchaser shall have agreed in writing with the Issuer to keep such information confidential pursuant to terms acceptable to the Issuer in its reasonable discretion (it being understood that no such confidentiality arrangement shall include an obligation to publicly disclose such information without the Issuer’s consent exercised in its sole discretion) and otherwise such item shall not be required to be delivered or may otherwise be redacted by the Issuer), the Issuer to deliver to the Purchasers:
(a) [Reserved].
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. Within sixty (60) days after the end of any Fiscal Quarter ending after the First Closing Date (so long as the request therefor is received by the last day of such Fiscal Quarter, otherwise promptly thereafter), a consolidated balance sheet of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter, and for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended together with in comparative form, the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and in the case of such financial statements certified by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries and as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the financial statements of the Issuer, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosures.
(c) Annual Financial Statements. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2024, a consolidated balance sheet of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of operations, owners’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, audited by an independent public accountant of nationally recognized standing or other independent public accountants (the “Accountants”); and, which report shall state that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, on a consolidated basis, of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as otherwise disclosed in such financial statements) and that the examination by such Accountants in connection with such financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
(d) [Reserved].
(e) Regulatory Filing Information. Promptly upon their becoming available, copies of (i) all financial statements, material reports, material notices and proxy statements sent or made available generally by the Issuer to its security holders, (ii) all regular and periodic reports and all registration statements and prospectuses publicly filed by the Issuer with any securities exchange or with the Commission or any successor, and (iii) all press releases and other statements made available generally by the Issuer concerning material developments in the business of the Issuer .
(f) Notices of Material Events. Promptly upon any officer of the Issuer obtaining knowledge, (i) of the existence of any Event of Default or Default, (ii) of the institution of any Litigation seeking equitable relief or involving an alleged liability of the Issuer or Domestic Subsidiary in excess of $2,500,000 or (iii) any event or occurrence default which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Governmental Reports and Notices. Promptly upon receipt or filing thereof, copies of any reports or notices related to any matter which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect which are received by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary from, or filed by the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary with, any Governmental Authority.
(i) Notices with Respect to Other Debt. Promptly upon receipt or delivery thereof, as applicable, copies of default notices, amendments and other material deliverables (other than in the ordinary course of business) which the Issuer delivers to or receives from any lender or credit provider under any material Debt of the Issuer.
(j) Credit Party Information. With reasonable promptness, such other information and data with respect to the Issuer or any Domestic Subsidiary as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in any Financing Document shall require the Issuer, or any of its Subsidiaries to provide information to any Purchaser (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable Law, (iii) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product or (iv) the disclosure of which is restricted by a binding non-disclosure agreement or other contractual restriction owed to a third party that is not an Affiliate.
Any such document or report that the Issuer files with the Commission via EDGAR or otherwise makes publicly available on its website shall be deemed to be delivered with the Purchasers for purposes of this Section 4.1 at the time such documents are filed via EDGAR or posted to such website as long as, with respect to documents or reports posted on the Issuer’s website, the Issuer has notified the Lead Purchaser that such filing has been made.
Section 4.2 Payment and Performance of Obligations.
The Issuer (a) will pay and discharge, and cause each Subsidiary to pay and discharge, at or before maturity, all of its respective material Tax liabilities and similar governmental obligations, except for such obligations and/or liabilities that may be the subject of a Permitted Contest, and (b) will not breach or permit any Subsidiary to breach, or permit to exist any default under, the terms of any lease, license, commitment, contract or instrument to which it is a party, or by which its properties or assets are bound, except for such breaches or defaults which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.3 Maintenance of Existence.
The Issuer will preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect, and will cause each Subsidiary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect, (a) its legal existence (other than in connection with a transaction expressly permitted pursuant to Section 5.7) and (b) all rights, privileges and franchises necessary in the normal conduct of business, other than, in the case of this clause (b), (i) in connection with a transaction expressly permitted pursuant to Section 5.7 or (ii) where a failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.4 Maintenance of Property; Insurance.
(a) Maintenance of Property. The Issuer will keep, and will cause each Subsidiary to keep, all property necessary in its business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear, casualty and condemnation excepted), except to the extent the failure to do so has not resulted in, or could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) [Reserved].
(d) [Reserved].
Section 4.5 Compliance with Laws.
The Issuer will comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with the requirements of all applicable Laws, except to the extent that failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.6 Inspection of Property, Books and Records, Appraisals; Account Verifications.
The Issuer will keep, and will cause each Domestic Subsidiary to keep, proper books of record and account in accordance, in all material respects, with GAAP in which full, true and correct entries in all material respects shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Issuer will permit, and will cause each Subsidiary to permit during normal business hours following reasonable advance notice (during the continuance of an Event of Default, no such notice shall be required), at the sole cost of the Issuer, representatives of the Lead Purchaser (which may be accompanied by representatives of each Purchaser) to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine and make abstracts or copies from any of their respective books and records, to conduct collateral audits, physical inspections and analyses of their respective assets and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public accountants; provided that (a) excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Lead Purchaser may exercise rights under this Section 4.6 and the Lead Purchaser shall not exercise such rights more often than two (2) times during any calendar year absent the continuation of an Event of Default and only one (1) such time shall be at the Issuer’ expense and (b) when an Event of Default is continuing, the Lead Purchaser may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Issuer. In addition to the foregoing, from time to time, if the Lead Purchaser reasonably determines in good faith that obtaining appraisals is necessary in order for the Lead Purchaser or any Purchaser to comply with applicable Laws or regulations, and at any time if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lead Purchaser may, at the sole cost of the Issuer require the Issuer to obtain and deliver to the Lead Purchaser appraisal reports in form and substance and from appraisers reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Purchaser stating the then current market values of all or any portion of the real estate and personal property owned by the Issuer and Subsidiaries.
Section 4.7 Use of Proceeds.
(a) The Issuer will use the proceeds of the Notes solely (a) to pay transaction fees and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) for general working capital purposes and other corporate purposes.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 4.7(a) above, the Issuer does not intend to use nor shall it use any portion of the proceeds of the Notes, directly or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, indirectly, for any purpose in violation of the Trading with the Enemy Act or to purchase or carry, or to reduce or refinance any Debt incurred to purchase or carry, any margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or for any related purpose governed by Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Section 4.8 [Reserved].
Section 4.9 Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws.
The Issuer will maintain in effect policies and procedures designed to promote compliance by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents with applicable Sanctions and with the FCPA, CFPOA and any other applicable anti-corruption laws.
Section 4.10 [Reserved].
Section 4.11 Further Assurances.
(a) General. The Issuer will, and will cause each Domestic Subsidiary, at their own cost and expense, to promptly and duly take, execute, acknowledge and deliver all such further acts, documents and assurances as may from time to time be reasonably necessary or as the Lead Purchaser or the Required Purchasers may from time to time reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and purposes of the Financing Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Exercise of Incremental Warrant. Prior to a Purchaser’s exercise of any of its Incremental Warrants, the Issuer shall provide the Purchaser with information reasonably requested by such Purchaser; provided, however, that the Issuer shall, in accordance with Section 3.25, 4.18, and 4.20, not provide such Purchaser with any material, non-public information unless such request is made by the Purchaser in writing.
Section 4.12 Post-Closing Deliverables.
In order to induce the Purchasers to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the following documents and/or actions shall be taken, executed and/or delivered no later than the respective dates set forth below:
(a) Reserved.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Annual Report. The Issuer shall timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 within the period prescribed by the Exchange Act, including any extensions permitted pursuant to Rule 12b-25.
(d) Registration Statement. The Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, within forty-five (45) calendar days after the Signing Date, file a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) on the appropriate form to register the resale by the Purchasers of all shares issuable pursuant to the Notes (including Incremental Notes) and the Common Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement and the Incremental Warrants, as applicable. The Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective within ninety (90) days following, solely with respect to the Registration Statement, the Signing Date, and to keep the Registration Statement and any replacement or additional registration statement effective at all times until no Purchaser owns any Notes, Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants, Incremental Notes or shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof.
(e) Reserved.
(f) Reserved.
Section 4.13 Register; Transfer Agent Instructions; Legend.
(a) Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the Notes in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Notes have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee), the principal amount of the Notes held by such Person and the number of Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of the Notes held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register available during business hours for inspection of any Purchaser or its legal representatives upon their reasonable request.
(b) Legends. Each Purchaser understands that the Securities have been issued pursuant to an exemption from registration or qualification under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, and except as set forth below, the Securities shall bear any legend as required by the “blue sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY ARE [CONVERTIBLE/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.
(c) Removal of Legends. Certificates or other documents evidencing Securities shall not be required to contain the legend set forth in Section 4.13(b) 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 (as defined below) (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 a 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, but may include customary Rule 144 investor and broker representation letters), (iv) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer (other than under Rule 144), provided that such Purchaser provides the Company with an opinion of counsel to such Purchaser, 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 Commission). If a legend is not required pursuant to the foregoing, the Company shall no later than one (1) Trading Day (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade initiated on the date such Purchaser delivers such legended certificate representing such Securities to the Company) following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Company’s Transfer Agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate or entry 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 such Purchaser as may be required above in this Section 4.13(c), as directed by such Purchaser, either: (A) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (“FAST”) and such Securities are Conversion Shares, credit the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which such Purchaser shall be entitled to such Purchaser’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system or (B) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to such Purchaser, a certificate or other documentation representing such Securities that is free from all restrictive and other legends, registered in the name of such Purchaser or its designee (the date by which such credit is so required to be made to the balance account of such Purchaser’s or such Purchaser’s designee with DTC or such certificate is required to be delivered to such Purchaser pursuant to the foregoing is referred to herein as the “Required Delivery Date”, and the date such shares of Common Stock are actually delivered without restrictive legend to such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s designee with DTC, as applicable, the “Share Delivery Date”). The Company shall be responsible for any transfer agent fees or DTC fees with respect to any issuance of Securities or the removal of any legends with respect to any Securities in accordance herewith. Any fees (with respect to the Transfer Agent, counsel to the Company or otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinion or the removal of any legends on any of the Securities shall be borne by the Company.
(d) Failure to Timely Deliver; Buy-In. If the Company fails, for any reason or for no reason, to issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to a Purchaser (or its designee) by the Required Delivery Date, either (i) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, a certificate for the number of Conversion Shares to which such Purchaser is entitled and register such Conversion Shares on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, to credit the balance account of such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s designee with DTC for such number of Conversion Shares submitted for legend removal by such Purchaser pursuant to Section 4.13(c) above or (ii) if a registration statement declared effective after the date hereof and covering the resale of the Conversion Shares submitted for legend removal by such Purchaser pursuant to Section 4.13(c) above (the “Unavailable Shares”) is not available for the resale of such Unavailable Shares and the Company fails to promptly (x) so notify such Purchaser and (y) deliver the Conversion Shares electronically without any restrictive legend by crediting such aggregate number of Conversion Shares submitted for legend removal by such Purchaser pursuant to Section 4.13(c) above to such Purchaser’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian system (the event described in the immediately foregoing clause (ii) is hereinafter referred as a “Notice Failure” and together with the event described in clause (i) above, a “Delivery Failure”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Purchaser, the Company shall pay in cash to such Purchaser on each day after the Required Delivery Date and during such Delivery Failure an amount equal to 1% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to such Purchaser on or prior to the Required Delivery Date and to which such Purchaser is entitled, and (B) the lowest Closing Bid Price (as defined in the Common Warrant) of the Common Stock of any Trading Day during the period beginning on the applicable Required Delivery Date and ending on the applicable Share Delivery Date. In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Required Delivery Date either (I) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to a Purchaser and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, credit the balance account of such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s designee with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Purchaser submitted for legend removal by such Purchaser pursuant to Section 4.13(c) above or (II) a Notice Failure occurs, and if on or after such Trading Day such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of shares of Common Stock submitted for legend removal by such Purchaser pursuant to Section 4.13(c) above that such Purchaser is entitled to receive from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days after such Purchaser’s request and in such Purchaser’s discretion, either (x) pay cash to such Purchaser in an amount equal to such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any, for the shares of Common Stock so purchased) (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to so deliver such certificate or credit such Purchaser’s balance account shall terminate and such shares shall be cancelled, or (y) promptly honor its obligation to so deliver to such Purchaser a certificate or certificates or credit the balance account of such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s designee with DTC representing such number of shares of Common Stock that would have been so delivered if the Company timely complied with its obligations hereunder and pay cash to such Purchaser in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Conversion Shares that the Company was required to deliver to such Purchaser by the Required Delivery Date multiplied by (B) the lowest Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of the applicable Conversion Shares and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause (y). Nothing shall limit such Purchaser’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 certificates representing shares of Common Stock (or to electronically deliver such shares of Common Stock) as required pursuant to the terms hereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any given Notice Failure and/or Delivery Failure, this Section 4.13(d) shall not apply to the applicable Purchaser to the extent the Company has already paid such amounts in full to such Purchaser with respect to such Notice Failure and/or Delivery Failure, as applicable, pursuant to the analogous sections of the Note held by such Purchaser.
