UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 3, 2025
ScanTech AI Systems Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-42463 | 93-3502562 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1735 Enterprise Drive Buford, Georgia |
30518 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
+1 (470) 655-0886
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | STAI | 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. |
ScanTech AI Systems Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with 340 Broadway Holdings, LLC (the “Lender”) effective as of July 3, 2025. Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued a senior secured promissory note (the “Note”) to the Lender with a total principal amount of up to $1,500,000 and 2,095,531 shares (the “Origination Shares”) of the Company’s common stock to the Lender. The Note bears interest at an annual rate of 15% and matures on July 3, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”).
Pursuant to the Note, the Lender was obligated to fund $250,000 at the initial closing, is obligated to fund an additional $250,000 of the Note upon the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025, and may fund the remaining $1,000,000 of the Principal Amount (as defined in the Note) in one or more closings at the sole discretion of the Lender on or before the Maturity Date. The initial closing of the Note occurred on July 7, 2025, upon which the Lender delivered $250,000 by wire transfer. The net proceeds to the Company from the initial closing were $240,000. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Note for general corporate purposes.
The Lender has the right, but not the obligation, to convert, at any time prior to the Maturity Date, all or any portion of the outstanding Principal Amount, accrued interest and fees due and payable thereon into shares (the “Conversion Shares”) of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price for the Conversion Shares is equal to 80% of the average of the three lowest Trading Prices for the Company’s common stock during the five Trading Day period preceding the conversion date inclusive of the day of the conversion date. “Trading Price” means the price at which a trade of the Company’s common stock is reported by a reliable reporting service designated by the Lender. Notwithstanding the above, the Conversion Shares shall not be converted at a price less than $0.2051 per share (the “Minimum Conversion Price”).
The Lender is prohibited from converting an amount that would be convertible into that number of Conversion Shares which would exceed the difference between the number of shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by the Lender and 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. The Lender may waive such 4.99% limitation upon, at the election of the Lender, not less than seven day’s prior notice to the Company.
Moreover, the Securities Purchase Agreement provides that in no event will the Company be required to (i) issue shares of Company’s common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for the Company’s common stock), including but not limited to the Conversion Shares and Origination Shares, exceeding 19.99% of the Company’s common stock or exceeding 19.99% of the voting power outstanding either as of the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement or the date immediately preceding the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, as determined in accordance with the relevant stock exchange rules (the “Conversion Cap”), and (ii) otherwise issue shares of the Company’s common stock or other securities which issuance would violate any rule of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or the relevant stock exchange or trading market on which the Company’s common stock is then listed or quoted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, should the Lender wish to exceed the Conversion Cap, the Company is obligated, within 30 days of receiving such conversion request to exceed the Conversion Cap, file a proxy statement seeking stockholder approval authorizing the Company to issue shares exceeding the Conversion Cap in compliance with Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635 either (A) within the proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders, or (B) within a proxy statement on Schedule 14A for a special meeting of stockholders.
Pursuant to the Note, the Company is obligated to register the Origination Shares plus an additional number of shares equal to 200% of the number of shares into which $500,000 of the Principal Amount of the Note can be converted as if converted on the closing date, by an amendment to the Company’s existing Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-284806) (the “Existing Registration Statement”). The Company is also obligated to register the Conversion Shares on a new registration statement within the later of (i) 30 calendar days following the issuance of the Note, or (ii) 7 calendar days following the date the SEC declares the Existing Registration Statement effective.
The Securities Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties. The Note contains a most favored nations status provision, a prohibition on certain financing transactions by the Company without the prior written consent of the Lender, a prohibition on certain variable rate transactions, and certain mandatory prepayment provisions of the aggregate Principal Amount of the Note not converted to common stock at 150% of the Principal Amount thereof plus accrued interest to such date of repayment. The Note provides that it shall be considered senior secured by the collateral pool of the Company and that the Lender shall become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement dated September 23, 2024 by execution of a joinder. If an Event of Default (as defined in the Note) were to occur, which term includes, among other things, certain filings being filed untimely with the SEC and if the trading price of the Company’s common stock decreases by more than 50% at any time within 30 days of the date of the Note, then, among other consequences, default interest accrues at the rate of 18% per annum and the Lender may, at its option, elect to require the Company to make a default payment of 115% of the outstanding Principal Amount of the Note, plus accrued but unpaid interest, at the default interest rate, all other fees then remaining unpaid, and all other amounts payable under the Note. The Note also contains certain negative covenants of the Company, including restrictions on debt, a prohibition on entering into any agreement with any holder of the Company’s securities without the prior written consent of the Lender, and a prohibition on authorizing or approving any reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock.
The Lender previously lent money to the Company in January 2025.
The foregoing descriptions of the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Note, and of all of the parties’ rights and obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Note, are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Note, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and which are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 above and Item 3.02 below is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
| Item 3.02. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The Company issued the Origination Shares in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), provided by Section 4(a)(2) because the Origination Shares were issued in a transaction not involving any public offering and the Lender represented that it was an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.
To the extent that any shares of the Company’s common stock are issued upon conversion of the Note, the Company expects that such Conversion Shares will be issued in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(9) because no commission or other remuneration is expected to be paid in connection with the conversion of the Note and any resulting issuance of Convertible Shares and/or in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) because any Conversion Shares will be issued in a transaction not involving any public offering and the Lender represented that it was an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D. A maximum of approximately 8,410,532 Conversion Shares may be issued upon conversion of the Note based on the Minimum Conversion Price of $0.2051 per share and assuming conversion of a maximum Principal Amount of $1,500,000 and all accrued interest, and assuming that any stockholder approval that is required is obtained; however, the actual number of Conversion Shares issued could be higher if, for example, any additional Principal Amount, interest, or fees as the result of any Event of Default are converted into shares of common stock.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2025, entered into by and between the Company and the Lender. | |
| 10.2 | Senior Secured Promissory Note, dated as of July 3, 2025, issued by the Company to the Lender. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: July 9, 2025 | SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Dolan Falconer | |
| Name: | Dolan Falconer | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 3, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and between SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and 340 BROADWAY HOLDINGS LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the “Purchaser” or “Holder”).
