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 20, 2025
VSEE HEALTH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-41015 | 86-2970927 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
980 N Federal Hwy #304 Boca Raton, Florida |
33432 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 672-7068
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | VSEE | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Warrants, which entitles the holder to purchase one (1) share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per whole share | VSEEW | 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 x
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
As previously disclosed in its Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 1, 2024, VSee Health, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with an accredited and institutional investor (the “Investor”) on September 30, 2024. On March 20, 2025, the parties to the SPA entered into a first amendment to the SPA (the “SPA Amendment”). Pursuant to the SPA Amendment, the Company issued to the Investor a senior secured note in the aggregate principal amount of $555,555.56 (the “Note”), and also issued to the Investor 100,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) as commitment shares. Pursuant to the SPA Amendment, the Company’s subsidiaries will also guaranty the obligations under the Note pursuant to the Guaranty Agreement entered on September 30, 2024 and the Note will be fully secured by collateral of the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to the Security Agreement entered on September 30, 2024.
The Note bears an interest rate of 5% per annum and will mature on November 1, 2025. The Note is not convertible into shares of Common Stock and it provides for certain events of default that are typical for a transaction of this type, including, among other things, any breach of the representations or warranties made by the Company or its subsidiaries. In connection with any event of default that results in the acceleration of payment of the Note and while it is continuing, the interest rate on the Note shall accrue at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 24% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law.
Concurrently with the execution of the SPA Amendment, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with another accredited and institutional investor (the “Second Investor”), pursuant to which the Company issued to the Second Investor a secured note in the aggregate principal amount of $108,695.65 (the “Second Note”) and 25,000 shares of its Common Stock. The Second Note will be fully secured by collateral of the Company pursuant to a Security Agreement entered between the Company and the Second Investor on March 20, 2025 (the “March 2025 Security Agreement”). The Second Note bears an interest rate of 18% per annum and will mature on December 20, 2025. The Second Note is convertible into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price equals to the greater of (i) $2.00 or (ii) the lower of (a) the lowest average historical Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) of a share of Common Stock as quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market for the five trading days immediately preceding March 20, 2025 or (b) the Historical NOCP of Common Stock as quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market on the day prior to March 20, 2025. From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any event of default of the Second Note, the interest rate on the Second Note shall be increased to the lower of 28% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. The Second Note is subordinated to the Note, the senior secured convertible note issued to the Investor on September 30, 2024 and the senior convertible promissory note with an aggregate principal value of $2,523,744.29 issued to an investor on June 24, 2024 as further described in the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 28, 2024.
As previously disclosed in its Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 22, 2023, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited and institutional investor on November 21, 2023. On March 20, 2025, the parties to the Equity Purchase Agreement entered into an amendment to the Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment to Equity Purchase Agreement”) whereby the floor price described therein was amended to $1.25, which shall be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, share split or other similar transactions.
The foregoing descriptions of the SPA Amendment, the Note, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Second Note, the March 2025 Security Agreement, and the Amendment to Equity Purchase Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the terms and conditions of the SPA Amendment, the Note, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Second Note, the March 2025 Security Agreement, and the Amendment to Equity Purchase Agreement, respectively filed as Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2, Exhibit 10.3, Exhibit 10.4, Exhibit 10.5 and Exhibit 10.6 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 21, 2025 | VSEE HEALTH, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Imoigele Aisiku | |
Name: | Imoigele Aisiku | |
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
To: | VSEE HEALTH, INC. |
Attention: | Imoigele Aisiku Co-Chief Executive Officer (iaisiku@idocvms.com) |
March 20, 2025
Re: Amendment No. 1
Dear Imoigele Aisiku:
Reference is made to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2024 (as modified to the date hereof, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among VSee Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Company”), [____________] and the other Purchasers from time to time party thereto and [_____], as collateral agent for the Purchaser Parties, as defined therein (together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Collateral Agent”); capitalized terms used but not defined herein are used as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, as of the date hereof, the following Transaction Documents are hereby amended as follows:
Purchase Agreement
· | The following definitions are hereby inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Purchase Agreement (and, where applicable, replace in their entirety existing definitions for the same terms in this Section 1.1): |
“Closing” means the initial closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Securities pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Purchase Agreement and the second closing pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Purchase Agreement as amended hereby.
“Note” means each Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers on the Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, issued by the Company to each Purchaser hereunder and as of the Closing Date or the Second Closing Date.
“Second Closing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.
“Second Closing Date’ means the Trading Day on which, or next following the day on which, all of the Transaction Documents required to be executed or delivered prior to the Second Closing have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto and all other conditions precedent to (i) each Initial Purchaser’s obligations to pay the Purchase Price and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Purchased Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.
“Second Closing Shares” means 100,000 shares of Common Stock.
“Transaction Securities” means the Commitment Shares, the Second Closing Shares, the Issuable Securities and the Purchased Securities.
· | Section 2.1 (Purchase) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following at the end thereof to read in its entirety as follows: |
In addition, there shall be a second Closing Date in or around March 2025 (the “Second Closing Date”) where, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, each Initial Purchaser will purchase, severally and not jointly, its ratable share of an aggregate (for all Initial Purchasers) of the Note issued on March 20, 2025 (the “Second Closing”) for an aggregate Purchase Price of $500,000.00.
· | Sections 2.2 (Closing) and 2.4 (Closing Conditions) of the Purchase Agreement are hereby amended by inserting “and the Second Closing” immediately after “Closing” wherever it appears therein and inserting “and the Second Closing Date” immediately after “Closing Date” whenever it appears therein. |
· | A new clause (c) is hereby inserted at the end of Section 2.3 (Deliveries) to read in its entirety as follows: |
(c) Deliveries to Initial Purchasers at Second Closing. On or prior to the Second Closing (except as noted), the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Initial Purchaser the following, each dated as of the Second Closing Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and such Initial Purchaser:
(i) a Note for such Initial Purchaser duly executed by the Company with an aggregate Initial Principal Amount equal to $555,555.56;
(ii) the Second Closing Shares, registered in the name of such Initial Purchaser (as payment of a one-time, non-refundable fee for such Initial Purchaser entering into the Second Closing);
(iii) amendments to other Transaction Documents as appropriate to effect the Second Closing;
(iv) an officer’s certificate and compliance certificate from each Company Party, each in form and substance acceptable to such Initial Purchaser, together with resolutions approving the Transaction Documents, good standing certificates and other exhibits thereto;
(v) a closing statement, in form and substance acceptable to such Purchaser, and such other opinions, statements, agreements and other documents as such Initial Purchaser may require;
(vi) a written consent from the Board of Directors authorizing the Second Closing;
(vii) evidence of submission of a Nasdaq Listing of Additional Shares Notification Form in connection with the Second Closing; and
(viii) a waiver and consent, in form and substance acceptable to such Initial Purchaser.
· | The lead-in paragraphs to Sections 3.1 (Representations and Warranties of the Company Parties) and 3.2 (Representations and Warranties of Each Purchaser) are hereby amended by inserted “and the Second Closing Date” immediately after “Closing Date” wherever it appears therein. |
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· | Section 6.2 (Fees and Expenses) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting a new clause (h) at the end thereof to read in its entirety as follows: |
(h) all the actual and reasonable costs, fees and expenses of negotiation, preparation, execution and closing of the Transaction Documents on or about the Second Closing Date and the purchase and sale of the Purchased Securities in connection therewith and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated on or about the Second Closing Date, including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to such Purchaser Party in connection therewith; provided, that such reimbursement obligation shall not exceed $50,000 for Sullivan & Worcester LLP and an additional $10,000 for other counsel, in the aggregate;
Registration Agreement
The Registration Agreement is hereby amended by adding “and the Second Closing Shares” immediately after “Commitment Shares” wherever it appears therein.
This amendment is a Transaction Document and is limited as written. As of the date first written above, each reference in the Purchase Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Transaction Documents to the Purchase Agreement (including, without limitation, by means of words like “thereunder,” “thereof” and words of like import), shall refer to the Purchase Agreement as modified thereby, and the provisions in this amendment amending the Purchase Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single agreement with the Purchase Agreement. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, (A) waive or modify any Default or Event of Default (whether or not existing on the date hereof), right, power or remedy under, or any other provision of, any Transaction Document (in each case, other than any failure to comply with any provision of a Transaction Document amended hereby that would not have been a failure if such Transaction Document had been amended as provided herein prior to the date hereof) or (B) commit or otherwise obligate the Holder or the Collateral Agent to enter into or consider entering into any other consent, waiver or modification of any Transaction Document or make any further purchases or other advances pursuant to any Transaction Documents.
Each Company Party hereby agrees that it continues to guaranty, jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably, pursuant to the Guaranty, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, the full and punctual payment when due of the Obligations of any other Company Party owing under the Transaction Document as modified hereby (subject to the limitations set forth in the Guaranty) and that the terms hereof shall not affect in any way its obligations and liabilities, as expressly modified hereby, under the Transaction Documents. Each Company Party hereby reaffirms (a) all of its obligations and liabilities under the Transaction Documents as modified hereby, and agrees that such obligations and liabilities shall remain in full force and effect and (b) all Liens granted under the Transaction Documents, and agrees that such Liens shall continue to secure the Obligations.
In further consideration for the execution of this amendment by the Holder and without limiting any rights or remedies the Holder or any of its Related Parties may have, each Company Party hereby releases each of the Holder and each of its Related Parties (each a “Releasee” and, collectively, the “Releasees”) against any and all claims and from any other Losses of any Company Party or any Subsidiary thereof, whether or not relating to any Transaction Document, any obligation or liability owing thereunder, any asset of any Company Party or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any legal relationship that exists or may exist between any Releasee and any Company Party or any Subsidiary of any Company Party. Each Company Party, each for itself and for its Subsidiaries, acknowledges and agrees that it or its Subsidiaries may discover information later that could have affected materially their willingness to agree to the release in this paragraph and that neither such possibility, which it took into account when executing this amendment, nor such discovery, as to which it expressly assumes the risk, shall affect the effectiveness of the release in this paragraph, and waives the benefit of any legal requirement that may provide otherwise.
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As a Transaction Document, this amendment is subject to various interpretative and miscellaneous sections set forth in the Purchase Agreement and other Transaction Documents that apply expressly to all Transaction Documents, located principally Article VI (Miscellaneous) of the Purchase Agreement (but also, without limitation, in Section 4.14 (Indemnification) thereof), including Section 6.2 (Fees and Expenses) thereof (which provides, without limitation, reimbursement to the Purchaser Parties for fees, costs and expenses of negotiation, preparation, execution and signing of this amendment or otherwise relating to this amendment or the transactions contemplated herein) and Sections 6.3(a) (Entire Agreement), 6.3(b) (Amendments), 6.3(c) (Beneficiary, Successors and Assigns), 6.3(d) (No Implied Waivers or Notice Rights), 6.3(e) (Counterparts), Section 6.3(f) (Electronic Signatures), 6.4 (Notices), 6.7 (Severability) and 6.15 (Interpretation) (containing various interpretative provisions and additional definitions) thereof. In addition, without limitation, (a) Section 6.6 (Governing Law and Courts) thereof provides that this amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and that Proceedings in respect hereto shall be brought exclusively in the Delaware state courts sitting in Wilmington, DE or the federal courts for the District of Delaware sitting in Wilmington, DE (subject to certain exceptions for enforcement Proceedings brought by the Collateral Agent or any Purchaser Party) and (b) Section 6.16 (Waiver of Jury Trial, Certain Other Rights), the parties thereto (which include the parties hereto) thereby irrevocably and unconditionally waived, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Regulations, any right that they may have to trial by jury of any claim or cause of action or in any Proceeding, directly or indirectly based upon or arising out of, under or in connection with, this amendment or the transactions contemplated therein or related thereto (whether founded in contract, tort or any other theory). The parties hereto hereby reaffirm all of these and all other provisions of the Transaction Documents applying to the Transaction Documents as applying to this amendment, all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. The Company hereby reaffirms that the representations and warranties of each Company Party contained in any Transaction Document shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and the Second Closing Date (as defined above) (unless expressly made as of an earlier date herein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date).
[Signature Pages Follow]
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This amendment may be executed in counterparts, which may be effectively transmitted by fax or e-mail (in each case return receipt requested and obtained) and which, together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Very truly yours, | |||
[____________], | |||
as Holder |
By: | /s/ | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
Accepted and Agreed
As of the Date First Written Above:
VSEE HEALTH, INC., | |||
as Company | |||
By: | /s/ Imoigele Aisiku | ||
Name: | Imoigele Aisiku | ||
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
VSee Lab, Inc., | |||
as Company Party | |||
By: | /s/ Milton Chen | ||
Name: | Milton Chen | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
iDoc Virtual Telehealth Solutions, Inc., | |||
as Company Party | |||
By: | /s/ Imoigele Aisiku | ||
Name: | Imoigele Aisiku | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 10.2
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES REGULATIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE OR PLEDGED AS SECURITY IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION WITHOUT RELIANCE ON AN EXEMPTION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES REGULATIONS.
THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (“OID”). PURSUANT TO TREASURY REGULATION §1.1275-3(B)(1), IMOIGELE AISIKU, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY WILL, BEGINNING TEN DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE DATE OF THIS NOTE, PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE HOLDER UPON REQUEST THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN TREASURY REGULATION §1.1275-3(B)(1)(I). IMOIGELE AISIKU MAY BE REACHED AT (561) 672-7068, IAISIKU@IDOCVMS.COM.
PROMISSORY NOTE
DUE NOVEMBER 1, 2025
Original Issue Date: March 20, 2025 | Principal Amount: $555,555.56 |
Purchase Price: $500,000.00 |
This Promissory Note is one of a series of duly authorized and validly issued Promissory Notes of VSee Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”), designated as its Promissory Note due November 1, 2025 (this “Note” and, collectively with the other Notes of such series, the “Notes”), issued and sold by the Company pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2024, as amended, by and among the Company, the other Company Parties and [______________] (together with its successors and registered assigns, the “Holder”), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchase Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Purchase Agreement on the date hereof, with such amendments as may be acceptable to the Holder in its sole discretion). This Note is entered into pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and is subject to the terms and conditions thereof.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to the order of the Holder the principal amount of $555,555.56 on November 1, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”) in full in cash or on such earlier date as this Note is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, in each case together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon and all other Obligations (as defined below), and otherwise to pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate then outstanding principal amount of this Note and such other Obligations in accordance with the provisions hereof. Amounts repaid will not be advanced again.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes hereof, in addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Note or not defined in this Note but defined in the Purchase Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of, or other arrangement conveying the right to use, any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) consistently applied, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
“Capital Stock” means any share, participation or other equivalent (however designated) of the capital stock of a corporation, any equivalent ownership interest in any other Person, including partnership interests and membership interests, and any warrant, right or option to purchase or other arrangement (including through a conversion or exchange of any other property) to acquire or subscribe for any item otherwise satisfying the definition of “Capital Stock,” whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other Capital Stock into which such shares of common stock may hereafter be changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
“Customary Permitted Liens” means all of the following, for any Person:
(i) Liens securing the payment of taxes, assessments or other charges or levies imposed by any Governmental Authority which are either not yet overdue or the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on such Person’s books;
(ii) non-consensual statutory Liens (other than Liens securing the payment of taxes) arising in the ordinary course of business to the extent (A) such Liens secure Indebtedness that is not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or (B) such Liens secure Indebtedness relating to claims or liabilities that are fully insured and being defended at the sole cost and expense and at the sole risk of the insurer or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, in each case prior to the commencement of foreclosure or other similar proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on such Person’s books;
(iii) zoning, building and land use restrictions, easements, servitudes, encumbrances, licenses, covenants and other restrictions affecting the use of real property or minor defects or irregularities in title thereto that do not interfere in any material respect with the use of such real property or the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as presently conducted thereon or materially impair the value of the real property that may be subject thereto;
(iv) pledges and deposits of cash in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security benefits consistent with current practices as in effect on the date hereof;
(v) undetermined or inchoate Liens and charges arising or potentially arising under statutory provisions which have not at the time been filed or registered in accordance with applicable Regulation or of which written notice has not been duly given in accordance with applicable Regulation or which although filed or registered, relate to obligations not due or delinquent, including without limitation statutory Liens incurred, or pledges or deposits made, under worker’s compensation, employment insurance and other social security legislation;
(vi) Liens or deposits to secure the performance of bids, tenders, expropriation proceedings, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (other than for borrowed money), and deposits to secure equipment contracts, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) appeal bonds;
(viii) landlord Liens for rent not yet due and payable;
(ix) Liens arising from operating leases and the precautionary UCC financing statement filings in respect thereof;
(x) judgments and other similar Liens arising in connection with court proceedings that do not constitute a Default or Event of Default; provided, that, (A) such Liens are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, (B) adequate reserves or other appropriate provision, if any, as are required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, have been made therefor and (C) a stay of enforcement of any such Liens is in effect; and (xi) customary rights of set-off or combination of accounts in favor of a financial institution with respect to deposits maintained by such Person.
