UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2025

HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38445 | 36-4787690 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
(Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation or organization) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100 Newtown, PA |
18940 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (215) 944-6100
N/A
(Former name of 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 $0.001 | HSDT | 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 ¨
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Securities Purchase Agreements
On September 15, 2025, Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into securities purchase agreements (the “Cash Securities Purchase Agreements”) with certain accredited investors (the “Cash Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue to the Cash Purchasers in a private placement offering (the “Cash Offering”) an aggregate offering of (i) either shares (the “Cash Shares”) of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at an offering price of $6.881 per Cash Share (the “Per Share Cash Purchase Price”); and/or pre-funded warrants (the “Cash Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Common Stock (the “Cash Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”) at an offering price of the Per Share Cash Purchase Price less $0.001 per Cash Pre-Funded Warrant, and (ii) stapled warrants (the “Cash Stapled Warrants” and, together with the Cash Shares and the Cash Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Cash Securities”) to purchase shares of the Common Stock (the “Cash Stapled Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $10.134 per Cash Stapled Warrant. In the Cash Offering, the Cash Purchasers will tender any of U.S. dollars, USDC or USDT (or a combination thereof) to the Company as consideration for the Cash Shares, Cash Stapled Warrants and Cash Pre-Funded Warrants.
Each of the Cash Pre-Funded Warrants is exercisable for one share of Common Stock at the remaining exercise price of $0.001 per Cash Pre-Funded Warrant Share, immediately exercisable by the registered holder, and may be exercised at any time following registration until all of the Cash Pre-Funded Warrants issued in the Cash Offering are exercised in full. Each Purchaser’s ability to exercise its Cash Pre-Funded Warrants in exchange for shares of Common Stock is subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations set forth therein. Each of the Cash Stapled Warrants is exercisable for one share of Common Stock at the exercise price of $10.134 per Cash Stapled Warrant Share, immediately exercisable upon registration, and may be exercised at any time following registration until the earlier of (i) 36 months after the closing of the Cash Offering or (ii) all of the Cash Stapled Warrants issued in the Cash Offering are exercised in full. If the daily volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock is above 200% of the share offering price during any 20 trading days in a 30-trading day period (the “Measurement Period”) and for each of the last five (5) consecutive trading days during the Measurement Period, at the election of the Company, the Company can require the Cash Stapled Warrants be exercised.
Additionally, on September 15, 2025, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements (the “Cryptocurrency Securities Purchase Agreements,” and together with the Cash Securities Purchase Agreements, the “Securities Purchase Agreements”) with certain accredited investors (the “Cryptocurrency Purchasers,” and together with the Cash Purchasers, the “Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue to the Cryptocurrency Purchasers in a private placement (the “Cryptocurrency Offering,” and together with the Cash Offering, the “Offerings”) (i) pre-funded warrants (“Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrants” and, together with the Cash Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock (“Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrant Shares” and, together with the Cash Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”) at an offering price of $6.881 less $0.001 and (ii) stapled warrants (the “Cryptocurrency Stapled Warrants,” and together with the Cash Stapled Warrants, the “Stapled Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Cryptocurrency Stapled Warrant Shares,” and together with the Cash Stapled Warrant Shares, the “Stapled Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $10.134 per Cryptocurrency Stapled Warrant. In the Cryptocurrency Offering, the Cryptocurrency Purchasers will tender either Unlocked SOL tokens or Locked SOL tokens to the Company as consideration for the Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrants and the Cryptocurrency Stapled Warrants.
The exercise of the Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrants and Cryptocurrency Stapled Warrants into Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrant Shares and Cryptocurrency Stapled Warrant Shares, respectively, is subject to stockholder approval (“Stockholder Approval”) and such warrants will not be exercisable for Common Stock until such Shareholder Approval is received. Pursuant to the Cryptocurrency Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company will hold a special meeting of stockholders to obtain Stockholder Approval as soon as practicable after the closing date of the Offerings.
Each of the Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrants is exercisable for one share of Common Stock at the exercise price of $0.001 per Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrant Share, immediately exercisable following Stockholder Approval (the “Effective Date”), and may be exercised at any time on or after the Effective Date until all of the Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrants issued in the Offerings are exercised in full. Each Cryptocurrency Purchaser’s ability to exercise its Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrants in exchange for shares of Common Stock is subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations set forth therein. Each of the Cryptocurrency Stapled Warrants is exercisable for one share of Common Stock at the exercise price of $10.134 per Cryptocurrency Stapled Warrant Share, immediately exercisable on or after the Effective Date, and may be exercised at any time on or after the Effective Date until the earlier of (i) 36 months after the closing of the Cryptocurrency Offering or (ii) all of the Cryptocurrency Stapled Warrants issued in the Cryptocurrency Offering are exercised in full. If the daily volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock is above 200% of the share offering price during the Measurement Period and for each of the last five (5) consecutive trading days during the Measurement Period, and subject to election and notice by the Company, the Company can require the Cryptocurrency Stapled Warrants be exercised.
The Common Stock, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the Stapled Warrants, and the Stapled Warrant Shares are being offered in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws. The issuance of the Common Stock, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the Stapled Warrants, and the Stapled Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
The closing of the Offerings is expected to occur on or about September 18, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offerings to fund the acquisition of SOL, the native cryptocurrency of the Solana Foundation blockchain, through open market purchases only and the establishment of the Company’s Solana treasury operations, as well as for working capital, general corporate purposes and to pay all transaction fees and expenses related thereto. The Company will not use the net proceeds from the Offerings: (a) for the redemption of any outstanding Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents of the Company, (b) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (c) in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended or the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department regulations.
The Securities Purchase Agreements contain customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. Additionally, pursuant to the Purchase Agreements, the Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, within 30 days of the closing of the Offering registering the resale of the Common Stock sold in the Offering, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the Stapled Warrants, the Stapled Warrant Shares, and certain securities to be issued to the Company’s strategic advisor.
Each of the Cash Purchasers have agreed to not to sell, transfer, pledge, hedge, or otherwise dispose of any Cash Securities until the resale registration statement is declared effective (the “Effectiveness Date”), and with respect to 50% of the Cash Securities, until 30 calendar days following the Effectiveness Date (the “PIPE Lock-Up Period”), except with the Company’s prior written consent and subject to certain customary exceptions. Each of the Cryptocurrency Purchasers have agreed to not to sell, transfer, pledge, hedge, or otherwise dispose of any Cryptocurrency Securities during the PIPE Lock-Up Period, except with the Company’s prior written consent and subject to certain customary exceptions.
The foregoing summaries of the Cash Pre-Funded Warrants, Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrants, the Cash Stapled Warrants, the Cryptocurrency Stapled Warrants, the Cash Purchase Agreement, the Cryptocurrency Purchase Agreement and the PIPE Lock-Up Agreement, do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of those agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, and 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Advisory Agreements
On September 15, 2025, the Company entered into a Strategic Advisor Agreement (the “Strategic Advisor Agreement”) with Pantera Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Pantera”) and Summer Wisdom Holdings Limited (“Summer” and with Pantera, the “Advisors”), pursuant to which the Company engaged each of Pantera and Summer to provide strategic advice and guidance relating to the Company’s business, operations, growth initiatives and industry trends in the crypto technology sector for an initial term of two (2) years, which term automatically renews for successive periods of one (1) year each. Either the Company or the Advisors may terminate the Strategic Advisor Agreement upon written notice of a material breach by the other party that has not been cured within thirty (30) days’ of receipt of the written notice. Pursuant to the terms of the Strategic Advisor Agreement, the Company issued (i) to Pantera, the Strategic Advisor warrants (the “Strategic Advisor Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Strategic Advisor Base Warrant Shares”) equal to 7% of the aggregate number of shares of Cash Shares and the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares and (ii) to Summer, Strategic Advisor Warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to 3% of the aggregate number of shares of Cash Shares and the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares. Upon the exercise of each Stapled Warrant, each of Pantera and Summer shall receive an additional grant of Strategic Advisor Warrants to purchase an amount of shares of Common Stock equal to their respective portion of 5% of the Stapled Warrant Shares underlying such exercised Stapled Warrant (such shares of Common Stock underlying the Strategic Advisor Warrants, the “Strategic Advisor Performance Shares” and, together with the Strategic Advisor Base Warrant Shares, the “Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares”). The Performance Warrant shall (i) have an exercise price equal to $0.001 per Strategic Advisor Performance Share, (ii) a term ending on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the issue date, and (iii) terminate automatically, without consideration, to the extent unvested upon the expiration of its term. The Performance Warrant will permit cashless exercise and will be settled solely in shares. Summer is controlled by Joeseph Chee, who is expected to be named Executive Chairman following the Closing of the Offerings.
The exercise of the Strategic Advisor Warrants is subject to stockholder approval and such warrants will not be exercisable for Common Stock until such stockholder approval is received.
The exercise price per share of the Strategic Advisor Warrants shall be equal to $0.001 per Strategic Advisor Warrant Share. The Strategic Advisor Warrants shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time following the receipt of stockholder approval, for a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance. The Strategic Advisor Agreements also contain customary representations and warranties, confidentiality provisions and limitations on liability.
The Strategic Advisor Warrants and the Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares are being offered in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws. The issuance of the Strategic Advisor Warrants and the Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
Pursuant to the Strategic Advisory Agreement, Pantera agreed not to sell, transfer, pledge, hedge, or otherwise dispose of any shares underlying the Strategic Advisory Warrants for 180 days after the closing of the Offering (the “Advisor Lock-Up Period”), except (i) transfers to affiliates that agree in writing to be bound by the remainder of the Advisor Lock-Up Period, or (ii) with the Company’s prior written consent.
Additionally, on September 15, 2025, the Company entered into a Trading Advisory Agreement (the “Trading Advisory Agreement”) with Pantera, pursuant to which the Company engaged Pantera to manage the investment of substantially all of Company’s digital assets, digital asset derivatives, cash and other assets for an initial term of ten (10) years, which term automatically renews for successive periods of one (1) year each, subject to the mutual agreement of the Company and Pantera. The management fees pursuant to the Trading Advisory Agreement shall be equal to: (a) 1.0%, if the Client’s Assets Under Management is less than or equal to $1 billion, (b) 0.75% per annum of assets under management (“AUM”) if AUM is more than $1 billion but less than or equal to $5 billion and (c) 0.50% per annum of AUM if AUM is more than $5 billion.
The foregoing description of the Strategic Advisor Agreements, Trading Advisory Agreement and Strategic Advisor Warrants do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full texts of such agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits, 10.4, 10.5 and 4.5, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The disclosure required by this Item is included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Based in part upon the representations of the Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement, the offering and sale of the Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the Stapled Warrants and the Stapled Warrant Shares, will be exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Press Release on Announcing the Offering
On September 15, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the signing of the Purchase Agreements and pricing of the Offerings and estimated aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $500 million in cash, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, to implement a SOL treasury strategy. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Investor Presentation
In connection with the Offerings, the Company delivered an investor presentation to potential investors on a confidential basis, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information under this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the expected settlement of the Offerings, the Company’s existing operations and the implementation of a SOL treasury strategy. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Important factors that may affect actual results or outcomes include, but are not limited to: risks related to whether the Company will be able to satisfy the conditions required to close the Offerings; the potential impact of market and other general economic conditions; the ability of the Company to successfully execute its business plan, including the implementation of the SOL treasury strategy and achieve the intended benefits thereof; the Company’s failure to manage growth effectively; the Company’s failure to fully realize the anticipated benefits of the Offerings and use of proceeds therefrom; and other risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 23, 2025, and in the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
The Company cautions investors not to place considerable reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report. Investors are encouraged to read the Company’s filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this Current Report speak only as of the date of this document, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of these statements. The Company’s business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.
No Offer or Solicitation
None of this Current Report nor the exhibits attached hereto constitutes an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of such securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Item 8.01 Other Matters
In connection with the Offerings and related transactions described herein, the Company is filing certain updated risk factors disclosure applicable to its business for the purpose of supplementing and updating disclosures contained in the Company’s prior public filings, including those discussed under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2025. The supplemental updated risk factors are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.3 and are incorporated herein by reference
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Helius Medical Technologies Inc. | ||
| Dated: September 15, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey S. Mathiesen |
| Name: | Jeffrey S. Mathiesen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |
Exhibit 4.1
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO (I) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (II) AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AND THE DELIVERY TO THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
FORM OF PRE-FUNDED WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
Number of Shares: [●]
(subject to adjustment)
| Warrant No. [●] | Original Issue Date: [●], 2025 |
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [●] or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company up to a total of [●] shares of Class A common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (each such share, a “Warrant Share” and all such shares, the “Warrant Shares”) at the remaining exercise price per share equal to $0.001 per Warrant Share (the “Remaining Exercise Price” and, together with the pre-funded purchase price per share, the “Exercise Price”), in each case as adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 9, upon surrender of this Pre-Funded Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “Warrant”) at any time and from time to time on or after the date hereof (the “Original Issue Date”), subject to the following terms and conditions:
This Warrant is one of a series of similar warrants issued pursuant to that certain Subscription Agreement, dated September 15, 2025, by and among the Company and the Subscribers identified therein (the “Purchase Agreement”). Certain capitalized terms used below and not otherwise defined have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediates, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or (b) in the event that the specified Person is a natural Person, a Member of the Immediate Family of such Person; provided that the Company and each of its subsidiaries shall be deemed not to be Affiliates of any Subscriber. As used in this definition, the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided that the Affiliates of any Person that is an investment fund shall not include any portfolio companies of such investment fund or any affiliated investment fund.
“Attribution Parties” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder, (ii) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the date hereof, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any Attribution Parties and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and/or any other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
“Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last trade price for such security on the Principal Trading Market for such security, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, or, if such Principal Trading Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the last trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00 P.M., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then the Board of Directors of the Company shall use its good faith judgment to determine the fair market value. The Board of Directors’ determination shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and all related rules, regulations and jurisprudence.
“Member of the Immediate Family” means, with respect to any Person who is an individual, (a) each parent, spouse (but not including a former spouse or a spouse from whom such Person is legally separated) or child (including those adopted) of such individual and (b) each trustee, solely in his or her capacity as trustee, for a trust naming only one or more of the Persons listed in sub-clause (a) as beneficiaries.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or any other entity or organization.
“Principal Trading Market” means the national securities exchange or other trading market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the Original Issue Date, is The Nasdaq Capital Market.
“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, for the Principal Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock that is in effect on the date of delivery of an applicable Exercise Notice, which as of the Original Issue Date was “T+1.”
“Trading Day” means any weekday on which the Principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Transfer Agent” means Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the Company’s transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock, and any successor appointed in such capacity.
2. Issuance of Securities; Registration of Warrants. The Company shall register ownership of this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder (which shall include the initial Holder or, as the case may be, any assignee to which this Warrant is permissibly assigned hereunder) from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
3. Registration of Transfers. This Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights in respect of the Warrant Shares) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney, duly authorized, and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Subject to compliance with all applicable securities laws, the Company shall, or will cause its Transfer Agent to, register the transfer of all or any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, and payment for all applicable transfer taxes (if any). Upon any such registration or transfer, a new warrant to purchase Common Stock in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new warrant, a “New Warrant”) evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee, and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations in respect of the New Warrant that the Holder has in respect of this Warrant. The Company shall, or will cause its Transfer Agent to, prepare, issue and deliver at the Company’s own expense any New Warrant under this Section 3. Until due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the registered Holder hereof as the owner and holder for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
4. Exercise of Warrants.
(a) All or any part of this Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder in any manner permitted by this Warrant (including Section 11) at any time and from time to time on or after the Original Issue Date, and such rights shall not expire until exercised in full.
(b) The Holder may exercise this Warrant by delivering to the Company (i) an exercise notice, in the form attached as Schedule 1 hereto (the “Exercise Notice”), completed and duly signed, and (ii) payment of the Remaining Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (which may take the form of a “cashless exercise” if so indicated in the Exercise Notice pursuant to Section 10 below), and the date on which the last of such items is delivered to the Company (as determined in accordance with the notice provisions hereof) is an “Exercise Date.” The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a New Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares, if any.
(c) The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this section, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
5. Delivery of Warrant Shares.
(a) Upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following the Exercise Date), upon the request of the Holder, cause the Transfer Agent to credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock specified by the Holder in the Exercise Notice and to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise (the “Exercise Shares”) to (i) the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian system or (ii) in book-entry form via a direct registration system (“DRS”) maintained by or on behalf of the Transfer Agent, in each case, so long as either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or the resale of such Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Exercise Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (assuming cashless exercise of this Warrant). If (A) and (B) above are not true, the Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to either (i) record the Exercise Shares in the name of the Holder or its designee on the certificates reflecting the Exercise Shares with an appropriate legend regarding restriction on transferability and stop transfer notation, which shall be issued and dispatched by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, and on the Company’s share register or (ii) issue such Exercise Shares in the name of the Holder or its designee in restricted book-entry form in the Company’s share register reflecting such legend and notation. The Holder, or any Person so designated by the Holder to receive Warrant Shares, shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Warrant Shares as of the Exercise Date, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account, the date of the book entry positions or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Exercise Shares, as the case may be.
(b) In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to deliver to the Holder or its designee Exercise Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a) within the Standard Settlement Period following the Exercise Date (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by the Holder to the Company) and the Holder or the Holder’s broker on its behalf purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”) but did not receive within the Standard Settlement Period, then the Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s sole discretion, promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder or its designee the Exercise Shares pursuant to Section 5(a) and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased in the Buy-In, less the product of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock purchased in the Buy-In, times (B) the Closing Sale Price of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice promptly after the occurrence of a Buy-In, indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Company.
(c) To the extent permitted by law and subject to Section 5(b), the Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with and subject to the terms hereof (including the limitations set forth in Section 11 below) are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance that might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Subject to Section 5(b), nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver Exercise Shares; provided, however, that the Holder shall not be entitled to both (i) require the Company to reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not timely honored and (ii) receive the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Company had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 5(a).
6. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Exercise Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense (excluding any applicable stamp duties) in respect of the issuance of such shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any Warrant Shares or the Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liabilities that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof. Each party hereto intends that this Warrant shall be treated as stock for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes.
7. Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction (in such case) and, in each case, a customary contractual indemnity reasonably acceptable to the Company, if requested. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.
8. Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will, at all times while this Warrant is outstanding, reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares that are at all times issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage (as defined below)), free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Remaining Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The Company will take all such action as may be reasonably necessary to assure that such shares of Common Stock may be issued as provided herein without violation by the Company of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company further covenants that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Holder, take any actions to increase the par value of the Common Stock at any time while this Warrant is outstanding.
9. Certain Adjustments. The Remaining Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (the “Number of Warrant Shares”) are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 9.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock issued and outstanding on the Original Issue Date and in accordance with the terms of such stock on the Original Issue Date or as amended, that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common Stock, (iii) combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of capital stock any additional shares of Common Stock of the Company, then in each such case the Number of Warrant Shares shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, provided, however, that if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid on the date fixed therefor, the Number of Warrant Shares shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends. Any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision, combination or issuance.
(b) Pro Rata Distributions. If, on or after the Original Issue Date, the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other pro rata distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property, options, evidence of indebtedness or any other assets by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction, but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any distribution of shares of Common Stock subject to Section 9(a), any distribution of Purchase Rights (as defined below) subject to Section 9(c) and any Fundamental Transaction (as defined below) subject to Section 9(d)) (a “Distribution”) then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution; provided, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation.
(c) Purchase Rights. If at any time on or after the Original Issue Date, the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property, in each case pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights; provided, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and at the Holder’s election, in its sole discretion, either (1) such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right to be held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation or (2) the Company shall offer the Holder the right upon exercise of such Purchase Right to acquire a security (e.g. a pre-funded warrant) that would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage but will otherwise to the extent possible have economic and other rights, preferences and privileges substantially consistent and on par with the securities or other property issuable upon exercise of the originally offered Purchase Rights). As used in this Section 9(c), (i) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities and (ii) “Convertible Securities” mean any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.
(d) Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or amalgamation or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, in which the Company is not the surviving entity or in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not own, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the voting power of the surviving entity immediately after such merger or consolidation, (ii) the Company effects any sale to another Person of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) pursuant to any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person), holders of capital stock tender shares representing more than 50% of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company and the Company or such other Person, as applicable, accepts such tender for payment, (iv) the Company consummates a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company (except for any such transaction in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction maintain, in substantially the same proportions, the voting power of such Person immediately after the transaction) or (v) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock covered by Section 9(a) above) (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then following such Fundamental Transaction, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder, the same amount and kind of securities of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (including any Distributions or Purchase Rights then held in abeyance pursuant to Sections 9(b) or 9(c) above) without regard to any limitations on exercise contained herein (the “Alternate Consideration”) (provided, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to receive any such Alternate Consideration would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the holder shall not be entitled to receive such Alternate Consideration to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such Common Stock as a result of such Alternate Consideration (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and at the Holder’s election, in its sole discretion, either (1) such Alternate Consideration to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Alternate Consideration granted, issued or sold on such initial receipt or on any subsequent receipt to be held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation) or (2) the Company shall offer the Holder the right upon receipt of such Alternate Consideration to acquire a security (e.g. a pre-funded warrant) that would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage but will otherwise to the extent possible have economic and other rights, preferences and privileges substantially consistent and on par with the securities or other property issuable upon exercise of the originally offered Alternate Consideration). The Company shall not effect any Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the surviving entity or the Alternate Consideration includes securities of another Person unless (i) the Alternate Consideration is solely cash and the Company provides for the simultaneous “cashless exercise” of this Warrant pursuant to Section 10 below or (ii) prior to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof, any successor to the Company, surviving entity or other Person (including any purchaser of assets of the Company) shall assume the obligation to deliver to the Holder such Alternate Consideration as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the Holder may be entitled to receive, and the other obligations under this Warrant. Notwithstanding, anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9(d). Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Section 9(d) regardless of (i) whether the Company has sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock for the issuance of Warrant Shares and/or (ii) whether a Fundamental Transaction occurs prior to the Exercise Date. The provisions of this paragraph (d) shall similarly apply to subsequent transactions analogous to a Fundamental Transaction type.
(e) Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Number of Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 9, the Remaining Exercise Price shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Remaining Exercise Price payable hereunder for the increased or decreased Number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Remaining Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the Remaining Exercise Price be adjusted below the par value of the Common Stock then in effect.
(f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 9 shall be made to the nearest one-tenth of one cent or rounded down to the nearest whole share, as applicable.
(g) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 9, the Company at its expense will, at the written request of the Holder, promptly compute such adjustment, in good faith, in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Remaining Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company’s transfer agent.
(h) Notice of Corporate Events. If, while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common Stock, including, without limitation, any granting of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental Transaction or (iii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice of such transaction at least ten (10) business days prior to the applicable record or effective date on which a Person would need to hold Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction; provided, however, that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be described in such notice. In addition, if while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental Transaction contemplated by Section 9(d), other than a Fundamental Transaction under clause (iii) of Section 9(d), the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice of such Fundamental Transaction at least ten (10) business days prior to the date such Fundamental Transaction is consummated. Holder agrees to maintain any information disclosed pursuant to this Section 9(h) in confidence until such information is publicly available, and shall comply with applicable law with respect to trading in the Company’s securities following receipt of any such information. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9 to the contrary, the Company shall be deemed to have provided the information required to be delivered to a Holder under this Section 9 if disseminated by press release or filed in any report or statement filed with the Commission prior to the applicable deadline.
10. Payment of Exercise Price. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, satisfy its obligation to pay the Remaining Exercise Price through a “cashless exercise”, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares in an exchange of securities effected pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, determined as follows:
X = Y [(A-B)/A]
where:
“X” equals the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder;
“Y” equals the total number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise;
“A” equals the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Exercise Date; and
“B” equals the Remaining Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
The issue price for each such Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to the cashless exercise of a Warrant will be equal to (B), as defined above, and the total issue price for the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issued pursuant to the cashless exercise of a Warrant will be deemed paid and satisfied in full by the deemed surrender to the Company of the portion of such Warrant being exercised in accordance with this Section 10.
For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a “cashless exercise” transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the Original Issue Date (provided that the Commission continues to take the position that such treatment is proper at the time of such exercise). In the event that a registration statement registering the issuance of Warrant Shares is, for any reason, not effective at the time of exercise of this Warrant, then this Warrant may only be exercised through a cashless exercise, as set forth in this Section 10. If the Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the Company acknowledges and agrees that, in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Exercise Shares issued in such exercise shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised and may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrants being exercised. Except as set forth in Section 5(b) (Buy-in Remedy) and Section 12 (No Fractional Shares), in no event will the exercise of this Warrant be settled in cash.
11. Limitations on Exercise.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Warrant, and the Holder of this Warrant shall not have the right to exercise any portion of the Warrant, and any such exercise shall be null and void ab initio and treated as if the exercise had not been made, to the extent that immediately prior to or following such exercise, the Holder, together with the Attribution Parties, beneficially owns or would beneficially own as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, in excess of 4.99% or 9.99% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the Common Stock that would be issued and outstanding following such exercise. For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership for determining whether the Maximum Percentage is or will be exceeded, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held and/or beneficially owned by the Holder together with the Attribution Parties, shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held and/or beneficially owned by the Holder together with the Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the relevant Warrant with respect to which the determination is being made but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrant held and/or beneficially owned by the Holder or the Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company held and/or beneficially owned by such Holder or any Attribution Party (including, without limitation, any convertible notes, convertible stock or warrants) that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. For purposes of this Section 11(a), beneficial ownership of the Holder or the Attribution Parties shall, except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, be calculated and determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder of this Warrant may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (such issued and outstanding shares, the “Reported Outstanding Share Number”). For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one business day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. The Holder shall disclose to the Company the number of shares of Common Stock that it, together with the Attribution Parties holds and/or beneficially owns and has the right to acquire through the exercise of derivative securities and any limitations on exercise or conversion analogous to the limitation contained herein contemporaneously or immediately prior to submitting an Exercise Notice for the relevant Warrant. If the Company receives an Exercise Notice from the Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall (i) notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Exercise Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s, together with the Attribution Parties’, beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 11(a), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of Warrant Shares to be purchased pursuant to such Exercise Notice (the number of shares by which such purchase is reduced, the “Reduction Shares”) or that no reduction is necessary in order to receive shares in compliance with the Maximum Percentage, and (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable, the Company shall return to the Holder any exercise price paid by the Holder for the Reduction Shares (if any) and to issue the shares to the Holder (reduced by the Reduction Shares, if applicable). 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 Warrant, by the Holder and the Attribution Parties since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of Common Stock to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant results in the Holder, together with the Attribution Parties, being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder’s, together with the Attribution Parties’, aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder and/or the Attribution Parties shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. As soon as reasonably practicable after the issuance of the Excess Shares has been deemed null and void, the Company shall return to the Holder the exercise price paid by the Holder for the Excess Shares and the Holder shall return such Excess Shares (if in its possession) to the Company. By written notice to the Company, a Holder of this Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage specified in such notice, provided, however, that (1) in no case shall the percentage specified be in excess of 19.99% and (2) any increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company and shall not negatively affect any partial exercise effected prior to such change.
(b) This Section 11 shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder or the Attribution Parties may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder or the Attribution Parties may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9(c) of this Warrant. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder or the Attribution Parties for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, including Rule 16a-1(a)(1). No prior inability to exercise this Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 11 to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 11 or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
12. No Fractional Shares. No fractional Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares that would otherwise be issuable, the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the next whole number.
13. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered confirmed e-mail prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via confirmed e-mail on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service specifying next business day delivery, or (d) upon actual receipt by the Person to whom such notice is required to be given, if by hand delivery:
(a) If to the Company, addressed as follows:
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
Attention: Dane Andreeff
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice):
Honigman LLP
650 Trade Centre Way, Suite 200
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002
Attn: Phillip D. Torrence
(b) If to the Holder, at its address or e-mail address set forth in the books and records of the Company, which may be modified by written notice from the Holder to the Company.
14. Warrant Agent. The Company shall initially serve as warrant agent under this Warrant. Upon ten (10) days’ notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or shareholders services business shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder’s last address as shown on the Warrant Register. The Holder acknowledges that this Warrant may be held in book-entry form through the facilities of the Company’s warrant agent and, at the request of the Holder, may be issued in definitive form.
15. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Rights as a Stockholder. Except as otherwise set forth in this Warrant, the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, amalgamation, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
(b) Further Assurances. Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate or articles of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant. Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
(c) Successors and Assigns. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, this Warrant may be assigned by the Holder. This Warrant may not be assigned by the Company without the written consent of the Holder, except to a successor in the event of a Fundamental Transaction. This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Holder and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant.
(d) Amendment and Waiver. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder, or their successors and assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder.
(e) Acceptance. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.
(f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, 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. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER 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 PERSON AT THE ADDRESS IN EFFECT FOR NOTICES TO IT 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 OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
(g) Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(h) Severability. If any part or provision of this Warrant is held unenforceable or in conflict with the applicable laws or regulations of any jurisdiction, the invalid or unenforceable part or provisions shall be replaced with a provision which accomplishes, to the extent possible, the original business purpose of such part or provision in a valid and enforceable manner, and the remainder of this Warrant shall remain binding upon the parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
| HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Jeffrey S. Mathiesen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |
SCHEDULE 1
FORM OF EXERCISE NOTICE
[To be executed by the Holder to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Warrant]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
(1) The undersigned is the Holder of Warrant No. __ (the “Warrant”) issued by Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
(2) The undersigned hereby exercises its right to purchase _____ Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.
(3) The Holder intends that payment of the Remaining Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):
| ¨ | Cash Exercise | |
| ¨ | “Cashless Exercise” under Section 10 of the Warrant |
(4) If the Holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the Holder shall pay the sum of $ _____ in immediately available funds to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(5) Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the Holder Warrant Shares determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. The Warrant Shares shall be delivered (check one):
| ¨ | to the following DWAC Account Number: _______________________________ | ||
| ¨ | in book-entry form via a direct registration system | ||
| ¨ | by physical delivery of a certificate to: __________________________________________________________ | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | |||
| ¨ | in restricted book-entry form in the Company’s share register | ||
(6) By its delivery of this Exercise Notice, the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that in giving effect to the exercise evidenced hereby the Holder (i) is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and (ii) will not beneficially own in excess of the number of shares of Common Stock (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) permitted to be owned under Section 11(a) of the Warrant to which this notice relates.
| Dated: | |
| Name of Holder: | |
| By: | |
| Name: | |
| Title: |
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
Exhibit 4.2
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO (I) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (II) AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AND THE DELIVERY TO THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
FORM OF PRE-FUNDED WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
Number of Shares: [●]
(subject to adjustment)
| Warrant No. [●] | Original Issue Date: [●], 2025 |
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [●] or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company up to a total of [●] shares of Class A common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (each such share, a “Warrant Share” and all such shares, the “Warrant Shares”) at the remaining exercise price per share equal to $0.001 per Warrant Share (the “Remaining Exercise Price” and, together with the pre-funded purchase price per share, the “Exercise Price”), in each case as adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 9, upon surrender of this Pre-Funded Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “Warrant”) at any time and from time to time on or after the effective date of Shareholder Approval (the “Original Issue Date”), subject to the following terms and conditions:
This Warrant is one of a series of similar warrants issued pursuant to that certain Subscription Agreement, dated September 15, 2025, by and among the Company and the Subscribers identified therein (the “Purchase Agreement”). Certain capitalized terms used below and not otherwise defined have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediates, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or (b) in the event that the specified Person is a natural Person, a Member of the Immediate Family of such Person; provided that the Company and each of its subsidiaries shall be deemed not to be Affiliates of any Subscriber. As used in this definition, the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided that the Affiliates of any Person that is an investment fund shall not include any portfolio companies of such investment fund or any affiliated investment fund.
“Attribution Parties” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder, (ii) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the date hereof, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any Attribution Parties and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and/or any other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
“Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last trade price for such security on the Principal Trading Market for such security, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, or, if such Principal Trading Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the last trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00 P.M., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then the Board of Directors of the Company shall use its good faith judgment to determine the fair market value. The Board of Directors’ determination shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and all related rules, regulations and jurisprudence.
“Member of the Immediate Family” means, with respect to any Person who is an individual, (a) each parent, spouse (but not including a former spouse or a spouse from whom such Person is legally separated) or child (including those adopted) of such individual and (b) each trustee, solely in his or her capacity as trustee, for a trust naming only one or more of the Persons listed in sub-clause (a) as beneficiaries.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or any other entity or organization.
“Principal Trading Market” means the national securities exchange or other trading market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the Original Issue Date, is The Nasdaq Capital Market.
“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, for the Principal Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock that is in effect on the date of delivery of an applicable Exercise Notice, which as of the Original Issue Date was “T+1.”
“Trading Day” means any weekday on which the Principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Transfer Agent” means Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the Company’s transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock, and any successor appointed in such capacity.
2. Issuance of Securities; Registration of Warrants. The Company shall register ownership of this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder (which shall include the initial Holder or, as the case may be, any assignee to which this Warrant is permissibly assigned hereunder) from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
3. Registration of Transfers. This Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights in respect of the Warrant Shares) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney, duly authorized, and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Subject to compliance with all applicable securities laws, the Company shall, or will cause its Transfer Agent to, register the transfer of all or any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, and payment for all applicable transfer taxes (if any). Upon any such registration or transfer, a new warrant to purchase Common Stock in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new warrant, a “New Warrant”) evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee, and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations in respect of the New Warrant that the Holder has in respect of this Warrant. The Company shall, or will cause its Transfer Agent to, prepare, issue and deliver at the Company’s own expense any New Warrant under this Section 3. Until due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the registered Holder hereof as the owner and holder for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
4. Exercise of Warrants.
(a) All or any part of this Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder in any manner permitted by this Warrant (including Section 11) at any time and from time to time on or after the Original Issue Date, and such rights shall not expire until exercised in full.
(b) The Holder may exercise this Warrant by delivering to the Company (i) an exercise notice, in the form attached as Schedule 1 hereto (the “Exercise Notice”), completed and duly signed, and (ii) payment of the Remaining Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (which may take the form of a “cashless exercise” if so indicated in the Exercise Notice pursuant to Section 10 below), and the date on which the last of such items is delivered to the Company (as determined in accordance with the notice provisions hereof) is an “Exercise Date.” The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a New Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares, if any.
(c) The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this section, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
5. Delivery of Warrant Shares.
(a) Upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following the Exercise Date), upon the request of the Holder, cause the Transfer Agent to credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock specified by the Holder in the Exercise Notice and to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise (the “Exercise Shares”) to (i) the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian system or (ii) in book-entry form via a direct registration system (“DRS”) maintained by or on behalf of the Transfer Agent, in each case, so long as either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or the resale of such Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Exercise Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (assuming cashless exercise of this Warrant). If (A) and (B) above are not true, the Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to either (i) record the Exercise Shares in the name of the Holder or its designee on the certificates reflecting the Exercise Shares with an appropriate legend regarding restriction on transferability and stop transfer notation, which shall be issued and dispatched by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, and on the Company’s share register or (ii) issue such Exercise Shares in the name of the Holder or its designee in restricted book-entry form in the Company’s share register reflecting such legend and notation. The Holder, or any Person so designated by the Holder to receive Warrant Shares, shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Warrant Shares as of the Exercise Date, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account, the date of the book entry positions or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Exercise Shares, as the case may be.
(b) In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to deliver to the Holder or its designee Exercise Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a) within the Standard Settlement Period following the Exercise Date (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by the Holder to the Company) and the Holder or the Holder’s broker on its behalf purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”) but did not receive within the Standard Settlement Period, then the Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s sole discretion, promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder or its designee the Exercise Shares pursuant to Section 5(a) and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased in the Buy-In, less the product of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock purchased in the Buy-In, times (B) the Closing Sale Price of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice promptly after the occurrence of a Buy-In, indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Company.
(c) To the extent permitted by law and subject to Section 5(b), the Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with and subject to the terms hereof (including the limitations set forth in Section 11 below) are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance that might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Subject to Section 5(b), nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver Exercise Shares; provided, however, that the Holder shall not be entitled to both (i) require the Company to reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not timely honored and (ii) receive the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Company had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 5(a).
6. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Exercise Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense (excluding any applicable stamp duties) in respect of the issuance of such shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any Warrant Shares or the Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liabilities that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof. Each party hereto intends that this Warrant shall be treated as stock for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes.
7. Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction (in such case) and, in each case, a customary contractual indemnity reasonably acceptable to the Company, if requested. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.
8. Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will, at all times while this Warrant is outstanding, reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares that are at all times issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage (as defined below)), free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Remaining Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The Company will take all such action as may be reasonably necessary to assure that such shares of Common Stock may be issued as provided herein without violation by the Company of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company further covenants that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Holder, take any actions to increase the par value of the Common Stock at any time while this Warrant is outstanding.
8. Trading Market Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, this Warrant may not be exercised, and the Company may not issue any shares of Common Stock upon submission of a Exercise Notice, until receipt of Shareholder Approval. Until receipt of Shareholder Approval, no Holder of this Warrant shall be issued shares of Common Stock upon an attempted exercise of this Warrant.
9. Certain Adjustments. The Remaining Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (the “Number of Warrant Shares”) are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 9.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock issued and outstanding on the Original Issue Date and in accordance with the terms of such stock on the Original Issue Date or as amended, that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common Stock, (iii) combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of capital stock any additional shares of Common Stock of the Company, then in each such case the Number of Warrant Shares shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, provided, however, that if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid on the date fixed therefor, the Number of Warrant Shares shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends. Any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision, combination or issuance.
(b) Pro Rata Distributions. If, on or after the Original Issue Date, the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other pro rata distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property, options, evidence of indebtedness or any other assets by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction, but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any distribution of shares of Common Stock subject to Section 9(a), any distribution of Purchase Rights (as defined below) subject to Section 9(c) and any Fundamental Transaction (as defined below) subject to Section 9(d)) (a “Distribution”) then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution; provided, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation.
(c) Purchase Rights. If at any time on or after the Original Issue Date, the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property, in each case pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights; provided, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and at the Holder’s election, in its sole discretion, either (1) such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right to be held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation or (2) the Company shall offer the Holder the right upon exercise of such Purchase Right to acquire a security (e.g. a pre-funded warrant) that would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage but will otherwise to the extent possible have economic and other rights, preferences and privileges substantially consistent and on par with the securities or other property issuable upon exercise of the originally offered Purchase Rights). As used in this Section 9(c), (i) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities and (ii) “Convertible Securities” mean any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.
(d) Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or amalgamation or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, in which the Company is not the surviving entity or in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not own, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the voting power of the surviving entity immediately after such merger or consolidation, (ii) the Company effects any sale to another Person of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) pursuant to any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person), holders of capital stock tender shares representing more than 50% of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company and the Company or such other Person, as applicable, accepts such tender for payment, (iv) the Company consummates a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company (except for any such transaction in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction maintain, in substantially the same proportions, the voting power of such Person immediately after the transaction) or (v) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock covered by Section 9(a) above) (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then following such Fundamental Transaction, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder, the same amount and kind of securities of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (including any Distributions or Purchase Rights then held in abeyance pursuant to Sections 9(b) or 9(c) above) without regard to any limitations on exercise contained herein (the “Alternate Consideration”) (provided, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to receive any such Alternate Consideration would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the holder shall not be entitled to receive such Alternate Consideration to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such Common Stock as a result of such Alternate Consideration (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and at the Holder’s election, in its sole discretion, either (1) such Alternate Consideration to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Alternate Consideration granted, issued or sold on such initial receipt or on any subsequent receipt to be held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation) or (2) the Company shall offer the Holder the right upon receipt of such Alternate Consideration to acquire a security (e.g. a pre-funded warrant) that would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage but will otherwise to the extent possible have economic and other rights, preferences and privileges substantially consistent and on par with the securities or other property issuable upon exercise of the originally offered Alternate Consideration). The Company shall not effect any Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the surviving entity or the Alternate Consideration includes securities of another Person unless (i) the Alternate Consideration is solely cash and the Company provides for the simultaneous “cashless exercise” of this Warrant pursuant to Section 10 below or (ii) prior to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof, any successor to the Company, surviving entity or other Person (including any purchaser of assets of the Company) shall assume the obligation to deliver to the Holder such Alternate Consideration as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the Holder may be entitled to receive, and the other obligations under this Warrant. Notwithstanding, anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9(d). Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Section 9(d) regardless of (i) whether the Company has sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock for the issuance of Warrant Shares and/or (ii) whether a Fundamental Transaction occurs prior to the Exercise Date. The provisions of this paragraph (d) shall similarly apply to subsequent transactions analogous to a Fundamental Transaction type.
(e) Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Number of Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 9, the Remaining Exercise Price shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Remaining Exercise Price payable hereunder for the increased or decreased Number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Remaining Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the Remaining Exercise Price be adjusted below the par value of the Common Stock then in effect.
(f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 9 shall be made to the nearest one-tenth of one cent or rounded down to the nearest whole share, as applicable.
(g) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 9, the Company at its expense will, at the written request of the Holder, promptly compute such adjustment, in good faith, in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Remaining Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company’s transfer agent.
(h) Notice of Corporate Events. If, while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common Stock, including, without limitation, any granting of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental Transaction or (iii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice of such transaction at least ten (10) business days prior to the applicable record or effective date on which a Person would need to hold Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction; provided, however, that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be described in such notice. In addition, if while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental Transaction contemplated by Section 9(d), other than a Fundamental Transaction under clause (iii) of Section 9(d), the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice of such Fundamental Transaction at least ten (10) business days prior to the date such Fundamental Transaction is consummated. Holder agrees to maintain any information disclosed pursuant to this Section 9(h) in confidence until such information is publicly available, and shall comply with applicable law with respect to trading in the Company’s securities following receipt of any such information. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9 to the contrary, the Company shall be deemed to have provided the information required to be delivered to a Holder under this Section 9 if disseminated by press release or filed in any report or statement filed with the Commission prior to the applicable deadline.
10. Payment of Exercise Price. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, satisfy its obligation to pay the Remaining Exercise Price through a “cashless exercise”, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares in an exchange of securities effected pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, determined as follows:
X = Y [(A-B)/A]
where:
“X” equals the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder;
“Y” equals the total number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise;
“A” equals the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Exercise Date; and
“B” equals the Remaining Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
The issue price for each such Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to the cashless exercise of a Warrant will be equal to (B), as defined above, and the total issue price for the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issued pursuant to the cashless exercise of a Warrant will be deemed paid and satisfied in full by the deemed surrender to the Company of the portion of such Warrant being exercised in accordance with this Section 10.
For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a “cashless exercise” transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the Original Issue Date (provided that the Commission continues to take the position that such treatment is proper at the time of such exercise). In the event that a registration statement registering the issuance of Warrant Shares is, for any reason, not effective at the time of exercise of this Warrant, then this Warrant may only be exercised through a cashless exercise, as set forth in this Section 10. If the Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the Company acknowledges and agrees that, in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Exercise Shares issued in such exercise shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised and may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrants being exercised. Except as set forth in Section 5(b) (Buy-in Remedy) and Section 12 (No Fractional Shares), in no event will the exercise of this Warrant be settled in cash.
11. Limitations on Exercise.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Warrant, and the Holder of this Warrant shall not have the right to exercise any portion of the Warrant, and any such exercise shall be null and void ab initio and treated as if the exercise had not been made, to the extent that immediately prior to or following such exercise, the Holder, together with the Attribution Parties, beneficially owns or would beneficially own as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the Common Stock that would be issued and outstanding following such exercise. For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership for determining whether the Maximum Percentage is or will be exceeded, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held and/or beneficially owned by the Holder together with the Attribution Parties, shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held and/or beneficially owned by the Holder together with the Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the relevant Warrant with respect to which the determination is being made but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrant held and/or beneficially owned by the Holder or the Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company held and/or beneficially owned by such Holder or any Attribution Party (including, without limitation, any convertible notes, convertible stock or warrants) that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. For purposes of this Section 11(a), beneficial ownership of the Holder or the Attribution Parties shall, except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, be calculated and determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder of this Warrant may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (such issued and outstanding shares, the “Reported Outstanding Share Number”). For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one business day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. The Holder shall disclose to the Company the number of shares of Common Stock that it, together with the Attribution Parties holds and/or beneficially owns and has the right to acquire through the exercise of derivative securities and any limitations on exercise or conversion analogous to the limitation contained herein contemporaneously or immediately prior to submitting an Exercise Notice for the relevant Warrant. If the Company receives an Exercise Notice from the Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall (i) notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Exercise Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s, together with the Attribution Parties’, beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 11(a), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of Warrant Shares to be purchased pursuant to such Exercise Notice (the number of shares by which such purchase is reduced, the “Reduction Shares”) or that no reduction is necessary in order to receive shares in compliance with the Maximum Percentage, and (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable, the Company shall return to the Holder any exercise price paid by the Holder for the Reduction Shares (if any) and to issue the shares to the Holder (reduced by the Reduction Shares, if applicable). 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 Warrant, by the Holder and the Attribution Parties since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of Common Stock to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant results in the Holder, together with the Attribution Parties, being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder’s, together with the Attribution Parties’, aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder and/or the Attribution Parties shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. As soon as reasonably practicable after the issuance of the Excess Shares has been deemed null and void, the Company shall return to the Holder the exercise price paid by the Holder for the Excess Shares and the Holder shall return such Excess Shares (if in its possession) to the Company. By written notice to the Company, a Holder of this Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage specified in such notice, provided, however, that (1) in no case shall the percentage specified be in excess of 19.99% and (2) any increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company and shall not negatively affect any partial exercise effected prior to such change.
(b) This Section 11 shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder or the Attribution Parties may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder or the Attribution Parties may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9(c) of this Warrant. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder or the Attribution Parties for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, including Rule 16a-1(a)(1). No prior inability to exercise this Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 11 to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 11 or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
12. No Fractional Shares. No fractional Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares that would otherwise be issuable, the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the next whole number.
13. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered confirmed e-mail prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via confirmed e-mail on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service specifying next business day delivery, or (d) upon actual receipt by the Person to whom such notice is required to be given, if by hand delivery:
(a) If to the Company, addressed as follows:
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
Attention: Dane Andreeff
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice):
Honigman LLP
650 Trade Centre Way, Suite 200
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002
Attn: Phillip D. Torrence
(b) If to the Holder, at its address or e-mail address set forth in the books and records of the Company, which may be modified by written notice from the Holder to the Company.
14. Warrant Agent. The Company shall initially serve as warrant agent under this Warrant. Upon ten (10) days’ notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or shareholders services business shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder’s last address as shown on the Warrant Register. The Holder acknowledges that this Warrant may be held in book-entry form through the facilities of the Company’s warrant agent and, at the request of the Holder, may be issued in definitive form.
15. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Rights as a Stockholder. Except as otherwise set forth in this Warrant, the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, amalgamation, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
(b) Further Assurances. Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate or articles of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant. Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
(c) Successors and Assigns. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, this Warrant may be assigned by the Holder. This Warrant may not be assigned by the Company without the written consent of the Holder, except to a successor in the event of a Fundamental Transaction. This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Holder and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant.
(d) Amendment and Waiver. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder, or their successors and assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder.
(e) Acceptance. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.
(f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, 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. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER 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 PERSON AT THE ADDRESS IN EFFECT FOR NOTICES TO IT 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 OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
(g) Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(h) Severability. If any part or provision of this Warrant is held unenforceable or in conflict with the applicable laws or regulations of any jurisdiction, the invalid or unenforceable part or provisions shall be replaced with a provision which accomplishes, to the extent possible, the original business purpose of such part or provision in a valid and enforceable manner, and the remainder of this Warrant shall remain binding upon the parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
| HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Jeffrey S. Mathiesen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |
SCHEDULE 1
FORM OF EXERCISE NOTICE
[To be executed by the Holder to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Warrant]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
(1) The undersigned is the Holder of Warrant No. __ (the “Warrant”) issued by Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
(2) The undersigned hereby exercises its right to purchase _____ Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.
(3) The Holder intends that payment of the Remaining Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):
| ¨ | Cash Exercise | |
| ¨ | “Cashless Exercise” under Section 10 of the Warrant |
(4) If the Holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the Holder shall pay the sum of $ _____ in immediately available funds to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(5) Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the Holder Warrant Shares determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. The Warrant Shares shall be delivered (check one):
| ¨ | to the following DWAC Account Number: _______________________________ | ||
| ¨ | in book-entry form via a direct registration system | ||
| ¨ | by physical delivery of a certificate to: __________________________________________________________ | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | |||
| ¨ | in restricted book-entry form in the Company’s share register | ||
(6) By its delivery of this Exercise Notice, the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that in giving effect to the exercise evidenced hereby the Holder (i) is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and (ii) will not beneficially own in excess of the number of shares of Common Stock (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) permitted to be owned under Section 11(a) of the Warrant to which this notice relates.
| Dated: | |
| Name of Holder: | |
| By: | |
| Name: | |
| Title: |
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
EXHIBIT 4.3
FORM OF WARRANT AGREEMENT
THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September [●], 2025, is by and between Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as warrant agent (in such capacity, the “Warrant Agent,” and also referred to herein as the “Transfer Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell to each Subscriber identified in the Subscription Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2025, between the Company and each subscriber identified on the signature pages thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”) under the Purchase Agreement stapled warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed (the “Shares” or the “Common Stock”) and, in connection therewith, has determined to issue and deliver up to [●] warrants to investors in a private offering (the “Warrants”);