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act” or “1933 Act”), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company a promissory note of the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the principal amount of $1,500,000.00 (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as interest thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Note”).
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 agree as follows:
Section 1. Purchase and Sale of the Notes.
(a) Purchase of Note.
(i) Initial Issuance and Funding. On the Initial Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, the Note and the Purchaser shall fund $250,000 of the principal of the Note on the Initial Closing Date by providing such amount in good funds to the Company (the “Initial Purchase Price”).
(ii) Second Funding. On the Second Closing Date (as defined below), the Purchaser shall fund $250,000 of the principal of the Note on the Second Closing Date by providing such amount in good funds to the Company (the “Second Purchase Price”).
(iii) Subsequent Funding. On the Third Closing Date (as defined below), the Purchaser shall fund up to $1,000,000 of the principal of the Note on the Third Closing Date by providing such amount in good funds to the Company (the “Third Purchase Price”).
(b) Form of Payment. On each Closing Date and in consideration for the issuance of the Notes, the Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price for each of the Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in accordance with the Company’s written instructions as provided in the disbursement authorization dated as of each Closing Date and signed by the Company (the “Disbursement Authorization”), simultaneously with delivery of the Note, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such Note duly executed on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser, simultaneously with delivery of such Purchase Price.
(c) Origination. On the Initial Closing, the Company shall issue to the Purchaser 2,095,531 shares (together, the “Origination Shares” and approximately equal to a number calculated as $1,360,000 divided by the Nasdaq Closing Price) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”).
For purposes of this Agreement, the “Nasdaq Closing Price” means the closing price of the Company Common Stock as of on the day immediately preceding the Effective Date, as reflected on Nasdaq’s official website.
(d) Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 8 and Section 9 below,
(i) the Initial Closing for the purchase of the Initial Note, the funding of the Initial Purchase Price, and the issuance of the Origination Shares as contemplated by this Agreement (the “Initial Closing”) shall occur on one business day following the date hereof or such other mutually agreed upon time (the “Initial Closing Date”).
(ii) The Second Closing for the funding of the Second Purchase Price shall occur one business day following the date that the Company files with the SEC its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2025 (the “Second Closing Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser shall not be obligated to fund the Second Purchase Price if the closing price of the Company Common Stock is equal to or less than $0.2051 per share prior to the date of the Company’s filing of said Form 10-Q.
(iii) The Third Closing and any subsequent closing(s) for the funding of the Third Purchase Price shall occur one business day following the date that the Purchaser makes any such funding of the Third Purchase Price (any and all such dates, together the “Third Closing Date”), provided, however, that any and all Third Closings must occur on or before the Maturity Date of the Note (as such term is defined in the Note).
Section 2. Purchaser’s Representations and Warranties. The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, that:
(a) Investment Purpose. Purchaser is acquiring the Note and the Origination Shares (collectively, the “Securities”) for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof in violation of applicable securities laws; provided, however, by making the representations herein, Purchaser does not agree, or make any representation or warranty, to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act. Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities are not registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and that the Securities may not be transferred or sold except pursuant to the registration provisions of the 1933 Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom and subject to state securities laws and regulations, as applicable. The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. The Purchaser does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute any of the Securities in violation of applicable securities laws.
(b) Accredited Investor Status. The Purchaser is, and on each date on which any Securities or Company Common Stock under any Note are issued to the Purchaser, the Purchaser will be, an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”).
(c) Organization and Authority. The Purchaser is a limited liability company organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida. The Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser, and (assuming due authorization, execution, and delivery by the Company) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.
Section 3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as disclosed by the Company in the publicly filed SEC Documents (as defined in this Agreement) the Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, that:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. The SEC Documents set forth a list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company and the jurisdiction in which each is incorporated. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith. “Subsidiaries” means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.
(b) Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note and the issuance of the Origination Shares) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note and each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
(c) Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company, and number of shares issued and outstanding, is set forth on Schedule 3(c) hereto or as otherwise provided by the Company on the date hereof. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the stockholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company. As of the effective date of this Agreement, and except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, notes or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance of any of the Securities. The Company has furnished to the Purchaser true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate or Articles of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof (“Formation Documents”), the Company’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
(d) Issuance of Shares. The Origination Shares are duly authorized and will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
(e) Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company’s executive officers and directors understand the nature of the Securities being sold hereby and recognize that the issuance of the Origination Shares will have a potential dilutive effect on the equity holdings of other holders of the Company’s equity or rights to receive equity of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company has concluded, in its good faith business judgment that the issuance of the Securities is in the best interests of the Company. The Company specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Origination Shares is binding upon the Company and enforceable regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company or parties entitled to receive equity of the Company.
(f) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Origination Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Formation Documents or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and that is not filed as an SEC Document or other document filed with the SEC, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Formation Documents, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as the Purchaser owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement and the Note in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and to issue the Origination Shares. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Principal Market (as defined in this Agreement) and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(g) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. For purposes of this Agreement, “SEC Documents” means all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein. Upon written request the Company will deliver to the Purchaser true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits and incorporated documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“1934 Act” or “Exchange Act”), and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company. The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
(h) Absence of Certain Changes. From December 31, 2024 through and including the Closing Date, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(i) Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect. The public filings contain a complete list and summary description of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(j) Patents, Copyrights, etc. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ current and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person and/or entity; and the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual Property.
(k) No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Reserved.