(e) Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent and any subsequent transfer agent in a form acceptable to the Purchasers (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”) to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC, registered in the name of the applicable Purchaser or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Purchaser to the Company upon conversion of the Notes. The Company represents and warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 4.13(e), and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 13.17 hereof, will be given by the Company to the Transfer Agent with respect to the Securities, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company, as applicable, to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Financing Documents (assuming the conditions of paragraphs (c)(1) and (d) of Rule 144 are met and the Purchaser is not an affiliate of the Company). If a Purchaser effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section 13.17, the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct Transfer Agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Purchaser to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. In the event that such sale, assignment or transfer involves Conversion Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement or in compliance with Rule 144, the Transfer Agent shall issue such shares to such Purchaser, assignee or transferee (as the case may be) without any restrictive legend in accordance with Section 4.13(c) above. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to a Purchaser. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 4.13(e) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 4.13(e), that a Purchaser shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall cause its counsel to issue the legal opinion referred to in the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to the Transfer Agent on each effective date of a registration statement with respect to the Conversion Shares, if any. Any fees (with respect to the Transfer Agent, counsel to the Company or otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinion or the removal of any legends on any of the Securities shall be borne by the Company.
Section 4.14 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Issuer acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Issuer further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Underlying Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Issuer may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Issuer.
Section 4.15 Furnishing of Information; Public Information.
(a) The Issuer covenants to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Issuer after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Issuer is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
Section 4.16 Integration. Each of the form of Notice of Exercise included in the Common Warrants and the Incremental Warrants and the form of Notice of Conversion included in the Notes set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to exercise the Common Warrants and the Incremental Warrants or convert the Notes. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion form be required in order to exercise the Common Warrants or the Incremental Warrants or convert the Notes. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to exercise their Common Warrants or the Incremental Warrants or convert their Notes. The Issuer shall honor exercises of the Common Warrants and the Incremental Warrants and conversions of the Notes and shall deliver Underlying Shares and Incremental Notes in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.
Section 4.17 Conversion and Exercise Procedures. Each of the form of Notice of Exercise included in the Common Warrants and the Incremental Warrants and the form of Notice of Conversion included in the Notes set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to exercise the Common Warrants or the Incremental Warrants or convert the Notes. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion form be required in order to exercise the Common Warrants or the Incremental Warrants or convert the Notes. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to exercise their Common Warrants or Incremental Warrants or convert their Notes other than any such information or documentation as the Issuer may reasonably request. The Issuer shall honor exercises of the Common Warrants and Incremental Warrants and conversions of the Notes and shall deliver Underlying Shares and Incremental Notes in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.
Section 4.18 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Issuer shall, on or prior to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on the first Trading Day following the date hereof, file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission. From and after the filing of such Current Report on Form 8-K, the Issuer represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the filing of such Current Report on Form 8-K, the Issuer acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, Affiliates or agents, on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Issuer understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Issuer. The Issuer and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Issuer nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Issuer, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Issuer, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law or requested by a governmental authority or self-regulatory organization, 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 Issuer shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with (i) any registration statement under the Securities Act and (ii) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations or requested by a governmental authority or self-regulatory organization, in which case the Issuer shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b) and reasonably cooperate with such Purchaser regarding such disclosure.
Section 4.19 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Issuer or, with the consent of the Issuer, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Issuer, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Issuer and the Purchasers.
Section 4.20 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.18, and as otherwise provided in this Agreement including Section 4.1 and Section 4.24, the Issuer covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Issuer reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented in writing to the receipt of such information and agreed in writing with the Issuer to keep such information confidential. The Issuer understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Issuer.
Section 4.21 Reservation and Listing of Securities.
(a) The Issuer shall maintain a reserve of the Required Minimum on the date hereof from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
(b) If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than the Required Minimum on such date, then the Board of Directors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to hold two special meetings of shareholders (which may also be at the annual meeting of shareholders) to amend the Issuer’s certificate or articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the Required Minimum at such time, as soon as possible and in any event the first applicable Issuer stockholders meeting shall not be later than the 120th day after such date (and if the required Issuer stockholder approval is not obtained at such meeting, then the second applicable Issuer stockholders meeting shall not be later than the 120th day after the first applicable Issuer stockholders meeting, and if the required Issuer stockholder approval is not obtained at such second meeting, the Issuer shall use reasonable best efforts to seek such approval at each subsequent annual meeting until such approval is obtained).
(c) The Issuer shall, if applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the principal Trading Market, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date of such application, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to take all steps necessary to cause such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing or quotation on such Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Purchasers evidence of such listing or quotation as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of such Common Stock on any date at least equal to the Required Minimum on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading Market. The Issuer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Issuer or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Issuer or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.
Section 4.22 Stockholder Approval. The Issuer shall use its reasonable best efforts to hold two (if necessary) special meetings of shareholders (which may also be at the annual meeting of shareholders) as promptly as reasonably practical under the circumstances after the First Closing Date for the purpose of obtaining Stockholder Approval (but no later than the seventy-five (75) days following the First Closing Date), with the recommendation of the Issuer’s Board of Directors that such proposal be approved, and the Issuer shall solicit proxies from its shareholders 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 Issuer shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such Stockholder Approval. If the Issuer does not obtain Stockholder Approval at the first special meeting, the Issuer shall call a second special meeting within thirty (30) days from the date of the first special meeting to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such Stockholder Approval and shall continue to call a special meeting (each, a “Subsequent Meeting”) within thirty (30) days from the date of the prior special meeting to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such Stockholder Approval until the earlier of the date Stockholder Approval is obtained or no Notes, Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants, shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Incremental Notes are outstanding. For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer’s obligation to call a Subsequent Meeting shall be deemed satisfied so long as the Issuer files a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A within thirty (30) days from the date of the prior special meeting.
Section 4.23 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Issuer’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the filing of the Current Report on Form 8-K as described in Section 4.18. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Issuer pursuant to the filing of the Current Report on Form 8-K as described in Section 4.18, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules (other than as disclosed to its legal and other representatives). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary including Section 4.1 and Section 4.24, the Issuer expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Issuer after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the filing of the Current Report on Form 8-K as described in Section 4.18, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Issuer in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the filing of the Current Report on Form 8-K as described in Section 4.18 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Issuer to the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agent, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, after the issuance of the filing of the Current Report on Form 8-K as described in Section 4.18. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.
Section 4.24 Blue Sky Filings. The Issuer shall take such action as the Issuer shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the applicable 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 any Purchaser.
ARTICLE 5 [RESERVED]
ARTICLE 6 [RESERVED]
ARTICLE 7 CONDITIONS
Section 7.1 Conditions to Closings.
The obligation of each Purchaser under Section 2.1(a)(i) to purchase Notes hereunder shall be subject to the receipt by each Purchaser of each Financing Document to be entered into on the applicable Closing Date and each other agreement, document and instrument set forth on the Closing Checklist to be entered into or delivered on such Closing Date, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each Purchaser, and to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, and to the satisfaction of, each Purchaser:
(a) receipt by the Purchasers of executed copies of the Financing Documents (other than the Notes);
(b) [reserved];
(c) receipt by Purchasers of the financial statements referenced in Sections 3.5(a) and (b); (d) receipt of a customary legal opinion of Pryor Cashman LLP, as special counsel to the Issuer;
(e) [reserved];
(f) receipt of payment of all fees, expenses and other amounts due and payable on such Closing Date under each Financing Document;
(g) the representations and warranties contained in the Financing Documents are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier) as of such Closing Date, both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Financing Documents;
(h) receipt of all customary resolutions or written consents of the Issuer’s board of directors approving and authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby;
(i) The closing price of the Common Stock is equal to or greater than $1.00 per share at the time of each Closing; and
(j) the Issuer shall have filed the Series B COD (as defined below) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
For purposes of determining whether the conditions specified in this Section 7.1 have been satisfied, by funding amounts for the purchase of the Notes hereunder at each Closing, each Purchaser shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted, or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to each Purchaser.
Section 7.2 Additional Conditions to the First Closing.
The obligation of each Purchaser under Section 2.1(a)(i) to purchase the First Notes hereunder shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Purchaser:
(i) the Issuer has delivered to each applicable Purchaser, a Common Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of such Purchaser’s Conversion Shares under such Purchaser’s Note on such First Closing, with an exercise price equal to $1.548, subject to adjustment therein, in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto; (ii) the Issuer has delivered to each applicable Purchaser, an Incremental Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase Incremental Notes in an amount up to the amount of such Purchaser’s Note issued on such Closing Date, subject to adjustment therein, in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto;
(iii) the Issuer has delivered to each applicable Purchaser, its applicable First Note; and
(iv) the Issuer has delivered to each Purchaser its applicable shares of Series B Preferred Stock associated with the First Note.
Section 7.3 Conditions to the Subsequent Closings.
The obligation of each Purchaser under Section 2.1(a)(i) to purchase each subsequent Notes hereunder shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Purchaser:
(i) the Issuer has delivered to each applicable Purchaser, a Common Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of such Purchaser’s Conversion Shares under such Purchaser’s subsequent Note on such Subsequent Closing, with an exercise price equal to $1.548, subject to adjustment therein, in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto;
(ii) the Issuer has delivered to each applicable Purchaser, an Incremental Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase Incremental Notes in an amount up to the amount of such Purchaser’s subsequent Note;
(iii) the Issuer has delivered to each applicable Purchaser, the applicable subsequent Note;
(iv) the Issuer has delivered to each Purchaser its applicable shares of Series B Preferred Stock associated with each applicable subsequent Note; (v) no Default or Event of Default shall exist under any outstanding Notes; and
(vi) the previous Notes have been issued and purchased in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 8 [RESERVED]
ARTICLE 9 EXPENSES AND INDEMNITY
Section 9.1 Expenses.
The Issuer hereby agrees to promptly pay (a) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Purchasers (but limited, in the case of legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of (i) two (2) firms of counsel to the Purchasers in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Purchasers (which shall include counsel to the Lead Purchaser) and (ii) if reasonably necessary, a single local or special counsel for the Purchasers, taken as a whole, in each relevant jurisdiction or specialty (including restructuring matters) that is material to the interest of such Persons (which may be a single local counsel acting in multiple material jurisdictions), and solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest between the Purchasers (where the Person affected by such conflict of interest informs the Issuer in writing of such conflict of interest), one (1) additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of affected Persons similarly situated taken as a whole), in connection with loan proposals and commitments, in connection with the examination, review, due diligence investigation, documentation, negotiation, closing and syndication of the transactions contemplated by the Financing Documents, in connection with the performance by the Purchasers of their respective rights and remedies under the Financing Documents and in connection with the continued administration of the Financing Documents including (A) any amendments, modifications, consents and waivers to and/or under any and all Financing Documents and (B) any public record searches conducted by or at the request of the Purchasers from time to time (including, without limitation, title investigations and public records searches, pending litigation and tax lien searches and searches of applicable corporate, limited liability, partnership and related records concerning the continued existence, organization and good standing of certain Persons), (b) without limitation of the preceding clause (a), all documented costs and expenses of each Purchaser and its Affiliates, as applicable, in connection with (i) any litigation, dispute, suit or proceeding relating to any Financing Document, and (ii) any workout, collection, bankruptcy, insolvency and other enforcement proceedings under any and all of the Financing Documents (it being agreed that such costs and expenses may include the costs and expenses of workout consultants, investment bankers, financial consultants, appraisers, valuation firms and other advisors (but limited, in the case of legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of (i) two (2) firms of counsel to the Purchasers in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Purchasers (which shall include counsel to the Lead Purchaser) and (ii) if reasonably necessary, a single or special local counsel for the Purchasers, in each relevant jurisdiction or specialty (including restructuring matters) that is material to the interest of such Persons (which may be a single local counsel acting in multiple material jurisdictions), one (1) additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of affected Persons similarly situated taken as a whole)), and (c) all reasonable and documented out of pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Purchasers in connection with (i) any inspections or visits in accordance with Section 4.6 and (ii) any litigation, dispute, suit or proceeding relating to any Financing Document or in connection with any workout, collection, bankruptcy, insolvency and other enforcement proceedings under any and all Financing Documents (but limited, in the case of legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of (i) two (2) firms of counsel to the Purchasers in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Purchasers (which shall include counsel to the Lead Purchaser) and (ii) if reasonably necessary, a single local or special counsel for the Purchasers, in each relevant jurisdiction or specialty (including restructuring matters) that is material to the interest of such Persons (which may be a single local counsel acting in multiple material jurisdictions), one (1) additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of affected Persons similarly situated taken as a whole). Without limiting the foregoing, if the Issuer is required to take any action under any Financing Document, such action shall be taken at the expense of the Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the aggregate amount of the Issuer’s reimbursement obligations incurred pursuant to this Section 9.1 for legal expenses of each Purchaser up to the First Closing shall not exceed $50,000.
Section 9.2 Indemnity.