WHEREAS, each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock, with an exercise price of $10.134, subject to adjustment as described herein, with each Warrant bearing the legend set forth in Exhibit A hereto;
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants, including the registration rights included in the Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2. Warrants.
2.1 Form of Warrant. Each Warrant shall initially be issued in registered book-entry form only, and, if a physical certificate is issued, shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairperson of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or other principal officer of the Company. In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance. All of the Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more book-entry certificates (each, a “Book-Entry Warrant Certificate”).
2.2 Effect of Countersignature. If a physical certificate is issued, unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant certificate shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.
2.3 Registration.
2.3.1 Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (the “Warrant Register”) for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company. All of the Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more Book-Entry Warrant Certificates. Ownership of beneficial interests in the Warrants shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by the Warrant Agent or its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate.
2.3.2 Registered Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant is registered in the Warrant Register (the “Registered Holder”) as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby, for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
3. Terms and Exercise of Warrants.
3.1 Warrant Price. Each Warrant shall entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Agreement, including without limitation, subsection 3.3.5, to purchase from the Company the number of Shares stated therein, at the price of $10.134 per share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price” as used in this Agreement shall mean the price per share payable in cash described in the prior sentence at which the Shares may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) for a period of not less than fifteen (15) business days (unless otherwise required by the Commission, any national securities exchange on which the Warrants are listed or applicable law); provided, that the Company shall provide at least three (3) days’ prior written notice of such reduction to Registered Holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such reduction shall be identical among all of the Warrants. The Company may not reduce the Warrant Price below the greater of (i) 50% of the original Warrant Price, or (ii) the par value of the Common Stock, without the prior written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding Warrants.
3.2 Duration of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “Exercise Period”) beginning the issue date of the Warrant and ending on 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that is thirty-six (36) months after the issue date of the Warrant (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that the exercise of any Warrant shall be subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions, as set forth in subsection 3.3.2 below, with respect to an effective registration statement. Each outstanding Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided, that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of any such extension to Registered Holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such extension shall be identical in duration among all the Warrants.
3.3 Exercise of Warrants.
3.3.1 Payment. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Agreement, including without limitation, subsection 3.3.5, a Warrant may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof by delivering to the Warrant Agent (i) the Warrants to be exercised (the “Book-Entry Warrants”) on the records of the Warrant Agent to an account of the Warrant Agent designated for such purposes and (ii) an election to purchase (“Election to Purchase”) Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant, properly delivered by the Holder, in lawful money of the United States, in good certified check or wire payable to the Warrant Agent or by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
3.3.2 Issuance of Shares on Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price but in any event no later than two (days) from such exercise, the Company shall issue to the Registered Holder of such Warrant a book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for the number of Shares to which he, she or it is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it, and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new book-entry position or countersigned Warrant, as applicable, for the number of Shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised. If fewer than all the Warrants evidenced by a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate are exercised, a notation shall be made to the records maintained by the Warrant Agent, or its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, as appropriate, evidencing the balance of the Warrants remaining after such exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant and shall have no obligation to settle such Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the resale by the Registered Holders of both the Warrants and the Shares issuable upon exercise the Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company’s satisfying its obligations under this Section 3.3.2. No Warrant shall be exercisable and the Company shall not be obligated to issue Shares upon exercise of a Warrant unless the Shares issuable upon such Warrant exercise have been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt from registration or qualification under the securities laws of the state of residence of the Registered Holder of the Warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Warrant, the holder of such Warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such Warrant. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle such Warrant exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Shares issued upon exercise of a Warrant constitute “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act), then the Company shall be permitted to add a legend in the form of Exhibit A hereto to such Shares. In the event a registration statement is not effective or a prospectus relating thereto is not current, the Company shall, upon exercise of this Warrant for cash, deliver the underlying Shares as ‘restricted securities’ under the Securities Act, subject to an appropriate restrictive legend, and such Shares shall be deemed validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Company shall cooperate in all respects, and shall cause its transfer agent to cooperate, in connection with any request by a Holder to remove restrictive legends or transfer restrictions from any Shares issued upon exercise of the Warrants, to the same extent and subject to the same procedures, standards and timing as are set forth in the Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the same rights with respect to legend removal and transfer of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants as it would have had under the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Acquired Securities.
3.3.3 Valid Issuance. All Shares issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
3.3.4 Date of Issuance. Each person in whose name any book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for Shares is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Shares on the date on which the Warrant, or book-entry position representing such Warrant, was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate in the case of a certificated Warrant, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the share transfer books of the Company or book-entry system of the Warrant Agent are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such Shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the share transfer books or book-entry system are open.
3.3.5 Maximum Percentage. A holder of a Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained in this subsection 3.3.5; however, no holder of a Warrant shall be subject to this subsection 3.3.5 unless he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by a holder, the Warrant Agent shall not effect the exercise of the holder’s Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which the holder or its affiliate is a member, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% or 9.99% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of Shares beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates, or any group of which such person and its affiliates is a member, shall include the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude Shares that would be issuable upon (x) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the Warrant beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates, or any group of which any such person or its affiliates is a member, and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates, or any group of which such person or its affiliates is a member (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred shares or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the applicable regulations of the Commission. For purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable regulations of the Commission, and the percentage held by the holder shall be determined in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. To the extent that a holder makes the election described in this subsection 3.3.5, the Warrant Agent shall not effect the exercise of the holder’s Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such Warrant unless it provides to the Warrant Agent in its Election to Purchase, a certification that, upon after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which such holder or its affiliates is a member, would not beneficially own in excess of the Maximum Percentage of the Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise as determined in accordance with this subsection 3.3.5. For purposes of the Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding Shares, the holder may rely on the number of outstanding Shares as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Commission as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of Shares outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the holder of the Warrant, the Company shall, within two (2) business days, confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of equity securities of the Company by the holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding Shares was reported. In the event that the exercise of the Warrant results in the person (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which such Subscriber or its affiliates is a member being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage, the number of shares so issued by which such person (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which such Subscriber or its affiliates is a member exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “Excess Shares”) hall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Subscriber shall not have the power to vote or transfer the Excess Shares. By written notice to the Company, the holder of a Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage applicable to such holder to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided, however, that any such increase shall not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company.
4. Adjustments.
4.1 Share Capitalizations.
4.1.1 Sub-division. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding Shares is increased by a share capitalization or share dividend payable in Shares, or by a sub-division of Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such share capitalization, sub-division or similar event, the number of Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding Shares. A rights offering made to all or substantially all holders of the Shares entitling holders to purchase Shares at a price less than the Historical Fair Market Value (as defined below) shall be deemed a share capitalization of a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Shares) and (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per Share paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the Historical Fair Market Value. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.1, (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Shares, in determining the price payable for Shares, there shall be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) “Historical Fair Market Value” means the volume weighted average price of the Shares as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights. No Shares shall be issued at less than their par value.
4.1.2 Dividends. If the Company, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, shall pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to all or substantially all of the holders of Shares on account of such Shares (each such event, a “Dividend”), other than as described in subsection 4.1.1 above, then the Warrant Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such Dividend, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value (as determined by the Board, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each Share in respect of such Dividend.
4.2 Aggregation of Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 hereof, the number of outstanding Shares is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse share sub-division or reclassification of Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse share sub-division, reclassification or similar event, the number of Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding Shares.
4.3 Adjustments in Warrant Price. Whenever the number of Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in subsection 4.1.1 or Section 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of Shares so purchasable immediately thereafter.
4.4 Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Shares (other than a change covered by subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 or Section 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such Shares), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or conversion of the Company as another entity (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and is not a subsidiary of another entity whose shareholders did not own all or substantially all of the Shares of the Company in substantially the same proportions immediately before such transaction and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the holders of the Warrants shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the Shares of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event (the “Alternative Issuance”); provided, however, that (i) if the holders of the Shares were entitled to exercise a right of election as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon such consolidation or merger, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets constituting the Alternative Issuance for which each Warrant shall become exercisable shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the kind and amount received per share by the holders of the Shares in such consolidation or merger that affirmatively make such election, and (ii) if a tender, exchange or redemption offer shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of the Shares under circumstances in which, upon completion of such tender or exchange offer, the maker thereof, together with members of any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) of which such maker is a part, and together with any affiliate or associate of such maker (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) and any members of any such group of which any such affiliate or associate is a part, own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding equity securities (including with respect to the election of directors), the holder of a Warrant shall be entitled to receive as the Alternative Issuance, the weighted average of the amount of cash, securities or other property to which such holder would actually have been entitled as a shareholder if such Warrant holder had exercised the Warrant prior to the expiration of such tender or exchange offer, accepted such offer and participated in such tender or exchange offer on a pro rata basis with all other holders of Shares, subject to adjustments (from and after the consummation of such tender or exchange offer) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section 4; provided further that if the Registered Holder properly exercises the Warrant within thirty (30) days following the public disclosure of the consummation of such applicable event by the Company pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by an amount (in dollars) equal to the difference (but in no event less than zero) of (i) the Warrant Price in effect prior to such reduction minus (ii) (A) the Per Share Consideration (as defined below) minus (B) the Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined below). For the avoidance of doubt, this reduction shall apply regardless of whether such event is effected with or without the approval of the Company’s board of directors and irrespective of whether the consideration is paid in cash, equity, or any combination thereof. The “Black-Scholes Warrant Value” means the value of a Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of the applicable event, calculated using the Black-Scholes Warrant Model for a Capped American Call on Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”), utilizing the following variables: (i) volatility shall be the greater of (A) the 100-trading day volatility of the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg under the HVT function (or any successor function) for the period ending on and including the date of public announcement of the applicable event, and (B) an annualized volatility rate of one hundred percent (100%), calculated on a per annum basis; (ii) the price per share of Common Stock shall be the greater of (x) the per share consideration offered in the applicable event and (y) the highest closing price of the Common Stock as reported on the principal trading market for the Common Stock during the period commencing on the date of public announcement of the applicable event and ending on the date that is thirty (30) days following the closing of such event.; (iii) the assumed risk-free interest rate shall correspond to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of the Warrant; and (iv) the cost to borrow shall be zero. “Per Share Consideration” means (i) if the consideration paid to holders of the Shares consists exclusively of cash, the amount of such cash per Share, and (ii) in all other cases, the volume weighted average price of the Shares as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event. If any reclassification or reorganization also results in a change in Shares covered by subsection 4.1.1, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to subsection 4.1.1 or Sections 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. In no event will the Warrant Price be reduced to less than the par value per share issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
4.5 Notices of Changes in Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of Shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, the Company shall give written notice of the occurrence of such event to each holder of a Warrant, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.
4.6 No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional Shares upon the exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of Shares to be issued to such holder.
4.7 Form of Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of Shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.
4.8 Other Events. In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of the preceding subsections of this Section 4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the Warrants in order to (i) avoid an adverse impact on the Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4, then, in each such case, the Company shall appoint a firm of independent public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national standing, which shall give its opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the Warrants is necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such adjustment. The Company shall adjust the terms of the Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion. For the avoidance of doubt, all adjustments made pursuant to this Section 4.8 shall be made equally to all outstanding Warrants.
5. Transfer and Exchange of Warrants.
5.1 Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, in the case of a certificated Warrant, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer; provided, however, that prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement registering for resale the shares underlying the Warrants, the Registered Holder shall not transfer any Warrants without the consent of the Company. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. In the case of certificated Warrants, the Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.
5.2 Procedure for Surrender of Warrants. Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the Registered Holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided herein or in any Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate may be transferred only in whole and only to the Warrant Agent, to another nominee of the Warrant Agent, to a successor warrant agent, or to a nominee of a successor warrant agent; provided further, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange thereof until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.
5.3 Fractional Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which shall result in the issuance of a warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a warrant.
5.4 Service Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.
5.5 Warrant Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, shall supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.
6. Option for Soft Call.
6.1 Option for Soft Call. Subject to the Maximum Percentage exercise limitations set forth in Section 3.3.5, the Company may require the Registered Holders of the outstanding Warrants to exercise such Warrants in full, or in part (with any partial exercise to be applied to all outstanding Warrants pro rata), at the option of the Company, upon notice to the Registered Holders of the Warrants as described in Section 6.2 below; provided that, prior to and as of the Soft Call Date (as defined in Section 6.2) (a) the Reference Value (as defined herein) has exceeded 200% of the Share Purchase Price (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof) (x) for at least one Measurement Period (as defined below) and (y) for each of the last five (5) consecutive trading days during the Measurement Period; and (b) the Company has an effective registration statement, including any required prospectus or prospectus supplement, registering the resale by the Registered Holders of the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. As used in this Agreement, “Reference Value” shall mean the daily VWAP (as defined in Section 6.4 herein) of the Shares during any twenty (20) trading days within a thirty (30) trading-day period ending on the first trading day prior to the date on which the notice to the Registered Holders of Warrants is given pursuant to Section 6.2 below (the “Measurement Period”).
6.2 Date for and Notice of Soft Call. In the event that the Company elects to mandate the exercise of the Warrants pursuant to Section 6.1, the Company shall fix a date for the exercise of the Warrants which shall be no earlier than the sixtieth (60th) calendar day following the date of this Agreement (the “Soft Call Date”). Notice of Soft Call shall be sent in accordance with Section 9.2 by the Company not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Soft Call Date to the Registered Holders of the Warrants. Such notice shall include a form of Election to Purchase, and shall state (i) briefly, the events giving rise to such Soft Call (including the Reference Value, the Measurement Period and the manner in which the Reference Value was calculated), (ii) the Soft Call Date, (iii) the applicable Warrant Price, (iv) the procedures Registered Holders must follow to exercise their Warrants, and (v) the Grace Period (as defined below) and consequences of failure to pay the applicable Warrant Price. Any notice sent in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Registered Holder received such notice. On and after the Soft Call Date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrants and payment in full of the applicable Warrant Price in cash, the applicable Shares issuable in connection with Warrants exercised on the Soft Call Date.
6.3 Non-Payment Redemption. In the event that the Company elects to mandate the exercise of the Warrants pursuant to Section 6.1, and the Registered Holder does not pay the applicable Warrant Price in cash within thirty (30) days following the Soft Call Date (the “Grace Period”), then the Company may effect, in its discretion, a redemption and subsequent cancellation of the applicable Warrants, in exchange for $0.001 per Warrant. Upon the occurrence of a redemption and cancellation as set forth above, the Company shall have no further obligation to issue Shares or make any payment to the Registered Holder with respect to such Warrants, and such Warrants shall be deemed null and void.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Company may apply the remedies described in this Section 6.3 on a holder-by-holder basis, and the failure of one or more Registered Holders to pay the Warrant Price shall not affect the rights or obligations of any other Registered Holder who has timely paid the Warrant Price in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
6.4 Calculation of Daily VWAP. As used in this Agreement, “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Trading Market”), the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a trading day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on OTCQB (as defined below) or OTCQX (as defined below), as applicable, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, or (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the Trading Market or on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent Bid Price per share of the Common Stock so reported. As used in this Agreement, “Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a trading day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”) or the OTCQX Best Market (“OTCQX”), as applicable, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, or (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the Trading Market or on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported.
7. Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.
7.1 No Rights as Shareholder. A Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as shareholders in respect of the meetings of shareholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.
7.2 Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.
7.3 Reservation of Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued Shares that shall be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.
8. Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.
8.1 Payment of Taxes. The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such Shares.
8.2 Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.
8.2.1 Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of a Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his, her or its Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation or other entity organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the United States of America, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.
8.2.2 Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the Transfer Agent for the Shares not later than the effective date of any such appointment.
8.2.3 Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.
8.3 Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent.
8.3.1 Remuneration. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and shall, pursuant to its obligations under this Agreement, reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.
8.3.2 Further Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4 Liability of Warrant Agent.
8.4.1 Reliance on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President, Vice President, Secretary or Chairman of the Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4.2 Indemnity. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, out of pocket costs and reasonable outside counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement, except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith.
8.4.3 Exclusions. The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof). The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any Shares shall, when issued, be valid and fully paid and non-assessable.
8.5 Acceptance of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of Shares through the exercise of the Warrants.
9. Miscellaneous Provisions.
9.1 Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
9.2 Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
Attn: Dane Andreeff
with copies to:
Honigman LLP
650 Trade Centre Way, Suite 200
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002
Attn: Phillip D. Torrence
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:
[●]
[●]
[●]
9.3 Applicable Law and Exclusive Forum. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this paragraph will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the Warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the forum provisions in this Section 9.3. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope the forum provisions above, is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (a “foreign action”) in the name of any warrant holder, such warrant holder shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum provisions (an “enforcement action”), and (y) having service of process made upon such warrant holder in any such enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s counsel in the foreign action as agent for such warrant holder.
9.4 Persons Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person, corporation or other entity other than the parties hereto and the Registered Holders of the Warrants any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the Warrants.
9.5 Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the United States of America, for inspection by the Registered Holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit such holder’s Warrant for inspection by the Warrant Agent.
9.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
9.7 Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
9.8 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Registered Holder (i) for the purpose of (y) curing any ambiguity or to correct any defective provision contained herein or (z) adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable; provided, that any such amendments pursuant to this clause (i) shall not adversely affect the rights of the Registered Holders, and (ii) to provide for the delivery of an Alternative Issuance pursuant to Section 4.4. All other modifications or amendments, including any modification or amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period shall require the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders of at least 65% of the number of the then-outstanding Warrants; provided, that any such modification or amendment that disproportionately and adversely affects any Registered Holder shall require the prior written consent of such Registered Holder.
9.9 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Jeffrey S. Mathiesen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary | |
| EQUINITI TRUST COMPANY, LLC, as Warrant Agent | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
EXHIBIT A
WARRANTS LEGEND
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, SUBJECT TO ANY ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENTS BY HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) AND THE OTHER SIGNATORIES THERETO, THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT SUCH SECURITIES ARE REGISTERED FOR PUBLIC RESALE EXCEPT TO A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE WHO AGREES IN WRITING WITH THE COMPANY TO BE SUBJECT TO SUCH TRANSFER PROVISIONS.
SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH SECURITIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS UNDER THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY THE COMPANY.
EXHIBIT B
[Form of Warrant Certificate]
[FACE]
Number
Warrants
THIS WARRANT SHALL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO
THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED
FOR IN
THE WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
Incorporated Under the Laws of Delaware
Warrant Certificate
This Warrant Certificate certifies that [●], or registered their assigns, is the registered holder of warrants evidenced hereby (the “Warrants” and each, a “Warrant”) to purchase shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares” or the “Common Stock”), of Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder, upon exercise during the period set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to below, to receive from the Company that number of fully paid and non-assessable Shares as set forth below, at the exercise price (the “Warrant Price”) as determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, payable in lawful money of the United States of America upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent referred to below, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.
Each whole Warrant is initially exercisable for one fully paid and non-assessable Share. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of any Warrant. If, upon the exercise of Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a Share, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of Shares to be issued to the Warrant holder. The number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
The Warrant Price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
Subject to the conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants may be exercised only during the Exercise Period and to the extent not exercised by the end of such Exercise Period, such Warrants shall become void. The Warrants may be mandatorily exercised by the Company, subject to certain conditions, as set forth in the Warrant Agreement. In addition, and notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, to the extent that the holder of a Warrant has delivered a notice contemplated by subsection 3.3.4 of the Warrant Agreement, neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall issue to holder, and holder may not acquire, any right it might have to acquire, a number of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of any Warrant to the extent that, upon such exercise, the number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by holder would exceed the Maximum Percentage of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise as determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.5. of the Warrant Agreement.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent.
This Warrant Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
| HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| EQUINITI TRUST COMPANY, LLC, as Warrant Agent | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
[Form of Warrant Certificate]
[Reverse]
The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to receive Shares and are issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of September [●], 2025 (the “Warrant Agreement”), duly executed and delivered by the Company to Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder” meaning the Registered Holders or Registered Holder, respectively) of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof upon written request to the Company. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.
Warrants may be exercised at any time during the Exercise Period set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The holder of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise them by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon properly completed and executed, together with payment of the Warrant Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement at the principal office of the Warrant Agent. In the event that upon any exercise of Warrants evidenced hereby the number of Warrants exercised shall be less than the total number of Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof or his, her or its assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of Warrants not exercised.
Notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, no Warrant may be exercised unless at the time of exercise (i) a registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise is effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (ii) a prospectus thereunder relating to the Shares is current.
The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, the holder thereof would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a Share, the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of Shares to be issued to the holder of the Warrant.
Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the principal office of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder thereof in person or by legal representative or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.
Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith. The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a shareholder of the Company.
Election to Purchase
(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive Shares and herewith tenders payment for such Shares to the order of Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) in the amount of $____ in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such Shares be registered in the name of ________________, whose address is ________________, and that such Shares be delivered to ___________________, whose address is ______________. If such number of Shares is less than all of the Shares purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such Shares be registered in the name of _____________, whose address is ______________and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to _____________, whose address is _________________.
[To be included in any Election to Purchase of a holder who has provided the notice set forth in subsection 3.3.5 of the Warrant Agreement:
By signing this Election to Purchase, the undersigned hereby certifies that upon after giving effect to such exercise, the undersigned (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which holder or its affiliates is a member, would not beneficially own in excess of the Maximum Percentage of the Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise as determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.5 of the Warrant Agreement.]
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THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE)).
EXHIBIT 4.4
FORM OF WARRANT AGREEMENT
THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September [●], 2025, is by and between Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as warrant agent (in such capacity, the “Warrant Agent,” and also referred to herein as the “Transfer Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell to each Subscriber identified in the Subscription Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2025, between the Company and each subscriber identified on the signature pages thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”) under the Purchase Agreement stapled warrants to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed (the “Shares” or the “Common Stock”) and, in connection therewith, has determined to issue and deliver up to [●] warrants to investors in a private offering (the “Warrants”);
WHEREAS, each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock, with an exercise price of $10.134, subject to adjustment as described herein, with each Warrant bearing the legend set forth in Exhibit A hereto;
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants, including the registration rights included in the Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2. Warrants.
2.1 Form of Warrant. Each Warrant shall initially be issued in registered book-entry form only, and, if a physical certificate is issued, shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairperson of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or other principal officer of the Company. In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance. All of the Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more book-entry certificates (each, a “Book-Entry Warrant Certificate”).
2.2 Effect of Countersignature. If a physical certificate is issued, unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant certificate shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.
2.3 Registration.
2.3.1 Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (the “Warrant Register”) for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company. All of the Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more Book-Entry Warrant Certificates. Ownership of beneficial interests in the Warrants shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by the Warrant Agent or its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate.
2.3.2 Registered Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant is registered in the Warrant Register (the “Registered Holder”) as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby, for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
3. Terms and Exercise of Warrants.
3.1 Warrant Price. Each Warrant shall entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Agreement, including without limitation, subsection 3.3.5 and subsection 3.3.6, to purchase from the Company the number of Shares stated therein, at the price of $10.134 per share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price” as used in this Agreement shall mean the price per share payable in cash described in the prior sentence at which the Shares may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) for a period of not less than fifteen (15) business days (unless otherwise required by the Commission, any national securities exchange on which the Warrants are listed or applicable law); provided, that the Company shall provide at least three (3) days’ prior written notice of such reduction to Registered Holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such reduction shall be identical among all of the Warrants. The Company may not reduce the Warrant Price below the greater of (i) 50% of the original Warrant Price, or (ii) the par value of the Common Stock, without the prior written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding Warrants.
3.2 Duration of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “Exercise Period”) beginning on the effective date of Shareholder Approval (as defined below) and ending on 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that is thirty-six (36) months after the effective date of Shareholder Approval (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that the exercise of any Warrant shall be subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions, as set forth in subsection 3.3.2 below, with respect to an effective registration statement. Each outstanding Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided, that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of any such extension to Registered Holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such extension shall be identical in duration among all the Warrants.
3.3 Exercise of Warrants.
3.3.1 Payment. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Agreement, including without limitation, subsection 3.3.5 and subsection 3.3.6, a Warrant may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof by delivering to the Warrant Agent (i) the Warrants to be exercised (the “Book-Entry Warrants”) on the records of the Warrant Agent to an account of the Warrant Agent designated for such purposes and (ii) an election to purchase (“Election to Purchase”) Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant, properly delivered by the Holder, in lawful money of the United States, in good certified check or wire payable to the Warrant Agent or by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
3.3.2 Issuance of Shares on Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price but in any event no later than two (days) from such exercise, the Company shall issue to the Registered Holder of such Warrant a book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for the number of Shares to which he, she or it is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it, and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new book-entry position or countersigned Warrant, as applicable, for the number of Shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised. If fewer than all the Warrants evidenced by a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate are exercised, a notation shall be made to the records maintained by the Warrant Agent, its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, as appropriate, evidencing the balance of the Warrants remaining after such exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant and shall have no obligation to settle such Warrant exercise until receipt of Shareholder Approval in accordance with subsection 3.3.6 and unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the resale by the Registered Holders of both the Warrants and the Shares issuable upon exercise the Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company’s satisfying its obligations under this Section 3.3.2. No Warrant shall be exercisable and the Company shall not be obligated to issue Shares upon exercise of a Warrant unless the Shares issuable upon such Warrant exercise have been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt from registration or qualification under the securities laws of the state of residence of the Registered Holder of the Warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Warrant, the holder of such Warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such Warrant. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle such Warrant exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Shares issued upon exercise of a Warrant constitute “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act), then the Company shall be permitted to add a legend in the form of Exhibit A hereto to such Shares. In the event a registration statement is not effective or a prospectus relating thereto is not current, the Company shall, upon exercise of this Warrant for cash, deliver the underlying Shares as ‘restricted securities’ under the Securities Act, subject to an appropriate restrictive legend, and such Shares shall be deemed validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Company shall cooperate in all respects, and shall cause its transfer agent to cooperate, in connection with any request by a Holder to remove restrictive legends or transfer restrictions from any Shares issued upon exercise of the Warrants, to the same extent and subject to the same procedures, standards and timing as are set forth in the Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the same rights with respect to legend removal and transfer of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants as it would have had under the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Acquired Securities.
3.3.3 Valid Issuance. All Shares issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
3.3.4 Date of Issuance. Each person in whose name any book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for Shares is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Shares on the date on which the Warrant, or book-entry position representing such Warrant, was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate in the case of a certificated Warrant, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the share transfer books of the Company or book-entry system of the Warrant Agent are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such Shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the share transfer books or book-entry system are open.
3.3.5 Maximum Percentage. A holder of a Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained in this subsection 3.3.5; however, no holder of a Warrant shall be subject to this subsection 3.3.5 unless he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by a holder, the Warrant Agent shall not effect the exercise of the holder’s Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which the holder or its affiliate is a member, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% or 9.99% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of Shares beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates, or any group of which such person and its affiliates is a member, shall include the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude Shares that would be issuable upon (x) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the Warrant beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates, or any group of which any such person or its affiliates is a member, and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates, or any group of which such person or its affiliates is a member (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred shares or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the applicable regulations of the Commission. For purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable regulations of the Commission, and the percentage held by the holder shall be determined in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. To the extent that a holder makes the election described in this subsection 3.3.5, the Warrant Agent shall not effect the exercise of the holder’s Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such Warrant unless it provides to the Warrant Agent in its Election to Purchase, a certification that, upon after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which such holder or its affiliates is a member, would not beneficially own in excess of the Maximum Percentage of the Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise as determined in accordance with this subsection 3.3.5. For purposes of the Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding Shares, the holder may rely on the number of outstanding Shares as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Commission as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of Shares outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the holder of the Warrant, the Company shall, within two (2) business days, confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of Shares then outstanding. In the event that the exercise of the Warrant results in the person (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which such Subscriber or its affiliates is a member being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage, the number of shares so issued by which such person (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which such Subscriber or its affiliates is a member exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “Excess Shares”) hall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Subscriber shall not have the power to vote or transfer the Excess Shares. In any case, the number of outstanding Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of equity securities of the Company by the holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding Shares was reported. By written notice to the Company, the holder of a Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage applicable to such holder to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided, however, that any such increase shall not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company.
3.3.6 Trading Market Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, a Warrant may not be exercised, and the Company may not issue any shares of Common Stock upon submission of an Election to Purchase, until receipt of Shareholder Approval. Until receipt of Shareholder Approval, no holder of a Warrant shall be issued shares of Common Stock upon an attempted exercise of such Warrant. As used herein, “Shareholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, specifically the issuance of Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants in connection with the receipt of an in-kind payment by the Company, such as SOL, the native cryptocurrency of Solana, a blockchain ecosystem.
4. Adjustments.
4.1 Share Capitalizations.
4.1.1 Sub-division. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding Shares is increased by a share capitalization or share dividend payable in Shares, or by a sub-division of Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such share capitalization, sub-division or similar event, the number of Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding Shares. A rights offering made to all or substantially all holders of the Shares entitling holders to purchase Shares at a price less than the Historical Fair Market Value (as defined below) shall be deemed a share capitalization of a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Shares) and (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per Share paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the Historical Fair Market Value. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.1, (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Shares, in determining the price payable for Shares, there shall be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) “Historical Fair Market Value” means the volume weighted average price of the Shares as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights. No Shares shall be issued at less than their par value.
4.1.2 Dividends. If the Company, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, shall pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to all or substantially all of the holders of Shares on account of such Shares (each such event, a “Dividend”), other than as described in subsection 4.1.1 above, then the Warrant Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such Dividend, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value (as determined by the Board, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each Share in respect of such Dividend.
4.2 Aggregation of Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 hereof, the number of outstanding Shares is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse share sub-division or reclassification of Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse share sub-division, reclassification or similar event, the number of Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding Shares.
4.3 Adjustments in Warrant Price. Whenever the number of Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in subsection 4.1.1 or Section 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of Shares so purchasable immediately thereafter.
4.4 Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Shares (other than a change covered by subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 or Section 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such Shares), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or conversion of the Company as another entity (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and is not a subsidiary of another entity whose shareholders did not own all or substantially all of the Shares of the Company in substantially the same proportions immediately before such transaction and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the holders of the Warrants shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the Shares of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event (the “Alternative Issuance”); provided, however, that (i) if the holders of the Shares were entitled to exercise a right of election as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon such consolidation or merger, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets constituting the Alternative Issuance for which each Warrant shall become exercisable shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the kind and amount received per share by the holders of the Shares in such consolidation or merger that affirmatively make such election, and (ii) if a tender, exchange or redemption offer shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of the Shares under circumstances in which, upon completion of such tender or exchange offer, the maker thereof, together with members of any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) of which such maker is a part, and together with any affiliate or associate of such maker (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) and any members of any such group of which any such affiliate or associate is a part, own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding equity securities (including with respect to the election of directors), the holder of a Warrant shall be entitled to receive as the Alternative Issuance, the weighted average of the amount of cash, securities or other property to which such holder would actually have been entitled as a shareholder if such Warrant holder had exercised the Warrant prior to the expiration of such tender or exchange offer, accepted such offer and participated in such tender or exchange offer on a pro rata basis with all other holders of Shares, subject to adjustments (from and after the consummation of such tender or exchange offer) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section 4; provided further that if the Registered Holder properly exercises the Warrant within thirty (30) days following the public disclosure of the consummation of such applicable event by the Company pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by an amount (in dollars) equal to the difference (but in no event less than zero) of (i) the Warrant Price in effect prior to such reduction minus (ii) (A) the Per Share Consideration (as defined below) minus (B) the Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined below). For the avoidance of doubt, this reduction shall apply regardless of whether such event is effected with or without the approval of the Company’s board of directors and irrespective of whether the consideration is paid in cash, equity, or any combination thereof. The “Black-Scholes Warrant Value” means the value of a Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of the applicable event, calculated using the Black-Scholes Warrant Model for a Capped American Call on Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”), utilizing the following variables: (i) volatility shall be the greater of (A) the 100-trading day volatility of the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg under the HVT function (or any successor function) for the period ending on and including the date of public announcement of the applicable event, and (B) an annualized volatility rate of one hundred percent (100%), calculated on a per annum basis; (ii) the price per share of Common Stock shall be the greater of (x) the per share consideration offered in the applicable event and (y) the highest closing price of the Common Stock as reported on the principal trading market for the Common Stock during the period commencing on the date of public announcement of the applicable event and ending on the date that is thirty (30) days following the closing of such event.; (iii) the assumed risk-free interest rate shall correspond to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of the Warrant; and (iv) the cost to borrow shall be zero. “Per Share Consideration” means (i) if the consideration paid to holders of the Shares consists exclusively of cash, the amount of such cash per Share, and (ii) in all other cases, the volume weighted average price of the Shares as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event. If any reclassification or reorganization also results in a change in Shares covered by subsection 4.1.1, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to subsection 4.1.1 or Sections 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. In no event will the Warrant Price be reduced to less than the par value per share issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
4.5 Notices of Changes in Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of Shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, the Company shall give written notice of the occurrence of such event to each holder of a Warrant, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.
4.6 No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional Shares upon the exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of Shares to be issued to such holder.
4.7 Form of Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of Shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.
4.8 Other Events. In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of the preceding subsections of this Section 4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the Warrants in order to (i) avoid an adverse impact on the Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4, then, in each such case, the Company shall appoint a firm of independent public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national standing, which shall give its opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the Warrants is necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such adjustment. The Company shall adjust the terms of the Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion. For the avoidance of doubt, all adjustments made pursuant to this Section 4.8 shall be made equally to all outstanding Warrants.
5. Transfer and Exchange of Warrants.
5.1 Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, in the case of a certificated Warrant, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer; provided, however, that prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement registering for resale the shares underlying the Warrants, the Registered Holder shall not transfer any Warrants without the consent of the Company. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. In the case of certificated Warrants, the Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.
5.2 Procedure for Surrender of Warrants. Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the Registered Holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided herein or in any Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate may be transferred only in whole and only to the Warrant Agent, to another nominee of the Warrant Agent, to a successor warrant agent, or to a nominee of a successor warrant agent; provided further, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange thereof until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.
5.3 Fractional Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which shall result in the issuance of a warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a warrant.
5.4 Service Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.
5.5 Warrant Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, shall supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.
6. Option for Soft Call.
6.1 Option for Soft Call. Subject to the Maximum Percentage exercise limitations set forth in Section 3.3.5, the Company may require the Registered Holders of the outstanding Warrants to exercise such Warrants in full, or in part (with any partial exercise to be applied to all outstanding Warrants pro rata), at the option of the Company, upon notice to the Registered Holders of the Warrants as described in Section 6.2 below; provided that, prior to and as of the Soft Call Date (as defined in Section 6.2) (a) the Reference Value (as defined herein) has exceeded 200% of the Share Purchase Price (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof) (x) for at least one Measurement Period (as defined below) and (y) for each of the last five (5) consecutive trading days during the Measurement Period; and (b) the Company has an effective registration statement, including any required prospectus or prospectus supplement, registering the resale by the Registered Holders of the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. As used in this Agreement, “Reference Value” shall mean the daily VWAP (as defined in Section 6.4 herein) of the Shares during any twenty (20) trading days within a thirty (30) trading-day period ending on the first trading day prior to the date on which the notice to the Registered Holders of Warrants is given pursuant to Section 6.2 below (the “Measurement Period”).
6.2 Date for and Notice of Soft Call. In the event that the Company elects to mandate the exercise of the Warrants pursuant to Section 6.1, the Company shall fix a date for the exercise of the Warrants which shall be no earlier than the sixtieth (60th) calendar day following the date of this Agreement (the “Soft Call Date”). Notice of Soft Call shall be sent in accordance with Section 9.2 by the Company not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Soft Call Date to the Registered Holders of the Warrants. Such notice shall include a form of Election to Purchase, and shall state (i) briefly, the events giving rise to such Soft Call (including the Reference Value, the Measurement Period and the manner in which the Reference Value was calculated), (ii) the Soft Call Date, (iii) the applicable Warrant Price, (iv) the procedures Registered Holders must follow to exercise their Warrants, and (v) the Grace Period (as defined below) and consequences of failure to pay the applicable Warrant Price. Any notice sent in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Registered Holder received such notice. On and after the Soft Call Date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrants and payment in full of the applicable Warrant Price in cash, the applicable Shares issuable in connection with Warrants exercised on the Soft Call Date.
6.3 Non-Payment Redemption. In the event that the Company elects to mandate the exercise of the Warrants pursuant to Section 6.1, and the Registered Holder does not pay the applicable Warrant Price in cash within thirty (30) days following the Soft Call Date (the “Grace Period”), then the Company may effect, in its discretion, a redemption and subsequent cancellation of the applicable Warrants, in exchange for $0.001 per Warrant. Upon the occurrence of a redemption and cancellation as set forth above, the Company shall have no further obligation to issue Shares or make any payment to the Registered Holder with respect to such Warrants, and such Warrants shall be deemed null and void.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Company may apply the remedies described in this Section 6.3 on a holder-by-holder basis, and the failure of one or more Registered Holders to pay the Warrant Price shall not affect the rights or obligations of any other Registered Holder who has timely paid the Warrant Price in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
6.4 Calculation of Daily VWAP. As used in this Agreement, “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Trading Market”), the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a trading day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on OTCQB (as defined below) or OTCQX (as defined below), as applicable, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, or (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the Trading Market or on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent Bid Price per share of the Common Stock so reported. As used in this Agreement, “Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a trading day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”) or the OTCQX Best Market (“OTCQX”), as applicable, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, or (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the Trading Market or on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported.
7. Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.
7.1 No Rights as Shareholder. A Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as shareholders in respect of the meetings of shareholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.
7.2 Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.
7.3 Reservation of Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued Shares that shall be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.
8. Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.
8.1 Payment of Taxes. The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such Shares.
8.2 Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.
8.2.1 Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of a Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his, her or its Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation or other entity organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the United States of America, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.
8.2.2 Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the Transfer Agent for the Shares not later than the effective date of any such appointment.
8.2.3 Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.
8.3 Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent.
8.3.1 Remuneration. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and shall, pursuant to its obligations under this Agreement, reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.
8.3.2 Further Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4 Liability of Warrant Agent.
8.4.1 Reliance on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President, Vice President, Secretary or Chairman of the Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4.2 Indemnity. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, out of pocket costs and reasonable outside counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement, except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith.
8.4.3 Exclusions. The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof). The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any Shares shall, when issued, be valid and fully paid and non-assessable.
8.5 Acceptance of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of Shares through the exercise of the Warrants.
9. Miscellaneous Provisions.
9.1 Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
9.2 Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
Attn: Dane Andreeff
with copies to:
Honigman LLP
650 Trade Centre Way, Suite 200
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002
Attn: Phillip D. Torrence
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:
[●]
[●]
[●]
9.3 Applicable Law and Exclusive Forum. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this paragraph will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the Warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the forum provisions in this Section 9.3. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope the forum provisions above, is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (a “foreign action”) in the name of any warrant holder, such warrant holder shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum provisions (an “enforcement action”), and (y) having service of process made upon such warrant holder in any such enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s counsel in the foreign action as agent for such warrant holder.
9.4 Persons Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person, corporation or other entity other than the parties hereto and the Registered Holders of the Warrants any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the Warrants.
9.5 Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the United States of America, for inspection by the Registered Holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit such holder’s Warrant for inspection by the Warrant Agent.
9.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
9.7 Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
9.8 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Registered Holder (i) for the purpose of (y) curing any ambiguity or to correct any defective provision contained herein or (z) adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the rights of the Registered Holders, and (ii) to provide for the delivery of an Alternative Issuance pursuant to Section 4.4. All other modifications or amendments, including any modification or amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period shall require the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders of at least 65% of the number of the then-outstanding Warrants. Provided, however, that no amendment that disproportionately and adversely affects the rights of any Holder shall be effective without the consent of such Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, without the consent of the Registered Holders.
9.9 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Jeffrey S. Mathiesen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary | |
| EQUINITI TRUST COMPANY, LLC, as Warrant Agent | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
EXHIBIT A
WARRANTS LEGEND
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, SUBJECT TO ANY ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENTS BY HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) AND THE OTHER SIGNATORIES THERETO, THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT SUCH SECURITIES ARE REGISTERED FOR PUBLIC RESALE EXCEPT TO A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE WHO AGREES IN WRITING WITH THE COMPANY TO BE SUBJECT TO SUCH TRANSFER PROVISIONS.
SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH SECURITIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS UNDER THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY THE COMPANY.
EXHIBIT B
[Form of Warrant Certificate]
[FACE]
Number
Warrants
THIS WARRANT SHALL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO
THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED
FOR IN
THE WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
Incorporated Under the Laws of Delaware
Warrant Certificate
This Warrant Certificate certifies that [●], or registered their assigns, is the registered holder of warrants evidenced hereby (the “Warrants” and each, a “Warrant”) to purchase shares of common stock, $[●] par value per share (the “Shares” or the “Common Stock”), of Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder, upon exercise during the period set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to below, to receive from the Company that number of fully paid and non-assessable Shares as set forth below, at the exercise price (the “Warrant Price”) as determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, payable in lawful money of the United States of America upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent referred to below, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.
Each whole Warrant is initially exercisable for one fully paid and non-assessable Share. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of any Warrant. If, upon the exercise of Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a Share, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of Shares to be issued to the Warrant holder. The number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
The Warrant Price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
Subject to the conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants may be exercised only during the Exercise Period and to the extent not exercised by the end of such Exercise Period, such Warrants shall become void. The Warrants may be mandatorily exercised by the Company, subject to certain conditions, as set forth in the Warrant Agreement. In addition, and notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, to the extent that the holder of a Warrant has delivered a notice contemplated by subsection 3.3.4 of the Warrant Agreement, neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall issue to holder, and holder may not acquire, any right it might have to acquire, a number of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of any Warrant to the extent that, upon such exercise, the number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by holder would exceed the Maximum Percentage of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise as determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.5. of the Warrant Agreement.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent.
This Warrant Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
| HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| EQUINITI TRUST COMPANY, LLC, as Warrant Agent | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
[Form of Warrant Certificate]
[Reverse]
The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to receive Shares and are issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of September [●], 2025 (the “Warrant Agreement”), duly executed and delivered by the Company to [●], as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder” meaning the Registered Holders or Registered Holder, respectively) of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof upon written request to the Company. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.
Warrants may be exercised at any time during the Exercise Period set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The holder of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise them by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon properly completed and executed, together with payment of the Warrant Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement at the principal office of the Warrant Agent. In the event that upon any exercise of Warrants evidenced hereby the number of Warrants exercised shall be less than the total number of Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof or his, her or its assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of Warrants not exercised.
Notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, no Warrant may be exercised unless at the time of exercise (i) a registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise is effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (ii) a prospectus thereunder relating to the Shares is current.
The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, the holder thereof would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a Share, the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of Shares to be issued to the holder of the Warrant.
Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the principal office of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder thereof in person or by legal representative or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.
Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith. The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a shareholder of the Company.
Election to Purchase
(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive Shares and herewith tenders payment for such Shares to the order of Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) in the amount of $____ in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such Shares be registered in the name of ________________, whose address is ________________, and that such Shares be delivered to ___________________, whose address is ______________. If such number of Shares is less than all of the Shares purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such Shares be registered in the name of _____________, whose address is ______________and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to _____________, whose address is _________________.
[To be included in any Election to Purchase of a holder who has provided the notice set forth in subsection 3.3.5 of the Warrant Agreement:
By signing this Election to Purchase, the undersigned hereby certifies that upon after giving effect to such exercise, the undersigned (together with such person’s affiliates) or any “group” of which holder or its affiliates is a member, would not beneficially own in excess of the Maximum Percentage of the Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise as determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.5 of the Warrant Agreement.]
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| (Address) | |
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| Signature Guaranteed: |
THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE)).
Exhibit 4.5
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
FORM OF STRATEGIC ADVISORY WARRANT
| Warrant Shares: | Issue Date: | , 2025 |
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the effective date hereof of Shareholder Approval (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the five (5) year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to [●] shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the ”Common Stock,” and such shares of Common Stock underlying this Warrant, subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Subscription Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated September 15, 2025, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF or DocuSign copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier's check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is applicable and specified in the attached Notice of Exercise. The Company shall have no obligation to inquire with respect to or otherwise confirm the authenticity of the signature(s) contained on any Notice of Exercise nor the authority of the person executing such Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice and only for the purpose of avoiding violation of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no circumstance that would require the Company to net cash settle the Warrants.
b) Exercise Price. The aggregate exercise price of this Warrant, except for a nominal exercise price of $0.001 per Warrant Share, was pre-funded to the Company on or prior to the Initial Exercise Date and, consequently, no additional consideration (other than the nominal exercise price of $0.001 per Warrant Share) shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Warrant. The Holder shall not be entitled to the return or refund of all, or any portion, of such pre-paid aggregate exercise price under any circumstance or for any reason whatsoever. The remaining unpaid exercise price per Warrant Share shall be $0.001, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of "regular trading hours" (as defined in Rule 600(b)(68) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours" on such Trading Day; (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder, in effect on the date of exercise; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised and any holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. For the avoidance of doubt, in the absence of an effective registration statement registering the issuance of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall issue, and the Holder agrees to receive, unregistered Warrant Shares upon a cashless exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 2(c). The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”) or the OTCQX Best Market (“OTCQX”), as applicable, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on a Trading Market or on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of one share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Trading Day” means any day on which the Trading Market is open for trading, including any day on which the Trading Market is open for trading for a period of time less than the customary time. If the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, Trading Day means a Business Day.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on a Trading Market or on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of one share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c), subject to the limitations in Section 2(e) hereof.
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder's or its designee's balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Warrant shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company's share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the instance of a cashless exercise) is received by the Company by such date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $2,500 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company's primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise by delivering written notice to the Company.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date (other than any such failure that is solely due to any action or inaction by the Holder with respect to such exercise), and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder's brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Warrant Shares so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Warrants with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share of Common Stock.
vi. Charges Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form, attached hereto as Exhibit B, duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its shareholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with (i) the Holder's Affiliates, (ii) and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder's Affiliates and (iii) any other Person whose beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock would be or could be aggregated with the Holders’ for purposes of Section 13(d) (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Warrant Shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Warrant Shares which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder's determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, except to the extent the Holder relies on a number of outstanding shares of Common Stock that was provided by the Company. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, except to the extent the Holder relies on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock that was provided by the Company. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company's most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of a Holder, the Company shall within two (2) 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 Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 9.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 4.99%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 19.99% of the number of Warrant Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply, provided further that an Affiliate of the Company may suspend the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in its entirety if, and for so long as, such Beneficial Ownership Limitation is not required to be in effect to ensure compliance with applicable Nasdaq listing, requirements with respect to stockholder approval. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. If the Warrant is unexercisable as a result of the Holder's Beneficial Ownership Limitation, no alternate consideration is owing to the Holder.