(m) Brokers. The Company hereby represents and warrants that it has not hired, retained or dealt with any broker, finder, consultant, person, firm or corporation (“Broker”) in connection with the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder. The Company covenants and agrees that should any claim be made against Purchaser for any commission or other compensation by the Broker, based upon the Company’s engagement of such person in connection with this transaction, the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser harmless from and against any and all damages, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) and liability arising from such claim. The Company shall pay the commission of the Broker, to the attention of the Broker, pursuant to their separate agreement(s) between the Company and the Broker.
(n) Permits; Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the “Company Permits”), and there is no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of the Company Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2024, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification with respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of applicable laws, except for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults or violations, which conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o) Insurance. The Company and its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such coverage, amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company is engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officer’s insurance coverage with coverage amounts that are at least equal to the aggregate Purchase Price. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
(p) Reserved.
(q) Bad Actor. No officer or director of the Company would be disqualified under Rule 506(d) of the Securities Act as amended on the basis of being a “bad actor”.
(r) Reserved.
(s) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company and each Subsidiary is in material compliance with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof.
Section 4. COVENANTS.
(a) Best Efforts. The parties shall use their best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in this Section 4.
(b) Form D; Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees when applicable to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to the Purchaser promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Securities for sale to the Purchaser at the applicable closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general corporate purposes, marketing and sales, product development, key personnel recruiting and business development purposes, and shall not, directly or indirectly, use such proceeds for (i) any loan to or investment in any other corporation, partnership, enterprise or other person (except in connection with the Company’s currently existing operations), or (ii) any loan, credit, or advance to any officers, directors, employees, or affiliates of the Company.
(d) Financial Information. Upon written request of the Purchaser, the Company agrees to within (3) three days of the written request send or make available the following reports filed with the SEC or OTC Markets Group to the Purchaser: a copy of its Annual Report and any of its Quarterly Reports; and (ii) copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not disclose any material nonpublic information to the Purchaser without its consent unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Purchaser.
(e) Listing. The Company will obtain and, so long as the Purchaser owns any of the Securities, maintain the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the Principal Market, and will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). The Company shall promptly provide to the Purchaser copies of any notices it receives from the SEC, OTC Markets Group and any other exchanges or quotation systems on which the Common Stock is then listed regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such exchanges and quotation systems, provided that it shall not provide any notices constituting material nonpublic information. If at any time while the Note is outstanding the Company fails to maintain the listing and trading of its Common Stock, or fails to comply with the Company’s reporting/filing obligations with its Principal Market that is not cured within 5 business days of (A) the date that the Company is notified of such failure, in the case of a filing that is not timely filed with the SEC, or (B) the end of the time period granted to the Company to cure a deficiency, in the case of a written deficiency from the Principal Market, then such failure(s) to cure will result in liquidated damages of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per occurrence, being immediately due and payable to Purchaser at its election in the form of cash payment or addition to the balance of the Note.
(f) Corporate Existence. So long as the Purchaser beneficially owns any Securities, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except in the event of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction (i) assumes the Company’s obligations hereunder and under the agreements and instruments entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation whose Common Stock is listed for trading on Principal Market.
(g) No Integration. The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.
(h) Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall comply with applicable securities laws by filing a Current Report on Form 8-K, within four (4) Trading Days following the date hereof, disclosing all the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(i) Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf will provide the Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto the Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
(j) Subsidiaries. So long as the Note remains outstanding, the Company shall not transfer any assets or rights to any of its subsidiaries or permit any of its subsidiaries to engage in any significant business or operations, whether such subsidiaries are currently existing or hereafter created, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.
(k) Insurance. So long as the Note remains outstanding, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall maintain in full force and effect insurance reasonably believed by the Company to be adequate coverage (a) on all assets and activities, covering property loss or damage and loss of income by fire or other hazards or casualty, and (b) against all liabilities, claims and risks for which it is customary for companies similarly situated to the Company to insure, including without limitation applicable product liability insurance, required workmen’s compensation insurance, and other insurance covering injury or damage to persons or property, including directors and officers insurance coverage. The Company shall promptly furnish or cause to be furnished evidence of such insurance to the Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser.
(l) Legend. Until the Origination Shares and the Conversion Shares are registered as set forth in the Note, the Origination Shares and the Conversion Shares as well as any certificates or other document representing the Origination Shares or the Conversion Shares shall initially be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE (A) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THE SECURITIES LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND (B) UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSACTION IS REGISTERED OR DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR SUCH OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS.”
(m) Removal of Legend. If the Purchaser provides the Company with (i) an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act and such sale or transfer is effected or (ii) the Purchaser provides reasonable assurances that the Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule 144, Section 4(a)(1), or other applicable exemption, and the Purchaser provides an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Origination Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Purchaser. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Purchaser, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 4(m) may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 4(m), that the Purchaser shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
Section 5. Governing Law; Miscellaneous.
(a) Issuance Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in the Note, in no event will the Company be required to (i) issue shares of Company Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for Company Common Stock), including but not limited to the Conversion Shares (as that term is defined in the Note) and Origination Shares, exceeding 19.99% of the Company Common Stock or exceeding 19.99% of the voting power outstanding either as of the date hereof or the date immediately preceding the date hereof, as determined in accordance with the relevant stock exchange rules, and (ii) otherwise issue shares of Company Common Stock or other securities which issuance would violate any rule of the SEC or the relevant stock exchange or trading market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.
(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws thereof or any other State. Any action brought by any party against any other party hereto concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state of New York. 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. The parties executing this Agreement and other agreements referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith on behalf of the Company agree to submit to the in personam jurisdiction of such courts and hereby irrevocably waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with such action or proceeding. 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 any agreement. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other transaction document contemplated hereby 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.