“Default” means any event which, with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both, would become an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means twenty-four percent (24%) per annum.
“Dispute Submission Deadline” has the meaning specified in Section 6(d)(ii).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 5(a).
“Fundamental Transaction” means any of the following transactions, whether effected directly or indirectly or through on or a series of related transactions: (i) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person; (ii) any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of the Company’s assets, other than in the ordinary course of business and, individually or in the aggregate, for less than 10% of the Company’s assets, (iii) the completion and acceptance by holders of more than 50% of the Common Stock of any purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) pursuant to which holders of Common Stock Sell, tender or exchange their shares for other Securities, cash or property, (iv) 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, (v) a stock or share purchase or other business combination (including a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) whereby any other Person acquires more than fifty percent (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 or other business combination).
“Late Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2(e).
“Mandatory Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2(a).
“Minimum Interest Amount” means 5% of the Initial Principal Amount of this Note; provided, that such amount shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued hereunder on the principal amount of this Note.
“Note Register” has the meaning specified in Section 3(c).
“Obligations” means all amounts, indebtedness, obligations, liabilities, covenants and duties of every type and description owing by any Company Party from time to time to the Holder, the Collateral Agent or any of their Purchaser Parties under this Note or any other Transaction Document, whether direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, now existing or hereafter arising and however acquired (regardless of whether acquired by assignment), whether or not evidenced by any note or other instrument or for the payment of money, including, without duplication, (i) the principal amount of the Note owing by the Company or any other Company Party (including any Mandatory Prepayment Amount and any Minimum Interest Amount owing hereunder), (ii) all other amounts, fees (including all Late Fees), interest (including the Minimum Interest Amount and interest accruing at the Default Rate), liquidated damages, commissions, charges, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities (including Losses and other amounts for which any Company Party is required to indemnify the Collateral Agent, the Holder, or any of their Purchaser Parties under the Purchase Agreement), reimbursement of amounts paid and other sums chargeable to any Company Party under any Transaction Document or otherwise arising under any Transaction Document and (iii) all interest on any item otherwise qualifying as “Obligation” hereunder, whether or not accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding.
“Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of this Note, regardless of any transfers of any Note and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Note.
“Permitted Debt” means all of the following: (i) Indebtedness owing to any Secured Party; (ii) Indebtedness owing to [_______________]; (iii) unsecured intercompany Indebtedness between the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (iv) unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to trade creditors (including overdue amounts on invoices) incurred on customary terms in the ordinary course of business; (v) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary under Capital Leases for equipment or Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary secured by a Purchase Money Lien, which Indebtedness shall not at any time exceed $50,000 in the aggregate for the Company and its Subsidiaries; (vi) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under leases for facilities that are treated as Capital Leases under GAAP and (vii) Indebtedness set forth in the SEC Reports or in the Disclosure Certificate.
“Permitted Liens” means (i) any Liens of the Secured Parties; (ii) Customary Permitted Liens of the Company Parties; and (iii) Purchase Money Liens granted to or held by Purchase Money Lien lenders in connection with the purchase, leasing or acquisition of capital equipment in the ordinary course of business and without resulting in a contravention of any applicable provisions of this Note.
“Purchase Agreement Notes” means all “Notes” issued under, and as defined in, the Purchase Agreement.
“Purchase Money Lien” means any Lien securing Indebtedness (i) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such equipment or indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of such equipment or (ii) existing on such equipment at the time of its acquisition, in each case provided, that the Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment.
“Required Dispute Documentation” has the meaning specified in Section 6(d)(ii).
“Secured Parties” means the Holder, the Collateral Agent and each other holder of Purchased Securities, each beneficiary of any indemnification or reimbursement obligation by any Company Party under the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
“Subsequent Offering” has the meaning specified in Section 2(a).
All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.
SECTION 2. REPAYMENT
a) Mandatory Prepayments. On the next Business Day following the Company consummating any public or private offering or any other issuance of any Capital Stock or any other issuance of any Capital Stock, Stock Equivalents or of any other Securities or Indebtedness (including any issuance of Common Stock to the general public, entering into any Equity Line of Credit or issuing any Variable-Priced Equity-Linked Instrument) or any other debt or equity financing or capital-raising transaction of any kind (each a “Subsequent Offering”) on any date other than the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder in cash an amount equal to 100% of the net proceeds of such Subsequent Offering to repay the Obligations (a “Mandatory Prepayment Amount”). The Company shall provide notice to the Holder of the closing of such Subsequent Offering, including the expected net proceeds thereof, not later than the 10th day preceding the date of consummation of such Subsequent Offering, which notice shall be irrevocable and constitute an agreement to pay the Mandatory Prepayment Amount on the date of consummation of such Subsequent Offering. This Section 2(b) is merely a requirement to redeem this Note and not an authorization to consummate any Subsequent Offering otherwise prohibited by the Transaction Documents.
b) Voluntary Prepayments. So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, at any time upon ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Holder (which notice shall be a Transaction Document and constitute an irrevocable agreement to pay such amount on the date set forth on such notice) stating the proposed date and proposed principal amount of such prepayment, the Company may prepay any portion of the principal amount of this Note, any accrued and unpaid interest (including any remaining Minimum Interest Amount on such principal amount), and any other Obligations then due and payable, without any penalty.
c) Interest. The Company shall pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate then-outstanding principal amount of this Note (and the then-outstanding principal amount of any other Obligation owing that does not expressly provide for any other rate of interest), which shall accrue daily at the rate of five percent (5%) per annum from the date this Note is issued (or in the case of any other Obligation, from the date such obligation becomes due and payable) through the date such principal amount or other Obligation is paid in full; provided, that the Minimum Interest Amount shall be fully earned and accrued on the Original Issue Date. Accrued interest shall replace and not add to the Minimum Interest Amount and all payments of such accrued interest shall cause a corresponding reduction in any remaining Minimum Interest Amount. Accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on the first day of each calendar month, on the Maturity Date, or as otherwise set forth herein. Any interest accrued and unpaid on any principal amount, and any remaining Minimum Interest Amount on such principal amount, shall be due and payable upon any repayment of such principal amount under this Note. Upon an Event of Default, the interest rate set forth hereunder shall increase as provided in Section 5(b) of this Note. The Minimum Interest Amount is intended to compensate the Holder for a lesser profit in case of early repayment and for the internal and external work and expenditure of time and money involved in the evaluation and preparation of the Transaction Documents and the Closing thereunder. The Minimum Interest Amount is not to be construed to cover or be applied against any indemnity or any out-of-pocket fees, costs or expenses incurred in any action to collect any Obligation or to foreclose any Lien securing the same. This provision shall not affect or limit the Holder’s rights or remedies with respect to any Event of Default. This provision shall not affect or limit the Holder’s rights or remedies with respect to any Event of Default.
d) Default Rate. Immediately on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, without need for notice or demand all of which are waived, interest on this Note shall, in whole, automatically and without the need for any notice, demand or any other action by the Collateral Agent or the Holder all of which are hereby waived, accrue and be owed daily at an increased interest rate equal to the lower of the Default Rate or the maximum rate permitted under applicable Regulations. If an Event of Default (after giving effect to notice periods and grace periods) occurs, the Default Rate shall become effective as of the date the Default that because such Event of Default first occurred, without consideration for any notice provision or grace period.
e) Late Fee. The Company shall pay a late fee (each a “Late Fee”) on any Obligation that is not paid when due, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of such payment, to the Person owed such Obligation. This Late Fee shall be due and payable immediately upon such failure. It is intended to cover the inconvenience and additional internal, administrative and other fees, costs and expenses involved in processing delinquent payments and is not to be construed to cover or be applied against any indemnity or any out-of-pocket fees, costs or expenses incurred in any action to collect any Obligation or to foreclose any Lien securing the same. This provision shall not affect or limit the Holder’s rights or remedies with respect to any Event of Default. This obligation to pay a Late Fee is a separate obligation and, once it has arisen hereunder, a failure to pay such Late Fee will not be cured implicitly by any waiver of any Event of Default or similar event that may have caused the payment that gave rise to such Late Fee.
f) Calculations and Payment Provisions. All payments made to the Holder, the Collateral Agent and their Purchaser Parties under any Transaction Document, except as otherwise expressly provided in any Transaction Document, shall be made in cash, which shall mean in immediately available Dollars and without set off or counterclaim. Interest and fees owing to any of them shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve thirty (30)-day periods, for the actual number of days occurring, in whole or in part, in the applicable period. The Holder (or, for payments owing to it, the Collateral Agent) shall have the option to refuse or accept, in their sole discretion, any payment to the Collateral Agent, the Holder or their Purchaser Parties attempted to be made without a required notice, without a required Minimum Interest Amount or without a required fee. The Holder (or, for payments owing to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent) may, in its sole discretion, apply or recharacterize any payment made under any Transaction Document to the payment of any outstanding Obligation, regardless of the intended characterization thereof by any Company Party, including by recharacterizing a payment of principal made to a payment of a Minimum Interest Amount or a required fee, even if this characterization results in a smaller payment of principal. The Company hereby irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of any payment (or, after any Event of Default, any proceeds of Collateral) to any Obligation. Whenever any payment under any Transaction Document shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day, including for purposes of the calculation of interest and fees. Each determination by the Holder (or, for payments owing to it, the Collateral Agent) of an amount of interest or fee due hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
SECTION 3. REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES
a) Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.
b) Investment Representations. This Note has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with applicable federal and state securities Regulations.
c) Reliance on Note Register. The Company shall maintain in its records a list of the Holders and of registration and transfers of the Note (the “Note Register”). The initial Holder is listed herein. Any Holder may later notify in writing the Company of an assignment or transfer and the Company shall notify such transfer in the Note Register. Failure by the Company to duly notify such transfer in the Note Register shall not affect the validity of such assignment or transfer. Nevertheless, if the Company has not received notice of any transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is duly registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue. Upon request by the Holder, the Company shall immediately execute and deliver to such Holder replacement Note or Notes, which may involve executing multiple Notes with split amounts to reflect partial assignments. Promptly upon receipt of such replacement Note or Notes, such Holder shall deliver the original Note back to the Company or, if the original Note is lost or stolen, provide an affidavit to the Company to that effect.
SECTION 4. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
a) As long as at least $50,000 of this Note or any other Obligation is not paid in full in cash, no Company Party shall, and no Company Party shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, do, or enter into any agreement to do, any of the following:
i. create, enter into, create, incur, assume, enter into or suffer to exist, any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Debt) or any Guaranty Obligations with respect thereto, or repay the principal amount of, redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to repay the principal amount of, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire, any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Debt) or any Guaranty Obligation with respect thereto, whether or not existing on the Original Issue Date (other than the Purchase Agreement Notes on a pro rata basis based on the principal amounts outstanding);
ii. create, permit, incur or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind, on or with respect to any of its assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom, other than the Liens securing the Obligations created pursuant to the Transactions Documents and Permitted Liens;
iii. Sell any of its assets other than disposition of assets in the ordinary course of business;
iv. amend its charter documents in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder;
v. make, approve, or offer to make any Restricted Payment with respect to any shares of Capital Stock (other than the issuance and distribution of the Transaction Securities, and then only as otherwise required under the Transaction Documents); vi. except as part of a bona-fide permitted equity financing or for an Exempt Issuance, issue any Capital Stock to any Related Party that is not a Company Party or a Subsidiary of any Company Party; or
vii. enter into any other transaction with, or make any other payment (other than payments with respect to Permitted Debt permitted pursuant to clause Section 4(a)(i) above) to, any Related Party of the Company that is not a Company Party or Subsidiary of any Company Party, including (A) investments by any Company Party or any Subsidiary thereof in such other Related Party, whether in Capital Stock, Stock Equivalents, other Securities, Indebtedness owing by such Related Party or otherwise, or Indebtedness owing to any such other Related Party and (B) transfers, sales, leases, assignments or other acquisitions or dispositions of any asset), except for (x) Exempt Issuances, (y) transactions in the ordinary course of business on a basis no less favorable to the Company Parties and their Subsidiaries as would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not a Related Party and that are expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval) and (z) salaries and other director or employee or other staff or agent compensation, including expense reimbursements and employee benefits, of the Company Parties and their Subsidiaries that, in the case of officers, directors and employees, staff and agents that are also Related Parties even if their employee, staff or agent relationship is not taken into account, does not include any increase from the compensation in effect on, and disclosed to the Collateral Agent and the Holder on the Closing Date;
viii. consummate a Fundamental Transaction;
ix. change the nature of their business from the business conducted by them on the date hereof;
x. fail to use the proceeds of the Note as provided for in the Transaction Documents (including by being engaged in operations involving the financing of any investments or activities in, or any payments to, any Sanctioned Person) or conduct its business in a manner that causes it to become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) or fail to provide a certification thereof to the Holder to that effect when requested; or
xi. directly or indirectly (including through agents, contractors, trustees, representatives or advisors) (a) be in violation of any Sanctions Law or engage in, or conspire or attempt to engage in, any transaction evading or avoiding any prohibition in any Sanctions Law, (b) be a Sanctioned Person or derive revenues from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons, (c) have any assets located in Sanctioned Jurisdictions, (d) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transactions relating to, any property or interest in property blocked pursuant to any Regulation administered or enforced by OFAC or (e) fail to comply with any material Regulations or Contractual Obligations applicable to it or fail to obtain or comply with any material Permits.
SECTION 5. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
a) “Event of Default” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by Regulation or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or Regulation of any Governmental Authority):
i. any default in the payment of (A) the principal amount of this Note or (B) any interest, fees, liquidated damages or any other Obligation owing to the Holder, the Collateral Agent or any of their Purchaser Parties under any Transaction Document, within five (5) Business Days after the same shall become due and payable (whether on the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise);
ii. any Company Party shall fail for any reason to comply with Section 2.3(a) (Deliveries to Initial Purchasers) or Section 4.8 (Trading Activities of Purchasers) of the Purchase Agreement or Section 2(b), Section 2(e) or Section 6(j) of this Note or any other Section of this Note or any Transaction Document that provides for an action after a notice period or that provides a specific period of time for the Company Parties to comply with; iii. any representation or warranty made by any Company Party in this Note, any other Transaction Document, any other Contractual Obligation with, or any other report, financial statement, document, written statement or certificate made or delivered to, the Holder or any other Holder Party shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;
iv. any Company Party shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of such Company Party’s intention to not honor any provision of this Note or any other Transaction Document;
v. any Company Party shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant, provision, or agreement contained in this Note or any other Transaction Document which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (A) five (5) Trading Days after notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any other Holder Party to the Company and (B) ten (10) Trading Days after any Company Party has become or should have become aware of such failure;
vi. except as set forth in the Disclosure Certificate, (a) a breach, default or event of default (without regard for any cure period therefor provided therein) shall have occurred under any Indebtedness of any Company Party (a) having (individually or in the aggregate for all such Indebtedness) an aggregate maximum principal amount or commitment greater than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000), or (b) any such Indebtedness shall become or be declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;
vii. except as set forth in the Disclosure Certificate, a breach, default or event of default (without regard to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument or any subsequent waiver or other modification thereto) shall have occurred under any other Contractual Obligation to which any Company Party is obligated;
viii. (A) any Company Party or any Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) of any Company Party shall commence a case or other Proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of debts or liquidation or similar Regulation of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any such Subsidiary or any Proceeding seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, liquidator or other similar official for it or for any of its assets, (B) any such case or other Proceeding shall be commenced against any Company Party or any such Subsidiary by any other Person and such case or other Proceeding is not dismissed within forty-five (45) days after commencement, (C) any Company Party or any such Subsidiary shall be adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or other Proceeding is entered, (D) any Company Party or any such Subsidiary shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (E) any Company Party or any such Subsidiary thereof shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts or (F) any Company Party or any such Subsidiary, by any act or failure to act, shall expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action (including convening a meeting of the board) to authorize or otherwise for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
ix. any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against any Company Party, any Subsidiary of any Company Party or any of their assets for more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000), and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days;
x. the occurrence of any levy upon or seizure or attachment of, or any uninsured loss of or damage to, any asset of any Company Party or any Subsidiary of any Company Party having an aggregate fair value or repair cost (as the case may be) in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) individually or in the aggregate, and any such levy, seizure or attachment shall not be set aside, bonded or discharged within thirty (30) days after the date thereof; xi. (A) the Common Stock shall become “penny stock” as defined in Regulations for purposes of 3(a)(51) of the Exchange Act, (B) there shall be no Trading Market for the Common Stock and the Common Stock shall not be eligible for listing or quotation for trading thereon and shall not be eligible to resume listing or quotation for trading thereon within five (5) Trading Days or (C) the transfer of shares of Common Stock through the Depository Trust Company System is no longer available or “chilled”; or
xii. except as set forth in the Disclosure Certificate, the Company shall not meet the current public information requirements under Rule 144, and such failure is not cured, if it is possible to cure it, within two (2) Trading Days after the expiration of the applicable grace period permitted under Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act; unless the Company files a Form 12b-25 for the relevant report required to meet the current public information requirements under Rule 144.