f) Trading Market Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, this Warrant may not be exercised, and the Company may not issue any shares of Common Stock upon submission of a Notice of Exercise, until receipt of Shareholder Approval. Until receipt of Shareholder Approval, no Holder of this Warrant shall be issued shares of Common Stock upon an attempted exercise of this Warrant.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or pursuant to any other Transaction Documents), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of the Common Stock any shares of share capital of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time that this Warrant is outstanding the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase shares, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all of the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all of the holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, shares or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a reincorporation in a different state), (ii) the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the aggregate voting power of all classes of equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the aggregate voting power of all classes of equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock other than a share split, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of share capital of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any shareholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby shares of Common Stock are converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 4 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Company's subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a report of foreign private issuer on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
f) Voluntary Adjustment by Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, and the provisions of Section 4.1A of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, thishis Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Issue Date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting the rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a "cashless exercise" as permitted in Section 2(c), and to receive the cash payments contemplated pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv), in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any share certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or share certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or share certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or share certificate.
c) Saturdays Sundays Holidays etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.
d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, at all times during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment (it being understood that this Warrant shall not in any case prevent the Company from effecting any such amendment, reorganization, transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issuance or sale). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action, which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder's rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that the right to exercise this Warrant terminates on the Termination Date. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder. h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
h) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any shares of Common Stock or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
i) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and in such case, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that the Holder will acquire such Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law.
j) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
k) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder of this Warrant, on the other hand 1) Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
m) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
(Signature Page Follows)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
| Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. | ||
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| Name: | Jeffrey S. Mathiesen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO STRATEGIC ADVISOR WARRANT]
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
¨ in lawful money of the United States; or
¨ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
(4) Accredit Investor. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant (or portion thereof, as set forth below) and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to:
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EXHIBIT 10.1
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on September 15, 2025, by and among Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and the undersigned investors (collectively, the “Subscribers” and each a “Subscriber”).
This Subscription Agreement may be executed by an investment manager on behalf of one or more managed funds or accounts set forth on a schedule hereto, each of which severally and not jointly shall be a Subscriber hereunder.
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction (as defined below), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase in cash and/or USDC or USDT from the Issuer (i) the number of shares of the Issuer’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed (the “Common Stock”), set forth on the Subscriber’s signature page hereto (the “Acquired Shares”) for a purchase price of $6.881 per share (the “Share Purchase Price”), and/or (ii) the number of pre-funded warrants to purchase Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) set forth on the signature page hereto, if any, at a purchase price equal to the Share Purchase Price less $0.001 per Pre-Funded Warrant, with a remaining exercise price equal to $0.001 per Warrant Share (the “Warrant Purchase Price”) and (iii) the number of warrants to purchase Common Stock (the “Stapled Warrant Shares,” and collectively with the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the “Warrant Shares”), with a cash exercise price equal to $10.134 (the “Stapled Warrant Exercise Price”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Stapled Warrants,” as defined and described more fully in this Agreement, and together with the Acquired Shares and the Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Acquired Securities”) set forth on the signature page hereto (the aggregate purchase price set forth on the Subscriber’s signature page hereto for the Acquired Securities, the “Purchase Price”).
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, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, the Issuer desires to issue and sell to each Subscriber, and each Subscriber, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Issuer, Shares and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, together with Stapled Warrants, as more fully described in this Agreement (the “Offering”);
WHEREAS, the Issuer intends to use the net proceeds of the sale of Acquired Securities to purchase SOL, for working capital and for general corporate purposes;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the sale of the Acquired Securities hereunder, the Issuer will issue strategic advisor warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Strategic Advisor Warrants”) to certain strategic advisors (the “Strategic Advisors”) pursuant to a strategic advisor agreement, by and between the Issuer and the Strategic Advisors to be executed on or prior to the closing of the Offering;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, Clear Street LLC, in its capacity as placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) for the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities (the “Transaction”) may identify and solicit certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or “accredited investors” (as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act, and each such “qualified institutional buyer” or “accredited investor,” an “Other Subscriber”), each of which shall have entered into subscription agreements with the Issuer contemporaneously herewith (the “Other Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such Other Subscribers have agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer has agreed to issue and sell to such Other Subscribers, on the Closing Date, the Acquired Securities (the “Other Subscriptions”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Acquired Securities (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).
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2. Closing.
a. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.d and 2.e (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing, but without affecting the requirement that such conditions be satisfied or waived at Closing), the closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur substantially concurrent with the closing of the Other Subscriptions (such date, the “Closing Date”).
b. On or prior to 4:00 p.m. New York City time on the date disclosed in the Closing Notice (as defined herein) that is two business days prior to the anticipated date of Closing (the “Escrow Payment Deadline”), each Subscriber will pay its total Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with wire instructions provided by the Issuer to the Subscribers. At the Closing, the Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Subscriber a number of Acquired Securities, registered in the name of the Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with such Subscriber’s delivery instructions), equal to the number of Acquired Securities indicated on the Subscriber’s signature page to this Subscription Agreement. The Issuer will deliver or cause to be delivered to Subscriber as promptly as practicable after the Closing, evidence from the Issuer’s transfer agent of the issuance to Subscriber of Subscriber’s Acquired Securities on and as of the Closing Date.
c. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.c and 2.d (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing, but without affecting the requirement that such conditions be satisfied or waived at Closing):
(i) Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer on the Escrow Payment Deadline, any other information that is reasonably requested in the notice provided by Issuer (the “Closing Notice”) that is required in order to enable the Issuer to issue and sell the Acquired Securities, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person (or nominee) in whose name such Acquired Securities are to be delivered and a duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable; and
(ii) On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Subscriber the Acquired Securities against and upon payment by Subscriber in book-entry form, free and clear of any Liens (as defined below) or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable. Each book entry for the Acquired Securities shall contain a legend in substantially the following form:
[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
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d. The Issuer’s obligation to effect the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction on the Closing Date, or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the waiver by the Issuer on the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) the Placement Agent and the Issuer shall each have received a completed copy of the “Eligibility Representations of Subscriber” questionnaire in substantially the form attached as Schedule A hereto no later than the Closing Date;
(ii) All Subscribers party to this Agreement shall have delivered to the Issuer an executed lock-up agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D;
(iii) all representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date;
(iv) Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance, satisfaction or compliance would not or would not be reasonably expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Subscriber to consummate the Closing; and
(v) no applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the Subscription illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Subscription, and no governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such prevention or prohibition.
e. Subscriber’s obligation to effect the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction on the Closing Date, or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the written waiver by Subscriber, of each of the following conditions:
(i) no suspension of the listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market or another national securities exchange (collectively, the “Exchange”), of the Common Stock shall have occurred, and the Issuer shall have filed with The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) a Notification Form: Listing of Additional Shares for the listing of the Acquired Shares. In the event that Nasdaq raises any objection to such notice or to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Issuer shall be afforded a reasonable period of time to cure such objection to the satisfaction of Nasdaq;
(ii) all representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects or in all respects, as applicable as of such date);
(iii) the Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied (unless waived) in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing;
(iv) no applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the Subscription illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Subscription and no governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such prevention or prohibition;
(v) the Issuer shall have provided each Subscriber with the escrow agent’s wire instructions, on the escrow agent’s letterhead and executed by an authorized representative of the escrow agent;
(vi) if required, the Issuer shall have delivered a Pre-Funded Warrant registered in the name of such Subscriber to purchase up to a number of Warrant Shares included on the signature page hereto;
(vii) the Issuer shall have delivered a Stapled Warrant registered in the name of such Subscriber to purchase up to a number of Warrant Shares included on the signature page hereto, which Stapled Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and shall expire upon the earliest of (x) 36 months after the Closing Date, (y) when exercised in full, or (z) if earlier redeemed or terminated in accordance with its terms, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto; and
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(viii) no event or series of events that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Closing Date; and
f. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Subscriber may notify the Issuer in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained in this Section 2(f); however, no Subscriber shall be subject to this Section 2(f) unless he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by the Subscriber, in no event shall the Subscriber be permitted to acquire Acquired Securities to the extent that, immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, the Subscriber (together with its affiliates and any other persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Subscriber’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission), would beneficially own in excess of [4.99/9.99%] of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). For purposes of this provision, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation may be increased or decreased by the Subscriber upon written notice to the Issuer, provided that any increase shall not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Issuer and in no event shall the Beneficial Ownership Limitation exceed 19.99%.
g. Prior to or at the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
3. Issuer Representations and Warranties. The Issuer represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, that:
a. The Issuer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its respective properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. The Issuer, as set forth in the SEC Documents, is not in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, memorandum and articles of association, bylaws, or other organizational or charter documents, as applicable (the “Charter Documents”). The Issuer is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document (as defined below), (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Issuer, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Issuer’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. “Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
b. As of the Closing Date, the Acquired Shares will have been duly authorized and, when sold and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Acquired Shares in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Acquired Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Issuer’s Charter Documents (as in effect at such time of issuance) or under the laws of the State of Delaware.
c. The Pre-Funded Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms free and clear of all Liens (as defined below) imposed by the Issuer. The Pre-Funded Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon issuance pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be issued free and clear of any Liens or other restrictions (other than those as provided in the Transaction Documents (as defined below) or restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws), and the holder of the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. “Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
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d. The Stapled Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Issuer. The Stapled Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Stapled Warrants, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Issuer other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents or restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws, and the holder of the Stapled Warrant Shares shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. The Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Strategic Advisor Warrants, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Issuer other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.
e. The Issuer has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Stapled Warrants and the Strategic Advisor Warrants.
f. This Subscription Agreement, the Other Subscription Agreements, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Stapled Warrants, and the escrow agreement with the escrow agent for the Transaction (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
g. Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties in Section 4, the execution and delivery of this Agreement the other Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party, and the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Acquired Securities or the legal authority of the Issuer to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement or any other Transaction Document; (ii) the Charter Documents; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Acquired Securities or the legal authority of the Issuer to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
h. There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Issuer is a party containing anti-dilution, price reset or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Acquired Securities, or (ii) the Common Stock to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription Agreement, Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, in each case, that have not been or will not be validly and irrevocably waived on or prior to the Closing Date.
i. Assuming the accuracy of each Subscriber’s representations and warranties in Section 4, the Issuer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including the Exchange) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Acquired Securities and Warrant Shares), other than (i) the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of the Registration Statement (as defined below), (ii) the filings required in accordance with Section 8.m, (iii) notifications required by each Exchange, and (iv) the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the Issuer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including the sale and issuance of the Acquired Securities.
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j. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Issuer consists of (i) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Stock”), and (ii) 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, there are no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, there are 1,077,257 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, and there are 9,683 total warrants outstanding, with a weighted average exercise price of $666.43 and a 5-year exercise term. The Issuer has not issued any shares of Common Stock since its most recently filed or furnished report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), other than (i) any Acquired Shares issued pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, (ii) pursuant to the exercise of employee share options under the Issuer’s outstanding share option awards, (iii) the issuance of Common Stock or other equity securities to employees pursuant to the Issuer’s equity incentive plan, and (iv) pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Acquired Securities and described in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Issuer is or may become bound to issue additional Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities will not obligate the Issuer to issue Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Subscribers). There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Issuer with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Issuer. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Issuer that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Issuer is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Issuer. The Issuer does not have any outstanding share appreciation rights or “phantom stock” awards or agreements or any similar award or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of the Issuer are duly authorized, validly issued as fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Issuer’s shares of Common Stock to which the Issuer is a party or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, between or among any of the Issuer’s shareholders. “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Issuer which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preference share, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
k. The financial statements of the Issuer included in the SEC Documents (as defined below) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing or as such financial statements have been amended or corrected in a subsequent filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Issuer as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Issuer has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Issuer’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Issuer has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Issuer has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares and (v) the Issuer has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except pursuant to existing Issuer equity incentive plans. The Issuer does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Acquired Securities contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Issuer or its business, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Issuer under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) trading day prior to the date that this representation is made.
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l. The Issuer has not received any written communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Issuer is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
m. The issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are, and as of the Closing will be, registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and are listed for trading on each Exchange. The Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Common Stock on the Exchange. Except as included in the SEC Documents, the Issuer has not received notice from any Exchange on which the Common Stock are or have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Issuer is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Exchange. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by the Exchange or the Commission with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Common Stock or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Common Stock on the Exchange. The Issuer is, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements and is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in noncompliance with such requirements in the foreseeable future. The Common Stock are currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Issuer is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.
n. Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities by the Issuer to Subscriber or the Other Subscribers in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or the Other Subscription Agreements, as the case may be. The issuance, sale, and delivery of the Acquired Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Exchange.
o. Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the Acquired Securities.
p. The Issuer is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Acquired Securities and the use of proceeds as contemplated hereby will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ICA”).
q. The Issuer has not entered into any subscription agreement, side letter or other agreement with any Other Subscriber or any other investor (other than certain agreements with affiliates of Pantera Capital and Summer Capital, and except with respect to payment method and timing) in connection with such Other Subscriber’s or investor’s direct or indirect investment in the Issuer, other than (i) the Other Subscription Agreements, (ii) the Pre-Funded Warrants, (iii) the Stapled Warrants and (iv) agreements or forms thereof that have been publicly filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents via the Commission’s EDGAR system, including filings made by the Issuer.
r. The Issuer is not, and has not been at any time during the past 12 months, a ‘shell company’ as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
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s. The Issuer is eligible to register the resale of the Registrable Securities on a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuer specifically represents and warrants that: (i) the Issuer has been subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, for a period of at least twelve (12) calendar months immediately preceding the date hereof and the Closing Date; (ii) the Issuer has filed all material required to be filed pursuant to Section 13, 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act for such period; and (iii) the Issuer has filed in a timely manner all reports required to be filed by it with the Commission during the preceding twelve (12) calendar months (or for such shorter period that the Issuer was required to file such reports), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and all required Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
t. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that each of the Subscribers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Issuer further acknowledges that no Subscriber is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Issuer (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by any Subscriber or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Subscriber’s purchase of the Acquired Securities. The Issuer further represents to each Subscriber that the Issuer’s decision to enter into this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Issuer and its respective representatives.
u. Anything in this Subscription Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and acknowledged by the Issuer that: (i) none of the Subscribers has been asked by the Issuer to agree, nor has any Subscriber agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Issuer, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Issuer or to hold the Acquired Securities for any specified term; (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Subscriber, specifically including, without limitation, “short sales” (as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act) or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Issuer’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Subscriber, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Subscriber is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock; and (iv) each Subscriber shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Issuer further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Subscribers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Acquired Securities are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing shareholders’ equity interests in the Issuer at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Issuer acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of this Subscription Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
v. The Issuer has made available to Subscriber (including via the Commission’s EDGAR system) a copy of each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other document, if any, filed by the Issuer with the Commission for the two years preceding the date hereof (the foregoing materials filed or furnished by the Issuer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”), which SEC Documents, as of their respective filing dates, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act applicable to the SEC Documents and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. None of the SEC Documents filed under the Exchange Act (except to the extent that information contained in any SEC Document has been superseded by a later timely filed SEC Document) contained, when filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in the case of any SEC Document that is a registration statement, or included, when filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in the case of all other SEC Documents.
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w. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or for such matters as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against or affecting the Issuer or any of its properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”). Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the Actions, if any, (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Acquired Securities or (ii) would, if resolved adversely to the Issuer, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Issuer nor any director or officer thereof is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Issuer, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Issuer or any current or former director or officer of the Issuer. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Issuer under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
x. Except for any placement fees payable to the Placement Agent, the Issuer has not paid, and is not obligated to pay, any brokerage, finder’s or other commission or similar fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Subscribers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
y. None of the Issuer, any predecessor or affiliated issuer of the Issuer, any director, executive officer or other officer of the Issuer or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, any beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Issuer’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, or any promoter connected with the Issuer in any capacity, is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications within the meaning of Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act, except for a disqualification event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3).
z. The Issuer acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Issuer by or on behalf of the Subscriber, any of its respective affiliates or any of its or their control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, expressly or by implication, regarding the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement (inclusive of the exhibits and schedules attached hereto).
aa. The gross proceeds from the Acquired Securities contemplated by the Transaction will be utilized for purposes of acquiring SOL (including costs associated with such acquisition), transaction costs, working capital and general corporate purposes.
bb. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, is threatened with respect to any of the employees of the Issuer, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Issuer’s employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Issuer, the Issuer is not a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Issuer believes that its relationship with its employees is good. To the knowledge of the Issuer, no executive officer of the Issuer, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Issuer to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Issuer is in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
cc. The Issuer possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business as described in the SEC Documents, except where the failure to possess such permits would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and the Issuer has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
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dd. The Issuer has good and marketable title to its owned properties and owned assets that is material to the business of the Issuer, free and clear of all (i) Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property, taken as a whole, and do not interfere in any material respect with the use made or proposed to be made of such properties by the Issuer and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Issuer is held by the Issuer under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Issuer is in compliance, except where such non-compliance would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ee. The Issuer has, or has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with its respective businesses as described in the SEC Documents and which the failure to so have would have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). The Issuer has not received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement, except where such expiration, termination or abandonment would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Issuer has not received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as would not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Issuer, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Issuer has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ff. The Issuer is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary for companies of similar size as the Issuer in the businesses in which the Issuer is engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. The Issuer has no 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.
gg. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Issuer, and, to the knowledge of the Issuer, none of the employees of the Issuer is presently a party to any transaction with the Issuer (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Issuer and (iii) other employee benefits, including equity incentives granted under any equity incentive plan of the Issuer.
hh. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Issuer is in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Issuer maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Issuer has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Issuer and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
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ii. Except as set forth in SEC Documents and in connection with this Transaction, no Person has any right to cause the Issuer to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Issuer.
jj. The Issuer and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Charter Documents or the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Subscribers as a result of the Subscribers and the Issuer fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Issuer’s issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities and the Subscribers’ ownership of the Acquired Securities.
kk. Assuming the accuracy of the Subscribers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Acquired Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Issuer for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Exchange on which any of the securities of the Issuer are listed or designated.
ll. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Issuer (i) has made or filed all federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. To the knowledge of the Issuer, there are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction.
mm. None of the Issuer or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Issuer has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Issuer (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Issuer is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
nn. The Issuer’s accounting firm is Baker Tilly US, LLP (the “Accountant”). The Accountant (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act, (ii) is an independent public accountant within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and (iii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, whose report was included on the consolidated financial statements of the Issuer for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, during the periods covered of its report, was an independent public accountant within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Issuer to arise, between the Issuer and the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Issuer, and the Issuer is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants which could affect the Issuer’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. Each of the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Issuer is not, or was not, in violation of the auditor independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, with respect to the Issuer.
oo. Neither the Issuer nor, to its knowledge, anyone acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Issuer to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Acquired Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Acquired Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Issuer, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Acquired Securities.
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pp. Each share option granted by the Issuer under the Issuer’s share option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Issuer’s share option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such share option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No share option granted under the Issuer’s share option plan has been backdated. The Issuer has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Issuer policy or practice to knowingly grant, share options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of share options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Issuer or its financial results or prospects.
qq. (i) There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Issuer’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Issuer has not been notified of, any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data, except, with respect to either (x) or (y), those which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Issuer is presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Issuer has implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Issuer has implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.
rr. (i) The Issuer is, and at all times since January 1, 2024, in material compliance with all applicable state, federal and foreign data privacy and security laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) (EU 2016/679) (collectively, “Privacy Laws”); (ii) the Issuer has in place and has taken steps reasonably designed to ensure material compliance with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security and the collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling and analysis of Personal Data (as defined below) (the “Policies”); (iii) the Issuer provides accurate notice of its applicable Policies to its customers, employees, third party vendors and representatives as required by the Privacy Laws; and (iv) applicable Policies provide accurate and sufficient notice of the Issuer’s then-current privacy practices relating to its subject matter, and do not contain any material omissions of the Issuer’s then-current privacy practices, as required by Privacy Laws. “Personal Data” means (i) a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number, bank information, or customer or account number; (ii) any information which would qualify as “personally identifying information” under the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended; (iii) “personal data” as defined by GDPR; and (iv) any other piece of information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any identifiable data related to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. None of such disclosures made or contained in any of the Policies have been inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete in material violation of any Privacy Laws and the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents will not result in a breach of any Privacy Laws or Policies. The Issuer (i) has not received written notice of any actual or potential liability of the Issuer under, or actual or potential violation by the Issuer of, any of the Privacy Laws; (ii) is not currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation or other corrective action pursuant to any regulatory request or demand pursuant to any Privacy Law; or (iii) is not a party to any order, decree, or agreement by or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority that imposed any obligation or liability under any Privacy Law.
ss. The Issuer is not subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
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tt. Neither the Issuer nor, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or representative of the Issuer is an individual or entity (“Person”) currently the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Issuer located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Issuer will not directly or indirectly use any funds, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such funds to any joint venture partners or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.
uu. The operations of the Issuer is and has been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Issuer with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened.
vv. Issuer has no material liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents.
ww. Issuer has not disclosed to Subscriber any material non-public information not otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents.
4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Each Subscriber, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, that:
a. Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with the requisite entity power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
b. This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Subscriber. This Subscription Agreement is enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
c. The execution and delivery by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement, and the performance by Subscriber of its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, including the purchase of the Acquired Securities and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber is a party or by which Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of Subscriber, taken as a whole (a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect”), or materially affect the legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) the organizational documents of Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of Subscriber’s properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with this Subscription Agreement.
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d. Subscriber (i) is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act or it is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act, in each case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule A and acknowledges that the sale contemplated hereby is being made in reliance on a private placement exemption to “Accredited Investors” within the meaning of Section 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and similar exemptions under state law or a non U.S. Person under Regulation S, and is an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is acquiring the Acquired Securities, and upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, respectively, will acquire the only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Acquired Securities as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” or an “accredited investor” (each as defined above) and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account and (iii) is not acquiring the Acquired Securities, and upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, as applicable, will not acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, as applicable, with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act. Subscriber has completed Schedule A following the signature page hereto and the information contained therein is accurate and complete. Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Securities, and upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, as applicable, acquiring the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, as applicable, unless Subscriber is a newly formed entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors and is an “institutional account” as defined by FINRA Rule 4512(c). Accordingly, Subscriber is aware that this offering of the Acquired Securities meets the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A), (C) or (J).
e. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Securities are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Acquired Securities and Warrant Shares underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Securities and Warrant Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Issuer, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 (including Rule 144(i) thereunder) under the Securities Act; provided, that all of the applicable conditions thereof have been met, or (iv) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, without limitation, a private resale pursuant to the so-called “Section 4(a)(7)”), and in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions, and that any certificates or book-entry records representing the Acquired Securities shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Acquired Securities will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Acquired Securities will be subject to the foregoing transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Acquired Securities and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Acquired Securities for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Acquired Securities will not be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 until at least six months from the Closing Date. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Acquired Securities.
f. Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Acquired Securities directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Subscriber by or on behalf of the Issuer, any of its respective affiliates or control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, expressly or by implication, regarding the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement.
g. Subscriber’s acquisition and holding of the Acquired Securities will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable similar law.
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h. In making its decision to subscribe for and purchase the Acquired Securities, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon its own independent investigation, the investor presentation provided to Subscriber and the Issuer’s representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Subscription Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber has not relied on any statements, representations or warranties or other information provided by the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives, concerning the Issuer or the Acquired Securities or the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received and has had the opportunity to review such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Securities and the Issuer, including the SEC Documents, the risk factors set forth therein, a summary of risks set forth in Exhibit A, and certain information provided in the Issuer’s data room (provided that no risk factor disclosure or information set forth in such data room shall be deemed to qualify any representation or warranty of the Issuer contained herein). Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Securities.
i. Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Acquired Securities solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer, the Placement Agent or a representative of the Issuer or the Placement Agent, and the Acquired Securities were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer, the Placement Agent or a representative of the Issuer or the Placement Agent. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Acquired Securities, nor were the Acquired Securities offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer represents and warrants that the Acquired Securities (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
j. Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Acquired Securities. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Acquired Securities, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Accordingly, Subscriber is aware that the Placement Agent is not making any recommendation to the Subscriber with respect to the offering of the Acquired Securities.
k. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent, nor any affiliate of the Placement Agent or any officer, director, employee or representative of the Placement Agent or any affiliate thereof has provided Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Acquired Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Subscriber acknowledges that none of the Placement Agent, any of its affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives (i) has made any representation as to the Issuer or the quality of the Acquired Securities, and the Placement Agent may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Issuer, which Subscriber agrees need not be provided to it, (ii) has made an independent investigation with respect to the Issuer or the Acquired Securities or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Issuer, (iii) has acted as Subscriber’s financial advisor or fiduciary in connection with the issuance and purchase of the Acquired Securities or (iv) has prepared a disclosure or offering document in connection with the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities.
l. Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber, either alone or together with any professional advisor(s) has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Acquired Securities and determined that the Acquired Securities are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists; provided, that neither this representation nor any other representation or warranty made by the Subscriber herein shall in any way limit the Subscriber’s right to rely upon the Issuer’s representations, warranties and covenants contained herein.
m. Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Acquired Securities or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of an investment in the Acquired Securities.
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n. The operations of the Subscriber have been conducted in material compliance with the rules and regulations administered or conducted by OFAC applicable to such Subscriber. Such Subscriber has performed due diligence necessary to reasonably determine that its beneficial owners are not named on the lists of denied parties or blocked persons administered by OFAC, resident in or organized under the laws of a country that is the subject of Sanctions, or otherwise the subject of Sanctions, except as permitted under Sanctions.
o. Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through the Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of equity securities of the Issuer (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than any “group” consisting solely of the Subscriber and one or more of its affiliates.
p. If Subscriber is or is acting on behalf of (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code, (iii) an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement described in clauses (i) and (ii) (each, an “ERISA Plan”), or (iv) an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code (collectively, “Similar Laws,” and together with the ERISA Plans, the “Plans”), Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) neither the Issuer nor any of its respective affiliates has provided investment advice or has otherwise acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Acquired Securities, and none of the Issuer or any of its respective affiliates is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire and hold the Acquired Securities, and none of the Issuer or any of its respective affiliates is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision in connection with Subscriber’s investment in the Acquired Securities and (ii) its purchase of the Acquired Securities will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable Similar Law.
q. Subscriber has, and at the Closing, will have, sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.b.
r. If Subscriber is paying all or part of the Purchase Price in USDC or USDT (i) Subscriber has all rights, title and interest in and to the USDC or USDT, as applicable, to be contributed by it to the Issuer pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) such USDC or USDT, as applicable, is held in a digital wallet held or operated by or on behalf of the Subscriber at or by an appropriately regulated custodian and/or in accordance with industry-standard security practices (the “Subscriber Digital Wallet”) and neither such USDC nor USDT, as applicable, nor such Subscriber Digital Wallet is subject to any liens, encumbrances or other restrictions, (iii) Subscriber has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect its Subscriber Digital Wallet and such USDC or USDT, as applicable, and (iv) Subscriber has the exclusive ability to control such Subscriber Digital Wallet, including by use of “private keys” or other equivalent means or through custody arrangements or other equivalent means.
s. Subscriber hereby represents that neither the Subscriber nor any person or entity acting on behalf of the Subscriber, or pursuant to any agreement or understanding with the Subscriber, has entered into any agreement or other arrangement that is or could reasonably be expected to be treated as (or pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or other arrangement could reasonably be expected to result in), or for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a sale or exchange or other disposition of the Acquired Securities after the Closing. The Subscriber hereby agrees that neither the Subscriber nor any person or entity acting on behalf of the Subscriber, or pursuant to any agreement or understanding with the Subscriber, will, prior to the Closing, enter into any agreement or other arrangement that will or could reasonably be expected to be treated as (or pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or other arrangement could reasonably be expected to result in), for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a sale or exchange or other disposition of the Acquired Securities after the Closing.
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5. Registration Rights.
a. The Issuer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to submit to or file with the Commission, within thirty (30) calendar days after the consummation of the Transaction (the “Filing Date”) (at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense), a registration statement on Form S-3 (or Form S-1 if Form S-3 is not available) (the “Registration Statement”), registering the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined herein), which Registration Statement may include the shares of Common Stock being purchased by the Other Subscribers in the Other Subscriptions and the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants being purchased by the Other Subscribers in the Other Subscriptions, and the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and upon the earlier of (i) the fifteenth (15th) business day (or sixtieth (60th) business day if the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the filing date and (ii) the 5th business day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effective Date”); provided, however, that the Issuer’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Issuer such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Issuer held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement as permitted under Section 5.c of this Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable Securities by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Registrable Securities which is equal to the maximum number of Registrable Securities as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders. In the event of any such reduction, the Issuer shall use its best efforts to promptly file additional registration statements (or amendments) as permitted by the Commission to register for resale any Registerable Securities not included due to such limitation, until all Registerable Securities are so registered. Upon notification by the Commission that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, within two (2) business days thereafter, the Issuer shall file the final prospectus under Rule 424 of the Securities Act. The Issuer will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to Subscriber for review at least five (5) business days in advance of filing the Registration Statement; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Issuer be required to delay or postpone the filing of such Registration Statement as a result of or in connection with Subscriber’s review. In no event shall Subscriber be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement unless required by the Commission; provided, that if the Commission requests that Subscriber be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have an opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement (in which case the Issuer shall not identify the Subscriber as an underwriter therein). Subscriber shall not be entitled to use the Registration Statement for an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Issuer to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effective Date shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 5. “Registrable Securities” means the Acquired Shares, the Stapled Warrants, the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and/or Stapled Warrants, and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to the Acquired Shares and the Warrant Shares as a result of any stock split or subdivision, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event.
b. In the case of the registration effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. At its expense the Issuer shall:
(i) except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration continuously effective with respect to Subscriber, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (A) Subscriber ceases to hold any Registrable Securities, (B) the date all Registrable Securities held by Subscriber may be sold without restriction under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) or Rule 144(i)(2), as applicable, and (C) three (3) years from the Effective Date of the Registration Statement. The period of time during which the Issuer is required hereunder to keep a Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the “Registration Period”;
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(ii) during the Registration Period, advise Subscriber promptly:
(1) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(2) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;
(3) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;
(4) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(5) in accordance with Section 5.c of this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, any Registration Statement does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or does not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any prospectus does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or does not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer, any of its affiliates or any other Person, unless the Issuer has notified Subscriber of the existence of such an event (without providing material, nonpublic information about the specific nature of such event) and obtained the written consent of the Subscriber to receive such information;
(iii) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
(iv) during the Registration Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated above, except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts (y) to remain listed on each Exchange and to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Common Stock issued by the Issuer have been listed and (z) to timely comply in all material respects with the Issuer’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the rules and regulations of the Commission and each Exchange;
(vi) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby and, for so long as Subscriber holds Registrable Securities, to enable Subscriber to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144; and
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(vii) subject to receipt from Subscriber by the Issuer or its transfer agent of customary representations and other customary documentation reasonably acceptable to the Issuer and the transfer agent in connection therewith, Subscriber may request that the Issuer remove, and the Issuer shall cause to be removed, any legend from the book entry position(s) or certificate(s) evidencing its Registrable Securities at any time that such Registrable Securities (A) are subject to or have been or are about to be sold or transferred pursuant to, an effective registration statement (including a registration statement filed under this Agreement); (B) have been or are about to be sold pursuant to Rule 144; or (C) may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction on the volume or manner of sale and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act). If required by the Issuer’s transfer agent, the Issuer shall cause its counsel to deliver to such transfer agent an opinion of counsel to the effect that the removal of restrictive legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act. If restrictive legends are no longer required for such Registrable Securities pursuant to the foregoing, the Issuer shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5 and within two (2) business days of any request therefor from Subscriber accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other documentation referred to above establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required, deliver to the transfer agent irrevocable instructions that the transfer agent shall make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry Registrable Securities. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all Depository Trust Company fees associated with such issuance.
(viii) The Issuer shall reasonably cooperate with any broker-dealer through which a Subscriber proposes to resell Registrable Securities, including making any required filings with FINRA and applicable state securities authorities.
c. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall be entitled to delay or postpone the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and, from time to time, to require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness or use thereof, if it determines that the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Issuer is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event that the Board of Directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Issuer in the Registration Statement of material information that the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Issuer, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements or is otherwise necessary for the Registration Statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that the Issuer may not delay or suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement on more than two (2) occasions or for more than sixty (60) calendar days, or for more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer of the happening of any Suspension Event (which notice shall not contain material, nonpublic information) during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any related prospectus includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Subscriber agrees that (i) it will promptly discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Issuer unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by the Issuer, Subscriber will deliver to the Issuer or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities shall not apply (A) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (x) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (y) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (B) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
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d. Subscriber may deliver written notice (including via email in accordance with Section 8.k) (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Issuer requesting that Subscriber not receive notices from the Issuer otherwise required by this Section 5; provided, however, that Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) the Issuer shall not deliver any such notices to Subscriber and Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to Subscriber’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, Subscriber will notify the Issuer in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 5.d) and the related suspension period remains in effect, the Issuer will so notify Subscriber, within one (1) business day of Subscriber’s notification to the Issuer, by delivering to Subscriber a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide Subscriber with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event immediately upon its availability.
e. The Issuer shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with Section 6, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Subscriber (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement), its directors, officers, agents, broker-dealers, and employees and each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all out-of-pocket losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented costs (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented costs of preparation and investigation and reasonable documented attorneys’ fees of one legal counsel (and one local counsel)) and all other reasonable and documented expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact included in any prospectus included (or incorporated by reference) in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in either of the foregoing cases, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omissions are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Issuer by Subscriber expressly for use therein or Subscriber has omitted a material fact from such information or otherwise violated the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder; or (iii) any material breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant in this Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 5 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Issuer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Issuer be liable for any Losses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a violation which occurs (A) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by Subscriber expressly for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or (B) in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of Subscriber in violation of Section 5.c hereof. The Issuer shall notify Subscriber reasonably promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 5 of which the Issuer is aware. The Issuer shall not, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, effect any settlement of any pending proceeding in respect of which Subscriber or any other person entitled to indemnification hereunder is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of Subscriber or such other person, as applicable, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by Subscriber. The indemnification obligations of the Issuer shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any termination of this Subscription Agreement and shall survive the transfer of Registerable Securities by Subscriber.
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f. Subscriber shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, its directors, officers, agents and employees, and each person who controls the Issuer (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto or arising out of or relating to any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact included in any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omissions are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Issuer by Subscriber expressly for use therein or a material fact that Subscriber has omitted from such information; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 5.f shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of Subscriber (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In no event shall the liability of Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Subscriber shall notify the Issuer promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 5.f of which Subscriber is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Acquired Securities by Subscriber.
g. If the indemnification provided under this Section 5 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 5.g from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each indemnifying party’s obligation to make a contribution pursuant to this Section 5.g shall be several, not joint. In no event shall the liability of the Subscriber under any indemnification or contribution obligation hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the Subscriber upon the sale of the Acquired Securities purchased pursuant to this Subscription Agreement giving rise to such obligation. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for a breach of its obligations hereunder, and Subscriber shall be entitled to specific performance. All obligations of the Issuer under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the transfer of Registerable Securities.
h. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Issuer shall not enter into any agreement granting registration rights that are more favorable in any respect to another holder of its securities without offering such more favorable terms to Subscriber on a pari passu basis.
6. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (b) if any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied at, or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will not be or are not consummated at the Closing, or (c) at the election of Subscriber, on or after September 24, 2025; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from any such willful breach. In the event that this Subscription Agreement is terminated for any reason, the Issuer shall within one (1) business day following such termination, return to Subscriber (by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by such Subscriber) all funds deposited in escrow by Subscriber in connection with the Transaction.
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7. Miscellaneous
a. Each party hereto acknowledges that the other party hereto and the Placement Agent will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each party hereto agrees to promptly notify the other party hereto if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by such party as set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. Subscriber further acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in Section 4 and the Issuer further acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in Section 3.
b. Subscriber agrees that none of (i) any Other Subscriber pursuant to Other Subscription Agreements entered into in connection with the Transaction (including the affiliates or controlling persons, members, officers, directors, partners, agents, or employees of any such Other Subscriber), (ii) the Placement Agent, its affiliates or any of its or its affiliate’s control persons, officers, directors or employees, (iii) any affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of the Issuer shall be liable to Subscriber or to any Other Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Stapled Warrants or the Other Subscription Agreements, as applicable, the negotiation hereof or thereof or the subject matter hereof or thereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Acquired Securities. On behalf of itself and its affiliates, the Subscriber releases each of the entities or individuals described above in respect of any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements related to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
c. The Issuer and Subscriber are entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and each is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby to the extent required by law or by regulatory bodies.
d. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, prior to the Closing, Subscriber may not transfer or assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Subscription Agreement, other than to one or more of its affiliates (including other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of Subscriber) without the prior consent of the Issuer; provided, that such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement, makes the representations and warranties in Section 4 and completes Schedule A hereto; provided, further, that, no assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder, including any assignment to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber or by an affiliate of such investment manager. In the event of such a transfer or assignment, Subscriber shall complete the form of assignment attached as Schedule B hereto. The Issuer may not assign or transfer all or any portion of its rights or obligations under this Subscription Agreement without the consent of the Subscriber.
e. The Issuer may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Acquired Securities and to register the Acquired Securities for resale, and Subscriber shall promptly provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided, that the Issuer agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential.
f. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
g. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective affiliates and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
h. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
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i. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts (including by electronic means), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
j. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
k. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or telecopied, sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) upon receipt of an appropriate electronic answerback or confirmation when so delivered by telecopy (to such number specified below or another number or numbers as such person may subsequently designate by notice given hereunder), (iii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email or (iv) five (5) business days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:
(A) if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on the signature page hereto;
(B) if to the Issuer, to:
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
Attn: Dane Andreeff
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Honigman LLP
650 Trade Centre Way, Suite 200
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002
Attn: Phillip D. Torrence
(C) if to the Placement Agent, to:
Clear Street LLC
4 World Trade Center
150 Greenwich Street, 45th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Attn: Bradley R. Friedman
l. This Subscription Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Subscription Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Subscription Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
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THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 8.k OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF.
EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.L.
m. The Issuer shall, by 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement (or, if this Subscription Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto prior to 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on a business day, prior to 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date hereof), issue one or more press releases or furnish or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Transaction and any other material, nonpublic information that the Issuer has provided to Subscriber at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. From and after the issuance of the Disclosure Document, Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Issuer or any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives. From and after such date, Issuer shall not provide any material non-public information to Subscriber without Subscriber’s prior written consent, and any such information so provided shall be promptly disclosed publicly. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, (i) in any press release or (ii) in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, except (A) as required by the federal securities law in connection with the Registration Statement, (B) in a press release or marketing materials of the Issuer in connection with the Transaction to the extent any such disclosure is substantially equivalent to the information that has previously been made public without breach of the obligation under this Section 8.m or (C) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Exchange or by any other governmental authority, in which case the Issuer shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this subclause (iii).
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n. In connection with any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Acquired Securities by a Subscriber pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to any other exemption under the Securities Act such that the purchaser acquires freely tradable shares and upon compliance by the Subscriber with the requirements of this Subscription Agreement, if requested by the Subscriber by notice to the Issuer, the Issuer shall request its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legends related to the book entry account holding such shares and make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry shares sold or disposed of without restrictive legends within one (1) business day of any such request therefor from such Subscriber, provided, that the Issuer has timely received from the Subscriber a completed representation letter in customary form and such other customary representations as may be reasonably required in accordance with applicable law in connection therewith. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of the Issuer’s transfer agent, its legal counsel and all DTC fees associated with such legend removal.
o. From the date hereof until thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company shall (i) issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock at a price below the Stapled Warrant Exercise Price or (ii) file any registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto, in each case without the written consent of the holders of a majority of the Acquired Securities in the Offering, other than (x) a registration statement on Form S-8 in connection with any employee benefit plan and (y) a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 to register securities of the Company in a continuous and/or delayed offering; provided, however, the Company will be permitted to (A) enter into a sales agreement providing for the sale of shares of Common Stock in an “at-the-market” offering and file any such prospectus supplement or registration statement with the Commission in connection with such sales agreement and (B) issue shares of Common Stock pursuant to an equity line of credit.
p. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents.
q. This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented, or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Issuer and Subscriber; provided, however, that any amendment, modification, supplement or waiver that adversely affects the Placement Agent will require the consent of the Placement Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party may waive any of its own rights (but not obligations) under this Subscription Agreement, in whole or in part, by providing written notice to the other parties, and such waiver shall not require the consent of any other party.
r. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and accordingly, that the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 8.l, in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity.
s. Each party hereto intends that (i) the purchase of the Acquired Securities by Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, together and as part of a single integrated transaction with the purchase of shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants by the Other Subscribers pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, shall, unless otherwise determined by the Company after the Closing, qualify as an exchange by Subscriber of cash, USDC, and/or USDT for the Acquired Securities pursuant to Section 351(a) of the Code, and (ii) the Pre-Funded Warrants shall be treated as stock for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes (together, the “Intended Tax Treatment”). Unless otherwise determined by the Company after the Closing, each party hereto (a) agrees to report and file all applicable tax returns consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, and no party hereto will take any position for applicable tax purposes inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment (whether in applicable tax returns, tax audits or proceedings, or otherwise), unless in any such case required by a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a)(1) of the Code (or any similar or analogous provision of state or local tax law) and (b) shall file with its applicable U.S. federal income tax return on a timely basis the information required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.351-3 and maintain the permanent records described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.351-3, in each case, to the extent applicable, and in the event a government authority disputes or takes a position inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, the party receiving notice of such dispute shall promptly notify the other parties hereto.
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t. If Subscriber purchases the Acquired Securities by transferring USDC or USDT to the Issuer, Subscriber shall furnish or otherwise make available to the Issuer (and shall cooperate with the Issuer in obtaining) all information and documentation necessary for the Issuer to specifically identify the tax basis in each such USDC or USDT for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes, including, but not limited to: (i) the date, time, and source of acquisition of each such USDC or USDT, (ii) the original cost and fair market value at the time of acquisition of each such USDC or USDT, (iii) historical wallet and account location with respect to each such USDC or USDT, and (iv) detailed transaction history (both on-chain and off-chain) with respect to each such USDC or USDT.
[Signature pages follow.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first written above.
| ISSUER: | ||
| HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Jeffrey S. Mathiesen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary | |
Signature Page to Subscription Agreement
| SUBSCRIBER: | ||
| Name of Subscriber: | ||
| Signature of Subscriber: |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
| Name in which securities are to be registered (if different): | |
Email Address: ____________________
Subscriber’s EIN: __________________
Address:
| Attn: | ||
| Telephone No: | ||
| Facsimile No: | ||
| Subscription Amount: | $ | _________________ (in USD) | |
| $ | _________________ (in USDT) | ||
| $ | _________________ (in USDC) |
Aggregate Number of Acquired Shares subscribed for: _______________________
Beneficial Ownership Blocker ☐ 4.99% or ☐ 9.99%
Aggregate Number of Pre-Funded Warrants subscribed for: _____________________
Aggregate Number of Stapled Warrants subscribed for: ___________________
Aggregate Purchase Price: $ ___________________
You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner, if different from Subscriber:
Number of shares of Common Stock and other equity securities of the Issuer currently owned by Beneficial Owner prior to this Transaction:
Signature Page to Subscription Agreement
EXHIBIT 10.2
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on September 15, 2025, by and among Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and the undersigned investors (collectively, the “Subscribers” and each a “Subscriber”).
This Subscription Agreement may be executed by an investment manager on behalf of one or more managed funds or accounts set forth on a schedule hereto, each of which severally and not jointly shall be a Subscriber hereunder.