(c) Removal of Restrictive Legends. In the event that Purchaser has any shares of the Company’s Common Stock bearing any restrictive legends, and Purchaser, through its counsel or other representatives, submits to the Transfer Agent any such shares for the removal of the restrictive legends thereon in connection with a sale of such shares pursuant to any exemption to the registration requirements under the Securities Act, and the Company and or its counsel refuses or fails for any reason (except to the extent that such refusal or failure is based solely on applicable law that would prevent the removal of such restrictive legends) to render an opinion of counsel or any other documents or certificates required for the removal of the restrictive legends, then the Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that the Purchaser is hereby irrevocably and expressly authorized to have counsel to the Purchaser render any and all opinions and other certificates or instruments which may be required for purposes of removing such restrictive legends, and the Company hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Transfer Agent to, without any further confirmation or instructions from the Company, issue any such shares without restrictive legends as instructed by the Purchaser, and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address as specified by the Purchaser, certificates, registered in the name of the Purchaser or its designees, representing the shares of Common Stock to which the Purchaser is entitled, without any restrictive legends and otherwise freely transferable on the books and records of the Company.
(d) Filing Requirements. From the date of this Agreement until the Note is no longer outstanding, or for a period of two years from the Issue Date, whichever is later, the Company will timely and voluntarily comply with all reporting requirements that are applicable to an issuer with a class of shares registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirements, and comply with all requirements related to any registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement. The Company shall use best efforts not to take any action or file any document, and shall promptly notify Holder of any circumstances that may result in such actions (whether or not permitted by the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act or the rules thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under said acts until the Notes are no longer outstanding. The Company will maintain the quotation or listing of its Common Stock on the OTCQX, OTCQB, OTC Pink, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market, NYSE MKT, f/k/a American Stock Exchange, or other applicable principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock (whichever of the foregoing is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock) (the “Principal Market”), and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market, as applicable. The Company will provide Purchaser with copies of all notices it receives notifying the Company of the threatened and actual delisting of the Common Stock from any Principal Market. As of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, The Nasdaq Stock Market is the Principal Market. Until the Note is no longer outstanding, the Company will continue the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on a Principal Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market.
(e) Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Note, or the Disbursement Authorization 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 transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchaser. The Disbursement Authorization includes a disbursement of $10,000.00 to Purchaser’s legal counsel for the Purchaser’s legal fees.
(f) Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the 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 the Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under the Note. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in herein or under the Note, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Note 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 Note or herein exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Note 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 Note from the effective date 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 Note, 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.
(g) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(h) Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement 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 provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
(i) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Purchaser makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by both parties.
(j) Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be: (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, email or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by email or facsimile with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine or computer, at the address, email address or facsimile number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
| Purchaser: | 340 Broadway Holdings, LLC |
4713 Villa Mare Lane
Naples, FL 34103
Attn: Ted Doukas
Email: ted.doukas@yahoo.com
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
JONATHAN D. LEINWAND, P.A.
18305 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 200
Aventura, FL 33160
Attn: Jonathan Leinwand
Email: jonathan@jdlpa.com
| Company: | ScanTech AI Systems Inc. |
1735 Enterprise Drive
Buford, GA 30518
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice to):
Michael Coleman, Esq.
Thompson Hine LLP
3560 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30326
Email: Michael.Coleman@thompsonhine.com
Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.
(k) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor the Purchaser shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 2(f), the Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private transaction from the Purchaser or to any of its “affiliates,” as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.
(l) Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
(m) Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Purchaser. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
(n) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(o) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
(p) Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Purchaser by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Purchaser shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
(q) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. Any signature transmitted by facsimile, e-mail, or other electronic means shall be deemed to be an original signature.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Purchaser and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC.
| By: | /s/ Dolan Falconer | |
| Name: | Dolan Falconer | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
340 BROADWAY HOLDINGS, LLC
| By: | /s/ Ted Doukas | |
| Name: | Ted Doukas | |
| Title: | Manager |
Schedule 3(c)
Capitalization
Shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding: 48,262,310
Exhibit 10.2
THIS NOTE AND THE CONVERSION SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS NOTE AND THE CONVERSION SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS NOTE AND THE CONVERSION SHARES UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT.
| Issue Date: July 3, 2025 | $1,500,000 |
SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC
SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
DUE JULY 3, 2026
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ScanTech AI Systems Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower” or the “Company”), promises to pay to 340 Broadway Holdings LLC (the “Holder”) or its registered assigns or successors in interest, up to a total principal amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000), together with all accrued interest and other amounts due thereon, on July 3, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”), if not sooner paid, in accordance with the following funding schedule:
| · | $250,000 shall be funded upon closing. |
| · | $250,000 shall be funded upon the Borrower’s filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2025; and |
| · | The remaining balance, up to $1,000,000, shall be funded in one or more tranches at the sole discretion of the Holder. |
The following terms and conditions shall apply to this Senior Secured Convertible Note due July 3, 2026 (the “Note”):
ARTICLE I
INTEREST & AMORTIZATION
1.1 Contract Rate. Subject to Section 4.1 hereof, interest payable on the outstanding Principal Amount of this Note shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to fifteen percent (15%) and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year, except as otherwise set forth herein.
1.2 Payments. Payment of the aggregate principal amount that has been funded by the Holder, received by the Company, and is outstanding under this Note (the “Principal Amount”), together with all accrued interest thereon shall be made on the Maturity Date.
1.3 Security and Seniority. This Note shall be considered senior secured by the collateral pool of the Borrower and the Lender shall become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement dated September 23, 2024 (the “Intercreditor Agreement”) by execution of the joinder (the “Joinder”) attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Collateral Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) shall sign an acknowledgement confirming Lender’s joinder to the Intercreditor Agreement and Lender’s senior secured status.