The clauses in the definition of “Event of Default” above operate independently, so that any action or event that falls within any such clause shall constitute an Event of Default regardless of, whether because of a grace period or threshold or otherwise, it falls outside the language of any other clause.
b) Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs, then the outstanding principal amount of this Note and all other Obligations shall become, at the Holder’s election in its sole discretion, in whole or in part (or, in the case of and Event of Default described in Section 5(a)(viii)(A) through (C), in whole, automatically and without the need for any notice, demand or any other action by the Collateral Agent or the Holder all of which are hereby waived), immediately due and payable, in cash . In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind (other than the Holder’s election to declare such acceleration), and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable Regulations. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Note until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 5(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. 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 and the other Transaction Documents and to enforce its rights hereunder and thereunder.
SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS
a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder shall be in writing and delivered as set forth in Section 6.4 (Notices) of the Purchase Agreement. All notices and other communications delivered hereunder shall be effective as provided in the Purchase Agreement.
b) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Note, without set off or counterclaim, at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note is a direct debt obligation of the Company. This Note ranks pari passu with all other Purchase Agreement Notes now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth in the Transaction Documents and is at least pari passu with all Indebtedness and other obligations of the Company, and is not subordinated to any such Indebtedness or other obligation.
c) Lost or Mutilated Note. If this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Note, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Note, a new Note for the principal amount of this Note so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Note, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
d) Dispute Resolution.
i. In the case of a dispute relating to, or, when an agreement between the Company and the Holder is required hereunder, the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via facsimile or electronic transmission (A) if by the Company, within two (2) Trading 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, at any time after the second (2nd) Trading Day following such initial notice, 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 clause i and (B) written documentation (together with such copy of such submission, the “Required Dispute 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) Trading Day immediately following the date on which the Holder selected such investment bank (the “Dispute Submission Deadline”) . If either party fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then such party shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any document or other supporting evidence 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 ensure that such investment bank determines the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and the Holder of such resolution no later than ten (10) Trading 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.
e) Governing Law; Courts. As provided in Section 6.6 (Governing Law; Courts) of the Purchase Agreement, this Note, and all claims, disputes, Proceedings (other than as set forth in clause (d) above) and matters related hereto or arising hereunder or arising from or relating to the relationship among any of the parties hereto, are governed by, and shall be construed, interpreted and enforced exclusively in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware). Any such Proceeding shall be brought exclusively in the Delaware state courts sitting in Wilmington, DE or the federal courts of the United States of America for the District of Delaware sitting in Wilmington, DE; provided, that the Collateral Agent, the Holder and the other Purchaser Parties may bring Proceedings in other jurisdictions to enforce this Note. The parties hereto have accepted such jurisdiction and waived venue and other objections and have agreed to the means for service of process in such Section 6.6.
f) Characterizations. 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 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).
g) Payments on Next Business Day. Whenever any payment Obligation shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be due instead on the next succeeding Business Day.
h) Payment of Collection, Enforcement and Other Costs. In addition to, and not in substitution for and not to limit (but without duplication), any other right to reimbursement under this Note or any other Transaction Document, (i) this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any Proceeding or the Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Note or to enforce the provisions of this Note or (ii) 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 all out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other Proceeding, including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees and disbursements.
i) Security Interest. The Obligations of the Company Parties under this Note and the other Transaction Documents are secured by the Security Agreement and the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, as well as other Transaction Documents.
j) Use of Proceeds. All proceeds of the purchase of this Note and the other Purchased Securities shall be used as provided in the Purchase Agreement.
k) Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company represents to the Holder that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Holder by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates on the one hand, and the Holder or any of its Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Company Party shall, and each Company Party shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, publicly disclose the name of the Holder, or include the name of the Holder in any filing with the Commission or any Trading Market for any of its Securities or with other Governmental Authority, without the prior written consent of the Holder, except (i) as required by federal securities Regulation in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by Regulations (including Regulations of any Trading Market for any of its Securities), in which case the Company shall provide the Holder with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (ii).
l) 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 6(k), the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided nor will provide the Holder or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto the Holder shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that the Holder will be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in Securities of the Company. Any non-disclosure agreement (including “click through” agreements and confidentiality clauses incorporated in larger agreements) entered into with the Holder and any Company Party is hereby terminated. The Holder does not have any duty of confidentiality (or a duty not to trade on the basis of material non-public information) to any Company Party or any of their Affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, members, stockholders, managers, employees and is governed only by application Regulations. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days, file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that the Holder shall be relying on all of the foregoing covenants in trading Securities of the Company.
m) Interpretation. This Note is a Transaction Document and as such is subject to various interpretative, amendment and third party beneficiary and other miscellaneous provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement that expressly apply to Transaction Documents, located principally in Article VI (Miscellaneous) thereof (including Section 6.15 (Interpretation) that provides, among other things, that payments due on a day that is not a Business Day may be made on the next Business Day), as well as, without limitation, set off provisions in Section 6.5 (Set Off) thereof whereby amounts owing hereunder may be set off against amounts owed by the Holder and certain related entities, indemnification and expense reimbursement provisions in Sections 4.15 (Indemnification of Each Purchaser Party) and 6.2 (Fees and Expenses) thereof that benefit the Holder, among others. In particular, without limitation, (i) none of the terms or provisions of this Note may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 6.3(b) (Amendments) of the Purchase Agreement and (ii) as described in Section 6.3(a) (Entire Agreement) of the Purchase Agreement, this Note and the other Transaction Documents contain and constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any Holder also benefits from various provisions of the Purchase Agreement applicable to “Purchasers” (whether by virtue of being an “Initial Purchaser” or successor in interest thereto) and agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Purchase Agreement applicable to it in such capacity, including Article V (Collateral Agent) thereof that describes its relationship with the Collateral Agent and contains an indemnification provision in Section 5.9 (Indemnification) thereof. Finally, in addition to these provisions, unless otherwise expressly provided in any Transaction Document, “outstanding” when referring in any Transaction Document to the principal amount owing under this Note shall mean “outstanding.”
n) Beneficiaries; Successors and Assigns. As provided in Section 6.3(c) (Beneficiaries; Successors and Assigns) of the Purchase Agreement, this Note shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company and shall inure solely to the benefit of the Holder, each Company Party, the Collateral Agent, each of their Purchaser Parties and their respective successors and, if permitted, assigns; provided, that no Company Party may assign any part of this Note, or any right, obligation, benefit, title or interest hereunder except as authorized in the Purchase Agreement.
o) Counterparts. As provided in clauses (e) (Counterparts) and (f) (Electronic Signatures) of Section 6.3 of the Purchase Agreement, this Note may be executed in any number of counterparts, which may be signed and transmitted electronically.
p) Severability. As provided in Section 6.7 (Severability) of the Purchase Agreement, any provision of this Note being held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall not affect any part of such provision not held illegal, invalid or unenforceable, any other provision of this Note or any part of such provision in any other jurisdiction, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transaction contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any party.
q) Waiver of Jury Trial. As provided in Section 6.16 (Waiver of Jury Trial and Certain Other Rights), each party hereto has irrevocably and unconditionally waived, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Regulations, trial by jury of any claim or cause of action or in any Proceeding, directly or indirectly with respect to, or directly or indirectly based upon or arising out of, under or in connection with this Note or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated therein or related thereto (whether founded in contract, tort or any other theory). Each party hereto (A) certifies that no other party, no Purchaser Party and no Affiliate of any of them and no attorney, agent or other representative of any of the foregoing has represented, expressly or otherwise, that any Person would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (B) acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Note by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 6(q).
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Exhibit 10.3
CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 20, 2025 and between [______________] with its principal office located at [______________] (on its own behalf or that of its designees, collectively, the “Purchaser”), and VSee Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal office located at 980 N. Federal Hwy, #304, Boca Raton, Florida 33432 (“VSee” or the “Company”).
WHEREAS, VSee is desirous of borrowing up to the aggregate sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the Purchaser or its designees (the “Investment Amount”), and the Purchaser, on behalf of itself, is desirous of lending such amount, on its own behalf or its designees;
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and/or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, VSee desires to issue and sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Company, securities of the Company, as more fully described in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires that the Company sell and issue it 25,000 restricted shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Equity Stock”) in connection with the various investment transactions contemplated herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser intending to be legally bound hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Notes (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.6.
“Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“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 VSee.
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Closing Date(s)” means the Business Day(s) on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto in connection with a Closing, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchaser’s obligations to pay the Subscription Amount as to such Closing and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities as to such Closing, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.
“Closing(s)” means the one or more closings of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.
“Closing Statement” means the Closing Statement provided by VSee to the Purchaser.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
“Company Counsel” means Clark Hill PLC.
“Disclosure Schedules” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $5,000,000 (other than trade accounts payable or for services provided incurred in the ordinary course of business and including the present value of any lease payments due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
“Independent Director” means any member of the Company’s board of directors who meets the standards set forth in (a) Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market or Section 303A.02(a) or (b) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.
“Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right, or other restriction.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17.
“Note(s)” means the Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note(s) issued by VSee to Purchaser hereunder, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof), or other entity of any kind.
“Principal Amount” means, as to the Purchaser, the amounts set forth below such Purchaser’s signature block on the signature pages hereto next to the heading “Principal Amount,” in United States Dollars, which shall equal such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as to the applicable Closing.
“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation, or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9.
“Qualified Financing” means any debt or equity financing of the Company or any subsidiary or Affiliate generating, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, gross proceeds of equal to or greater than $2,000,000, including, without limitation, any borrowing of money, including bank or financial institution indebtedness, or public or private offering of debt securities, Common Stock, Options, Convertible Securities, but excluding Exempt Issuances.
“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Securities” means the Notes and the shares of Additional Equity Stock.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement” means that certain security agreement of the Company in favor of the Purchaser, the form of which agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act.
“Transaction Documents” means all of the following agreements: this Agreement, the Notes, and the Security Agreement.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Purchase. The Purchaser will purchase the Investment Amount of Notes at the Closing (hereinafter, the “Closing”).
2.2 Closing. On or about March 20, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), upon terms and subject to conditions set forth herein, the Company sold, and the Purchasers agreed, to purchase the Investment Amount of Note(s) at the Closing. At the Closing, the Company shall (i) sell one or more Notes for an aggregate purchase price of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) to the Purchaser, which shall purchase such Note(s), paid at the Closing, in the initial principal amount of One Hundred Eight Thousand Six Hundred ninety-five and 65/100ths Dollars ($108,695.65) and (ii) sell and issue the shares of Additional Equity Stock to the Purchaser for the sum of $1,000.00.
2.3 Deliveries. On the Closing Date (except as noted or amended by mutual agreement),
(a) VSee delivered or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by VSee and dated as of the Closing Date;
(ii) one or more Notes duly executed by VSee, representing the Investment Amount;
(iii) the Security Agreements duly executed by VSee;
(iv) the shares of Additional Equity Stock; and
(v) such other documents, certificates, instruments, and other writings as Purchaser’s counsel may reasonably request.
(b) Purchaser delivered or cause to be delivered to VSee the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by Purchaser and dated as of the Closing Date;
(ii) the Security Agreements duly counter-executed by Purchaser;
(iii) the Investment Amount, as allocated in accordance with the Closing Statement; and
(iv) such other documents, certificates, instruments, and other writings as VSee’s counsel may reasonably request.
2.4 Closing Conditions.
(a) The obligations of VSee hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being satisfied:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects on the applicable Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein (unless, as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii) all obligations, covenants, and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the applicable Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii) the delivery by the Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.3(b) of this Agreement, or the equivalent items, as relevant.
(b) The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being satisfied:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects on the applicable Closing Date of the representations and warranties of VSee contained herein (unless, as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii) all obligations, covenants, and agreements of VSee required to be performed at or prior to the applicable Closing Date shall have been performed; (iii) the delivery by VSee of the items set forth in Section 2.3(a) of this Agreement, or the equivalent items, as relevant; and
(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effects with respect to the Company since the date hereof.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the “Disclosure Schedules,” which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser as of the date hereof.
(a) Subsidiaries. The Company’s subsidiaries are as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a).
(b) Organization and Qualification. VSee is an entity duly incorporated, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company is not in violation or default of any of the provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws, or other organizational or charter documents. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document; (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company; or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii), or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
(c) Authorization; Enforcement. VSee has the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors, stockholders, or members, as applicable, in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies; and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery, and performance of VSee of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents; (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien (except Liens in favor of the Purchaser) upon any of the properties or assets of the Company, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected; or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents, and Approvals. VSee is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization, or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local, or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents.
(f) Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, free, and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.
(g) Capitalization. The capitalization of VSee is as set forth in the Company’s reports, as filed with the Commission. VSee has not issued any capital stock other than as listed on in such filings. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities and securities issued to employees, officers, or directors or former employees, officers, or directors and other service providers or former service providers of the Company, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights to subscribe to, calls, or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights, or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate any Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchaser) and will not result in a right of any holder of that Company’s securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder or other equity holder, as applicable, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders’ agreements, voting agreements, or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
(h) [Reserved.]
(i) Material Changes. (i) there has been no event, occurrence, or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP; (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting; (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock; and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement, or the Exempt Issuances. No event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence, or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its business, properties, operations, assets, or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company.
(j) Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding, or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, or any of its respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) that (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty.
(k) Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company, and the Company is not a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company believes that its relationships with its employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company is in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign laws, and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Compliance. The Company: (i) is not in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company under), nor has the Company received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is not in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is not and has not been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Regulatory Permits. The Company possesses all certificates, authorizations, and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local, or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, as applicable, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n) Title to Assets. The Company has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by it and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by it that is material to the business of the Company, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company are held by it under valid, subsisting, and enforceable leases with which the Company is in compliance.
(o) Intellectual Property. The Company has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses, and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as necessary or required for use in connection with their business as presently conducted and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). The Company has not received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated, or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. The Company has not received a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of all of its intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Transactions with Affiliates and Employees. None of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers, and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement, providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered; (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company; and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option or stock award agreements.
(q) [Reserved.]
(r) Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank, or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchaser shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(s) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchaser as contemplated hereby.
(t) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(u) Registration Rights. Other than with regard to the Exempt Issuances, no Person has any right to cause any Company to affect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
(v) [Reserved.]
(w) [Reserved.]
(x) Disclosure. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser will rely on the representations herein in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosures furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser regarding the Company, and their business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
(y) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act.
(z) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchaser within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
(aa) Foreign Corrupt Practices. The Company has not to its knowledge, nor any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity; (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds; (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law; or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.
(bb) Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is set forth on Schedule 3.1(bb) of the Disclosure Schedules. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
(cc) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company.
(dd) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Purchaser is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by the Purchaser or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.
(ee) [Reserved.]
(gg) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company, and to the Company’s knowledge, no director, officer, agent, employee, or affiliate of the Company is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).
(hh) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon the Purchaser’s request.