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction (as defined below), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Issuer (i) the number of pre-funded warrants to purchase the number of shares of the Issuer’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed (the “Common Stock”) and/or (ii) the number of pre-funded warrants to purchase Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”), set forth on the Subscriber’s signature page hereto substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) set forth on the signature page hereto, if any, at a purchase price equal to $6.881 per share (the “Share Purchase Price”), less $0.001 per Pre-Funded Warrant, with a remaining exercise price equal to $0.001 per Warrant Share (the “Warrant Purchase Price”) and (ii) the number of warrants to purchase Common Stock (the “Stapled Warrant Shares,” and collectively with the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the “Warrant Shares”), with a cash exercise price equal to $10.134 (the “Stapled Warrant Exercise Price”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Stapled Warrants,” as defined and described more fully in this Agreement, and together with the Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Acquired Securities”) set forth on the signature page hereto (the aggregate purchase price in native cryptocurrency of Solana, a blockchain ecosystem (“SOL”) set forth on the Subscriber’s signature page hereto for the Acquired Securities, the “Purchase Price”).
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, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, the Issuer desires to issue and sell to each Subscriber, and each Subscriber, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Issuer, Shares and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, together with Stapled Warrants, as more fully described in this Agreement (the “Offering”);
WHEREAS, the Issuer intends to use the net proceeds of the sale of Acquired Securities to purchase SOL, for working capital and for general corporate purposes;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the sale of the Acquired Securities hereunder, the Issuer will issue strategic advisor warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Strategic Advisor Warrants”) to certain strategic advisors (the “Strategic Advisors”) pursuant to a strategic advisor agreement, by and between the Issuer and the Strategic Advisors to be executed on or prior to the closing of the Offering;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, Clear Street LLC, in its capacity as placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) for the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities (the “Transaction”) may identify and solicit certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or “accredited investors” (as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act, and each such “qualified institutional buyer” or “accredited investor,” an “Other Subscriber”), each of which shall have entered into subscription agreements with the Issuer contemporaneously herewith (the “Other Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such Other Subscribers have agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer has agreed to issue and sell to such Other Subscribers, on the Closing Date, the Acquired Securities (the “Other Subscriptions”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Acquired Securities (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).
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2. Closing.
a. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.d and 2.e (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing, but without affecting the requirement that such conditions be satisfied or waived at Closing), the closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur substantially concurrent with the closing of the Other Subscriptions (such date, the “Closing Date”).
b. On or prior to 4:00 p.m. New York City time on the date disclosed in the Closing Notice (as defined herein) that is two business days prior to the anticipated date of Closing (the “Escrow Payment Deadline”), each Subscriber will pay its total Purchase Price by transfer of either SOL subject to certain transfer restrictions of such SOL as imposed by the Solana Foundation or the FTX bankruptcy estate (“Locked SOL”) or SOL not subject to any transfer restrictions (“Unlocked SOL”) to an applicable wallet address in the name of Marvel Operations Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Issuer (the “Custodial Account”). At the Closing, the Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Subscriber a number of Acquired Securities, registered in the name of the Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with such Subscriber’s delivery instructions), equal to the number of Acquired Securities indicated on the Subscriber’s signature page to this Subscription Agreement. The Issuer will deliver or cause to be delivered to Subscriber as promptly as practicable after the Closing, evidence from the Issuer’s transfer agent of the issuance to Subscriber of Subscriber’s Acquired Securities on and as of the Closing Date. The amount of Unlocked SOL to be paid to the Issuer shall equal (a) the Subscriber’s Purchase Price divided by (b) $243.9008333 (representing the Time-Weighted Average Price (“TWAP”) of SOL over the 24-hour period ending at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Sunday immediately preceding the date hereof, as quoted on Binance Spot). The amount of Locked SOL to be paid to the Issuer shall equal (a) the Subscriber’s Purchase Price divided by (b) $219.511 (representing 90% of the TWAP of SOL over the 24-hour period ending at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Sunday immediately preceding the date hereof, as quoted on Binance Spot).
c. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.c and 2.d (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing, but without affecting the requirement that such conditions be satisfied or waived at Closing):
(i) Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer on the Escrow Payment Deadline, any other information that is reasonably requested in the notice provided by Issuer (the “Closing Notice”) that is required in order to enable the Issuer to issue and sell the Acquired Securities, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person (or nominee) in whose name such Acquired Securities are to be delivered and a duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable; and
(ii) On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Subscriber the Acquired Securities against and upon payment by Subscriber in book-entry form, free and clear of any Liens (as defined below) or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable. Each book entry for the Acquired Securities shall contain a legend in substantially the following form:
[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
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d. The Issuer’s obligation to effect the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction on the Closing Date, or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the waiver by the Issuer on the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) the Placement Agent and the Issuer shall each have received a completed copy of the “Eligibility Representations of Subscriber” questionnaire in substantially the form attached as Schedule A hereto no later than the Closing Date;
(ii) All Subscribers party to this Agreement shall have delivered to the Issuer an executed lock-up agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D;
(iii) all representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date;
(iv) Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance, satisfaction or compliance would not or would not be reasonably expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Subscriber to consummate the Closing; and
(v) no applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the Subscription illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Subscription, and no governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such prevention or prohibition.
e. Subscriber’s obligation to effect the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction on the Closing Date, or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the written waiver by Subscriber, of each of the following conditions:
(i) no suspension of the listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market or another national securities exchange (collectively, the “Exchange”), of the Common Stock shall have occurred, and the Issuer shall have filed with The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) a Notification Form: Listing of Additional Shares for the listing of the Warrant Shares. In the event that Nasdaq raises any objection to such notice or to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Issuer shall be afforded a reasonable period of time to cure such objection to the satisfaction of Nasdaq; (v) the Issuer shall have provided each Subscriber with the Custodial Account information;
(ii) all representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects or in all respects, as applicable as of such date);
(iii) the Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied (unless waived) in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing;
(iv) no applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the Subscription illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Subscription and no governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such prevention or prohibition;
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(vi) the Issuer shall have delivered a Pre-Funded Warrant registered in the name of such Subscriber to purchase up to a number of Warrant Shares included on the signature page hereto;
(vii) the Issuer shall have delivered a Stapled Warrant registered in the name of such Subscriber to purchase up to a number of Warrant Shares included on the signature page hereto, which Stapled Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and shall expire upon the earliest of (x) 36 months after the Closing Date, (y) when exercised in full, or (z) if earlier redeemed or terminated in accordance with its terms, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto; and
(viii) no event or series of events that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Closing Date; and
f. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Subscriber may notify the Issuer in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained in this Section 2(f); however, no Subscriber shall be subject to this Section 2(f) unless he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by the Subscriber, in no event shall the Subscriber be permitted to acquire Acquired Securities to the extent that, immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, the Subscriber (together with its affiliates and any other persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Subscriber’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission), would beneficially own in excess of [4.99/9.99%] of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). For purposes of this provision, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation may be increased or decreased by the Subscriber upon written notice to the Issuer, provided that any increase shall not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Issuer and in no event shall the Beneficial Ownership Limitation exceed 19.99%.
g. Prior to or at the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
3. Issuer Representations and Warranties. The Issuer represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, that:
a. The Issuer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its respective properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. The Issuer, as set forth in the SEC Documents, is not in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, memorandum and articles of association, bylaws, or other organizational or charter documents, as applicable (the “Charter Documents”). The Issuer is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document (as defined below), (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Issuer, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Issuer’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. “Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
b. The Pre-Funded Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms free and clear of all liens imposed by the Issuer. The Pre-Funded Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon issuance pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be issued free and clear of any Liens or other restrictions (other than those as provided in the Transaction Documents (as defined below) or restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws), and the holder of the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
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c. The Stapled Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Issuer. The Stapled Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Stapled Warrants, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Issuer other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents or restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws), and the holder of the Stapled Warrant Shares shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. The Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Strategic Advisor Warrants, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Issuer other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.
d. The Issuer has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Stapled Warrants and the Strategic Advisor Warrants.
e. This Subscription Agreement, the Other Subscription Agreements, the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Stapled Warrants (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
f. Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties in Section 4, the execution and delivery of this Agreement the other Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party, and the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Acquired Securities or the legal authority of the Issuer to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement or any other Transaction Document; (ii) the Charter Documents; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Acquired Securities or the legal authority of the Issuer to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
g. There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Issuer is a party containing anti-dilution, price reset or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Acquired Securities, or (ii) the Common Stock to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription Agreement, Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, in each case, that have not been or will not be validly and irrevocably waived on or prior to the Closing Date.
h. Assuming the accuracy of each Subscriber’s representations and warranties in Section 4, the Issuer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including the Exchange) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Acquired Securities and Warrant Shares), other than (i) the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of the Registration Statement (as defined below), (ii) the filings required in accordance with Section 9.m, (iii) notifications required by each Exchange, (v) the Shareholder Approval (as defined below) and(v) the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the Issuer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including the sale and issuance of the Acquired Securities.
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i. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Issuer consists of (i) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Stock”), and (ii) 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, there are no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, there are 1,077,257 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, and there are 9,683 total warrants outstanding, with a weighted average exercise price of $666.43 and a 5-year exercise term. The Issuer has not issued any shares of Common Stock since its most recently filed or furnished report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), other than (i) pursuant to the exercise of employee share options under the Issuer’s outstanding share option awards, (ii) the issuance of Common Stock or other equity securities to employees pursuant to the Issuer’s equity incentive plan, and (iii) pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Acquired Securities and described in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Issuer is or may become bound to issue additional Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities will not obligate the Issuer to issue Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Subscribers). There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Issuer with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Issuer. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Issuer that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Issuer is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Issuer. The Issuer does not have any outstanding share appreciation rights or “phantom stock” awards or agreements or any similar award or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of the Issuer are duly authorized, validly issued as fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Issuer’s shares of Common Stock to which the Issuer is a party or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, between or among any of the Issuer’s shareholders. “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Issuer which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preference share, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
j. The financial statements of the Issuer included in the SEC Documents (as defined below) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing or as such financial statements have been amended or corrected in a subsequent filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Issuer as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Issuer has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Issuer’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Issuer has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Issuer has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares and (v) the Issuer has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except pursuant to existing Issuer equity incentive plans. The Issuer does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Acquired Securities contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Issuer or its business, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Issuer under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) trading day prior to the date that this representation is made.
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k. The Issuer has not received any written communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Issuer is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
l. The issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are, and as of the Closing will be, registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and are listed for trading on each Exchange. The Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Common Stock on the Exchange. Except as included in the SEC Documents, the Issuer has not received notice from any Exchange on which the Common Stock are or have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Issuer is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Exchange. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by the Exchange or the Commission with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Common Stock or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Common Stock on the Exchange. The Issuer is, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements and is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in noncompliance with such requirements in the foreseeable future. The Common Stock are currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Issuer is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.
m. Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities by the Issuer to Subscriber or the Other Subscribers in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or the Other Subscription Agreements, as the case may be. The issuance, sale, and delivery of the Acquired Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Exchange.
n. Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the Acquired Securities.
o. The Issuer is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Acquired Securities and the use of proceeds as contemplated hereby will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ICA”).
p. The Issuer has not entered into any subscription agreement, side letter or other agreement with any Other Subscriber or any other investor (other than certain agreements with affiliates of Pantera Capital and Summer Capital, and except with respect to payment method and timing) in connection with such Other Subscriber’s or investor’s direct or indirect investment in the Issuer, other than (i) the Other Subscription Agreements, (ii) the Pre-Funded Warrants, (iii) the Stapled Warrants and (iv) agreements or forms thereof that have been publicly filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents via the Commission’s EDGAR system, including filings made by the Issuer.
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q. The Issuer is not, and has not been at any time during the past 12 months, a ‘shell company’ as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
r. The Issuer is eligible to register the resale of the Registrable Securities on a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuer specifically represents and warrants that: (i) the Issuer has been subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, for a period of at least twelve (12) calendar months immediately preceding the date hereof and the Closing Date; (ii) the Issuer has filed all material required to be filed pursuant to Section 13, 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act for such period; and (iii) the Issuer has filed in a timely manner all reports required to be filed by it with the Commission during the preceding twelve (12) calendar months (or for such shorter period that the Issuer was required to file such reports), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and all required Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
s. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that each of the Subscribers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Issuer further acknowledges that no Subscriber is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Issuer (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by any Subscriber or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Subscriber’s purchase of the Acquired Securities. The Issuer further represents to each Subscriber that the Issuer’s decision to enter into this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Issuer and its respective representatives.
t. Anything in this Subscription Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and acknowledged by the Issuer that: (i) none of the Subscribers has been asked by the Issuer to agree, nor has any Subscriber agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Issuer, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Issuer or to hold the Acquired Securities for any specified term; (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Subscriber, specifically including, without limitation, “short sales” (as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act) or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Issuer’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Subscriber, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Subscriber is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock; and (iv) each Subscriber shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Issuer further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Subscribers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Acquired Securities are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing shareholders’ equity interests in the Issuer at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Issuer acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of this Subscription Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
u. The Issuer has made available to Subscriber (including via the Commission’s EDGAR system) a copy of each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other document, if any, filed by the Issuer with the Commission for the two years preceding the date hereof (the foregoing materials filed or furnished by the Issuer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”), which SEC Documents, as of their respective filing dates, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act applicable to the SEC Documents and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. None of the SEC Documents filed under the Exchange Act (except to the extent that information contained in any SEC Document has been superseded by a later timely filed SEC Document) contained, when filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in the case of any SEC Document that is a registration statement, or included, when filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in the case of all other SEC Documents.
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v. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or for such matters as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against or affecting the Issuer or any of its properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”). Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the Actions, if any, (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Acquired Securities or (ii) would, if resolved adversely to the Issuer, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Issuer nor any director or officer thereof is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Issuer, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Issuer or any current or former director or officer of the Issuer. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Issuer under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
w. Except for any placement fees payable to the Placement Agent, the Issuer has not paid, and is not obligated to pay, any brokerage, finder’s or other commission or similar fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Subscribers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
x. None of the Issuer, any predecessor or affiliated issuer of the Issuer, any director, executive officer or other officer of the Issuer or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, any beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Issuer’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, or any promoter connected with the Issuer in any capacity, is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications within the meaning of Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act, except for a disqualification event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3).
y. The Issuer acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Issuer by or on behalf of the Subscriber, any of its respective affiliates or any of its or their control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, expressly or by implication, regarding the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement (inclusive of the exhibits and schedules attached hereto).
z. The gross proceeds from the Acquired Securities contemplated by the Transaction will be utilized for purposes of acquiring SOL (including costs associated with such acquisition), transaction costs, working capital and general corporate purposes.
aa. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, is threatened with respect to any of the employees of the Issuer, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Issuer’s employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Issuer, the Issuer is not a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Issuer believes that its relationship with its employees is good. To the knowledge of the Issuer, no executive officer of the Issuer, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Issuer to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Issuer is in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
bb. The Issuer possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business as described in the SEC Documents, except where the failure to possess such permits would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and the Issuer has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
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cc. The Issuer has good and marketable title to its owned properties and owned assets that is material to the business of the Issuer, free and clear of all (i) Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property, taken as a whole, and do not interfere in any material respect with the use made or proposed to be made of such properties by the Issuer and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Issuer is held by the Issuer under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Issuer is in compliance, except where such non-compliance would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. “Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
dd. The Issuer has, or has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with its respective businesses as described in the SEC Documents and which the failure to so have would have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). The Issuer has not received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement, except where such expiration, termination or abandonment would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Issuer has not received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as would not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Issuer, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Issuer has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ee. The Issuer is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary for companies of similar size as the Issuer in the businesses in which the Issuer is engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. The Issuer has no 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.
ff. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Issuer, and, to the knowledge of the Issuer, none of the employees of the Issuer is presently a party to any transaction with the Issuer (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Issuer and (iii) other employee benefits, including equity incentives granted under any equity incentive plan of the Issuer.
gg. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Issuer is in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Issuer maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Issuer has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Issuer and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
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hh. Except as set forth in SEC Documents and in connection with this Transaction, no Person has any right to cause the Issuer to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Issuer.
ii. The Issuer and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Charter Documents or the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Subscribers as a result of the Subscribers and the Issuer fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Issuer’s issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities and the Subscribers’ ownership of the Acquired Securities.
jj. Assuming the accuracy of the Subscribers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Acquired Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Issuer for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Exchange on which any of the securities of the Issuer are listed or designated.
kk. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Issuer (i) has made or filed all federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. To the knowledge of the Issuer, there are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction.
ll. None of the Issuer or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Issuer has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Issuer (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Issuer is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
mm. The Issuer’s accounting firm is Baker Tilly US, LLP (the “Accountant”). The Accountant (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act, (ii) is an independent public accountant within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and (iii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, whose report was included on the consolidated financial statements of the Issuer for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, during the periods covered of its report, was an independent public accountant within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Issuer to arise, between the Issuer and the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Issuer, and the Issuer is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants which could affect the Issuer’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. Each of the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Issuer is not, or was not, in violation of the auditor independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, with respect to the Issuer.
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nn. Neither the Issuer nor, to its knowledge, anyone acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Issuer to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Acquired Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Acquired Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Issuer, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Acquired Securities.
oo. Each share option granted by the Issuer under the Issuer’s share option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Issuer’s share option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such share option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No share option granted under the Issuer’s share option plan has been backdated. The Issuer has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Issuer policy or practice to knowingly grant, share options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of share options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Issuer or its financial results or prospects.
pp. (i) There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Issuer’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Issuer has not been notified of, any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data, except, with respect to either (x) or (y), those which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Issuer is presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Issuer has implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Issuer has implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.
qq. (i) The Issuer is, and at all times since January 1, 2024, in material compliance with all applicable state, federal and foreign data privacy and security laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) (EU 2016/679) (collectively, “Privacy Laws”); (ii) the Issuer has in place and has taken steps reasonably designed to ensure material compliance with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security and the collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling and analysis of Personal Data (as defined below) (the “Policies”); (iii) the Issuer provides accurate notice of its applicable Policies to its customers, employees, third party vendors and representatives as required by the Privacy Laws; and (iv) applicable Policies provide accurate and sufficient notice of the Issuer’s then-current privacy practices relating to its subject matter, and do not contain any material omissions of the Issuer’s then-current privacy practices, as required by Privacy Laws. “Personal Data” means (i) a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number, bank information, or customer or account number; (ii) any information which would qualify as “personally identifying information” under the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended; (iii) “personal data” as defined by GDPR; and (iv) any other piece of information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any identifiable data related to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. None of such disclosures made or contained in any of the Policies have been inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete in material violation of any Privacy Laws and the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents will not result in a breach of any Privacy Laws or Policies. The Issuer (i) has not received written notice of any actual or potential liability of the Issuer under, or actual or potential violation by the Issuer of, any of the Privacy Laws; (ii) is not currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation or other corrective action pursuant to any regulatory request or demand pursuant to any Privacy Law; or (iii) is not a party to any order, decree, or agreement by or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority that imposed any obligation or liability under any Privacy Law.
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rr. The Issuer is not subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
ss. Neither the Issuer nor, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or representative of the Issuer is an individual or entity (“Person”) currently the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Issuer located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Issuer will not directly or indirectly use any funds, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such funds to any joint venture partners or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.
tt. The operations of the Issuer is and has been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Issuer with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened.
uu. Issuer has no material liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents.
vv. Issuer has not disclosed to Subscriber any material non-public information not otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents.
4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Each Subscriber, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, that:
a. Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with the requisite entity power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
b. This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Subscriber. This Subscription Agreement is enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
c. The execution and delivery by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement, and the performance by Subscriber of its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, including the purchase of the Acquired Securities and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber is a party or by which Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of Subscriber, taken as a whole (a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect”), or materially affect the legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) the organizational documents of Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of Subscriber’s properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with this Subscription Agreement.
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d. Subscriber (i) is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act or it is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act, in each case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule A and acknowledges that the sale contemplated hereby is being made in reliance on a private placement exemption to “Accredited Investors” within the meaning of Section 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and similar exemptions under state law or a non U.S. Person under Regulation S, and is an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is acquiring the Acquired Securities, and upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, respectively, will acquire the only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Acquired Securities as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” or an “accredited investor” (each as defined above) and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account and (iii) is not acquiring the Acquired Securities, and upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, as applicable, will not acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, as applicable, with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act. Subscriber has completed Schedule A following the signature page hereto and the information contained therein is accurate and complete. Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Securities, and upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, as applicable, acquiring the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants, as applicable, unless Subscriber is a newly formed entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors and is an “institutional account” as defined by FINRA Rule 4512(c). Accordingly, Subscriber is aware that this offering of the Acquired Securities meets the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A), (C) or (J).
e. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Securities are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Acquired Securities and Warrant Shares underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Securities and Warrant Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Issuer, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 (including Rule 144(i) thereunder) under the Securities Act; provided, that all of the applicable conditions thereof have been met, or (iv) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, without limitation, a private resale pursuant to the so-called “Section 4(a)(7)”), and in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions, and that any certificates or book-entry records representing the Acquired Securities shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Acquired Securities will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Acquired Securities will be subject to the foregoing transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Acquired Securities and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Acquired Securities for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Acquired Securities will not be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 until at least six months from the Closing Date. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Acquired Securities.
f. Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Acquired Securities directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Subscriber by or on behalf of the Issuer, any of its respective affiliates or control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, expressly or by implication, regarding the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement.
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g. Subscriber acknowledges (a) that the Issuer makes no representation or warranty with respect to any tax implications of the Transaction to the Subscriber, (b) Subscriber shall be solely and exclusively responsible for the payment of any and all taxes to Subscriber as a result of the Transaction; (c) Subscriber represents that (i) Subscriber will not retain any rights in SOL transferred by the Subscriber to the Issuer, (ii) none of the SOL transferred by Subscriber to the Issuer are subject to liabilities that are assumed by the Issuer. (iii) the fair market value of the SOL contributed to the Issuer is at least equal to or greater than Subscriber’s tax basis in SOL, and (iv) the Subscriber’s tax basis of the SOL contributed to the Issuer as listed on the signature page hereto is true and correct in all respects, (d) Subscriber has paid its own expenses, if any, incurred in connection with entering into this Agreement, and (e) Subscriber is not a party to any binding commitments and has no current plans or intention to sell the stock of the Issuer purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
h. Subscriber’s acquisition and holding of the Acquired Securities will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable similar law.
i. In making its decision to subscribe for and purchase the Acquired Securities, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon its own independent investigation, the investor presentation provided to Subscriber and the Issuer’s representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Subscription Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber has not relied on any statements, representations or warranties or other information provided by the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives, concerning the Issuer or the Acquired Securities or the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received and has had the opportunity to review such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Securities and the Issuer, including the SEC Documents, the risk factors set forth therein, a summary of risks set forth in Exhibit A, and certain information provided in the Issuer’s data room (provided that no risk factor disclosure or information set forth in such data room shall be deemed to qualify any representation or warranty of the Issuer contained herein). Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Securities.
j. Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Acquired Securities solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer, the Placement Agent or a representative of the Issuer or the Placement Agent, and the Acquired Securities were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer, the Placement Agent or a representative of the Issuer or the Placement Agent. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Acquired Securities, nor were the Acquired Securities offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer represents and warrants that the Acquired Securities (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
k. Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Acquired Securities. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Acquired Securities, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Accordingly, Subscriber is aware that the Placement Agent is not making any recommendation to the Subscriber with respect to the offering of the Acquired Securities.
l. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent, nor any affiliate of the Placement Agent or any officer, director, employee or representative of the Placement Agent or any affiliate thereof has provided Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Acquired Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Subscriber acknowledges that none of the Placement Agent, any of its affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives (i) has made any representation as to the Issuer or the quality of the Acquired Securities, and the Placement Agent may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Issuer, which Subscriber agrees need not be provided to it, (ii) has made an independent investigation with respect to the Issuer or the Acquired Securities or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Issuer, (iii) has acted as Subscriber’s financial advisor or fiduciary in connection with the issuance and purchase of the Acquired Securities or (iv) has prepared a disclosure or offering document in connection with the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities.
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m. Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber, either alone or together with any professional advisor(s) has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Acquired Securities and determined that the Acquired Securities are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists; provided, that neither this representation nor any other representation or warranty made by the Subscriber herein shall in any way limit the Subscriber’s right to rely upon the Issuer’s representations, warranties and covenants contained herein.
n. Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Acquired Securities or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of an investment in the Acquired Securities.
o. The operations of the Subscriber have been conducted in material compliance with the rules and regulations administered or conducted by OFAC applicable to such Subscriber. Such Subscriber has performed due diligence necessary to reasonably determine that its beneficial owners are not named on the lists of denied parties or blocked persons administered by OFAC, resident in or organized under the laws of a country that is the subject of Sanctions, or otherwise the subject of Sanctions, except as permitted under Sanctions.
p. Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through the Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of equity securities of the Issuer (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than any “group” consisting solely of the Subscriber and one or more of its affiliates.
q. If Subscriber is or is acting on behalf of (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code, (iii) an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement described in clauses (i) and (ii) (each, an “ERISA Plan”), or (iv) an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code (collectively, “Similar Laws,” and together with the ERISA Plans, the “Plans”), Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) neither the Issuer nor any of its respective affiliates has provided investment advice or has otherwise acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Acquired Securities, and none of the Issuer or any of its respective affiliates is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire and hold the Acquired Securities, and none of the Issuer or any of its respective affiliates is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision in connection with Subscriber’s investment in the Acquired Securities and (ii) its purchase of the Acquired Securities will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable Similar Law.
r. Subscriber has, and at the Closing, will have, sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.b.
s. (i) Subject to any lock-up provisions related solely to Locked SOL as required by either the Solana Foundation or the FTX bankruptcy estate, as the case may be, Purchaser has all rights, title and interest in and to SOL to be contributed by it to the Issuer pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) SOL is held in a digital wallet held or operated by or on behalf of the Subscriber at or by an appropriately regulated custodian and/or in accordance with industry-standard security practices (the “Subscriber Digital Wallet”) and neither SOL nor such Subscriber Digital Wallet is subject to any liens, encumbrances or other restrictions, (iii) Subscriber has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect its Subscriber Digital Wallet and SOL and (iv) Subscriber has the exclusive ability to control such Subscriber Digital Wallet, including by use of “private keys” or other equivalent means or through custody arrangements or other equivalent means. The information contained on the signature page hereto related to the date on which Locked SOL shall unlock is true and correct in all respects.
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t. Subscriber hereby represents that neither the Subscriber nor any person or entity acting on behalf of the Subscriber, or pursuant to any agreement or understanding with the Subscriber, has entered into any agreement or other arrangement that is or could reasonably be expected to be treated as (or pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or other arrangement could reasonably be expected to result in), for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a sale or exchange or other disposition of the Acquired Securities after the Closing. The Subscriber hereby agrees that neither the Subscriber nor any person or entity acting on behalf of the Subscriber, or pursuant to any agreement or understanding with the Subscriber, will, prior to the Closing, enter into any agreement or other arrangement that will or could reasonably be expected to be treated as (or pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or other arrangement could reasonably be expected to result in), for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a sale or exchange or other disposition of the Acquired Securities after the Closing.
5. Registration Rights.
a. The Issuer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to submit to or file with the Commission, within thirty (30) calendar days after the consummation of the Transaction (the “Filing Date”) (at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense), a registration statement on Form S-3 (or Form S-1 if Form S-3 is not available) (the “Registration Statement”), registering the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined herein), which Registration Statement may include the shares of Common Stock being purchased by the Other Subscribers in the Other Subscriptions and the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Stapled Warrants being purchased by the Other Subscribers in the Other Subscriptions, and the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and upon the earlier of (i) the fifteenth (15th) business day (or sixtieth (60th) business day if the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the filing date and (ii) the 5th business day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effective Date”); provided, however, that the Issuer’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Issuer such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Issuer held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement as permitted under Section 5.c of this Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable Securities by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Registrable Securities which is equal to the maximum number of Registrable Securities as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders. In the event of any such reduction, the Issuer shall use its best efforts to promptly file additional registration statements (or amendments) as permitted by the Commission to register for resale any Registerable Securities not included due to such limitation, until all Registerable Securities are so registered. Upon notification by the Commission that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, within two (2) business days thereafter, the Issuer shall file the final prospectus under Rule 424 of the Securities Act. The Issuer will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to Subscriber for review at least five (5) business days in advance of filing the Registration Statement; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Issuer be required to delay or postpone the filing of such Registration Statement as a result of or in connection with Subscriber’s review. In no event shall Subscriber be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement unless required by the Commission; provided, that if the Commission requests that Subscriber be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have an opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement (in which case the Issuer shall not identify the Subscriber as an underwriter therein). Subscriber shall not be entitled to use the Registration Statement for an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Issuer to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effective Date shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 5. “Registrable Securities” means the Stapled Warrants, the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and/or Stapled Warrants, and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to the Warrant Shares as a result of any stock split or subdivision, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event.
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b. In the case of the registration effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. At its expense the Issuer shall:
(i) except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration continuously effective with respect to Subscriber, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (A) Subscriber ceases to hold any Registrable Securities, (B) the date all Registrable Securities held by Subscriber may be sold without restriction under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) or Rule 144(i)(2), as applicable, and (C) three (3) years from the Effective Date of the Registration Statement. The period of time during which the Issuer is required hereunder to keep a Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the “Registration Period”;
(ii) during the Registration Period, advise Subscriber promptly:
(1) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(2) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;
(3) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;
(4) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(5) in accordance with Section 5.c of this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, any Registration Statement does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or does not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any prospectus does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or does not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer, any of its affiliates or any other Person, unless the Issuer has notified Subscriber of the existence of such an event (without providing material, nonpublic information about the specific nature of such event) and obtained the written consent of the Subscriber to receive such information;
(iii) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
(iv) during the Registration Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated above, except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
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(v) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts (y) to remain listed on each Exchange and to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Common Stock issued by the Issuer have been listed and (z) to timely comply in all material respects with the Issuer’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the rules and regulations of the Commission and each Exchange;
(vi) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby and, for so long as Subscriber holds Registrable Securities, to enable Subscriber to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144; and
(vii) subject to receipt from Subscriber by the Issuer or its transfer agent of customary representations and other customary documentation reasonably acceptable to the Issuer and the transfer agent in connection therewith, Subscriber may request that the Issuer remove, and the Issuer shall cause to be removed, any legend from the book entry position(s) or certificate(s) evidencing its Registrable Securities at any time that such Registrable Securities (A) are subject to or have been or are about to be sold or transferred pursuant to, an effective registration statement (including a registration statement filed under this Agreement); (B) have been or are about to be sold pursuant to Rule 144; or (C) may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction on the volume or manner of sale and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act). If required by the Issuer’s transfer agent, the Issuer shall cause its counsel to deliver to such transfer agent an opinion of counsel to the effect that the removal of restrictive legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act. If restrictive legends are no longer required for such Registrable Securities pursuant to the foregoing, the Issuer shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5 and within two (2) business days of any request therefor from Subscriber accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other documentation referred to above establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required, deliver to the transfer agent irrevocable instructions that the transfer agent shall make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry Registrable Securities. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all Depository Trust Company fees associated with such issuance.
(viii) The Issuer shall reasonably cooperate with any broker-dealer through which a Subscriber proposes to resell Registrable Securities, including making any required filings with FINRA and applicable state securities authorities.
c. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall be entitled to delay or postpone the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and, from time to time, to require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness or use thereof, if it determines that the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Issuer is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event that the Board of Directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Issuer in the Registration Statement of material information that the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Issuer, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements or is otherwise necessary for the Registration Statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that the Issuer may not delay or suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement on more than two (2) occasions or for more than sixty (60) calendar days, or for more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer of the happening of any Suspension Event (which notice shall not contain material, nonpublic information) during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any related prospectus includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Subscriber agrees that (i) it will promptly discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Issuer unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by the Issuer, Subscriber will deliver to the Issuer or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities shall not apply (A) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (x) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (y) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (B) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
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d. Subscriber may deliver written notice (including via email in accordance with Section 8.k) (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Issuer requesting that Subscriber not receive notices from the Issuer otherwise required by this Section 5; provided, however, that Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) the Issuer shall not deliver any such notices to Subscriber and Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to Subscriber’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, Subscriber will notify the Issuer in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 5.d) and the related suspension period remains in effect, the Issuer will so notify Subscriber, within one (1) business day of Subscriber’s notification to the Issuer, by delivering to Subscriber a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide Subscriber with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event immediately upon its availability.
e. The Issuer shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with Section 6, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Subscriber (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement), its directors, officers, agents, broker-dealers, and employees and each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all out-of-pocket losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented costs (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented costs of preparation and investigation and reasonable documented attorneys’ fees of one legal counsel (and one local counsel)) and all other reasonable and documented expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact included in any prospectus included (or incorporated by reference) in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Issuer by Subscriber expressly for use therein or Subscriber has omitted a material fact from such information or otherwise violated the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder; or (iii) any material breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant in this Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 5 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Issuer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Issuer be liable for any Losses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a violation which occurs (A) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by Subscriber expressly for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or (B) in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of Subscriber in violation of Section 5.c hereof. The Issuer shall notify Subscriber reasonably promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 5 of which the Issuer is aware. The Issuer shall not, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, effect any settlement of any pending proceeding in respect of which Subscriber or any other person entitled to indemnification hereunder is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of Subscriber or such other person, as applicable, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by Subscriber. The indemnification obligations of the Issuer shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any termination of this Subscription Agreement and shall survive the transfer of Registerable Securities by Subscriber.
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f. Subscriber shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, its directors, officers, agents and employees, and each person who controls the Issuer (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto or arising out of or relating to any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact included in any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omissions are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Issuer by Subscriber expressly for use therein or a material fact that Subscriber has omitted from such information; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 5.f shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of Subscriber (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In no event shall the liability of Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Subscriber shall notify the Issuer promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 5.f of which Subscriber is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Acquired Securities by Subscriber.
g. If the indemnification provided under this Section 5 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 5.g from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each indemnifying party’s obligation to make a contribution pursuant to this Section 5.g shall be several, not joint. In no event shall the liability of the Subscriber under any indemnification or contribution obligation hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the Subscriber upon the sale of the Acquired Securities purchased pursuant to this Subscription Agreement giving rise to such obligation. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for a breach of its obligations hereunder, and Subscriber shall be entitled to specific performance. All obligations of the Issuer under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the transfer of Registerable Securities.
h. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Issuer shall not enter into any agreement granting registration rights that are more favorable in any respect to another holder of its securities without offering such more favorable terms to Subscriber on a pari passu basis.
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6. Shareholder Meeting. The Issuer shall hold a special meeting of shareholders (which may also be at the annual meeting of shareholders) at the earliest practical date after the date hereof for the purpose of obtaining the approval of the Issuer’s shareholders, as may be required by applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or any successor entity) with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, specifically the issuance of the Warrant Shares in connection with the receipt of an in-kind payment by the Issuer, such as SOL (such approval, the “Shareholder Approval”), with the recommendation of the Issuer’s Board of Directors that such proposal be approved, and the Issuer shall solicit proxies from its shareholders in connection therewith in the same manner as all other management proposals in such proxy statement and all management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of such proposal. The Issuer shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such Shareholder Approval. If the Issuer does not obtain Shareholder Approval at the first meeting, the Issuer shall call a meeting every four months thereafter to seek Shareholder Approval until the earlier of the date Shareholder Approval is obtained or the Warrants are no longer outstanding.
7. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (b) if any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied at, or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will not be or are not consummated at the Closing, or (c) at the election of Subscriber, on or after September 24, 2025; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from any such willful breach. In the event that this Subscription Agreement is terminated for any reason, the Issuer shall within one (1) business day following such termination, return to Subscriber (by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by such Subscriber) all funds deposited in escrow by Subscriber in connection with the Transaction.
8. Miscellaneous
a. Each party hereto acknowledges that the other party hereto and the Placement Agent will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each party hereto agrees to promptly notify the other party hereto if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by such party as set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. Subscriber further acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in Section 4 and the Issuer further acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in Section 3.
b. Subscriber agrees that none of (i) any Other Subscriber pursuant to Other Subscription Agreements entered into in connection with the Transaction (including the affiliates or controlling persons, members, officers, directors, partners, agents, or employees of any such Other Subscriber), (ii) the Placement Agent, its affiliates or any of its or its affiliate’s control persons, officers, directors or employees, (iii) any affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of the Issuer shall be liable to Subscriber or to any Other Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Stapled Warrants or the Other Subscription Agreements, as applicable, the negotiation hereof or thereof or the subject matter hereof or thereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Acquired Securities. On behalf of itself and its affiliates, the Subscriber releases each of the entities or individuals described above in respect of any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements related to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
c. The Issuer and Subscriber are entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and each is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby to the extent required by law or by regulatory bodies.
d. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, prior to the Closing, Subscriber may not transfer or assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Subscription Agreement, other than to one or more of its affiliates (including other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of Subscriber) without the prior consent of the Issuer; provided, that such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement, makes the representations and warranties in Section 4 and completes Schedule A hereto; provided, further, that, no assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder, including any assignment to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber or by an affiliate of such investment manager. In the event of such a transfer or assignment, Subscriber shall complete the form of assignment attached as Schedule B hereto. The Issuer may not assign or transfer all or any portion of its rights or obligations under this Subscription Agreement without the consent of the Subscriber.
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e. The Issuer may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Acquired Securities and to register the Acquired Securities for resale, and Subscriber shall promptly provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided, that the Issuer agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential.
f. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
g. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective affiliates and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
h. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
i. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts (including by electronic means), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
j. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
k. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or telecopied, sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) upon receipt of an appropriate electronic answerback or confirmation when so delivered by telecopy (to such number specified below or another number or numbers as such person may subsequently designate by notice given hereunder), (iii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email or (iv) five (5) business days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:
(A) if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on the signature page hereto;
(B) if to the Issuer, to:
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
Attn: Dane Andreeff
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Honigman LLP
650 Trade Centre Way, Suite 200
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002
Attn: Phillip D. Torrence
(C) if to the Placement Agent, to:
Clear Street LLC
4 World Trade Center
150 Greenwich Street, 45th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Attn: Bradley R. Friedman
l. This Subscription Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Subscription Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Subscription Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 8.k OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF.
EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.L.
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m. The Issuer shall, by 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement (or, if this Subscription Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto prior to 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on a business day, prior to 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date hereof), issue one or more press releases or furnish or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Transaction and any other material, nonpublic information that the Issuer has provided to Subscriber at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. From and after the issuance of the Disclosure Document, Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Issuer or any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives. From and after such date, Issuer shall not provide any material non-public information to Subscriber without Subscriber’s prior written consent, and any such information so provided shall be promptly disclosed publicly. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, (i) in any press release or (ii) in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, except (A) as required by the federal securities law in connection with the Registration Statement, (B) in a press release or marketing materials of the Issuer in connection with the Transaction to the extent any such disclosure is substantially equivalent to the information that has previously been made public without breach of the obligation under this Section 9.m or (C) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Exchange or by any other governmental authority, in which case the Issuer shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this subclause (iii).
n. In connection with any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Acquired Securities by a Subscriber pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to any other exemption under the Securities Act such that the purchaser acquires freely tradable shares and upon compliance by the Subscriber with the requirements of this Subscription Agreement, if requested by the Subscriber by notice to the Issuer, the Issuer shall request its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legends related to the book entry account holding such shares and make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry shares sold or disposed of without restrictive legends within one (1) business day of any such request therefor from such Subscriber, provided, that the Issuer has timely received from the Subscriber a completed representation letter in customary form and such other customary representations as may be reasonably required in accordance with applicable law in connection therewith. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of the Issuer’s transfer agent, its legal counsel and all DTC fees associated with such legend removal.
o. From the date hereof until thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company shall (i) issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock at a price below the Stapled Warrant Exercise Price or (ii) file any registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto, in each case without the written consent of the holders of a majority of the Acquired Securities in the Offering, other than (x) a registration statement on Form S-8 in connection with any employee benefit plan and (y) a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 to register securities of the Company in a continuous and/or delayed offering; provided, however, the Company will be permitted to (A) enter into a sales agreement providing for the sale of shares of Common Stock in an “at-the-market” offering and file any such prospectus supplement or registration statement with the Commission in connection with such sales agreement and (B) issue shares of Common Stock pursuant to an equity line of credit.
p. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents.
q. This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented, or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Issuer and Subscriber; provided, however, that any amendment, modification, supplement or waiver that adversely affects the Placement Agent will require the consent of the Placement Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party may waive any of its own rights (but not obligations) under this Subscription Agreement, in whole or in part, by providing written notice to the other parties, and such waiver shall not require the consent of any other party.
r. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and accordingly, that the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 9.l, in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity.
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s. Each party hereto intends that (i) the purchase of the Acquired Securities by Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, together and as part of a single integrated transaction with the purchase of shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants by the Other Subscribers pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, shall, unless otherwise determined by the Company after the Closing, qualify as an exchange by Subscriber of SOL for the Acquired Securities pursuant to Section 351(a) of the Code, and (ii) the Pre-Funded Warrants shall be treated as stock for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes (together, the “Intended Tax Treatment”). Unless otherwise determined by the Company after the Closing, each party hereto (a) agrees to report and file all applicable tax returns consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, and no party hereto will take any position for applicable tax purposes inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment (whether in applicable tax returns, tax audits or proceedings, or otherwise), unless in any such case required by a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a)(1) of the Code (or any similar or analogous provision of state or local tax law) and (b) shall file with its applicable U.S. federal income tax return on a timely basis the information required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.351-3 and maintain the permanent records described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.351-3, in each case, to the extent applicable, and in the event a government authority disputes or takes a position inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, the party receiving notice of such dispute shall promptly notify the other parties hereto.
t. Subscriber shall furnish or otherwise make available to the Issuer (and shall cooperate with the Issuer in obtaining) all information and documentation necessary for the Issuer to specifically identify the tax basis in each such SOL for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes, including, but not limited to: (i) the date, time, and source of acquisition of each such SOL, (ii) the original cost and fair market value at the time of acquisition of each such SOL, (iii) historical wallet and account location with respect to each such SOL, and (iv) detailed transaction history (both on-chain and off-chain) with respect to each such SOL.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first written above.
| ISSUER: | ||
| HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Jeffrey S. Mathiesen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary | |
Signature Page to Subscription Agreement
| SUBSCRIBER: | ||
| Name of Subscriber: | ||
| Signature of Subscriber: |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
| Name in which securities are to be registered (if different): | |
Email Address: ____________________
Subscriber’s EIN: __________________
Address:
| Attn: | ||
| Telephone No: | ||
| Facsimile No: | ||
| Subscription Amount: | $ | _________________ (in Unlocked SOL) | |
| $ | _________________ (in Locked SOL) | ||
| Tax Basis of Contributed SOL (Include Tax Basis for each SOL Date on which Locked SOL becomes free of restrictions | $ | _________________ (Include for each Locked SOL contributed) |
Beneficial Ownership Blocker ¨ 4.99% or ¨ 9.99%
Aggregate Number of Pre-Funded Warrants subscribed for: _____________________
Aggregate Number of Stapled Warrants subscribed for: ___________________
Aggregate Purchase Price: $ ___________________
You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner, if different from Subscriber:
Number of shares of Common Stock and other equity securities of the Issuer currently owned by Beneficial Owner prior to this Transaction:
Signature Page to Subscription Agreement
Exhibit 10.3
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
This agreement (this “Lock-up Agreement”) is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed private placement offering of (i) shares of Class A common stock, par value 0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and/or (ii) pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to a certain Subscription Agreement dated September 15, 2025 (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and between you and the Company (the “Offering”).
In order to induce the Company to enter into the Purchase Agreement, and in light of the benefits that the Offering will confer upon you in your capacity as a securityholder and/or a director or officer of the Company, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, you hereby irrevocably agree that, without the prior written consent of the Company, during the period beginning on the date of the Subscription Agreement through and including the date that is (i) the day the effectiveness of the resale registration statement on Form S-3 (or Form S-1 as applicable) (the “Registration Date”) registering for resale the Common Stock and the shares underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants purchased in the Offering (collectively the “Acquired Securities”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) with respect to one-hundred percent (100%) of the Acquired Securities (the “Initial Lock-Up Period”); and (ii) the 30th day following the Registration Date, with respect to fifty percent (50%) of the Acquired Securities (the “Subsequent Lock-Up Period” and, together with the Initial Lock-Up Period, the “Lock-Up Periods”), you will not directly or indirectly, (1) offer for sale, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, lend or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or agreement that is designed to, or would reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) the Acquired Securities, (2) enter into any swap, hedge or similar agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, the purchase or sale of, or entry into, any put or call option, or combination thereof, forward, swap or any other derivatives transaction or instrument, however described or defined) that transfers, is designed to transfer or reasonably could be expect to transfer in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of shares of Common Stock or any Acquired Securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, in cash or otherwise, (3) make any demand for or exercise any right or cause to be confidentially submitted or filed a registration statement, including any amendments thereto, with respect to the registration of any shares of Common Stock or Acquired Securities, provided that, to the extent the undersigned has demand and/or piggyback registration rights under any registration rights agreement, investor rights agreement or similar agreement, the undersigned may notify the Company privately that the undersigned is or will be exercising its demand and/or piggyback registration rights under any such agreement following the expiration of the respective Lock-Up Period and undertake preparations related thereto, or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing (the “Lock-Up Restrictions”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Initial Lock-Up Period extend beyond the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the Closing Date (the “Outside Release Date”), whether or not the Registration Date has occurred. Accordingly, the Lock-Up Restrictions shall automatically terminate with respect to all Acquired Securities on the Outside Release Date if the Registration Date has not occurred by such date. Furthermore, the Lock-Up Restrictions shall automatically terminate once the Subscriber is permitted to sell all of its Acquired Securities under Rule 144 without restriction, regardless of whether the Registration Statement has been declared effective.
The foregoing restrictions are expressly agreed to preclude you from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to, or which reasonably could be expected to, lead to or result in a sale or disposition of shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company, including, without limitation, any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put or call option, forward, swap or any other derivative transaction or instrument) with respect to any shares of Common Stock, or any other security of the Company that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company.