ARTICLE II
CONVERSION REPAYMENT
2.1 Optional Conversion. Subject to the terms of this Article II, the Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, at any time until the Maturity Date, or thereafter during an Event of Default, to convert all or any portion of the outstanding Principal Amount, accrued interest and fees due and payable thereon into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock of the Borrower (the “Common Stock”) at the Conversion Price (as defined below). The shares of Common Stock to be issued upon such conversion are herein referred to as the “Conversion Shares.”
2.2 Calculation of Conversion Price. The conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) shall be subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events. The Conversion Price shall mean the 80% (representing a discount rate of 20%) multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein). “Market Price” means the average of the three (3) lowest Trading Prices (as defined below) for the Common Stock during the five (5) Trading Day period preceding the Conversion Date inclusive of the day of the Conversion Date (“Pricing Period”). “Trading Price” means, for any security as of any date, the price at which a trade of the Common Stock is reported by a reliable reporting service designated by the Holder (i.e., Bloomberg). In the event that the Company receives the Conversion Notice before 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time and the Conversion Shares are not delivered on the same date as the Conversion Notice is so delivered, the Pricing Period will be extended to the date the Conversion Shares are “Delivered”. “Delivered” shall mean the date the shares clear deposit into Holder’s brokerage account, which shall be the date Holder is able to trade the shares free from restrictions of any kind including by the Holder’s Brokerage firm, DTC, Issuer or Issuer’s Transfer Agent (the “Extended Pricing Period”). Extending the pricing period will not adjust the number of shares delivered but will adjust the, market price, conversion price and the amount the note is reduced as a result of the conversion, and will be memorialized by and Amended Conversion Notice, which will be submitted to the Issuer by the Holder, if applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph or in the remainder of the Note, in no event will the Conversion Price be less than $0.2051.
2.3 Conversion Limitation. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be entitled to convert pursuant to the terms of this Note an amount that would be convertible into that number of Conversion Shares which would exceed the difference between the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of Borrower. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall include 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 the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted portion of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Notes) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). To the extent that the limitation contained in this section applies, the determination of whether this Note is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder) and of which a portion of this Note is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. For purposes of this Section, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (i) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (iii) any other notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within two trading days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Note, by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The provisions of this Section may be waived by the Holder upon, at the election of the Holder, not less than 7 days’ prior notice to the Company, and the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply until such 7th day (or such later date, as determined by the Holder, as may be specified in such notice of waiver).
2.4 Mechanics of Holder’s Conversion. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 2.3, this Note may be converted by the Holder in part from time to time after the Issue Date, by submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (whether by facsimile, as a Portable Document (PDF) file sent by electronic mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 8:00 p.m., New York, New York time). On each Conversion Date (as hereinafter defined) and in accordance with its Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall make the appropriate reduction to the Principal Amount, accrued interest and fees as entered in its records and shall provide written notice thereof to the Borrower on the Conversion Date. Each date on which a Notice of Conversion is delivered or telecopied to Borrower in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be deemed a Conversion Date (the “Conversion Date”). Pursuant to the terms of the Notice of Conversion, Borrower will issue instructions to the transfer agent within one (1) business days of the Conversion Date and shall cause the transfer agent to transmit the shares representing the Conversion Shares to the Holder by physical delivery or crediting the account of the Holder’s designated broker with the Depository Trust Corporation (“DTC”) through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system within five (5) business days after receipt by Borrower of the Notice of Conversion (the “Delivery Date”). In the case of the exercise of the conversion rights set forth herein, the conversion privilege shall be deemed to have been exercised, and the Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be deemed to have been issued, upon the date of receipt by Borrower of the Notice of Conversion. The Holder shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder of such Common Stock, unless the Holder provides Borrower written instructions to the contrary.
2.5 Late Payments. The Borrower understands that a delay in the delivery of the shares of Common Stock in the form required pursuant to this Article beyond the Delivery Date could result in economic loss to the Holder. As compensation to the Holder for such loss, the Borrower agrees to an additional discount of 20% (for a total discount of 40%) will be applied to all future conversions.
2.6 Late Notices. The Borrower understands that a delay in the delivery of the instructions to the transfer agent during the timeframe required pursuant to this Article that results in a delay of the Conversion Shares beyond the Delivery Date could result in economic loss to the Holder. As compensation to the Holder for such loss, the Borrower agrees to pay late fees to the Holder for the late issuance of such transfer agent instructions an additional amount equal to $1,000 per day commencing on the third day of the Conversion Date. The Borrower shall pay any fees incurred under this Section, in addition to any amounts due hereunder, in immediately available funds upon demand and such fees shall also be eligible to be converted into Conversion Shares as set forth in this Article II.
2.7 Conversion Mechanics. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing that portion of the Principal Amount and interest and fees to be converted, if any, by the then applicable Conversion Price.
2.8 Authorized and Reserved Shares. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, the Conversion Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Borrower agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note. Initially, the Borrower shall reserve 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock for conversion of this Note. Thereafter, at all times while this Note remains outstanding, the Borrower shall reserve and keep available from its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock a number of shares equal to three (3) times the number of shares that would be issuable upon full conversion of the then-outstanding balance of this Note, based on the applicable Conversion Price in effect at such time.
2.9 Issuance of New Note. Upon any partial conversion of this Note, a new Note containing the same date and provisions of this Note shall, at the request of the Holder, be issued by the Borrower to the Holder for the principal balance of this Note and interest which shall not have been converted or paid. Subject to the provisions of Article III, the Borrower will pay no costs, fees or any other consideration to the Holder for the production and issuance of a new Note.
2.10 Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Note. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to upon such conversion, the Borrower shall round up to the next whole share.
2.11 Prepayment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, the Borrower shall have no right to prepay this Note, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the Maturity Date, without the prior written consent of the Holder. Any attempt by the Borrower to prepay the Note without such consent shall be deemed null and void.