(ii) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
(jj) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
(kk) Seniority. As of the Closing Date, except for the Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 3.1 (kk) of the Disclosure Schedules, no Indebtedness or other claim against the Company is senior to the Notes in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise, other than indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests (which is senior only as to underlying assets covered thereby) and capital lease obligations (which is senior only as to the property covered thereby).
(ll) [Reserved.]
(mm) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.
(nn) Related Party Transactions. All related party transactions have been consummated in accordance with all applicable laws and governing agreements, including, without limitation, those laws applicable to the diversion of a corporate opportunity of each Company or any of Affiliate of the Company or any Affiliate of any principal of that Company. In each instance, the particular related party transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, after full disclosure has been made to each board member of the pertinent facts of the proposed transaction. Each such related party transaction has been consummated on terms and conditions that are equal or more favorable to the Company than a transaction with an unaffiliated third party knowing all the facts and under no compulsion to consummate such transaction.
The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.1 shall not modify, amend, or affect the Company’s rights to indemnification or to rely on the Purchaser’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the applicable Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein):
(a) Organization; Authority. The Purchaser is an entity duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida with full corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies; and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b) Own Account. The Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling the Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of the Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of the Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting the Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(c) Purchaser Status. At the time the Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or (a)(8) under the Securities Act.
(d) Experience of the Purchaser. The Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication, and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e) General Solicitation. The Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice, or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(f) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, the Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the Purchaser, executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that the Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately upon the repayment in full (whether by cash or conversion) of all of the Notes sold by the Company in connection with this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of the Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle, whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, the Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend, or affect Purchaser’s rights to indemnification or to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer Restrictions.
(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144 to the Company of Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. The Company shall bear the costs of each such opinion. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement.
(b) The Purchaser agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH IT MAY BE CONVERTED HAVE NOT 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 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, the Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party, or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities.
4.2 Use of Proceeds. The Loan Amount (as that term is defined in the Notes) shall be used for general working capital but not for the payment of any obligation of the Company other than trade payable incurred in the ordinary course of business from and after the date of this Agreement.
4.3 Additional Note Purchase. For the later of; (a) six (6) months or (b) so long as any of Vsee’s obligations are outstanding under any of the Notes purchased by the Holder in connection with this Agreement, the Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase another Note from Vsee on the same terms and conditions as the then-outstanding Note.
4.4 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale, or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities.
4.5 [Reserved].
4.6 Stockholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, or the Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement), or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that the 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 Company and the Purchaser.
4.7 [Reserved.]
4.8 [Reserved.]
4.9 Indemnification of the Purchaser. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.9, the Company, will indemnify and hold the Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls the Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners, or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs, and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements made by each Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties, or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to such Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel, or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Companies shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by such Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.9 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Fees and Expenses. The Company shall deliver to the Purchaser, prior to the applicable Closing, a completed and executed copy of the relevant Closing Statement, attached hereto as Annex A. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants, and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchaser.
5.2 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits, and schedules.
5.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 12:00 noon (New York, N.Y. time) on a Business Day; (ii) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 12:00 noon (New York, N.Y. time) on any Business Day; (iii) the second (2nd) Business 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. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.4 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented, or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and a majority-in-interest of the Principal Amount of Notes outstanding as of the date of such waiver, modification, supplement, or amendment. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition, or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition, or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.5 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
5.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (other than by merger), which consent may be withheld, delayed, denied, or conditioned for any reason or for no reason in the sole and absolute discretion of the Purchaser. The Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom the Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities; provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchaser.”
5.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
5.8 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the Courts of the State of Nevada located in the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. To the maximum amount permitted, each of the Parties waives trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party his or its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action, or proceeding in connection with this Agreement by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such Party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
5.9 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive each of the Closings and the delivery of the Securities.
5.10 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.11 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants, and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired, or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant, or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable.
5.12 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever the Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand, or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then the Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand, or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.
5.13 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any of the Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft, or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.14 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, Purchaser and Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.15 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or the Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by, or are required to be refunded, repaid, or otherwise restored to Company, a trustee, receiver, or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law, or equitable cause of action), then, to the extent of any such restoration, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
5.16 Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any claim, action or proceeding that may be brought by Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that, if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to the Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by the Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at the Purchaser’s election.
5.17 [Reserved.]
5.18 Liquidated Damages. Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
5.19 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.
5.20 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto.
5.21 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
VSEE HEALTH, INC. | ||
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Imoigele Aisiku, Co-Chief Executive Officer |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
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Exhibit 10.4
THIS NOTE HAS NOT 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 UPON RECEIPT BY THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE. 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 THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE.
VSee Health, Inc.
Secured Convertible Promissory Note
Original Issuance Date: March 20, 2025 | Principal: $108,695.65 |
Maturity Date: December 20, 2025 | Loan Amount: $100,000.00 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, VSee Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Maker” or the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of [________________], or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), the principal sum of $108,695.65 (the “Principal”) pursuant to the terms of this Secured Convertible Promissory Note (this “Note” and, collectively with the other notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below), the “Notes”). In exchange for delivery of this Note on the Original Issuance Date referred to above, the Holder shall lend the Maker $100,000.00 in United States dollars net of an original issuance discount of $8,695.65 (8%).
ARTICLE 1
1.1 Purchase Agreement. This Note has been executed and delivered pursuant to, and is issued pursuant to, the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2025 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Maker and the Holder, and is subject to, and incorporates, the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
1.2 Interest; Monthly Payments.
(a) Interest shall accrue on the Outstanding Balance (as defined below), commencing on the Original Issuance Date, at 18% per annum (the “Interest”) and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30-calendar day periods; provided, however, that the Interest for the first six months on the Principal shall accrue immediately and be guaranteed. Interest hereunder shall be paid either in cash or in Common Stock, as determined by the Holder in its sole discretion, commencing on April 20, 2025, on the first Trading Day of each month thereafter, and on the Maturity Date (as defined below) or on such earlier date as the Outstanding Balance under this Note becomes due and payable or is converted in accordance with the terms hereof. “Outstanding Balance” means the Principal, as reduced or increased, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms hereof for conversion, breach hereof or otherwise, plus any accrued but unpaid Interest, collection and enforcements costs, and any other fees or charges incurred under this Note.
(b) The Outstanding Balance shall be paid on December 20, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”) or, if earlier, upon acceleration, conversion, or prepayment of this Note in accordance with the terms herein.
(c) From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Interest shall automatically be increased to the lower of (i) 28% per annum or (ii) the highest amount permitted by applicable law (such interest upon an Event of Default shall be referred to as “Default Interest”), shall compound monthly based upon a 360-day year, and shall be due and payable on the first Trading Day of each month during the continuance of such Event of Default (a “Default Interest Payment Date”). If 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 Default Interest on the applicable Default Interest Payment Date), the Default Interest shall cease to be accrue hereunder as of the 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.
1.3 Prepayment.
(a) At any time after the Original Issuance Date and provided that no Event of Default has occurred, the Maker shall have the right to prepay any portion of the Outstanding Balance at any time (“Optional Redemption”), by paying to the Holder a sum of money equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Outstanding Balance amount to be redeemed, together with a prepayment fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the Outstanding Balance amount to be prepaid, and any and all other sums due, accrued or payable to the Holder arising under this Note or any Transaction Document through the Redemption Payment Date as defined below (the “Redemption Amount”). The Maker’s election to exercise its right to prepay must be by notice in writing (“Notice of Redemption”). The Notice of Redemption shall specify the date for such Optional Redemption (the “Redemption Payment Date”), which date shall be ten (10) Trading Days after the date of the Notice of Redemption (the “Redemption Period”). A Notice of Redemption shall not be effective with respect to any portion of the Outstanding Balance for which the Holder has a pending election to convert, or for conversions initiated or made by the Holder during the Redemption Period. On the Redemption Payment Date, the Redemption Amount, less any portion of the Redemption Amount against which the Holder has exercised its conversion rights, shall be paid in good funds to the Holder. If the Maker fails to pay the Redemption Amount on the Redemption Payment Date as set forth therein, then such Notice of Redemption will be null and void.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 1.3(a), if, following the Original Issuance Date while this Note is outstanding, the Maker consummates a Qualified Financing, the Maker shall prepay the Redemption Amount as of the date of the closing of the Qualified Financing out of the proceeds of the Qualified Financing. The Redemption Amount, less any portion of the Redemption Amount against which the Holder has exercised its conversion rights pursuant to Section 2(b), shall be paid in good funds to the Holder concurrently with the closing of the Qualified Financing or promptly (and in no less than two (2) Trading Days) thereafter.
(c) Except as otherwise provided elsewhere in this Note, the Maker may not prepay any portion of this Note.
1.4 Secured Obligation. The obligations of the Maker under this Note are secured by those certain assets of the Maker designated as Collateral under the executed copy of the Security Agreement (the “Security Agreement”), between the Maker and the Secured Parties (as defined therein). Execution of the Security Agreement will occur at the time of the execution of this Note. This secured interest will be senior to any Indebtedness or other obligation incurred by the Maker after the date of this Note and is junior only to the existing finance obligations with [_________________] and [_________________].
1.5 Payment on Non-Trading Days. Whenever any payment to be made on this Note shall be due on a day which is not a Trading Day, such payment may be due on the next succeeding Trading Day.
1.6 Replacement. Upon receipt of a duly executed Affidavit of Loss and Indemnity Agreement in customary form from the Holder with respect to the loss, theft or destruction of this Note (or any replacement hereof), or, in the case of a mutilation of this Note, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Maker shall issue a new Note, of like tenor and amount, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note. The Holder shall not be required to post a bond or other security.
ARTICLE 2
2.1 Events of Default. An “Event of Default” under this Note shall mean the occurrence of the following (unless the Event of Default is waived in writing by the Holder):
(a) any default in the payment of the Principal, Interest, or other sums due under this Note issued to the Holder when due (whether on the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise);
(b) except as otherwise permitted in this Note, the Maker shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant, condition, or agreement contained in this Note or any Transaction Document, including, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) the issuance of any Indebtedness or the imposition of a Lien upon any of the assets of the Maker or any Subsidiary, except for Permitted Indebtedness or Permitted Liens, respectively or (ii) any other material breach of its covenants and obligations under the Purchase Agreement and other Transaction Documents entered into by and between the Maker and the Holder dated the Original Issuance Date;
(c) the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries shall (A) default in any payment of any amount or amounts of principal of or interest (if any) on $50,000 or more of any Indebtedness or (B) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing, or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; (d) the Maker’s notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement at any time of its inability to comply (including for any of the reasons described in Section 3.6(a) hereof) or its intention not to comply with proper requests for conversion of this Note into Common Stock;
(e) if the Holder has sold shares of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144, when available, but only to the extent of the number of shares sold, the failure of the Maker to instruct its Transfer Agent (as hereinafter defined) to remove any legends from the Common Stock and issue such legend-free certificates to the Holder within the Standard Settlement Period. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of a Conversion Notice so long as the Holder has provided reasonable assurances to the Maker that such Common Stock will be sold pursuant to Rule 144, once it is available, or any other applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act that may be used. For avoidance of doubt, as of the Original Issuance Date, and for the duration of the Maker’s obligations hereunder, the Standard Settlement Period is two Trading Days;
(f) the Maker shall fail to timely deliver the Common Stock as and when required in Section 3.2;
(g) at any time the Maker shall fail to have the Required Minimum of Common Stock authorized, reserved and available for issuance to satisfy the potential conversion in full (disregarding for this purpose any and all limitations of any kind on such conversion) of this Note;
(h) any representation or warranty made by the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries in the Purchase Agreement, this Note, or any other Transaction Document shall prove to have been false or misleading or breached in a material respect on the date as of which made;
(i) the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property or assets; (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (iii) commence a voluntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic); (iv) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (v) acquiesce in writing to any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic); (vi) issue a notice of bankruptcy or winding down of its operations or issue a press release regarding same; or (vii) take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing;
(j) a proceeding or case shall be commenced in respect of the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries, without its application or consent, in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking: (i) the liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of its debts; (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of it or of all or any substantial part of its assets in connection with the liquidation or dissolution of the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iii) similar relief in respect of it under any law providing for the relief of debtors, and such proceeding or case described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of 60 days or any order for relief shall be entered in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) against the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries or action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing shall be taken with respect to the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries and shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect for a period of 30 days; (k) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $50,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) are rendered against one or more of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, that is not dismissed or stayed within 30 days;
(l) the Company fails to comply in any material respect with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (including but not limited to becoming delinquent in the filing of any report required to be filed under the Exchange Act which shall not be considered delinquent if an extension permitted by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act has been timely filed) or ceases to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. For avoidance of doubt, a failure to timely file an Exchange Act report or extension shall be deemed to be a failure to comply in a material respect;
(m) the Company files a Current Report on Form 8-K or other Report with the SEC disclosing that it intends to restate any financial statements it previously filed with the SEC or it restates any financial statements it previously filed with the SEC, if following first public announcement or disclosure that a restatement will occur the VWAP on the next Trading Day is 20% less than the VWAP on the prior Trading Day. For the purposes of this Section 2.1(m) the next Trading Day if an announcement is made before 4:00 pm New York, N.Y. time is either the day of the announcement or the following Trading Day;
(n) the Maker’s Common Stock ceases to be listed on the Trading Market (unless the Maker’s Common Stock is immediately thereafter listed on either The Nasdaq Capital Market, the NYSE American LLC, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.;
(o) after the six-month anniversary of the Original Issuance Date and assuming that the Holder is not deemed to be an affiliate of the Maker on the date of determination, any Common Stock including Underlying Shares may not be immediately resold under Rule 144 without restriction on the number of shares to be sold or manner of sale, unless such Common Stock has been registered for resale under the Securities Act and may be sold without restriction;
(p) the Maker consummates a “going private” transaction and as a result its Common Stock is no longer registered under Sections 12(b) of the Exchange Act;
(q) there shall be any trading suspension by the SEC or the Trading Market of the Common Stock, or any restriction in place with the Transfer Agent for the Common Stock restricting the trading of such Common Stock which continues for two (2) Trading Days;
(r) the electronic transfer by the Company of shares of Common Stock through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation is no longer available or is subject to a “chill” which continues for two (2) Trading Days;
(s) if the Company replaces its Transfer Agent, the Company fails to instruct the new Transfer Agent to provide prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed irrevocable transfer agent instructions (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve the Required Minimum) signed by the successor Transfer Agent and the Company; (t) the Company or a Subsidiary enters into a Variable Rate Transaction in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement;
(u) the Company’s Common Stock is not DWAC Eligible;
(v) the Company fails to be in compliance with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in any material respect; or
(w) any provision of any Transaction Document 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.
2.2 Remedies Upon an Event of Default.
(a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been remedied or waived within three Trading Days, provided, however, that there shall be no cure period for an Event of Default described in Section 2.1(i) or 2.1(j), provided, further, that there shall be no cure period for an Event of Default described in Section 2.1(f) (other than the time period set forth in Section 3.2(c)), the Maker shall, then and there, be obligated to pay to the Holder (i) the Mandatory Default Amount, which Mandatory Default Amount shall be immediately due and payable to the Holder and (ii) the sum of five thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, as the damages that would be suffered by the Holder for the Company’s failure may not be easily calculable. If this Note shall be converted whenever an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing without cure, the Holder shall have the option to convert the Mandatory Default Amount at the Alternative Conversion Price. For this purpose, the Holder shall have the option to have the Alternative Conversion Price determined as of the date the Conversion Notice was given to the Maker, and such option shall continue such that the Holder may continue to use the Alternative Conversion Price during the Pricing Period.
(b) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Maker shall, as promptly as possible but in any event within two Trading Days of the occurrence of such Event of Default, notify the Holder of the occurrence of such Event of Default, describing the event or factual situation giving rise to the Event of Default and specifying the relevant subsection or subsections of Section 2.1 hereof under which such Event of Default has occurred.
(c) Subject to Section 2.2(a), upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Holder may at any time at its option declare, by written notice to the Maker, the Mandatory Default Amount due and payable, and thereupon, the same shall be accelerated and so due and payable within two Trading Days of receipt of such notice. Upon the failure of the Maker to cure an Event of Default within the time permitted by this Note, or if the Event of Default is not capable of being cured, the remedies provided in this Note including the use of the Alternative Conversion Price shall continue and not be affected by any cure.
(d) The provisions of Section 3.2(b) and (c) shall also apply upon any Events of Default relating to Conversion Shares in addition to the remedies under this Section 2.2.
(e) Any Event of Default hereunder may be waived upon the mutual agreement of the Company and the Holder.
ARTICLE 3
3.1 Conversion.
(a) Conversion. At any time at least three months after the Original Issuance Date, or earlier upon any prepayment as described herein, this Note shall be convertible (in whole or in part) at the option of the Holder into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing (x) that portion of the Outstanding Balance that the Holder elects to convert (the “Conversion Amount”) by (y) the Conversion Price then in effect on the date on which the Holder delivers to the Maker a notice of conversion in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Conversion Notice”) in accordance with Section 5.1. The Holder shall deliver this Note to the Maker at the address designated in the Purchase Agreement at such time that this Note is fully converted. With respect to partial conversions of this Note, the Maker shall keep written records of the amount of this Note converted as of the date of such conversion (each, a “Conversion Date”). In addition to the beneficial ownership limitations provided in this Note, the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under this Note shall be limited to the Exchange Cap until the expiration of the twenty (20) calendar days’ waiting period after the Definitive Information Statement is sent to all holders of Common Stock as of the record date in accordance with Rule 14c-2(b) of the Exchange Act.
(b) Conversion Price. The “Conversion Price” means the greater of (i) $2.00 or (ii) the lower of (a) the lowest average Historical NOCP of a share of Common Stock as quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market for the five trading days immediately preceding the Closing or (ii) the Historical NOCP of Common Stock as quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market on the day prior to the Closing, subject to reverse stock split adjustment and most-favored nation protections (the “Conversion Price”). Conversion of the Note is subject to Rule 144 or any other registration or exemption rights, subject to a 9.99% affiliate blocker.
(c) Optional Conversion on Qualified Financing. The Company shall notify the Holders at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the closing of a Qualified Financing as to the expected timing and principal terms thereof. Prior to a Qualified Financing, the Holder, at its sole option, may deliver to the Maker a Conversion Notice to convert all or any portion of the Outstanding Balance of this Note plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, for a number of Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the dollar amount of such outstanding principal amount of this Note plus the accrued and unpaid interest thereon being converted by a conversion price equal to the lower of (i) the Conversion Price then in effect, or (ii) 75% of the effective price per share at which the Company issues Common Stock, Options, or Convertible Securities to new investors in the Qualified Financing.
3.2 Delivery of Conversion Shares.
(a) As soon as practicable after any conversion or payment of any amount due hereunder in the form of shares of Common Stock in accordance with this Note, and in any event within the Standard Settlement Period thereafter (such date, the “Share Delivery Date”), the Maker shall, at its expense, cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder, or as the Holder may direct, a certificate or certificates evidencing the number of shares of fully paid and non-assessable Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled on such conversion or payment (the “Conversion Shares”), in the applicable denominations based on the applicable conversion or payment, which certificate or certificates shall be free of restrictive and trading legends (except for any such legends as may be required under the Securities Act). In lieu of delivering physical certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon any conversion of this Note, provided the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (“FAST”) or a similar program, upon the request of the Holder, the Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to electronically transmit such Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note to the Holder (or its designee), by crediting the account of the Holder’s (or such designee’s) broker with DTC through its Deposit and Withdrawal At Custodian service (provided that the same time periods herein as for stock certificates shall apply) as instructed by the Holder (or its designee).
(b) Obligation Absolute. The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation, or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the Holder. If the Holder of this Note shall elect to convert any or all of the then Outstanding Balance of this Note, the Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, violation of any agreement to which the Holder or the Company is a party, or for any other reason, unless (i) an injunction issued by a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Note shall have been sought and obtained and (ii) the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 125% of the Outstanding Balance, which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Holder (as liquidated damages) to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Company shall issue the Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon delivery of a Conversion Notice.
(c) The 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 Date, 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 Conversion Shares to which the Holder 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 the Holder or the Holder’s designee with DTC for such number of Conversion Shares 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, the Holder may by notice to the Company (in lieu of receiving such Conversion Shares subject to such Conversion Failure), require the Company (x) to redeem, in cash, the Conversion Amount in such Conversion Failure at a redemption price equal to the Mandatory Default Amount with respect to such Conversion Amount in such Conversion Failure and (y) to tender to the Holder, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, as the damages that would be suffered by the Holder for the Company’s failure may not be easily calculable. In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Share Delivery Date, 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 Date, 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 Trading 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, other brokerage or brokerage-related fees, 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) (collectively, 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.
(d) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes. If the Company receives a Conversion Notice from the Holder and any holders of Options or other Convertible Securities for the same Conversion Date and the Company can effect the conversion and exercise of some, but not all, of such portions of the Note, Options or other Convertible Securities submitted for conversion and exercise, the Company, subject to this Section 3.2(d), shall (i) first effect the conversion of the entire Conversion Amount submitted for conversion on such date by the Holder and (ii) shall thereafter effect the exercise and conversion from each holder of Options or other Convertible Securities electing to have Options or other Convertible Securities exercised or converted on such date (other than the Note) a pro rata amount of such holder’s portion of its Options or other Convertible Securities submitted for exercise or conversion based on the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of all Options or other Convertible Securities submitted for exercise or conversion on such date (not including the Note).
(e) Beneficial Ownership Limitation. 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 9.99% (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, non-converted 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 non-converted 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 3.2(e)(i). For purposes of this Section 3.2(e)(i), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange 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 3.2(e)(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 Trading 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. If 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 Exchange 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. Furthermore, the Company shall indemnify the Holder in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, if the Holder suffers any damages or claims as a result of Excess Shares being issued. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the 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 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. 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 Exchange Act. No prior inability to convert this Note pursuant to this Section 3.2(e) shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this Section 3. 2(e) 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 3.2(e) to the extent necessary to correct any provision which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 3.2(e) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this Section 3.2(e) may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Note.
(f) Fractional Shares. 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.
(g) No Impairment. The Maker shall not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, 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 to be observed or performed hereunder by the Maker, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 3.2 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the Holder against impairment.
(h) Issuance Taxes. The Maker shall pay any and all issuance and other taxes, excluding federal, state, or local income taxes, that may be payable in respect of any issue or delivery of Common Stock on conversion of this Note pursuant thereto; provided, however, that the Maker shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes resulting from any transfer requested by the Holder in connection with any such conversion.
(i) Reservation of Common Stock. The Maker shall, at all times while this Note shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock the Required Minimum of Common Stock (disregarding for this purpose any and all limitations of any kind on such conversion). The Maker shall, from time to time, and no less frequently than every three months, increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock or take other effective action if at any time the unissued number of authorized shares shall not be sufficient to satisfy the Maker’s obligations under this Section 3.2(i).
(j) Regulatory Compliance. If any Common Stock to be reserved for the purpose of conversion of this Note requires registration or listing with or approval of any Governmental Authority, national securities exchange or other regulatory body under any federal or state law or regulation or otherwise before such shares may be validly issued or delivered upon conversion, the Maker shall, at its sole cost and expense, in good faith and as expeditiously as possible, secure such registration, listing or approval, as the case may be.
3.3 Certain Adjustments. The Conversion Price and number and kind of shares or other securities to be issued upon conversion shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events while this conversion right remains outstanding, as follows:
(a) Merger, Sale of Assets, etc. If the Maker at any time shall consolidate with or merge into or sell or convey all or substantially all its assets to any other entity, this Note, as to the unpaid principal portion thereof and accrued interest thereon, shall thereafter be deemed to evidence the right to convert into such number and kind of shares or other securities and property as would have been issuable or distributable on account of such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, upon or with respect to the securities subject to the conversion right immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale, or conveyance. The foregoing provision shall similarly apply to successive transactions of a similar nature by any such successor or purchaser. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the anti-dilution provisions of this Section 3.3(a) shall apply to such securities of such successor or purchaser after any such consolidation, merger, sale, or conveyance.
(b) Reclassification, etc. If the Maker at any time shall, by reclassification or otherwise, change the Common Stock into the same or a different number of securities of any class or classes, this Note, as to the unpaid principal portion thereof and accrued interest thereon, shall thereafter be deemed to evidence the right to convert into an adjusted number of such securities and kind of securities as would have been issuable as the result of such change with respect to the Common Stock immediately prior to such reclassification or other change.
(c) Stock Splits, Combinations and Dividends. If the shares of Common Stock are subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of shares of Common Stock, or if a dividend is paid on the Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Price shall be proportionately reduced in case of subdivision of shares or stock dividend or proportionately increased in the case of combination of shares, in each such case by the ratio which the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event bears to the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(d) Volume Condition Reset. If the average aggregate daily dollar trading volume (as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.) of the Common Stock on the Trading Market is below $100,000 on any of the ten (10) Trading Days preceding the six month anniversary of this Note, then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to the lower of (A) the Conversion Price then in effect, or (B) the lowest VWAP during such ten (10) Trading Day period.
(e) Event of Default Reset. If an Event of Default occurs, then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to the lower of (A) the Conversion Price then in effect, or (B) the lowest VWAP during the ten (10) Trading Day period immediately preceding the date of the Event of Default.
3.4 Adjustment Due to Dilutive Issuance. If, at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 3.4 is deemed to have issued or sold, except for shares of Common Stock issued (i) in any Exempt Issuance (other than clause (c) of the definition of Exempt Issuance in the Purchase Agreement which shall not be deemed to be an Exempt Issuance for purposes of this Section 3.4) or (ii) directly to vendors or suppliers of the Company in satisfaction of amounts owed to such vendors or suppliers (provided, however, that such vendors or suppliers shall not have an arrangement to transfer, sell or assign such shares of Common Stock prior to the issuance of such shares), any shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the Conversion Price in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such shares of Common Stock (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price will be reduced at the option of the Holder to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Company in such Dilutive Issuance.
The Company shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if the Company in any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights or options (not including employee stock option plans), whether or not immediately exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (“Convertible Securities”) (such warrants, rights and options to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities are hereinafter referred to as “Options”) and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance or granting of all such Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such Options, plus, in the case of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Options (assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities, if applicable). No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Options.
Any outstanding Convertible Notes of [___________]. with a Fixed Conversion Price of higher than $0.11 will be automatically adjusted to $0.11 per share upon the issuance of this Note. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
Additionally, the Company shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than where the same are issuable upon the exercise of Options), and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance or sale of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities. No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
3.5 Rights Upon Fundamental Transaction.
(a) Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Person (which may be the Company) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into (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 3.5(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 the Holder in exchange for the Note a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Note, including, without limitation, having Principal and Interest equal to the Principal then outstanding and any accrued and unpaid Interest thereon (if any) of the Note held by the Holder, having similar conversion rights as the Note and having similar ranking and security to the Note, 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 any eligible market, including The Nasdaq Capital Market, the NYSE American LLC, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. 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” or the “Maker” 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 issuable upon the conversion or redemption of the Note 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 3.5(a) to permit the Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of this Note. The provisions of this Section 3.5(a) 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) 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 price for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Price. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Holder. The provisions of this Section 3.5(b) 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.
(c) Prepayment Following a Change of Control. No later than 15 days following the entry by the Company into an agreement for a Change of Control but in no event prior to the public announcement of such Change of Control, the Maker shall deliver written notice describing the entry into such agreement (“Notice of Change of Control”) to the Holder. Within 30 days after receipt of a Notice of Change of Control, the Holder may require the Maker to prepay, effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control, an amount equal to 120% of the then Outstanding Balance (the “COC Repayment Price”), by delivering written notice thereof (“Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Change of Control”) to the Maker.
(d) Payment of COC Repayment Price. Upon the Maker’s receipt of a Notice(s) of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Change of Control from the Holder, the Maker shall deliver the COC Repayment Price to the Holder immediately prior to the consummation of the Change of Control; provided, that the Holder’s original Note shall have been so delivered to the Maker.
3.6 Inability to Fully Convert.
(a) Holder’s Option if Maker Cannot Fully Convert. If, upon the Maker’s receipt of a Conversion Notice or as otherwise required under this Note, including with respect to repayment of the then Outstanding Balance in Common Stock as permitted under this Note, the Maker cannot issue Common Stock for any reason, including, without limitation, because the Maker (x) does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available, (y) is precluded from issuing Conversion Shares due to the Maximum Percentage, or (z) is otherwise prohibited by applicable law or by the rules or regulations of any national securities exchange, interdealer quotation system, or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Maker or any of its securities from issuing all of the shares of Common Stock which are to be issued to the Holder pursuant to this Note, then the Maker shall issue as many shares of Common Stock as it is able to issue and, with respect to the unconverted portion of this Note or with respect to any Common Stock not timely issued in accordance with this Note, the Holder, solely at Holder’s option, can elect to:
(i) require the Maker to prepay that portion of this Note for which the Maker is unable to issue Common Stock or for which Common Stock were not timely issued (the “Mandatory Prepayment”) at a price equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that the Maker is unable to issue multiplied by the higher of (A) the Conversion Price and (B) the VWAP as of the date of the Conversion Notice (the “Mandatory Prepayment Price”);
(ii) void its Conversion Notice and retain or have returned, as the case may be, the portion of this Note that was to be converted pursuant to the Conversion Notice (provided that the Holder’s voiding its Conversion Notice shall not affect the Maker’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice); or (iii) defer issuance of the applicable Conversion Shares until such time as the Maker can legally issue such shares; provided that the then Outstanding Balance underlying such Conversion Shares shall remain outstanding until the delivery of such Conversion Shares; and provided, further, that if the Holder elects to defer the issuance of the Conversion Shares, it may exercise its rights under either clause (i) or (ii) above at any time prior to the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon two Trading Days’ notice to the Maker.
(b) Mechanics of Fulfilling Holder’s Election. The Maker shall immediately send to the Holder, upon receipt of a Conversion Notice from the Holder, which cannot be fully satisfied as described in Section 3.6(a) above, a notice of the Maker’s inability to fully satisfy the Conversion Notice (the “Inability to Fully Convert Notice”). Such Inability to Fully Convert Notice shall indicate (i) the reason why the Maker is unable to fully satisfy the Holder’s Conversion Notice; and (ii) the amount of this Note which cannot be converted. The Holder shall notify the Maker of its election pursuant to Section 3.6(a) above by delivering written notice to the Maker (“Notice in Response to Inability to Convert”).
(c) Payment of Mandatory Prepayment Price. If the Holder shall elect to have its Note prepaid pursuant to Section 3.6(a)(i) above, the Maker shall pay the Mandatory Prepayment Price to the Holder within five (5) Trading Days of the Maker’s receipt of the Holder’s Notice in Response to Inability to Convert; provided that prior to the Maker’s receipt of the Holder’s Notice in Response to Inability to Convert the Maker has not delivered a notice to the Holder stating, to the satisfaction of the Holder, that the event or condition resulting in the Mandatory Prepayment has been cured and all Conversion Shares issuable to the Holder can and will be delivered to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note. Until the full Mandatory Prepayment Price is paid in full to the Holder, the Holder may (i) void the Mandatory Prepayment with respect to that portion of the Note for which the full Mandatory Prepayment Price has not been paid and (ii) receive back such Note.
(d) Purchase Rights. If at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any options, other convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all or substantially all of the record holders 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 Alternative 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).
(e) No Rights as Shareholder. Nothing contained in this Note shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder, prior to the conversion of this Note, the right to vote or to receive dividends or to consent or to receive notice as a shareholder of the Company in respect of any meeting of shareholders for the election of directors of the Maker or of any other matter, or any other rights as a shareholder of the Maker.
ARTICLE 4
4.1 Covenants. For so long as there is any Outstanding Balance of this Note, unless the Holder has otherwise given prior written consent, the Company shall be bound by the following covenants:
(a) Intentionally Omitted.
(b) Incurrence of Indebtedness. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, incur or guarantee or assume any Indebtedness (other than (i) the Notes, and (ii) Permitted Indebtedness).
(c) Existence of Liens. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, allow or suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, deed of trust, or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Liens”) other than Permitted Liens.
(d) Restricted Payments. Except as otherwise provided for in this Note or the other Transaction Documents, the Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, prepay, repurchase, repay or make any payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions or otherwise), all or any portion of any Indebtedness (other than the Note whether by way of payment in respect of principal of (or premium, if any) or Interest on, such Indebtedness if at the time such payment is due or is otherwise made or, after giving effect to such payment, (i) an event constituting an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) an event that with the passage of time and without being cured would constitute an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(e) Restriction on Prepayment and Cash Dividends. At any time that an Event of Default exists and is continuing under this Note, the Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, prepay, repurchase, or declare or pay any cash dividend or other distribution on any of its capital stock excluding any intercompany transfers.
(f) Restriction on Transfer of Assets. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, spin-off, split-off, convey or otherwise dispose of any assets or rights of the Company or any Subsidiary owned or hereafter acquired whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, other than (i) sales, leases, licenses, assignments, transfers, conveyances, and other dispositions of such assets or rights by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with its past practice, (ii) sales of inventory and products in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) sales of unwanted or obsolete assets.
(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 material 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 material 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 material 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 material Subsidiaries to, take all action necessary or advisable to maintain all of the rights or licenses to use all 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, in each case 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 by companies in similar businesses similarly situated. Within 30 days of the Original Issuance Date, the Company shall have in effect a directors and officers liability insurance policy in an amount at least equal to $2,000,000 and maintain such insurance policy at all times while any Note remains outstanding.
(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, except in the ordinary course of business or 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.
(l) Dividends. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, pay dividends and other distributions.
(m) Use of Proceeds. The Maker shall use the proceeds of this Note as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
(n) Operation of Business. The Company shall operate its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practices.
(o) Compliance with Transaction Documents. The Maker shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, comply with its obligations under this Note and the other Transaction Documents.
(p) Payment of Taxes, Etc. The Maker shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, promptly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, when due and payable, all lawful taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the income, profits, property or business of the Maker and the Subsidiaries, except for such failures to pay that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that any such tax, assessment, charge, or levy need not be paid if the validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and if the Maker or such Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto, and provided, further, that the Maker and such Subsidiaries will pay all such taxes, assessments, charges, or levies forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any lien which may have attached as security therefor.
(q) Variable Rate Transactions. The Company shall not enter into any Variable Rate Transactions, except as otherwise permitted under the Purchase Agreement.
4.2 Option of the Holder. In connection with the number of Trading Days referred to in Sections 3.1(b), 5.11(c), and 5.11(ww) of this Note, the Holder shall have the option to add the number of Trading Days for which a temporary “chill” has been in effect as specified in the Purchase Agreement. This Section 4.2 and any election by the Holder shall not be deemed to modify the Events of Default.
ARTICLE 5
5.1 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section 5.1 prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York, N.Y. time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section 5.1 on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:00 p.m. (New York, N.Y. time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York, N.Y. time) on such date, (c) the Trading Day following the date of delivery to a carrier , if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service next Trading Day delivery, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for notice shall be as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
5.2 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the State of Nevada. This Note shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing this Note to be drafted.
5.3 Headings. Article and section headings in this Note are included herein for purposes of convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Note for any other purpose.
5.4 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, at law or in equity (including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Maker to comply with the terms of this Note. 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 Maker (or the performance thereof). The Maker acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable and material harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach would be inadequate. Therefore, the Maker agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available rights and remedies, at law or in equity, to seek equitable relief, including but not limited to an injunction restraining any such breach or threatened breach, without the necessity of pleading and proving irreparable harm or lack of an adequate remedy at law and without any bond or other security being required.
5.5 Enforcement Expenses. The Maker agrees to pay all costs and expenses of the Holder in enforcing or exercising its rights under this Note, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and the fees and expenses of any expert witnesses.
5.6 Binding Effect. The obligations of the Maker set forth herein shall be binding upon its successors and assigns, whether or not such successors or assigns are permitted by the terms herein.
5.7 Amendments; Waivers. Except for Section 3.2(e), which may not be amended, modified, or waived by the Company or the Holder except as expressly set forth therein, no provision of this Note may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition, or requirement of this Note shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition, or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of the Holder to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.8 Compliance with Securities Laws. The Holder of this Note acknowledges that this Note is being acquired solely for the Holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the Holder shall not offer, sell, or otherwise dispose of this Note in violation of applicable securities laws. This Note and any Note issued in substitution or replacement therefor shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the form as the legend on the face of this Note.
5.9 Exclusive Jurisdiction; Venue. Any action, proceeding or claim arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Agreement shall be brought and enforced as provided in the Purchase Agreement.
5.10 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.
5.11 Maker Waivers. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Maker and all others that may become liable for all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note, hereby waive presentment, demand, notice of nonpayment, protest, and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, and enforcement of this Note, and do hereby consent to any number of renewals of extensions of the time or payment hereof and agree that any such renewals or extensions may be made without notice to any such persons and without affecting their liability herein and do further consent to the release of any person liable hereon, all without affecting the liability of the other persons, firms or Maker liable for the payment of this Note, and do hereby, to the maximum extent permitted by law, waive the right to a trial by jury.
5.12 Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings.
(a) “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.
(b) “Alternative Conversion Price” means the Conversion Price as adjusted pursuant to Section 3.3(e).
(c) “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 Original 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 Exchange Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
(d) “Buy-In” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(c).
(e) “Buy-In Price” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(c).
(f) “Buy-In Payment Amount” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(c).
(g) “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.
(h) “COC Repayment Price” has the meaning contained in Section 3.5(c).
(i) “Common Stock” shall have the meaning as defined in the Purchase Agreement, and for the purposes of this Note, shall also refer to Conversion Shares unless otherwise apparent from the context.
(j) “Company” has the meaning contained on page 1 of this Note.
(k) “Conversion Amount” has the meaning contained in Section 3.1(a).
(l) “Conversion Date” has the meaning contained in Section 3.1(a).
(m) “Conversion Failure” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(c).
(n) “Conversion Notice” has the meaning contained in Section 3.1(a).
(o) “Conversion Price” has the meaning contained in Section 3.1(b).
(p) “Conversion Shares” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(a). In this Note, the use of Common Stock shall also refer to Conversion Shares unless otherwise apparent from the context.
(q) “Convertible Securities” has the meaning contained in Section 3.4.
(r) “Corporate Event” has the meaning contained in Section 3.5(b).
(s) “Default Interest” has the meaning contained in Section 1.2.
(t) “Default Interest Payment Date” has the meaning contained in Section 1.2.
(u) “Dilutive Issuance” has the meaning contained in Section 3.4.
(v) “DTC” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(a).
(w) “Event of Default” has the meaning contained in Section 2.1.
(x) “Excess Shares” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(e).
(y) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(z) “Exempt Issuance” shall have the meaning contained in the Purchase Agreement.
(aa) “FAST” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(a).
(bb) “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 Person, 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 Persons, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Persons to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Persons 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 Persons making or party to, or Affiliated with any Person or group of Persons 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 Persons making or party to, or Affiliated with any Person making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange 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 Persons whereby all such Persons, individually or in the aggregate, acquire, 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 Persons making or party to, or Affiliated with any Person 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 Persons become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange 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 Person individually or the Persons in the aggregate to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange 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 Persons as of the date of this Note calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Persons 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 Persons to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other shareholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the shareholders 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.
(cc) “Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank, or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory, or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
(dd) “Group” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.
(ee) “Holder” has the meaning contained on page 1 of this Note.
(ff) “Inability to Fully Convert Notice” has the meaning contained in Section 3.6(b).
(gg) “Indebtedness” means: (a) all obligations for borrowed money; (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances, current swap agreements, interest rate hedging agreements, interest rate swaps, or other financial products; (c) all obligations or liabilities secured by a lien or encumbrance on any asset of the Maker, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is assumed; and (d) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with recourse) any of the foregoing obligations of any other person.
(hh) “Interest” has the meaning contained in Section 1.2.
(ii) “Liens” has the meaning contained in Section 4.1(c).
(jj) “Maker” has the meaning contained on page 1 of this Note.
(kk) “Mandatory Default Amount” means an amount equal to 115% of the sum of (x) the outstanding Principal of this Note on the date on which the first Event of Default has occurred hereunder and (y) any accrued and unpaid Interest thereon, if any.
(ll) “Mandatory Prepayment” and “Mandatory Prepayment Price” have the meaning contained in Section 3.6(a)(i).
(mm) “Maturity Date” has the meaning contained in Section 1.2.
(nn) “Maximum Percentage” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(e).
(oo) “Note” has the meaning contained on page 1 of this Note.
(pp) “Notice in Response to Inability to Convert” has the meaning contained in Section 3.6(b).
(qq) “Notice of Change of Control” has the meaning contained in Section 3.5(a).
(rr) “Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Change of Control” has the meaning contained in Section 3.5(c).
(ss) “Options” has the meaning contained in Section 3.4.
(tt) “Outstanding Balance” has the meaning contained in Section 1.2.
(uu) “Permitted Indebtedness” means the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes.
(vv) “Permitted Liens” means (i) Liens under the Transaction Documents, (ii) any lien for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iii) any statutory Lien arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of law with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent, (iv) any Lien created by operation of law, such as materialmen’s Liens, mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (v) Liens in favor of the Senior Lender securing the Senior Debt, and (vi) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under this Note.
(ww) “Principal” has the meaning contained on page 1 of this Note.
(xx) “Purchase Agreement” has the meaning contained in Section 1.1.
(yy) “Purchase Rights” has the meaning contained in Section 3.6(d).
(zz) “Qualified Financing” means any debt or equity financing of the Company or any subsidiary or Affiliate generating, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, gross proceeds of equal to or greater than $2,000,000, including, without limitation, any borrowing of money, including bank or financial institution indebtedness, or public or private offering of debt securities, Common Stock, Options, Convertible Securities, but excluding Exempt Issuances.
(aaa) “Reported Outstanding Share Number” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(e).
(bbb) “Required Minimum” shall have the meaning contained in the Purchase Agreement.
(ccc) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.
(ddd) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(eee) “Share Delivery Date” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(a).
(fff) “Standard Settlement Period” has the meaning contained in Section 2.1(e).
(ggg) “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning contained in the Purchase Agreement.
(hhh) “Successor Entity” has the meaning contained in Section 3.5(a).
(iii) “Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock are traded on a Trading Market for at least 4.5 hours.
(jjj) “Trading Market” has the meaning contained in the Purchase Agreement.
(kkk) “Transaction Documents” has the meaning contained in the Purchase Agreement.
(lll) “Transfer Agent” has the meaning contained in Section 3.2(a).
(mmm) “Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock into which this Note may be converted.
(nnn) “Variable Rate Transactions” means a transaction in which the Company issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock.
(ooo) “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York, N.Y. time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York, N.Y. time)), (b) if the Common Stock is traded on OTCQB or OTCQX, the volume weighted average sales price of the Common Stock for such date (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 is then reported in the “Pink Open Market” or successor operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent broker-dealer selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has caused this Note to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.
VSEE HEALTH, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Imoigele Aisiku | |
Name: | Imoigele Aisiku | |
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE
(To be Executed by the Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $ ________________ of the Principal of Note No. ___ into shares of Common Stock of VSee Health, Inc. (the “Maker”), according to the terms and conditions set forth in the aforementioned Note, as of the date written below.
Date of Conversion:
Conversion Amount:
Conversion Price:
Number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned by the Holder on the Conversion Date:
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:
[___________]. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Address: |
Exhibit 10.5
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Security Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 20, 2025, by and between VSee Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in favor of [________________] (the “Secured Party”).
WHEREAS, in connection with the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and the Secured Party dated the date hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”), the Company agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, and issued to the Secured Party an aggregate original principal amount of $108,695.65 of senior secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “Convertible Promissory Note”), which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”);
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Secured Party purchasing the Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to the Purchase Agreement that the Company shall have executed and delivered to the Secured Party this Security Agreement providing for the grant to the Secured Party of a security interest in all tangible and intangible personal property of the Company to secure all of the Company’s obligations under the “Transaction Documents” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
1.1 Recitals.
The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this reference.
1.2 Interpretations.
Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person other than the Secured Party any right, remedy or claim under or by reason hereof.
1.3 Definitions.
(a) To the extent used in this Agreement and not defined herein, terms defined in the UCC shall have the meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined) ascribed to such terms in the UCC. To the extent the definition of any category or type of Collateral is expanded by any amendment, modification, or revision to the UCC, such expanded definition will apply automatically as of the date of such amendment, modification, or revision.
(b) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms):
“Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Event of Default” shall mean (i) the Company defaulting in any of its obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) the occurrence of a default or event of default under the Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Promissory Note, or any other Transaction Documents.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
“Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 8.8.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean all present and future trade secrets, know-how and other proprietary information; trademarks, trademark applications, internet domain names, service marks, trade dress, trade names, business names, designs, logos, slogans (and all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations of the foregoing) indicia and other source and/or business identifiers, along with all goodwill associated with each of the foregoing, and all registrations or applications for registrations which have heretofore been or may hereafter be issued thereon throughout the world; copyrights and copyright applications; (including copyrights for computer programs) and all tangible and intangible property embodying the copyrights, unpatented inventions (whether or not patentable); patents and patent applications; industrial design applications and registered industrial designs; license agreements related to any of the foregoing and income therefrom; books, records, writings, computer tapes or disks, flow diagrams, specification sheets, computer software, source codes, object codes, executable code, data, databases and other physical manifestations, embodiments or incorporations of any of the foregoing; all other intellectual property; and all common law and other rights throughout the world in and to all of the foregoing. Schedule 4 attached hereto sets forth all Intellectual Property of the Company (as such Schedule may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time).
“Lien” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any material and adverse effect as determined by the Secured Party in its reasonable discretion upon (a) the Company’s assets, business, operations, properties, or condition, financial or otherwise; (b) the Company’s ability to make payment as and when due of all or any part of the Obligations; or (c) the Collateral.
“Obligations” shall mean and include any and all debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Company to the Secured Party, now existing or hereafter arising of every nature, type, and description, whether liquidated, unliquidated, primary, secondary, secured, unsecured, direct, indirect, absolute, or contingent, and whether or not evidenced by a note, guaranty or other instrument, and any amendments, extensions, renewals or increases thereof, including, without limitation, all those under (i) the Purchase Agreement; (ii) the Convertible Promissory Note; (iii) any agreement or document related to the Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Promissory Note, or any other Transaction Document; or (iv) any other or related documents, and including any interest accruing thereon after insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Company, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding, and all costs and expenses of the Secured Party incurred in the enforcement, collection or otherwise in connection with any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and all obligations of the Company to the Secured Party to perform acts or refrain from taking any action.
“Real Estate” means all leases and all land, together with the buildings, structures, parking areas, and other improvements thereon, now or hereafter owned by the Company, including all easements, rights-of-way, and similar rights relating thereto and all leases, tenancies, and occupancies thereof.
“UCC” or “Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of Delaware; provided, however, that, if a term is defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code differently than in another Article thereof, the term shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC; provided, however, further, that, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, perfection, or the effect of perfection or non-perfection, of a security interest in any Collateral or the availability of any remedy hereunder is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than State of Delaware, “Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection or availability of such remedy, as the case may be.
ARTICLE 2.SECURITY INTEREST
2.1 Grant of Security Interest.
(a) As security for the payment or performance in full of the Obligations, the Company hereby pledges to the Secured Party, its successors and assigns, and hereby grants to the Secured Party, its successors and assigns, a security interest in and to all assets and personal property of the Company, wherever located and whether now or hereinafter existing and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, of every kind and description, tangible or intangible, including without limitation, all Goods, Inventory, Equipment, Fixtures, Instruments, Documents, Accounts, Contracts and Contract Rights, Chattel Paper, Money, Letters of Credit and Letter-of-Credit Rights, Commercial Tort Claims, Securities and all other Investment Property, General Intangibles (including, but not limited to, Intellectual Property), Farm Products, all books and records and information relating to any of the foregoing, all supporting obligations, and any and all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing, and as more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto (collectively, the “Collateral”)
(b) Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to the Secured Party such documents, instruments, and agreements, including, without limitation, financing statements, mortgages, certificates, affidavits, and forms as may, in the Secured Party’s reasonable judgment, be necessary to effectuate, complete or perfect, or to continue and preserve, the security interest of the Secured Party in the Collateral.
(c) In the event that the Company obtains title to any Real Estate, the Company shall promptly execute and deliver an original mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument in a form and substance acceptable to the Secured Party in all respects sufficient to provide the Secured party with a perfected first priority lien on such Real Estate.
2.2 No Assumption of Liability.
The security interest in the Collateral is granted as security only and shall not subject the Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify any obligation or liability of the Company with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.
2.3 Subordinate only to Entities Noted Herein.
The security interests granted herein are senior to any Indebtedness (as that term is defined in the Convertible Promissory Note ) or other obligation incurred by the Company after the date of the Convertible Promissory Note and are junior only to the Company’s existing finance obligations with [________________] and [________________].
ARTICLE 3.ATTORNEY-IN-FACT; PERFORMANCE
3.1 Secured Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact.
The Company hereby appoints the Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Company and in the name of the Company or otherwise, from time to time in the Secured Party’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement or for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the security interest in the Collateral, including, without limitation, to (a) file one or more financing statements, continuation statements, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office) or other documents; (b) receive and collect all instruments made payable to the Company representing any payments in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same; (c) demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose, or realize on the Collateral as and when the Secured Party may determine; and (d) to execute and complete in the name of the Company such documents and forms as may be necessary to transfer any domain names and related content to the Secured Party or its designee, including without limitation, completing and submitting online forms in the name of the Company and taking all actions necessary in connection therewith. To facilitate collection, the Secured Party may notify account debtors and obligors on any Collateral to make payments directly to the Secured Party. The foregoing power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until all Obligations are paid and performed in full. The Company agrees that the powers conferred on the Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Party’s interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Secured Party to exercise any such powers.
3.2 Secured Party May Perform.
If the Company fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured Party, at its option, may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be included in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by the Company under Section 8.4.
ARTICLE 4.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
4.1 Authorization: Enforceability.
Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that it has taken all action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and delivery, this Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the respective party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights or by the principles governing the availability of equitable remedies.
4.2 Ownership of Collateral; Priority of Security Interest.
The Company represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Collateral free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or other charge or encumbrance (each, a “Lien”) except for the Permitted Liens. Except for the Permitted Liens, (i) the security interest granted to the Secured Party hereunder shall be a first priority security interest subject to no other Liens, and (ii) no financing statement covering any of the Collateral or any proceeds thereof is on file in any public office.
4.3 Location of Collateral.
The Collateral is or will be kept at the address(es) of the Company or other third party set forth on Schedule 4.3 attached hereto. Unless otherwise provided herein, the Company will not remove any Collateral from such locations without the prior written consent of the Secured Party.
4.4 Location, State of Incorporation, and Name of the Company.
The Company’s principal place of business; state of incorporation, organization, or formation; organization id; and exact legal name is set forth on Schedule 4.4 attached hereto.
4.5 Solvency.
The Company is able to pay its debts as they mature, has capital sufficient to carry on its business, and the fair present saleable value of its assets, calculated on a going concern basis, is in excess of the amount of its liabilities.
ARTICLE 5.DEFAULT; REMEDIES; SUBSTITUTE COLLATERAL
5.1 Method of Realizing Upon the Collateral: Other Remedies.
If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a) The Secured Party may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to any other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all of the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral), and also may (i) take absolute control of the Collateral, including, without limitation, transfer into the Secured Party’s name or into the name of its nominee or nominees (to the extent the Secured Party has not theretofore done so) and thereafter receive, for the benefit of the Secured Party, all payments made thereon, give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof, (ii) require the Company to assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Secured Party and make it available to the Secured Party at a place or places to be designated by the Secured Party that is reasonably convenient to both parties, and the Secured Party may enter into and occupy any premises owned or leased by the Company where the Collateral or any part thereof is located or assembled for a reasonable period in order to effectuate the Secured Party’s rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to the Company in respect of such occupation, and (iii) without notice except as specified below and without any obligation to prepare or process the Collateral for sale, (A) sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Secured Party’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable and/or (B) lease, license or dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof upon such terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable. The Company agrees that, to the extent notice of sale or any other disposition of the Collateral shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days’ notice to the Company of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of the Collateral is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of any Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Company hereby waives any claims against the Secured Party arising by reason of the fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Obligations, even if the Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree, and waives all rights that the Company may have to require that all or any part of such Collateral be marshaled upon any sale (public or private) thereof. The Company hereby acknowledges that (i) any such sale of the Collateral by the Secured Party may be made without warranty, (ii) the Secured Party may specifically disclaim any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment, or the like, and (iii) such actions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any such sale of Collateral. In connection with such exercise of rights, the Secured Party shall have an irrevocable non-exclusive, royalty free license to use the Intellectual Property, which shall include a right for the Secured Party to grant one or more non-exclusive sublicenses to use the Intellectual Property.
(b) Any cash held by the Secured Party as Collateral and all cash proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of any sale of or collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral may be applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the Secured Party pursuant to Section 8.4 hereof) by the Secured Party against, all or any part of the Obligations in such order as the Secured Party shall elect. Any surplus of such cash or cash proceeds held by the Secured Party and remaining after the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations shall be paid over to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.
(c) In the event that the proceeds of any such sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally entitled, the Company shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the rate specified in the Convertible Promissory Note for interest on overdue principal thereof or such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and other client charges of any attorneys employed by the Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
(d) The Company hereby acknowledges that if the Secured Party complies with any applicable state, provincial, or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Collateral, such compliance will not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral.
(e) The Secured Party shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including, but not limited to, this Agreement and the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of the Secured Party’s rights hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.
5.2 Duties Regarding Collateral.
The Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the Collateral or any income thereon or as to the preservation of any rights pertaining thereto, beyond the safe custody and reasonable care of any of the Collateral actually in the Secured Party’s possession.
ARTICLE 6.AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any of the Obligations shall remain outstanding, unless the Secured Party shall otherwise consent in writing:
6.1 Existence, Properties, Etc.
The Company (a) shall do, or cause to be done, all things, or proceed with due diligence with any actions or courses of action, that may be reasonably necessary (i) to maintain the Company’s due organization, valid existence and good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and (ii) to preserve and keep in full force and effect all qualifications, licenses and registrations in those jurisdictions in which the failure to do so could have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) shall not do, or cause to be done, any act impairing the Company’s corporate power or authority (i) to carry on the Company’s business as now conducted, and (ii) to execute or deliver this Agreement or any other agreement or document delivered in connection herewith, including, without limitation, the Convertible Promissory Note which it is or will be a party, or perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder.
6.2 Maintenance of Books and Records: Inspection.
The Company shall maintain its books, accounts and records in accordance with GAAP, and permit the Secured Party, its officers and employees and any professionals designated by the Secured Party in writing, at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice to visit and inspect any of its properties, corporate books and financial records, and to discuss its accounts, affairs and finances with any employee, officer or director thereof (it being agreed that, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, there shall be no more than two (2) such visits and inspections in any fiscal year).
6.3 Maintenance and Insurance.
(a) The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own respective expense, all of its material assets and properties in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, making all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof.
(b) The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own respective expense, insurance in form, substance and amounts (including deductibles), which the Company deems reasonably necessary to the Company’s business, (i) adequate to insure all assets and properties of the Company of a character usually insured by persons engaged in the same or similar business against loss or damage resulting from fire or other risks included in an extended coverage policy; (ii) against public liability and other tort claims that may be incurred by the Company; (iii) as may be required by the Convertible Promissory Note and/or applicable law and (iv) as may be reasonably requested by Secured Party, all with financially sound and reputable insurers.
6.4 Contracts and Other Collateral.
The Company shall perform all of its obligations under or with respect to each instrument, receivable, contract, and other intangible included in the Collateral to which the Company is now or hereafter will be party on a timely basis and in the manner therein required, including, without limitation, this Agreement, except to the extent the failure to so perform such obligations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5 Defense of Collateral, Etc.
The Company shall defend and enforce (a) its right, title and interest in and to any part of the Collateral; and (b) if not included within the Collateral, those assets and properties whose loss would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each against all manner of claims and demands on a timely basis to the full extent permitted by applicable law (other than any such claims and demands by holders of Permitted Liens).
6.6 Taxes and Assessments.
The Company shall (a) file all material tax returns and appropriate schedules thereto that are required to be filed under applicable law, prior to the date of delinquency (taking into account any extensions of the original due date), (b) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Company, upon its income and profits or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and (c) pay all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of its properties; provided, however, that the Company in good faith may contest any such tax, assessment, governmental charge or levy described in the foregoing clauses (b) and (c) so long as appropriate reserves are maintained with respect thereto if and to the extent required by GAAP.
6.7 Compliance with Law and Other Agreements.
The Company shall maintain its business operations and property owned or used in connection therewith in compliance with (a) all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing such business operations and the use and ownership of such property, and (b) all agreements, licenses, franchises, indentures and mortgages to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound, except where the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.8 Notice of Default.
The Company will immediately notify the Secured Party of any event causing a substantial loss or diminution in the value of all or any material part of the Collateral and the amount or an estimate of the amount of such loss or diminution. The Company shall promptly notify the Secured Party of any condition or event which constitutes, or would constitute with the passage of time or giving of notice or both, an Event of Default, and promptly inform the Secured Party of any events or changes in the financial condition of the Company occurring since the date of the last financial statement of the Company delivered to the Secured Party, which individually or cumulatively when viewed in light of prior financial statements, which might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or financial condition of the Company.
6.9 Notice of Litigation.
The Company shall give notice, in writing, to the Secured Party of (a) any actions, suits or proceedings wherein the amount at issue is in excess of $50,000, instituted by any person against the Company, or affecting any of the assets of the Company, and (b) any dispute, not resolved within fifteen (15) days of the commencement thereof, between the Company on the one hand and any governmental or regulatory body on the other hand, which might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or financial condition of the Company.
6.10 Changes to Identity.
The Company will (a) give the Secured Party at least 30 days’ prior written notice of any change in the Company’s name, identity, or organizational structure, (b) maintain its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation as set forth on Schedule 4.4 attached hereto, (c) immediately notify the Secured Party upon obtaining an organizational identification number, if on the date hereof the Company did not have such identification number.
6.11 Perfection of Security Interests.
(a) Financing Statements. The Company hereby irrevocably authorizes the Secured Party, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, at any time and from time to time to file in any filing office in any jurisdiction any initial financing statements and amendments thereto that (a) indicate the Collateral (i) as all assets of the Company or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the UCC of such jurisdiction, or (ii) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (b) contain any other information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment, including (i) whether the Company is an organization, the type of organization and any organization identification number issued to the Company, and (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of real property to which the Collateral relates. The Company agrees to furnish any such information to the Secured Party promptly upon request. The Company also ratifies its authorization for the Secured Party to have filed in any jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Company acknowledges that it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any financing statement without the prior written consent of the Secured Party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied, or conditioned) and agrees that it will not do so without the prior written consent of the Secured Party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied, or conditioned). The Company acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement constitutes an authenticated record.
(b) Possession. The Company (i) shall have possession of the Collateral, except where expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement or where the Secured Party chooses to perfect its security interest by possession in addition to the filing of a financing statement; and (ii) will, where the Collateral is in the possession of a third party, join with the Secured Party in notifying the third party of the Secured Party’s security interest and obtaining an acknowledgment from the third party that it is holding the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Party.
(c) Control. The Company will cooperate with the Secured Party in obtaining control with respect to the Collateral consisting of (i) Investment Property, (ii) Letters of Credit and Letter-of-Credit Rights and (iii) electronic Chattel Paper.
(d) Marking of Chattel Paper. The Company will not create any Chattel Paper without placing a legend on the Chattel Paper acceptable to the Secured Party indicating that the Secured Party has a security interest in the Chattel Paper.
6.12 Notice of Commercial Tort Claims. If the Company shall at any time acquire a Commercial Tort Claim, the Company shall immediately notify the Secured Party in a writing signed by the Company which shall (a) provide brief details of said claim and (b) grant to the Secured Party a security interest in said claim and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, in such form and substance satisfactory to the Secured Party.
6.13 Licenses.
(a) The Company shall (i) promptly and faithfully observe and perform all of the material terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the material License Agreements to be observed and performed by it, at the times set forth therein, if any, (ii) not do, permit, suffer or refrain from doing anything that could reasonably be expected to result in a default under or breach of any of the terms of any material License Agreement, (iii) not cancel, surrender, modify, amend, waive or release any material License Agreement in any material respect or any term, provision or right of the licensee thereunder in any material respect, or consent to or permit to occur any of the foregoing; except, that the Company may cancel, surrender or release any material License Agreement in the ordinary course of the respective businesses of the Company; provided, that, the Company shall give Secured Party not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of their intention to so cancel, surrender and release any such material License Agreement, (iv) give Secured Party prompt written notice of any material License Agreement entered into by the Company after the date hereof, together with a true, correct and complete copy thereof and such other information with respect thereto as Secured Party may request, (v) give Secured Party prompt written notice of any material breach of any obligation, or any default, by any party under any material License Agreement, and deliver to Secured Party (promptly upon the receipt thereof by the Company in the case of a notice to the Company, and concurrently with the sending thereof in the case of a notice from the Company) a copy of each notice of default and every other notice and other communication received or delivered by the Company in connection with any material License Agreement which relates to the right of the Company to continue to use the property subject to such License Agreement, and (vi) furnish to Secured Party, promptly upon the request of Secured Party, such information and evidence as Secured Party may require from time to time concerning the observance, performance and compliance by the Company or the other party or parties thereto with the terms, covenants or provisions of any material License Agreement.
(b) The Company will exercise any option to renew or extend the term of each material License Agreement in such manner as will cause the term of such material License Agreement to be effectively renewed or extended for the period provided by such option and give prompt written notice thereof to Secured Party or give Secured Party prior written notice that the Company does not intend to renew or extend the term of any such material License Agreement or that the term thereof shall otherwise be expiring, not less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of any such non-renewal or expiration. In the event of the failure of the Company to extend or renew any material License Agreement, Secured Party shall have, and is hereby granted, the irrevocable right and authority, at its option, to renew or extend the term of such material License Agreement, whether in its own name and behalf, or in the name and behalf of a designee or nominee of Secured Party or in the name and behalf of the Company, as Secured Party shall determine at any time that an Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing. Secured Party may, but shall not be required to, perform any or all of such obligations of the Company under any of the License Agreements, including, but not limited to, the payment of any or all sums due from the Company thereunder. Any sums so paid by Secured Party shall constitute part of the Obligations.
ARTICLE 7.NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any of the Obligations shall remain outstanding, unless the Secured Party shall otherwise consent in writing, the Company covenants and agrees that it shall not:
7.1 Transfers; Liens and Encumbrances.
(a) Sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise), lease, license, exchange or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of the Collateral, except the Company may (i) sell or dispose of Inventory in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) sell or dispose of assets the Company has determined, in good faith, not to be useful in the conduct of its business, and (iii) sell or dispose of accounts in the course of collection in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
(b) Directly or indirectly make, create, incur, assume, or permit to exist any Lien in, to or against any part of the Collateral other than Permitted Liens.
(c) The Company covenants and agrees that it will not, without the express written consent of the Secured Party, grant any license (whether exclusive or non-exclusive) to use the Intellectual Property to any party, except that prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company may, in the ordinary course of business, grant non-exclusive licenses to use the Intellectual Property to unrelated third parties which are customers of the Company in connection with arms-length transactions, provided that such non-exclusive licenses do not impair the value of the Intellectual Property. To the extent that the Company wishes to seek the Secured Party’s consent to the granting of a license to use Intellectual Property other than as expressly permitted above, then the Company shall provide the Secured Party with a written request for such consent, which request shall be accompanied by a copy of the proposed license and any documents, instruments, and agreements related thereto or to be entered into in connection with such license, and such other information regarding the proposed license as the Secured Party may require. The Secured Party shall endeavor to respond to such request within ten (10) days of its receipt of such request, provided, however, that if the Secured Party does not reply within such ten (10) day period, then such request shall be deemed to have been denied by the Secured Party. Further, the Secured Party shall not have been deemed to have consented to any proposed license unless the Secured Party has provided such consent in a writing executed by a duly authorized representative of the Secured Party and delivered to the Company. The decision by the Secured Party on whether to grant or withhold its consent to a proposed license shall be made by the Secured Party in its sole and exclusive discretion, and the Secured Party shall have no obligation whatsoever to consent to any proposed license.
7.2 Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends.
Directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase, or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on its capital stock without the prior express written consent of the Secured Party.
7.3 Places of Business.
Change its state of organization or its principal place of business without the written consent of the Secured Party.
ARTICLE 8.MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Notices.
Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered in accordance with Section 5.3 of the Purchase Agreement.
8.2 Security Interest Absolute.
All rights of the Secured Party hereunder, the security interest in the Collateral and all obligations of the Company hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Convertible Promissory Note, any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Convertible Promissory Note or any other agreement or instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Obligations, (d) the existence of any claim, set-off or other right which the Company may have at any time against the Secured Party, whether in connection herewith or any unrelated transaction.
8.3 Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other severable provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
8.4 Expenses.
In the event of an Event of Default, the Company will jointly and severally pay to the Secured Party the amount of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with: (i) the custody or preservation of, or the sale, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral; (ii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder or, (iii) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
8.5 Waivers, Amendments, Etc.
The Secured Party’s delay or failure at any time or times hereafter to require strict performance by the Company of any undertakings, agreements or covenants shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of the Secured Party under this Agreement to demand strict compliance and performance herewith. Any waiver by the Secured Party of any Event of Default shall not waive or affect any other Event of Default, whether such Event of Default is prior or subsequent thereto and whether of the same or a different type. None of the undertakings, agreements and covenants of the Company contained in this Agreement, and no Event of Default, shall be deemed to have been waived by the Secured Party, nor may this Agreement be amended, changed or modified, unless such waiver, amendment, change or modification is evidenced by an instrument in writing specifying such waiver, amendment, change or modification and signed by the Secured Party in the case of any such waiver, and signed by the Secured Party and the Company in the case of any such amendment, change or modification.
8.6 Continuing Security Interest. This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall: (i) remain in full force and effect so long as any of the Obligations shall remain outstanding; (ii) be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns; and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and its successors and assigns. Upon the payment or satisfaction in full of the Obligations, this Agreement and the security interest created hereby shall terminate, and, in connection therewith, the Company shall be entitled to the return, at its expense, of such of the Collateral as shall not have been sold in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof and the Secured Party shall deliver to the Company such documents as the Company shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
8.7 Independent Representation.
Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received or has had the opportunity to receive independent legal counsel of its own choice and that it has been sufficiently apprised of its rights and responsibilities with regard to the substance of this Agreement.
8.8 Indemnification.
The Company jointly and severally hereby covenants and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Secured Party and its investment manager, and each of the foregoing parties’ respective agents, servants, attorneys, advisors, officers, directors, employees, affiliates, partners, members, managers, predecessors, successors, and assigns (each an “Indemnified Person”) of, to, and from any loss, judgment, liability, claim, cause of action, or demand, and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which may be incurred, suffered, made, brought, threatened, or instituted by or against any person indemnified hereby for any reason whatsoever on account of, arising out of, or in any way relating to the actions or inactions of the Company, including, without limitation (i) any matter, fact, event, or act or omission relating to the Collateral, and/or the Company’s maintenance and management of the Collateral, including any damage to the Collateral or claims threatened or brought against the Secured Party with respect to the Collateral and/or any of the Company’s acts and/or omissions in connection with the same, (ii) any claims threatened or brought by one or more third parties against the Company, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, (iii) any claims threatened or brought by any party against the Secured Party, or any of its affiliates concerning or arising from the actions or inactions of any of the Company, the Collateral, and the Convertible Promissory Note, or otherwise; and/or (iv) this Agreement. The Secured Party may defend any such claim, cause of action, or demand at the sole cost and expense of the Company, with counsel designated by the Secured Party and to the exclusion of the Company, or the Secured Party may call upon the Company to defend such action at the Company’s sole cost and expense. the Secured Party may, in the Secured Party’s sole and exclusive discretion, adjust, settle, or compromise any such claim, cause of action, or demand made upon the Secured Party, and the Company shall jointly and severally indemnify the Secured Party for any such amount so adjusted, settled, or compromised, as well as all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection therewith.
8.9 Governing Law: Jurisdiction; Venue.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the Courts of the State of Nevada located in the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. To the maximum amount permitted, each of the Parties waives trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party his or its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action, or proceeding in connection with this Agreement by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such Party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Further, nothing herein shall prevent the Secured Party from enforcing its rights and remedies (including, without limitation, by filing a civil action) with respect to the Collateral and/or the Company in any other jurisdiction in which the Collateral and/or the Company may be located.
8.10 Non-Interference.
From and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company agrees:
(a) Not to interfere with the exercise by the Secured Party of any of its rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Convertible Promissory Notes, and/or applicable law;
(b) Not to seek to distrain or otherwise hinder, delay, or impair the Secured Party’s efforts to realize upon any Collateral or otherwise to enforce its rights and remedies pursuant to this Agreement, Convertible Promissory Note, and/or applicable law, and shall at all times cooperate with the Secured Party’s exercise of its rights and remedies under this Agreement, Convertible Promissory Note, and/or applicable law; and
(c) The provisions of this Section shall be specifically enforceable by the Secured Party.
8.11 Automatic Stay.
The Company agrees that upon the filing of any Petition for Relief by or against the Company under the United States Bankruptcy Code, the Secured Party shall be entitled to immediate and complete relief from the automatic stay with respect to the Company, and Secured Party shall be permitted to proceed to protect and enforce its rights and remedies under applicable law. The Company hereby expressly assents to, and covenants and agrees not to oppose, any motion filed by the Secured Party seeking relief from the automatic stay. The Company further hereby expressly WAIVES the protections afforded under Section 362 of the United States Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Secured Party.
8.12 Credit Bidding.
The Company hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees, in further consideration for the Secured Party entering into this Agreement, that the Secured Party shall be permitted to credit bid the Obligations at any auction and/or sale, including without limitation, at any auction and/or other sale conducted under or in connection with any of the sections or chapters of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Company hereby further acknowledges and agrees that this provision is a material inducement to the Secured Party entering into this Agreement, and the Company has been represented by experienced counsel in connection with entering into this Agreement. The Secured Party, in turn, acknowledges that this paragraph shall not be construed as a restriction or prohibition on the Company’s rights to file any voluntary petition or make application for or seek relief or protection under the United States Bankruptcy Code.
8.13 Waiver of Jury Trial.
AS A FURTHER INDUCEMENT FOR THE SECURED PARTY TO MAKE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPANIES OR THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS TRANSACTION.
8.14 Right of Set Off.
The Company hereby grants to the Secured Party, a lien, security interest and right of setoff as security for all liabilities and obligations to the Secured Party, whether now existing or hereafter arising, upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral, and property, now or hereafter in the possession, custody, safekeeping, or control of the Secured Party or any of its affiliates, or any entity under the control of the Secured Party, or in transit to any of them. At any time, without demand or notice, the Secured Party may set off the same or any part thereof and apply the same to any liability or obligation of the Company even though unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of any other collateral securing the Obligations. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE THE SECURED PARTY TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES THE OBLIGATIONS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY, ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED.
8.15 Liability of the Company.
Notwithstanding any provision herein or in any other Loan Instrument, the Company is and shall be liable for any and all Obligations (whether any such Obligation is specified as an obligation of the Company).
8.16 Waiver of Claims.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that it does not have any offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against the Secured Party or its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, representatives, parents, affiliates, predecessors, successors, or assigns with respect to the Collateral, the Convertible Promissory Note, the Obligations, or otherwise, and that if the Company now has, or ever did have, any offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against the Secured Party or its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, representatives, affiliates, predecessors, successors, or assigns, whether known or unknown, at law or in equity, from the beginning of the world through this date and through the time of execution of this Agreement, all of them are hereby expressly WAIVED, and the Company hereby RELEASES the Secured Party and its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, representatives, affiliates, predecessors, successors, and assigns from any liability therefor.
8.17 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures.
This Agreement may be executed and delivered by exchange of facsimile signatures of the Secured Party and the Company, and those signatures need not be affixed to the same copy. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.
8.18 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and the other documents or agreements delivered in connection herewith contain the entire understanding among the parties and supersede any prior agreement or understanding among them with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above written.
COMPANY: | ||
VSEE HEALTH, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Imoigele Aisiku | |
Imoigele Aisiku | ||
Co-Chief Executive Officer |
SECURED PARTY:
[____________].
By: |
EXHIBIT A (Definition of Collateral)
For the purpose of securing prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company of all of the Obligations, the Company unconditionally and irrevocably hereby grants to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in and to, and lien upon, the following “Collateral” of the Company (all capitalized terms used herein and not defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the UCC):
All personal property of the Company, wherever located and whether now or hereinafter existing and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, of every kind and description, tangible, or intangible, including without limitation, all:
1. Goods;
2. Inventory, including, without limitation, all goods, merchandise, and other personal property which are held for sale or lease, or are furnished or to be furnished under any contract of service or are raw materials, work-in-process, supplies, or materials used or consumed in the Company’s business, and all products thereof, and all substitutions, replacements, additions, or accessions therefor and thereto; and any cash or non-cash Proceeds of all of the foregoing;
3. Equipment, including, without limitation, all machinery, equipment, furniture, parts, tools, and dies, of every kind and description, of the Company (including automotive equipment and motor vehicles), now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company, and used or acquired for use in the business of the Company, together with all accessions thereto and all substitutions and replacements thereof and parts therefor and all cash or non-cash Proceeds of the foregoing;
4. Fixtures, including, without limitation, all goods which are so related to particular real estate that an interest in them arises under real estate law and all accessions thereto, replacements thereof and substitutions therefor, including, but not limited to, plumbing, heating and lighting apparatus, mantels, floor coverings, furniture, furnishings, draperies, screens, storm windows and doors, awnings, shrubbery, plants, boilers, tanks, machinery, stoves, gas and electric ranges, wall cabinets, appliances, furnaces, dynamos, motors, elevators and elevator machinery, radiators, blinds and all laundry, refrigerating, gas, electric, ventilating, air-refrigerating, air-conditioning, incinerating and sprinkling and other fire prevention or extinguishing equipment of whatsoever kind and nature and any replacements, accessions and additions thereto, Proceeds thereof and substitutions therefor;
5. Instruments (including promissory notes);
6. Documents;
7. Accounts, including, without limitation, all Contract Rights and accounts receivable, health-care-insurance receivables, and license fees; any other obligations or indebtedness owed to the Company from whatever source arising; all rights of the Company to receive any payments in money or kind; all guarantees of Accounts and security therefor; all cash or non-cash Proceeds of all of the foregoing; all of the right, title and interest of the Company in and with respect to the goods, services or other property which gave rise to or which secure any of the accounts and insurance policies and proceeds relating thereto, and all of the rights of the Company as an unpaid seller of goods or services, including, without limitation the rights of stoppage in transit, replevin, reclamation and resale and all of the foregoing, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired; 8. Contracts and Contract Rights, including, to the extent not included in the definition of Accounts, all rights to payment or performance under a contract not yet earned by performance and not evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper;
9. Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic);
10. Money, cash, and cash equivalents;
11. Letters of Credit and Letter-of-Credit Rights (whether or not the Letter of Credit is evidenced by a writing);
12. Commercial Tort Claims;
13. Securities Accounts, Security Entitlements, Securities, Financial Assets, and all other Investment Property, including, without limitation, all ownership or membership interests in any subsidiaries or affiliates (whether or not controlled by the Company);
14. General Intangibles, including, without limitation, all Payment Intangibles and Intellectual Property, tax refunds and other claims of the Company against any governmental authority, and all choses in action, insurance proceeds, goodwill customer lists, formulae, permits, research and literary rights, and franchises;
15. Farm Products;
16. All books and records and information (including all ledger sheets, files, computer programs, tapes, and related data processing software) evidencing an interest in or relating to any of the foregoing and/or to the operation of the Company’s business, and all rights of access to such books and records, and information, and all property in which such books and records, and information are stored, recorded, and maintained;
17. To the extent not already included above, all supporting obligations, and any and all cash and non-cash Proceeds, products, accessions, and/or replacements of any of the foregoing, including proceeds of insurance covering any or all of the foregoing.
Exhibit 10.6
To: | VSEE HEALTH, INC. |
Attention: | Imoigele Aisiku Co-Chief Executive Officer |
(iaisiku@idocvms.com) |
March 20, 2025
Re: Amendment No. 1
Dear Imoigele Aisiku:
Reference is made to the Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2023 (as modified to the date hereof, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between VSee Health, Inc. (formerly known as Digital Health Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware Corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Company”), and [___________________](“Investor”); capitalized terms used but not defined herein are used as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, as of the date hereof, the following Transaction Documents are hereby amended as follows:
Purchase Agreement
· | Section 1.23 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
Section 1.23 “Floor Price” means $1.25, which shall be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, share split or other similar transaction and, effective upon the consummation of any such reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, share split or other similar transaction, the Floor Price shall mean the lower of (i) the adjusted price and (ii) $1.25.
· | Section 6.01(d) (Amendments and Other Filings) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following at the end thereof to read in its entirety as follows: |
The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement in connection with any adjustment to the Floor Price within five (5) Trading Days following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
· | Article VI (Covenants) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following at the end thereof to read in its entirety as follows: |
Section 6.20 Instruction Letter to Transfer Agent. The Company shall deliver to the transfer agent an instruction letter reserving an additional amount of shares of Common Stock in connection with any adjustment to the Floor Price within five (5) Trading Days of the Second Closing Date (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2024, by and among the Company and [________________], as amended).
This amendment is a Transaction Document and is limited as written. As of the date first written above, each reference in the Purchase Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Transaction Documents to the Purchase Agreement (including, without limitation, by means of words like “thereunder,” “thereof” and words of like import), shall refer to the Purchase Agreement as modified thereby, and the provisions in this amendment amending the Purchase Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single agreement with the Purchase Agreement. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, (A) waive or modify any right, power or remedy under, or any other provision of, any Transaction Document (in each case, other than any failure to comply with any provision of a Transaction Document amended hereby that would not have been a failure if such Transaction Document had been amended as provided herein prior to the date hereof) or (B) commit or otherwise obligate the Investor to enter into or consider entering into any other consent, waiver or modification of any Transaction Document or make any further purchases or other advances pursuant to any Transaction Documents.
In further consideration for the execution of this amendment by the Investor and without limiting any rights or remedies the Investor may have, the Company hereby releases the Investor (each a “Releasee” and, collectively, the “Releasees”) against any and all claims and from any other Losses of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, whether or not relating to any Transaction Document, any obligation or liability owing thereunder, any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any legal relationship that exists or may exist between any Releasee and the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. The Company, for itself and for its Subsidiaries, acknowledges and agrees that it or its Subsidiaries may discover information later that could have affected materially their willingness to agree to the release in this paragraph and that neither such possibility, which it took into account when executing this amendment, nor such discovery, as to which it expressly assumes the risk, shall affect the effectiveness of the release in this paragraph, and waives the benefit of any legal requirement that may provide otherwise.
As a Transaction Document, this amendment is subject to various interpretative and miscellaneous sections set forth in the Purchase Agreement and other Transaction Documents that apply expressly to all Transaction Documents, located principally Article XII (Miscellaneous) of the Purchase Agreement (but also, without limitation, in Article V (Indemnification) thereof), including Section 6.11 (Expenses) thereof and Sections 12.02 (Entire Agreement; Amendments), 12.01 (Counterparts), and Article XI (Notices). In addition, without limitation, (a) Article IX (Choice of Law/Jurisdiction) thereof provides that this amendment shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflict of laws and that any action between the parties shall be heard in New York County, New York, and the parties expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Supreme Court of New York, sitting in New York County, New York and the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, sitting in New York, New York, for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this amendment. The parties hereto hereby reaffirm all of these and all other provisions of the Transaction Documents applying to the Transaction Documents as applying to this amendment, all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. The Company hereby reaffirms that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any Transaction Document shall be true and correct as of the date hereof (unless expressly made as of an earlier date herein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date). No approval, consent, authorization, notice to, or any other action by, any Person other than any governmental authority is required to lower the Floor Price.
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This amendment may be executed in counterparts, which may be effectively transmitted by fax or e-mail (in each case return receipt requested and obtained) and which, together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Very truly yours, | |||
[___________________], | |||
as Investor |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
Accepted and Agreed
As of the Date First Written Above:
VSEE HEALTH, INC., | |||
as Company | |||
By: | /s/ Imoigele Aisiku | ||
Name: | Imoigele Aisiku | ||
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
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