The foregoing restrictions, including without limitation the immediately preceding sentence, shall not apply to:
(a) (i) any bona fide charitable gift or gifts, including, without limitation, to a charitable organization or educational institution, or (ii) bona fide gifts, sales or other dispositions of shares of any class of the Company’s capital stock, in each case, that are made exclusively between and among the undersigned or members of the undersigned’s family, or affiliates of the undersigned, including its partners (if a partnership) or members (if a limited liability company); provided, that it shall be a condition to any transfer pursuant to this clause (a) that (1) the transferee/donee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement (including, without limitation, the restrictions set forth in the preceding sentence) to the same extent as if the transferee/donee were a party hereto, (2) any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, (3) each party (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) shall agree to not voluntarily make, any filing or public announcement of the gift, sale or other disposition prior to the expiration of the respective Lock-Up Period, and (4) the undersigned notifies the Company at least two business days prior to the proposed gift, sale or other disposition;
(b) the exercise or settlement of stock options or other equity awards granted pursuant to the Company’s stock option/incentive plans or awards, provided, that the restrictions shall apply to shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise;
(c) any transfers by will or intestacy; provided, that no public disclosure or filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), shall be voluntarily made during the respective Lock-Up Period and any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (c);
(d) any transfers pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of a marriage or civil union, provided, that no public disclosure or filing under the Exchange Act shall be voluntarily made during the Lock-Up Period and any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the respective Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (d); (e) transfers or dispositions of shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, such capital stock to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned in a transaction not involving a disposition for value, or, if the undersigned is a trust, to a trustor or beneficiary of the trust, or, if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the undersigned or as part of a disposition, transfer or distribution by the undersigned to partners, limited partners, stockholders, members or equityholders of the undersigned, provided, in each case, that (1) any transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement (including, without limitation, the restrictions set forth in the preceding sentence) to the same extent as if the transferee(s) were a party hereto, (2) any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, (3) no public disclosure or filing under the Exchange Act shall be voluntarily made during the respective Lock-Up Period and (4) any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the respective Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (e);
(f) the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants or Stapled Warrants, as applicable, or the conversion, exercise or exchange of any other securities of the Company, into Common Stock or any other securities of the Company, provided, that such shares of Common Stock or other securities issued upon conversion, exercise or exchange remain subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement;
(g) any transfers or commitments to transfer pursuant to a merger, consolidation, tender offer or other similar transaction involving a Change of Control (as defined below) or reverse merger, provided, that in the event that such merger, consolidation, tender offer or other such transaction involving a Change of Control or reverse merger is not completed, such shares of Common Stock or other securities held by the undersigned shall remain subject to the provisions of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement;
(h) the transfer by the undersigned of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock to the Company upon a vesting or settlement event of the Company’s securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase the Company’s securities on a “cashless” or “net exercise” basis, or in a “sell-to-cover” transaction, in each case, pursuant to any equity incentive plan or award of the Company and to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such options or warrants outstanding as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, provided, that (1) the shares received upon exercise or settlement of such option or warrant or other security are subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement, (2) no public disclosure or filing under the Exchange Act shall be voluntarily made during the respective Lock-Up Period and (3) any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the respective Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (h); (i) the transfer of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock to the Company in connection with the termination of the undersigned’s employment with the Company, provided, that no public disclosure or filing under the Exchange Act shall be voluntarily made during the respective Lock-Up Period and any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the respective Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (i);
(j) transfers that are approved by the prior written consent of the Company;
(k) sales of shares of Common Stock purchased by the undersigned on the open market following the date of the Purchase Agreement, provided, that any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the respective Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (k); and
(l) transfers to any affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), provided that (i) such transfer is not for value, (ii) the affiliate transferee agrees in writing, prior to such transfer, to be bound by the terms of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement to the same extent as if the affiliate were an original party hereto, and (iii) the undersigned provides the Company with at least two (2) business days’ prior written notice of such transfer, including the identity of the affiliate transferee and a copy of the executed agreement by which the affiliate agrees to be bound by this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed by this Lock-Up Letter Agreement, the undersigned may establish or enter into a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 (“10b5-1 Trading Plan”) under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, provided, that such plan does not provide for any transfers of shares of Common Stock, and no filing under the Exchange Act or other public announcement shall be required or voluntarily made by the undersigned or any other person in connection therewith, in each case during the respective Lock-Up Period.
“Change of Control” shall mean the consummation of any bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, the result of which is that any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or group of persons, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the voting capital stock of the Company (or the surviving entity).
This Lock-Up Letter Agreement and any transaction contemplated by this Lock-Up Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of laws principles that would result in the application of any other law than the laws of the State of Delaware.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Lock-Up Letter Agreement. Any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the heirs and executors (in the case of individuals), personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.
Dated: September [·], 2025
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Exhibit 10.4
STRATEGIC ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This Strategic Advisory Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of September 15, 2025 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Customer”), Pantera Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Pantera”) and Summer Wisdom Holdings Limited, a BVI business company incorporated in British Virgin Island (“Summer” together with Pantera, the “Advisors”). The Customer and the Advisors are each a “Party” and together the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Customer is a specialty finance company that desires to expand and diversify its business through integration of cryptocurrency and digital asset strategies in both its product offerings and as part of its treasury management strategy;
WHEREAS, each Advisor leading investment companies involved in the digital asset industry;
WHEREAS, the Customer intends to conduct an offering of securities of the Customer (the “Proposed Offering”);
WHEREAS, each Advisor intend to participate in the Proposed Offering as a purchaser of the Customer’s securities; and
WHEREAS, the Customer intends to apply funds raised in future equity or similar fund raises towards its cryptocurrency and digital asset treasury management strategy.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises herein contained, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Engagement
1.1. Scope. Each Advisor to provide strategic advisory services to Customer in connection with the expansion and diversification of the Customer’s core business through integration of cryptocurrency and digital asset strategies in its product offerings and as part of its treasury management strategy, and the related services described in Schedule A attached hereto (the “Services”). Each Advisor’s obligations are several and not joint. Each Advisor is solely responsible for its own Services and deliverables and is not responsible for, and has no duty to supervise or review, the other Advisor’s work. Neither Advisor is the agent of, or may bind, the other.
1.2. Agents. Each Advisor may retain for and on behalf of the Customer, and at the sole cost and expense of the Customer, such services of accountants, legal counsel, investment banks, other financial advisors, and such other persons as each Advisor deems necessary or advisable in connection with the provision of the Services.
1.3. Independent Contractor. Each Advisor shall perform the Services as independent contractors and not as employees, agents, or partners of the Customer. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a joint venture, partnership, or agency relationship between the Parties.
2. Term and Termination
2.1. Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for an initial period of 2 years, unless earlier terminated in accordance with this Section 2 (the “Term”). Upon expiration of the initial 2-year period, the Term shall automatically renew for an additional 1-year period.
2.2. Termination for Cause. Either Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice if the other Party materially breaches a material provision of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of the breach. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Customer agrees and confirms that this Agreement may not be terminated pursuant to this Section 2.2 due to the poor performance or underperformance of any assets held by the Customer or its stock price.
2.3. Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement by the Customer for cause or termination by the Advisors other than for cause, the Advisors shall cease providing the Services on the effective date of such termination, and the Customer shall pay the Advisors any fees that would be due and payable under this Agreement to the Advisors to the effective date of such termination, provided that upon termination of this Agreement by the Customer for any other reason or termination by the Advisors for cause, the Advisors shall cease providing the Services as of the effective date of such termination, and the Customer shall pay the Advisors any fees that would be due and payable under this Agreement for the remainder of the Term as if the Agreement had not been terminated.
3. Compensation and Rights
3.1. Compensation. The Customer shall, during the Term, pay each Advisors the compensation set forth in Schedule B attached hereto (the “Compensation”).
3.2. Reimbursement. The Customer shall reimburse each Advisors for reasonable and documented out of pocket fees, costs and expenses (including the reasonable and documented expenses of each Advisor’s advisors and representatives) incurred (i) in connection with pursuing or consummating the Proposed Offering, upon completion of the Proposed Offering using proceeds therefrom; and (ii) in connection with the provision of the Services, upon presentation of relevant documentation. The Advisors shall provide periodic invoices to the Customer related to such fees, costs and expenses, and the Customer shall pay all such amounts within ten (10) days of its receipt of such invoice. The provisions of this Section 3.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement to the extent such expenses were incurred prior to the termination of this Agreement.
3.3. Rights of the Advisors.
(a) The Customer undertakes in favor of each Advisor that, in respect of any decision by the Customer or the board of directors of the Customer (“Board of Directors”) during the Term regarding the compensation of the members of the Board of Directors (or any of them), including without limitation, the awarding or issuance of warrants or shares (or other securities of the Customer) or other incentive awards, to any member of the Board of Directors no such decision or action shall be effective nor taken without the prior written consent of the Advisors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this section shall constrain the Board of Directors from exercising their fiduciary duties with respect to the Customer. The foregoing rights of the Advisors are subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, rules and requirements and any applicable requirements of a securities exchange on which the Customer’s equity securities are listed.
(b) The Customer undertakes in favor of each Advisor that, in respect of the following actions during the Term:
i. any appointment or removal of the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Customer; and
ii. any appointment or removal of the chief financial officer (CFO) of the Customer;
no such decision or action shall be effective nor taken without consultation with each Advisor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this section shall constrain the Board of Directors from exercising their fiduciary duties with respect to the Customer. The foregoing rights of the Advisors are subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, rules and requirements and any applicable requirements of a securities exchange on which the Customer’s equity securities are listed.
3.4. Change of Customer Name. Upon the written request of any Advisor, the Customer shall take all necessary actions to promptly change its corporate name and, if required, its trading ticker symbol to such name and ticker symbol as specified by the requesting Advisor, subject to compliance with applicable securities laws and the requirements of the securities exchange on which the Customer’s equity securities are then listed. Subject to law and listing rules, the Customer will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect any requested name and ticker change within 90 days of request.
3.5. Shareholder Meeting. The Customer agrees that, upon the written request of any Advisor, the Customer shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable and in accordance with applicable law and the rules of any exchange on which the Customer’s securities are listed, file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and distribute to its shareholders a proxy statement soliciting votes with respect to the replacement or election of the members of the Board of Directors (the “Director Slate”) at a meeting of shareholders duly called for such purpose and that such proxy statement shall include a statement, to be prepared in consultation with the requesting Advisor, from the Customer explaining its recommendation and the rationale for supporting the Director Slate, and shall otherwise cooperate in good faith with the requesting Advisor to facilitate such shareholder vote. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Customer shall have no obligation to file or distribute any additional proxy statements under this Section if a valid request has been received and acted upon within the prior six (6) months, measured from the date the Customer receives such written request from the requesting Advisor.
4. Confidentiality
4.1. Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” means non-public information regarding the disclosing Party’s business affairs, products, services, confidential intellectual property, trade secrets, third-party confidential information and other sensitive or proprietary information, whether orally or in visual, written, electronic, or other form or media, and whether or not marked, designated, or otherwise identified as “confidential.”
4.2. Exclusions. Confidential Information does not include information that: (a) is or becomes publicly available without breach of this Agreement; (b) was known to the receiving Party prior to disclosure; (c) is independently developed by the receiving Party without use of or reference to the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information; or (d) is disclosed pursuant to legal or regulatory requirements, provided, however in the case of clause (d), the disclosing Party shall disclose no more than that portion of the Confidential Information which, on the advice of the receiving Party’s legal counsel, such legal or regulatory requirement specifically requires the receiving Party to disclose.
4.3. Treatment of Confidential Information. Each Party shall: (a) protect and safeguard the confidentiality of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information with at least the same degree of care as the receiving Party would protect its own Confidential Information, but in no event with less than a commercially reasonable degree of care; (b) not use the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, or permit it to be accessed or used, for any purpose other than to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (c) not disclose any such Confidential Information to any person or entity, except to the receiving Party’s representatives who need to know the Confidential Information to assist the recipient, or act on its behalf, to exercise its rights or perform its obligations under this Agreement. The recipient shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 4.3 caused by any of its representatives. On the expiration or termination of the Agreement, the receiving Party and its representatives shall promptly return to the disclosing Party all copies, whether in written, electronic or other form or media, of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, or destroy all such copies and certify in writing to the disclosing Party that such Confidential Information has been destroyed.
4.4. Survival. The obligations under this Section 4 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years.
5. Limitation of Liability
5.1 .Liability Cap. Each Party’s total liability under this Agreement, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, except with respect to any Compensation due to each Advisor pursuant to Schedule B of this Agreement, shall be limited to the total compensation paid under this Agreement; provided, however, any liability resulting from the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of a Party shall not be limited.
5.2. Exclusion of Consequential Damages. Neither Party shall be liable to the other Party for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, including loss of profits or revenue, arising out of or related to this Agreement, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
5.3. Indemnification. The Advisors and their affiliates (including their respective officers, directors, agents, shareholders, partners, members and employees), and any person designated by Advisors (each an “Indemnified Person”) shall not be liable to the Customer for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (including legal fees or expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, incurred by such Indemnified Person or threatened in connection with the Customer’s business, investments and activities (together “Losses”), except to the extent that such Losses are determined finally by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or as otherwise required by law. Each Indemnified Person shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law by the Customer against any Losses; provided, however, that the Indemnified Person shall not be so indemnified to the extent such Losses shall have been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been incurred or suffered by the Indemnified Person by reason of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Indemnified Person. Each Indemnified Person shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary (to the extent not a direct Party hereto) of this Agreement.
6. Representations and Warranties
6.1. Mutual Representations. Each Party represents and warrants to each other that: (a) it has the full right, power, and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (b) its performance under this Agreement will not violate any applicable laws or regulations.
6.2. Disclaimer. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, each Advisor makes no warranties, express or implied, including any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
7. Miscellaneous
7.1.Governing Law and Dispute Resolution. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. Any claim, dispute, or controversy (“Claim”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the relationships among the Parties hereto shall be resolved by one arbitrator through binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the expedited procedures set forth in the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the “Rules”) as those Rules exist on the Effective Date, including Rules 16.1 and 16.2 of those Rules. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final, binding, and non-appealable. Judgment upon the award may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction. This clause is made pursuant to a transaction involving interstate commerce and shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. Neither Party shall sue the other Party other than as provided herein or for enforcement of this clause or of the arbitrator’s award; any such suit may be brought only in a Federal District Court or a New York state court. The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, unconscionability, arbitrability, enforceability, or formation of this Agreement including any Claim that all or any part of the Agreement is void or voidable.
7.2. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including its Schedules, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, and communications, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof.
7.3. Amendments. This Agreement may only be amended in writing signed by both Parties.
7.4. Assignment. Neither Party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, except in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all of its assets or, in the case of the Advisors, to a wholly-owned subsidiary or direct or indirect subsidiary of its ultimate parent company.
7.5. Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by certified mail, courier, or email (with confirmation of receipt). Such notices shall be sent to the following addresses (or such other addresses as may be designated by the Parties):
If to Pantera:
Pantera Capital Management LP
600 Montgomery St, 45th Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94111
If to Summer:
Summer Wisdom Holdings Limited
Vistra Corporate Services Centre, Wickham Cay II, Road Town,
Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands
If to the Customer:
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
7.6. Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both Parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file or Docusign, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” or Docusign signature page were an original thereof.
7.8. Specific Performance. All rights, remedies and powers of a Party are irrevocable and cumulative, and not alternative or exclusive, and shall be in addition to all other rights, remedies and powers given hereby or any laws now existing or hereafter enacted. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that if it breaches any obligations hereunder, the other Party may suffer immediate and irreparable harm for which monetary damages alone shall not be a sufficient remedy, and that in addition to all other remedies that the nonbreaching Party may have, the nonbreaching Party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, specific performance or any other form of relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, equitable relief, to remedy a breach or threatened breach hereof by the breaching Party and to enforce this Agreement, and the breaching Party hereby waives any and all defenses and objections it may have on grounds of jurisdiction and venue, including, but not limited to, lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue, and waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy or to prove the inadequacy of monetary damages.
[Signature page follows.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
| CUSTOMER: | ||
| Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Jeffrey S. Mathiesen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |
| PANTERA: | ||
| Pantera Capital Management LP | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Matthew Gorham | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
| SUMMER: | ||
| Summer Wisdom Holdings Limited | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Joseph Chee | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
EXHIBIT 10.5
TRADING ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This TRADING ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective as of this 15th day of September 2025, is between Pantera Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Advisor”), and Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Client”).
RECITALS
The Client wishes to retain the Advisor to provide trading management services upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the premises and mutual agreements herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Allocation of Assets.
(a) The Client hereby appoints the Advisor to manage the investment of Client’s Assets maintained in one or more accounts identified in Exhibit A (together with any other Asset accounts now existing or hereafter established by the Client the “Account”) held with the custodians identified in Exhibit A and any successors or additional custodians approved in writing by the Advisor (each, a “Custodian”), and the Advisor hereby accepts such appointment, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(b) “Assets” means (i) cash net proceeds of the offerings of the Client’s securities designated for SOL purchases as well as all digital investments thereof, proceeds of, income on and additions or accretions to same, including all assets which are or were in the Account, but which are staked in from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (ii) SOL, SOL-denominated interests, cash or stablecoins held for the primary purpose of acquiring, staking, or settling SOL transactions, and (iii) any additional assets mutually agreed upon in writing by Client and Advisor. “Excluded Assets” means any (i) stablecoins or cash held for non-treasury or operating purposes and (ii) digital assets acquired in any merger or acquisition involving the Client, including digital assets held by a business acquired by Client. For the avoidance of doubt, Excluded Assets shall not constitute Assets. Client shall keep Excluded Assets in accounts outside the Account. The Advisor shall have no duty or liability with respect to Excluded Assets or such accounts.
(c) The Client shall promptly notify the Asset Manager of any addition of the Client’s Assets. The Client further covenants and agrees that it shall not establish, maintain or fund any account holding Assets other than the Accounts, unless such account is promptly added to Exhibit A and made subject to this Agreement. Liquidation of the Account and Assets may be required for any withdrawal by the Client during the term of this Agreement and notice shall be given as soon as possible and, in any event, at least five business days in advance. The Client acknowledges that the Account and Assets may constitute only a part of the assets of the Client, and that the Advisor may act without regard to or consideration of any other assets that may from time to time be held by the Client and shall have no responsibility, duty or liability with respect to any assets not held in the Account.
(d) The Advisor shall act as the sole and exclusive investment advisor retained by the Client with respect to the Assets and Account, and shall have sole and exclusive authority, discretion and responsibility for directing the trading of the Assets and Account at such times, in such amounts and at such prices as the Advisor shall determine in its sole discretion in accordance with this Agreement. During the term of this Agreement, the Client shall have no authority to retain any additional advisors to manage the trading of the Assets or Account, to substitute the Advisor, or otherwise authorize any other person or entity to take any action or have any authority with respect to the Assets or Account, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Advisor. All Assets of the Client, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, shall be managed exclusively by the Advisor pursuant to this Agreement, provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Client from (i) maintaining operating accounts reasonably necessary for the conduct of its business (e.g., payroll, vendor payments, or tax reserves), so long as such accounts are not used for investment purposes within the scope of this Agreement, and (ii) any short term cash management investments such as deposits, CDs, commercial papers, money market funds, etc. or any other strategic investments approved by the adjusted Board of Directors of the Client with appointees from the Advisor.
2. Ownership of Account Assets. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all Assets in the Account are assets of, and solely owned by, the Client and remain such at all times. No right, duty, power or authorization granted to Advisor herein shall affect or be deemed to affect in any manner the Client’s sole ownership of all Assets. All transactions authorized by this Agreement for the Account shall be made on behalf of and at the risk of the Client.
3. Authority of Advisor. The Advisor is authorized, on behalf of the Client, to:
(a) buy, sell (including short sales), stake, and trade in (i) any cryptocurrencies, digital currencies, virtual currencies, digital tokens, virtual tokens, utility tokens, other currencies and tokens that may be maintained on a distributed ledger, and/or other similar digital assets, including decentralized finance tokens or other products based on distributed ledgers, (ii) any commodity, futures contract, security futures contract, forward contract, foreign exchange commitment, swap contract, exchange for physical or spot (cash) commodity (iii) any option, warrant or other right on or pertaining to any of the foregoing, anywhere throughout the world, or (iii) any other financial product or financial instrument or spot (cash) commodity, including spot cryptocurrencies and related derivative contracts traded on centralized and decentralized exchanges and/or in over-the-counter markets, as may be determined from time to time by the Advisor (such instruments described in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, “Financial Instruments”), on margin or otherwise, for the Client’s account and risk, which transactions shall be effected on any of the exchanges listed in Exhibit A hereto (“Exchanges”), as such Exhibit A may be amended from time to time by the Advisor, upon written approval of the Client;
(b) make all decisions relating to the manner, method and timing of trading transactions effected in the Account. In the event the Advisor will conduct trades that will result in exposure of over 15% of the Assets managed by the Advisor for the benefit of the Client to digital assets outside of SOL, the Advisor must request the Client’s approval before executing such trade;
(c) exercise voting rights and make similar decisions on behalf of the Client with respect to Financial Instruments held in the Account that are accompanied by such rights, and instruct any custodian of Assets to take any action or non-action with respect to actions, of which the Advisor has knowledge from the Custodian or otherwise, for Financial Instruments held in the Account; provided that, the Advisor shall promptly notify the Client of any proposed vote or decision that the Advisor, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, deems to be of significant strategic importance to the Client, and shall not exercise its voting rights or make such decision without first consulting with the Client and considering the Client’s instructions in good faith.
(d) combine purchase or sale orders on behalf of the Client, with respect to the Account, together with other accounts to which the Advisor provides trading management services or accounts of affiliates of the Advisor (“Other Accounts”) and allocate the Financial Instruments so purchased or sold, among the Account and such Other Accounts;
(e) enter into arrangements with brokers to open “average price” accounts wherein orders placed during a trading day are placed on behalf of the Client, with respect to the Account, and the Other Accounts and are allocated among such accounts using an average price or other equitable allocation procedure;
(f) open, maintain, conduct and close accounts with executing brokers, staking and restaking service providers (“Staking Service Providers”) and other intermediaries, and issue orders and directions to such executing brokers, Staking Service Providers and other intermediaries with respect to the application and disposition of the Assets in the Account; and
(g) take all such other actions that the Advisor considers necessary or advisable to exercise its powers and carry out its duties and obligations hereunder.
4. Power of Attorney. To enable the Advisor to exercise fully its discretion in managing the Account in accordance with this Agreement, the Client hereby constitutes and appoints the Advisor as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power and authority in the Client’s name, place and stead to effect transactions in Financial Instruments for the Client’s account and risk, and to make, execute, sign, and acknowledge, on behalf of the Client, any and all agreements, certificates, documents and instruments necessary or appropriate to enable the Advisor to trade the Account, as contemplated hereby. The Custodian is authorized and empowered to follow the instructions of the Advisor, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Client, in every respect with regard to any such trades, purchases or sales, on margin or otherwise, and the Client hereby ratifies and confirms any and all transactions, trades or dealings effected for the Client by the Advisor. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is a continuing power and shall remain in full force and effect unless and until this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Section 15 hereof; provided, however, any such termination shall not affect or be deemed to affect any transaction initiated by the Advisor prior to the effectiveness of such termination.
5. Compensation and Expenses.
(a) The Client shall pay to the Advisor the compensation described on Exhibit B attached hereto.
(b) All expenses incurred directly or indirectly in connection with the transactions effected or positions held in the Account pursuant to the Advisor’s exercise of its duties hereunder and other related expenses incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Client in connection with the Account shall be borne by the Client and shall be billed directly to the Client subject to approval.
6. Performance Review and Benchmark
(a) The Advisor’s performance under this Agreement shall be reviewed with the Client on a quarterly basis, with an annual comprehensive review each calendar year.
(b) The Advisor and the Client shall mutually agree upon key performance indicators (“KPIs”) to be used for such reviews. The Advisor shall provide to the Client reasonable reporting and information as necessary to evaluate performance against such KPIs.
(c) For purposes of performance evaluation, the parties agree to use the Compass Solana Total Return Monthly Index (the “Benchmark”) as a reference benchmark to measure performance on a gross basis, unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing. The Advisor shall seek to exceed the Benchmark over time, subject to mutually agreed margins of error and reasonable cure periods to be agreed upon by the Client and the Advisor.
7. Transactions Subject Applicable Law and Rules. All transactions executed for the Account will be subject to the constitution, laws, rules, regulations and customs, as they may be amended, governing the exchanges or other markets on which such transactions are executed, and any other applicable laws or regulations. If any provision of this Agreement is or at any time becomes inconsistent with any present or future law, rule, or regulation of any Exchange, or of any sovereign government agency or a self-regulatory body thereof, such provision will be deemed to be superseded or modified to conform to such law, rule or regulation, but in all other respects this Agreement will continue and remain in full force and effect
8. Representations and Warranties of the Advisor. The Advisor represents and warrants to the Client that:
(a) It has the right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and undertake the obligations contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by the Advisor of this Agreement and all obligations contemplated hereby have been duly and properly authorized by all requisite action in accordance with applicable law and with the Advisor ’s organizational documents. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Advisor, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Advisor, enforceable against the Advisor in accordance with its terms.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the incurrence of the obligations set forth in this Agreement will not violate, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, any instrument by which the Advisor is bound or any law, statute, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Advisor of any court or any governmental body, administrative agency, regulatory or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over the Advisor where such violation, conflict, breach or default would have a material adverse effect on the Advisor’s ability to perform its duties under this Agreement or conduct its business as presently conducted.
The foregoing representations and warranties shall be continuing during the term of this Agreement, and if at any time any of the foregoing representations or warranties become untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, the Advisor shall promptly notify the Client in writing of that fact.
9. Representations and Warranties of the Client. The Client represents and warrants to the Advisor that:
(a) It has the right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and undertake the obligations contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by the Client of this Agreement and all obligations contemplated hereby have been duly and properly authorized by all requisite action in accordance with applicable law and with the Client’s organizational documents. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Client, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Client, enforceable against the Client in accordance with its terms.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the incurrence of the obligations set forth in this Agreement will not violate, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, any instrument by which the Client is bound or any law, statute, order, rule (including exchange listing rules) or regulation applicable to the Client of any court or any governmental body, administrative agency, exchange, regulatory or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over the Client that would have a material adverse effect on the Client’s ability to perform its duties under this Agreement or conduct its business as presently conducted.
(c) The Client is in compliance and will continue to comply in all material respects with all laws, rules and regulations having application to its business, properties and assets, including, but not limited to, any applicable federal and state securities, commodities and futures laws, rules and regulations.
(d) There is neither any pending nor, to the Client’s knowledge, threatened, investigation, action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or other governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory authority or other body to which the Client or any entity or person under control of, controlled by or under common control with the Client (a “Client Affiliate”) is a party or to which any material portion of the Assets of the Client or any Client Affiliate are subject.
(e) The Client is not (i) an “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), that is subject to ERISA, (ii) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (iii) an entity the assets of which are deemed to be the assets of such an employee benefit plan or plan as a result of the operation of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder, or (iv) an entity the assets of which are subject to laws that operate in a manner similar to Section 404 or 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
(f) The Client represents and warrants that it has received, read and understood the non-exhaustive risk factors attached as Exhibit C hereto.
(g) The Client shall take all such actions as necessary to become a member or participant on each Exchange as directed by the Advisor.
The foregoing representations and warranties shall be continuing during the term of this Agreement, and if at any time any of the foregoing representations or warranties become untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, the Client shall promptly notify the Advisor in writing of that fact.
10. Executing Brokers and Counterparties.
(a) The Advisor may, subject to the mutual written consent of the Client, place orders for transactions for the Account through any executing broker or counterparty (whether on the floor of an exchange or otherwise), which may be unrelated to the Custodian, as determined by the Advisor in its sole discretion. Executed trades will then be “given up” to the Custodian for the benefit of the Account. Orders executed in this manner will result in “give-up” fees that will be charged to the Account in addition to the brokerage commissions charged by the Custodian. The Client hereby authorizes the Advisor to enter into execution or give-up agreements on behalf of the Client with the Custodian and executing brokers, and agrees to be bound by such agreements. All fees and expenses (including “give-up” fees) payable to the Custodian, any executing broker or counterparty with respect to the Account, including custodial fees, administration fees, brokerage commissions, clearing fees, interest and withholding or transfer taxes, shall be borne by the Client and shall be paid out of or deducted from the Account. The Client understands that the Advisor will not be responsible for the execution or clearance of the Client’s trades once complete orders have been transmitted to the executing brokers.
11. Limitations on Liability.
(a) The Client acknowledges and agrees that the actions taken by the Advisor pursuant to this Agreement are based on its analysis of data and information believed by the Advisor to be reliable and accurate, but not guaranteed. Consequently, none of the Advisor, its affiliates and its and their respective principals, managers, members, officers, directors, employees, shareholders, partners or other applicable representatives (the “Advisor Parties”) shall be liable to the Client or any of its affiliates or their respective principals, managers, members, officers, directors, employees, shareholders, partners or other applicable representatives (the “Client Parties”) or to third parties under this Agreement for any loss (including for any loss due to the action or inaction of any person or entity retained by the Client) sustained by any of the Client Parties arising out of this Agreement or the Advisor’s actions or omissions in connection herewith, including, but not limited to, losses resulting from trading errors, except by reason of acts or omissions found by a court of competent jurisdiction upon entry of a final, non-appealable judgment to have been the result of the Advisor’s bad faith, gross negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance or non-performance of its obligations under this Agreement. All trading activity concerning the Account hereunder shall be for the account and risk of the Client and, except as otherwise provided herein, the Advisor shall not incur any liability for profits or losses resulting therefrom, or any expenses related thereto.
(b) The Advisor Parties shall not be liable to the Client Parties or to third parties for any taxes assessed upon or payable by any of them wheresoever the same may be assessed or imposed and whether directly or indirectly.
12. Indemnification.
(a) The Client shall indemnify and hold harmless the Advisor Parties (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements), judgments and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”), relating to or arising out of Advisor’s engagement hereunder or the provision of services hereunder, except for Losses found by a court of competent jurisdiction upon entry of a final non-appealable judgment to have been the result of the Advisor’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(b) Promptly after receipt of notice of any third party action, arbitration, claim, demand, dispute, investigation, lawsuit or other proceeding (each a “Proceeding”), the Indemnified Party shall notify the Client in writing if a claim is to be made under this Agreement; provided that the failure to notify the Client shall not relieve the Client from any liability that the Client may have to the Indemnified Party under this Section 12 or from any obligation or liability that it may have to the Indemnified Party otherwise than under this Section 12, except and only to the extent that the Indemnified Party’s failure to give such notice actually and materially prejudices the rights of the Client. The Client shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding with the assistance of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party if it provides notice of such assumption within fifteen (15) days after learning of such claim. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but, subject to Section 12(c) the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the Indemnified Party’s own expense.
(c) In the event that (i) the Client fails to assume the defense within the time period described above, (ii) the Client fails to diligently conduct the defense of the Proceeding, (iii) the Proceeding seeks injunctive or other equitable relief; (iv) the Indemnified Party determines that its interests are or may be adverse, in whole or in part, to the interests of the Client or that there may be legal defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are or may be different from, in addition to, or inconsistent with the defenses available to the Client, or (v) the Client and the Indemnified Party so agree, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to conduct the defense of such claim in good faith. The Indemnified Party shall not settle any Proceeding under this Section 12 without the prior written consent of the Client, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(d) The Client shall not settle any Proceeding under this Section 12 without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(e) The foregoing provisions for indemnification shall be in addition to, and shall in no respect limit or restrict, any other remedies that may be available to a party under this Agreement, at law, in equity or otherwise in connection with any breach of this Agreement.
13. Non-Exclusive Services. The Client hereby acknowledges that:
(a) The services provided by the Advisor hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive with respect to Advisor. The Advisor and its affiliates may act as trading advisor or sponsor or in any other capacity with respect to other clients, accounts and pooled investment vehicles (“Other Clients”) and may provide trading management services, give advice and take action with respect to any Other Clients.
(b) The Advisor and its affiliates may invest in, advise, sponsor and/or act as an advisor, sponsor or general partner or in any other capacity with respect to Other Clients that may have investment objectives similar to those of the Advisor and may compete with the Account for investment opportunities.
(c) The Advisor and its affiliates may give advice and engage in transactions or cause or advise Other Clients to engage in transactions that may differ from or be similar or identical to the transactions engaged in by, the advice given, or the timing or nature of action taken, with respect to the Account.
14. Confidential Information.
(a) During the term of this Agreement, the Client will have access to (i) trade secrets and other non-public information relating to the Advisor or its affiliates, which may include, but not be limited to: trading or investment strategies, methodologies and results; trading or investment systems; investment positions (whether of the Account or otherwise); risk management models; revenue models; quantitative and other strategies and methodologies, procedures and techniques; business plans and strategies, pricing and other financial information; lists of investors, vendors and suppliers; any confidential information of any such investors, vendors or suppliers; and other proprietary technologies and processes and other proprietary information used by the Advisor in connection with its business and/or that the Advisor or any of its affiliates is obligated to any third party to maintain as confidential, and (ii) information concerning the Advisor’s or its affiliates’ investment or trading performance, including the profits and losses therefrom, return on investment and other performance or “track record” information (collectively, the “Confidential Information”). The Client acknowledges that the Confidential Information is vital, sensitive, confidential and proprietary to the Advisor and/or its affiliates. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, clause (i) of the definition of “Confidential Information” does not include any information, materials, or data that: (x) becomes rightfully known to the Client other than as a result of the performance of the Advisor’s duties under this Agreement; or (y) is or becomes generally available to the public, other than as a result of the Client’s unauthorized direct or indirect acts. For clarity, disclosures made pursuant to Section 14(e) shall not be deemed “unauthorized” for purposes of clause (y). During and after the term of this Agreement, the Client shall (i) hold the Confidential Information in the strictest confidence and take all reasonable precautions to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Information to any unauthorized individual or entity; and (ii) not disclose directly or indirectly to any person or entity, including, but not limited to, its affiliates, shareholders, members and investors, or otherwise use the Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever other than for the purpose of evaluating and monitoring the trading and performance of the Account. Moreover, the Client agrees to reveal the Confidential Information only to such of its representatives, officers, directors and employees who need to know the Confidential Information for the purpose of evaluating the trading and performance of the Account, who are informed by the Client of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and who agree to treat the Confidential Information as confidential and proprietary, and the Client shall be liable for any breach of this Section 14 by any of such persons or entities.
(b) During and after the term of this Agreement, the Client shall (i) hold the Confidential Information in the strictest confidence and take all reasonable precautions to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Information to any unauthorized individual or entity; and (ii) except as permitted under Section 14(e), not disclose directly or indirectly to any person or entity, including, but not limited to, its affiliates, shareholders, members and investors, or otherwise use the Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever other than for the purpose of evaluating and monitoring the trading and performance of the Account. Moreover, the Client agrees to reveal the Confidential Information only to such of its representatives, officers, directors and employees who need to know the Confidential Information for the purpose of evaluating the trading and performance of the Account, who are informed by the Client of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and who agree to treat the Confidential Information as confidential and proprietary, and the Client shall be liable for any breach of this Section 14 by any of such persons or entities.
(c) As between the Client and the Advisor, the Advisor is and shall remain the exclusive owner of all rights, title, and interest in and to the Confidential Information.
(d) Each party acknowledges and agrees that the covenants set forth in this Section 14 (the “Covenants”) are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Advisor’s business interests, that the Advisor would not have entered into this Agreement without such Covenants, that irreparable injury will result to the Advisor if the Client breaches any of the terms of the Covenants, and that in the event of the actual or threatened breach of any of the Covenants, the Advisor will have no adequate remedy at law. Each party accordingly agrees that in the event of any actual or threatened breach by the Client of any of the Covenants, the Advisor shall be entitled to immediate temporary injunctive and other equitable relief with respect to such actual or threatened breach, without the necessity of showing actual monetary damages or of posting any bond or other security. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Advisor from pursuing any other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of any damages. The agreements of indemnity contained herein shall be in addition to, and shall in no respect limit or restrict, any other remedies that may be available to the Advisor.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Client may disclose Confidential Information to the extent (and only to the extent) required to comply with applicable securities laws, rules and regulations, the rules of any national securities exchange on which the Client’s securities are listed, and the Client’s obligations as a public company, including in current and periodic reports and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (including Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K) and any exhibits thereto (“Public Company Obligations”). In connection with any such disclosure, and to the extent legally permissible and practicable, the Client shall: (i) provide the Advisor with reasonable advance notice of the proposed disclosure and the relevant portions of the proposed filing; (ii) consult in good faith with the Advisor regarding the scope of disclosure and any proposed redactions; (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to limit disclosure to only that portion of the Confidential Information that is required to be disclosed; and (iv) seek confidential treatment, redaction or a protective order to the maximum extent available under applicable law and SEC rules. If advance notice is not legally permissible or practicable, the Client shall provide notice as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter. Any Confidential Information that is publicly disclosed pursuant to this Section 14(e) shall, solely to the extent of such public disclosure, cease to be Confidential Information hereunder. Nothing in this Section 14(e) shall require the Client to disclose any Confidential Information that is not otherwise required to be disclosed by applicable law, regulation or exchange rule.
(f) The Advisor is not permitted to disclose the existence of and/or terms of this agreement to any third party without prior written consent of the Client except as required by law.
15. Term and Termination.
(a) The initial term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue for ten (10) years, unless terminated in accordance with Section 15(b). Thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one-year periods unless either party gives 90 days’ prior written notice of non-renewal.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated as follows: (i) by either party (for any reason or no reason) upon not less than thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other party; (ii) by either party upon a material breach of the Agreement by the other party, unless such breach shall have been cured by the defaulting party or waived by the non-defaulting party within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice of such breach from the non-defaulting party; or (iii) immediately by one party if the other party is dissolved, becomes insolvent, is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors, institutes or has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy, or if a liquidator, administrator or equivalent is appointed in respect of such party or substantially all of its assets; (iv) immediately by Advisor for non-payment of Management Fees and expenses in accordance with Exhibit B and such non-payment has not been cured or waived by the Advisor within thirty (30) days; or (v) by the Advisor upon not less than thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Client if the Advisor has a reasonable basis to believe that continuing the Advisor’s engagement hereunder or continuing the provision of services hereunder would breach applicable law, sanctions, or fiduciary obligations or require the Advisor to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a commodity trading advisor or any other category of CFTC registrant, whether such registration requirement arises out of laws and regulations in place as of the date hereof or future laws and regulations.
(c) Upon the notice date of any termination of this Agreement (or, at the Client’s written election, upon the giving or receipt of a notice of termination), the Advisor shall immediately suspend initiating or increasing any investment positions for the Account. During such period, the Advisor may effect only those transactions that are reasonably necessary to (A) close out, unwind, hedge, “flatten,” or otherwise reduce or neutralize risk exposure in existing positions, (B) meet margin, collateral, financing, or settlement obligations, (C) correct bona fide trade errors, or (D) implement or respond to corporate actions or other non-discretionary events. The Advisor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect any such transactions promptly, consistent with applicable law and in accordance with Exhibit D, except as incidental to the orderly reduction of such exposure. This trading freeze shall remain in effect until the Account is fully liquidated or transferred and all pending transactions have settled, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Client. In the case of a termination pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 15(b), the trading freeze described in this Section 15(c) shall be effective immediately upon such termination. During such period, Client shall continue to pay Management Fees in accordance with Exhibit B until such time as the trading freeze is no longer effective.
(d) Upon the termination date, all accrued, outstanding and unpaid fees and expense pay shall become immediately due and payable. Unless waived by mutual written agreement of the parties, if this Agreement is terminated by the Client pursuant to Section 15(b)(i), in addition to any outstanding Management Fees and expenses owed at termination, the Client shall pay the Advisor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, a fee (the “Early Termination Fee") equal to the sum of the unearned Management Fees that would have become due for the remainder of the applicable term using the most recent measurement of the Advisor's Assets Under Management (as defined in Exhibit B). The Client shall pay the Early Termination Fee to the Advisor within five (5) business days following the termination date or such other time mutually agreed upon by the parties.
(e) The following shall survive the termination of this Agreement: (i) each party’s accrued rights and obligations as of the date of termination and (ii) the provisions of Sections 11, 12, 14, 15(c), 15(d), and 23 through 35.
16. Independent Contractor. For all purposes of this Agreement, the Advisor shall be an independent contractor and not an agent, employee, partner or joint venturer of the Client and shall, unless otherwise expressly authorized, have no authority to act for or to represent the Client in any way. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as making the Client an employee, agent, partner or joint venturer with the Advisor and its affiliates.
17. Force Majeure. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, no party shall be liable for any action taken, delay or any failure to take any action required to be taken hereunder or otherwise to fulfill its obligations hereunder in the event and to the extent that the taking of such action, delay or such failure arises out of or is caused by or directly or indirectly due to war, act of terrorism, insurrection, riot, labor disputes, civil commotion, act of God, accident, fire, water damage, loss of power, explosion, any law, decree, regulation or order of any government or governmental body (including any court or tribunal), L1/L2 protocol events, technological outages or failures, chain halts, material network congestion, and extraordinary market dislocations, or any other cause (whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing) whatsoever beyond its reasonable control or the reasonable control of any delegate. The non-performing party shall use all reasonable efforts to minimize the effect of any force majeure. In any such event, the non-performing party shall be excused from any further performance and observance of the obligations so affected only for so long as such circumstances prevail and such party continues to use commercially reasonable efforts to recommence performance or observance as soon as practicable.
18. Assignment.
(a) Client. The Client may not assign, by operation of law or otherwise, all or any portion of its rights, obligations or liabilities under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of the Advisor.
(b) Advisor—Affiliates. The Advisor may assign all or any portion of its rights, obligations, or liabilities under this Agreement to any Affiliate (meaning an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisor) upon at least 5 business days’ prior written notice to the Client, provided that (i) the assignee assumes this Agreement in writing effective as of the assignment; and (ii) the Advisor remains jointly and severally liable for obligations accrued prior to the effective date of such assignment.
(c) Advisor—Successor Assignments (Consent Required). The Advisor shall not assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any Successor (including any purchaser of all or substantially all of the Advisor’s business or assets, or any acquirer in a merger, consolidation, change of control or similar transaction) without the Client’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Advisor will provide the Client with at least 30 days’ prior written notice of any proposed Successor assignment (or, if earlier notice is not legally permissible, then as soon as reasonably practicable).
(d) Definition of “Assignment.” For purposes of this Section 18, “assign” and “assignment” include any direct or indirect assignment of this Agreement or of a controlling interest in the Advisor, whether by operation of law, merger, consolidation, sale of equity or assets, change of control, or otherwise.
(e) Assumption; Continuing Liability. No assignment shall be effective unless the assignee assumes this Agreement in writing, but no assignment (whether or not permitted) shall relieve the Advisor of any obligations or liabilities accrued prior to the effective date of such assignment.
19. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and permitted assigns of each of them, and no other person or entity (except as otherwise provided herein) shall have any right or obligation under this Agreement.
20. Key Person Provision; Immediate Termination Right. The following individuals are designated as Key Persons identified in Exhibit E (each, a “Key Person”).
(b) Key Person Event. A Key Person Event occurs if both Key Persons (i) cease to be employed or engaged by the Advisor or an Affiliate, (ii) cease to have day-to-day portfolio management responsibility for, or oversight of, the Account, or (iii) become unable to perform such responsibilities on a continuing basis.
(c) Client Rights Upon a Key Person Event. Upon any Key Person Event, the Client may, in its sole discretion:
(i) terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice, with no early termination fee or penalty (fees pro-rated through the effective time of termination); and/or
(ii) impose immediate trading restrictions pending the Client’s decision to continue or terminate. Any such restrictions shall not limit transactions reasonably necessary to reduce or hedge risk, meet margin/collateral calls, or settle pending trades.
(d) Notice. The Advisor shall promptly notify the Client in writing upon becoming aware of any Key Person Event.
21. Amendment or Modification. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by the written consent of all parties hereto.
22. Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given by the provisions of this Agreement, such notice shall, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon (i) the date such notice is delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) one (1) business day after delivery to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), (iii) in the case of email, upon confirmation of receipt, or (iv) five (5) calendar days after the date mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices shall be sent to the following addresses (or such other addresses as may be designated by a party by giving notice in accordance with this Section 22):
If to the Advisor:
Pantera Capital Management LP
600 Montgomery St, 45th Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94111
If to the Client:
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
23. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of any provision to any person, entity or circumstance, shall be held to be inconsistent with any present or future law, ruling, rule or regulation of any court or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof, such provision shall be deemed to be rescinded or modified in accordance with such law, ruling, rule, or regulation and the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons, entities or circumstances other than those as to which it shall be held inconsistent, shall not be affected thereby.
24. No Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Any waiver granted hereunder must be in writing and shall be valid only in the specific instance in which given.
25. Governing Law. The parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands (excluding any conflicts of laws rule or principle that may require the application of or reference to the law of any other jurisdiction), as the same may be amended from time to time.
26. Venue.
(a) The parties hereby agree that any suit, action, or proceeding arising directly, indirectly, or otherwise, in connection with, out of, related to, or from, this Agreement, any breach hereof, or any transaction covered hereby, shall be resolved exclusively within the Cayman Islands. Accordingly, the parties irrevocably consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts located within the Cayman Islands and may not claim that any such suit, action, or proceedings has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The parties hereby further irrevocably consent to the service of process out of any of the aforesaid courts. Nothing contained herein shall affect the right of the parties to commence any action, suit, or proceeding or otherwise to proceed against the other party in any other jurisdiction or to service of process upon the other party in any manner permitted by any applicable law in any relevant jurisdiction 27. Consequential Damages.
IN NO EVENT WILL THE ADVISOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF DATA OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS), IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, EVEN IF THE ADVISOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
28. Headings. Headings to sections herein are for the convenience of the parties only, and are not intended to be or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
29. Complete Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement, including the Exhibits attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters referred to herein, and no other agreement, verbal or otherwise, shall be binding upon the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter herein.
30. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one original instrument.
31. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person or entity, other than the parties and any permitted successors and assigns hereto, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement, other than Sections 11 and 12 (which are intended to be for the benefit of the persons and entities covered thereby and may be enforced by such parties). The terms “successors” and “assigns” shall not include any members, shareholders or investors of the Client and no members, shareholders or investors of the Client shall have any rights or otherwise be a third party beneficiary hereunder.
32. Consent to Electronic Delivery. The Client hereby consents to the delivery of documents (including, but not limited to, privacy notices and periodic account statements) and communications hereunder by electronic mail in lieu of paper copies, at the e-mail address set forth on the signature page hereto (as may be updated by the Client from time to time). Such e-mail correspondence sent to the Client shall include either an attached copy of, or hyperlink to, any documents being transmitted thereby. Documents delivered by e-mail notification may be in HTML or standard PDF format, and delivery by such method shall constitute good and effective delivery of the documents hereunder. The Client agrees to promptly notify the Advisor of any changes to its e-mail address set forth herein, or in the event that the Client (i) is unable to receive or access e-mail correspondence or any document or document link included in any e-mail correspondence, or (ii) does not receive expected e-mail correspondence from the Advisor.
33. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to this Agreement to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party to this Agreement.
34. Material Non-Public Information. The Client shall not provide the Advisor with material non-public information about the Client or its financings/transactions. If material non-public information is provided inadvertently, the Advisor may suspend services as needed to implement remedial measures and is excused from performance without breach. Nothing herein imposes trading blackouts on Advisor for other clients or requires Advisor to seek or accept material non-public information.
35. Form ADV. Client acknowledges receipt of the Advisor’s Form ADV.
36. Specific Performance. All rights, remedies and powers of a Party are irrevocable and cumulative, and not alternative or exclusive, and shall be in addition to all other rights, remedies and powers given hereby or any laws now existing or hereafter enacted. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that if it breaches any obligations hereunder, the other Party may suffer immediate and irreparable harm for which monetary damages alone shall not be a sufficient remedy, and that in addition to all other remedies that the nonbreaching Party may have, the nonbreaching Party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, specific performance or any other form of relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, equitable relief, to remedy a breach or threatened breach hereof by the breaching Party and to enforce this Agreement, and the breaching Party hereby waives any and all defenses and objections it may have on grounds of jurisdiction and venue, including, but not limited to, lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue, and waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy or to prove the inadequacy of monetary damages.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Trading Advisory Agreement has been executed for and on behalf of the undersigned as of the date first written above.
| HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Jeffrey S. Mathiesen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |
| PANTERA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Matthew Gorham | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
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Exhibit 99.1
Helius (NASDAQ:HSDT), in Partnership with Pantera Capital and Summer Capital
Announces Over $500 Million in Funding to Launch SOL Treasury Company
Preeminent SOL-backed treasury vehicle - with potential to deliver over $1.25 billion - unlocks capital markets to accelerate Solana’s growth
| ● | The offering was led by institutional and crypto-native investors such as Pantera Capital, Summer Capital, and other prominent backers including Big Brain Holdings, Avenir, SinoHope, FalconX, Arrington Capital, Animoca Brands, Aspen Digital, Borderless, Laser Digital, HashKey Capital, and Republic Digital |
| ● | The SOL treasury strategy will be led by incoming Director and Executive Chairman Joseph Chee (Founder and Chairman of Summer Capital and Former Head of Investment Banking, Asia at UBS), Board Observer Cosmo Jiang (General Partner at Pantera Capital) and advisor Dan Morehead (Founder and Managing Partner of Pantera Capital) |
Newtown, Pa. – September 15, 2025 Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSDT) (“Helius” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of an oversubscribed private investment in public equity offering (the “Offering”) for the purchase and sale of common stock (and/or pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of common stock) at a purchase price of $6.881 and stapled warrants to purchase shares of common stock with an exercise price equal to $10.134 per stapled warrant. The stapled warrants will be exercisable for a period of three years from the date of issuance.
The Offering is led by Pantera Capital, the first US institutional asset manager focused exclusively on blockchain and a pioneer in DATs, and Summer Capital, one of the earliest licensed fund managers in Asia to invest in crypto, with participation from a high-quality group of investors including Big Brain Holdings, Avenir, SinoHope, FalconX, Arrington Capital, Animoca Brands, Aspen Digital, Borderless, Laser Digital, HashKey Capital, and Republic Digital.
The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about September 18, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to implement a digital asset treasury strategy and acquire SOL, the native cryptocurrency of the Solana blockchain. SOL will serve as the Company’s primary treasury reserve asset. Solana has historically been the fastest growing blockchain, leading the industry in transaction revenue and processing more than 3,500 transactions per second. The network is also the most widely adopted, averaging about 3.7 million daily active wallets and surpassing 23 billion transactions year to date. SOL is financially productive by design, offering a ~7% native staking yield, whereas assets like BTC are non-yield-bearing. The Company intends to leverage the native yield-generating properties of Solana’s architecture – and capture opportunities in DeFi and broader onchain activity.
“We believe that Solana is a category-defining blockchain and the foundation on which a new financial system will be built,” said Dan Morehead, Founder and Managing Partner of Pantera Capital. “A productive treasury company, backing the industry’s most affordable, fastest, and most accessible network, stands to substantially increase institutional and retail access to the Solana ecosystem and help fuel its adoption around the world.”
Following closing, the Company’s management team will combine decades of experience across global capital markets and digital assets, including from incoming Director and Executive Chairman, Joseph Chee (Founder and Chairman of Summer Capital and Former Head of Investment Banking, Asia at UBS), Board Observer Cosmo Jiang (General Partner at Pantera Capital) and Strategic Advisor Dan Morehead (Founder and Managing Partner of Pantera Capital).
“As a pioneer in the digital asset treasury space, having participated in the formation of the strategy at Twenty One Capital (CEP) with Tether, Softbank and Cantor, Bitmine (BMNR) with Tom Lee and Mozayyx as well as EightCo (OCTO) with Dan Ives and Sam Altman, we have built the expertise to set up the pre-eminent Solana treasury vehicle. There is a real opportunity to drive the flywheel of creating shareholder value that Michael Saylor has pioneered with Strategy (fka Microstrategy) by accelerating Solana adoption,” said Cosmo Jiang, General Partner at Pantera Capital.
“We are thrilled to join forces with a leadership team laser-focused on maximizing SOL per share by leveraging the most commercially viable blockchain for decentralized finance and consumer applications,” said Joseph Chee, Founder and Chairman of Summer Capital. “Our thesis is that all capital markets transactions, from tokenization to payments, are moving onto blockchain rails, and Helius aims to bridge public markets with the Solana network, where we expect the majority of that activity to take place.”
SOL Treasury Strategy and Institutional Roadmap
Following closing, the Company expects to:
| ● | Build an initial SOL position with plans to significantly scale holdings over the next 12–24 months via a best-in-class capital markets program incorporating ATM sales and other proven strategies. |
| ● | Evaluate staking, lending and other opportunities throughout the ecosystem to generate revenue from the SOL Treasury, while maintaining a conservative risk profile. |
Transaction Overview
The Offering consists of over $500 million in proceeds from a private investment in a public equity transaction for the purchase and sale of common stock (and/or pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of common stock) and over an additional $750 million in stapled warrants to purchase shares of common stock (assuming full exercise of the stapled warrants). The stapled warrants will be exercisable for a period of three years from the date of issuance and have an exercise price equal to $10.134 per stapled warrant. Investors that intend to fund their purchase amount with locked and/or unlocked SOL in the offering will be issued and sold pre-funded warrants and stapled warrants, which warrants will become exercisable immediately following the Company's receipt of stockholder approval. The Offering is expected to close on or around September 18, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Upon closing, the Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering primarily to fund the acquisition of SOL in the open market and the establishment of the Company's SOL treasury operations, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Trading and Next Steps
The Company’s common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker “HSDT” through the closing of the Offering, with the updated treasury strategy effective immediately following the closing.
The Company will emphasize transparency and verification of holdings, strong engagement with the SOL ecosystem and community. Additional updates on the Offering, SOL acquisitions, treasury growth, relevant Stockholder Approvals and governance measures are expected in the coming weeks.
Advisors
Clear Street served as the exclusive financial advisor and lead placement agent to the Company and Maxim Group LLC and Tiger Securities acted as co-placement agents to the Company. Honigman LLP served as counsel to the Company. Reed Smith LLP served as counsel to Pantera Capital. Cooley LLP served as counsel to Summer Capital. Winston & Strawn LLP served as counsel to Clear Street.
Disclaimer:
The information provided in this press release is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice, endorsement, analysis, or recommendations with respect to any financial instruments, investments, or issuers. Investment in cryptocurrency and DeFi projects involves substantial risk, including the risk of complete loss. This press release does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation, or specific needs of any particular person and each individual is urged to consult their legal and financial advisors before making any investment decisions.
Securities Disclaimer:
The offer and sale of the securities in the Offering, including the shares of common stock underlying the pre-funded warrants, are being made to institutional accredited investors in a transaction not involving a public offering pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the securities to be issued in the Offering and shares of common stock underlying the pre-funded warrants may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such other applicable state securities laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.
Helius Medical Technologies is a leading neurotech company in the medical device field focused on neurologic deficits using orally applied technology platform that amplifies the brain’s ability to engage physiologic compensatory mechanisms and promote neuroplasticity, improving the lives of people dealing with neurologic diseases. The Company’s first commercial product is the Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator. For more information about the PoNS® or Helius Medical Technologies, visit www.heliusmedical.com.
About Pantera Capital Management LP
Pantera Capital is the first institutional investment firm focused exclusively on bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the blockchain tech ecosystem. Pantera launched the first cryptocurrency fund in the United States when bitcoin was at $65 /BTC in 2013. The firm subsequently launched the first exclusively-blockchain venture fund. In 2017, Pantera was the first firm to offer an early-stage token fund. Pantera Bitcoin Fund has returned 153,159% in twelve years and has returned billions to its investors. Pantera manages $5.2bn across three strategies – passive, hedge, and venture – exclusively focused on bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the blockchain tech ecosystem.
Demonstrating leadership in the Digital Asset Token (DAT) space, Pantera has invested in the first U.S. DATs (DFDV, CEP) and committed over $300 million to DAT investments, making it one of the most active investors in this area. The firm’s early and exclusive focus on blockchain has established significant credibility on Wall Street and among mainstream investors, bridging traditional finance with the emerging digital asset sector. Pantera’s largest active investment is in Solana, underscoring its strong, long-term conviction in the potential of this blockchain ecosystem.
About Summer Capital Limited
Summer Capital is a prominent investment management and advisory firm with operations spanning Hong Kong, mainland China, and Southeast Asia. The firm specializes in early-stage and growth-stage investments across “new economy” sectors such as fintech, blockchain infrastructure and applications, consumer technology, and healthcare. As a crypto pioneer in Asia, Summer Capital has been one of the earliest licensed fund managers in Asia and actively invests in crypto/blockchain sector since 2018. Most of the investment professionals at Summer Capital have extensive investment banking and/or capital markets experience which is relevant to building out DATs.
Summer Capital leverages longstanding relationships to access historically under-allocated institutional capital in Asia, enhancing its capital distribution capabilities. In addition, the firm maintains a strong conviction in Solana, and will continue to strengthen the partnerships with the Solana Foundation.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical facts and include, without limitation, statements regarding the potential for and amount of additional cash proceeds from warrant exercises, the anticipated closing date of the Offering, the anticipated use of proceeds from the announced Offering, future stockholder approvals, future announcements and priorities, expectations regarding management, corporate governance, market position, business strategies, future financial and operating performance, and other projections or statements of plans and objectives.
These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions, and projections, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors—many of which are beyond the Company’s control—that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Important factors that may affect actual results include, among others, the Company’s ability to execute its growth strategy; its ability to raise and deploy capital effectively; developments in technology and the competitive landscape; the market performance of SOL; and other risks and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 25, 2025, and in other subsequent filings with the SEC. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
Twitter/X: @HeliusHSDT
Website: https://www.helius.company/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/helius-solana-company/
| Media Contacts: | ||
| Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. |
Philip Trip Taylor Gilmartin Group |
investorrelations@heliusmedical.com |
| Pantera Capital Management LP |
ir@panteracapital.com press@panteracapital.com |
Exhibit 99.2

Strictly Private & Confidential Project Sumtera Investor Presentation September 2025

2 Strictly Private & Confidential Disclaimer This presentation has been prepared by Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (“Helius” or the “Company”) solely for information p urp oses. The information contained in this presentation has been prepared solely to assist interested parties in making their ow n evaluation with respect to the proposed transaction involving the Company and for no other purpose. Each reader and each pros pec tive investor is strongly encouraged to conduct their own independent investigation and verification of the information, opinions, and financial projections contained herein. This presentation does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire securities of the Company in any jurisdiction or an inducement to enter into inves tm ent activity, nor may it or any part of it form the basis of or be relied on in connection with any contract or commitment whatso eve r. Specifically, this presentation does not constitute a “prospectus” within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). This presentation does not contain all relevant information relating to the Company or its se cur ities, particularly with respect to the risks and special considerations involved with an investment in the securities of the Company. No securities of the Company may be offered or sold in the United States without registration with the United States Se curities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or an exemption from such registration pursuant to the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The information in this presentation is strictly confidential. The recipient of this presentation shall keep this presentatio n a nd its contents confidential, shall not use this presentation and its contents for any purpose other than as expressly author ize d by the Company and shall be required to return or destroy all copies of this presentation or portions thereof in its possession prom ptl y following request for the return or destruction of such copies. By accepting delivery of this presentation, the recipient i s d eemed to agree to the foregoing confidentiality requirements. Certain information contained in this presentation was obtained from various sources, including third parties, and has not be en independently verified. No representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is made as to, and no reliance should be placed on, the fairness, accuracy, completeness, correctness or reasonableness of the information or the sources presented or contained herein. By receiving this presentation, you acknowledge and agree that none of the Company or any of its affiliates, shareholders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors or representatives will be li abl e (in negligence or otherwise) for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this presentation or its contents or otherwise ari sing in connection with the presentation. This presentation speaks as of the date hereof. The information presented or contained in this presentation is subject to cha nge without notice. Neither the delivery of this presentation nor any further discussions of the Company or any of its affiliates , shareholders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors or representatives with any of the recipi ent s shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since th at date. This presentation contains statements that constitute forward - looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Li tigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward - looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the Company's future financial position, busines s strategy, budgets, projected costs, and plans and objectives of management for future operations. These statements refer to many things, including and not limited to, the participation of certain individuals, the future value of any digital asset an d/o r another cryptocurrency, the amount of the private placement, the ability to secure capital to execute the transaction, the managing of a sophisticated cryptocurrency treasury strategy, and all other statements that are not historical facts, or that ar e intended to be forward looking statements, should be read as forward looking statements. There are risks associated with th e contemplated transactions, including regulatory and legal uncertainty, risks of loss associated with the industry, line of bu sin ess, trade, customers, and vendors of the Company, and other risks. Historical facts are presented without intent to persuade . These statements can be recognized by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “potential,” “create,” “int end ,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “may,” “plan,” “seek”, “will,” “look,” “future,” “assume,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other variations thereof, or words of similar substance or meaning. Such forward - looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ from those in the forward - looking statements as a result of various factors and assumptions, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those co nta ined in any forward - looking statement and which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are o r may be difficult or impossible to predict and are or may be beyond our control. The Company and its affiliates, shareholders, co ntrolling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and representatives assume no obligation to and do not undertake to update such forward - looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. This presentation is being furnished solely to recipients that are “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A o f t he Securities Act, or “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 506 of Regulation D) (any such recipient, together with its sub sidiaries and affiliates, the “Recipient”) in connection with a proposed private offering of securities of the Company. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names of any party of their respective affiliates used herein are trademarks, servic e m arks, or registered trade names of such party or its respective affiliate, respectively, as noted herein. Any other product, company names, or logos mentioned herein agree the trademark and/or intellectual property of their respective owners, and the ir use is not alone intended to, and does not alone imply, a relationship with any party, or an endorsement or sponsorship by or of any party. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this presentation may a ppe ar without the ®, TM or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that any party of the applicable rights owner will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights or the right of the applica ble owner or licensor to these trademarks, service marks and trade names. The Recipient acknowledges that it is (a) aware that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non - public information concerning a company from purchasing or selling securities of such company or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purch ase or sell such securities, and (b) familiar with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and that the Recipient will neither use, nor cause any third party to use, this presentation or any information contained within in co ntr avention of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 10b - 5 thereunder. The securities that are to be issued by the Company have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registra tio n or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. No securities commission or securities regulatory authority in the United States or any other jurisdiction has in any way passed on the merits of the proposed offer ing of securities or the adequacy or accuracy of this presentation. Actual results may vary greatly from any assumptions or models built in reliance on this document. Results may vary due to ma rke t conditions, unforeseen circumstances, competition, a reduction in the demand for such a private placement, an unforeseen change in how regulators in the USA categorize SOL. The transaction contemplated herein is subject to a multitude of risks, uncertainties, and changes. Those include but are not limited to, market conditions, the regulatory landscape defining the particular digital asset, the value of SOL, the ongoing security of the Solana ecosystem, technical and custodial risks, our ability to execute on any of the contemplated transactions subject to SEC compliance and Nasdaq related rules, and other risk s of loss. Recipients of this presentation must not construe anything contained herein as constituting financial, investment, legal, tax or other advice of any kind. Recipients should seek advice from their own advisors as to these matters. For a description of the risks relating to an investment in the Company in connection with the offering, we refer you to “Ris k F actors” in the Appendix to this presentation and risk factors discussed in documents that the Company has filed, or will file , w ith the SEC. No representation, warranty, or understanding, express or implied, is made by any of the above parties regarding thi s p resentation and no reliance should be placed on it in connection with any investment decision. All communications outside of final transaction executed documents should not be relied on and participation in the transaction disclaims previous commu nic ations.

Strictly Private & Confidential Strictly Private & Confidential II. Why Solana 7 I. Executive Summary 4 IV. Appendix 20 III. Opportunity Overview 12 Strictly Private & Confidential Strictly Private & Confidential I. Executive Summary



5 Strictly Private & Confidential Finalizing LOI with und ation Project Sumtera: Accelerating Solana Adoption Combining DAT Expertise, Leading Capital Markets Execution, and Unique US + Asia Distribution Project Sumtera will partner with Pantera Capital and Summer Capital to create a market leading Solana digital asset treasury 1) Pantera Capital (July 31, 2025) Crypto Pioneer in Asia ▪ Early licensed fund manager in Hong Kong, investing in crypto since 2018 Capital Market Savvy ▪ Led by Joseph Chee, Head of UBS Asia Investment Banking for over 15 years Capital Distribution in Asia ▪ Tap into historically under allocated Asia institutional capital through long - standing relationships Long Term Solana Conviction ▪ Longtime partners to leadership at the Solana Foundation, including banking relationships DAT Pioneer Expertise ▪ Pantera invested in the first US DATs (DFDV, CEP) and is one of the most active investors, having invested over $300M in DATs Leading Wall Street Credibility ▪ First institutional fund solely dedicated to blockchain in 2013 ▪ TradFi x Main Street credibility and awareness with broad distribution Asset Management Experts ▪ $5B AUM (1) active alternative asset manager ▪ Maximize yield through differentiated strategies and counterparty relationships Long Term Solana Conviction ▪ Largest active investment across the firm 6 Strictly Private & Confidential Transaction Summary ▪ Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSDT) Ticker / Issuer ▪ $500M Common Equity PIPE ▪ 1:1 Stapled Warrants ▪ $1,245M Total Notional Value Capital Raise ▪ One stapled warrant per share of Common Equity purchased ▪ Warrants exercisable for shares of common stock at a 50% premium to PIPE Price; cash - only exercise ▪ Expires 36 months from the issuance date ▪ Issuer will have soft call option if the stock trades at or above 200% of deal price for 20 days within 30 consecutive tradin g d ays post effectiveness Stapled Warrants Features ▪ Pantera Capital and Summer Capital anchoring with a $167M cash investment Sponsors ▪ ~0.9x mNAV Implied PIPE mNAV (1) ▪ SOL token accumulation strategy, general corporate purposes, and transaction expenses Use of Proceeds ▪ Filing of resale registration statement within 30 days of issue date covering registration of PIPE shares and shares issuable fr om exercise of stapled warrants and pre - funded warrants Registration Rights ▪ 50% of PIPE shares will be freely tradeable upon the effectiveness of the registration statement ▪ Remaining 50% will be subject to an additional 30 - day lock - up post the effectiveness of the registration statement Lock - up Restriction ▪ Post - closing composition of Board of Directors and Management Team will be mutually determined by the Sponsors and existing mana gement, subject to any applicable shareholder approval ▪ New director nominees ▪ Joseph Chee (Founder & Chairman, Summer Capital) – Executive Chairman ▪ Cosmo Jiang (General Partner, Pantera Capital) – Director Governance ▪ Pantera Capital Asset Manager ▪ Pro Forma Ownership at - close: ▪ Basic Shares Outstanding: 1.3% ▪ Strategic Advisor Warrants: 8.9% ▪ PIPE Investors: 89.3% ▪ Other: 0.4% Pro Forma Ownership ▪ Clear Street Placement Agent 1) Fully diluted mNAV at deal price of $6.881; fully diluted capitalization includes 72,663,856 shares underlying stapled warran ts as well as 10,899,578 shares underlying penny warrants issued to Sponsors Strictly Private & Confidential Strictly Private & Confidential II. Why Solana


8 Strictly Private & Confidential ▪ ~3,500+ transactions per second with <400ms finality and consistent uptime ▪ <$0.01 fees per transaction that enables high volume activities The Fastest Blockchain ▪ 7,500+ new developers onboarded in 2024 ▪ 3.7M+ average daily active wallets with 23B+ transactions YTD The Most Widely Adopted Blockchain ▪ 5% of BTC market cap and 21% of ETH market cap ▪ 7% native staking yield with deflationary fee burning mechanism Financially Productive Asset with Asymmetric Upside ▪ Tokenized Fund by BlackRock, Apollo, Franklin Templeton and more ▪ Payment rails adoption by PayPal and Stripe Utilized by Blue - Chip Financial Institutions : Internet Capital Markets Sources: Blockworks Research, Electric Capital Crypto Developer Report 9 Strictly Private & Confidential is the Leading Blockchain Platform 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 Jan-24 Apr-24 Jul-24 Oct-24 Jan-25 Apr-25 Jul-25 0 2 4 6 8 Jan-24 Apr-24 Jul-24 Oct-24 Jan-25 Apr-25 Jul-25 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Jan-24 Apr-24 Jul-24 Oct-24 Jan-25 Apr-25 Jul-25 SOL REV ETH REV 0 2000 4000 6000 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 3,000+ NEW DEVELOPERS SINCE 2024 ~3,500 TRANSACTIONS PER SECOND $0.00064 MEDIAN FEE PER TRANSACTION 113,899,515 AVERAGE DAILY TRANSACTIONS Source: Artemis, Blockworks, DeFiLlama, ElectricCapital & CoinMarketCap; Data as of or for the month of July 31, 2025 Solana Average Daily Transactions (M) Solana Daily Active Users (M) Monthly Active Developers SOL Relative Share of Real Economic Value


10 Strictly Private & Confidential is Being Adopted by Financial Institutions and FinTech Giants ▪ #6 blockchain by real world assets (RWA) market share with $500M assets tokenized (1) ▪ BlackRock and Franklin Templeton launched tokenized MMFs on Solana Supported By: Real World Asset Tokenization ▪ PayPal launched PYUSD stablecoin on Solana to enable value transfer between crypto wallets and the PayPal ecosystems ▪ Stripe enables merchants to accept stablecoin payment through Solana, and offers fiat - to - crypto on - ramp services Payment Rails 1) RWA.xyz (August 31, 2025) 2) Financial Times (May 22, 2025) 3) CoinMarketCap (March 25, 2025) (2) (3)

11 Strictly Private & Confidential chipper ’s Institutional Adoption at Inflection Point Solana Ethereum Bitcoin Metric 606,327,009 120,710,562 19,899,396 Total Supply 5,209,195 8,164,604 3,096,459 Total Institutional Holdings 3,440,000 2,329,611 1,742,781 Treasury Holdings 1,769,195 5,834,993 1,353,678 ETP Holdings 0.9% 6.8% 15.6% Total Institutional Holdings (% of Total Supply) 0.6% 1.9% 8.8% Treasury Holdings 0.3% 4.9% 6.8% ETP Holdings $925,986 $30,779,823 $364,208,562 Total Institutional Holdings ($000s) $611,494 $8,782,424 $204,987,644 Treasury Holdings $314,492 $21,997,399 $159,220,918 ETP Holdings Market Participation & Integration Ecosystem Visibility & Institutional Access 21 Ethereum ETFs 16 Public Companies Holding 43 Bitcoin ETFs 165 Public Companies Holding Solana ETFs Pending 5 Public Companies Holding Upside Potential $- $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 Solana Ethereum Bitcoin +368% +1,877% 1) CoinDesk (July 7, 2025) 2) VanEck (August 5, 2025) Market Cap Comparison ($B) (2) Institutional Crypto Holdings vs. Supply (2) Imminent Solana ETF Approval (1) ▪ SOL ETF approval deadline expected late September to early October 2025 which will bring institutional capital flows to the asset 1 Institutions are under - allocated to Solana ▪ Less than 1% of SOL currently held by institutions, compared to 7% for ETH and 16% for BTC 2 Solana offers asymmetric upside potential to institutions ▪ Meaningful upside relative to market cap of BTC and ETH ▪ Financially productive asset with over $3B annualized real economic value generated last quarter and 7% native staking yield 3 Adoption Drivers Strictly Private & Confidential Strictly Private & Confidential III. Opportunity Overview


13 Strictly Private & Confidential Holding Spot Project Sumtera Project Sumtera’s Core Engine: Maximizing SOL per Share Solana - per - Share Growth (SPS) mNAV Expansion Token Price Increase Anticipated Strategy of Project Sumtera 1. Capital Markets Activity ▪ Issue stock at a premium ▪ Monetize volatility through convertible bonds, warrants and other securities ▪ Accretive Consolidation of other DATs 2.

Income Generation ▪ Staking – capture inflation, Jito MEV, and validator block rewards ▪ DeFi yield – provide liquidity and earn yield across leading Solana protocols ▪ Operating business income mNAV Expansion ▪ Higher Growth in Solana - per - Share (SPS) justifies a higher Market Cap / NAV ratio Solana Price ▪ Historically the fastest growing blockchain with the highest transaction revenue ▪ Pending ETF approval is a catalyst to unlock institutional capital ▪ <1 % of SOL supply is in DATs vs 5% of BTC and 4% of ETH (1) Expected Return Drivers Project Sumtera Holding Spot Source: BitcoinTreasuries.net, SER News, Strategic SOL Reserve 14 Strictly Private & Confidential Case Study: BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) ▪ BitMine Immersion (BMNR) launched in late June; Pantera was a strategic anchor investor ▪ BMNR has become the largest ETH DAT with 1.7M ETH acquired ▪ BMNR has returned ~12x for PIPE investors in 2 months and Project Sumtera seeks to build on the same playbook $4.27 $51.70 6/30/25 8/24/25 mNAV Expansion ETH Price Ether - per - Share (EPS) The Playbook: Three Key Levers To Stock Price Growth 1 2 3 Token Per Share Growth – capital markets and income yield Token Price Increase – catalysts for growth and the long - term investment merit of the underlying token mNAV Expansion – higher growth in Tokens Per Share and token price justifies a higher premium to Net Asset Value Note: There can be no assurance that investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results Source: Proprietary Analysis BMNR Price Growth Contribution Transaction Overview 15 Strictly Private & Confidential DATs Can Trade Above 1.0x mNAV Source: Bloomberg, Coingecko, Pantera Capital Analysis, Summer Capital Analysis as of August 29, 2025 Note: All figures are shown in USD unless otherwise indicated.

There can be no assurance that investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results Performance Since Announcement First DAT Strategy Announcement mNAV PF NAV ($B) PF Market Cap ($B) Token Price Per Share Company Name Ticker 2690% Aug 2020 1.5x $69.6 $106.2 BTC $334.41 MicroStrategy MSTR 3060% Apr 2024 2.1x $2.1 $4.3 BTC ¥879.00 Metaplanet 3350 T 150% Apr 2025 1.8x $5.0 $8.8 BTC $23.03 Twenty One Capital CEP 800% May 2025 3.9x $0.8 $3.0 BTC $5.44 KindlyMD NAKA 200% May 2025 4.6x $1.5 $6.9 BTC $6.15 Strive Asset Management ASST 1060% Jun 2025 1.3x $7.6 $9.7 ETH $43.62 BitMine Immersion Technologies BMNR 220% May 2025 0.9x $3.3 $3.0 ETH $17.82 Sharplink Gaming SBET 40% Jun 2025 1.5x $0.5 $0.8 ETH $2.57 Bit Digital BTBT 100% Jul 2025 1.0x $0.8 $0.8 ETH $2.81 ETHzilla ETHZ 210% Apr 2025 1.7x $0.4 $0.7 SOL $7.23 Upexi UPXI 220% Apr 2025 1.3x $0.5 $0.6 SOL $16.02 DeFi Development Corp DFDV 80% Aug 2025 2.0x $0.7 $1.4 SOL $13.55 Sharp Technologies STSS 735% Sep 2024 1.9x $0.1 $0.2 SOL $7.29 Sol Strategies HODL CN 736% 2.0x Mean 220% 1.7x Median 16 Strictly Private & Confidential Attractive Entry Point Company $13.55 $7.29 $7.23 $16.02 ~$6.88 Current Share Price $1,419M $161M $681M $630M ~$560M Pro Forma Market Cap - 420,706 2,000,518 1,831,011 ~2,500,000 # SOL Owned $693M $84M $400M $491M ~$500M $ SOL Owned 2.0x 1.9x 1.7x 1.3x ~0.9x Implied mNAV ~0.9x 1.7x 1.9x 2.0x 1.3x Project Sumtera Note: Project Sumtera fully diluted mNAV at deal price of $6.88 Source: Implied mNAV is calculated by dividing each company‘s market capitalization by the value of its Solana holdings, base d o n an SOL price of $200 for Sumtera.

SOL Value reflects either reported holdings or projected SOL purchases assuming full use of capital raised. Market capitalizations are approximated using current share prices and assumed fully dil ute d shares outstanding. Dilution and SOL data were gathered from company filings, SEC disclosures, and financial databases as of August 29, 2025.

These metrics are intended for comparative and illustrative analysis only and do not represe nt valuation guidance or investment recommendations 17 Strictly Private & Confidential The Company’s New Directors and Advisory Board New Director Nominees New Advisory Board Leadership team to be enhanced with new additions to the Board of Directors as well as creation of new Advisory Board ▪ Founder & Chairman of Summer Capital ▪ Vice Chairman of AMINA Bank ▪ Former Head of Investment Banking, Asia at UBS Cosmo Jiang Director ▪ General Partner at Pantera Capital ▪ Leads the firm’s DAT investment practice ▪ Former Managing Partner, Nova River ▪ Former Managing Director, Hitchwood Capital ▪ Previously worked at Apollo in private equity and in M&A at Evercore [To be Announced] Joseph Chee Executive Chairman Dan Morehead Pantera | Founder, CEO 18 Strictly Private & Confidential HSDT - at - a - Glance Overview Product Overview ▪ Founded in 2018 as a medical device company ▪ Headquartered in Newtown, PA with ~22 employees ▪ $0.0 million in revenue for the quarter ending June 30, 2025 ▪ ($8.8) million in net debt as of September 9, 2025 ▪ 800 million shares authorized as of June 17, 2025 ▪ Develops non - invasive neuromodulation devices to aid neurological recovery ▪ Uses tongue - based electrical stimulation to enhance rehabilitation ▪ Targets gait, balance, and motor deficits from MS, TBI, and stroke ▪ Advances regulatory approvals, payer reimbursement, and adoption in therapy centers Legacy intellectual property currently under strategic review Source: SEC filings, Company materials


19 Strictly Private & Confidential HSDT Management Team and Board of Directors Management Team Board of Directors Edward M. Straw Director Paul Buckman Director Blane Walter Chairman of the Board Sherry Perkins Director Dane C. Andreeff Executive Director Jeffrey S. Mathiesen Executive Director Dane C. Andreeff President & Chief Executive Officer ▪ General Partner & Portfolio Manager at Maple Leaf Partners and President of Andreeff Equity Advisors Jeffrey S. Mathiesen Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary ▪ Seasoned public company executive and board director with extensive experience in biopharma and medtech Antonella Favit - Van Pelt Chief Medical Officer, MD, PHD ▪ Board - certified neurologist with 20+ years in drug development with former roles as Head of US Medical Strategy at Lundbeck and Head of Medical Affairs at Luitpold Lawrence Picciano SVP, Engineering, Quality & Regulatory Affairs ▪ Veteran medical - device leader with former roles spanning regulatory, quality, engineering, and clinical at Johnson & Johnson, Philips, St. Jude, and startups Strictly Private & Confidential Strictly Private & Confidential IV. Appendix


21 Strictly Private & Confidential Risk Factors ▪ The Company’s financial results and the market price of the Company’s shares of common equity may be affected by the prices o f S OL. ▪ Investing in SOL will expose the Company to certain risks associated with SOL, such as price volatility, limited liquidity an d t rading volumes, relative anonymity, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation, theft, compliance and internal control failures at exchanges and other risks in herent in its electronic, virtual form and decentralized network. ▪ The Company will have broad discretion in how it executes its SOL strategy, including the timing of purchases and sale of SOL an d SOL - related products. The Company may not execute its strategy effectively, which could affect its results of operations and cause its stock price to decline. ▪ A significant decrease in the market value of the Company’s SOL holdings could adversely affect its ability to satisfy its fi nan cial obligations under debt financings. ▪ Unrealized fair value gains on its SOL holdings could cause the Company to become subject to the corporate alternative minimu m t ax under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. ▪ Future developments regarding the treatment of crypto assets for U.S. and foreign tax purposes could adversely impact the Com pan y’s business. SOL and other digital assets are novel assets, and are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty. ▪ SOL is a highly volatile asset, and fluctuations in the price of SOL are likely to influence the Company’s financial results and the market price of the Company’s shares of common equity. ▪ SOL and other digital assets are novel assets, and are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical unc ert ainty. ▪ The availability of spot exchange - traded products (“ETPs”) for other digital assets may adversely affect the market price of its listed securities. ▪ The Company’s SOL strategy will subject it to enhanced regulatory oversight. ▪ SOL trading venues may experience greater fraud, security failures, or regulatory or operational problems than trading venues fo r more established asset classes. ▪ The concentration of SOL holdings may enhance the risks inherent in the Company’s SOL strategy. ▪ The Company’s SOL holdings will be less liquid than existing cash and cash equivalents and may not be able to serve as a sour ce of liquidity for it to the same extent as cash and cash equivalents. ▪ If the Company or its third - party service providers experience a security breach or cyber - attack and unauthorized parties obtain access to its SOL assets, the Company may lose some or all of its SOL assets and its financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. ▪ The Company will face risks relating to the custody of its SOL, including the loss or destruction of private keys required to ac cess its SOL and cyberattacks or other data loss relating to its SOL. ▪ Regulatory changes reclassifying SOL as a security could lead to the Company’s classification as an “investment company” unde r t he Investment Company Act of 1940 and could adversely affect the market price of SOL and the market price of the Company’s listed securities. ▪ The Company is not subject to legal and regulatory obligations that apply to investment companies such as mutual funds and ex cha nge - traded funds, or to obligations applicable to investment advisers. ▪ The Company’s SOL strategy exposes it to risk of non - performance by counterparties. Risks Related to the Company’s Business, SOL Strategy and Holdings 22 Strictly Private & Confidential Risk Factors (cont’d) ▪ The Company may be required to obtain the affirmative vote of shareholders in order to consummate this transaction.

▪ The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to purchase SOL, the price of which has been, and will likely con tinue to be, highly volatile. ▪ The Company will have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and investors will not have the oppo rtu nity as of this process to assess whether the net proceeds are being used in a manner of which you approve. Risks Related to the Transaction Thank You Strictly Private & Confidential

Exhibit 99.3
Risks Related to Our Solana and Digital Asset Treasury Strategy
Our Solana strategy exposes us to various risks, including risks associated with Solana.
Our Solana strategy exposes us to various risks, including the following:
Solana is a highly volatile asset. Solana is a highly volatile asset that has traded below $140 per Solana and above $240 per Solana on the Coinbase exchange (a major U.S.-based crypto exchange) in the 12 months preceding the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K to which this exhibit is filed. The trading price of Solana significantly decreased during prior periods, and such declines may occur again in the future.
Solana does not pay interest or dividends. Solana does not pay interest or other returns and we can only generate cash from our Solana holdings if we sell our Solana or implement strategies to create income streams or otherwise generate cash by using out Solana holdings. Even if we pursue any such strategies, we may be unable to create income streams or otherwise generate cash from our Solana holdings, and any such strategies may subject us to additional risks.
Our Solana holdings may significantly impact our financial results and the market price of our common stock. Our Solana holdings may significantly affect our financial results and if we increase our overall holdings of Solana in the future, may have an even greater impact on our financial results and the market price of our common stock.
Our assets will be concentrated in Solana. The vast majority of our assets will be concentrated in our Solana holdings. The concentration of our assets in Solana may limit our ability to mitigate risk that could otherwise be achieved by holding a more diversified portfolio of treasury assets.
We intend to purchase Solana using primarily proceeds from equity and debt financing. Our ability to achieve the objectives of our treasury strategy depends in significant part on our ability to obtain equity and debt financing. If we are unable to obtain equity or debt financing on favorable terms or at all, we may not be able to successfully execute on our treasury strategy.
Our treasury strategy has not been tested over an extended period of time or under different market conditions. We will implement a treasury strategy following the closing of the private placement. We intend to continually examine the risks and rewards of our strategy to acquire and hold Solana. This strategy has not been tested over an extended period of time or under different market conditions. For example, although we believe Solana, due to its fixed supply, has the potential to serve as a hedge against inflation in the long term, the short-term price of Solana has declined in recent periods during which the inflation rate increased. If Solana prices were to decrease or our Solana strategy otherwise proves unsuccessful, our financial condition, results of operations, and the market price of our common stock would be materially adversely impacted.
We will be subject to counterparty risks, including in particular risks relating to exchanges where we intend to purchase Solana and our custodians. Although we have implemented or intend to implement various measures that are designed to mitigate our counterparty risks, including purchasing Solana through reputable U.S.-based third-party exchanges with industry standard policies and procedures and by storing substantially all of the Solana we will own in custody accounts at U.S.-based, institutional-grade custodians and negotiating contractual arrangements intended to establish that our property interest in custodially-held Solana is not subject to claims of our custodians’ creditors, applicable insolvency law is not fully developed with respect to the holding of digital assets in custodial accounts. If our custodially-held Solana were nevertheless considered to be the property of our custodians’ estates in the event that any such custodians were to enter bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceedings, we could be treated as a general unsecured creditor of such custodians, inhibiting our ability to exercise ownership rights with respect to such Solana, or delaying or hindering our access to our Solana holdings, and this may ultimately result in the loss of the value related to some or all of such Solana, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition as well as the market price of our listed securities.
The broader digital assets industry is subject to counterparty risks, which could adversely impact the adoption rate, price, and use of Solana. A series of recent high-profile bankruptcies, closures, liquidations, regulatory enforcement actions and other events relating to companies operating in the digital asset industry have highlighted the counterparty risks applicable to owning and transacting in digital assets. Although these bankruptcies, closures, liquidations and other events have not resulted in any loss or misappropriation of our Solana, nor have such events adversely impacted our access to our Solana, they have, in the short-term, likely negatively impacted the adoption rate and use of Solana. Additional bankruptcies, closures, liquidations, regulatory enforcement actions or other events involving participants in the digital assets industry in the future may further negatively impact the adoption rate, price, and use of Solana, limit the availability to us of financing collateralized by Solana, or create or expose additional counterparty risks.
The broader digital assets industry, including the technology associated with digital assets, the rate of adoption and development of, and use cases for, digital assets, market perception of digital assets, and the legal, regulatory, and accounting treatment of digital assets are constantly developing and changing, and there may be additional risks in the future that are not possible to predict.
This will be the first digital asset treasury strategy for the Company and our historical financial statements do not reflect the potential variability in earnings that we may experience in the future relating to our treasury strategy and Solana holdings.
We intend to implement our treasury strategy immediately. Because we are only beginning to enact our treasury strategy, our historical financial statements do not reflect the potential variability in earnings that we may experience in the future from holding or selling significant amounts of Solana. The price of Solana has historically been subject to dramatic price fluctuations and is highly volatile.
Additionally, in the future we may expand our operations beyond the legacy PoNS system and the Solana treasury strategy to include other income streams and otherwise generate funds using our Solana holdings. At this time, we do not have any definitive agreements or plans in place to expand beyond acquiring and holding Solana. However, if we do expand such operations, additional risks related to such strategies and business, including counterparty risks, could arise.
Our Solana strategy exposes us to risk of non-performance by counterparties.
Our Solana strategy exposes us to the risk of non-performance by counterparties, whether contractual or otherwise. Risk of non-performance includes inability or refusal of a counterparty to perform because of a deterioration in the counterparty’s financial condition and liquidity or for any other reason. For example, our execution partners, custodians, or other counterparties might fail to perform in accordance with the terms of our agreements with them, which could result in a loss of Solana, a loss of the opportunity to generate funds, or other losses.
Our primary counterparty risk with respect to our Solana is custodian performance obligations under the custody arrangements we have entered into. A series of relatively recent high-profile bankruptcies, closures, liquidations, regulatory enforcement actions and other events relating to companies operating in the digital asset industry, including the filings for bankruptcy protection by Three Arrows Capital, Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, FTX Trading and Genesis Global Capital, among others, and the filing and subsequent settlement of a civil fraud lawsuit by the New York Attorney General against Genesis Global Capital, its parent company Digital Currency Group, Inc., and former partner Gemini Trust Company have highlighted the perceived and actual counterparty risk applicable to digital asset ownership and trading. Although these bankruptcies, closures and liquidations have not resulted in any loss or misappropriation of our Solana, nor have such events adversely impacted our access to our Solana, legal precedent created in these bankruptcy and other proceedings may increase the risk of future rulings adverse to our interests in the event one or more of our custodians becomes a debtor in a bankruptcy case or is the subject of other liquidation, insolvency or similar proceedings.
While our custodians are subject to regulatory regimes intended to protect customers in the event of a custodial bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceeding, no assurance can be provided that our custodially-held Solana will not become part of the custodian’s insolvency estate if one or more of our custodians enters bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceedings. Additionally, if we pursue any strategies to create income streams or otherwise generate funds using our Solana holdings, we would become subject to additional counterparty risks. Any significant non-performance by counterparties, including in particular the custodians with which we custody substantially all of our Solana, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results.
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We may be subject to regulatory developments related to crypto assets and crypto asset markets, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
As Solana and other digital assets are relatively novel and the application of state and federal securities laws and other laws and regulations to digital assets is unclear in certain respects, it is possible that regulators in the United States or foreign countries may interpret or apply existing laws and regulations in a manner that adversely affects the price of Solana. The U.S. federal government, states, regulatory agencies, and foreign countries may also enact new laws and regulations, or pursue regulatory, legislative, enforcement or judicial actions, that could materially impact the price of Solana or the ability of individuals or institutions such as us to own or transfer Solana.
If Solana is determined to constitute a security for purposes of the federal securities laws, the additional regulatory restrictions imposed by such a determination could adversely affect the market price of Solana and in turn adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Moreover, the risks of us engaging in a Solana treasury strategy have created, and could continue to create complications due to the lack of experience that third parties have with companies engaging in such a strategy, such as increased costs of director and officer liability insurance or the potential inability to obtain such coverage on acceptable terms in the future.
Our Solana strategy subjects us to enhanced regulatory oversight.
As noted above, several spot Solana exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) have received approval from the SEC to list their shares on a U.S. national securities exchange with continuous share creation and redemption at net asset value. Even though we are not, and do not function in the manner of, a spot Solana ETP, it is possible that we nevertheless could face regulatory scrutiny from the SEC or other federal or state agencies due to our Solana holdings.
In addition, there has been increasing focus on the extent to which digital assets can be used to launder the proceeds of illegal activities, fund criminal or terrorist activities, or circumvent sanctions regimes, including those sanctions imposed in response to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. While we have implemented or intend to implement and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance with applicable anti-money laundering and sanctions laws and regulations and take care to only acquire our Solana through entities subject to anti-money laundering regulation and related compliance rules in the United States, if we are found to have purchased any of our Solana from bad actors that have used Solana to launder money or persons subject to sanctions, we may be subject to regulatory proceedings and any further transactions or dealings in Solana by us may be restricted or prohibited.
Although our Solana holdings do not currently serve as collateral securing any of our outstanding indebtedness as of the date hereof, we may incur indebtedness or enter into other financial instruments in the future that may be collateralized by our Solana holdings. We may also consider pursuing strategies to create income streams or otherwise generate funds using our Solana holdings. These types of Solana-related transactions are the subject of enhanced regulatory oversight. These and any other Solana-related transactions we may enter into, beyond simply acquiring and holding Solana, may subject us to additional regulatory compliance requirements and scrutiny, including under Federal and state money services regulations, money transmitter licensing requirements and various commodity and securities laws and regulations.
Additional laws, guidance and policies may be issued by domestic and foreign regulators following the filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by FTX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, in November 2022. While the financial and regulatory fallout from FTX’s collapse did not directly impact our business, financial condition or corporate assets, the FTX collapse may have increased regulatory focus on the digital assets industry. Increased enforcement activity and changes in the regulatory environment, including changing interpretations and the implementation of new or varying regulatory requirements by the government or any new legislation affecting Solana, as well as enforcement actions involving or impacting our trading venues, counterparties and custodians, may impose significant costs or significantly limit our ability to hold and transact in Solana.
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In addition, private actors that are wary of Solana or the regulatory concerns associated with Solana have in the past taken and may in the future take further actions that may have an adverse effect on our business or the market price of our listed securities.
Regulatory change reclassifying Solana as a security could lead to our classification as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and could adversely affect the market price of Solana and the market price of our common stock.
Under Sections 3(a)(1)(A) and (C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), a company generally will be deemed to be an “investment company” for purposes of the 1940 Act if (1) it is, or holds itself out as being, engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities or (2) it engages, or proposes to engage, in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities and it owns or proposes to acquire investment securities having a value exceeding 40% of the value of its total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. We do not believe that we are an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the 1940 Act, and are not registered as an “investment company” under the 1940 Act as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
A significant portion of our assets will be concentrated in our Solana holdings. While senior SEC officials have not stated their view as to whether Solana is or is not a “security” for purposes of the federal securities laws, a contrary determination by the SEC, or a determination that our Solana is being offered and sold as a security, could lead to our classification as an “investment company” under the 1940 Act, if the portion of our assets consists of investments in Solanas exceeds 40% safe harbor limits prescribed in the 1940 Act, which would subject us to significant additional regulatory controls that could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations and our ability to execute our treasury strategy and may also require us to change the manner in which we conduct our business.
We monitor our assets and income for compliance under the 1940 Act and seek to conduct our business activities in a manner such that we do not fall within its definitions of “investment company” or that we qualify under one of the exemptions or exclusions provided by the 1940 Act and corresponding SEC regulations. Furthermore, if Solana is determined to constitute a security for purposes of the federal securities laws, we would take steps to reduce the percentage of Solanas that constitute investment assets under the 1940 Act. These steps may include, among others, selling Solanas that we might otherwise hold for the long term and deploying our cash in non-investment assets, and we may be forced to sell our Solanas at unattractive prices. We may also seek to acquire additional non-investment assets to maintain compliance with the 1940 Act, and we may need to incur debt, issue additional equity or enter into other financing arrangements that are not otherwise attractive to our business. Any of these actions could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Moreover, we can make no assurance that we would successfully be able to take the necessary steps to avoid being deemed to be an investment company in accordance with the safe harbor. If we were unsuccessful, and if Solana is determined to constitute a security for purposes of the federal securities laws, then we would have to register as an investment company, and the additional regulatory restrictions imposed by 1940 Act could adversely affect the market price of Solana and in turn adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
In the future we may expand our business beyond the PoNS system and the treasury strategy to include other income streams and otherwise generate funds using our Solana holdings, including acquiring interests in other entities. At this time, we do not have any definitive agreements or plans in place to expand beyond acquiring and holding Solana. However, if we do acquire minority interests in other entities, this could lead to our classification as an “investment company”, which would subject us to additional regulatory controls and could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.
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We are not subject to legal and regulatory obligations that apply to investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, or to obligations applicable to investment advisers.
Mutual funds, ETFs and their directors and management are subject to extensive regulation as “investment companies” and “investment advisers” under U.S. federal and state law; this regulation is intended for the benefit and protection of investors. We are not subject to, and do not otherwise voluntarily comply with, these laws and regulations. This means, among other things, that the execution of or changes to our Treasury Reserve Policy or our Solana strategy, our use of leverage, the manner in which our Solana is custodied, our ability to engage in transactions with affiliated parties and our operating and investment activities generally are not subject to the extensive legal and regulatory requirements and prohibitions that apply to investment companies and investment advisers. Our board of directors has broad discretion over the investment, leverage and cash management policies it authorizes, whether in respect of our Solana holdings or other activities we may pursue, and has the power to change our current policies, including our strategy of acquiring and holding Solana.
The lack of legal recourse and insurance for digital assets increases the risk of total loss in the event of theft or destruction.
Digital assets that we acquire will not be insured against theft, loss or destruction. If an event occurs where we lose our digital assets, whether due to cyberattacks, fraud or other malicious activities, we may not have any viable legal recourse or ability to recover the lost assets. Unlike funds held in insured banking institutions, our digital assets are not protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. If our digital assets are lost under circumstances that render another party liable, there is no guarantee that the responsible party will have the financial resources to compensate us. As a result, we and our stockholders could face significant financial losses.
Digital asset lending arrangements may expose us to risks of borrower default, operational failures and cybersecurity threats.
Although we are not initially planning to lend our digital assets, from time to time, we may generate income through lending of digital assets, which carries significant risks. The volatility of such digital assets increases the likelihood that borrowers may default due to market downturns, liquidity crises, fraud or other financial distress. These lending transactions may be unsecured and so may be subordinated to secured debt of the borrower. If a borrower becomes insolvent, we may be unable to recover the loaned bitcoin, leading to substantial financial losses.
Additionally, digital asset lending platforms are vulnerable to operational and cybersecurity risks. Technical failures, software bugs or system outages could disrupt lending activities, delay transactions or result in inaccurate record-keeping. Cybersecurity threats, including hacking, phishing and other malicious attacks, pose further risks, potentially leading to the loss, theft or misappropriation of our loaned bitcoin. A successful cyberattack or security breach could materially and adversely impact our financial position, reputation and ability to conduct future lending activities.
We will be subject to significant competition in the growing digital asset industry and our business, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely affected if we are unable to compete effectively.
Following the launch of our proposed digital asset treasury strategy, we will operate in a competitive environment and will compete against other companies and other entities with similar strategies, including companies with significant holdings in Solana and other digital assets, and our business, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely affected if we are unable to compete effectively.
Staking Solana may limit our liquidity and restrict our ability to access capital in a timely manner.
As part of our digital asset treasury strategy, we may stake a portion of our Solana holdings with validators in order to earn staking rewards. Staked tokens are generally subject to “lock-up” or “unbonding” periods during which they cannot be transferred, traded, or otherwise used. Although such lock-up periods are intended to protect the stability of the protocol, they may materially reduce our immediate access to liquidity. If we need to liquidate our Solana holdings to meet operational requirements, satisfy obligations, or respond to adverse market conditions, the inability to rapidly access staked tokens could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Furthermore, because staking rewards are paid in additional Solana tokens, rather than cash, our ability to convert those rewards into fiat currency may depend on prevailing market liquidity and trading volumes for Solana, which could be volatile or insufficient at times.
Our financial results and the market price of our common stock may be affected by the prices of Solana.
As part of our capital allocation strategy for assets that are not required to provide working capital for our ongoing operations, we have invested and will continue to invest in Solana tokens. The price of Solana has historically been subject to dramatic price fluctuations and is highly volatile. Moreover, digital assets, such as Solana, are relatively novel and the application of securities laws and other regulations to such assets is unclear in many respects. It is possible that regulators may interpret laws in a manner that adversely affects the liquidity or value of Solana.
Any decrease in the fair value of Solana below our carrying value for such assets could require us to incur a loss due to the decrease in fair market value, and such charge could be material to our financial results for the applicable reporting period, which may create significant volatility in our reported earnings. Any decrease in reported earnings or increased volatility of such earnings could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. In addition, the application of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, with respect to Solana, may change in the future and could have a material adverse effect on our financial results and the market price of our common stock.
In addition, if investors view the value of our common stock as dependent upon or linked to the value or change in the value of our Solana holdings, the price of Solana may significantly influence the market price of our common stock. Additionally, if the price of Solana falls, and our common stock price falls as a result, then the Notes may not be converted and we may, in certain situations, need to repay them in cash. To the extent the value of the Notes exceeds the value of the Solana held as collateral, we may need to obtain additional financing, which might not be available on satisfactory terms or at all. Any deficiency could substantially exceed the value of our other assets and could be many multiples of our historical earnings.
Due to the unregulated nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of many Solana trading venues, Solana trading venues may experience greater fraud, security failures or regulatory or operational problems than trading venues for more established asset classes, which may result in a loss of confidence in Solana trading venues and adversely affect the value of our Solana.
Solana trading venues are relatively new and, in many cases, unregulated. Furthermore, there are many Solana trading venues which do not provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management teams, corporate practices and regulatory compliance. As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in Solana trading venues, including prominent exchanges that handle a significant volume of Solana trading and/or are subject to regulatory oversight, in the event one or more Solana trading venues cease or pause for a prolonged period the trading of Solana or other digital assets, or experience fraud, significant volumes of withdrawal, security failures or operational problems.
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The SEC has also brought recent actions against individuals and digital asset market participants alleging that such persons artificially increased trading volumes in certain digital assets through wash trades, or repeated buying and selling of the same assets in fictitious transactions to manipulate their underlying trading price. Such reports and allegations may indicate that the Solana market is significantly smaller than expected and that the United States makes up a significantly larger percentage of the Solana market than is commonly understood. Any actual or perceived wash trading in the Solana market, and any other fraudulent or manipulative acts and practices, could adversely affect the value of our Solana. Negative perception, a lack of stability in the broader Solana markets and the closure, temporary shutdown or operational disruption of Solana trading venues, lending institutions, institutional investors, institutional miners, custodians, or other major participants in the Solana ecosystem, due to fraud, business failure, cybersecurity events, government-mandated regulation, bankruptcy, or for any other reason, may result in a decline in confidence in Solana and the broader Solana ecosystem and greater volatility in the price of Solana. As the price of our listed securities is affected by the value of our Solana holdings, the failure of a major participant in the Solana ecosystem could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our listed securities.
The concentration of our Solana holdings enhances the risks inherent in our Solana strategy.
We have and intend to purchase Solana and increase our overall holdings of Solana in the future. The intended concentration of our Solana holdings limits the risk mitigation that we could achieve if we were to purchase a more diversified portfolio of treasury assets, and the absence of diversification enhances the risks inherent in our Solana strategy. The price of Solana experienced a significant decline in 2022, and any similar future significant declines in the price of Solana could have a more pronounced impact on our financial condition than if we used our cash to purchase a more diverse portfolio of assets.
We face risks relating to the use of third-party exchanges in connection with our Solana strategy.
We intend to use third-parties exchanges, which we believe are reputable, such as Kraken, Anchorage and Coinbase, to purchase Solana for our treasury. As part of our process in determining transactions with third-party exchanges, we search for reputable exchanges that have industry standard policies and procedures in place regarding data security and customer diligence related to anti-money laundering (“AML”), Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and know-your client (“KYC”) rules and regulations. If any of these third-party exchanges no longer meet our standards or if there is a decrease in reputable third-party exchanges, we may need to find additional counterparties and enter into additional agreements that could be on less favorable terms, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or the results of our operations.
We face risks relating to the custody of our Solana tokens, including the loss or destruction of private keys required to access our Solana tokens and cyberattacks or other data loss relating to our Solana tokens, including smart contract related losses and vulnerabilities.
We hold our Solana tokens with a single regulated custodian that has duties to safeguard our private keys. In light of the significant amount of Solana tokens we anticipate that we will hold, we may need to engage additional custodians to achieve a greater degree of diversification in the custody of our Solana tokens as the extent of potential risk of loss is dependent, in part, on the degree of diversification. However, multiple custodians may utilize similar wallet infrastructure, cloud service providers or software systems, which could increase systemic technology risk.
If there is a decrease in the availability of digital asset custodians that we believe can safely custody our Solana tokens, for example, due to regulatory developments or enforcement actions that cause custodians to discontinue or limit their services in the United States, we may need to enter into agreements that are less favorable than our current agreements or take other measures to custody our Solana tokens, and our ability to seek a greater degree of diversification in the use of custodial services would be materially adversely affected. While we will conduct due diligence on our custodians and any smart contract platforms we may use, there can be no assurance that such diligence will uncover all risks, including operational deficiencies, hidden vulnerabilities or legal noncompliance.
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Currently, the insurance that covers losses of our Solana holdings may cover none or only a small fraction of the value of the entirety of our Solana holdings, and there can be no guarantee that such insurance will be maintained as part of the custodial services we have or that such coverage will cover losses with respect to our Solana. Moreover, our use of custodians exposes us to the risk that the Solana our custodians hold on our behalf could be subject to insolvency proceedings and we could be treated as a general unsecured creditor of the custodian, inhibiting our ability to exercise ownership rights with respect to such Solana. Any loss associated with such insolvency proceedings is unlikely to be covered by any insurance coverage we maintain related to our Solana. The legal framework governing digital asset ownership and rights in custodial or insolvency contexts remains uncertain and continues to evolve, which could result in unexpected losses, protracted recovery processes or adverse treatment in insolvency proceedings.
Solana tokens are controllable only by the possessor of both the unique public key and private key(s) relating to the local or online digital wallet in which the Solana is held. While the Solana blockchain ledger requires a public key relating to a digital wallet to be published when used in a transaction, private keys must be safeguarded and kept private in order to prevent a third party from accessing the Solana held in such wallet. To the extent the private key(s) for a digital wallet are lost, destroyed, or otherwise compromised and no backup of the private key(s) is accessible, neither we nor our custodians will be able to access the Solana held in the related digital wallet. Furthermore, we cannot provide assurance that our digital wallets, nor the digital wallets of our custodians held on our behalf, will not be compromised as a result of a cyberattack. The Solana and blockchain ledger, as well as other digital assets and blockchain technologies, have been, and may in the future be, subject to security breaches, cyberattacks, or other malicious activities.
As part of our treasury management strategy, we may engage in staking, restaking, or other permitted activities that involve the use of “smart contracts” or decentralized applications. The use of smart contracts or decentralized applications entails certain risks including risks stemming from the existence of an “admin key” or coding flaws that could be exploited, potentially allowing a bad actor to issue or otherwise compromise the smart contract or decentralized application, potentially leading to a loss of our Solana tokens. Like all software code, smart contracts are exposed to risk that the code contains a bug or other security vulnerability, which can lead to loss of assets that are held on or transacted through the contract or decentralized application. Smart contracts and decentralized applications may contain bugs, security vulnerabilities or poorly designed permission structures that could result in the irreversible loss of Solana tokens or other digital assets. Exploits, including those stemming from admin key misuse, admin key compromise, or protocol flaws, have occurred in the past and may occur in the future.
Our Solana holdings are and will be less liquid than our existing cash and cash equivalents and may not be able to serve as a source of liquidity for us to the same extent as cash and cash equivalents.
Historically, the Solana market has been characterized by significant volatility in price, limited liquidity and trading volumes compared to sovereign currencies markets, relative anonymity, a developing regulatory landscape, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation, compliance and internal control failures at exchanges, and various other risks inherent in its entirely electronic, virtual form and decentralized network. During times of market instability, we may not be able to sell our Solana at favorable prices or at all. For example, a number of Solana trading venues temporarily halted deposits and withdrawals in 2022, although the Coinbase exchange (a major U.S.-based crypto exchange) has, to date, not done so. As a result, our Solana holdings may not be able to serve as a source of liquidity for us to the same extent as cash and cash equivalents. Further, Solana we hold with our custodians and transact with our trade execution partners will not enjoy the same protections as are available to cash or securities deposited with or transacted by institutions subject to regulation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Additionally, we may be unable to enter into term loans or other capital raising transactions collateralized by our unencumbered Solana or otherwise generate funds using our Solana holdings, including in particular during times of market instability or when the price of Solana has declined significantly. If we are unable to sell our Solana, enter into additional capital raising transactions, including capital raising transactions using Solana as collateral, or otherwise generate funds using our Solana holdings, or if we are forced to sell our Solana at a significant loss, in order to meet our working capital requirements, our business and financial condition could be negatively impacted.
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If we or our third-party service providers experience a security breach or cyberattack and unauthorized parties obtain access to our Solana, or if our private keys are lost or destroyed, or other similar circumstances or events occur, we may lose some or all of our Solana and our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Substantially all of the Solana we own is held in custody accounts at U.S.-based institutional-grade digital asset custodians. Security breaches and cyberattacks are of particular concern with respect to our Solana. Solana and other blockchain-based cryptocurrencies and the entities that provide services to participants in the Solana ecosystem have been, and may in the future be, subject to security breaches, cyberattacks, or other malicious activities. For example, in October 2021 it was reported that hackers exploited a flaw in the account recovery process and stole from the accounts of at least 6,000 customers of the Coinbase exchange, although the flaw was subsequently fixed and Coinbase reimbursed affected customers. Similarly, in November 2022, hackers exploited weaknesses in the security architecture of the FTX Trading digital asset exchange and reportedly stole over $400 million in digital assets from customers. A successful security breach or cyberattack could result in:
| · | a partial or total loss of our Solana in a manner that may not be covered by insurance or the liability provisions of the custody agreements with the custodians who hold our Solana; |
| · | harm to our reputation and brand; |
| · | improper disclosure of data and violations of applicable data privacy and other laws; or |
| · | significant regulatory scrutiny, investigations, fines, penalties, and other legal, regulatory, contractual and financial exposure. |
Further, any actual or perceived data security breach or cybersecurity attack directed at other companies with digital assets or companies that operate digital asset networks, regardless of whether we are directly impacted, could lead to a general loss of confidence in the broader Solana ecosystem or in the use of the Solana network to conduct financial transactions, which could negatively impact the market price of Solana and in turn negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations and the market price of our common stock.
Attacks upon systems across a variety of industries, including industries related to Solana, are increasing in frequency, persistence, and sophistication, and, in many cases, are being conducted by sophisticated, well-funded and organized groups and individuals, including state actors. The techniques used to obtain unauthorized, improper or illegal access to systems and information (including personal data and digital assets), disable or degrade services, or sabotage systems are constantly evolving, may be difficult to detect quickly, and often are not recognized or detected until after they have been launched against a target. These attacks may occur on our systems or those of our third-party service providers or partners. We may experience breaches of our security measures due to human error, malfeasance, insider threats, system errors or vulnerabilities or other irregularities. In particular, we expect that unauthorized parties will attempt to gain access to our systems and facilities, as well as those of our partners and third-party service providers, through various means, such as hacking, social engineering, phishing and fraud. Threats can come from a variety of sources, including criminal hackers, hacktivists, state-sponsored intrusions, industrial espionage, and insiders. In addition, certain types of attacks could harm us even if our systems are left undisturbed. For example, certain threats are designed to remain dormant or undetectable, sometimes for extended periods of time, or until launched against a target and we may not be able to implement adequate preventative measures. Further, there has been an increase in such activities due to the increase in work-from-home arrangements. The risk of cyberattacks could also be increased by cyberwarfare in connection with ongoing or future armed conflicts, including potential proliferation of malware into systems unrelated to such conflicts. Any future breach of our operations or those of others in the Solana industry, including third-party services on which we rely, could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We face other risks related to our Solana treasury reserve business model.
Our Solana treasury reserve business model exposes us to various risks, including the following:
| · | Solana and other digital assets are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory, and technical uncertainty, and our Solana strategy subjects us to enhanced regulatory oversight; |
| · | regulatory changes could impact our ability to operate validators or receive rewards; |
| · | regulatory scrutiny of the Company’s activities may increase, potentially limiting our operations; |
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| · | potential litigation risks exist related to smart contract vulnerabilities, validator operations, or our business activities; |
| · | uncertainty around Solana’s regulatory status may impact our ability to list on certain exchanges; |
| · | changes in political administration may not guarantee a favorable regulatory environment for Solana; and |
| · | increased regulatory focus on Layer-1 blockchains beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum could result in new compliance requirements. |
The foregoing factors could lead to disruption in the market for Solana, which could adversely affect the market price of Solana and in turn adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
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