2.12 Mandatory Repayment. If the Company (i) engages in a Qualified Equity Offering, (ii) shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or Fundamental Transaction or (iii) shall agree to sell or dispose any of its assets in one or more transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction), the Company will be required to offer to repay, in cash, the aggregate Principal Amount of the Note not converted to Common Stock at 150% of the Principal Amount thereof plus accrued interest to such date of repayment. The Company shall give the Holder at least twenty (20) day’s prior written notice of its intention to repay the Note, during which time the Holder shall have the right to convert any portion of the Note into Common Stock.
For purposes of this Section 2.12, “Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence of any of (i) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 33% of the voting securities of the Company, or (ii) a replacement at one time or within a three year period of more than one-half of the members of the Company's board of directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the board of directors on any date whose nomination to the board of directors was approved by a majority of the members of the board of directors who are members on the date hereof), or (iii) the current Chief Executive Officer of the Company or the current Chief Financial Officer of the Company shall no longer be employed by the Company as Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer ,respectively, on a full time basis, or (iv) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth above in (i) or (ii).
For purposes of this Section 2.12, “Qualified Equity Offering” means an equity financing for the account of the Company in which shares of common stock, or securities, directly or indirectly, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of common stock are issued, which financing results in cumulative aggregate proceeds to the Company of at least $10 million,.
For purposes of this Section 2.12, “Fundamental Transaction” means (A) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person, (B) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property .
2.13 Registration Requirement.
(a) Within the later of (a) thirty (30) calendar days of the issuance date of this Note, or (b) seven (7) days after the Company’s existing registration on Form S-1 (File No. 333-284806) (the “Existing Registration Statement”) is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company shall file a registration statement (the “New Registration Statement”) with the SEC covering the resale of the Conversion Shares, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such New Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as promptly as practicable thereafter. The Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness of such New Registration Statement until the earlier of (i) the date on which all Conversion Shares may be sold without restriction under Rule 144 or (ii) the full conversion of this Note. Failure to file the New Registration Statement within such time period will result in liquidated damages of ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Principal Amount of this Note, but not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), being immediately due and payable to Holder at its election in the form of cash payment or addition to the balance of the Note.
(b) The Company shall register the resale of the Origination Shares plus an additional number of shares equal to 200% of the number of shares into which $500,000 of the Principal Amount of the Note can be converted as if converted (the “Initial Conversion Shares”) on the Closing Date, by an amendment to the Existing Registration Statement. After the Existing Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness of such Existing Registration Statement until the earlier of (i) the date on which all Origination Shares and the Initial Conversion Shares may be sold without restriction under Rule 144 or (ii) the full conversion of this Note.
2.14 Issuance Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note or the SPA, in no event will the Company be required to (i) issue shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock), including but not limited to the Conversion Shares and Origination Shares (as that term is defined in the SPA), exceeding 19.99% of the Common Stock or exceeding 19.99% of the voting power outstanding either as of the date hereof or the date immediately preceding the date hereof, as determined in accordance with the relevant stock exchange rules (the “Conversion Cap”), and (ii) otherwise issue shares of Common Stock or other securities which issuance would violate any rule of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or the relevant stock exchange or trading market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted. Notwithstanding the forgoing, should number of shares of Common Stock issued with respect to conversions of this Note be equal to or greater than 19% of the Common Stock either as of the date hereof or the date immediately preceding the date hereof, as determined in accordance with the relevant stock exchange rules, then the Holder may request in writing that the Company seek approval from its shareholders to exceed to exceed the Conversion Cap (a “Triggering Request”). The Company shall within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving such Triggering Request either (1) include the Authorization Proposal (defined below) in the proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders, to the extent such proxy statement has not already been cleared with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), or (2) file a proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the SEC to call a special meeting of shareholders to approve a proposal (Authorization Proposal) authorizing the Company to thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all shares of Common Stock that the holders are entitled to receive upon conversion of the Notes without regard to the Conversion Cap in compliance with Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635 or any other then applicable rule or law (such approval, the Shareholder Approval). Any proxy statement filed by the Company with the SEC with respect to the Authorization Proposal shall contain a recommendation from the Company's board of directors that the Company's shareholders approve the Authorization Proposal and shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement.
If the Shareholder Approval is not obtained at the annual or special meeting held pursuant hereto to approve the Authorization Proposal, the Company shall to the extent any Notes are still outstanding submit the Authorization Proposal on a semiannual basis each year thereafter at either the annual meeting of the Company's shareholders or at a special meeting of the Company's shareholders called to consider the Authorization Proposal until the Shareholder Approval is obtained or until the Notes are repaid or until such Shareholder Approval is no longer required for the full conversion of any outstanding Notes.
ARTICLE III
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The occurrence of any of the following events set forth in Sections 3.1 through 3.14, inclusive, shall be an “Event of Default”:
3.1 Failure to Pay Principal, Interest or Other Fees. Borrower fails to pay principal, interest or other fees hereon and such failure shall continue for a period of five (5) days following the date upon which any such payment was due.
3.2 Breach of Covenant. Borrower breaches any covenant (including but not limited to Section 5.2) or other term or condition of this Note in any material respect and such breach, if subject to cure, continues for a period of five (5) days after the occurrence thereof.
3.3 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of Borrower made herein shall be false or misleading in any material respect.
3.4 SEC Filings. Borrower fails to timely file, when due, any post-effective amendment to a Form S-1 Registration Statement or any report required to be filed with the SEC (e.g., Forms 8-K, 10-K, or Schedules 14A, 14C, or 14(f)), provided, however, that with respect to the Borrower’s Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2025, such filing shall be deemed timely if made within thirty (30) days of the issuance date of this Note. Failure to file the Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2025 within that 30-day period shall constitute an Event of Default.