In consideration for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Purchasers and the agreement to purchase the Purchased Securities provided hereunder, the Issuer hereby agrees to indemnify, pay and hold harmless the Purchasers and their respective Affiliates and the officers, directors, employees, trustees, agents, investment advisors, collateral managers, servicers, and counsel of the Purchasers and their respective Affiliates (collectively called the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of one (1) firm of counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interest of such Indemnitees (which may be a single local counsel acting in multiple material jurisdictions), and solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest between Indemnitees (where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict of interest informs the Issuer in writing of such conflict of interest), one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of affected Indemnitees similarly situated taken as a whole), in connection with any investigative, remedial, administrative, judicial or other like matter or proceeding (whether initiated or threatened), whether or not such Indemnitee shall be designated a party thereto and including any such proceeding initiated by or on behalf of the Issuer, and the reasonable expenses of investigation by engineers, environmental consultants and similar technical personnel and any commission, fee or compensation claimed by any broker (other than any broker retained by Purchasers) asserting any right to payment for the transactions contemplated hereby, which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Financing Documents, the Notes and other Obligations and/or the transactions contemplated hereby including the applicable Closing Date Transactions (including (a)(i) as a direct or indirect result of the presence on or under, or escape, seepage, leakage, spillage, discharge, emission or release from, any property now or previously owned, leased or operated by the Issuer thereof of any Hazardous Materials or any Hazardous Materials Contamination, (ii) arising out of or relating to the offsite disposal of any materials generated or present on any such property or (iii) arising out of or resulting from the environmental condition of any such property or the applicability of any governmental requirements relating to Hazardous Materials, whether or not occasioned wholly or in part by any condition, accident or event caused by any act or omission of the Issuer, and (b) proposed and actual extensions of credit under this Agreement) and the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Purchased Securities, except that the issuer shall have no obligation hereunder to an Indemnitee with respect to any liability resulting from (A) the fraud, bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (B) a material breach of any obligations of such Indemnitee under any Financing Document by such Indemnitee in bad faith, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (C) disputes solely among Indemnitees not arising from the conduct of the Issuer. To the extent that the undertaking set forth in the immediately preceding sentence may be unenforceable, the Issuer shall contribute the maximum portion which they are permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable Law to the payment and satisfaction of all such indemnified liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them. This Section 9.2 shall not apply to claims for expenses or indemnification for Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. All Obligations provided for in this Section 9.2 shall survive repayment of the Notes, cancellation of the Notes, any foreclosure under, or any modification, release or discharge of, and termination of this Agreement. All amounts due under this Section 9.2 shall be paid within thirty (30) days after written demand therefor.
ARTICLE 10 TAXES; YIELD PROTECTION
Section 10.1 Taxes.
(a) [Reserved]
(b) Other Taxes. The Issuer agrees to timely pay to the applicable Governmental Authority any present or future stamp, intangible, recording or documentary Taxes or any other similar Taxes that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, recordation, or filing of, or otherwise with respect to this Agreement or any other Financing Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (“Other Taxes”).
(c) Indemnification. The Issuer shall jointly and severally indemnify the Purchasers, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by the Purchasers or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Purchasers and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Issuer by a Purchaser shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Foreign Purchasers. Each Foreign Purchaser that is a party hereto on a Closing Date or purports to become an assignee of an interest pursuant to Section 12.6(a) after such Closing Date (unless such Purchaser was already a Purchaser hereunder immediately prior to such assignment) shall execute and deliver to the Issuer United States Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8ECI, W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, or W-8IMY (as applicable) and other applicable forms, certificates or documents prescribed by the United States Internal Revenue Service or reasonably requested as to such Purchaser’s entitlement to a complete exemption from withholding or deduction of Taxes, if any, on or prior the date on which such Foreign Purchaser becomes a party hereto or becomes an assignee of an interest pursuant to Section 12.6(a) (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Issuer). Any Foreign Purchaser that is relying on the portfolio interest exception of Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, shall also provide each Issuer along with IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a certificate representing to each Issuer that such Foreign Purchaser is not a “bank” for purposes of Section 881(c) of the Code, is not a 10% holder of any Issuer described in Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, is not a controlled foreign corporation receiving interest from a related person (within the meaning of Sections 881(c)(3)(C) and 864(d)(4) of the Code) and is not a conduit entity participating in a conduit financing arrangement as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.881-3, at such time (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Issuer). Each Purchaser shall provide new forms (or successor forms) or certificates upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered forms, to the extent legally entitled to do so, and to promptly notify each Issuer of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction. If a payment made to a Purchaser under any Financing Document or any payment would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Purchaser were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Purchaser shall deliver to the Issuer, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Issuer, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Issuer as may be necessary for the Issuer to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Purchaser has complied with such Purchaser’s obligations under FATCA, or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of the preceding sentence, “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. Furthermore, any Foreign Purchaser shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so and to the extent in any Purchaser’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would not subject such Purchaser to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Purchaser, deliver to the Issuer on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Purchaser becomes a Purchaser under this Agreement or becomes an assignee of an interest pursuant to Section 12.6(a) (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Issuer), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Issuer to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
(e) United States Purchasers. Any Purchaser other than a Foreign Purchaser that is a party hereto on a Closing Date or purports to become an assignee of an interest pursuant to Section 12.6(a) after such Closing Date (unless such Purchaser was already a Purchaser hereunder immediately prior to such assignment) shall execute and deliver to the Issuer one or more (as the Issuer may reasonably request) United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, certifying to such Purchaser’s U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number and that it is not subject to United States federal backup withholding taxes on or about the date on which such Purchaser becomes a party hereto or becomes an assignee of an interest pursuant to Section 12.6(a) (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Issuer). Each Purchaser shall provide new forms (or successor forms) upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered forms pursuant to this paragraph (e) and to promptly notify the Issuer of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.
Section 10.2 Capital Adequacy.
If any Purchaser shall reasonably determine that the adoption or taking effect of, or any change in, any applicable Law regarding capital adequacy, in each instance, after a Closing Date, or any change after such Closing Date in the interpretation, administration or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation, administration or application thereof, or the compliance by any Purchaser or any Person controlling such Purchaser with any request, guideline or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of Law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Purchaser’s or such controlling Person’s capital as a consequence of such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Purchaser or such controlling Person could have achieved but for such adoption, phase-in, phase-opt, change, interpretation, administration, application or compliance (taking into consideration such Purchaser’s or such controlling Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) then from time to time, upon written demand by such Purchaser (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for such demand and a calculation of the amount thereof in reasonable detail, a copy of which shall be furnished to each Purchaser), the Issuer shall promptly pay to such Purchaser such additional amounts as will compensate such Purchaser or such controlling Person for such reduction, so long as such amounts have accrued on or after the day which is one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date on which such Purchaser first made demand therefor; provided that if the event giving rise to such amount has retroactive effect, such one hundred eighty (180) day period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect.
Section 10.3 Increased Costs.
If any Purchaser shall reasonably determine that the adoption or taking effect of, or any change in, any applicable Law, in each instance, after a Closing Date, or any change after such Closing Date in the interpretation, administration or application of any Law by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation, administration or application thereof, or the compliance by any Purchaser or any Person controlling such Purchaser with any request, guideline or directive of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency: (a) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including any reserve imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto), special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by any Purchaser, or (b) shall impose on any Purchaser any other condition affecting its Notes, any of its Notes (if any) or its obligation to make Notes; and the result of anything described in clauses (a) and (b) above is to increase the cost to (or to impose a cost on) such Purchaser of making or maintaining any Notes, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Purchaser under this Agreement or under any of its Notes (if any) with respect thereto, then upon demand by such Purchaser (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for such demand and a calculation of the amount thereof in reasonable detail), the Issuer shall promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days of demand therefor, pay directly to such Purchaser such additional amount as will compensate such Purchaser or controlling Person for such increased cost or such reduction, so long as such amounts have accrued on or after the day which is one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date on which such Purchaser first made demand therefor; provided that if the event giving rise to such amount has retroactive effect, such one hundred eighty (180) day period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect.
Section 10.4 Mitigation Obligations.
If any Purchaser requests compensation under either Section 10.2 or Section 10.3, or requires Issuer to pay any additional amount to any Purchaser or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Purchaser pursuant to Section 10.1, then, upon the written request of the Issuer, such Purchaser shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Notes hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder (subject to the provisions of Section 12.6) to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Purchaser, such designation or assignment (a) would eliminate or materially reduce amounts payable pursuant to any such Section, as the case may be, in the future, (b) would not subject such Purchaser to any unreimbursed cost or expense and (c) would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Purchaser (as determined in its sole discretion). Without limitation of the provisions of Section 9.1, Issuer hereby agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Purchaser in connection with any such designation or assignment.
Section 10.5 Conclusiveness of Statements; Survival.
Determinations and statements of any Purchaser pursuant to Sections 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error. The Purchasers may use reasonable averaging and attribution methods in determining compensation under Sections 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, and the provisions of such Sections shall survive repayment of the Notes and termination of this Agreement.
Section 10.6 Dodd-Frank.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all rules, regulations, guidelines and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, shall be deemed, in each case, for all purposes of this Agreement, to be adopted after the date of this Agreement, regardless of the date actually enacted, adopted or issued.
ARTICLE 11
[RESERVED]
ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.1 Survival.
All agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in every other Financing Document shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Financing Documents. The provisions of Articles 9, 10 and 12 shall survive the Payment in Full of the Obligations (both with respect to any Purchaser and all Purchasers collectively) and any termination of this Agreement.
Section 12.2 No Waivers; Remedies Cumulative.
No failure or delay by any Purchaser in exercising any right, power or privilege under any Financing Document shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein and therein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. Any reference in any Financing Document to the “continuing” nature of any Event of Default shall not be construed as establishing or otherwise indicating that the Issuer has the independent right to cure any such Event of Default, but is rather presented merely for convenience should such Event of Default be waived in accordance with the terms of the applicable Financing Documents.
Section 12.3 Notices.
(a) All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including prepaid overnight courier, facsimile transmission, e-mail, electronic submissions or similar writing, but in no event by text message) and shall be given to such party at its address, facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on the signature pages hereof (or, in the case of any such Purchaser who becomes a Purchaser after the date hereof, in an Assignment Agreement or in a notice delivered to the Issuer and each other Purchaser by the assignee Purchaser forthwith upon such assignment) or by electronic submissions, as provided below, or at such other address, facsimile number or e-mail address as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to each other Purchaser and the Issuer; provided, that notices, requests or other communications shall be permitted by e-mail or other electronic submissions (but in no event by text message) only in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.3(b). Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by facsimile, when such notice is transmitted to the facsimile number specified by this Section and the sender receives a confirmation of transmission from the sending facsimile machine, (ii) if given by e-mail or other electronic submissions, as set forth in Section 12.3(c) or (iii) if given by mail, prepaid overnight courier or any other means, when received at the applicable address specified by this Section.
(b) Notices and other communications to the parties hereto may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites, but in no event by text message) provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to notices sent directly to any party hereto if such party has notified the other parties in writing that it has elected not to receive notices by electronic communication (which election may be limited to particular notices).
(c) (i) Notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgment), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor, provided, that if any such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during normal business hours, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day.
Section 12.4 Severability.
In case any provision of or obligation under this Agreement or any other Financing Document shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 12.5 Amendments and Waivers.
(a) General Provisions. No provision of this Agreement or any other Financing Document may be amended, waived or otherwise modified unless such amendment, waiver or other modification is in writing and is signed or otherwise approved by the Issuer and Required Purchasers (including the Lead Purchaser), and, if any amendment, waiver or other modification would either increase a Purchaser’s funding obligations in respect of any Note, by such Purchaser, (A) reduce the principal of, rate of interest on, or any fees with respect to the Notes or forgive any principal, interest, or fees, other than (i) as a result of a waiver of an Event of Default, or (ii) as a result of the implementation of any pricing grid with respect to interest rate margins and fees, (B) defer, extend or postpone the date fixed for, or waive or forgive, any payment of principal of the Notes, or of interest on the Notes or fees hereunder or defer, extend or postpone the date of termination of the commitment of any Purchaser hereunder, (C) change the definition of the term Required Purchasers, (D) amend Article 2 or Section 8.4 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, or (E) amend, waive or otherwise modify this Section 12.5(a) or the definitions of the terms used in this Section 12.5(a) insofar as the definitions affect the substance of this Section 12.5(a); provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Notes shall not constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal or interest and (y) a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Article 7 or the waiver of any Default or Event of Default (in each case other than pursuant to Section 8.1(a)) shall not constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for, or a reduction in the amount of, any payment of interest or any payment of fees. It is hereby understood and agreed that all Purchasers shall be deemed directly affected by an amendment, waiver or other modification of the type described in the preceding clauses (C), (D), or (E) of the preceding sentence. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Financing Document shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it is given. No delay on the part of the Purchasers in the exercise of any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by any of them of any right, power or remedy preclude other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
(b) [Reserved].
Section 12.6 Assignments; Participations.
(a) Assignments.
(i) Subject to Section 4.13, any Purchaser may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or any portion of such Purchaser’s Notes, together with all related rights and obligations of such Purchaser hereunder, including for the avoidance of doubt, the rights of such Purchaser under Section 2.1(f) and any unfunded commitment of such Purchaser. Any purported assignment to any Person that is not an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the definition thereof shall be null and void. The amount of any such assignment (determined as of the date of the applicable Assignment Agreement or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in such Assignment Agreement, as of such Trade Date) shall be in a minimum aggregate amount equal to $1,000,000 (unless such assignment is made to an existing Purchaser or an Affiliate or Approved Fund of any existing Purchaser or is of the assignor’s (together with its Affiliates and Approved Funds) entire interest in the outstanding Notes); provided, that, in connection with simultaneous assignments to two or more Affiliated Persons, including related Approved Funds, such Affiliated Persons and Approved Funds shall be treated as one assignee for purposes of determining compliance with the minimum assignment size referred to above. The Issuer and the Purchasers shall be entitled to continue to deal solely and directly with such Purchaser in connection with the interests so assigned to an Eligible Assignee until the Purchasers shall have received and accepted an effective Assignment Agreement executed, delivered and fully completed by the applicable parties thereto.
(ii) From and after the date on which the conditions described above have been met and recordation in the register described in paragraph (iii) below, (A) such Eligible Assignee shall be deemed automatically to have become a party hereto and, to the extent of the interests assigned to such Eligible Assignee pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser hereunder and (B) the assigning Purchaser, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, shall be released from its rights and obligations hereunder (other than those that survive termination pursuant to Section 12.1). Upon the request of the Eligible Assignee (and, as applicable, the assigning Purchaser) pursuant to an effective Assignment Agreement, each Issuer shall execute and deliver to such Eligible Assignee (and, as applicable, the assigning Purchaser) Notes in the aggregate principal amount of the Eligible Assignee’s Notes (and, as applicable, Notes in the principal amount of the Notes retained by the assigning Purchaser). Upon receipt by the assigning Purchaser of such Note (or commitments, as applicable), the assigning Purchaser shall promptly return to the Issuer any prior Note held by it.
(iii) The Issuer shall maintain at its offices a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of each Purchaser, and the commitments of, and principal amount and interest of the Notes owing to, such Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof. The entries in such register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Issuer, and the Purchasers may treat each Person whose name is recorded therein pursuant to the terms hereof as a Purchaser hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. Such register shall be available for inspection by any Purchaser (provided that each Purchaser’s right of inspection shall be limited to information about such Purchaser), at any reasonable time upon reasonable prior notice to the Issuer. Any assignment may be effected only upon the registration thereof as provided in this paragraph (iii).
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.6(a) or any other provision of this Agreement, any Purchaser may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Purchaser, including any pledge or grant to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or to a trustee as security for the benefit of its noteholders, other security holders or creditors of a Purchaser; provided that no such pledge or grant shall release such Purchaser from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or grantee for such Purchaser as a party hereto.
(b) Participations.
Subject to Section 4.13, any Purchaser may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Issuer, sell to one or more Persons participating interests in its Notes, commitments or other interests hereunder (any such Person, a “Participant”), provided, no participation shall be made to any natural person or any Disqualified Purchaser. In the event of a sale by a Purchaser of a participating interest to a Participant, (i) such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder shall remain unchanged for all purposes, (ii) the Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Purchaser in connection with such Purchaser’s rights and obligations hereunder and (iii) all amounts payable by each Issuer shall be determined as if such Purchaser had not sold such participation and shall be paid directly to such Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Issuer agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.1 as if it were a Purchaser (provided that such Participant complies with the requirements of Section 10.1(d) and (e) as if it were a Purchaser; provided further, that no Participant shall receive any greater compensation pursuant to Section 10.1 than would have been paid to the participating Purchaser if no participation had been sold). No Participant shall have any direct or indirect voting rights hereunder except with respect to any event described in Section 12.5 expressly requiring the unanimous vote of all Purchasers or, as applicable, all affected Purchasers. The Issuer agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due and payable (as a result of acceleration or otherwise), each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of setoff in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Purchaser under this Agreement; provided that such right of setoff shall be subject to the obligation of each Participant to share with the Purchasers, as provided in Section 8.3. In the event that a Purchaser sells a participation, the Purchaser, as a non-fiduciary agent on behalf of the Issuer, shall maintain (or cause to be maintained) in the United States a register (the “Participant Register”) on which it enters the name and addresses of all participants in the Obligations held by it and the rights of such participants in the Obligations (including principal amount, interest thereon, and fees of the portion of such Obligations that is subject to such participations). No Purchaser shall have an obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Note or any Obligation), except as otherwise required by applicable Law and to the Issuer at its reasonable request and then, solely to the extent that such disclosure is required to establish that such participation, Note or Obligation is in registered form under Sections 5f.103-1(c) and 1.871-14(c) of the Treasury Regulations. Any participation or transfer thereof may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register.
(c) Issuer Assignment.
The Issuer may not assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or other obligations hereunder or under any other Financing Document without the prior written consent of each Purchaser.
Section 12.7 Headings.
Headings and captions used in the Financing Documents (including the Exhibits, Schedules and Annexes hereto and thereto) are included for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect.
Section 12.8 Actions in Concert.
For the sake of clarity, each Purchaser hereby agrees with each other Purchaser that no Purchaser shall take any action to protect or enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement, the Notes or any other Financing Document (including exercising any rights of setoff) without first obtaining the prior written consent of the Required Purchasers (including the Lead Purchaser), it being the intent of the Purchasers that any such action to protect or enforce rights under this Agreement the Notes and the other Financing Documents shall be taken in concert and at the direction or with the consent of the Required Purchasers (including the Lead Purchaser).
Section 12.9 Waiver of Consequential and Other Damages.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Issuer shall not assert, and the Issuer hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Notes or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Financing Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
Section 12.10 [Reserved].
Section 12.11 GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.
THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENT, AND ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO OR ARISING THEREFROM (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW OR OTHERWISE), SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, STATE OF DELAWARE AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT, ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENTS SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. EACH PARTY HERETO EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS AND AGREES THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE UPON SUCH PARTY BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, ADDRESSED TO SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE SAME HAS BEEN POSTED.
Section 12.12 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
THE ISSUER AND EACH PURCHASER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE FINANCING DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. THE ISSUER AND EACH PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT IT HAS RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENTS, AND THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN ITS RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. THE ISSUER AND EACH PURCHASER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF REVIEWING THIS JURY WAIVER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS.
Section 12.13 [Reserved].
Section 12.14 Counterparts; Signatures; Integration.
This Agreement and the other Financing Documents may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Signatures by facsimile or other electronic communication to any Financing Document shall bind the parties to the same extent as would a manually executed counterpart. This Agreement and the other Financing Documents constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.
Section 12.15 No Strict Construction.
The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and each of the other Financing Documents. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement and each of the other Financing Documents shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any other Financing Document.
Section 12.16 USA PATRIOT Act Notification.
Each Purchaser hereby notifies the Issuer that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record certain information and documentation that identifies the Issuer, which information includes the name and address of the Issuer and such other information that will allow such Purchaser, as applicable, to identify the Issuer in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.
ARTICLE 13 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS
Each Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as follows:
Section 13.1 Authorization; No Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance by each Purchaser of this Agreement and each other Financing Document to which it is a party: (a) is within its power and authority and has been duly authorized by all necessary action; (b) does not contravene the terms of its Organizational Documents or any amendment thereof; and (c) will not violate, conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of any of its contractual obligations, or any order or decree directly relating to it.
Section 13.2 Binding Effect.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchasers and this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.
Section 13.3 No Legal Bar.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each Purchaser will not violate any requirement of Law applicable to it.
Section 13.4 Securities Laws.
(a) The Securities are being or will be acquired by each Purchaser hereunder for the purpose of investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof in any transaction which would be in violation of the Securities Act or state securities laws or which would require the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder to be registered under the Securities Act, subject, however, to the disposition of each Purchaser’s property being at all times within its control. Each Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Securities in violation of the Securities Act. Each Purchaser does not have any agreement or understanding, whether or not legally binding, direct or indirect, with any other Person to sell or otherwise distribute the securities to be issued to it hereunder.
(b) Each Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “Securities Act”)), or (2) an institutional “accredited investor” (as described in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) with such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as are necessary in order to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities, and understands that the offer and sale of the Securities meets the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(C) or (J); and (i) such Purchaser (1) is an institutional account as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (2) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private equity transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities and (3) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Securities, and accordingly, understands that the placement of the Securities meets (x) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (y) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).
(c) Each Purchaser understands that (i) the Securities constitute “restricted securities” under the Securities Act, (ii) it must bear the economic risk of its investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time because the Securities are not registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and may not be resold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and such other laws or unless an exemption from registration is available (iii) the offer and sale of the Securities hereunder is not registered under the Securities Act or under any “blue sky” laws in reliance upon certain exemptions from such registration and that the Issuer is relying on the representations made herein by each Purchaser in its determination of whether such specific exemptions are available, and (iv) the Securities may not be transferred except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or under an exception from such registration available under the Securities Act, and under applicable “blue sky” laws or in a transaction exempt from such registration. Furthermore, each Purchaser understands that the Issuer may not be eligible to conduct an offering pursuant to Regulation D. Each Purchaser acknowledges that: (A) it has no right to require registration of the Notes, Warrants or Series B Preferred Stock under the Securities Act or any “blue sky” laws, and (B) there is not now and is not contemplated to be any public market for the Notes, Warrants or Series B Preferred Stock. As a result, each Purchaser is prepared to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Notes, Warrants and Series B Preferred Stock for an indefinite period of time.
(d) Each Purchaser and its advisors (i) have been furnished with or have had access to all material books and records of the Issuer and all of its material contracts, agreements and documents and (ii) have had an opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers, and to obtain any additional information to verify the accuracy of any information previously furnished, from management and representatives of the Issuer and which representatives have made available to them such information regarding the Issuer and their current respective businesses, operations, assets, finances, financial results, financial condition and prospects in order to make a fully informed decision to purchase and acquire the Securities. Without limiting the generality of the forgoing, each Purchaser has not relied on any statements or other information provided by anyone (including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, and any of its respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners or agents of any of the forgoing) other than the Company concerning the Company, the Securities or the offer and sale of the Securities. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it has made its own assessment and is satisfied concerning the relevant tax and other economic considerations relevant to the Purchaser’s acquisition of the Securities. Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that (i) neither the Placement Agent, nor any affiliate of the Placement Agent, has provided such Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired and (ii) neither the Placement Agent nor any of its respective affiliates has prepared any disclosure or offering document in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities. Neither the Placement Agent nor any of its respective affiliates has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality or value of the Securities and the Placement Agent and any of its respective affiliates may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Company, which each Purchaser agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Securities to each Purchaser, neither the Placement Agent nor any of its respective affiliates has acted as an underwriter with respect to the Securities or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or as a financial advisor or fiduciary to any Purchaser.
(e) Each Purchaser has generally such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters, and with respect to investments in securities of privately held companies, as to enable it to understand and evaluate the risks of an investment in the Securities and form an investment decision with respect thereto. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify the representations and warranties set forth in Article 3 of this Agreement or in any other Financing Document or the right of the Purchasers to rely thereon.
(f) Each Purchaser understands that the exemption from registration of resales of the Securities afforded by Rule 144 (the provisions of which are known to the Purchaser) promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act depends on the satisfaction of various conditions, including the requirement that the Issuer has been subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15 of the Securities Act for at least ninety (90) days and that, if applicable, Rule 144 affords the basis for such sales only in limited amounts and that the Issuer does not now qualify under Rule 144 and may not ever. Each Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement shall require the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries to make any filing under the Securities Act or Exchange Act which the Issuer or its Subsidiaries are not otherwise obligated to make.
Section 13.5 Governmental Authorization; Third Party Consent.
No approval, consent, compliance, exemption or authorization of any Governmental Authority or any other Person in respect of any requirement of Law, and no lapse of a waiting period under a requirement of Law, is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by it or enforcement against the Purchasers of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. No consent is required to be obtained under any contractual obligation applicable to the Purchasers in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents to which it is a party.
Section 13.6 No Related Party Relationships.
Except as set forth in Schedule 13.6, each Purchaser and its direct or indirect equityholders and their respective affiliates are not affiliates or direct or indirect equityholders of, have no direct or indirect economic interest in, and have not directly or indirectly entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding (except as expressly set forth in the preceding sentence) with, any director, officer, employee, manager, partner or equityholder (or any of their respective immediate family members (as defined in 40 CFR § 170.305) or any affiliate or spouse of any such director, officer, employee, manager, partner, equityholder or immediate family member) of any other Purchaser, FF Global Partners LLC, FF Top Holding LLC, or any of their respective affiliates (each, a “Related Person”; provided however, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Issuer shall not be considered a “Related Person” for the purposes of this Section 13.6). The transactions contemplated by or related to this Agreement will not directly or indirectly increase any Related Person’s ownership or voting power of the Issuer, and no Related Person will, directly or indirectly, participate in any of the post-closing operations or decisions of or have any other rights or obligations with respect to such Purchaser or any of its direct or indirect equityholders or any of their respective affiliates.
Section 13.7 Organization.
Each Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization, and except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on such Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under the Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis. Each Purchaser is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified.
Section 13.8 Independent Investment Decision(a).
(a) Each Purchaser has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase the Securities pursuant to this Agreement and conducted and relied upon its own due diligence investigation of the Company and its own in-depth analysis of the merits and risks of the purchase of the Securities. Each Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Issuer to such Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Securities constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Each Purchaser is a sophisticated institutional accredited investor with extensive expertise and experience in financial and business matters and in evaluating private companies and purchasing and selling their securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities, and has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Securities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Purchaser has not relied on any statements, representations, warranties or other information provided by the Placement Agent, any of its respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing, concerning the Company or the Securities.
(b) The Placement Agent has not provided any advice or recommendation in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities, and the Placement Agent will not have any responsibility with respect to (i) any representations, warranties or agreements made by any person or entity under or in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities or any of the documents furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, or the execution, legality, validity or enforceability (with respect to any person) or any thereof, or (ii) the business, affairs, financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of, or any other matter concerning the Company or the Securities.
Section 13.9 No Governmental Review.
Each Purchaser understands that no U.S. federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
Section 13.10 Residency.
Each Purchaser’s office in which its investment decision with respect to the Securities was made is located at the address set forth for such Purchaser set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page to this Agreement.
Section 13.11 Ownership.
Such Purchaser and its Affiliates are not the direct or indirect owner of record or beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock, securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or any other equity or equity-linked security of the Issuer.
Section 13.12 No Brokers.
Other than with respect to the Placement Agent, Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Issuer or any Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of any Purchaser.
Section 13.13 No Reliance.
Each Purchaser is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any Person, except for the representations and warranties by the Issuer contained in this Agreement.
Section 13.14 Financial Capacity.
Each Purchaser has, and as of each applicable Closing Date will have, sufficient cash on hand in a U.S. or foreign bank account or uncalled capital commitments from creditworthy parties without any condition to fund the applicable portion of such Purchaser’s Note Commitment Amount on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Such cash has been obtained by such Purchaser in compliance with all applicable Laws.
Section 13.15 No Liability of Placement Agent; Placement Agent Reliance.
(a) Each Purchaser agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor its respective affiliates nor any of its respective control persons, officers, directors or employees shall be liable to such Purchaser (including in contract, tort, under federal or state securities laws or otherwise) for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them or have any liability or obligation (including without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by the Placement Agent, the Company or any other person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise, to such Purchaser, or to any person claiming through such Purchaser, in respect of the offer and sale of Securities hereunder, as expressly provided herein, or for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind provided to the Purchaser concerning the Company, the Securities, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. On behalf of it and their respective affiliates, each Purchaser releases the Placement Agent in respect of any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements related to the offer and sale of the Securities. Each Purchaser agrees not to commence any litigation or bring any claim against the Placement Agent in any court or any other forum which relates to, may arise out of, or is in connection with, the offer and sale of the of Securities. Each Purchaser confirms that the undertakings in this paragraph is given freely and after obtaining independent legal advice.
(b) The Placement Agent may rely upon these representations and warranties of the Purchasers in this Agreement.
Section 13.16 Non-Recourse.
Each Purchaser’s contractual obligations hereunder shall be without recourse to its Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, managers, trustees and other agents of such Purchaser or its Affiliates. The Issuer’s contractual obligations hereunder or under any Financing Document shall be without recourse to its Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, managers, trustees and other agents of the Issuer or its Affiliates.
Section 13.17 Transfer or Resale. Each Purchaser understands that: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company (if requested by the Company) an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (C) such Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”); (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144, and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. 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 and such pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Purchaser effecting a pledge of the Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Financing Document, including, without limitation, this Section 13.17.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
Address for Notices | ISSUER | |
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC. | ||
18455 South Figueroa Street | ||
Gardena, California 90248 | By: | |
Attention: Legal Department | Name: | Matthias Aydt |
Phone: | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Email: legal@ff.com |
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Pryor Cashman LLP
7 Times Square, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10036
Attention: M. Ali Panjwani
Email: ali.panjwani@pryorcashman.com
Purchaser | ||
Phone: [●] | ||
Email: [●] | ||
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: | ||
Annex A
Definitions
“Additional Purchasers” means any third parties who are not Purchasers as of the date hereof and become Purchasers by executing and delivering a Joinder Agreement.
“Agreement” means this Securities Purchase Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Anti-Terrorism Laws” means any Laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, including Executive Order No. 13224 (effective September 24, 2001), the USA PATRIOT Act, the Laws comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, the Laws administered by OFAC, the Criminal Code (Canada), and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) (as any of the foregoing laws may from time to time be amended, renewed, extended, or replaced).
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) which (a)(i) is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding, or otherwise investing in commercial loans, mezzanine notes, and similar extensions of credit in its ordinary course of activities or (ii) temporarily warehouses loans for any Purchaser and (b) is administered, advised or managed by a Purchaser, an entity that administers, advises or manages a Purchaser, or an Affiliate of either.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy” as in effect from time to time.
“Blocked Person” means any Person: (a) listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224, (b) owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224, (c) with which any Purchaser is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law, (d) that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in Executive Order No. 13224; or (e) that is named, or owned or controlled by, a “specially designated national” or “blocked person” on the most current list published by OFAC or other similar list.
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed and/or any of the following exchanges on which the Common Stock is traded and listed, or any successor(s) thereto, is not open for at least five (5) hours of trading: the Nasdaq Capital Market; the Nasdaq Global Market; the Nasdaq Global Select Market; the New York Stock Exchange; or the NYSE American; and any successor to any of the foregoing markets or exchanges.
“Business Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” shall mean any obligation under a Capital Lease.
“Capital Lease” of any Person means any lease of any property by such Person as lessee which would, in accordance with GAAP, be required to be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person and shall include, without limitation, all operating leases that are not leases for real property.
“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
“Cash Equivalents” means (a) direct obligations of the United States, or obligations guaranteed by the United States with a maturity date of no more than six (6) months from the date of acquisition, (b) commercial paper with a duration of not more than three (3) months rated at least A 1 by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service and P 1 by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc., which is issued by a Person (other than the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer) organized under the laws of any state of the United States or of the District of Columbia, (c) time deposits, certificates of deposit and banker’s acceptances with a duration of not more than six (6) months issued by any office located in the United States, or is licensed to conduct a banking business in the United States, and has capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500,000,000 and which issues (or the parent of which issues) certificates of deposit or commercial paper with a rating described in clause (b) above, (d) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements with a duration of not more than 30 days with respect to securities described in clause (a) above entered into with an office of a bank or trust company meeting the criteria specified in clause (c) above, (e) any money market or mutual fund provided that substantially all of the assets of such fund consist of the foregoing types of investments, and provided that such fund has assets in excess of $500,000,000 and has obtained from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service or Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. the highest rating obtainable for money market funds in the United States or any province thereof, or (f) other short-term liquid investments approved in writing by Required Purchasers.
“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.
“CFC” means a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
“CFPOA” means the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada), as amended.
“Closing” means collectively, the First Closing and Subsequent Closings.
“Closing Checklist” means Annex C to this Agreement.
“Closing Date” means the date of each applicable Closing.
“Closing Date Transactions” shall mean the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur on each Closing Date and the payment of fees and expenses in connection therewith.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Commitment Annex” means Annex B to this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time prior to the First Closing to add any Additional Purchasers.
“Commitment Percentage” means, with respect to each Purchaser, such Purchaser’s Note Commitment Amount divided by the aggregate Note Commitment Amounts for all Purchasers.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Issuer or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Common Warrants” means, collectively, the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock delivered to the Purchasers at the applicable Closing in accordance with this Agreement, which Common Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to five (5) years, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto or such other form as shall be agreed between the Issuer and such Purchaser.
“Company Competitor” means any company engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing or producing automobiles or similar vehicles and any company engaged in the business of supplying components for the design, manufacturing or production of automobiles or similar vehicles.
“continuing” means, with respect to any default or event of default, that it has not been remedied, cured or waived.
“Controlled Group” means any organization which is a member of a controlled, affiliated or otherwise related group of entities within the meaning of Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m), or (o)).
“Conversion Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Notes.
“Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Debt” shall mean, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a) all obligations for borrowed money, whether current or long-term (including the Obligations hereunder and all Capitalized Lease Obligations), all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;
(b) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business); (c) all non-contingent obligations under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments (including bank guaranties);
(d) the attributable principal amount of Capital Leases, Synthetic Leases, Securitization Transaction and Sale Leaseback Transactions;
(e) all Disqualified Stock;
(f) all Debt of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed;
(g) all Guarantees in respect of Debt of another Person; and
(h) Debt of any partnership or joint venture or other similar entity in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer, and, as such, has personal liability for such obligations, but only to the extent there is recourse to such Person for payment thereof.
For purposes hereof, the amount of Debt shall be determined (w) based on the outstanding principal amount in the case of borrowed money indebtedness under clause (a) and purchase money indebtedness and the deferred purchase obligations under clause (b), (x) based on the maximum amount available to be drawn in the case of letter of credit obligations and the other obligations under clause (c), (y) based on the amount of Debt that is the subject of the Guarantees and for which there is recourse to such Person in the case of Guarantees under clause (g) and (z) based on the lesser of the amount of Debt secured by such lien or the fair market value of the assets pledged in the case of Debt under clause (f).
“Default” means any condition or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Disqualified Purchaser” means (a) any Company Competitor, (b) any Affiliate of a Person described in the preceding clause (a) that, in each case, is either reasonably identifiable as such or is identified as such in writing by or on behalf of the Issuer to the Purchasers from time to time on or after the applicable Closing Date and (c) unless the Issuer consents (x) any Affiliate of the Issuer or (y) any Person that holds more than 5.0% of the Issuer’s Common Stock, except in the case of this clause (y), any Person that is already a Purchaser hereunder, so long such Person otherwise became a Purchase in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Issuer shall, upon request of any Purchaser, identify whether any Person identified by such Purchaser as a proposed assignee or Participant is a Disqualified Purchaser.
“Disqualified Stock” means with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder) or upon the happening of any event: (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than redeemable only for Capital Stock of such Person which is not itself Disqualified Stock) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise; (b) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder for Debt or Disqualified Stock (excluding Capital Stock which is convertible or exchangeable solely at the option of the Issuer); or (c) is mandatorily redeemable or must be purchased for cash or Cash Equivalents upon the occurrence of certain events or otherwise, in whole or in part; in each case prior to the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the final scheduled amortization installment payment date for the Notes, in each case, valued at, in the case of redeemable preferred Capital Stock, the greater of the voluntary liquidation preference and the involuntary liquidation preference of such Stock plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Issuer organized, incorporated or otherwise formed under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, other than any such Subsidiary that has no assets (other than de minimis amounts) other than the Capital Stock or other equity interests of Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.
“Effective Date” means the earliest of the date that (a) the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, (b) all of the Underlying Shares have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, (c) following the one year anniversary of each Closing Date provided that a holder of the Underlying Shares is not an Affiliate of the Issuer or (d) all of the Underlying Shares may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and Issuer Counsel has delivered to such holders a standing written unqualified opinion that resales may then be made by such holders of the Underlying Shares pursuant to such exemption which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such holders.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Purchaser, (b) an Affiliate of a Purchaser, (c) an Approved Fund, and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by the Issuer in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) “Eligible Assignee” shall not (i) include the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer; or (ii) any Disqualified Purchaser unless an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(a), 8.1(f) or 8.1(g) has occurred and is continuing and (y) no approval of the Issuer shall be required if an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(a), 8.1(f) or 8.1(g) has occurred and is continuing.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws relating to the environment or the effect of the environment on human health or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, Hazardous Materials or wastes into the environment, including ambient air, surface water, ground water or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, Hazardous Materials or wastes or the clean up or other remediation thereof.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Plan” means any “employee benefit plan”, as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), which the Issuer or any Subsidiary maintains, sponsors or contributes to, or, in the case of an employee benefit plan which is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, to which the Issuer or any Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group may have any liability, including any liability by reason of having been a substantial employer within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of being deemed to be a contributing sponsor under Section 4069 of ERISA.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in the Notes.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes: (A) Taxes imposed on or measured by any Purchaser’s net income, franchise taxes, branch profits taxes and alternative minimum taxes, in each case imposed by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under which such Purchaser (i) is organized, has its principal office in or, in the case of any Purchaser, its applicable lending office located in, or (ii) has a present or former connection (other than a connection resulting from entering into any of the Financing Documents, receiving any payment thereunder, or taking any action thereunder) (“Other Connection Taxes”), (B) any United States federal withholding Taxes to the extent imposed on the amounts payable to such Purchaser with respect to an applicable interest in a Note pursuant to a law in effect at the time such Purchaser becomes a party to this Agreement or changes its lending office, unless in the case of an assignee, the applicable assigning person would have been entitled to receive additional amounts with respect to such Taxes at the time of such assignment or, in the case of a change in lending office, such Purchaser would have been entitled to receive additional amounts with respect to such Taxes immediately before it changed its lending office, (C) any withholding Taxes or deductions imposed under FATCA, or (D) any United States federal withholding Taxes that would not have been imposed but for such Purchaser’s failure to comply with Sections 10.1(d), (e) or (f).
“Exempt Accounts” means, collectively, (a) payroll accounts, (b) tax withholding accounts, (c) employee benefit accounts, (d) escrow, trust and fiduciary accounts, (e) zero balance accounts and (f) any other accounts (including deposit accounts) with a maximum balance of less than $250,000, individually, or $1,000,000 in the aggregate for all such accounts.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any applicable agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Financing Documents” means this Agreement, any Notes, and all other documents, instruments and agreements contemplated herein or thereby and heretofore executed, executed concurrently herewith or executed at any time and from time to time hereafter, as any or all of the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“First Notes” means the Notes to be issued by the Company at the First Closing.
“Fiscal Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of the Issuer, ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31 of each calendar year.
“Fiscal Year” means a fiscal year of the Issuer, ending on December 31 of each calendar year.
“Flow of Funds” means the flow of funds for any applicable Closing or purchase of Incremental Notes pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof, in a form mutually agreed between the Issuer and the applicable Purchaser(s).
“Foreign Government Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(c).
“Foreign Purchaser” means any Purchaser that is not a “United States person” as defined in Code Section 7701(a)(30).
“Foreign Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(c).
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, department or Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any corporation or other Person owned or controlled (through stock or capital ownership or otherwise) by any of the foregoing, whether domestic or foreign.
“Guarantee” by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (b) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the Ordinary Course of Business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Hazardous Materials” means (a) any “hazardous substance” as defined in CERCLA, (b) any “hazardous waste” as defined in RCRA, (c) asbestos, (d) polychlorinated biphenyls, (e) petroleum, its derivatives, by products and other hydrocarbons, (f) toxic mold and (g) any other pollutant, toxic, radioactive, caustic or otherwise hazardous substance regulated under Environmental Laws.
“Hazardous Materials Contamination” means contamination (whether now existing or hereafter occurring) of the improvements, buildings, facilities, personalty, soil, groundwater, air or other elements on or of the relevant property by Hazardous Materials, or any derivatives thereof, or on or of any other property as a result of Hazardous Materials, or any derivatives thereof, generated on, emanating from or disposed of in connection with the relevant property.
“Incremental Note” means an unsecured convertible promissory note issued by the Issuer to a Purchaser upon exercise of such Purchaser’s Incremental Warrant in the principal amount set forth in the Notice of Exercise of such Purchaser’s Incremental Warrant, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto or such other form as shall be agreed between the Issuer and such Purchaser.
“Incremental Warrants” means, collectively, the warrants to purchase Incremental Notes, Common Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock delivered to the Purchasers at the applicable Closing in accordance with this Agreement, which Incremental Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to 1 year, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or such other form as shall be agreed between the Issuer and such Purchaser.
“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Issuer under any Financing Document.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
“Issuer” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.
“Joinder Agreement” means a Joinder Agreement entered into by and between an Additional Purchaser, and the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E with such changes satisfactory to the Additional Purchaser and the Company.
“Laws” means any and all federal, state, provincial, territorial, local and foreign statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, codes, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, governmental agreements and governmental restrictions, whether now or hereafter in effect.
“Lead Purchaser” means [ ].
“Litigation” means any claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding before any court, mediator, arbitrator or Governmental Authority.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned thereto in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board.
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences, whether or not related, a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, any of (a) the business, operations, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Issuer, (b) the rights and remedies of any Purchasers under any Financing Document, or the ability of the Issuer, taken as a whole, to perform any of their obligations under any Financing Document to which it is a party, or (c) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Financing Document.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, that is intended to meet the definition set forth in Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Issuer or any member of the Controlled Group may have any liability.
“Note Commitment Amount” means, as to any Purchaser, the amount set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on the Commitment Annex under the column “Note Commitment Amount”.
“Notes” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Obligations” means all loans (including the Notes), debts, principal, interest (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or other enforcement proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such proceeding), premiums (including, without limitation, the Premium Payment Amount), obligations (including indemnification obligations), fees, costs, expenses and other charges (including any costs, fees, expenses or other charges that accrue after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or other enforcement proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such proceeding), guaranties, and all covenants and duties of any other kind and description owing by the Issuer arising out of, under, pursuant to, in connection with, or evidenced by this Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all interest not paid when due and all other expenses or other amounts that the Issuer is required to pay or reimburse by the Financing Documents or by law or otherwise in connection with the Financing Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Issuer under the Financing Documents include the obligation to pay (a) the principal of the Notes, (b) interest accrued on the Notes, (c) costs, fees, Premium Payment Amount, premiums, expenses and other charges payable under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents, and (d) indemnities and other amounts payable by the Issuer under any Financing Document. Any reference in this Agreement or in the Financing Documents to the Obligations shall include all or any portion thereof and any extensions, modifications, renewals, or alterations thereof, both prior and subsequent to any bankruptcy, insolvency or other enforcement proceeding.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Ordinary Course of Business” means, in respect of any action or omission taken or not taken by any Person, the ordinary course of such Person’s business, as conducted by such Person in good faith and may include past practice, industry standards or customs, requirements of law or as may otherwise be determined from time to time in good faith by the board of directors (or other governing body) of such Person.
“Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person other than a natural person, the documents by which such Person was organized (such as a certificate of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership or articles of formation or organization, and including, without limitation, any certificates of designation for preferred stock or other forms of preferred equity) and the documents which relate to the internal governance of such Person (such as by-laws, a partnership agreement or an operating, limited liability company or members agreement).
“Other Connection Taxes” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Excluded Taxes.
“Other Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b).
“Paid in Full” or “Payment in Full” means, with respect to any Obligations, (a) the payment in full in cash of all such Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) and (b) the termination of all obligations of the Purchasers to provide any additional credit or extensions or credit.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.6(b).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.6(b).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any Person succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
“Pension Plan” means any ERISA Plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA to which the Issuer or any member of the Controlled Group may have a liability.
“Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.
“Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Permitted Contest” means a contest maintained in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and with respect to which such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made; provided that compliance with the obligation that is the subject of such contest is effectively stayed during such challenge.
“Placement Agent” means Univest Securities LLC.
“Published Rate” shall mean the rate of interest published on any applicable Business Day in The Wall Street Journal “Money Rates” listing under the caption “London Interbank Offered Rates” for a one (1) month period (or, if no such rate is published therein for any reason, then the Published Rate shall be the prevailing benchmark Eurodollar rate for a one (1) month period as published in another leading national or international financial or business publication determined by the Lead Purchaser in its reasonable discretion, consistent with market practice).
“Purchased Securities” means the Notes.
“Purchaser” means each of (a) each Person party hereto in its capacity as a purchaser and holder of Securities issued hereunder, (b) each Eligible Assignee that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 12.6, (c) each Additional Purchaser and (d) the respective successors and assigns of all of the foregoing, and “Purchasers” means all of the foregoing.
“RCRA” means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.
“Required Minimum” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Underlying Shares issuable upon exercise in full of all Warrants or conversion in full of all Notes (including Underlying Shares issuable as payment of interest on the Notes), ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein.
“Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(d).
“Required Purchasers” means, at any time, the Purchasers holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes and Incremental Notes outstanding under this Agreement, which shall, in any event, include at least two Purchasers that are not Affiliates of each other (other than any Purchaser that holds (together with its Affiliates) less than $5,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes and Incremental Notes); provided that if at such time, the Purchasers holding Notes and Incremental Notes have less than $10,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes and Incremental Notes, collectively, then “Required Purchasers” shall mean, at such time, the Purchasers holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate principal amount of all Notes and Incremental Notes.
“Responsible Officer” means, with respect to the Issuer, any of the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or any other officer of the Issuer reasonably acceptable to the Required Purchasers.
“Sanctions” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.27.
“SEC Reports” means all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Issuer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) preceding the date hereof or the applicable Closing Date, as applicable.
“Securities” means the Notes, the Common Warrants, the Incremental Warrants, the Incremental Notes, the Underlying Shares and shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder as the same shall be in effect at the time.
“Securitization Transaction” shall mean any financing or factoring or similar transaction (or series of such transactions) entered by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Issuer or any of its Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or grant a security interest in, accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment to a special purpose subsidiary or affiliate or any other Person.
“Series B COD” means the Certificate of Designation of Series B Preferred Stock, substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
“Series B Preferred Cap” means, initially, nine million (9,000,000) shares of Series B Preferred Stock; provided, however, the Issuer may increase the Series B Preferred Cap, in its sole discretion subject to the receipt of stockholder approval to increase the number of authorized and designated shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 2.2.
“Series B Preferred Stock” means, the Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, having the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications, limitations and restrictions set forth in the Series B COD.
“Stockholder Approval” means the stockholder approval in connection with the financing in this Securities Purchase Agreement.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which an aggregate of more than 50% of the outstanding Capital Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or other applicable governing body) of such other Person is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or beneficially by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, or with respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote of more than 50% of such Capital Stock whether by proxy, agreement, operation of Law or otherwise. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Subsidiary shall mean a Subsidiary of the Issuer.
“Synthetic Lease” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that (a) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, as amended and (b) the lessee will be entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees) of like property.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Issuer, the current transfer agent of the Issuer and any successor transfer agent of the Issuer.
“Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Notes, the Common Warrants, the Incremental Warrants, the Series B COD, any Joinder Agreements, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Underlying Shares” means the Warrant Shares and shares of Common Stock issued and issuable pursuant to the terms of the Notes and/or the Incremental Notes, including without limitation, shares of Common Stock issued and issuable in lieu of the cash payment of interest on the Notes and/or the Incremental Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes or the Incremental Notes, as the case may be, in each case without respect to any limitation or restriction on the conversion of the Notes or the Incremental Notes, as applicable, or the exercise of the Common Warrants (including Common Warrants issuable upon exercise of the Incremental Warrants).
“U.S.” or “United States” means the United States of America.
“Warrants” means, collectively, (i) the Common Warrants and (ii) Incremental Warrants.
“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
“WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY” MEANS, WITH RESPECT TO ANY PERSON, ANY SUBSIDIARY OF SUCH PERSON OF WHICH ALL OF THE CAPITAL STOCK (OTHER THAN, IN THE CASE OF A FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY, DIRECTORS’ QUALIFYING SHARES, TO THE EXTENT LEGALLY REQUIRED) ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SUCH PERSON OR ONE OR MORE WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES.
ANNEX B
Commitment Annex
Annex C
Closing Checklist
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CONVERTIBLE NOTE
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF COMMON WARRANT
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF INCREMENTAL WARRANT
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF SERIES B COD
Exhibit 10.2
PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT
March 21, 2025
Univest Securities, LLC
75 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1838
New York, New York 10019
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Subject to the terms and conditions herein (this “Agreement”) and the Transaction Documents (defined below), Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has agreed to issue and sell (i) senior unsecured convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) of the Company, (ii) common stock purchase warrants (“Common Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), (iii) shares of Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Series B Preferred Stock”) and (iv) incremental warrants (“Incremental Warrants”) to purchase additional senior unsecured convertible promissory notes (“Incremental Notes”), accompanied by Common Warrants and shares of Series B Preferred Stock directly to one or more investors (each, an “Investor” and, collectively, the “Investors”) through Univest Securities, LLC (the “Placement Agent”), as placement agent. The Securities (as defined below) shall be offered and sold pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The documents executed and delivered by the Company and the Investors in connection with the Offering (as defined below), including, without limitation, a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), the Notes, the Common Warrants, the Incremental Warrants, the Incremental Notes and all other agreements executed in connection therewith, shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents.” The Placement Agent may retain other brokers or dealers to act as sub-agents or selected-dealers on its behalf in connection with the Offering (as defined below). The Notes, Common Warrants, Incremental Warrants, Incremental Notes, shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Common Warrants and conversion of Notes (including Incremental Notes) are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Securities.”
The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the Placement Agent as follows:
Section 1. Agreement to Act as Placement Agent.
(a) On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company herein contained, and subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Placement Agent shall be the exclusive Placement Agent in connection with the offering and sale by the Company of the Securities pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act, with the terms of such offering (the “Offering”) to be subject to market conditions and negotiations between the Company, the Placement Agent and the prospective Investors. The Placement Agent will act on a reasonable best efforts basis and the Company agrees and acknowledges that there is no guarantee of the successful placement of the Securities, or any portion thereof, in the prospective Offering. Under no circumstances will the Placement Agent or any of its “Affiliates” (as defined below) be obligated to underwrite or purchase any of the Securities for its own account or otherwise provide any financing. The Placement Agent shall act solely as the Company’s agent and not as principal. The Placement Agent shall have no authority to bind the Company with respect to any prospective offer to purchase Securities and the Company shall have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Securities and may reject any such offer, in whole or in part. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Securities shall be made at one or more closings, including upon exercise of the Incremental Warrants (each a “Closing” and the date on which each Closing occurs, a “Closing Date”). As compensation for services rendered, on each Closing Date, the Company shall pay to the Placement Agent the fees and expenses set forth below:
(i) A cash fee equal to 8% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities at such Closing to Investors introduced by the Placement Agent, which are set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “Placement Agent Investors”), or 4% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities to Investors introduced by the Company (“Company Investors”) (collectively, the “Cash Fee”), provided, however, the Placement Agent shall not be entitled to any such Cash Fee upon exercise of the Incremental Warrants by Company Investors.
(ii) The Company also agrees to pay to the Placement Agent (i) $120,000 for out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of Placement Agent’s counsel and due diligence analysis, half of which shall be paid upon the First Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and half of which shall be paid upon the Second Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement); and (ii) up to $60,000 for out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of Placement Agent’s counsel and due diligence analysis, which shall be payable upon the initial exercise of the Incremental Warrants; and provided, however, that in the event that the Offering is terminated prior to any Closing, the Company agrees to reimburse the Placement Agent pursuant to Section 6 hereof.
(b) The Company hereby agrees to issue to the Placement Agent (and/or its designees) warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (“Placement Agent’s Warrants”), substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto, (i) on each Closing Date other than the exercise of the Incremental Warrants, and (ii) on each exercise date of the Incremental Warrants held by any Placement Agent Investor, in each case, upon payment of $100.00 by the Placement Agent, for a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 7% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes or Incremental Notes issued at on Closing Date or upon such exercise, as applicable (the “Underlying Securities”), and with an exercise price equal to 120% of the closing price of the Common Stock immediately prior to the date hereof or such exercise date, as applicable. The Placement Agent’s Warrants shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, commencing on the issuance date and shall be exercisable for a period of five years from the issuance date. In the event that there is not an effective registration statement permitting for the resale of the shares underlying the Placement Agent’s Warrants (the “PA Warrant Shares”), the Placement Agent’s Warrants shall be exercisable on a cashless basis. The Placement Agent’s Warrants and the PA Warrant Shares are hereinafter referred to together as the “Placement Agent’s Securities”
(c) The term of the Placement Agent’s exclusive engagement will be until the earlier of the completion of the Offering and June 30, 2025 (the “Exclusive Term”). Either the Company or the Placement Agent may elect to terminate the engagement hereunder for any reason prior to the First Closing, but in the event the Company terminates this Agreement without Cause, the Company will remain responsible for the fees set forth herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions concerning confidentiality, indemnification and contribution contained herein and the Company’s obligations contained in the indemnification provisions will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement, and the Company’s obligation to pay fees actually earned and payable and to reimburse expenses actually incurred and reimbursable pursuant to Section 1 hereof and which are permitted to be reimbursed under FINRA Rules, will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the ability of the Placement Agent or its Affiliates to pursue, investigate, analyze, invest in, or engage in investment banking, financial advisory or any other business relationship with Persons (as defined herein) other than the Company. As used herein (i) “Persons” 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, (ii) “Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act and (iii) “Cause” with respect to a termination by the Company means the gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of the Placement Agent in the performance of the services that are the subject to this Agreement. The Placement Agent agrees not to use any confidential information concerning the Company provided to the Placement Agent by the Company for any purposes other than those contemplated under this Agreement.
Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Placement Agent, as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date, all of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company that were made by the Company to the Investors (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in Section 3 of the Purchase Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date as if made on the date hereof and each Closing Date, and that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 thereof are hereby incorporated by reference herein. The Company agrees to all of the agreements and covenants with respect to the Company in Article 4 of the Purchase Agreement and that such agreements and covenants set forth in Article 4 thereof are incorporated by reference herein. In addition to the foregoing, the Company represents and warrants to the Placement Agent that:
(a) (i) the Company has full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to issue the Placement Agent’s Securities and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; (ii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; (iii) the Placement Agent’s Warrants have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will and constitutes valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms; (iv) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Placement Agent’s Warrants and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Placement Agent’s Warrants and the issuance of the PA Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required; and (v) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Placement Agent’s Warrants and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby does not conflict with or result in a breach of (x) the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other charter documents, (y) any agreement to which the Company is a party or by which any of its property or assets is bound or (z) any of the other items described in Article 13 of the Purchase Agreement.
(b) All disclosure provided by the Company to the Placement Agent regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, taken together with all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Filings”), is true and correct in all material aspects 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. To the best of the Company's knowledge and belief, other than the current capital raising (of which this Agreement forms part), no event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or its business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under the applicable laws, rules or regulations of the Commission, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.
(c) The Company has not taken and will not take any action, directly or indirectly, so as to cause the Offering to fail to be entitled to rely upon the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. In effecting the Offering, the Company agrees to comply in all material respects with applicable provisions of the Securities Act and any regulations thereunder and any applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements (including, without limitation, all U.S. state law and all national, provincial, city or other legal requirements).
(d) Issuance of Placement Agent’s Warrant and PA Warrant Shares. The PA Warrant Shares are, or at the consummation of the Offering will be, duly authorized for issuance and, upon exercise of the Placement Agent’s Warrants in accordance with their respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
Section 3. Delivery and Payment. Each Closing shall occur at the offices of Sullivan & Worcester LLP, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 19th Floor New York, New York 10020 (or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Placement Agent and the Company) (“Placement Agent Counsel”). Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at each Closing payment of the purchase price for the Securities sold on such Closing Date shall be made by Federal Funds wire transfer, against delivery of such Securities, and such Securities shall be registered in such name or names and shall be in such denominations, as the Placement Agent may request at least one (1) Business Day before the time of purchase.
Deliveries of the documents with respect to the purchase of the Securities, if any, shall be made at the offices of Placement Agent Counsel. All actions taken at a Closing shall be deemed to have occurred simultaneously.
Section 4. Covenants and Agreements of the Company. The Company further covenants and agrees with the Placement Agent as follows:
(a) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will cooperate with the Placement Agent and the Investors in endeavoring to qualify the Securities for sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions (United States and foreign) as the Placement Agent and the Investors may reasonably request and will make such applications, file such documents, and furnish such information as may be reasonably required for that purpose, provided the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or required to file such a consent, and provided further that the Company shall not be required to produce any new disclosure document other than the Transaction Documents. The Company will, from time to time, prepare and file such statements, reports and other documents as are or may be required to continue such qualifications in effect for so long a period as the Placement Agent may reasonably request for distribution of the Securities. The Company will advise the Placement Agent promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the Securities for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.
(b) Amendments and Supplements to the Transaction Documents and Other Matters. The Company will comply with the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. If, prior to the termination of the Offering, any event shall occur as a result of which, in the judgment of the Company or in the opinion of the Placement Agent or Placement Agent Counsel, it becomes necessary to amend or supplement the Transaction Documents in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, as the case may be, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend or supplement the Transaction Documents, the Company will promptly prepare and furnish at its own expense to the Placement Agent and to dealers, an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Transaction Documents that is necessary in order to make the statements therein as so amended or supplemented, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, as the case may be, not misleading, or so that the Transaction Documents, as so amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable laws related to the Offering. Before amending or supplementing Transaction Documents in connection with the Offering, the Company will furnish the Placement Agent with a copy of such proposed amendment or supplement and will not disseminate any such amendment or supplement to which the Placement Agent reasonably objects. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 4(b), the Company and its counsel shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to demonstrate why such amendment or supplement may not be necessary or advisable.
(c) Copies of any Amendments and Supplements to the Transaction Documents. The Company will furnish the Placement Agent, without charge, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the later of the last Closing Date of the Offering, as many copies of the Transaction Documents and any amendments and supplements thereto as the Placement Agent may reasonably request.
(d) [Reserved].
(e) Transfer Agent. The Company will maintain, at its expense, a registrar and transfer agent for the Common Stock until such date as no Securities are outstanding.
(f) Registration of Securities; Exchange Approval. The Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act and, as of the Closing Date, the Underlying Securities shall be listed and admitted and authorized for trading (subject to any restrictions or conditions that may be imposed by the Trading Market in accordance with any Nasdaq rule that may be applicable to the Company as a Foreign Private Issuer) on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Trading Market”) or other applicable U.S. national exchange and satisfactory evidence of such action shall have been provided to the Placement Agent. For a period of three (3) years, the Company shall take no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting or suspending from trading the Common Stock from the Trading Market or other applicable U.S. national exchange and the Company has not received any information suggesting that the Commission or the Trading Market or other U.S. applicable national exchange is contemplating terminating such registration or listing.
(g) Additional Documents. The Company will enter into any subscription, purchase or other customary agreements as the Placement Agent or the Investors reasonably deem necessary or appropriate to consummate the Offering, all of which will be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent and the Investors. The Company agrees that the Placement Agent may rely upon, and each is a third-party beneficiary of, the representations and warranties, and applicable covenants, set forth in any such purchase, subscription or other agreement with Investors in the Offering.
(h) No Manipulation of Price. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company.
(i) Acknowledgment. The Company acknowledges that any advice given by the Placement Agent to the Company is solely for the benefit and use of the Board of Directors of the Company and may not be used, reproduced, disseminated, quoted or referred to, without the Placement Agent’s prior written consent.
Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Placement Agent. The obligations of the Placement Agent hereunder shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company set forth in Section 2 hereof, in each case as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date as though then made, to the timely performance by each of the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder on and as of such dates, and to each of the following additional conditions:
(a) No Untrue Statements. The Placement Agent shall not have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to the Closing Date that the SEC Filings contains an untrue statement of a fact which, in the opinion of Placement Agent’s Counsel, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the opinion of such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(b) Compliance with Regulatory Requirements. No order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Securities or any other securities of the Company shall have been issued by any securities commission, securities regulatory authority or stock exchange and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated by any securities commission, securities regulatory authority or stock exchange.
(c) Corporate Proceedings. All corporate proceedings and other legal matters in connection with this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, and the registration or exemption therefrom, sale and delivery of the Securities, shall have been completed or resolved in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent Counsel, and such counsel shall have been furnished with such papers and information as it may reasonably have requested to enable such counsel to pass upon the matters referred to in this Section 5.
(d) No Material Adverse Change. Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (if there shall be more than one Closing Date then prior to each Closing Date), in the Placement Agent’s sole judgment after consultation with the Company, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
(e) Opinion of Counsel for the Company. The Placement Agent shall have received on each Closing Date the favorable opinion of Pryor Cashman LLP, legal counsel to the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, addressed to the Placement Agent and in form and substance satisfactory to the Placement Agent.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) Stock Exchange Listing. The Common Stock shall be registered under the Exchange Act and shall be listed on the Trading Market, and the Company shall not have taken any action designed to terminate, or likely to have the effect of terminating, the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting or suspending from trading the Common Stock from the Trading Market, nor, except as disclosed in the Company’s reports filed under the Exchange Act, shall the Company have received any information suggesting that the Commission or the Trading Market is contemplating terminating such registration or listing.
(h) Placement Agent’s Warrants. On or before each Closing Date, the Placement Agent shall have received executed copies of the Placement Agent’s Warrants with respect to such Closing, provided the Company has received the Placement Agent’s designees for such Placement Agent’s Warrant at least two (2) Business Days prior to such Closing Date.
(i) Additional Documents. On or before each Closing Date, the Placement Agent and counsel for the Placement Agent shall have received such information and documents as they may reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained.
If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Placement Agent by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to a Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Section 6 (Payment of Expenses), Section 7 (Indemnification and Contribution) and Section 8 (Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery) shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
Section 6. Payment of Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation: (i) all expenses incident to the issuance, delivery and qualification of the Securities (including all printing and engraving costs); (ii) all fees and expenses of the registrar and transfer agent of the Common Stock; (iii) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities; (iv) all fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors; (v) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Transaction Documents, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and this Agreement; (vi) all filing fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company or the Placement Agent in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws or the securities laws of any other country; (vii) the fees and expenses associated with including the Securities on the Trading Market; and (viii) the fees and expenses of out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of Placement Agent’s counsel and due diligence analysis not to exceed $120,000; provided, however, if this Agreement is terminated without an offering then such amount shall not exceed $25,000.
Section 7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agent, its Affiliates and each person controlling the Placement Agent (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act), and the directors, officers, agents and employees of the Placement Agent, its Affiliates and each such controlling person (the Placement Agent, and each such entity or person, an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any losses, claims, damages, judgments, assessments, costs and other liabilities (collectively, the “Liabilities”), and shall reimburse each Indemnified Person for all documented fees and expenses (including the documented fees and expenses of one counsel for all Indemnified Persons, except as otherwise expressly provided herein) (collectively, the “Expenses”) as they are incurred by an Indemnified Person in investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending any Actions, whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party thereto, (i) caused by, or arising out of or in connection with, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Transaction Document or by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (other than untrue statements or alleged untrue statements in, or omissions or alleged omissions from, information relating to an Indemnified Person furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person expressly for use in the Transaction Documents) or (ii) otherwise arising out of or in connection with advice or services rendered or to be rendered by any Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby or any Indemnified Person's actions or inactions in connection with any such advice, services or transactions; provided, however, that, the Company shall not be responsible for any Liabilities or Expenses of any Indemnified Person that are finally judicially determined to have resulted solely from such Indemnified Person's (x) gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct in connection with any of the advice, actions, inactions or services referred to above or (y) use of any offering materials or information concerning the Company in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities in the Offering which were not authorized for such use by the Company. The Company also agrees to reimburse each Indemnified Person for all Expenses as they are incurred in connection with enforcing such Indemnified Person's rights under this Agreement.
(b) Upon receipt by an Indemnified Person of actual notice of an Action against such Indemnified Person with respect to which indemnity may be sought under this Agreement, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing; provided that failure by any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company from any liability which the Company may have on account of this indemnity or otherwise to such Indemnified Person, except to the extent the Company shall have been prejudiced by such failure. The Company shall, if requested by the Placement Agent or if the Company so elects, assume the defense of any such Action including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent, which counsel may also be counsel to the Company. Any Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company has failed to promptly assume the defense and employ counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such Action (including any impeded parties) include such Indemnified Person and the Company, and such Indemnified Person shall have been advised in the reasonable opinion of counsel that there is an actual conflict of interest that prevents the counsel selected by the Company from representing both the Company (or another client of such counsel) and any Indemnified Person; provided that the Company shall not in such event be responsible hereunder for the fees and expenses of more than one firm of separate counsel for all Indemnified Persons in connection with any Action or related Actions (as defined herein), in addition to any local counsel. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any Action effected without its written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In addition, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Placement Agent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened Action in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not such Indemnified Person is a party thereto) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person from all Liabilities arising out of such Action for which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder. The indemnification required hereby shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as such expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred and is due and payable. “Action” means any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign).
(c) In the event that the foregoing indemnity is unavailable to an Indemnified Person other than in accordance with this Agreement, the Company shall contribute to the Liabilities and Expenses paid or payable by such Indemnified Person in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Placement Agent and any other Indemnified Person, on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by the immediately preceding clause is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Placement Agent and any other Indemnified Person, on the other hand, in connection with the matters as to which such Liabilities or Expenses relate, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that in no event shall the Company contribute less than the amount necessary to ensure that all Indemnified Persons, in the aggregate, are not liable for any Liabilities and Expenses in excess of the amount of fees actually received by the Placement Agent pursuant to this Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph, the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Placement Agent on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (a) the total value paid or contemplated to be paid to or received or contemplated to be received by the Company in the transaction or transactions that are within the scope of this Agreement, whether or not any such transaction is consummated, bears to (b) the fees paid to the Placement Agent under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act, as amended, shall be entitled to contribution from a party who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.
(d) The Company also agrees that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Company for or in connection with advice or services rendered or to be rendered by any Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby or any Indemnified Person's actions or inactions in connection with any such advice, services or transactions except for Liabilities (and related Expenses) of the Company that are finally judicially determined to have resulted solely from such Indemnified Person's gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct in connection with any such advice, actions, inactions or services.
(e) The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Company set forth herein shall apply to any modification of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any termination of, or the completion of any Indemnified Person's services under or in connection with, this Agreement.
Section 8. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company or any person controlling the Company, of its officers, and of the Placement Agent set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Placement Agent, the Company, or any of its or their partners, officers or directors or any controlling person, as the case may be, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement. A successor to the Placement Agent, or to the Company, its directors or officers or any person controlling the Company, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity, contribution and reimbursement agreements contained in this Agreement.
Section 9. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered, emailed or telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:
If to the Placement Agent to:
Univest Securities, LLC
75 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1838
New York, NY 10019
Attention Edric Yi Guo
Chief Executive Officer
Email: yguo@univest.us
with a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10020
Attention: David Danovitch, Esq.
Email: ddanovitch@sullivanlaw.com
If to the Company:
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.
18455 S. Figueroa Street
Gardena, California 902489
Attention: Legal Department
Email: legal@ff.com
with a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Pryor Cashman LLP
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Ali Panjwani, Esq.
Email: ali.panjwani@pryorcashman.com
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.
Section 10. [Reserved].
Section 11. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the employees, officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and to their respective successors, and personal representative, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.
Section 12. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
Section 13. Governing Law Provisions. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made and delivered in New York City and both this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed as to validity, interpretation, construction, effect and in all other respects by the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Each of the Placement Agent and the Company: (i) agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and/or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be instituted exclusively in New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, (ii) waives any objection which it may have or hereafter to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and (iii) irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of the Placement Agent and the Company further agrees to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and agrees that service of process upon the Company mailed by certified mail to the Company’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company, in any such suit, action or proceeding, and service of process upon the Placement Agent mailed by certified mail to the Placement Agent’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service process upon the Placement Agent, in any such suit, action or proceeding. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor its Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives of the Placement Agent, its Affiliates and each other person, if any, controlling the Placement Agent or any of its Affiliates, shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Company for or in connection with the engagement and transaction described herein except for any such liability for losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred by us that are finally judicially determined to have resulted from the gross negligence, fraud, violation of law or willful misconduct of such individuals or entities. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provision of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
Section 14. General Provisions.
(a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit. Section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
(b) The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Securities: (i) the Placement Agent has acted at arms’ length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to the Company or any other person, (ii) the Placement Agent owes the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement and (iii) the Placement Agent may have interests that differ from those of the Company. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Placement Agent arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Securities.
Section 15. Fee Tail. The Placement Agent shall be entitled to the Cash Fee and Placement Agent’s Warrants calculated in the manner described in Section 1 hereto with respect to any private or public offering or other financing or capital raising transaction of any kind consummated within 12 months of the termination or expiration of this Agreement with an investor whom the Placement Agent has, directly or indirectly, introduced to the Company during the term of this Agreement.
Section 16. Representations and Warranties of the Placement Agent.
(a) The Placement Agent hereby represents and warrants to the Company that, other than ordinary course fees for professional services rendered and other reasonable and customary business development expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, neither it nor any of its Affiliates, nor, to its knowledge, any of its employees, officers, managers, directors, consultants or other representatives, have provided, have committed to provide or will provide anything of value, including any portion of the Cash Fee, to any of the investors not introduced by it to the Company (the “Non-Univest Investors”), including without limitation, V W Investment Holding Limited, FF Global Partners, Senyun International Ltd and Daguan International Limited, or any of their respective Affiliates, in connection with the Offering.
2. Other than ordinary course fees for professional services rendered and other reasonable and customary business development expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, the Placement Agent will not provide any consideration of any kind, at any time before or after the final Closing of the Offering, to any of the Non-Univest Investors or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Offering, including any portion of the Cash Fee payable to the Placement Agent.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign below whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours, | ||
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Matthias Aydt | |
Title: | Global Chief Executive Officer | |
Address for notice: | ||
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. | ||
18455 S. Figueroa Street | ||
Gardena, California 902489 | ||
Attention: Legal Department | ||
Email: legal@ff.com |
Accepted and Agreed to as of
the date first written above:
UNIVEST SECURITIES, LLC | |||
By: | |||
Name: | Edric Yi Guo | ||
Title: | CEO and Head of Investment Banking | ||
Address for notice: | |||
75 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1838 | |||
New York, New York 10019 | |||
Attention: Edric Yi Guo | |||
Email: yguo@univest |
Exhibit A
Placement Agent Investors
Exhibit B
Form of Placement Agent Warrant
Exhibit 99.1
Faraday Future Secures New $41 Million Funding Commitment to Advance Faraday X (FX) and AI Strategic Upgrades
● | This round of financing is expected to bring the Company’s total fundraising to over $100 million since September 2024. |
Los Angeles, CA (March 24, 2025) -- Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) (“Faraday Future”, “FF” or the “Company”), a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company today announced that it has secured $41 million in new cash financing commitments. The Company expects to use the net proceeds to accelerate the Company’s growth and development, including for general corporate purposes, the continued advancement of the Company’s FX brand and the execution and advancement of strategic projects to achieve the Company’s target of rolling out the first FX vehicle by the end of 2025, AI development, including research and development and testing of end-to-end autonomous driving capabilities, focusing on the three key AI directions outlined in the Company’s previous AI announcements, as well as AI talent acquisition and infrastructure building, recruiting AI-related top talent, building essential infrastructure and forming capital partnerships.
This financing marks FF’s third funding commitment of at least $30 million in the past six months, surpassing the previous two $30 million financing rounds in September 2024 and December 2024. With this latest round of financing, the Company’s total committed financing over the past seven months has now exceeded $100 million. Univest Securities, LLC served as exclusive placement agent in this financing.
“This new round of funding lays a solid foundation for not only FF but also our new FX brand as it continues to make important milestones in market strategy and in product development,” said Matthias Aydt, Global CEO of FF. “I am optimistic about the opportunities that this new funding will bring, including supporting the ongoing production of our FF 91 2.0 and the growth of the FX brand in 2025.”
This new financing is expected to further strengthen the Company’s financial stability. FF remains committed to optimizing resource allocation, enhancing cost control, improving supply chain management efficiency and further increasing overall operational effectiveness. The Company will ensure the newly secured funds are strategically allocated to the core initiatives of the FX strategy, accelerating business growth, expanding market presence and enhancing long-term competitiveness.
The $41 million financing commitment is structured mainly in the form of unsecured convertible notes (“Convertible Notes”) and warrants (“Warrants”) to acquire additional shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”), plus up to an additional $10 million that may be committed prior to the first closing (the “Financing”). For additional information regarding the material terms relating to the Financing, please see the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 24, 2025.
“We appreciate our strategic partner, Univest Securities, as our exclusive placement agent in this offering, has demonstrated exceptional dedication and expertise throughout the financing process. We also appreciate FF Global Partners and Jerry Wang’s support on this transaction,” said Koti Meka, CFO of FF. “FF is consistently focused on operational efficiency and ensuring that capital is invested in the most valuable areas. The success of this financing round further strengthens our financial flexibility, enabling us to execute the FX strategy more efficiently and drive FF’s long-term growth.”
The Convertible Notes, along with the Warrants and other securities in this offering (collectively, the “Securities”), will be issued and sold in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the exemption for transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws.
Accordingly, the Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws.
The Company has agreed to file one or more registration statements with the SEC to register the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and exercise of the Warrants issued in connection with the Financing. The Company has also agreed to call a shareholder meeting to ask for stockholder approval for this financing.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
ABOUT FARADAY FUTURE
Faraday Future is a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company. Founded in 2014, the Company’s mission is to disrupt the automotive industry by creating a user-centric, technology-first and smart driving experience. Faraday Future’s flagship model, the FF91, exemplifies its vision for luxury, innovation and performance. The new FX strategy aims to introduce mass production models equipped with state-of-the-art luxury technology similar to the FF 91, targeting a broader market with middle-to-low price range offerings. FF is committed to redefining mobility through AI innovation. For more information, please visit https://www.ff.com/us/
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future,” “propose” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which include statements regarding the successful closings of the Financing, the anticipated use of funds from the Financing, the FX strategy and plans for the FX brand, the target to roll off the first FX vehicle by the end of 2025, the Company’s ability to deliver the three key AI directions outlined in its previous AI announcements, the products offered by the Company and the markets in which it operates and the Company’s projected future results and market opportunities, are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include, among others: that the closings of the Financing could be delayed or not occur at all; the timing for the two prototype mules to clear U.S. customs; the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and improve its liquidity and financial position; the Company’s ability to pay its outstanding obligations; the Company’s ability to remediate its material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and the risks related to the restatement of previously issued consolidated financial statements; the Company’s limited operating history and the significant barriers to growth it faces; the Company’s history of losses and expectation of continued losses; the success of the Company’s payroll expense reduction plan; the Company’s ability to execute on its plans to develop and market its vehicles and the timing of these development programs; the Company’s estimates of the size of the markets for its vehicles and cost to bring those vehicles to market; the rate and degree of market acceptance of the Company’s vehicles; the Company’s ability to cover future warranty claims; the success of other competing manufacturers; the performance and security of the Company’s vehicles; current and potential litigation involving the Company; the Company’s ability to receive funds from, satisfy the conditions precedent of and close on the various financings described elsewhere by the Company; the result of future financing efforts, the failure of any of which could result in the Company seeking protection under the Bankruptcy Code; the Company’s indebtedness; the Company’s ability to use its “at-the-market” program; insurance coverage; general economic and market conditions impacting demand for the Company’s products; potential negative impacts of a reverse stock split; potential cost, headcount and salary reduction actions may not be sufficient or may not achieve their expected results; circumstances outside of the Company’s control, such as natural disasters, climate change, health epidemics and pandemics, terrorist attacks and civil unrest; risks related to the Company’s operations in China; the success of the Company’s remedial measures taken in response to the Special Committee findings; the Company’s dependence on its suppliers and contract manufacturer; the Company’s ability to develop and protect its technologies; the Company’s ability to protect against cybersecurity risks; the ability of the Company to attract and retain employees; any adverse developments in existing legal proceedings or the initiation of new legal proceedings and volatility of the Company’s stock price. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 28, 2024, as amended on May 30, 2024 and June 24, 2024, as updated by the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on July 30, 2024, and other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC.
CONTACTS
Investors (English): ir@faradayfuture.com
Investors (Chinese): cn-ir@faradayfuture.com
Media: john.schilling@ff.com
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