3.5 Stop Trade. An SEC stop trade order or Principal Market trading suspension of the Common Stock shall be in effect for five (5) consecutive days or five (5) days during a period of 10 consecutive days, provided that Borrower shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Principal Market within 60 days of such notice. The “Principal Market” for the Common Stock shall include the OTC Bulletin Board, NASDAQ Capital Market, NASDAQ Global Market, NYSE Amex, or New York Stock Exchange (whichever of the foregoing is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock), or any securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being listed or traded or quoted.
3.6 Receiver or Trustee. Each of the Borrower or its subsidiaries, if any, (“Subsidiaries”) shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business; or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed; or shall become insolvent or generally fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, subject to applicable grace periods, if any
3.7 Judgments. Any money judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $100,000 in the aggregate for Borrower, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days.
3.8 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings or relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (Federal law or applicable state law).
3.9 Default Under Other Agreements. The occurrence of an Event of Default under and as defined herein or any event of default (or similar term) under any other agreement evidencing indebtedness of at least $100,000.
3.10 Failure to Deliver Common Stock or Replacement Note. Except in the event Borrower does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized but unissued upon a conversion hereunder, Borrower’s failure to timely deliver Common Stock to the Holder pursuant to and in the form required by this Note, if such failure to timely deliver Common Stock shall not be cured within five (5) days. If Borrower is required to issue a replacement Note to Holder and Borrower shall fail to deliver such replacement Note within seven (7) Business Days.
3.11 Initial Trading Price Drop. Any decrease in the Trading Price by more than Fifty Percent (50%) at any time within 30 days of the date hereof.
3.12 DTC Eligibility. The Borrower shall lose its status as “DTC Eligible” or the Borrower’s shareholders shall lose the ability to deposit (either electronically or by physical certificates, or otherwise) shares into the DTC System.
3.13 Reservation of Shares. The Borrower shall not fulfill its obligations under this Note or the transaction documents entered into in connection herewith in regard to the reserving of shares.
3.14 Transfer Agent Fees. Failure of the Borrower to pay any of its Transfer Agent fees in excess of $1,000 or to maintain a Transfer Agent of record.
3.15 Registration Default. Failure by the Company to (a) file, or (b) have declared effective, a registration statement that includes the Origination Shares within the timeframes set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement of even date herewith shall constitute a “Registration Default.” In the event of a Registration Default, the Conversion Price set forth in Section 2.2 shall automatically be reduced to 60% (representing a discount rate of 40%) of the Market Price, effective as of the date of such Registration Default.
ARTICLE IV
DEFAULT RELATED PROVISIONS AND OTHER PRIVILEGES
4.1 Default Interest Rate. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, interest on this Note shall automatically be reinstated at a rate of 18% per annum, effective as of the date of Issuance of this Note, which interest shall be payable in cash or Common Stock, at the option of the Borrower.
4.2 Conversion Privileges. The conversion privileges set forth in Article II shall remain in full force and effect immediately from the date hereof and until this Note is paid in full.
4.3 Cumulative Remedies. The remedies under this Note shall be cumulative.
4.4 Default Payment. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing beyond any applicable grace period, the Holder, at its option, may elect, in addition to all rights and remedies of Holder to require the Borrower to make a Default Payment (“Default Payment”). The Default Payment shall be 115% of the outstanding Principal Amount of the Note, plus accrued but unpaid interest, at the default interest rate above, all other fees then remaining unpaid, and all other amounts payable hereunder. The Default Payment shall be applied first to any fees due and payable to Holder pursuant to the Note, then to accrued and unpaid interest due on the Note and then to outstanding principal balance of the Note.
4.5 Default Payment Date. The Default Payment shall be due and payable immediately on the date that the Holder has exercised its rights pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof.
4.6 Default Conversion Price. If an Event of Default occurs, an additional discount of 5% per occurrence of an Event of Default be applied to all future conversions.
4.7 Most Favored Nations Status. So long as this Note is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any debt security with any term more favorable to the holder of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Holder in this Note, then the Borrower shall notify the Holder of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at Holder’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Holder. The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, conversion look-back periods, interest rates, original issue discounts, stock sale price, private placement price per share, and warrant coverage.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
5.1 Negative Covenants. So long as any portion of this Note is outstanding, the Company will not and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly:
a) enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness or liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom that is senior to, subordinated to or pari passu with, in any respect, the Company’s obligations under the Notes;
b) amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or to her charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the Holder;
c) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase, make any payment in respect of or otherwise acquire any of its common stock, preferred stock, or other equity securities other than as to the conversion shares to the extent permitted or required under the transaction documents or as otherwise permitted by the transaction documents;
d) engage in any transactions with any officer, director, employee or any affiliate of the Company, 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, 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 or partner, in each case in excess of $10,000 other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) for other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as any portion of the Notes is outstanding, no cash payments shall be made to affiliates of or related parties to the Company on account of accrued amounts owing to such parties; or
e) create or acquire any Subsidiary after the date hereof unless (i) such Subsidiary is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) such guarantees the obligations under the Notes pursuant to an agreement satisfactory in all respects to the Holder, to the extent required by the Holder, satisfied each condition of the Note and the transaction documents as if such Subsidiary were a Subsidiary on the Issuance Date;
f) enter into any agreement with any holder of the Company’s securities without the prior written consent of the Holder;
g) authorize or approve any reverse stock split of the Common Stock; or
h) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
5.2 Future Financing Variable Rate Transactions. The Company agrees that during the term of this Note, it shall not enter into any agreement for future financing that would materially and adversely affect the Lender's rights under this Note or the security interest granted herein, without the prior written consent of the Lender. Any such future financing agreements must expressly recognize the senior secured status of this Note and shall not subordinate the Lender's position without its consent. During the period commencing on the date hereof and for so long as this Note remains outstanding or the Holder of this Note holds any shares issued upon conversion of the Note, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates or Subsidiaries, nor any of its or their respective officers, employees, directors, agents or other representatives, will, without the prior written consent of the Holder (which consent may be withheld, delayed or conditioned in the Holder’s sole discretion), directly or indirectly: (i)(A) consummate any exchange of any indebtedness and/or securities of the Company for any other securities and/or indebtedness of the Company, (B) cooperate with any person to effect any exchange of securities and/or indebtedness of the Company in connection with a proposed sale of such securities from an existing holder of such securities to a third party), and/or (C) reduce and/or otherwise change the exercise price, conversion price and/or exchange price of any Common Stock Equivalent of the Company and/or amend any non-convertible indebtedness of the Company to make it convertible into securities of the Company, (ii) issue or sell any of its securities either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of, or quotations for, Common Stock, and/or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange rate and/or price that is subject to being reset on one or more occasions either (1) at some future date after the initial issuance of such securities or (2) 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, and/or (iii) enter into any agreement (including, without limitation, an “equity line of credit” or an “at-the-market offering”) whereby the Company may sell securities at a future determined price. Any transaction contemplated in this shall be referred to as a “Variable Rate Transaction”. The Holder shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any Variable Rate Transaction (without the need for the posting of any bond or similar item, which the Company hereby expressly and irrevocably waives the requirement for), which remedy shall be in addition to any right of the Holder to collect damages. A “Variable Rate Transaction” shall also include mean, collectively, an “Equity Line of Credit” or similar agreement, or a Variable Priced Equity Linked Instrument. For purposes hereof, “Equity Line of Credit” means any transaction involving a written agreement between the Company and an investor or underwriter whereby the Company has the right to “put” its securities to the investor or underwriter over an agreed period of time and at future determined price or price formula (other than customary “preemptive” or “participation” rights or “weighted average” or “full-ratchet” anti-dilution provisions or in connection with fixed-price rights offerings and similar transactions that are not Variable Priced Equity Linked Instruments), and “Variable Priced Equity Linked Instruments” means: (A) any debt or equity securities which are convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or carry the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (1) at any conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security, or (2) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset on more than one occasion at some future date at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security due to a change in the market price of the Company’s Common Stock since date of initial issuance (other than customary “preemptive” or “participation” rights or “weighted average” or “full-ratchet” anti-dilution provisions or in connection with fixed-price rights offerings and similar transactions), and (B) any amortizing convertible security which amortizes prior to its maturity date, where the Company is required or has the option to (or any investor in such transaction has the option to require the Company to) make such amortization payments in shares of Common Stock which are valued at a price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security (whether or not such payments in stock are subject to certain equity conditions). The Company shall promptly (and in no event later than 24 hours after receipt) notify (which notice shall be provided orally and in writing and shall identify the Person making the inquiry, request, proposal or offer and set forth the material terms thereof) the Holder after receipt of any inquiry, request, proposal or offer relating to any offering and shall promptly (and in no event later than 24 hours after receipt) provide copies to the Holder of any written inquiries, requests, proposals or offers relating thereto. The Company agrees that it and its affiliates and Subsidiaries, and each of its and their respective officers, employees, directors, agents or other representatives Subsidiaries will not enter into any agreement with any Person subsequent to the date hereof which prohibits the Company from providing any information to the Holder in accordance with this provision. For all purposes of this Agreement, violations of the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.2 by any Subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, or any officer, employee, director, agent or other representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates shall be deemed a direct breach of this Section 5.2 by the Company.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder hereof 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. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
6.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by FedEx or other reputable express courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, emails or facsimile, addressed as set forth below. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by email or facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the next business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Borrower, to:
ScanTech AI Systems Inc.
1735 Enterprise Drive
Buford, Georgia 30518
Email: dfalconer@scantechibs.com
With a copy which shall not constitute notice to:
Michael Coleman, Esq.
Thompson Hine LLP
3560 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30326
Email: Michael.Coleman@thompsonhine.com
If to the Holder:
340 Broadway Holdings LLC
4713 Villa Mare LN
Naples, FL 34103
Email: ted.doukas@yahoo.com
With a copy which shall not constitute notice to:
Jonathan Leinwand, Esq.
Jonathan D. Leinwand, P.A.
18305 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 200
Aventura, FL 33160
Email: jonathan@jdlpa.com
No change in any of such addresses shall be effective insofar as notices under this Section 6.2 are concerned unless such changed address is located in the United States of America and notice of such change shall have been given to such other party hereto as provided in this Section 6.2.
6.3 Amendment Provision. Any term of this Note may be amended only with the written consent of the Holder and the Borrower. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented, and any successor instrument as it may be amended or supplemented.
6.4 Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns, and may not be assigned by the Borrower without the prior written consent of the Holder, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld.
6.5 Prevailing Party and Costs. In the event any attorney is employed by any party with regard to any legal or equitable action, arbitration or other proceeding brought by such party for the enforcement of this Note or because of an alleged dispute, breach, default or misrepresentation in connection with any of the provisions of this Note, the prevailing party in such proceeding will be entitled to recover from the other party reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred, in addition to any other relief to which the prevailing party may be entitled.
6.6 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Note shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the transaction documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the “New York Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the transaction documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
6.7 Maximum Payments. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by Borrower to the Holder and thus refunded to the Borrower.
6.8 Construction. Borrower acknowledges that its legal counsel participated in the preparation of this Note and, therefore, stipulates that the rule of construction that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the interpretation of this Note to favor any party against the other.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Convertible Note to be signed in its name effective as of July 3, 2025.
| BORROWER: | ||
| ScanTech AI Systems Inc | ||
| By: | /s/ Dolan Falconer | |
| Name: | Dolan Falconer | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |