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6-K 1 ea0277115-6k_skyline.htm REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of February 2026

 

Commission File Number: 001-42461

 

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

(Registrant’s Name)

 

Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower,

No. 38 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☒      Form 40-F ☐

 

 

 


 

Information contained in this report

 

As previously announced, Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability (the “Company”), entered into (i) a securities purchase agreement dated February 11, 2026 (the “Reg D Purchase Agreement”) for an offering of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Shares (the “Preferred Shares”) in a private placement (the “Reg D Private Placement”)pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and (ii) a securities purchase agreement dated February 11, 2026 (the “Reg S Purchase Agreement”) for an offering of the Preferred Shares in a private placement pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act (the “Reg S Private Placement” and together with the Reg D Private Placement, the “Private Placements”), in each case, for the purchase and sale of the Preferred Shares.

 

The Private Placements closed on February 13, 2026 at which the Company issued 6,322 of the Preferred Shares. The purchase price for each Preferred Share was $5,000. Each Preferred Share is convertible into Class A ordinary shares (the “Conversion Shares”) with a conversion price of $2.40 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments that are described in the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Memorandum and Articles”) that are subject to a floor of $1.50 per share and other customary adjustments for share splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations and similar transactions as described in the Memorandum and Articles.

 

The gross proceeds of the Private Placement were approximately $31,590,000, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Private Placement for general working capital and other general corporate purposes.

 

In connection with the Private Placements, the Company also entered into a Placement Agency Agreement, dated February 10, 2026 (the “Placement Agency Agreement”), with Dominari Securities LLC (“Dominari”) and an Introducer Agreement, dated February 10,2026 (the “Introducer Agreement”) Ocean Wall Ltd. (“Ocean Wall”, and collectively with Dominari, the “Placement Agents” and each a “Placement Agent”). As compensation for their services, the Company paid the Placement Agents an aggregate cash fee equal to eight percent (8.0%) of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Private Placements and non-callable warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) exercisable for a number of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares equal to six percent (6%) of the Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the Preferred Shares on the closing date. The Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price of $2.40 per share, subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations and similar transactions.

 

On February 13, 2026, the Company also entered into Registration Rights Agreements (the “Registration Rights Agreements”) with the Purchasers and the Placement Agents, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to file a registration statement on Form F-1 (or other suitable form) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) within sixty (60) business days after the later of (i) the closing date or (ii) escrow release date (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreements) for the resale of the Conversion Shares and the shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrants.

 

On February 13, 2026, in connection with the closing of the Private Placements, each officer and director of the Company entered into a lock-up agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which they agreed not to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any their Class A Ordinary Shares (or any securities convertible into, exercisable for, or exchangeable for Class A Ordinary Shares for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the later of the closing date or effective date of the Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

The securities issued and sold by the Company in the Private Placement, including the underlying Class A Ordinary Shares, have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the SEC or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such state securities laws.

 

The foregoing summaries of the Memorandum and Articles, the Placement Agenet Warrants, the Reg D Purchase Agreements, the Deg S Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreements, the Introducer Agreement and the Placement Agency Agreement, do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the Form of Exchange Agreement, attached as Exhibits 3.1, 4.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, to this Report on Form 6-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
4.1   Form of Placement Agent Warrant
10.1   Regulation D Securities Purchase Agreement
10.2   Regulation S Securities Purchase Agreement
10.3   Registration Rights Agreement
10.4   Introducer Agreement
10.5   Placement Agency Agreement
99.1   Press Release dated February 13, 2026

 

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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.

 

  Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
     
Date: February 13, 2026 By: /s/ Ngo Chiu Lam
  Name: Ngo Chiu, LAM
  Title: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

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EX-3.1 2 ea027711501ex3-1_skyline.htm FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Exhibit 3.1

 

 

Companies Act (Revised)

 

 

Company Limited by Shares

 
  FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED  
     
 
(Adopted by special resolution passed on 6 February 2026)
 

 

 

 


 

Companies Act (Revised)

 

Company Limited by Shares

 

Fourth Amended and Restated

Memorandum of Association

 

of

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

 

(Adopted by special resolution passed on 6 February 2026)

 

1 The name of the Company is Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited.

 

2 The Company's registered office will be situated at the office of Osiris International Cayman Limited, Suite #4-210, Governors Square, 23 Lime Tree Bay Avenue, PO Box 32311, Grand Cayman KY1-1209, Cayman Islands, or at such other place in the Cayman Islands as the directors may at any time decide.

 

3 The Company's objects are unrestricted. As provided by section 7(4) of the Companies Act (Revised), the Company has full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by any law of the Cayman Islands.

 

4 The Company has unrestricted corporate capacity. Without limitation to the foregoing, as provided by section 27 (2) of the Companies Act (Revised), the Company has and is capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit.

 

5 Nothing in any of the preceding paragraphs permits the Company to carry on any of the following businesses without being duly licensed, namely:

 

(a) the business of a bank or trust company without being licensed in that behalf under the Banks and Trust Companies Act (Revised); or

 

(b) insurance business from within the Cayman Islands or the business of an insurance manager, agent, sub-agent or broker without being licensed in that behalf under the Insurance Act (Revised);or

 

(c) the business of company management without being licensed in that behalf under the Companies Management Act (Revised).

 

6 Unless licensed to do so, the Company will not trade in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of its business carried on outside the Cayman Islands. Despite this, the Company may effect and conclude contracts in the Cayman Islands and exercise in the Cayman Islands any of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands.

 

 


 

7 The Company is a company limited by shares and accordingly the liability of each member is limited to the amount (if any) unpaid on that member's shares.

 

8 The share capital of the Company is US$50,600 divided into (i) 4,000,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.00001 each, (ii) 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.00001 each, (iii) 950,000,000 Series A Preferred Shares of par value US$0.00001 each and (iv) 60,000,000 Series B Preferred Shares of par value US$0.00001 each. Subject to the Companies Act (Revised) and the Company's articles of association, the Company has power to do any one or more of the following:

 

(a) to redeem or repurchase any of its shares;

 

(b) to increase or reduce its capital;

 

(c) to issue any part of its capital (whether original, redeemed, increased or reduced):

 

(i) with or without any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges or conditions; or

 

(ii) subject to any limitations or restrictions

 

and unless the condition of issue expressly declares otherwise, every issue of shares (whether declared to be ordinary, preference or otherwise) is subject to this power; or

 

(d) to alter any of those rights, privileges, conditions, limitations or restrictions.

 

9 The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

 


 

 
 

Companies Act (Revised)

 

 

Company Limited By Shares

 

 
  FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED  

 

 

(Adopted by special resolution passed on 6 February 2026)

 

 

 


 

CONTENTS

 

1 Definitions, interpretation and exclusion of Table A   1
Definitions   1
Interpretation   5
Exclusion of Table A Articles   6
     
2 Shares   7
Power to issue Shares and options, with or without special rights   7
Power to issue fractions of a Share   7
Power to pay commissions and brokerage fees   7
Trusts not recognised   8
Security interests   8
Rights of Shares   8
Power to vary class rights   17
Effect of new Share issue on existing class rights   18
No bearer Shares or warrants   18
Treasury Shares   18
Rights attaching to Treasury Shares and related matters   18
Register of Members   19
Annual Return   19
     
3 Share certificates   19
Issue of share certificates   19
Renewal of lost or damaged share certificates   20
     
4 Lien on Shares   20
Nature and scope of lien   20
Company may sell Shares to satisfy lien   20
Authority to execute instrument of transfer   21
Consequences of sale of Shares to satisfy lien   21
Application of proceeds of sale   21
     
5 Calls on Shares and forfeiture   22
Power to make calls and effect of calls   22
Time when call made   22
Liability of joint holders   22
Interest on unpaid calls   22
Deemed calls   23
Power to accept early payment   23
Power to make different arrangements at time of issue of Shares   23
Notice of default   23
Forfeiture or surrender of Shares   23
Disposal of forfeited or surrendered Share and power to cancel forfeiture or surrender   24
Effect of forfeiture or surrender on former Member   24
Evidence of forfeiture or surrender   24
Sale of forfeited or surrendered Shares   25
     
6 Transfer of Shares   25
Form of Transfer   25
Power to refuse registration for Shares not listed on a Designated Stock Exchange   25
Suspension of transfers   26
Company may retain instrument of transfer   26
Notice of refusal to register   26

 

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7 Transmission of Shares   26
Persons entitled on death of a Member   26
Registration of transfer of a Share following death or bankruptcy   26
Indemnity   27
Rights of person entitled to a Share following death or bankruptcy   27
     
8 Alteration of capital   27
Increasing, consolidating, converting, dividing and cancelling share capital   27
Dealing with fractions resulting from consolidation of Shares   28
Reducing share capital   28
     
9 Redemption and purchase of own Shares   28
Power to issue redeemable Shares and to purchase own Shares   28
Power to pay for redemption or purchase in cash or in specie   29
Effect of redemption or purchase of a Share   29
     
10 Meetings of Members   30
Annual and extraordinary general meetings   30
Power to call meetings   30
Content of notice   31
Period of notice   31
Persons entitled to receive notice   31
Accidental omission to give notice or non-receipt of notice   32
     
11 Proceedings at meetings of Members   32
Quorum   32
Lack of quorum   32
Chairman   33
Right of a Director to attend and speak   33
Accommodation of Members at Virtual Meeting   33
Security   33
Adjournment, postponement and cancellation   34
Method of voting   34
Taking of a poll   34
Chairman’s casting vote   34
Written resolutions   35
Sole-Member Company   36
     
12 Voting rights of Members   36
Right to vote   36
Rights of joint holders   37
Representation of corporate Members   37
Member with mental disorder   38
Objections to admissibility of votes   38
Form of proxy   38
How and when proxy is to be delivered   39
Voting by proxy   40
     
13 Number of Directors   40
     
14 Appointment, disqualification and removal of Directors   40
First Directors   40
No age limit   40
Corporate Directors   41
No shareholding qualification   41
Appointment of Directors   41
Board’s power to appoint Directors   41

 

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Removal of Directors   41
Resignation of Directors   42
Termination of the office of Director   42
     
15 Alternate Directors   43
Appointment and removal   43
Notices   43
Rights of alternate Director   43
Appointment ceases when the appointor ceases to be a Director   43
Status of alternate Director   44
Status of the Director making the appointment   44
     
16 Powers of Directors   44
Powers of Directors   44
Directors below the minimum number   44
Appointments to office   45
Provisions for employees   45
Exercise of voting rights   45
Remuneration   46
Disclosure of information   46
     
17 Delegation of powers   47
Power to delegate any of the Directors’ powers to a committee   47
Local boards   47
Power to appoint an agent of the Company   48
Power to appoint an attorney or authorised signatory of the Company   48
Borrowing Powers   48
Corporate Governance   49
     
18 Meetings of Directors   49
Regulation of Directors’ meetings   49
Calling meetings   49
Notice of meetings   49
Use of technology   49
Quorum   49
Chairman or deputy to preside   49
Voting   50
Recording of dissent   50
Written resolutions   50
Validity of acts of Directors in spite of formal defect   50
     
19 Permissible Directors' interests and disclosure   51
     
20 Minutes   51
     
21 Accounts and audit   51
Auditors   52
     
22 Record dates   52
     
23 Dividends   53
Source of dividends   53
Declaration of dividends by Members   53
Payment of interim dividends and declaration of final dividends by Directors   53
Apportionment of dividends   54
Right of set off   54
Power to pay other than in cash   54

 

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How payments may be made   54
Dividends or other monies not to bear interest in absence of special rights   55
Dividends unable to be paid or unclaimed   55
     
24 Capitalisation of profits   55
Capitalisation of profits or of any share premium account or capital redemption reserve;   55
Applying an amount for the benefit of Members   56
     
25 Share Premium Account   57
Directors to maintain share premium account   57
Debits to share premium account   56
     
26 Seal   57
Company seal   57
Duplicate seal   57
When and how seal is to be used   57
If no seal is adopted or used   57
Power to allow non-manual signatures and facsimile printing of seal   57
Validity of execution   57
     
27 Indemnity   58
Release   58
Insurance   59
     
28 Notices   59
Form of notices   59
Electronic communications   59
Persons entitled to notices   60
Persons authorised to give notices   61
Delivery of written notices   61
Joint holders   61
Signatures   61
Giving notice to a deceased or bankrupt Member   61
Date of giving notices   62
Saving provision   62
     
29 Authentication of Electronic Records   63
Application of Articles   62
Authentication of documents sent by Members by Electronic means   62
Authentication of document sent by the Secretary or Officers of the Company by Electronic means   63
Manner of signing   63
Saving provision   64
     
30 Transfer by way of continuation   64
     
31 Winding up   64
Distribution of assets in specie   64
No obligation to accept liability   64
     
32 Amendment of Memorandum and Articles   65
Power to change name or amend Memorandum   65
Power to amend these Articles   65

 

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Companies Act (Revised)

 

Company Limited by Shares

 

Fourth Amended and Restated
Articles of Association

 

of

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

 

(Adopted by special resolution passed on 6 February 2026)

 

1 Definitions, interpretation and exclusion of Table A

 

Definitions

 

1.1 In these Articles, the following definitions apply:

 

Act means the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, including any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force;

 

Affiliate means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the U.S. Securities Act.;

 

Articles means, as appropriate:

 

(a) these articles of association as amended from time to time: or

 

(b) two or more particular articles of these Articles;

 

and Article refers to a particular article of these Articles;

 

Auditors means the auditor or auditors for the time being of the Company;

 

Board means the board of Directors from time to time;

 

Business Day means a day when banks in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands are open for the transaction of normal banking business and for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in the Cayman Islands; Class A Ordinary Share Equivalents means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Class A Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant, or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Class A Ordinary Shares;

 

Cayman Islands means the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands;

 

Class A Ordinary Share means the class A ordinary shares of US$0.00001 par value each of the Company, which have the rights set forth in these Articles;

 

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Class B Ordinary Share means the class B ordinary shares of US$0.00001 par value each of the Company, which have the rights set forth in these Articles;

 

Clear Days, in relation to a period of notice, means that period of calendar days excluding:

 

(a) the calendar day when the notice is given or deemed to be given; and

 

(b) the calendar day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect;

 

Commission means Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America or other federal agency for the time being administering the U.S. Securities Act;

 

Company means the above-named company;

 

Default Rate means ten per cent per annum;

 

Designated Stock Exchanges means the Nasdaq Capital Market in the United States of America for so long as any class of the Company’s Shares are there listed and any other stock exchange on which any class of the Company’s Shares are listed for trading;

 

Designated Stock Exchange Rules means the relevant code, rules and regulations, as amended, from time to time, applicable as a result of the original and continued listing of any Shares on the Designated Stock Exchanges;

 

Directors means the directors for the time being of the Company and the expression Director shall be construed accordingly;

 

Electronic has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands;

 

Electronic Communication Facilities means video, video-conferencing, internet or online conferencing applications, telephone or tele-conferencing and/or any other video-communications, internet or online conferencing application or telecommunications facilities by means of which all persons participating in a meeting are capable of hearing and being heard by each other;

 

Electronic Record has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands;

 

Electronic Signature has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands;

 

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Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

Fully Paid Up means:

 

(a) in relation to a Share with par value, means that the par value for that Share and any premium payable in respect of the issue of that Share, has been fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth; and

 

(b) in relation to a Share without par value, means that the agreed issue price for that Share has been fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth;

 

general meeting means a general meeting of the Company duly constituted in accordance with the Articles;

 

Independent Director means a Director who is an independent director as defined in the Designated Stock Exchange Rules as determined by the Board;

 

Member means any person or persons entered on the register of Members from time to time as the holder of a Share;

 

Memorandum means the memorandum of association of the Company as amended from time to time;

 

month means a calendar month;

 

Officer means a person appointed to hold an office in the Company including a Director, alternate Director or liquidator and excluding the Secretary;

 

Ordinary Resolution means a resolution of a general meeting passed by a simple majority of the votes by Members who (being entitled to do so) vote in person or by proxy or, in the case of corporations, by their duly authorised representatives, at that meeting. The expression includes a written resolution signed by the requisite majority in accordance with Article 11.14;

 

Original Issue Date means the date of the first issuance of any Series B Preferred Shares;

 

Partly Paid Up means:

 

(a) in relation to a Share with par value, that the par value for that Share and any premium payable in respect of the issue of that Share, has not been fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth; and

 

(b) in relation to a Share without par value, means that the agreed issue price for that Share has not been fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth;

 

Secretary means a person appointed to perform the duties of the secretary of the Company, including a joint, assistant or deputy secretary;

 

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Series A Conversion Date means in respect of a Series A Conversion Notice means the day on which that Series A Conversion Notice is delivered;

 

Series A Conversion Notice means a written notice delivered to the Company at its office (and as otherwise stated therein) stating that a holder of Series A Preferred Shares elects to convert the number of Series A Preferred Shares specified therein pursuant to Article 2.9(b);

 

Series A Conversion Number in relation to any Series A Preferred Shares, such number of Class A Ordinary Shares as may, upon exercise of the Series A Conversion Right, be issued at the Series A Conversion Rate;

 

Series A Conversion Rate in relation to the conversion of Series A Preferred Shares to Class A Ordinary Shares means, at any time, on a one-to-one basis. The foregoing Series A Conversion Rate shall also be adjusted to account for any subdivision (by share split, subdivision, exchange, capitalisation, rights issue, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or combination (by reverse share split, share consolidation, exchange, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class A Ordinary Shares in issue into a greater or lesser number of shares occurring after the original filing of the Articles without a proportionate and corresponding subdivision, combination or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Series A Preferred Shares in issue;

 

Series A Conversion Right means in respect of a holder of Series A Preferred Shares, subject to the provisions of these Articles and to any applicable fiscal or other laws or regulations including the Act, such holder’s right to convert all or any of its Series A Preferred Shares, into Class A Ordinary Shares at the Series A Conversion Rate pursuant to a Series A Conversion Notice in its discretion;

 

Series B Conversion Shares means, collectively, the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

Series A Preferred Share means the series A preferred shares of US$0.00001 par value each of the Company, which have the rights set forth in these Articles;

 

Series B Conversion Right means in respect of a holder of Series B Preferred Shares, subject to the provisions of these Articles and to any applicable fiscal or other laws or regulations including the Act, such holder’s right to convert all or any of its Series B Preferred Shares, into Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the provisions of these Articles;

 

Series B Preferred Share means the series B preferred shares of US$0.00001 par value each of the Company, which have the rights set forth in these Articles;

 

Share means a share in the share capital of the Company and the expression:

 

(a) includes stock (except where a distinction between shares and stock is expressed or implied); and

 

(b) where the context permits, also includes a fraction of a Share;

 

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Special Resolution means a resolution of a general meeting or a resolution of a meeting of the holders of any class of Shares in a class meeting duly constituted in accordance with the Articles in each case passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the votes by Members who (being entitled to do so) vote in person or by proxy at that meeting. The expression includes a unanimous written resolution signed by all of the Members entitled to vote at such meeting;

 

Stated Value means the stated value of the Series B Preferred Shares, which shall be US$5,000 per share, subject to adjustment for share subdivisions, dividends, combinations and related transactions as set forth in these Articles;

 

Transfer Agent means VStock Transfer, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598 and a phone number of (212) 828-8436, and any successor transfer agent of the Company;

 

Treasury Shares means Shares held in treasury pursuant to the Act and Article 2.15;

 

U.S. Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States of America, as amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time; and

 

Virtual Meeting means any general meeting of the Members at which the Members (and any other permitted participants of such meeting, including without limitation the chairman of the meeting and any Directors) are permitted to attend and participate solely by means of Electronic Communication Facilities.

 

Interpretation

 

1.2 In the interpretation of these Articles, the following provisions apply unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a) A reference in these Articles to a statute is a reference to a statute of the Cayman Islands as known by its short title, and includes:

 

(i) any statutory modification, amendment or re-enactment; and

 

(ii) any subordinate legislation or regulations issued under that statute.

 

Without limitation to the preceding sentence, a reference to a revised Act of the Cayman Islands is taken to be a reference to the revision of that Act in force from time to time as amended from time to time.

 

(b) Headings are inserted for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Articles, unless there is ambiguity.

 

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(c) If a day on which any act, matter or thing is to be done under these Articles is not a Business Day, the act, matter or thing must be done on the next Business Day.

 

(d) A word which denotes the singular also denotes the plural, a word which denotes the plural also denotes the singular, and a reference to any gender also denotes the other genders.

 

(e) A reference to a person includes, as appropriate, a company, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, body corporate or government agency.

 

(f) Where a word or phrase is given a defined meaning another part of speech or grammatical form in respect to that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning.

 

(g) All references to time are to be calculated by reference to time in the place where the Company’s registered office is located.

 

(h) The words written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible form, but do not include an Electronic Record where the distinction between a document in writing and an Electronic Record is expressed or implied.

 

(i) The words including, include and in particular or any similar expression are to be construed without limitation.

 

(j) The term "present" means, in respect of any person attending a meeting, such person’s presence at a general meeting of Members (or any meeting of the holders of any class of Shares), which may be satisfied by means of such person or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, its duly authorised representative (or, in the case of any Member, a proxy which has been validly appointed by such Member in accordance with these Articles), being: (a) physically present at the meeting; or (b) in the case of any meeting at which Electronic Communication Facilities are permitted in accordance with these Articles, including any Virtual Meeting, connected by means of the use of such Electronic Communication Facilities.

 

1.3 The headings in these Articles are intended for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of these Articles.

 

Exclusion of Table A Articles

 

1.4 The regulations contained in Table A in the First Schedule of the Act and any other regulations contained in any statute or subordinate legislation are expressly excluded and do not apply to the Company.

 

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2 Shares

 

Power to issue Shares and options, with or without special rights

 

2.1 Subject to the provisions of the Act and these Articles about the redemption and purchase of the Shares, the Directors have general and unconditional authority to allot (with or without confirming rights of renunciation), grant options over or otherwise deal with any unissued Shares to such persons, at such times and on such terms and conditions as they may decide. No Share may be issued at a discount except in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

 

2.2 Without limitation to the preceding Article, the Directors may so deal with the unissued Shares:

 

(a) either at a premium or at par; or

 

(b) with or without preferred, deferred or other special rights or restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise.

 

2.3 Without limitation to the two preceding Articles,

 

(a) the Company may issue rights, options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or other securities in the Company at such times and on such terms and conditions as the Directors may decide; and

 

(b) the Directors may refuse to accept any application for Shares, and may accept any application in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason.

 

Power to issue fractions of a Share

 

2.4 Subject to the Act, the Company may issue fractions of a Share of any class. A fraction of a Share shall be subject to and carry the corresponding fraction of liabilities (whether with respect to calls or otherwise), limitations, preferences, privileges, qualifications, restrictions, rights and other attributes of a Share of that class of Shares.

 

Power to pay commissions and brokerage fees

 

2.5 The Company may pay a commission to any person in consideration of that person:

 

(a) subscribing or agreeing to subscribe, whether absolutely or conditionally; or

 

(b) procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions, whether absolute or conditional,

 

for any Shares. That commission may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the allotment of Fully Paid Up or Partly Paid Up Shares or partly in one way and partly in another.

 

2.6 The Company may employ a broker in the issue of its capital and pay him any proper commission or brokerage.

 

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Trusts not recognised

 

2.7 Except as required by Act:

 

(a) no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any Share on any trust; and

 

(b) no person other than the Member shall be recognised by the Company as having any right in a Share.

 

Security interests

 

2.8 Notwithstanding the preceding Article, the Company may (but shall not be obliged to) recognise a security interest of which it has actual notice over shares. The Company shall not be treated as having recognised any such security interest unless it has so agreed in writing with the secured party.

 

Rights of Shares

 

2.9 Subject to Article 2.1, the Memorandum and any Special Resolution to the contrary and without prejudice to any special rights conferred thereby on the holders of any other Shares or class of Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares, Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares shall carry equal rights and rank pari passu with one another in all respects other than as set out below:

 

(a) General Conversion Rights:

 

(i) In no event shall the Class A Ordinary Shares be convertible into the Class B Ordinary Shares, Series A Preferred Shares or Series B Preferred Shares.

 

(ii) In no event shall the Class B Ordinary Shares be convertible into the Class A Ordinary Shares, Series A Preferred Shares or Series B Preferred Shares.

 

(iii) In no event shall the Series A Preferred Shares be convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares or Series B Preferred Shares.

 

(iv) In no event shall the Series B Preferred Shares be convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares or Series A Preferred Shares.

 

(b) Series A Conversion Rights:

 

(i) [Reserved]

 

(ii) Subject to the provisions hereof and to compliance with all fiscal and other laws and regulations applicable thereto, including the Act, a holder of Series A Preferred Shares shall have the Series A Conversion Right in respect of each Series A Preferred Share in its holding.

 

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(iii) Each Series A Preferred Share shall be converted at the option of the holder, at any time after issue and without the payment of any additional sum, into such Series A Conversion Number of fully paid Class A Ordinary Shares calculated at the Series A Conversion Rate, subject to the limitations contained in Article 2.9(b)(vi). Such conversion shall take effect on the Series A Conversion Date. A Series A Conversion Notice shall not be effective if it is not accompanied by the share certificates in respect of the relevant Series A Preferred Shares and/or such other evidence (if any) as the Directors may reasonably require to prove the title of the person exercising such right (or, if such certificates have been lost or destroyed, such evidence of title and such indemnity as the Directors may reasonably require). Any and all taxes and stamp, issue and registration duties (if any) arising on conversion shall be borne by the holder of Series A Preferred Shares requesting conversion.

 

(iv) On the Series A Conversion Date, every Series A Preferred Share converted shall automatically be re-designated and re-classified (or in such other manner as the Directors may direct that is not in contravention of applicable laws) as the applicable Series A Conversion Number of Class A Ordinary Shares with such rights and restrictions attached thereto and shall rank pari passu in all respects with the Class A Ordinary Shares then in issue and the Company shall enter or procure the entry of the name of the relevant holder of converted Series A Preferred Shares as the holder of the corresponding number of Class A Ordinary Shares resulting from the conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares in, and make any other necessary and consequential changes to, the register of members and shall procure that, if required, certificates in respect of the relevant Class A Ordinary Shares, together with a new certificate for any unconverted Series A Preferred Shares comprised in the certificate(s) surrendered by the holder of the Series A Preferred Shares, are issued to the holders thereof.

 

(v) Until such time as the Series A Preferred Shares have been converted into Class A Ordinary Shares, the Company shall: (A) at all times keep available for issue and free of all liens, charges, options, mortgages, pledges, claims, equities, encumbrances and other third-party rights of any nature, and not subject to any pre-emptive rights out of its authorised but unissued share capital, such number of authorised but unissued Class A Ordinary Shares as would enable all Series A Preferred Shares to be converted into Class A Ordinary Shares and any other rights of conversion into, subscription for or exchange into Class A Ordinary Shares to be satisfied in full; and (B) not make any issue, grant or distribution or take any other action if the effect would be that on the conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares to Class A Ordinary Shares it would be required to issue Class A Ordinary Shares at a price lower than the par value thereof.

 

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(vi) The Company shall not effect any conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares, and a holder of Series A Preferred Shares shall not have the right to convert any portion of its Series A Preferred Shares, pursuant to Article 2.9 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after conversion as set forth on the applicable Series A Conversion Notice, such holder of Series A Preferred Shares (together with such holders Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with such holder or any of such holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by a holder of Series A Preferred Shares and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of such holder’s Series A Preferred Shares with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Class A Ordinary Shares which would be issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted portion of the Series A Preferred Shares beneficially owned by such 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 Class A Ordinary Share Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by such holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Article 2.9(b)(vi), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Company shall not represent to any holder of Series A Preferred Shares to calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and any holder of Series A Preferred Shares is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Article 2.9(b)(vi) applies, the determination of whether any Series A Preferred Shares are convertible by their holder (in relation to other securities owned by such holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of such holder’s Series A Preferred Shares is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of such holder, and the submission of a Series A Conversion Notice shall be deemed to be such holder’s determination of whether the Series A Preferred Shares to be converted by such Series A Conversion Notice are convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of such holder’s Series A Preferred Shares are convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Article 2.9(b)(vi), in determining the number of outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares, a holder of Series A Preferred Shares may rely on the number of outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares 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 its Transfer Agent setting forth the number of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a holder of Series A Preferred Shares, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of Class A Ordinary Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including the Series A Preferred Shares, by such holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon any conversion of Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to a Series A Conversion Notice. The provisions of this Article 2.9(b)(vi) shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Article 2.9(b)(vi) to correct this article (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained.

 

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(c) Series B Conversion Rights:

 

(i) Subject to the provisions hereof and to compliance with all fiscal and other laws and regulations applicable thereto, including the Act, a holder of Series B Preferred Shares shall have the Series B Conversion Right in respect of each Series B Preferred Share in its holding.

 

(ii) Each Series B Preferred Share shall be converted at the option of the holder, at any time after issue and without the payment of any additional sum, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable Class A Ordinary Shares calculated pursuant to this Article 2.9(c), upon notice to the Company (the Series B Conversion Notice). The holders of the Series B Preferred Share shall effect conversions by providing the Company with a Series B Conversion Notice that shall specify the Conversion Price, the number of Series B Preferred Shares to be converted, the number of Series B Preferred Shares owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of Series B Preferred Shares owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date such holder delivers such Series B Conversion Notice to the Company (the Series B Conversion Date). If no Series B Conversion Date is specified in a Series B Conversion Notice, the Series B Conversion Date shall be the date that such Series B Conversion Notice to the Company is deemed delivered hereunder.

 

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(iii) The Conversion Price of the Series B Preferred Shares shall initially be US$2.40, subject to adjustment as set forth hereunder. Each Series B Preferred Share shall be convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares, to be determined by dividing the Stated Value by the Conversion Price.

 

(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Articles, the holders of Series B Preferred Shares may not effectuate any conversion of Series B Preferred Shares and the Company may not issue any Class A Ordinary Shares in connection therewith that would be in excess of that number of Class A Ordinary Shares equivalent to 4.99% of the number of issued Class A Ordinary Shares (the Maximum Percentage); provided, however, that the holders may effectuate any conversion of Series B Preferred Shares and the Company shall be obligated to issue Class A Ordinary Shares in connection therewith that would not trigger such a requirement. To the extent the above limitation applies, the determination of whether the Series B Preferred Shares held by such holder shall be convertible (vis-à-vis other convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities owned by such holder or any of its affiliates) and of which such securities shall be convertible, exercisable or exchangeable (as among all such securities owned by such holder and its affiliates) shall, subject to such Maximum Percentage limitation, be determined on the basis of the first submission to the Company for conversion, exercise or exchange (as the case may be). No prior inability of a holder to convert Series B Preferred Shares, or of the Company to issue Class A Ordinary Shares to such holder, pursuant to this Article 2.9(c)(iv) shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this Article 2.9(c)(iv) with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility or issuance (as the case may be). For purposes of this Article 2.9(c)(iv), beneficial ownership and all determinations and calculations (including, without limitation, with respect to calculations of percentage ownership) shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The provisions of this Article 2.9(c)(iv) shall be implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Article 2.9(c)(iv) (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Maximum Percentage beneficial ownership limitation herein contained, or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such Maximum Percentage limitation. The limitations contained in this Article 2.9(c)(iv) shall apply to a successor holder of Series B Preferred Shares. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of a holder, the Company shall within one Business Day confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of Class A Ordinary Shares then outstanding, including by virtue of any prior conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities into Class A Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, the conversion of any Series B Preferred Shares.

 

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(v) If the Company, at any time after the Original Issue Date and while at least one Series B Preferred Share is outstanding: (i) subdivides outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares into a larger number of shares, (ii) combines (including by way of consolidation) outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares into a smaller number of shares or (iii) issues by reclassification of Class A Ordinary Shares any shares of the Company, then in each case the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which (x) the numerator shall be the number of Class A Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and (y) the denominator shall be the number of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Article 2.9(c)(v) shall become effective immediately after the effective date of the applicable event described in subsections (i) through (iii) above.

 

(vi) In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Article 2.9(c)(v) above, if the Company grants, issues or sells any Class A Ordinary Share Equivalents or rights to purchase shares, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any Class A Ordinary Shares (the Purchase Rights), then the holder of Series B Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive such Class A Ordinary Share Equivalents or acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the holder could have acquired as if the holder had held the number of Class A Ordinary Shares convertible from Series B Preferred Shares held by such holder (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Class A Ordinary Share Equivalents or Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Class A Ordinary Shares are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Class A Ordinary Share Equivalents or 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 Maximum Percentage, then the holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such Class A Ordinary Shares as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage.

 

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(vii) For a period (a) commencing on the applicable issuance date of the Series B Preferred Shares and (b) ending on the date that is eighteen (18) months following the registration with the Commission of the resale of the Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the Series B Preferred Shares, if the Company issues or sells any securities, including options, warrants or convertible securities at a price of or with an exercise or conversion price of, or an exchange at, less than the Conversion Price, then upon such issuance or sale, the Conversion Price shall be reduced to the sale price or the exercise or conversion price of the securities issued or sold; provided, however, that in no event shall the Conversion Price be adjusted to less than US$1.50 (the Floor Price); provided, further, that if the Conversion Price is reduced as the result of the issuance of convertible or derivative securities, and all of such convertible or derivative securities lapse without the issuance of Class A Ordinary Shares, then the Conversion Price shall be re-adjusted to what it would be but for the issuance of the convertible or derivative securities. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Article 2.9(c)(vii), the Company shall promptly give notice to the holder of Series B Preferred Shares setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Series B Conversion Shares and setting forth a statement of the facts requiring such adjustment (the Dilutive Issuance Notice). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Article 2.9(c)(vii), upon the occurrence of any such dilutive issuance or other reduction of the Conversion Price, the holder of Series B Preferred Shares is entitled to receive a number of Series B Conversion Shares based upon the reduced Conversion Price regardless of whether the holder accurately refers to the Conversion Price in the Series B Conversion Notice. In order to comply with the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, in no event shall the adjusted Conversion Price in this Article 2.9(c)(vii) be below the Floor Price set forth in this Article 2.9(c)(vii).

 

(viii) On the Series B Conversion Date, every Series B Preferred Share converted shall automatically be re-designated and re-classified (or in such other manner as the Directors may direct that is not in contravention of applicable laws) as the applicable Series B Conversion Shares with such rights and restrictions attached thereto and shall rank pari passu in all respects with the Class A Ordinary Shares then in issue and the Company shall enter or procure the entry of the name of the relevant holder of converted Series B Preferred Shares as the holder of the corresponding number of Class A Ordinary Shares resulting from the conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares in, and make any other necessary and consequential changes to, the register of members.

 

(ix) Until such time as all of the Series B Preferred Shares have been converted into Class A Ordinary Shares, the Company shall: (A) at all times have authorised, reserved, and keep available for issue and free of all liens, charges, options, mortgages, pledges, claims, equities, encumbrances and other third-party rights of any nature, and not subject to any pre-emptive rights out of its authorised but unissued share capital, such number of authorised but unissued Class A Ordinary Shares as would enable all Series B Preferred Shares to be fully converted into Class A Ordinary Shares and any other rights of conversion into, subscription for or exchange into Class A Ordinary Shares to be satisfied in full, as if converted at the Floor Price; and (B) not make any issue, grant or distribution or take any other action if the effect would be that on the conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares to Class A Ordinary Shares it would be required to issue Class A Ordinary Shares at a price lower than the par value thereof.

 

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(x) The Company and its paying agent shall be entitled to withhold taxes on all payments on the Series B Preferred Shares and Series B Conversion Shares to the extent required by law. Prior to the date of any such payment, each Holder of Series B Preferred Shares shall deliver to the Company or its paying agent a duly executed, valid, accurate and properly completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8, as applicable. The Company shall pay any and all documentary, stamp and similar issue or transfer tax due on (A) the issue of the Series B Preferred Shares and (B) the issue of Series B Conversion Shares; provided, however, in the case of any conversion of Series B Preferred Shares, the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of Series B Conversion Shares in a name other than that of the Holder of the shares to be converted, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issue has paid to the Company the amount of any such tax or duty, or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax or duty has been paid.

 

(xi) If the Company fails, on the applicable Series B Conversion Date, to cause its Transfer Agent to credit the account of such holder of Series B Preferred Shares or such holder’s broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, with the Series B Conversion Shares pursuant to a Series B Conversion Notice, and if after such Series B Conversion Date such holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the holder’s brokerage firm is required to purchase, Class A Ordinary Shares to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such holder of the Series B Conversion Shares which such holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Series B Conversion Date (a Buy-In), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to such holder the amount by which such holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Class A Ordinary Shares so purchased exceeds the product of (1) the aggregate number of Class A Ordinary Shares that such holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue (or, if less, the number of shares actually delivered in satisfaction of such sale) multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Series B Preferred Shares equal to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Shares submitted for conversion or deliver to such holder the number of Cass A Ordinary Shares that would have been issued if the Company had timely complied with its delivery requirements. For example, if a holder purchases Class A Ordinary Shares having a total purchase price of US $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Shares with respect to which the actual sale price (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of US $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay such holder US $1,000. The holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to such 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 certificates representing Class A Ordinary Shares upon conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred Shares as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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(xii) If the Company fails to deliver to a holder of Series B Preferred Shares Class A Ordinary Shares by the Series B Conversion Date, the Company shall pay to such holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each US$5,000 of Stated Value of Series B Preferred Shares being converted, US $50 per business day (increasing to US $100 per Business Day on the third business day and increasing to US $200 per Business Day on the sixth Business Day after such damages begin to accrue) for each Business Day after the Series B Conversion Date until such shares are delivered or holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver the shares or pay the cash within the period specified herein and such holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other articles hereof or under applicable law.

 

(xiii) All calculations under this Article 2.9(c) shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.

 

(d) Voting Rights:

 

(i) Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares have the right to receive notice of, attend, speak and vote at general meetings of the Company. Holders of shares of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares shall, at all times, vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote for Members’ consent.

 

(ii) Each Class A Ordinary Share shall be entitled to one (1) vote on all matters subject to the vote at general meetings of the Company.

 

(iii) Each Class B Ordinary Share shall be entitled to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to the vote at general meetings of the Company.

 

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(iv) Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to any votes on any matters subject to the vote at general meetings of the Company, except for matters which are subject to Article 2.10.

 

(e) Dividends and Distribution:

 

(i) Dividends may be declared or paid, and other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) of the Company’s assets (including any distribution of assets to Members on a winding up) may be made to a holder of a Class A Ordinary Share, Series A Preferred Share, Class B Ordinary Share and Series B Preferred Share in accordance with the Article 23.

 

(ii) So long as any Series B Preferred Shares are outstanding, in the event that dividends are consented to by the holders of Series B Preferred Shares, then the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay, dividends on Series B Preferred Shares equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Class-A-Ordinary-Share basis) to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on Class A Ordinary Shares and Series A Preferred Shares, when, as and if such dividends are paid on Class A Ordinary Shares and Series A Preferred Shares. No other dividends shall be paid on Series B Preferred Shares.

 

Power to vary class rights

 

2.10 If the share capital is divided into different classes of Shares then, unless the terms on which a class of Shares was issued state otherwise, the rights attaching to a class of Shares may only be varied if one of the following applies:

 

(a) the Members holding not less than two-thirds of the issued Shares of that class consent in writing to the variation; or

 

(b) the variation is made with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the Members holding the issued Shares of that class.

 

2.11 For the purpose of Article 2.10(b), all the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings apply, mutatis mutandis, to every such separate meeting except that the necessary quorum shall be one or more persons holding, or representing by proxy, not less than one third of the issued Shares of the class.

 

2.12 For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such classes of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares.

 

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Effect of new Share issue on existing class rights

 

2.13 Unless the terms on which a class of Shares was issued state otherwise, the rights conferred on the Member holding Shares of any class shall not be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu with the existing Shares of that class.

 

No bearer Shares or warrants

 

2.14 The Company shall not issue Shares or warrants to bearers.

 

Treasury Shares

 

2.15 Shares that the Company purchases, redeems or acquires by way of surrender in accordance with the Act shall be held as Treasury Shares and not treated as cancelled if:

 

(a) the Directors so determine prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of those shares; and

 

(b) the relevant provisions of the Memorandum and Articles and the Act are otherwise complied with.

 

Rights attaching to Treasury Shares and related matters

 

2.16 No dividend may be declared or paid, and no other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) of the Company’s assets (including any distribution of assets to Members on a winding up) may be made to the Company in respect of a Treasury Share.

 

2.17 The Company shall be entered in the register of Members as the holder of the Treasury Shares. However:

 

(a) the Company shall not be treated as a Member for any purpose and shall not exercise any right in respect of the Treasury Shares, and any purported exercise of such a right shall be void; and

 

(b) a Treasury Share shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting of the Company and shall not be counted in determining the total number of issued shares at any given time, whether for the purposes of these Articles or the Act.

 

2.18 Nothing in Article 2.17 prevents an allotment of Shares as Fully Paid Up bonus shares in respect of a Treasury Share and Shares allotted as Fully Paid Up bonus shares in respect of a Treasury Share shall be treated as Treasury Shares.

 

2.19 Treasury Shares may be disposed of by the Company in accordance with the Act and otherwise on such terms and conditions as the Directors determine.

 

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Register of Members

 

2.20 The Directors shall keep or cause to be kept a register of Members as required by the Act and may cause the Company to maintain one or more branch registers as contemplated by the Act, provided that where the Company is maintaining one or more branch registers, the Directors shall ensure that a duplicate of each branch register is kept with the Company's principal register of Members and updated within such number of days of any amendment having been made to such branch register as may be required by the Act.

 

2.21 The title to Shares listed on a Designated Stock Exchange may be evidenced and transferred in accordance with the laws applicable to the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and, for these purposes, the register of Members may be maintained in accordance with section 40B of the Act.

 

Annual Return

 

2.22 The Directors in each calendar year shall prepare or cause to be prepared an annual return and declaration setting forth the particulars required by the Act and shall deliver a copy thereof to the registrar of companies for the Cayman Islands.

 

3 Share certificates

 

Issue of share certificates

 

3.1 A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. If the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued, upon being entered in the register of Members as the holder of a Share, the Directors may issue to any Member:

 

(a) without payment, one certificate for all the Shares of each class held by that Member (and, upon transferring a part of the Member’s holding of Shares of any class, to a certificate for the balance of that holding); and

 

(b) upon payment of such reasonable sum as the Directors may determine for every certificate after the first, several certificates each for one or more of that Member’s Shares.

 

3.2 Every certificate shall specify the number, class and distinguishing numbers (if any) of the Shares to which it relates and whether they are Fully Paid Up or Partly Paid Up. A certificate may be executed under seal or executed in such other manner as the Directors determine.

 

3.3 Every certificate shall bear legends required under the applicable laws, including the U.S. Securities Act (to the extent applicable).

 

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3.4 The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by several persons and delivery of a certificate for a Share to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them.

 

Renewal of lost or damaged share certificates

 

3.5 If a share certificate is defaced, worn-out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to:

 

(a) evidence;

 

(b) indemnity;

 

(c) payment of the expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating the evidence; and

 

(d) payment of a reasonable fee, if any for issuing a replacement share certificate,

 

as the Directors may determine, and (in the case of defacement or wearing-out) on delivery to the Company of the old certificate.

 

4 Lien on Shares

 

Nature and scope of lien

 

4.1 The Company has a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether Fully Paid Up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others). The lien is for all monies payable to the Company by the Member or the Member’s estate:

 

(a) either alone or jointly with any other person, whether or not that other person is a Member; and

 

(b) whether or not those monies are presently payable.

 

4.2 At any time the Board may declare any Share to be wholly or partly exempt from the provisions of this Article.

 

Company may sell Shares to satisfy lien

 

4.3 The Company may sell any Shares over which it has a lien if all of the following conditions are met:

 

(a) the sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable;

 

(b) the Company gives notice to the Member holding the Share (or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of that Member) demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold; and

 

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(c) that sum is not paid within fourteen (14) Clear Days after that notice is deemed to be given under these Articles,

 

and Shares to which this Article 4.3 applies shall be referred to as Lien Default Shares.

 

4.4 The Lien Default Shares may be sold in such manner as the Board determines.

 

4.5 To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Directors shall incur no personal liability to the Member concerned in respect of the sale.

 

Authority to execute instrument of transfer

 

4.6 To give effect to a sale, the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Lien Default Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser.

 

4.7 The title of the transferee of the Lien Default Shares shall not be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in respect of the sale.

 

Consequences of sale of Shares to satisfy lien

 

4.8 On a sale pursuant to the preceding Articles:

 

(a) the name of the Member concerned shall be removed from the register of Members as the holder of those Lien Default Shares; and

 

(b) that person shall deliver to the Company for cancellation the certificate (if any) for those Lien Default Shares.

 

4.9 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4.8, such person shall remain liable to the Company for all monies which, at the date of sale, were presently payable by him to the Company in respect of those Lien Default Shares. That person shall also be liable to pay interest on those monies from the date of sale until payment at the rate at which interest was payable before that sale or, failing that, at the Default Rate. The Board may waive payment wholly or in part or enforce payment without any allowance for the value of the Lien Default Shares at the time of sale or for any consideration received on their disposal.

 

Application of proceeds of sale

 

4.10 The net proceeds of the sale, after payment of the costs, shall be applied in payment of so much of the sum for which the lien exists as is presently payable. Any residue shall be paid to the person whose Lien Default Shares have been sold:

 

(a) if no certificate for the Lien Default Shares was issued, at the date of the sale; or

 

(b) if a certificate for the Lien Default Shares was issued, upon surrender to the Company of that certificate for cancellation

 

but, in either case, subject to the Company retaining a like lien for all sums not presently payable as existed on the Lien Default Shares before the sale.

 

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5 Calls on Shares and forfeiture

 

Power to make calls and effect of calls

 

5.1 Subject to the terms of allotment, the Board may make calls on the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares including any premium. The call may provide for payment to be by instalments. Subject to receiving at least 14 Clear Days' notice specifying when and where payment is to be made, each Member shall pay to the Company the amount called on his Shares as required by the notice.

 

5.2 Before receipt by the Company of any sum due under a call, that call may be revoked in whole or in part and payment of a call may be postponed in whole or in part. Where a call is to be paid in instalments, the Company may revoke the call in respect of all or any remaining instalments in whole or in part and may postpone payment of all or any of the remaining instalments in whole or in part.

 

5.3 A Member on whom a call is made shall remain liable for that call notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. He shall not be liable for calls made after he is no longer registered as Member in respect of those Shares.

 

Time when call made

 

5.4 A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising the call was passed.

 

Liability of joint holders

 

5.5 Members registered as the joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect of the Share.

 

Interest on unpaid calls

 

5.6 If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the person from whom it is due and payable shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid:

 

(a) at the rate fixed by the terms of allotment of the Share or in the notice of the call; or

 

(b) if no rate is fixed, at the Default Rate.

 

The Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part.

 

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Deemed calls

 

5.7 Any amount payable in respect of a Share, whether on allotment or on a fixed date or otherwise, shall be deemed to be payable as a call. If the amount is not paid when due the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if the amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.

 

Power to accept early payment

 

5.8 The Company may accept from a Member the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on Shares held by him although no part of that amount has been called up.

 

Power to make different arrangements at time of issue of Shares

 

5.9 Subject to the terms of allotment, the Directors may make arrangements on the issue of Shares to distinguish between Members in the amounts and times of payment of calls on their Shares.

 

Notice of default

 

5.10 If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than 14 Clear Days' notice requiring payment of:

 

(a) the amount unpaid;

 

(b) any interest which may have accrued; and

 

(c) any expenses which have been incurred by the Company due to that person’s default.

 

5.11 The notice shall state the following:

 

(a) the place where payment is to be made; and

 

(b) a warning that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call is made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

Forfeiture or surrender of Shares

 

5.12 If the notice given pursuant to Article 5.10 is not complied with, the Directors may, before the payment required by the notice has been received, resolve that any Share the subject of that notice be forfeited. The forfeiture shall include all dividends or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. Despite the foregoing, the Board may determine that any Share the subject of that notice be accepted by the Company as surrendered by the Member holding that Share in lieu of forfeiture.

 

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Disposal of forfeited or surrendered Share and power to cancel forfeiture or surrender

 

5.13 A forfeited or surrendered Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Board determine either to the former Member who held that Share or to any other person. The forfeiture or surrender may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit at any time before a sale, re-allotment or other disposition. Where, for the purposes of its disposal, a forfeited or surrendered Share is to be transferred to any person, the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share to the transferee.

 

Effect of forfeiture or surrender on former Member

 

5.14 On forfeiture or surrender:

 

(a) the name of the Member concerned shall be removed from the register of Members as the holder of those Shares and that person shall cease to be a Member in respect of those Shares; and

 

(b) that person shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate (if any) for the forfeited or surrendered Shares.

 

5.15 Despite the forfeiture or surrender of his Shares, that person shall remain liable to the Company for all monies which at the date of forfeiture or surrender were presently payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with:

 

(a) all expenses; and

 

(b) interest from the date of forfeiture or surrender until payment:

 

(i) at the rate of which interest was payable on those monies before forfeiture; or

 

(ii) if no interest was so payable, at the Default Rate.

 

The Directors, however, may waive payment wholly or in part.

 

Evidence of forfeiture or surrender

 

5.16 A declaration, whether statutory or under oath, made by a Director or the Secretary shall be conclusive evidence of the following matters stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to forfeited Shares:

 

(a) that the person making the declaration is a Director or Secretary of the Company, and

 

(b) that the particular Shares have been forfeited or surrendered on a particular date.

 

Subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer, if necessary, the declaration shall constitute good title to the Shares.

 

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Sale of forfeited or surrendered Shares

 

5.17 Any person to whom the forfeited or surrendered Shares are disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the consideration, if any, of those Shares nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity in, or invalidity of the proceedings in respect of, the forfeiture, surrender or disposal of those Shares.

 

6 Transfer of Shares

 

Form of Transfer

 

6.1 Subject to the following Articles about the transfer of Shares, and provided that such transfer complies with applicable rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, a Member may freely transfer Shares to another person by completing an instrument of transfer in a common form or in a form prescribed by the Designated Stock Exchange (if such Shares are listed on the Designated Stock Exchange) or in any other form approved by the Directors, executed:

 

(a) where the Shares are Fully Paid, by or on behalf of that Member; and

 

(b) where the Shares are partly paid, by or on behalf of that Member and the transferee.

 

6.2 The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered into the register of Members.

 

Power to refuse registration for Shares not listed on a Designated Stock Exchange

 

6.3 Where the Shares of any class in question are not listed on or subject to the rules of any Designated Stock Exchange, the Directors may in their absolute discretion decline to register any transfer of such Shares which are not Fully Paid Up or on which the Company has a lien. The Directors may also, but are not required to, decline to register any transfer of any such Share unless:

 

(a) the instrument of transfer is lodged with the Company, accompanied by the certificate (if any) for the Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer;

 

(b) the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of Shares;

 

(c) the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required;

 

(d) in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the Share is to be transferred does not exceed four;

 

(e) the Shares transferred are Fully Paid Up and free of any lien in favour of the Company; and

 

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(f) any applicable fee of such maximum sum as the Designated Stock Exchanges may determine to be payable, or such lesser sum as the Board may from time to time require, related to the transfer is paid to the Company.

 

Suspension of transfers

 

6.4 The registration of transfers may, on 14 Clear Days’ notice being given by advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and the register of Members closed at such times and for such periods as the Directors may, in their absolute discretion, from time to time determine, provided always that such registration of transfer shall not be suspended nor the register of Members closed for more than 30 Clear Days in any year.

 

Company may retain instrument of transfer

 

6.5 All instruments of transfer that are registered shall be retained by the Company.

 

Notice of refusal to register

 

6.6 If the Directors refuse to register a transfer of any Shares of any class not listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, they shall within one month after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged with the Company send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of the refusal.

 

7 Transmission of Shares

 

Persons entitled on death of a Member

 

7.1 If a Member dies, the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Members’ interest are the following:

 

(a) where the deceased Member was a joint holder, the survivor or survivors; and

 

(b) where the deceased Member was a sole holder, that Member’s personal representative or representatives.

 

7.2 Nothing in these Articles shall release the deceased Member’s estate from any liability in respect of any Share, whether the deceased was a sole holder or a joint holder.

 

Registration of transfer of a Share following death or bankruptcy

 

7.3 A person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member may elect to do either of the following:

 

(a) to become the holder of the Share; or

 

(b) to transfer the Share to another person.

 

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7.4 That person must produce such evidence of his entitlement as the Directors may properly require.

 

7.5 If the person elects to become the holder of the Share, he must give notice to the Company to that effect. For the purposes of these Articles, that notice shall be treated as though it were an executed instrument of transfer.

 

7.6 If the person elects to transfer the Share to another person then:

 

(a) if the Share is Fully Paid Up, the transferor must execute an instrument of transfer; and

 

(b) if the Share is nil or Partly Paid Up, the transferor and the transferee must execute an instrument of transfer.

 

7.7 All the Articles relating to the transfer of Shares shall apply to the notice or, as appropriate, the instrument of transfer.

 

Indemnity

 

7.8 A person registered as a Member by reason of the death or bankruptcy of another Member shall indemnify the Company and the Directors against any loss or damage suffered by the Company or the Directors as a result of that registration.

 

Rights of person entitled to a Share following death or bankruptcy

 

7.9 A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy of a Member shall have the rights to which he would be entitled if he were registered as the holder of the Share. But, until he is registered as Member in respect of the Share, he shall not be entitled to attend or vote at any meeting of the Company or at any separate meeting of the holders of that class of Shares.

 

8 Alteration of capital

 

Increasing, consolidating, converting, dividing and cancelling share capital

 

8.1 To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution do any of the following and amend its Memorandum for that purpose:

 

(a) increase its share capital by new Shares of the amount fixed by that Ordinary Resolution and with the attached rights, priorities and privileges set out in that Ordinary Resolution;

 

(b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;

 

(c) convert all or any of its Paid Up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into Paid Up Shares of any denomination;

 

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(d) sub-divide its Shares or any of them into Shares of an amount smaller than that fixed by the Memorandum, so, however, that in the sub-division, the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced Share shall be the same as it was in case of the Share from which the reduced Share is derived; and

 

(e) cancel Shares which, at the date of the passing of that Ordinary Resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person, and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled or, in the case of Shares without nominal par value, diminish the number of Shares into which its capital is divided.

 

Dealing with fractions resulting from consolidation of Shares

 

8.2 Whenever, as a result of a consolidation of Shares, any Members would become entitled to fractions of a Share the Directors may on behalf of those Members deal with the fractions as it thinks fit, including (without limitation):

 

(a) either round up or down the fraction to the nearest whole number, such rounding to be determined by the Directors acting in their sole discretion;

 

(b) sell the Shares representing the fractions for the best price reasonably obtainable to any person (including, subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company); or

 

(c) distribute the net proceeds in due proportion among those Members.

 

8.3 For the purposes of Article 8.2, the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares to, in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The transferee shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money nor shall the transferee’s title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity in, or invalidity of, the proceedings in respect of the sale.

 

Reducing share capital

 

8.4 Subject to the Act and to any rights for the time being conferred on the Members holding a particular class of Shares, the Company may, by Special Resolution, reduce its share capital in any way.

 

9 Redemption and purchase of own Shares

 

Power to issue redeemable Shares and to purchase own Shares

 

9.1 Subject to the Act and to any rights for the time being conferred on the Members holding a particular class of Shares, the Company may by its Directors:

 

(a) issue Shares that are to be redeemed or liable to be redeemed, at the option of the Company or the Member holding those redeemable Shares, on the terms and in the manner its Directors determine before the issue of those Shares;

 

(b) with the consent by Special Resolution of the Members holding Shares of a particular class, vary the rights attaching to that class of Shares so as to provide that those Shares are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company on the terms and in the manner which the Directors determine at the time of such variation; and

 

(c) purchase all or any of its own Shares of any class including any redeemable Shares on the terms and in the manner which the Directors determine at the time of such purchase.

 

The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner authorised by the Act, including out of any combination of the following: capital, its profits and the proceeds of a fresh issue of Shares.

 

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Power to pay for redemption or purchase in cash or in specie

 

9.2 When making a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of Shares, the Directors may make the payment in cash or in specie (or partly in one and partly in the other) if so authorised by the terms of the allotment of those Shares or by the terms applying to those Shares in accordance with Article 9.1, or otherwise by agreement with the Member holding those Shares.

 

Effect of redemption or purchase of a Share

 

9.3 Upon the date of redemption or purchase of a Share:

 

(a) the Member holding that Share shall cease to be entitled to any rights in respect of the Share other than the right to receive:

 

(i) the price for the Share; and

 

(ii) any dividend declared in respect of the Share prior to the date of redemption or purchase;

 

(b) the Member’s name shall be removed from the register of Members with respect to the Share; and

 

(c) the Share shall be cancelled or held as a Treasury Share, as the Directors may determine.

 

9.4 For the purpose of Article 9.3, the date of redemption or purchase is the date when the Member's name is removed from the register of Members with respect to the Shares the subject of the redemption or purchase.

 

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10 Meetings of Members

 

Annual and extraordinary general meetings

 

10.1 The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the applicable Designated Stock Exchange Rules) be obligated to, in each year hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting, which, if held, shall be convened by the Board, in accordance with these Articles.

 

10.2 All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

Power to call meetings

 

10.3 The Directors may call a general meeting at any time.

 

10.4 If there are insufficient Directors to constitute a quorum and the remaining Directors are unable to agree on the appointment of additional Directors, the Directors must call a general meeting for the purpose of appointing additional Directors.

 

10.5 The Directors must also call a general meeting if requisitioned in the manner set out in the next two Articles.

 

10.6 The requisition must be in writing and given by one or more Members who together hold at least ten per cent of the rights to vote at such general meeting.

 

10.7 The requisition must also:

 

(a) specify the purpose of the meeting.

 

(b) be signed by or on behalf of each requisitioner (and for this purpose each joint holder shall be obliged to sign). The requisition may consist of several documents in like form signed by one or more of the requisitioners; and

 

(c) be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions.

 

10.8 Should the Directors fail to call a general meeting within 21 Clear Days’ from the date of receipt of a requisition, the requisitioners or any of them may call a general meeting within three months after the end of that period.

 

10.9 Without limitation to the foregoing, if there are insufficient Directors to constitute a quorum and the remaining Directors are unable to agree on the appointment of additional Directors, any one or more Members who together hold at least five (5) per cent of the rights to vote at a general meeting may call a general meeting for the purpose of considering the business specified in the notice of meeting which shall include as an item of business the appointment of additional Directors.

 

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10.10 If the Members call a meeting under the above provisions, the Company shall reimburse their reasonable expenses.

 

Content of notice

 

10.11 Notice of a general meeting shall specify each of the following:

 

(a) place, the date and the hour of the meeting;

 

(b) whether the meeting will be held virtually, at a physical place or both;

 

(c) if the meeting is to be held in any part at a physical place, the address of such place;

 

(d) if the meeting is to be held in two or more places, or in any part virtually, the Electronic Communication Facilities that will be used to facilitate the meeting, including the procedures to be followed by any Member or other participant of the meeting who wishes to utilise such Electronic Communication Facilities for the purposes of attending and participating in such meeting;

 

(e) subject to paragraph (f) and the requirements of (to the extent applicable) the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, the general nature of the business to be transacted; and

 

(f) if a resolution is proposed as a Special Resolution, the text of that resolution.

 

10.12 In each notice there shall appear with reasonable prominence the following statements:

 

(a) that a Member who is entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of that Member; and

 

(b) that a proxyholder need not be a Member.

 

Period of notice

 

10.13 At least five (5) Clear Days’ notice must be given to Members for any general meeting.

 

10.14 Subject to the Act, a meeting may be convened on shorter notice, subject to the Act with the consent of the Member or Members who, individually or collectively, hold at least seventy-five per cent (75%) of the voting rights of all those who have a right to vote at that meeting.

 

Persons entitled to receive notice

 

10.15 Subject to the provisions of these Articles and to any restrictions imposed on any Shares, the notice shall be given to the following people:

 

(a) the Members

 

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(b) persons entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member;

 

(c) the Directors; and

 

(d) the Auditors (if appointed).

 

10.16 The Board may determine that the Members entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at a meeting are those persons entered on the register of Members at the close of business on a day determined by the Board.

 

Accidental omission to give notice or non-receipt of notice

 

10.17 Proceedings at a meeting shall not be invalidated by the following:

 

(a) an accidental failure to give notice of the meeting to any person entitled to notice; or

 

(b) non-receipt of notice of the meeting by any person entitled to notice.

 

10.18 In addition, where a notice of meeting is published on a website proceedings at the meeting shall not be invalidated merely because it is accidentally published:

 

(a) in a different place on the website; or

 

(b) for part only of the period from the date of the notification until the conclusion of the meeting to which the notice relates.

 

11 Proceedings at meetings of Members

 

Quorum

 

11.1 Save as provided in the following Article, no business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present in person or by proxy at the meeting. A quorum is as follows:

 

(a) if the Company has only one Member: that Member;

 

(b) if the Company has more than one Member: one or more Members holding Shares that represent not less than one-third of the outstanding Shares carrying the right to vote at such general meeting.

 

Lack of quorum

 

11.2 If a quorum is not present at the meeting within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting, or if at any time during the meeting it becomes inquorate, then the following provisions apply:

 

(a) If the meeting was requisitioned by Members, it shall be cancelled.

 

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(b) In any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same time and place seven days hence, or to such other time or place as is determined by the Directors. If a quorum is not present at the meeting within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the adjourned meeting, then the Members present in person or by proxy at the meeting shall constitute a quorum.

 

Chairman

 

11.3 The chairman of a general meeting (including any Virtual Meeting) shall be the chairman of the Board or such other Director as the Directors may determine. Absent any such person being present at the meeting within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to chair the meeting. The chairman of the meeting shall be entitled to attend and participate at any such general meeting by means of Electronic Communication Facilities, and to act as the chairman of such general meeting, in which event the chairman of the meeting shall be deemed to be present at the meeting.

 

11.4 If no Director is present within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting, or if no Director is willing to act as chairman, the Members present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote shall choose one of their number to chair the meeting.

 

Right of a Director to attend and speak

 

11.5 Even if a Director is not a Member, he shall be entitled to attend and speak at any general meeting and at any separate meeting of Members holding a particular class of Shares.

 

Accommodation of Members at Virtual Meeting

 

11.6 A Member entitled to receive notice and attend a meeting will be deemed to be in attendance at such meeting despite their attendance being virtual if adequate facilities are available to ensure that the Member is able to:

 

(a) to participate in the business for which the meeting has been convened; and

 

(b) to hear all that happens at the meeting.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Directors may determine that any general meeting may be held as a Virtual Meeting.

 

Security

 

11.7 In addition to any measures which the Board may be required to take due to the location or venue of the meeting, the Board may make any arrangement and impose any restriction it considers appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances to ensure the security of a meeting including, without limitation, the searching of any person attending the meeting and the imposing of restrictions on the items of personal property that may be taken into the meeting place. The Board may refuse entry to, or eject from, a meeting a person who refuses to comply with any such arrangements or restrictions.

 

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Adjournment, postponement and cancellation

 

11.8 A meeting may be:

 

(a) postponed or cancelled prior to the meeting at the discretion of the Directors by written notice provided to all persons entitled to attend the meeting, unless the meeting was requisitioned by Members or otherwise called by Members pursuant to Article 10; or

 

(b) adjourned, with or without an appointed date for resumption, at any time during the meeting at the discretion of the chairman with the consent of the Members constituting a quorum.

 

The chairman must adjourn the meeting if so directed by the Members constituting a quorum at the meeting. No business, however, can be transacted at an adjourned or postponed meeting other than business which might properly have been transacted at the original meeting.

 

11.9 Should a meeting be adjourned for more than seven (7) Clear Days, whether because of a lack of quorum or otherwise, Members shall be given at least seven (7) Clear Days' notice of the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjournment.

 

Method of voting

 

11.10 A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll.

 

Taking of a poll

 

11.11 A poll shall be taken in such manner as the chairman directs. He may appoint scrutineers (who need not be Members) and fix a place and time for declaring the result of the poll. If, through the aid of technology, the meeting is held as a Virtual Meeting or in more than one place, the chairman may appoint scrutineers virtually and in more than one place; but if he considers that the poll cannot be effectively monitored at that meeting, the chairman shall adjourn the holding of the poll to a date, place and time when that can occur.

 

Chairman’s casting vote

 

11.12 In the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman of the meeting shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

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Written resolutions

 

11.13 Without limitation to section 60(1) of the Act, Members may pass a Special Resolution in writing without holding a meeting if the following conditions are met:

 

(a) all Members entitled to vote on the resolution are given notice of the resolution as if the same were being proposed at a meeting of Members;

 

(b) all Members entitled so to vote:

 

(i) sign a document; or

 

(ii) sign several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of those Members; and

 

(c) the signed document or documents is or are delivered to the Company, including, if the Company so nominates, by delivery of an Electronic Record by Electronic means to the address specified for that purpose.

 

Such written resolution, which shall be as effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Members entitled to vote duly convened and held, is passed when all such Members have so signified their agreement to the resolution.

 

11.14 Members may pass an Ordinary Resolution in writing without holding a meeting if the following conditions are met:

 

(a) all Members entitled to vote on the resolution are:

 

(i) given notice of the resolution as if the same were being proposed at a meeting of Members; and

 

(ii) notified in the same or an accompanying notice of the date by which the resolution must be passed if it is not to lapse, being a period of 7 days beginning with the date that the notice is first given;

 

(b) the required majority of the Members entitled so to vote:

 

(i) sign a document; or

 

(ii) sign several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of those Members; and

 

(c) the signed document or documents is or are delivered to the Company, including, if the Company so nominates, by delivery of an Electronic Record by Electronic means to the address specified for that purpose.

 

Such written resolution, which shall be as effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Members entitled to vote duly convened and held, is passed upon the later of these dates: (i) subject to the following Article, the date next immediately following the end of the period of five days beginning with the date that notice of the resolution is first given and (ii) the date when the required majority have so signified their agreement to the resolution. However, the proposed written resolution lapses if it is not passed before the end of the period of 7 days beginning with the date that notice of it is first given.

 

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11.15 If all Members entitled to be given notice of the Ordinary Resolution consent, a written resolution may be passed as soon as the required majority have signified their agreement to the resolution, without any minimum period of time having first elapsed. Save that the consent of the majority may be incorporated in the written resolution, each consent shall be in writing or given by Electronic Record and shall otherwise be given to the Company in accordance with Article 28 (Notices) prior to the written resolution taking effect.

 

11.16 The Directors may determine the manner in which written resolutions shall be put to Members. In particular, they may provide, in the form of any written resolution, for each Member to indicate, out of the number of votes the Member would have been entitled to cast at a meeting to consider the resolution, how many votes he wishes to cast in favour of the resolution and how many against the resolution or to be treated as abstentions. The result of any such written resolution shall be determined on the same basis as on a poll.

 

11.17 If a written resolution is described as a Special Resolution or as an Ordinary Resolution, it has effect accordingly.

 

11.18 The Directors may determine the manner in which written resolutions shall be put to Members. In particular, they may provide, in the form of any written resolution, for each Member to indicate, out of the number of votes the Member would have been entitled to cast at a meeting to consider the resolution, how many votes he wishes to cast in favour of the resolution and how many against the resolution or to be treated as abstentions. The result of any such written resolution shall be determined on the same basis as on a poll.

 

Sole-Member Company

 

11.19 If the Company has only one Member, and the Member records in writing his decision on a question, that record shall constitute both the passing of a resolution and the minute of it.

 

12 Voting rights of Members

 

Right to vote

 

12.1 Unless their Shares carry no right to vote, or unless a call or other amount presently payable has not been paid, all Members are entitled to vote at a general meeting and all Members holding Shares of a particular class of Shares are entitled to vote at a meeting of the holders of that class of Shares. Unless otherwise required under the Act or by these Articles, holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares shall at all times vote together as one class on all resolutions submitted to a vote by the Members, and on matters pursuant to Article 2.10, unless voting as separate classes pursuant to Article 2.10(a) holders of Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares and Series A Preferred Shares shall at all times vote together as one class.

 

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12.2 Members may vote in person or by proxy.

 

12.3 On a poll, each Class A Ordinary Share shall be entitled to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company, each Class B Ordinary Share shall be entitled to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company, and each Series A Preferred Share shall be entitled to one (1) vote on matters pursuant to Article 2.10. Series B Preferred Share shall be entitled to one (1) vote on matters pursuant to Article 2.10. A fraction of a Class A Ordinary Share shall entitle its holder to an equivalent fraction of one (1) vote, a fraction of a Class B Ordinary Share shall entitle its holder to an equivalent fraction of twenty (20) votes, a fraction of a Series A Preferred Share shall entitle its holder to an equivalent fraction of one (1) vote on matters pursuant to Article 2.10, and a fraction of a Series B Preferred Share shall entitle its holder to an equivalent fraction of one (1) vote on matters pursuant to Article 2.10.

 

12.4 No Member is bound to vote on his Shares or any of them; nor is he bound to vote each of his Shares in the same way.

 

Rights of joint holders

 

12.5 If Shares are held jointly, only one of the joint holders may vote. If more than one of the joint holders tenders a vote, the vote of the holder whose name in respect of those Shares appears first in the register of Members shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holder.

 

Representation of corporate Members

 

12.6 Save where otherwise provided, a corporate Member must act by a duly authorised representative.

 

12.7 A corporate Member wishing to act by a duly authorised representative must identify that person to the Company by notice in writing.

 

12.8 The authorisation may be for any period of time, and must be delivered to the Company before the commencement of the meeting at which it is first used.

 

12.9 The Directors of the Company may require the production of any evidence which they consider necessary to determine the validity of the notice.

 

12.10 Where a duly authorised representative is present at a meeting that Member is deemed to be present in person; and the acts of the duly authorised representative are personal acts of that Member.

 

12.11 A corporate Member may revoke the appointment of a duly authorised representative at any time by notice to the Company; but such revocation will not affect the validity of any acts carried out by the duly authorised representative before the Directors of the Company had actual notice of the revocation.

 

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Member with mental disorder

 

12.12 A Member in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction (whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere) in matters concerning mental disorder may vote by that Member’s receiver, curator bonis or other person authorised in that behalf appointed by that court.

 

12.13 For the purpose of the preceding Article, evidence to the satisfaction of the Directors of the authority of the person claiming to exercise the right to vote must be received not less than 24 hours before holding the relevant meeting or the adjourned meeting in any manner specified for the delivery of forms of appointment of a proxy, whether in writing or by Electronic means. In default, the right to vote shall not be exercisable.

 

Objections to admissibility of votes

 

12.14 An objection to the validity of a person’s vote may only be raised at the meeting or at the adjourned meeting at which the vote is sought to be tendered. Any objection duly made shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive.

 

Form of proxy

 

12.15 An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in any common form or in any other form approved by the Directors.

 

12.16 The instrument must be in writing and signed in one of the following ways:

 

(a) by the Member; or

 

(b) by the Member’s authorised attorney; or

 

(c) if the Member is a corporation or other body corporate, under seal or signed by an authorised officer, secretary or attorney.

 

If the Directors so resolve, the Company may accept an Electronic Record of that instrument delivered in the manner specified below and otherwise satisfying the Articles about authentication of Electronic Records.

 

12.17 The Directors may require the production of any evidence which they consider necessary to determine the validity of any appointment of a proxy.

 

12.18 A Member may revoke the appointment of a proxy at any time by notice to the Company duly signed in accordance with Article 12.16.

 

12.19 No revocation by a Member of the appointment of a proxy made in accordance with Article 12.18 will affect the validity of any acts carried out by the relevant proxy before the Directors of the Company had actual notice of the revocation.

 

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How and when proxy is to be delivered

 

12.20 Subject to the following Articles, the Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the form of appointment of a proxy and any authority under which it is signed (or a copy of the authority certified notarially or in any other way approved by the Directors) must be delivered so that it is received by the Company before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the form of appointment of proxy proposes to vote. They must be delivered in either of the following ways:

 

(a) In the case of an instrument in writing, it must be left at or sent by post:

 

(i) to the registered office of the Company; or

 

(ii) to such other place within the Cayman Islands specified in the notice convening the meeting or in any form of appointment of proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting.

 

(b) If, pursuant to the notice provisions, a notice may be given to the Company in an Electronic Record, an Electronic Record of an appointment of a proxy must be sent to the address specified pursuant to those provisions unless another address for that purpose is specified:

 

(i) in the notice convening the meeting; or

 

(ii) in any form of appointment of a proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting; or

 

(iii) in any invitation to appoint a proxy issued by the Company in relation to the meeting.

 

(c) Notwithstanding Article 12.20(a) and Article 12.20(b), the chairman of the Company may, in any event at his discretion, direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited.

 

12.21 If the form of appointment of proxy is not delivered on time, it is invalid.

 

12.22 When two or more valid but differing appointments of proxy are delivered or received in respect of the same Share for use at the same meeting and in respect of the same matter, the one which is last validly delivered or received (regardless of its date or of the date of its execution) shall be treated as replacing and revoking the other or others as regards that Share. lf the Company is unable to determine which appointment was last validly delivered or received, none of them shall be treated as valid in respect of that Share.

 

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12.23 The Board may at the expense of the Company send forms of appointment of proxy to the Members by post (that is to say, pre-paying and posting a letter), or by Electronic communication or otherwise (with or without provision for their return by pre-paid post) for use at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of Shares, either blank or nominating as proxy in the alternative any one or more of the Directors or any other person. lf for the purpose of any meeting invitations to appoint as proxy a person or one of a number of persons specified in the invitations are issued at the Company’s expense, they shall be issued to all (and not to some only) of the Members entitled to be sent notice of the meeting and to vote at it. The accidental omission to send such a form of appointment or to give such an invitation to, or the non-receipt of such form of appointment by, any Member entitled to attend and vote at a meeting shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting

 

Voting by proxy

 

12.24 A proxy shall have the same voting rights at a meeting or adjourned meeting as the Member would have had except to the extent that the instrument appointing him limits those rights. Notwithstanding the appointment of a proxy, a Member may attend and vote at a meeting or adjourned meeting. If a Member votes on any resolution a vote by his proxy on the same resolution, unless in respect of different Shares, shall be invalid.

 

12.25 The instrument appointing a proxy to vote at a meeting shall not confer any further right to speak at the meeting, except with the permission of the chairman of the meeting.

 

13 Number of Directors

 

13.1 There shall be a Board consisting of not less than one person provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. Unless fixed by Ordinary Resolution, the maximum number of Directors shall be unlimited.

 

14 Appointment, disqualification and removal of Directors

 

First Directors

 

14.1 The first Directors shall be appointed in writing by the subscriber or subscribers to the Memorandum, or a majority of them.

 

No age limit

 

14.2 There is no age limit for Directors save that they must be at least eighteen years of age.

 

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Corporate Directors

 

14.3 Unless prohibited by law, a body corporate may be a Director. If a body corporate is a Director, the Articles about representation of corporate Members at general meetings apply, mutatis mutandis, to the Articles about Directors’ meetings.

 

No shareholding qualification

 

14.4 Unless a shareholding qualification for Directors is fixed by Ordinary Resolution, no Director shall be required to own Shares as a condition of his appointment.

 

Appointment of Directors

 

14.5 A Director may be appointed by Ordinary Resolution or by the Directors. Any appointment may be to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director.

 

14.6 The remaining Director(s) may appoint a Director even though there is not a quorum of Directors.

 

14.7 No appointment can cause the number of Directors to exceed the maximum (if one is set); and any such appointment shall be invalid.

 

14.8 For so long as Shares are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, the Directors shall include at least such number of Independent Directors as applicable law, rules or regulations or the Designated Stock Exchange Rules require as determined by the Board.

 

Board’s power to appoint Directors

 

14.9 Without prejudice to the Company’s power to appoint a person to be a Director pursuant to these Articles, the Board shall have power at any time to appoint any person who is willing to act as a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an addition to the existing Board, subject to the total number of Directors not exceeding any maximum number fixed by or in accordance with these Articles.

 

14.10 An appointment of a Director may be on terms that the Director shall automatically retire from office (unless he has sooner vacated office) at the next or a subsequent annual general meeting or upon any specified event or after any specified period in a written agreement between the Company and the Director, if any; but no such term shall be implied in the absence of express provision. Each Director whose term of office expires shall be eligible for re-election at a meeting of the Members or re-appointment by the Board.

 

Removal of Directors

 

14.11 A Director may be removed by Ordinary Resolution.

 

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Resignation of Directors

 

14.12 A Director may at any time resign office by giving to the Company notice in writing or, if permitted pursuant to the notice provisions, in an Electronic Record delivered in either case in accordance with those provisions.

 

14.13 Unless the notice specifies a different date, the Director shall be deemed to have resigned on the date that the notice is delivered to the Company.

 

Termination of the office of Director

 

14.14 A Director may retire from office as a Director by giving notice in writing to that effect to the Company at the registered office, which notice shall be effective upon such date as may be specified in the notice, failing which upon delivery to the registered office.

 

14.15 Without prejudice to the provisions in these Articles for retirement (by rotation or otherwise), a Director’s office shall be terminated forthwith if:

 

(a) he is prohibited by the law of the Cayman Islands from acting as a Director; or

 

(b) he is made bankrupt or makes an arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or

 

(c) he resigns his office by notice to the Company; or

 

(d) he only held office as a Director for a fixed term and such term expires; or

 

(e) in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner by whom he is being treated he becomes physically or mentally incapable of acting as a Director; or

 

(f) he is given notice by the majority of the other Directors (not being less than two in number) to vacate office (without prejudice to any claim for damages for breach of any agreement relating to the provision of the services of such Director); or

 

(g) he is made subject to any law relating to mental health or incompetence, whether by court order or otherwise; or

 

(h) without the consent of the other Directors, he is absent from meetings of Directors for a continuous period of six months.

 

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15 Alternate Directors

 

Appointment and removal

 

15.1 Any Director may appoint any other person, including another Director, to act in his place as an alternate Director. No appointment shall take effect until the Director has given notice of the appointment to the Board.

 

15.2 A Director may revoke his appointment of an alternate at any time. No revocation shall take effect until the Director has given notice of the revocation to the Board.

 

15.3 A notice of appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be effective only if given to the Company by one or more of the following methods:

 

(a) by notice in writing in accordance with the notice provisions contained in these Articles;

 

(b) if the Company has a facsimile address for the time being, by sending by facsimile transmission to that facsimile address a facsimile copy or, otherwise, by sending by facsimile transmission to the facsimile address of the Company's registered office a facsimile copy (in either case, the facsimile copy being deemed to be the notice unless Article 29.7 applies), in which event notice shall be taken to be given on the date of an error-free transmission report from the sender’s fax machine;

 

(c) if the Company has an email address for the time being, by emailing to that email address a scanned copy of the notice as a PDF attachment or, otherwise, by emailing to the email address provided by the Company's registered office a scanned copy of the notice as a PDF attachment (in either case, the PDF version being deemed to be the notice unless Article 29.7 applies), in which event notice shall be taken to be given on the date of receipt by the Company or the Company's registered office (as appropriate) in readable form; or

 

(d) if permitted pursuant to the notice provisions, in some other form of approved Electronic Record delivered in accordance with those provisions in writing.

 

Notices

 

15.4 All notices of meetings of Directors shall continue to be given to the appointing Director and not to the alternate.

 

Rights of alternate Director

 

15.5 An alternate Director shall be entitled to attend and vote at any Board meeting or meeting of a committee of the Directors at which the appointing Director is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of the appointing Director in his absence. An alternate Director, however, is not entitled to receive any remuneration from the Company for services rendered as an alternate Director.

 

Appointment ceases when the appointor ceases to be a Director

 

15.6 An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if:

 

(a) the Director who appointed him ceases to be a Director; or

 

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(b) the Director who appointed him revokes his appointment by notice delivered to the Board or to the registered office of the Company or in any other manner approved by the Board; or

 

(c) in any event happens in relation to him which, if he were a Director of the Company, would cause his office as Director to be vacated.

 

Status of alternate Director

 

15.7 An alternate Director shall carry out all functions of the Director who made the appointment.

 

15.8 Save where otherwise expressed, an alternate Director shall be treated as a Director under these Articles.

 

15.9 An alternate Director is not the agent of the Director appointing him.

 

15.10 An alternate Director is not entitled to any remuneration for acting as alternate Director.

 

Status of the Director making the appointment

 

15.11 A Director who has appointed an alternate is not thereby relieved from the duties which he owes the Company.

 

16 Powers of Directors

 

Powers of Directors

 

16.1 Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Memorandum and these Articles the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may for that purpose exercise all the powers of the Company.

 

16.2 No prior act of the Directors shall be invalidated by any subsequent alteration of the Memorandum or these Articles. However, to the extent allowed by the Act, Members may, by Special Resolution, validate any prior or future act of the Directors which would otherwise be in breach of their duties.

 

Directors below the minimum number

 

16.3 lf the number of Directors is less than the minimum prescribed in accordance with these Articles, the remaining Director or Directors shall act only for the purposes of appointing an additional Director or Directors to make up such minimum or of convening a general meeting of the Company for the purpose of making such appointment. lf there are no Director or Directors able or willing to act, any two Members may summon a general meeting for the purpose of appointing Directors. Any additional Director so appointed shall hold office (subject to these Articles) only until the dissolution of the annual general meeting next following such appointment unless he is re-elected during such meeting.

 

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Appointments to office

 

16.4 The Directors may appoint a Director:

 

(a) as chairman of the Board;

 

(b) as managing Director;

 

(c) to any other executive office,

 

for such period, and on such terms, including as to remuneration as they think fit.

 

16.5 The appointee must consent in writing to holding that office.

 

16.6 Where a chairman is appointed he shall, unless unable to do so, preside at every meeting of Directors.

 

16.7 If there is no chairman, or if the chairman is unable to preside at a meeting, that meeting may select its own chairman; or the Directors may nominate one of their number to act in place of the chairman should he ever not be available.

 

16.8 Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Directors may also appoint and remove any person, who need not be a Director:

 

(a) as Secretary; and

 

(b) to any office that may be required

 

for such period and on such terms, including as to remuneration, as they think fit. In the case of an Officer, that Officer may be given any title the Directors decide.

 

16.9 The Secretary or Officer must consent in writing to holding that office.

 

16.10 A Director, Secretary or other Officer of the Company may not the hold the office, or perform the services, of auditor.

 

Provisions for employees

 

16.11 The Board may make provision for the benefit of any persons employed or formerly employed by the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings (or any member of his family or any person who is dependent on him) in connection with the cessation or the transfer to any person of the whole or part of the undertaking of the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings.

 

Exercise of voting rights

 

16.12 The Board may exercise the voting power conferred by the Shares in any body corporate held or owned by the Company in such manner in all respects as it thinks fit (including, without limitation, the exercise of that power in favour of any resolution appointing any Director as a Director of such body corporate, or voting or providing for the payment of remuneration to the Directors of such body corporate).

 

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Remuneration

 

16.13 Every Director may be remunerated by the Company for the services he provides for the benefit of the Company, whether as Director, employee or otherwise, and shall be entitled to be paid for the expenses incurred in the Company’s business including attendance at Directors’ meetings.

 

16.14 Until otherwise determined by the Company by Ordinary Resolution, the Directors (other than alternate Directors) shall be entitled to such remuneration by way of fees for their services in the office of Director as the Directors may determine.

 

16.15 Remuneration may take any form and may include arrangements to pay pensions, health insurance, death or sickness benefits, whether to the Director or to any other person connected to or related to him.

 

16.16 Unless his fellow Directors determine otherwise, a Director is not accountable to the Company for remuneration or other benefits received from any other company which is in the same group as the Company or which has common shareholdings.

 

Disclosure of information

 

16.17 Subject to compliance with applicable laws, including the applicable federal securities laws of the United States, the Directors may release or disclose to a third party any information regarding the affairs of the Company, including any information contained in the register of Members relating to a Member, (and they may authorise any Director, Officer or other authorised agent of the Company to release or disclose to a third party any such information in his possession) if:

 

(a) the Company or that person, as the case may be, is lawfully required to do so under the laws of any jurisdiction to which the Company is subject; or

 

(b) such disclosure is in compliance with the Designated Stock Exchange Rules; or

 

(c) such disclosure is in accordance with any contract entered into by the Company; or

 

(d) the Directors are of the opinion such disclosure would assist or facilitate the Company’s operations.

 

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17 Delegation of powers

 

Power to delegate any of the Directors’ powers to a committee

 

17.1 The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more persons who need not be Members. Persons on the committee may include non-Directors so long as the majority of those persons are Directors. For so long as Shares are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, any such committee shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as required from time to time by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules or otherwise required by applicable law.

 

17.2 The delegation may be collateral with, or to the exclusion of, the Directors’ own powers.

 

17.3 The delegation may be on such terms as the Directors think fit, including provision for the committee itself to delegate to a sub-committee; save that any delegation must be capable of being revoked or altered by the Directors at will.

 

17.4 Unless otherwise permitted by the Directors, a committee must follow the procedures prescribed for the taking of decisions by Directors.

 

17.5 For so long as the Shares are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, the Board shall, if required by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, establish an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee. Each of these committees shall be empowered to do all things necessary to exercise the rights of such committee set forth in these Articles. Each of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee shall consist of at least three Directors (or such larger minimum number as may be required from time to time by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules). The committees shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as required from time to time by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules or otherwise required by applicable law, subject to any exemptions permitted under the Designated Stock Exchange Rules and other applicable laws.

 

Local boards

 

17.6 The Board may establish any local or divisional board or agency for managing any of the affairs of the Company whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere and may appoint any persons to be members of a local or divisional Board, or to be managers or agents, and may fix their remuneration.

 

17.7 The Board may delegate to any local or divisional board, manager or agent any of its powers and authorities (with power to sub-delegate) and may authorise the members of any local or divisional board or any of them to fill any vacancies and to act notwithstanding vacancies.

 

17.8 Any appointment or delegation under this Article 17.8 may be made on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Board thinks fit and the Board may remove any person so appointed, and may revoke or vary any delegation.

 

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Power to appoint an agent of the Company

 

17.9 The Directors may appoint any person, either generally or in respect of any specific matter, to be the agent of the Company with or without authority for that person to delegate all or any of that person’s powers. The Directors may make that appointment:

 

(a) by causing the Company to enter into a power of attorney or agreement; or

 

(b) in any other manner they determine.

 

Power to appoint an attorney or authorised signatory of the Company

 

17.10 The Directors may appoint any person, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or the authorised signatory of the Company. The appointment may be:

 

(a) for any purpose;

 

(b) with the powers, authorities and discretions;

 

(c) for the period; and

 

(d) subject to such conditions

 

as they think fit. The powers, authorities and discretions, however, must not exceed those vested in, or exercisable, by the Directors under these Articles. The Directors may do so by power of attorney or any other manner they think fit.

 

17.11 Any power of attorney or other appointment may contain such provision for the protection and convenience for persons dealing with the attorney or authorised signatory as the Directors think fit. Any power of attorney or other appointment may also authorise the attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in that person.

 

17.12 The Board may remove any person appointed under Article 17.10 and may revoke or vary the delegation.

 

Borrowing Powers

 

17.13 The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets both present and future and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and to issue debentures and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or its parent undertaking (if any) or any subsidiary undertaking of the Company or of any third party.

 

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Corporate Governance

 

17.14 The Board may, from time to time, and except as required by applicable law or the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, adopt, institute, amend, modify or revoke the corporate governance policies or initiatives of the Company, which shall be intended to set forth the guiding principles and policies of the Company and the Board on various corporate governance related matters as the Board shall determine by resolution from time to time.

 

18 Meetings of Directors

 

Regulation of Directors’ meetings

 

18.1 Subject to the provisions of these Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit.

 

Calling meetings

 

18.2 Any Director may call a meeting of Directors at any time. The Secretary must call a meeting of the Directors if requested to do so by a Director.

 

Notice of meetings

 

18.3 Notice of a Board meeting may be given to a Director personally or by word of mouth or given in writing or by Electronic communications at such address as he may from time to time specify for this purpose (or, if he does not specify an address, at his last known address). A Director may waive his right to receive notice of any meeting either prospectively or retrospectively.

 

Use of technology

 

18.4 A Director may participate in a meeting of Directors through the medium of conference telephone, video or any other form of communications equipment providing all persons participating in the meeting are able to hear and speak to each other throughout the meeting.

 

18.5 A Director participating in this way is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

Quorum

 

18.6 The quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of Directors shall be two unless the Directors fix some other number.

 

Chairman or deputy to preside

 

18.7 The Board may appoint a chairman and one or more deputy chairman or chairmen and may at any time revoke any such appointment.

 

18.8 The chairman, or failing him any deputy chairman (the longest in office taking precedence if more than one is present), shall preside at all Board meetings. If no chairman or deputy chairman has been appointed, or if he is not present within five minutes after the time fixed for holding the meeting, or is unwilling to act as chairman of the meeting, the Directors present shall choose one of their number to act as chairman of the meeting.

 

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Voting

 

18.9 A question which arises at a Board meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. If votes are equal the chairman may, if he wishes, exercise a casting vote.

 

Recording of dissent

 

18.10 A Director present at a meeting of Directors shall be presumed to have assented to any action taken at that meeting unless:

 

(a) his dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

 

(b) he has filed with the meeting before it is concluded signed dissent from that action; or

 

(c) he has forwarded to the Company as soon as practical following the conclusion of that meeting signed dissent.

 

A Director who votes in favour of an action is not entitled to record his dissent to it.

 

Written resolutions

 

18.11 The Directors may pass a resolution in writing without holding a meeting if all Directors sign a document or sign several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of those Directors.

 

18.12 A written resolution signed by a validly appointed alternate Director need not also be signed by the appointing Director.

 

18.13 A written resolution signed personally by the appointing Director need not also be signed by his alternate.

 

18.14 A resolution in writing passed pursuant to Article 18.11, Article 18.12 and/or Article 18.13 shall be as effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held; and it shall be treated as having been passed on the day and at the time that the last Director signs (and for the avoidance of doubt, such day may or may not be a Business Day).

 

Validity of acts of Directors in spite of formal defect

 

18.15 All acts done by a meeting of the Board, or of a committee of the Board, or by any person acting as a Director or an alternate Director, shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director or member of the committee, or that any of them were disqualified or had vacated office or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified and had continued to be a Director or alternate Director and had been entitled to vote.

 

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19 Permissible Directors' interests and disclosure

 

19.1 A Director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction with the Company shall declare the nature of his interest at a meeting of the Directors. A general notice given to the Directors by any Director to the effect that he is a member of any specified company or firm and is to be regarded as interested in any contract or transaction which may thereafter be made with that company or firm shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of interest in regard to any contract so made or transaction so consummated. Subject to the Designated Stock Exchange Rules and disqualification by the chairman of the relevant Board meeting, a Director may vote in respect of any contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction notwithstanding that he may be interested therein provided the Director discloses to his fellow directors the nature and extent of any material interests in respect of any contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction and if he does so his vote shall be counted and he may be counted in the quorum at any meeting of the Directors at which any such contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction shall come before the meeting for consideration.

 

20 Minutes

 

20.1 The Company shall cause minutes to be made in books of:

 

(a) all appointments of Officers and committees made by the Board and of any such Officer’s remuneration; and

 

(b) the names of Directors present at every meeting of the Directors, a committee of the Board, the Company or the holders of any class of shares or debentures, and all orders, resolutions and proceedings of such meetings.

 

20.2 Any such minutes, if purporting to be signed by the chairman of the meeting at which the proceedings were held or by the chairman of the next succeeding meeting or the Secretary, shall be prima facie evidence of the matters stated in them.

 

21 Accounts and audit

 

21.1 The Directors must ensure that proper accounting and other records are kept, and that accounts and associated reports are distributed in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

 

21.2 The books of account shall be kept at the registered office of the Company and shall always be open to inspection by the Directors. No Member (other than a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by the Act or as authorised by the Directors or by Ordinary Resolution.

 

21.3 Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31 December in each year and begin on 1 January in each year.

 

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Auditors

 

21.4 The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine.

 

21.5 At any general meeting convened and held at any time in accordance with these Articles, the Members may, by Ordinary Resolution, remove the Auditor before the expiration of his term of office. If they do so, the Members shall, by Ordinary Resolution, at that meeting appoint another Auditor in his stead for the remainder of his term.

 

21.6 The Auditors shall examine such books, accounts and vouchers; as may be necessary for the performance of their duties.

 

21.7 The Auditors shall, if so requested by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment, and at any time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Company.

 

22 Record dates

 

22.1 Except to the extent of any conflicting rights attached to Shares, the resolution declaring a dividend on Shares of any class, whether it be an Ordinary Resolution of the Members or a Director’s resolution, may specify that the dividend is payable or distributable to the persons registered as the holders of those Shares at the close of business on a particular date, notwithstanding that the date may be a date prior to that on which the resolution is passed.

 

22.2 If the resolution does so specify, the dividend shall be payable or distributable to the persons registered as the holders of those Shares at the close of business on the specified date in accordance with their respective holdings so registered, but without prejudice to the rights inter se in respect of the dividend of transferors and transferees of any of those Shares.

 

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22.3 The provisions of this Article apply, mutatis mutandis, to bonuses, capitalisation issues, distributions of realised capital profits or offers or grants made by the Company to the Members.

 

23 Dividends

 

Source of dividends

 

23.1 Dividends may be declared and paid out of any funds of the Company lawfully available for distribution.

 

23.2 Subject to the requirements of the Act regarding the application of a company’s Share premium account and with the sanction of an Ordinary Resolution, dividends may also be declared and paid out of any share premium account.

 

Declaration of dividends by Members

 

23.3 Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution declare dividends in accordance with the respective rights of the Members but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the Directors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, so long as any Series B Preferred Shares are outstanding, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, redeem, or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on, any securities of the Company without the prior express written consent of the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares.

 

Payment of interim dividends and declaration of final dividends by Directors

 

23.4 The Directors may declare and pay interim dividends or recommend final dividends in accordance with the respective rights of the Members if it appears to them that they are justified by the financial position of the Company and that such dividends may lawfully be paid. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, so long as any Series B Preferred Shares are outstanding, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, redeem, or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on, any securities of the Company without the prior express written consent of the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares.

 

23.5 Subject to the provisions of the Act, in relation to the distinction between interim dividends and final dividends, the following applies:

 

(a) Upon determination to pay a dividend or dividends described as interim by the Directors in the dividend resolution, no debt shall be created by the declaration until such time as payment is made.

 

(b) Upon declaration of a dividend or dividends described as final by the Directors in the dividend resolution, a debt shall be created immediately following the declaration, the due date to be the date the dividend is stated to be payable in the resolution.

 

If the resolution fails to specify whether a dividend is final or interim, it shall be assumed to be interim.

 

23.6 In relation to Shares carrying differing rights to dividends or rights to dividends at a fixed rate, the following applies:

 

(a) If the share capital is divided into different classes, the Directors may pay dividends on Shares which confer deferred or non-preferred rights with regard to dividends as well as on Shares which confer preferential rights with regard to dividends but no dividend shall be paid on Shares carrying deferred or non-preferred rights if, at the time of payment, any preferential dividend is in arrears.

 

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(b) The Directors may also pay, at intervals settled by them, any dividend payable at a fixed rate if it appears to them that there are sufficient funds of the Company lawfully available for distribution to justify the payment.

 

(c) If the Directors act in good faith, they shall not incur any liability to the Members holding Shares conferring preferred rights for any loss those Members may suffer by the lawful payment of the dividend on any Shares having deferred or non-preferred rights.

 

Apportionment of dividends

 

23.7 Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts Paid Up on the Shares on which the dividend is paid. All dividends shall be apportioned and paid proportionately to the amount Paid Up on the Shares during the time or part of the time in respect of which the dividend is paid. But if a Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for dividend accordingly.

 

Right of set off

 

23.8 The Directors may deduct from a dividend or any other amount payable to a person in respect of a Share any amount due by that person to the Company on a call or otherwise in relation to a Share.

 

Power to pay other than in cash

 

23.9 If the Directors so determine, any resolution declaring a dividend may direct that it shall be satisfied wholly or partly by the distribution of assets. If a difficulty arises in relation to the distribution, the Directors may settle that difficulty in any way they consider appropriate. For example, they may do any one or more of the following:

 

(a) issue fractional Shares;

 

(b) fix the value of assets for distribution and make cash payments to some Members on the footing of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of Members; and

 

(c) vest some assets in trustees.

 

How payments may be made

 

23.10 A dividend or other monies payable on or in respect of a Share may be paid in any of the following ways:

 

(a) if the Member holding that Share or other person entitled to that Share nominates a bank account for that purpose - by wire transfer to that bank account; or

 

(b) by cheque or warrant sent by post to the registered address of the Member holding that Share or other person entitled to that Share.

 

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23.11 For the purposes of Article 23.10(a), the nomination may be in writing or in an Electronic Record and the bank account nominated may be the bank account of another person. For the purposes of Article 23.10(b), subject to any applicable law or regulation, the cheque or warrant shall be made to the order of the Member holding that Share or other person entitled to the Share or to his nominee, whether nominated in writing or in an Electronic Record, and payment of the cheque or warrant shall be a good discharge to the Company.

 

23.12 If two or more persons are registered as the holders of the Share or are jointly entitled to it by reason of the death or bankruptcy of the registered holder (Joint Holders), a dividend (or other amount) payable on or in respect of that Share may be paid as follows:

 

(a) to the registered address of the Joint Holder of the Share who is named first on the register of Members or to the registered address of the deceased or bankrupt holder, as the case may be; or

 

(b) to the address or bank account of another person nominated by the Joint Holders, whether that nomination is in writing or in an Electronic Record.

 

23.13 Any Joint Holder of a Share may give a valid receipt for a dividend (or other amount) payable in respect of that Share.

 

Dividends or other monies not to bear interest in absence of special rights

 

23.14 Unless provided for by the rights attached to a Share, no dividend or other monies payable by the Company in respect of a Share shall bear interest.

 

Dividends unable to be paid or unclaimed

 

23.15 If a dividend cannot be paid to a Member or remains unclaimed within six weeks after it was declared or both, the Directors may pay it into a separate account in the Company’s name. If a dividend is paid into a separate account, the Company shall not be constituted trustee in respect of that account and the dividend shall remain a debt due to the Member.

 

23.16 A dividend that remains unclaimed for a period of six years after it became due for payment shall be forfeited to, and shall cease to remain owing by, the Company.

 

24 Capitalisation of profits

 

Capitalisation of profits or of any share premium account or capital redemption reserve;

 

24.1 The Directors may resolve to capitalise:

 

(a) any part of the Company’s profits not required for paying any preferential dividend (whether or not those profits are available for distribution); or

 

(b) any sum standing to the credit of the Company's share premium account or capital redemption reserve, if any.

 

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24.2 The amount resolved to be capitalised must be appropriated to the Members who would have been entitled to it had it been distributed by way of dividend and in the same proportions. The benefit to each Member so entitled must be given in either or both of the following ways::

 

(a) by paying up the amounts unpaid on that Member's Shares;

 

(b) by issuing Fully Paid Up Shares, debentures or other securities of the Company to that Member or as that Member directs. The Directors may resolve that any Shares issued to the Member in respect of Partly Paid Up Shares (Original Shares) rank for dividend only to the extent that the Original Shares rank for dividend while those Original Shares remain Partly Paid Up.

 

Applying an amount for the benefit of Members

 

24.3 The amount capitalised must be applied to the benefit of Members in the proportions to which the Members would have been entitled to dividends if the amount capitalised had been distributed as a dividend.

 

24.4 Subject to the Act, if a fraction of a Share, a debenture or other security is allocated to a Member, the Directors may issue a fractional certificate to that Member or pay him the cash equivalent of the fraction.

 

25 Share Premium Account

 

Directors to maintain share premium account

 

25.1 The Directors shall establish a share premium account in accordance with the Act. They shall carry to the credit of that account from time to time an amount equal to the amount or value of the premium paid on the issue of any Share or capital contributed or such other amounts required by the Act.

 

Debits to share premium account

 

25.2 The following amounts shall be debited to any share premium account:

 

(a) on the redemption or purchase of a Share, the difference between the nominal value of that Share and the redemption or purchase price; and

 

(b) any other amount paid out of a share premium account as permitted by the Act.

 

25.3 Notwithstanding the preceding Article, on the redemption or purchase of a Share, the Directors may pay the difference between the nominal value of that Share and the redemption purchase price out of the profits of the Company or, as permitted by the Act, out of capital.

 

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26 Seal

 

Company seal

 

26.1 The Company may have a seal if the Directors so determine.

 

Duplicate seal

 

26.2 Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company may also have a duplicate seal or seals for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands. Each duplicate seal shall be a facsimile of the original seal of the Company. However, if the Directors so determine, a duplicate seal shall have added on its face the name of the place where it is to be used.

 

When and how seal is to be used

 

26.3 A seal may only be used by the authority of the Directors. Unless the Directors otherwise determine, a document to which a seal is affixed must be signed in one of the following ways:

 

(a) by a Director (or his alternate) and the Secretary; or

 

(b) by a single Director (or his alternate).

 

If no seal is adopted or used

 

26.4 If the Directors do not adopt a seal, or a seal is not used, a document may be executed in the following manner:

 

(a) by a Director (or his alternate) and the Secretary; or

 

(b) by a single Director (or his alternate); or

 

(c) in any other manner permitted by the Act.

 

Power to allow non-manual signatures and facsimile printing of seal

 

26.5 The Directors may determine that either or both of the following applies:

 

(a) that the seal or a duplicate seal need not be affixed manually but may be affixed by some other method or system of reproduction;

 

(b) that a signature required by these Articles need not be manual but may be a mechanical or Electronic Signature.

 

Validity of execution

 

26.6 If a document is duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company, it shall not be regarded as invalid merely because, at the date of the delivery, the Secretary, or the Director, or other Officer or person who signed the document or affixed the seal for and on behalf of the Company ceased to be the Secretary or hold that office and authority on behalf of the Company.

 

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27 Indemnity

 

27.1 To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify each existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary and other Officer of the Company (including an investment adviser or an administrator or liquidator) and their personal representatives against:

 

(a) all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by the existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer in or about the conduct of the Company's business or affairs or in the execution or discharge of the existing or former Director's (including alternate Director's), Secretary’s or Officer’s duties, powers, authorities or discretions; and

 

(b) without limitation to paragraph (a), all costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by the existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings (whether threatened, pending or completed) concerning the Company or its affairs in any court or tribunal, whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.

 

No such existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer, however, shall be indemnified in respect of any matter arising out of his own dishonesty.

 

27.2 To the extent permitted by Act, the Company may make a payment, or agree to make a payment, whether by way of advance, loan or otherwise, for any legal costs incurred by an existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer of the Company in respect of any matter identified in Article 27.1 on condition that the Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer must repay the amount paid by the Company to the extent that it is ultimately found not liable to indemnify the Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or that Officer for those legal costs.

 

Release

 

27.3 To the extent permitted by Act, the Company may by Special Resolution release any existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or other Officer of the Company from liability for any loss or damage or right to compensation which may arise out of or in connection with the execution or discharge of the duties, powers, authorities or discretions of his office; but there may be no release from liability arising out of or in connection with that person’s own dishonesty.

 

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Insurance

 

27.4 To the extent permitted by Act, the Company may pay, or agree to pay, a premium in respect of a contract insuring each of the following persons against risks determined by the Directors, other than liability arising out of that person’s own dishonesty:

 

(a) an existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer or auditor of:

 

(i) the Company;

 

(ii) a company which is or was a subsidiary of the Company;

 

(iii) a company in which the Company has or had an interest (whether direct or indirect); and

 

(b) a trustee of an employee or retirement benefits scheme or other trust in which any of the persons referred to in paragraph (a) is or was interested.

 

28 Notices

 

Form of notices

 

28.1 Save where these Articles provide otherwise, and subject to the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, any notice to be given to or by any person pursuant to these Articles shall be:

 

(a) in writing signed by or on behalf of the giver in the manner set out below for written notices; or

 

(b) subject to the next Article, in an Electronic Record signed by or on behalf of the giver by Electronic Signature and authenticated in accordance with Articles about authentication of Electronic Records; or

 

(c) where these Articles expressly permit, by the Company by means of a website.

 

Electronic communications

 

28.2 A notice may only be given to the Company in an Electronic Record if:

 

(a) the Directors so resolve or otherwise accept the notice; or

 

(b) any Director or Officer provides the giver of the notice an electronic address to which the notice may be sent and a notice is sent to that address within a reasonable period of time.

 

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28.3 A notice may not be given by Electronic Record to a person other than the Company unless the recipient has provided the giver of the notice with an Electronic address to which notice may be sent.

 

28.4 Subject to the Act, the Designated Stock Exchange Rules and to any other rules which the Company is bound to follow, the Company may also send any notice or other document pursuant to these Articles to a Member by publishing that notice or other document on a website where:

 

(a) the Company and the Member have agreed to his having access to the notice or document on a website (instead of it being sent to him);

 

(b) the notice or document is one to which that agreement applies;

 

(c) the Member is notified (in accordance with any requirements laid down by the Act and, in a manner for the time being agreed between him and the Company for the purpose) of:

 

(i) the publication of the notice or document on a website;

 

(ii) the address of that website; and

 

(iii) the place on that website where the notice or document may be accessed, and how it may be accessed; and

 

(d) the notice or document is published on that website throughout the publication period, provided that, if the notice or document is published on that website for a part, but not all of, the publication period, the notice or document shall be treated as being published throughout that period if the failure to publish that notice of document throughout that period is wholly attributable to circumstances which it would not be reasonable to have expected the Company to prevent or avoid. For the purposes of this Article 28.4 "publication period" means a period of not less than twenty-one days, beginning on the day on which the notification referred to in Article 28.4(c) is deemed sent.

 

Persons entitled to notices

 

28.5 Any notice or other document to be given to a Member may be given by reference to the register of Members as it stands at any time within the period of twenty-one days before the day that the notice is given or (where and as applicable) within any other period permitted by, or in accordance with the requirements of, (to the extent applicable) the Designated Stock Exchange Rules and/or the Designated Stock Exchanges. No change in the register of Members after that time shall invalidate the giving of such notice or document or require the Company to give such item to any other person.

 

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Persons authorised to give notices

 

28.6 A notice by either the Company or a Member pursuant to these Articles may be given on behalf of the Company or a Member by a Director or company secretary of the Company or a Member.

 

Delivery of written notices

 

28.7 Save where these Articles provide otherwise, a notice in writing may be given personally to the recipient, or left at (as appropriate) the Member’s or Director’s registered address or the Company’s registered office, or posted to that registered address or registered office.

 

Joint holders

 

28.8 Where Members are joint holders of a Share, all notices shall be given to the Member whose name first appears in the register of Members.

 

Signatures

 

28.9 A written notice shall be signed when it is autographed by or on behalf of the giver, or is marked in such a way as to indicate its execution or adoption by the giver.

 

28.10 An Electronic Record may be signed by an Electronic Signature.

 

Evidence of transmission

 

28.11 A notice given by Electronic Record shall be deemed sent if an Electronic Record is kept demonstrating the time, date and content of the transmission, and if no notification of failure to transmit is received by the giver.

 

28.12 A notice given in writing shall be deemed sent if the giver can provide proof that the envelope containing the notice was properly addressed, pre-paid and posted, or that the written notice was otherwise properly transmitted to the recipient.

 

28.13 A Member present, either in person or by proxy, at any meeting of the Company or of the holders of any class of Shares shall be deemed to have received due notice of the meeting and, where requisite, of the purposes for which it was called.

 

Giving notice to a deceased or bankrupt Member

 

28.14 A notice may be given by the Company to the persons entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member by sending or delivering it, in any manner authorised by these Articles for the giving of notice to a Member, addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt or by any like description, at the address, if any, supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled.

 

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28.15 Until such an address has been supplied, a notice may be given in any manner in which it might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.

 

Date of giving notices

 

28.16 A notice is given on the date identified in the following table

 

Method for giving notices When taken to be given
(A) Personally At the time and date of delivery
(B) By leaving it at the Member's registered address At the time and date it was left
(C) By posting it by prepaid post to the street or postal address of that recipient 48 hours after the date it was posted
(D) By Electronic Record (other than publication on a website), to recipient's Electronic address 48 hours after the date it was sent
(E) By publication on a website 24 hours after the date on which the Member is deemed to have been notified of the publication of the notice or document on the website

 

Saving provision

 

28.17 None of the preceding notice provisions shall derogate from the Articles about the delivery of written resolutions of Directors and written resolutions of Members.

 

29 Authentication of Electronic Records

 

Application of Articles

 

29.1 Without limitation to any other provision of these Articles, any notice, written resolution or other document under these Articles that is sent by Electronic means by a Member, or by the Secretary, or by a Director or other Officer of the Company, shall be deemed to be authentic if either Article 29.2 or Article 29.4 applies.

 

Authentication of documents sent by Members by Electronic means

 

29.2 An Electronic Record of a notice, written resolution or other document sent by Electronic means by or on behalf of one or more Members shall be deemed to be authentic if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(a) the Member or each Member, as the case may be, signed the original document, and for this purpose Original Document includes several documents in like form signed by one or more of those Members; and

 

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(b) the Electronic Record of the Original Document was sent by Electronic means by, or at the direction of, that Member to an address specified in accordance with these Articles for the purpose for which it was sent; and

 

(c) Article 29.7 does not apply.

 

29.3 For example, where a sole Member signs a resolution and sends the Electronic Record of the original resolution, or causes it to be sent, by facsimile transmission to the address in these Articles specified for that purpose, the facsimile copy shall be deemed to be the written resolution of that Member unless Article 29.7 applies.

 

Authentication of document sent by the Secretary or Officers of the Company by Electronic means

 

29.4 An Electronic Record of a notice, written resolution or other document sent by or on behalf of the Secretary or an Officer or Officers of the Company shall be deemed to be authentic if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(a) the Secretary or the Officer or each Officer, as the case may be, signed the original document, and for this purpose Original Document includes several documents in like form signed by the Secretary or one or more of those Officers; and

 

(b) the Electronic Record of the Original Document was sent by Electronic means by, or at the direction of, the Secretary or that Officer to an address specified in accordance with these Articles for the purpose for which it was sent; and

 

(c) Article 29.7 does not apply.

 

This Article 29.4 applies whether the document is sent by or on behalf of the Secretary or Officer in his own right or as a representative of the Company.

 

29.5 For example, where a sole Director signs a resolution and scans the resolution, or causes it to be scanned, as a PDF version which is attached to an email sent to the address in these Articles specified for that purpose, the PDF version shall be deemed to be the written resolution of that Director unless Article 29.7 applies.

 

Manner of signing

 

29.6 For the purposes of these Articles about the authentication of Electronic Records, a document will be taken to be signed if it is signed manually or in any other manner permitted by these Articles.

 

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Saving provision

 

29.7 A notice, written resolution or other document under these Articles will not be deemed to be authentic if the recipient, acting reasonably:

 

(a) believes that the signature of the signatory has been altered after the signatory had signed the original document; or

 

(b) believes that the original document, or the Electronic Record of it, was altered, without the approval of the signatory, after the signatory signed the original document; or

 

(c) otherwise doubts the authenticity of the Electronic Record of the document

 

and the recipient promptly gives notice to the sender setting the grounds of its objection. If the recipient invokes this Article, the sender may seek to establish the authenticity of the Electronic Record in any way the sender thinks fit.

 

30 Transfer by way of continuation

 

30.1 The Company may, by Special Resolution, resolve to be registered by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside:

 

(a) the Cayman Islands; or

 

(b) such other jurisdiction in which it is, for the time being, incorporated, registered or existing.

 

30.2 To give effect to any resolution made pursuant to the preceding Article, the Directors may cause the following:

 

(a) an application be made to the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands to deregister the Company in the Cayman Islands or in the other jurisdiction in which it is for the time being incorporated, registered or existing; and

 

(b) all such further steps as they consider appropriate to be taken to effect the transfer by way of continuation of the Company.

 

31 Winding up

 

Distribution of assets in specie

 

31.1 If the Company is wound up the Members may, subject to these Articles and any other sanction required by the Act, pass a Special Resolution allowing the liquidator to do either or both of the following:

 

(a) to divide in specie among the Members the whole or any part of the assets of the Company and, for that purpose, to value any assets and to determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members; and/or

 

(b) to vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees for the benefit of Members and those liable to contribute to the winding up.

 

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31.2 Notwithstanding the preceding Article, if the Company is wound up, the entire remaining assets of the Company legally available for vesting, if any, shall be vested first, to the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares in proportion to the Series B Preferred Shares owned by them, and thereafter, any remainder shall then be vested to the holders of other shares of the Company in proportion of the number of such shares then held by them.

 

No obligation to accept liability

 

31.3 No Member shall be compelled to accept any assets if an obligation attaches to them.

 

31.4 The Directors are authorised to present a winding up petition

 

31.5 The Directors have the authority to present a petition for the winding up of the Company to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on behalf of the Company without the sanction of a resolution passed at a general meeting.

 

32 Amendment of Memorandum and Articles

 

Power to change name or amend Memorandum

 

32.1 Subject to the Act, the Company may, by Special Resolution:

 

(a) change its name; or

 

(b) change the provisions of its Memorandum with respect to its objects, powers or any other matter specified in the Memorandum.

 

Power to amend these Articles

 

32.2 Subject to the Act and as provided in these Articles, the Company may, by Special Resolution, amend these Articles in whole or in part.

 

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EX-4.1 3 ea027711501ex4-1_skyline.htm FORM OF PLACEMENT AGENT WARRANT

Exhibit 4.1 

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE U.S. 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, MORTGAGED OR CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

CLASS A ORDINARY SHARE PURCHASE WARRANT

 

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

 

Warrant Shares: [*]   Issue Date: [*], 2026
     
  Initial Exercise Date: [*], 2026

 

THIS CLASS A ORDINARY SHARE PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, Ocean Wall Limited 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 date set forth herein (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on February 12, 2031 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, a an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), up to [*] Class A Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.00001 each (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company. The purchase price of one Class A Ordinary Share 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 Registration Rights Agreement dated February 13, 2026, among the Company, Ocean Wall Limited, the purchasers signatory and brokers thereto.

 

Section 2. Exercise.

 

a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within 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 (as defined in Section 2(b) herein) 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 specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise 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 as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than three (3) Trading Days, following 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. 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. As used herein, “Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

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b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Class A Ordinary Share under this Warrant shall be $2.40, subject to adjustment as provided below (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If, at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then 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) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date 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; 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.

 

“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Class A Ordinary Shares are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Class A Ordinary Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Class A Ordinary Shares are 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 OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Class A Ordinary Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Class A Ordinary Shares are not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Class A Ordinary Shares 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 Class A Ordinary Shares so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of Class A Ordinary Shares as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then issued and outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company. As used herein, “Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Ordinary Shares are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the Pink Open Market, OTCQB, or the OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

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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 holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Issue of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company (“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 (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, provided that the Holder has executed and delivered to the Company and its counsel a certificate in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto (a “Legend Removal Certificate”) or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s register of members 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) one (1) Trading Day after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) 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”); provided, that the Company shall not be obligated to deliver the Warrant Shares hereunder until the Company has received the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) on or before 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 issue and allotment of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. 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 Class A Ordinary Shares 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 issue and allotment 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.

 

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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.

 

iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Issue 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, 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, Class A Ordinary Shares to issue and allot 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 Class A Ordinary Shares so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to issue and allot 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 and the Exercise Price returned) or issue and allot to the Holder the number of Class A Ordinary Shares that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Class A Ordinary Shares having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Class A Ordinary Shares 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 issue and allot Class A Ordinary Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for 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 issue of the Warrant Shares.

 

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vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its register of members 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 the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons (as defined below) acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Class A Ordinary 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 Class A Ordinary Share Equivalents (“Class A Ordinary Share Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, preference shares, 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, Ordinary Shares,) 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 any error made by the Holder or any other Person. 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. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares, a Holder may rely on the number of issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares 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 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of Class A Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding. In any case, the number of issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares 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 issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Class A Ordinary Shares upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. As used herein, “Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

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Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) carried out a capitalization, pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on its Class A Ordinary Shares or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in Class A Ordinary Shares (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Class A Ordinary Shares issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of share consolidation) issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of Class A Ordinary Shares any 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 Class A Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of Class A Ordinary Shares issued and 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, consolidation or re-classification.

 

b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Class A Ordinary Shares Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, shares, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Ordinary Shares (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 Class A Ordinary Shares 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 Class A Ordinary Shares 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 Class A Ordinary Shares 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).

 

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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 holders of Class A Ordinary Shares, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock, 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 Class A Ordinary Shares 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 Class A Ordinary Shares 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 Class A Ordinary Shares 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). To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.

 

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 (excluding mergers effected solely to change the Company’s name), (ii) the Company (and all of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (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 Class A Ordinary Shares 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 issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Class A Ordinary Shares or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Class A Ordinary Shares are 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 issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares (not including any Class A Ordinary Shares held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares or shares of capital stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation. 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(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction 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 or shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its direct or indirect parent entity, whichever has its shares listed on a nationally recognized stock exchange) equivalent to the Class A Ordinary Shares 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 or shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares or shares of capital stock, such number of shares or 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). 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.

 

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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 Class A Ordinary Shares deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of Class A Ordinary Shares (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 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 Class A Ordinary Shares, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Class A Ordinary Shares, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares 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 Class A Ordinary Shares, 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 the Class A Ordinary Shares 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 email to the Holder at its last email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 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 Class A Ordinary Shares of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares of record shall be entitled to exchange their Class A Ordinary Shares 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 Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 6-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.

 

g) 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 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.

 

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Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such subdivision or consolidation, 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.

 

d) Reserved.

 

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e) Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

a) No Rights as 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,” and to receive the cash payments contemplated pursuant to Sections 2(d)(i) and 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 stock or 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 stock or share certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock or share certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock 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, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Class A Ordinary Shares 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 Class A Ordinary Shares 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).

 

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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 articles of association 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 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 Securities 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 Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

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i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Class A Ordinary Shares or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to 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.

 

k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived only with the written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder of this Warrant, on the other hand.

 

m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
     
  By:  
  Name:  Paul E. Mann
  Title: Executive Chairman

 

[Signature Page to Placement Agent Warrant]

 

 

 

EX-10.1 4 ea027711501ex10-1_skyline.htm REGULATION D SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into and made effective as of February 11, 2026, by and among Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its Affiliate assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act, contained in Section 4(a)(2) thereof and/or Regulation D thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company shall authorize a new series of convertible preferred shares of the Company designated as Series B Preferred Shares, Par value $0.00001 per share (together with any convertible preferred shares issued in replacement thereof in accordance with the terms thereof) (the “Series B Preferred Shares”) the terms of which are set forth in the New Memorandum and Articles (as defined below) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell up to $75,000,000 of Series B Preferred Shares to the Purchasers upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, each Purchaser desires to purchase, and the Company desires to sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, such number of Series B Preferred Shares as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature pages of this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

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

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

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

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble.

 

“Applicable Amount” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).

 

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

 

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

 

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“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

“Cayman Islands Counsel” means Ogier, Cayman Islands.

 

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to issue and allot the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the second Trading Day following the date that all of the conditions contained in Section 2.3 have been satisfied or waived (or the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date hereof if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) and before midnight (New York City time) on a Trading Day).

 

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

 

“Company Counsel” means Loeb & Loeb, LLP, with offices located at 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154.

 

“Conversion Shares” means the Ordinary Shares issuable or to be issued upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares.

 

“Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.

 

“Disclosure Time” means, (i) if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) and before midnight (New York City time) on any Trading Day, 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Purchasers, and (ii) if this Agreement is signed between midnight (New York City time) and 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, no later than 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Purchasers.

 

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

 

“Environmental Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

“Escrow Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, with offices located at 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10004.

 

“Escrow Agreement” means the escrow agreement entered into as of January 30, 2026 hereof, by and among the Company, the Placement Agent, and the Escrow Agent, pursuant to which the Purchasers shall deposit Subscription Amounts.

 

“Escrow Release Date” means the date when the Securities purchased hereunder are released pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

 

“Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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“Federal Reserve” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ll).

 

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

 

“Hazardous Materials” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

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

 

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

 

“Irrevocable Instructions” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(a)(vi).

 

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

 

“IT Systems and Data” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(jj).

 

“Initial Registration Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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

 

“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right, or other restriction.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

“Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(n).

 

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

 

“New Memorandum and Articles” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11.

 

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

 

“Ordinary Shares” means the Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

“Ordinary Share Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, preference shares, 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, Ordinary Shares.

 

“Per Share Purchase Price” equals $5,000 per share, subject to adjustment for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, share consolidations, and other similar transactions of Ordinary Shares that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

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

 

“Placement Agency Agreement” means the placement agency agreement dated January 30, 2026 entered into among the Company and the Placement Agent.

 

“Placement Agent” means Dominari Securities LLC.

 

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“Series B Preferred Shares” means the Series B Preferred Shares of the Company, par value $0.00001, issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“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.

 

“Public Information Failure” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).

 

 “Public Information Failure Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).

 

“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.

 

“Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain registration rights agreement between the Company, the Placement Agent, and the Purchasers, entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.

 

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

 

“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

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

 

“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

“Securities” means the Series B Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares.

 

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

 

“Shareholder Approval” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(a).

 

“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act. 

 

“Standard Settlement Period” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).

 

“Strategic Party” means a Person (or the equityholders of a Person) that, itself or through its parents, subsidiaries, or other Affiliates, engages in a similar field as the Company or is otherwise in a business synergistic with the business of the Company.

 

“Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Series B Preferred Shares, purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” as indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

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“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a), and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

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

 

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Ordinary Shares are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the Pink Open Market, OTCQB, or the OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Placement Agency Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto, and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

“Transfer Agent” means Vstock Transfer, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598 and a phone number of (212) 828-8436, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Closing.

 

(a) On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of 15,000 Series B Preferred Shares. The Company shall issue and allot to each Purchaser its respective Securities, and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall take place remotely by electronic transfer of the Closing documentation.

 

(b) At or prior to the Closing, the Company will deliver the Irrevocable Instructions to the Transfer Agent, and the Subscription Amounts will be delivered to the Escrow Agent, to be held in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall hold the Subscription Amounts during the applicable period commencing on the date hereof and until delivery of a Release Notice to the Escrow Agent, as defined in and pursuant to the Escrow Agreement. Upon delivery of the Release Notice, the Escrow Agent shall release to the Company each Purchaser’s Subscription Amount pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

 

2.2 Deliveries.

 

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date (except as indicated below), the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser and the Placement Agent, as applicable, the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii) the Registration Rights agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(iii) the Escrow Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(iv) the Company’s wire instructions, on Company letterhead and executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer;

 

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(v) a copy of the Irrevocable Instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to (i) deliver via a certificate, extract register of members, or book entry statement evidencing the number of Series B Preferred Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price and (ii) reserve a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares for issuance upon the full conversion of all of the Series B Preferred Shares (the “Irrevocable Instructions”);

 

(vi) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, addressed to the Purchasers and the Placement Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent and its counsel, covering such matters as are customary in transactions of this nature; 

 

(vii) a legal opinion of Cayman Islands Counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, addressed to the Purchasers and the Placement Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Placement agent and its counsel, covering such matters as are customary in transactions of this nature;

 

(viii) to the Placement Agent, Class A Ordinary Share Purchase Warrants to purchase six percent (6%) of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon full upon full conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(ix) a duly executed and delivered Certificate of the Secretary of the Company, in customary form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers, the Placement Agent and any of their counsel;

 

(x) a duly executed and delivered Certificate of an officer of the Company in customary form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers, the Placement Agent and any of their counsel;

 

(xi) a duly executed and delivered Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in customary form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers, the Placement Agent and any of their counsel;

 

(xii) a Certificate of Good Standing of the Company issued by the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands, dated as of a recent date prior to the Closing Date;

 

(xiii) Lock-up Agreements each with a duration of 180 days entered into by the Company’s (a) officers and (b) directors, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B; and

 

(xiv) evidence, in form and substance acceptable to the Placement Agent and its counsel, of (a) the Shareholder Approval obtained by the Company; and (b) the filing with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands of the Company’s New Memorandum and Articles.

 

(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company, the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;

 

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

 

(iii) to the Escrow Agent, such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount.

 

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2.3 Closing Conditions.

 

(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(iv) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality, in all respects) as of such date);

 

(v) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material respects; and

 

(vi) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

(b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects as of such date);

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;

 

(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof;

 

(v) all necessary corporate approvals, including the Shareholder Approval, have been obtained; and

 

(vi) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Ordinary Shares shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

 

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ARTICLE III.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:

 

(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a), the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock, share capital or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or share capital of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective memorandum and articles of association, certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreement, or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”), and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s shareholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s memorandum and articles of association, certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreement, or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, anti-dilution or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) notices and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and the listing of the Conversion Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iv) the Shareholder Approval and (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f) Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Series B Preferred Shares and Conversion Shares are duly authorized and, the Series B Preferred Shares when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, and the Conversion Shares, upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than the restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.

 

(g) Capitalization. The authorised share capital of the Company as of the date hereof is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), which Schedule 3.1(g) shall also include the number of Ordinary Shares owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. The Company has not issued any share capital since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock or share options under the Company’s stock or share option plans, the issuance of Ordinary Shares to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock or share purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Ordinary Share Equivalents issued and outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. 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 Securities and as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), 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 Ordinary Shares or the capital stock or share capital of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents or capital stock or share capital of any Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), the issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue Ordinary Shares or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock or share appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such issued and outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except for the Required Approvals, no further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no shareholders' agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s share capital to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders.

 

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(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports 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. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States 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 Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries 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.

 

(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any of its share capital and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock or share option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

(j) Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(j), there is no action, arbitration, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, an “Action”). None of the Actions set forth on Schedule 3.1(j), (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

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(k) Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m) Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval except where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(n) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

(o) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries, and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

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(p) Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have 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 their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has 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 reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, 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 reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(q) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

(r) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(q), none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, 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 Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock or share option agreements under any stock or share option plan of the Company.

 

(s) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance 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 each Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain 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 Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

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(t) Certain Fees. Except for fees payable by the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(t), no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers 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 3.1(t) that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(u) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(v) Registration Rights. Except as set forth in this Agreement or in Schedule 3.1(v), no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

(w) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Ordinary Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Ordinary Shares under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w), the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares are or have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Ordinary Shares are currently eligible for electronic transfer through The Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to The Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(x) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company 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 Company’s memorandum and articles of association (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.

 

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(y) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, nonpublic information which is not otherwise disclosed in the SEC Reports. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do and the SEC Reports, are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

(z) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

(aa) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(aa) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

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(bb) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(cc) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.

 

(dd) Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is SRCO, CPA. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

 

(ee) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the knowledge of the Company, each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that, to the knowledge of the Company, no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

(ff) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(g) and 4.13 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long , securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) and (iii) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction.

 

(gg) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.

 

(hh) Stock or share Option Plans. Each stock or share option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock or share option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock or share option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Ordinary Shares on the date such stock or share option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock or share option granted under the Company’s stock or share option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock or share options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock or share options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

 

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(ii) Cybersecurity. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (i) there has been no material security breach of or relating to any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ 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”), (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any material security breach to its IT Systems and Data, (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are 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; (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data, and (v) the Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented commercially reasonable backup and disaster recovery technology.

 

(jj) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

 

(kk) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

 

(ll) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the issued and outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(mm) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

(nn)  Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby.

 

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(oo)  No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Series B Preferred Shares for sale only to each Purchaser as an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

(pp)  No Disqualification Events. With respect to the Series B Preferred Shares to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s issued and outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to each Purchaser a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.

  

(qq) Other Covered Persons. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(rr), the Company is not aware of any Person (other than any Issuer Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of the Purchasers in connection with the sale of any Securities.

 

(rr) Notice of Disqualification Event. The Company will notify the Purchasers in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, reasonably be expected to become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person, in each case of which it is aware.

 

3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):

 

(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b) Understandings or Arrangements. Such Purchaser (i) understands that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law; (ii) is acquiring the Securities as principal for its, his or her own account; and (iii) has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring such Securities as principal for his, her or its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

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(c) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

(d) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it converts any Series B Preferred Shares, it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9), (a)(12), or (a)(13) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

 

(e) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(f) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate of the Placement Agent have provided such Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate have made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality of the Securities and the Placement Agent and any Affiliate may have acquired nonpublic information with respect to the Company which such Purchaser agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Securities to such Purchaser, neither the Placement Agent nor any of their Affiliates have acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to such Purchaser.

 

(g) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material pricing terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).

 

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(h) Independent Advice. Each Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Securities constitutes legal, tax or investment advice.

 

(i)  No Intent to Effect a Change of Control; Ownership. Such Purchaser has no present intent to effect a “change of control” of the Company as such term is understood under the rules promulgated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and under the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

(j) No Short Selling. The Purchasers represent and warrant to the Company that at no time prior to the date of this Agreement has any of the Purchasers, their agents, representatives, or affiliates engaged in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any (i) “Short Sale” of the Ordinary Shares or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Ordinary Shares.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Transfer Restrictions

 

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

 

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

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAS NOT/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 CONVERSION 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.

 

In addition, the Securities may contain a legend regarding affiliate status of the Purchaser, if applicable.

 

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The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of selling shareholders thereunder.

 

(c) Subject to receipt from the applicable Purchaser by the Company and the Transfer Agent of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Transfer Agent (where applicable) in connection therewith, certificates evidencing the Securities shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Series B Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants), or (iii) if such Series B Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants) without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent or the Purchaser promptly if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder, or if requested by a Purchaser, respectively. If all or any portion of the Series B Preferred Shares are converted at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Conversion Shares, or if such Conversion Shares may be sold under Rule 144 and the Company is then in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144, or if the Conversion Shares may be sold under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Conversion Shares, or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Conversion Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), the Company will, no later than the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days, and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of evidence of entry of the Conversion Shares in the register of members of the Company or a certificate representing Conversion Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such date, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a book entry statement representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Conversion Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser. 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 Ordinary Shares as in effect on the date of entry into the register of members of the Company as owner of the Conversion Shares or delivery of a certificate representing Conversion Shares issued with a restrictive legend.

 

(d) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.

 

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(e)  In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, (i) as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Conversion Shares into which Series B Preferred Shares may be converted (based on the VWAP of the Ordinary Shares on the date such Securities are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after the Legend Removal Date) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend and (ii) if the Company fails to (a) issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to a Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date a certificate representing the Securities so delivered to the Company by such Purchaser that is free from all restrictive and other legends and (b) if after the Legend Removal Date such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Ordinary Shares to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of all or any portion of the number of Ordinary Shares, or a sale of a number of Ordinary Shares equal to all or any portion of the number of Conversion Shares that such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend, then, an amount equal to the excess of such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the Ordinary Shares so purchased (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) (the “Buy-In Price”) over the product of (A) such number of Conversion Shares that the Company was required to deliver to such Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date multiplied by (B) the lowest closing sale price of the Ordinary Shares on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of the applicable Series B Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares (as the case may be) and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause (ii).

 

4.2 Furnishing of Information; Public Information.

 

(a) Until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Series B Preferred Shares have been converted in full, the Company covenants to use its reasonable best efforts to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

(b)  At any time during the period commencing from the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof and ending at such time that all of the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (a “Public Information Failure”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the applicable Securities, an amount in cash equal to one percent (1.0%) of the Applicable Amount on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required  for the Purchasers to transfer the Series B Preferred Shares and Conversion Shares pursuant to Rule 144.  “Applicable Amount” means the Per Share Price multiplied by the number of Series B Preferred Shares held by such Purchaser on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day thereafter until the earlier of the cure of such Public Information Failure or such time that public information is no longer required under Rule 144 for transfer. The payments to which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.”  Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3rd) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured.  In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

 

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4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) by the Disclosure Time, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) file a Current Report on Form 6-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, nonpublic information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b) and reasonably cooperate with such Purchaser regarding such disclosure.

 

4.5 Stockholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “acquiring person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.

 

4.6 Nonpublic Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.4, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material nonpublic information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented in writing to the receipt of such information and agreed in writing with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates delivers any material, nonpublic information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, not to trade on the basis of, such material, nonpublic information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. The Purchaser hereby waives all notice provisions under any Transaction Document that would reasonably be considered material non-public information if provided. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously with the delivery of such notice file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 6K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

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4.7 Use of Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for general working capital and other general corporate purposes (which may include, without limitation, strategic investments and/or transactions), and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for the redemption of any Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.

 

4.8 Reservation of Ordinary Shares. As of each Closing, the Company will have reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Conversion Shares pursuant to the terms of the Series B Preferred Shares set forth in the New Memorandum and Articles.

 

4.9 Listing of Ordinary Shares. The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Ordinary Shares on the Trading Market on which they are currently listed, and concurrently with each Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Conversion Shares on such Trading Market and promptly secure the listing of all of the Conversion Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Ordinary Shares traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Conversion Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Conversion Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Ordinary Shares on a Trading Market and will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. For so long as the Company maintains a listing or quotation of the Ordinary Shares, the Company agrees to use best efforts to maintain the eligibility of the Ordinary Shares for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

4.10 Shareholder Approval.

 

(a) The Company covenants to hold an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders (the “EGM”) no later than February 6, 2026 (the “EGM Deadline”), for the purposes of, among other things, obtaining approval of the Company’s shareholders for adoption of the Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “New Memorandum and Articles”), which New Memorandum and Articles shall provide for the creation and authorization of the Series B Preferred Shares as a new authorized class of convertible preferred shares of the Company (the “Shareholder Approval”). The Company may include additional shareholder proposals for the EGM.

 

(b) If the Shareholder Approval is not obtained on or prior to the EGM Deadline (as the same may be extended pursuant to clause (a) above or by written agreement of the Company and the Purchasers), then either Party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other Party, upon which this Agreement shall be terminated, null and void, and neither Party shall have any further legal obligations to the other in connection with this Agreement.

 

4.11 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of this Agreement) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to this Agreement. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

 

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4.12 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules (other than as disclosed to its legal and other representatives). Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, or agent, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

 

4.13 Conversion Procedures. The form of Notice of Conversion, annexed hereto as Exhibit A, sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to convert the Series B Preferred Shares. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to convert their Series B Preferred Shares. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required in order to convert the Series B Preferred Shares. The Company shall honor conversions of the Series B Preferred Shares and shall issue and allot Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

4.14 Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at each Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.

 

4.15 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Conversion Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other shareholders of the Company.

 

4.16 Prohibition of Short Sales and Hedging Transaction.

 

(a) The Purchasers agree that beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on a Date of Termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 4.17(b), the Purchasers and their agents, representatives, and affiliates shall not in any manner whatsoever enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any (i)Short Sales of the Ordinary Shares or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Ordinary Shares.

 

(b) A Date of Termination shall mean any termination of this Agreement agreed to by the Parties.

 

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ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before the fifth (5th) Trading Day following the date hereof or by any party pursuant to Section 4.11(b); provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

5.2 [Reserved].

 

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

 

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

 

5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and Purchasers which purchased at least 67% in interest of the Series B Preferred Shares based on the initial Subscription Amounts hereunder (or, prior to the Closing, the Company and each Purchaser), provided, however, that the foregoing does not limit the ability of an individual Purchaser to waive compliance of a provision by the Company solely with respect to such Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, no amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement effected without the consent of a Purchaser shall be effective against such Purchaser unless such amendment, termination, or waiver applies to all Purchasers in the same fashion. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any proposed amendment or waiver that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Purchaser relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 6.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.

 

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

 

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

 

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5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Placement Agent shall be the third party beneficiary of the representations, warranties, and covenants of the Company in this Agreement and the representations, warranties, and covenants of the Purchasers in this Agreement. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in this Section 6.8.

 

5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan 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 Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.8, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.

 

5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closings and the issue and allotment of the Securities.

 

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

 

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

 

5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that, in the case of a rescission of the conversion of a Series B Preferred Share, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any Ordinary Shares subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the Series B Preferred Shares converted for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Series B Preferred Shares (including, issuance of a replacement Series B Preferred Share certificate evidencing such restored right).

 

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5.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

 

5.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

5.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

5.17 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

 

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

 

5.19 Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

5.20 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and Ordinary Shares in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for share subdivisions, share capitalisations, share consolidations and other similar transactions relating to Ordinary Shares that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

5.21 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED   Address for Notice:
         
By     E-Mail:  
  Name:  Paul E. Mann    
  Title:  Executive Chairman    
         
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):    
         
Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Lawrence Venick, Esq.
Email: lvenick@loeb.com
   

 

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________

 

Email Address of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________

 

Address for Notice to Purchaser: _________________________________________

 

Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 

_________________________________________

 

Subscription Amount: $_____________________

 

Series B Preferred Shares: ______________________ Beneficial Ownership Blocker o 4.99% or o 9.99%

 

 

To be paid in immediately available funds

 

EIN Number: ____________________

 

☐ Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, by checking this box (i) the obligations of the above-signed to purchase the securities set forth in this Agreement to be purchased from the Company by the above-signed, and the obligations of the Company to sell such securities to the above-signed, shall be unconditional and all conditions to Closing shall be disregarded, (ii) the Closing shall occur on the first (1st) Trading Day following the date of this Agreement and (iii) any condition to Closing contemplated by this Agreement (but prior to being disregarded by clause (i) above) that required delivery by the Company or the above-signed of any agreement, instrument, certificate or the like or purchase price (as applicable) shall no longer be a condition and shall instead be an unconditional obligation of the Company or the above-signed (as applicable) to deliver such agreement, instrument, certificate or the like or purchase price (as applicable) to such other party on the Closing Date.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

Reference is made to the Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “New Memorandum and Articles”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Shares, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Series B”), of Skyline Group Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Corporation”), indicated below into Ordinary Share, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of the Corporation, as of the date specified below.

 

  Date of Conversion:  
     
  Aggregate number of Series B to be converted  
     
  Floor Price:  
     
     
Please confirm the following information:  
     
  Conversion Price:  
     
  Number of Ordinary Shares to be issued:  
     
Please issue the Ordinary Shares into which the applicable Series B are being converted to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:
     
  Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address:

 

  Issue to:  
     
     

 

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

 

Date: _______________,  

 

   
Name of Registered Holder  
   
By:         
Name:    
Title:    
     
Tax ID:     
Facsimile:    
E-mail Address:  

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

(See attached)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

(See attached)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

(See attached)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EX-10.2 5 ea027711501ex10-2_skyline.htm REGULATION S SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.2

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into and made effective as of February 11, 2026, by and among Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its Affiliate assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act, contained in Rule 903 of Regulation S thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company shall authorize a new series of convertible preferred shares of the Company designated as Series B Preferred Shares, Par value $0.00001 per share (together with any convertible preferred shares issued in replacement thereof in accordance with the terms thereof) (the “Series B Preferred Shares”) the terms of which are set forth in the New Memorandum and Articles (as defined below) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell up to $75,000,000 of Series B Preferred Shares to the Purchasers upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, each Purchaser desires to purchase, and the Company desires to sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, such number of Series B Preferred Shares as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature pages of this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

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

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

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

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble.

 

“Applicable Amount” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).

 

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

 

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

 

“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

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“Cayman Islands Counsel” means Ogier, Cayman Islands.

 

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to issue and allot the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the second Trading Day following the date that all of the conditions contained in Section 2.3 have been satisfied or waived (or the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date hereof if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) and before midnight (New York City time) on a Trading Day).

 

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

 

“Company Counsel” means Loeb & Loeb, LLP, with offices located at 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154.

 

“Conversion Shares” means the Ordinary Shares issuable or to be issued upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares.

 

“Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.

 

“Disclosure Time” means, (i) if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) and before midnight (New York City time) on any Trading Day, 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Purchasers, and (ii) if this Agreement is signed between midnight (New York City time) and 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, no later than 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Purchasers.

 

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

 

“Environmental Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

“Escrow Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, with offices located at 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10004.

 

“Escrow Agreement” means the escrow agreement entered into as of January 30, 2026 hereof, by and among the Company, the Placement Agent, and the Escrow Agent, pursuant to which the Purchasers shall deposit Subscription Amounts.

 

“Escrow Release Date” means the date when the Securities purchased hereunder are released pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

 

“Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Federal Reserve” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ll).

 

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

 

“Hazardous Materials” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

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

 

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

 

“Irrevocable Instructions” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(a)(vi).

 

“IT Systems and Data” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(jj).

 

“Initial Registration Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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

 

“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right, or other restriction.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

“Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(n).

 

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

 

“New Memorandum and Articles” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11.

 

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

 

“Ordinary Shares” means the Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

“Ordinary Share Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, preference shares, 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, Ordinary Shares.

 

“Per Share Purchase Price” equals $5,000 per share, subject to adjustment for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, share consolidations, and other similar transactions of Ordinary Shares that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

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

 

“Introducer Agreement” means the introducer agreement dated February [*], 2026 entered into among the Company and the Placement Agent.

 

“Placement Agent” means Ocean Wall Limited.

 

“Series B Preferred Shares” means the Series B Preferred Shares of the Company, par value $0.00001, issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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“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.

 

“Public Information Failure” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).

 

 “Public Information Failure Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).

 

“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.

 

“Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain registration rights agreement between the Company, the Placement Agent, and the Purchasers, entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.

 

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

 

“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

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

 

“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

“Securities” means the Series B Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares.

 

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

 

“Shareholder Approval” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(a).

 

“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act. 

 

“Standard Settlement Period” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).

 

“Strategic Party” means a Person (or the equityholders of a Person) that, itself or through its parents, subsidiaries, or other Affiliates, engages in a similar field as the Company or is otherwise in a business synergistic with the business of the Company.

 

“Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Series B Preferred Shares, purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” as indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a), and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

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

 

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“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Ordinary Shares are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the Pink Open Market, OTCQB, or the OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Introducer Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto, and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

“Transfer Agent” means Vstock Transfer, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598 and a phone number of (212) 828-8436, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Closing.

 

(a) On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of 15,000 Series B Preferred Shares. The Company shall issue and allot to each Purchaser its respective Securities, and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall take place remotely by electronic transfer of the Closing documentation.

 

(b) At or prior to the Closing, the Company will deliver the Irrevocable Instructions to the Transfer Agent, and the Subscription Amounts will be delivered to the Escrow Agent, to be held in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall hold the Subscription Amounts during the applicable period commencing on the date hereof and until delivery of a Release Notice to the Escrow Agent, as defined in and pursuant to the Escrow Agreement. Upon delivery of the Release Notice, the Escrow Agent shall release to the Company each Purchaser’s Subscription Amount pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

 

2.2 Deliveries.

 

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date (except as indicated below), the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser and the Placement Agent, as applicable, the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii) the Registration Rights agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(iii) the Escrow Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(iv) the Company’s wire instructions, on Company letterhead and executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer;

 

(v) a copy of the Irrevocable Instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to (i) deliver via a certificate, extract register of members, or book entry statement evidencing the number of Series B Preferred Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price and (ii) reserve a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares for issuance upon the full conversion of all of the Series B Preferred Shares (the “Irrevocable Instructions”);

 

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(vi) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, addressed to the Purchasers and the Placement Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent and its counsel, covering such matters as are customary in transactions of this nature; 

 

(vii) a legal opinion of Cayman Islands Counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, addressed to the Purchasers and the Placement Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Placement agent and its counsel, covering such matters as are customary in transactions of this nature;

 

(viii) to the Placement Agent, Class A Ordinary Share Purchase Warrants to purchase six percent (6%) of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon full upon full conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(ix) a duly executed and delivered Certificate of the Secretary of the Company, in customary form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers, the Placement Agent and any of their counsel;

 

(x) a duly executed and delivered Certificate of an officer of the Company in customary form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers, the Placement Agent and any of their counsel;

 

(xi) a duly executed and delivered Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in customary form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers, the Placement Agent and any of their counsel;

 

(xii) a Certificate of Good Standing of the Company issued by the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands, dated as of a recent date prior to the Closing Date;

 

(xiii) Lock-up Agreements each with a duration of 180 days entered into by the Company’s (a) officers and (b) directors, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B; and

 

(xiv) evidence, in form and substance acceptable to the Placement Agent and its counsel, of (a) the Shareholder Approval obtained by the Company; and (b) the filing with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands of the Company’s New Memorandum and Articles.

 

(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company, the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;

 

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

 

(iii) to the Escrow Agent, such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount.

 

2.3 Closing Conditions.

 

(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(iv) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality, in all respects) as of such date);

 

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(v) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material respects; and

 

(vi) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

(b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects as of such date);

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;

 

(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof;

 

(v) all necessary corporate approvals, including the Shareholder Approval, have been obtained; and

 

(vi) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Ordinary Shares shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

 

ARTICLE III.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:

 

(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a), the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock, share capital or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or share capital of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

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(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective memorandum and articles of association, certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreement, or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”), and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s shareholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s memorandum and articles of association, certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreement, or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, anti-dilution or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) notices and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and the listing of the Conversion Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iv) the Shareholder Approval and (iv) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f) Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Series B Preferred Shares and Conversion Shares are duly authorized and, the Series B Preferred Shares when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, and the Conversion Shares, upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than the restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.

 

(g) Capitalization. The authorised share capital of the Company as of the date hereof is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), which Schedule 3.1(g) shall also include the number of Ordinary Shares owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. The Company has not issued any share capital since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock or share options under the Company’s stock or share option plans, the issuance of Ordinary Shares to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock or share purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Ordinary Share Equivalents issued and outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. 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 Securities and as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), 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 Ordinary Shares or the capital stock or share capital of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents or capital stock or share capital of any Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), the issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue Ordinary Shares or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock or share appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such issued and outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except for the Required Approvals, no further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no shareholders' agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s share capital to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders.

 

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(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports 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. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States 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 Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries 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.

 

(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any of its share capital and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock or share option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

(j) Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(j), there is no action, arbitration, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, an “Action”). None of the Actions set forth on Schedule 3.1(j), (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

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(k) Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m) Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval except where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(n) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

(o) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries, and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

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(p) Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have 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 their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has 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 reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, 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 reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(q) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

(r) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(q), none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, 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 Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock or share option agreements under any stock or share option plan of the Company.

 

(s) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance 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 each Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain 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 Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

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(t) Certain Fees. Except for fees payable by the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(t), no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers 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 3.1(t) that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(u) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(v) Registration Rights. Except as set forth in this Agreement or in Schedule 3.1(v), no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

(w) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Ordinary Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Ordinary Shares under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w), the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares are or have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Ordinary Shares are currently eligible for electronic transfer through The Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to The Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(x) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company 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 Company’s memorandum and articles of association (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.

 

(y) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, nonpublic information which is not otherwise disclosed in the SEC Reports. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do and the SEC Reports, are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

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(z) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

(aa) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(aa) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

(bb) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

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(cc) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.

 

(dd) Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is SRCO, CPA. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

 

(ee) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the knowledge of the Company, each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that, to the knowledge of the Company, no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

(ff) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(g) and 4.13 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long , securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) and (iii) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction.

 

(gg) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.

 

(hh) Stock or share Option Plans. Each stock or share option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock or share option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock or share option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Ordinary Shares on the date such stock or share option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock or share option granted under the Company’s stock or share option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock or share options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock or share options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

 

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(ii) Cybersecurity. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (i) there has been no material security breach of or relating to any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ 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”), (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any material security breach to its IT Systems and Data, (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are 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; (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data, and (v) the Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented commercially reasonable backup and disaster recovery technology.

 

(jj) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

 

(kk) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

 

(ll) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the issued and outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(mm) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

(nn)  Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby.

 

(oo)  No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Series B Preferred Shares for sale only to each Purchaser that does not qualify as a “U.S. person” within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

(pp)  Company Status; No Directed Selling Efforts by the Company. The Company is a “foreign issuer” (as defined in Regulation S). Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates nor any person acting on its or their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts (as defined in Regulation S) in connection with the offering of the Series B Preferred Shares and it has complied and will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.

  

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3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):

 

(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b) Understandings or Arrangements. Such Purchaser (i) understands that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law; (ii) is acquiring the Securities as principal for its, his or her own account; and (iii) has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring such Securities as principal for his, her or its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(c) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

(d) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it converts any Series B Preferred Shares, it will not be not a “U.S. person” as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

(e) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

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(f) No Directed Selling Efforts. Each Purchaser agrees that neither it, nor any of its Affiliates nor any person acting on its or their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts (within the meaning of Regulation S) in the United States with respect to the Securities being offered in reliance on Regulation S.

 

(g) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate of the Placement Agent have provided such Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate have made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality of the Securities and the Placement Agent and any Affiliate may have acquired nonpublic information with respect to the Company which such Purchaser agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Securities to such Purchaser, neither the Placement Agent nor any of their Affiliates have acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to such Purchaser.

 

(h) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material pricing terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).

 

(i) Independent Advice. Each Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Securities constitutes legal, tax or investment advice.

 

(j) No Intent to Effect a Change of Control; Ownership. Such Purchaser has no present intent to effect a “change of control” of the Company as such term is understood under the rules promulgated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and under the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

(k) No Short Selling. The Purchasers represent and warrant to the Company that at no time prior to the date of this Agreement has any of the Purchasers, their agents, representatives, or affiliates engaged in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any (i) “Short Sale” of the Ordinary Shares or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Ordinary Shares.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Transfer Restrictions

 

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

 

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

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAS NOT/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 CONVERSION 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.

 

In addition, the Securities may contain a legend regarding affiliate status of the Purchaser, if applicable.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of selling shareholders thereunder.

 

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(c)  Subject to receipt from the applicable Purchaser by the Company and the Transfer Agent of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Transfer Agent (where applicable) in connection therewith, certificates evidencing the Securities shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Series B Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants), or (iii) if such Series B Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants) without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent or the Purchaser promptly if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder, or if requested by a Purchaser, respectively. If all or any portion of the Series B Preferred Shares are converted at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Conversion Shares, or if such Conversion Shares may be sold under Rule 144 and the Company is then in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144, or if the Conversion Shares may be sold under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Conversion Shares, or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Conversion Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), the Company will, no later than the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days, and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of evidence of entry of the Conversion Shares in the register of members of the Company or a certificate representing Conversion Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such date, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a book entry statement representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Conversion Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser. 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 Ordinary Shares as in effect on the date of entry into the register of members of the Company as owner of the Conversion Shares or delivery of a certificate representing Conversion Shares issued with a restrictive legend.

 

(d)  Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.

 

(e)  In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, (i) as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Conversion Shares into which Series B Preferred Shares may be converted (based on the VWAP of the Ordinary Shares on the date such Securities are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after the Legend Removal Date) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend and (ii) if the Company fails to (a) issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to a Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date a certificate representing the Securities so delivered to the Company by such Purchaser that is free from all restrictive and other legends and (b) if after the Legend Removal Date such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Ordinary Shares to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of all or any portion of the number of Ordinary Shares, or a sale of a number of Ordinary Shares equal to all or any portion of the number of Conversion Shares that such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend, then, an amount equal to the excess of such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the Ordinary Shares so purchased (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) (the “Buy-In Price”) over the product of (A) such number of Conversion Shares that the Company was required to deliver to such Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date multiplied by (B) the lowest closing sale price of the Ordinary Shares on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of the applicable Series B Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares (as the case may be) and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause (ii).

 

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4.2 Furnishing of Information; Public Information.

 

(a) Until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Series B Preferred Shares have been converted in full, the Company covenants to use its reasonable best efforts to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

(b)  At any time during the period commencing from the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof and ending at such time that all of the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (a “Public Information Failure”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the applicable Securities, an amount in cash equal to one percent (1.0%) of the Applicable Amount on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required  for the Purchasers to transfer the Series B Preferred Shares and Conversion Shares pursuant to Rule 144.  “Applicable Amount” means the Per Share Price multiplied by the number of Series B Preferred Shares held by such Purchaser on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day thereafter until the earlier of the cure of such Public Information Failure or such time that public information is no longer required under Rule 144 for transfer. The payments to which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.”  Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3rd) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured.  In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

 

4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

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4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) by the Disclosure Time, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) file a Current Report on Form 6-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, nonpublic information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b) and reasonably cooperate with such Purchaser regarding such disclosure.

 

4.5 Stockholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “acquiring person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.

 

4.6 Nonpublic Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.4, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material nonpublic information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented in writing to the receipt of such information and agreed in writing with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates delivers any material, nonpublic information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, not to trade on the basis of, such material, nonpublic information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. The Purchaser hereby waives all notice provisions under any Transaction Document that would reasonably be considered material non-public information if provided. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously with the delivery of such notice file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 6K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

4.7 Use of Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for general working capital and other general corporate purposes (which may include, without limitation, strategic investments and/or transactions), and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for the redemption of any Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.

 

4.8 Reservation of Ordinary Shares. As of each Closing, the Company will have reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Conversion Shares pursuant to the terms of the Series B Preferred Shares set forth in the New Memorandum and Articles.

 

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4.9 Listing of Ordinary Shares. The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Ordinary Shares on the Trading Market on which they are currently listed, and concurrently with each Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Conversion Shares on such Trading Market and promptly secure the listing of all of the Conversion Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Ordinary Shares traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Conversion Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Conversion Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Ordinary Shares on a Trading Market and will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. For so long as the Company maintains a listing or quotation of the Ordinary Shares, the Company agrees to use best efforts to maintain the eligibility of the Ordinary Shares for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

4.10 Shareholder Approval.

 

(a) The Company covenants to hold an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders (the “EGM”) no later than February 6, 2026 (the “EGM Deadline”), for the purposes of, among other things, obtaining approval of the Company’s shareholders for adoption of the Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “New Memorandum and Articles”), which New Memorandum and Articles shall provide for the creation and authorization of the Series B Preferred Shares as a new authorized class of convertible preferred shares of the Company (the “Shareholder Approval”). The Company may include additional shareholder proposals for the EGM.

 

(b) If the Shareholder Approval is not obtained on or prior to the EGM Deadline (as the same may be extended pursuant to clause (a) above or by written agreement of the Company and the Purchasers), then either Party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other Party, upon which this Agreement shall be terminated, null and void, and neither Party shall have any further legal obligations to the other in connection with this Agreement.

 

4.11 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of this Agreement) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to this Agreement. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

 

4.12 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules (other than as disclosed to its legal and other representatives). Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, or agent, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

 

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4.13 Conversion Procedures. The form of Notice of Conversion, annexed hereto as Exhibit A, sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to convert the Series B Preferred Shares. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to convert their Series B Preferred Shares. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required in order to convert the Series B Preferred Shares. The Company shall honor conversions of the Series B Preferred Shares and shall issue and allot Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

4.14 Blue Sky Filings. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at each Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.

 

4.15 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Conversion Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other shareholders of the Company.

 

4.16 Prohibition of Short Sales and Hedging Transaction.

 

(a) The Purchasers agree that beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on a Date of Termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 4.17(b), the Purchasers and their agents, representatives, and affiliates shall not in any manner whatsoever enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any (i)Short Sales of the Ordinary Shares or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Ordinary Shares.

 

(b) A Date of Termination shall mean any termination of this Agreement agreed to by the Parties.

 

ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before the fifth (5th) Trading Day following the date hereof or by any party pursuant to Section 4.11(b); provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

5.2 [Reserved].

 

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

 

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

 

5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and Purchasers which purchased at least 67% in interest of the Series B Preferred Shares based on the initial Subscription Amounts hereunder (or, prior to the Closing, the Company and each Purchaser), provided, however, that the foregoing does not limit the ability of an individual Purchaser to waive compliance of a provision by the Company solely with respect to such Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, no amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement effected without the consent of a Purchaser shall be effective against such Purchaser unless such amendment, termination, or waiver applies to all Purchasers in the same fashion. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any proposed amendment or waiver that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Purchaser relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 6.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.

 

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

 

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

 

5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Placement Agent shall be the third party beneficiary of the representations, warranties, and covenants of the Company in this Agreement and the representations, warranties, and covenants of the Purchasers in this Agreement. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in this Section 6.8.

 

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5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan 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 Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.8, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.

 

5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closings and the issue and allotment of the Securities.

 

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

 

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

 

5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that, in the case of a rescission of the conversion of a Series B Preferred Share, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any Ordinary Shares subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the Series B Preferred Shares converted for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Series B Preferred Shares (including, issuance of a replacement Series B Preferred Share certificate evidencing such restored right).

 

5.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

 

5.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

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5.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

5.17 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

 

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

 

5.19 Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

5.20 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and Ordinary Shares in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for share subdivisions, share capitalisations, share consolidations and other similar transactions relating to Ordinary Shares that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

5.21 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED   Address for Notice:
     
By:                          
  Name: Paul E. Mann   E-Mail:
  Title: Executive Chairman    
     
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
 
Loeb & Loeb LLP    
345 Park Avenue    
New York, New York 10154    
Attention: Lawrence Venick, Esq.    
Email: lvenick@loeb.com    

 

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________

 

Email Address of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________

 

Address for Notice to Purchaser: _________________________________________

 

Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 

_________________________________________

 

Subscription Amount: $_____________________

 

Series B Preferred Shares: ______________________ Beneficial Ownership Blocker o 4.99% or o 9.99%

 

 

o To be paid in immediately available funds

 

EIN Number: ____________________

 

o Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, by checking this box (i) the obligations of the above-signed to purchase the securities set forth in this Agreement to be purchased from the Company by the above-signed, and the obligations of the Company to sell such securities to the above-signed, shall be unconditional and all conditions to Closing shall be disregarded, (ii) the Closing shall occur on the first (1st) Trading Day following the date of this Agreement and (iii) any condition to Closing contemplated by this Agreement (but prior to being disregarded by clause (i) above) that required delivery by the Company or the above-signed of any agreement, instrument, certificate or the like or purchase price (as applicable) shall no longer be a condition and shall instead be an unconditional obligation of the Company or the above-signed (as applicable) to deliver such agreement, instrument, certificate or the like or purchase price (as applicable) to such other party on the Closing Date.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

Reference is made to the Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “New Memorandum and Articles”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Shares, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Series B”), of Skyline Group Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Corporation”), indicated below into Ordinary Share, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of the Corporation, as of the date specified below.

 

  Date of Conversion:  
     
  Aggregate number of Series B to be converted  
     
  Floor Price:  
     
     
Please confirm the following information:  
     
  Conversion Price:  
     
  Number of Ordinary Shares to be issued:  
     
Please issue the Ordinary Shares into which the applicable Series B are being converted to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:
     
  Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address:

 

  Issue to:  
     
     

 

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

 

Date: _______________,  

 

   
Name of Registered Holder  
   
By:         
Name:    
Title:    
     
Tax ID:     
Facsimile:    
E-mail Address:  

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

(See attached)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

(See attached)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

(See attached)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EX-10.3 6 ea027711501ex10-3_skyline.htm REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.3

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 13th day of February, 2026 by and among Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), the purchasers from time to time party hereto (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”) and each of the several holders of the Placement Agent Warrants (as defined below) as signatories hereto (each such holder, a “Placement Agent” and collectively the “Placement Agents”).

 

This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the Purchasers (the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:

 

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

 

“Agreement” means this Registration Rights Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

“Company” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any successor of the Company by merger, acquisition, reorganization, or other similar transaction.

 

“Company Securities” means any securities proposed to be sold by the Company for its own account in a registered public offering.

 

“Conversion Shares” means the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.

 

“Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4(a) of this Agreement.

 

“Event Date” is defined in Section 2(d) of this Agreement.

 

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

 

“Excluded Forms” means registration statements under the Securities Act on Form F-4, or any successors thereto.

 

“Filing Deadline” means (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the 60th business day after the later of (i) Closing Date or (ii) Escrow Release Date; and (ii) with respect to any additional Registration Statements that may be required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the date on which the Company was required to file such additional Registration Statement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.

 

“Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“Ordinary Shares” means the Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company, par value US$0.00001 each, and Class B Ordinary Shares of the Company, par value US$0.00001 each, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

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“Ordinary Share Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, preference shares, 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, Ordinary Shares.

 

“PA Warrants” means the warrants to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares issued and allotted to the Placement Agents pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement.

 

“PA Warrant Shares” means the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the PA Warrants.

 

“Person” includes any natural person, corporation, trust, association, company, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company and other entity and any government, governmental agency, instrumentality or political subdivision.

 

“Preferred Shares” means, collectively, the Series B Preferred Shares issued and allotted to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.1 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

“Purchaser” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

The terms “register” “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement on other than any of the Excluded Forms in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such registration statement.

 

“Registrable Securities” means (i) the Conversion Shares, (ii) the PA Warrant Shares, , and (iv) any Ordinary Shares issued or issuable with respect to any shares described in subsections (i) and (ii) above by way of any stock split, stock dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event or otherwise, excluding any such Ordinary Shares that (A) have been sold, transferred, exchanged or otherwise disposed of in accordance with a Registration Statement or have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or in any other transaction in which the recipient does not receive “restricted securities” (as that term is defined for purposes of Rule 144), (B) have been transferred to a transferee that has not agreed in writing and for the benefit of the Company to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or (C) have ceased to be outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conversion Shares, PA Warrant Shares or Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) above shall not constitute Registrable Shares if all of such shares (together with any shares held by any affiliate of the Purchaser) are eligible for immediate sale in a single transaction pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) with no volume or other restrictions or limitations under Rule 144 (or any such successor provision).

 

“Registration Statement” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements contemplated by this Agreement, including (in each case) the prospectus, amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration statement.

 

“Rule 144” is defined in Section 9 of this Agreement.

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental body at the time administering the Securities Act.

 

“SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the SEC staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the SEC staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

 

“Selling Expenses” means all selling commissions, finder’s fees and stock or share transfer taxes applicable to the Registrable Securities registered by the Holders and all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Holders.

 

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

 

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2. Registration.

 

(a) On or prior to each Filing Deadline, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, prior to the applicable Effective Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company receives confirmation of effectiveness from the SEC. If required, the Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final prospectus with the SEC as required by Rule 424.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the SEC informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the SEC, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the SEC, on Form F-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; with respect to filing on Form F-1 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with respect to the payment of liquidated damages; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.

 

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and subject to the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(d), if the SEC or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows:

 

a. First, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities; and

 

b. Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Ordinary Shares and Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Ordinary Shares and Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Ordinary Shares and Warrant Shares held by such Holder).

 

In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holders at least five (5) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by the SEC or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form F-1 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended.

 

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(d) If: (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Deadline (if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required herein, or the Company subsequently withdraws the filing of the Registration Statement, the Company shall be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i) as of the Filing Deadline. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company provides the Initial Registration Statement to the Holders and the Holders do not complete their review or provide confirmation within two business days, the Company may proceed with the filing, which may be deemed as filing prior to the Filing Deadline. If the Holders provide comments within such two-business-day period, the Company shall be entitled to a one-business-day extension to the Initial Filing Date), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the SEC a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, within five (5) Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review or (iii) prior to the effective date of a Registration Statement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the SEC in respect of such Registration Statement within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the SEC that such amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to be declared effective, (iv) the SEC has indicated they will not review a Registration Statement registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities, and such Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC by the Effective Date of the Initial Registration Statement; or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, other than up to three instances, for not more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days and not more than an aggregate of one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days (which need not be consecutive calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”, and for purposes of clauses (i) and (iv), the date on which such Event occurs, and for purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (iii) the date which such ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (iv) the date on which such ninety (90) or one hundred and eighty (180) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Purchaser an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the product of 1.0% multiplied by the aggregate amount paid by such Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Purchaser under this Agreement shall be 1.0% of the aggregate amount paid by such Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, irrespective of the number of Events occurring. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.

 

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name any Holder or affiliate of a Holder as any underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder.

 

4. Obligations of the Company. If and whenever the Company is required by the provisions hereof to effect or cause the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided herein, the Company shall:

 

(a) use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective within 75 days from the Closing Date with respect to a registration statement filed pursuant to Section 2 (or 105 days from the Closing Date if the SEC reviews the registration statement), (the “Effective Date”) and to remain effective;

 

(b) use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC such amendments to such registration statement (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to the prospectus included therein as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective, subject to the qualifications in Section 5(a), and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders set forth in such registration statement;

 

(c) furnish to the Holders such number of copies of such registration statement and of each such amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits), such number of copies of the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus), in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents, as each Holder may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Holders; (d) use all commercially reasonable efforts to make such filings under the securities or blue sky laws of New York to enable the Holders to consummate the sales in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by the Holders;

 

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(e) notify the Holders at any time when a prospectus relating to their Registrable Securities is required to be delivered or issued under the Securities Act, of the Company’s becoming aware that the prospectus included in the related registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly prepare and furnish to the Holders a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered or issuance to the Holders of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing;

 

(f) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC;

 

(g) to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Registrable Securities to be quoted on each trading market and/or in each quotation service on which the Ordinary Shares of the Company are then quoted; and

 

(h) notify the Holders of any stop order threatened or issued by the SEC and take all actions reasonably necessary to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered.

 

5. Other Procedures.

 

(a) Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 5(a) and the Company’s general obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts under Section 4, the Company shall be required to maintain the effectiveness of a registration statement until the earlier of (i) the sale of all Registrable Securities, or (ii) one year from the Effective Date, provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to file any post-effective amendment to any registration statement or file any prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act beginning six months from the Effective Date of this Agreement unless and until the Company fails to file with the SEC a Form 6-K or Form 20-F within the time required by the rules of the SEC including Rule 12b-25 (or any successor rule). The Company shall have no liability to the Holders for delays in the Holders’ being able to sell the Registrable Securities (i) as long as the Company uses commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration statement, amendments to a registration statement, post-effective amendments to a registration statement or supplements to a prospectus contained in a registration statement (including any amendment or post effective amendments), (ii) where the required financial statements or auditor’s consents are unavailable or (iii) where the Company would be required to disclose information at a time when it has no duty to disclose such information under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

(b) In consideration of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4(e) herein, such Holder shall forthwith discontinue its sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by said Section 4(e) and, if so directed by the Company, shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder’s possession of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.

 

(c) The Company’s obligation to include a Holder’s Registrable Securities in any registration statement or amendment including a post-effective amendment, shall be subject to such Holder furnishing to the Company in writing such information and documents regarding such Holder and the distribution of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as may reasonably be required to be disclosed in the registration statement in question by the rules and regulations under the Securities Act or under any other applicable securities or blue sky laws of the jurisdiction referred to in Section 4(d) herein. The Company’s obligations are also subject to the Holder promptly executing any representation letter concerning compliance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule or regulation). If the Holder fails to provide all of the information required by this Section 5(c), the Company shall have no obligation to include its Registrable Securities in a registration statement or it may withdraw such Holder’s Registrable Securities from the registration statement without incurring any penalty or otherwise incurring liability to such Holders.

 

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(d) If any such registration or comparable statement refers to a Holder by name or otherwise as a shareholder of the Company, but such reference to the Holder by name or otherwise is not required by the Securities Act, the rules thereunder or the written policy of the SEC Staff, then the Holder shall have the right to request the deletion of the reference to the Holder, as may be applicable.

 

(e) If the Registrable Securities are eligible for sale under Rule 144, the Holders shall sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144 rather than the registration statement, and in such event the Company shall have no obligation to register such sale under this Agreement.

 

6. Registration Expenses. In connection with any registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, the Company shall, whether or not any such registration shall become effective, from time to time, pay all expenses (other than Selling Expenses) incident to its performance of or compliance, including, without limitation, all registration, and filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, word processing, printing and copying expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent public accountants and other Persons retained by the Company.

 

7. [Reserved]

 

8. [Reserved]

 

9. Rule 144. For one year from the date of this Agreement, the Company covenants that it will file the reports required to be filed under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder (or, in the event that the Company is not required to file such reports, it will make publicly available information as set forth in Rule 144(c)(2) promulgated under the Securities Act), and it will take such further action as the Holders may reasonably request, or to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holders to sell their Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemption provided by (a) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or (b) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC (collectively, “Rule 144”). Upon request of any Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

10. Severability. In the event any parts of this Agreement are found to be void, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless be binding with the same effect as though the void parts were deleted.

 

11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The execution of this Agreement may be by actual or facsimile signature.

 

12. Benefit. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their legal representatives, successors and assigns.

 

13. Assumption of Obligations. The Company shall cause any Successor Entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the surviving entity to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and Approved by the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction.

 

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13. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

14. Attorneys’ Fees. In the event that there is any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or to the interpretation, breach or enforcement thereof, and any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement is filed, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award by the court of reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses.

 

15. Oral Evidence. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, except by a statement in writing signed by the party or parties against which enforcement or the change, waiver discharge or termination is sought.

 

16. Additional Documents. The parties hereto shall execute such additional instruments as may be reasonably required by their counsel in order to carry out the purpose and intent of this Agreement and to fulfill the obligations of the parties hereunder.

 

17. Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

 

18. Section or Paragraph Headings. Section headings herein have been inserted for reference only and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect, in any matter, or be deemed to interpret in whole or in part any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.

 

19. Force Majeure. The Company shall be excused from any delay in performance or for non-performance of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement caused by any circumstances beyond its control, including, but not limited to, any Act of God, fire, flood, or government regulation, direction or request, or accident, interruption of telecommunications facilities, pandemic, labor dispute, unavoidable breakdown, civil unrest or disruption to the extent that any such circumstances affect the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the ability of the SEC to perform its responsibilities under the Securities Act.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed personally or by a duly authorized representative thereof as of the day and year first above written.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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  THE COMPANY:
     
  Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited  
     
  By:  
  Name: Paul E. Mann
  Title: Executive Chairman
     
  HOLDER:
   
     
   
  Signature
     
   
  Printed Name of Purchaser
     
   
  Title of Authorized Signatory if Purchaser is a corporation or other entity

 

[Signature page to the Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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EX-10.4 7 ea027711501ex10-4_skyline.htm INTRODUCER AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.4

 

OCEAN WALL

 

This Introducer Agreement is made on [*] February 2026.

 

BETWEEN:

 

(1) OCEAN WALL LIMITED, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales with company registration number 11907819 whose registered office is at 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX (the “OWL”); and

 

(2) SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD., a Cayman Islands exempted company with company registration number 411305 whose registered office is at Osiris International Cayman Limited, Suite #4-210, Governors Square, 23 Lime Tree Bay Avenue, PO Box 32311, Grand Cayman KY1-1209, Cayman Islands (the “Client”),

 

each also referred to as a Party and together the Parties.

 

WHEREAS:

 

(A) The Client is a leader in the mining and processing of critical minerals essential for modern technologies.

 

(B) OWL is a company with expertise in providing capital introduction services (as more fully defined below) to companies such as the Client.

 

(C) The Client wishes to appoint OWL to provide the capital introduction services to it and OWL wishes to accept such appointment on the terms set out in this Agreement.

 

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 In this Agreement:

 

“Affiliate” in respect of a body corporate means any subsidiary of that body corporate, any holding company of that body corporate, any subsidiary of any such holding company and any Associated Company of that body corporate, or any such subsidiary or any such holding company.
   
“Applicable Law” means the (i) rules of the FCA, (ii) the rules of any other relevant regulatory authority, and (iii) in respect of each Party, all other laws, rules, directives, regulations and orders of governmental or regulatory agencies, as applicable to such Party in relation to the Services.
   
“Associated Company” in relation to any person means any company or entity in which that person directly or indirectly owns or is interested in more than 20% of the voting share capital (or equivalent rights of ownership).

 


 

“Base Currency” means USD.
   
“Business Day” means a day which is not a Saturday or Sunday and upon which banks are open for business in London.
   
“Client Information” means certain relevant information about the Client that may be of interest to an Investor and which may include, without limitation, its investment strategy and/or the terms (or heads of terms) of any particular transaction, and such other information as may be reasonably requested by OWL and produced by the Client from time to time.
   
“Confidential Information” means all financial, business and other information, in whatever form or medium, including, without limitation, this Agreement and its terms, investment strategies, positions, investments, transactions (and potential transactions), regulatory information, customer information and all commercially sensitive information that is provided by one Party to the other Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, details relating to any Investors), but excluding Client Information.
   
“FCA” means the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom, or any successor organisation or authority.
   
“FCA Rules” means the Handbook of Rules and Guidance of the FCA as amended from time to time.
   
“Fees” means the Success Fees.
   
“Investment” means an investment made pursuant to Regulation S by an Investor, directly or indirectly, in (i) the Client or any of its Affiliates (including any special purpose vehicle established for the purpose of receiving the investment), and/or (ii) in a specific transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Client or any such Affiliates, on whatever basis and as may be agreed between the Client and the Investor, as the case may be.
   
“Investor” means a potential investor that is introduced to the Client by OWL, including any person, bodies corporate or any of their respective Affiliates, alternate entities, investment vehicles or divisions of (or controlled by) the Investor.
   
“Losses” means all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, judgements, costs and expenses (including without limitation, reasonable legal fees and disbursements) and amounts paid in settlement.
   
“Regulation S” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

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“Services” means the capital introduction agreed by the parties and as set out in Part A of Schedule 1 to this Agreement, as updated and amended from time to time.
   
“Subscription Documents” means any offering memoranda, subscription agreement, prospectus, placement agreement, placing letter or any other subscription documents.
   
“Success Fee” means the fees payable on an Investment as set out in Part B of Schedule 1 of this Agreement.
   
“Term” means the period of time starting on and including the date of execution of this Agreement through to the date of termination of this Agreement in accordance with Clause 9.

 

1.2 All headings appear for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

1.3 The singular shall include the plural and vice versa.

 

2. SERVICES

 

2.1 The Client appoints OWL, on a non-exclusive basis, to provide the Services during the Term upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and OWL accepts such appointment.

 

2.2 OWL shall provide the Services in good faith and with the professional skill, care and diligence expected of a party carrying out similar services on an arm’s length basis for a similar counterparty and the Client shall pay to OWL the Fees. OWL will comply with all Applicable Laws and in circumstance where there is a conflict between its regulatory obligations and a term of this Agreement the regulatory obligations will take precedence.

 

2.3 The Client acknowledges that the performance of the Services is not, and is not intended to be, provided on a continuous basis. OWL shall devote such time and resources on an as-needed basis, acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, as it considers necessary for the performance of the Services [in accordance with any commitments as to time and scope as may be set out in Part B to Schedule 1 of this Agreement] and/or as are reasonably requested by the Client and agreed to by OWL.

 

2.4 The Services shall be performed principally from OWL’s own place of business and/or through OWL’s own mediums of communication. OWL acknowledges that the Services may require a reasonable amount of travel.

 

2.5 The Client acknowledges that the duties and responsibilities owed by OWL under this Agreement shall not include: (a) giving tax, legal, accountancy or, otherwise than expressly set out in Part A of Schedule 1 of this Agreement or as otherwise agreed, other specialist or technical advice or services; (ii) providing services as receiving bankers or registrars (and for the avoidance of doubt OWL will at no time and is not authorised to receive any sums of money on behalf of the Client); and (iii) other than as expressly agreed and/or as set out in the Services, giving general financial or strategic advice.

 

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3. INVESTOR INTRODUCTIONS

 

3.1 The Client will provide the Client Information to OWL for the purpose of enabling it to identify Investors whom it believes, in its sole discretion, may be interested in making an Investment.

 

3.2 OWL shall conduct such due diligence on Investors, including certain anti-money laundering and know your customer checks, including verification of each Investor’s status as a non U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Regulation S”)), as it considers are necessary for the Services and are consistent with its authorisations under FCA Rules. In addition, to the best of OWL’s knowledge and belief, all Investors will be (i) an Eligible Counterparty and/or as a Professional Client for the purposes of the FCA Rules and therefore authorised for the purpose of conducting investment activities of the type carried out by the Client in relation to them; and (ii) a person that falls within Article 19 (investment professionals), Article 48 (certified high net worth individuals), Article 49 (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc), Article 50 (sophisticated investors) and, where applicable/available to the type of Client and dependent on the investment concerned, Article 50A (self-certified sophisticated investors) or any other relevant Articles of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotions) Order 2005 (FPO). OWL will provide the Client with relevant details of Investors prior to any introduction being made. Notwithstanding the above, however, the Investors will not be clients of OWL and OWL will not be acting as agent or in any other capacity for such Investors.

 

3.3 The Client acknowledges that the solicitation of Investors and the marketing and selling of certain types of investment may be restricted by Applicable Law. The Client is solely responsible for ensuring that it has met and maintains such licensing and filing requirements (or exemptions from the same) applicable to the distribution of Client Information, receipt of the Services and any selling or marketing restrictions in any relevant jurisdiction.

 

3.4 OWL may, and is hereby authorised (but subject to Clause 3.3) by the Client to, disclose the Client Information to Investors, together with such supplemental materials (including manager profile information prepared by OWL for the convenience of the Investors), that OWL considers may be useful for the Investors. OWL may, at its discretion, choose to include a disclaimer substantially in the form of Schedule 2 in any Client Information it provides to Investors.

 

3.5 The form and format of any Investor introduction, including the attendance and/or participation of OWL, will be agreed by the Parties on a case-by-case basis. Provision of the Services and/or an introduction of an Investor to the Client shall not at any time constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of any offer to buy any security or other investment product and the Client will not do anything that is, or could be considered to be, inconsistent with this principle.

 

3.6 Following an introduction, an Investment shall be made solely on the basis of and in accordance with the Subscription Documents and not on any other basis. All Subscription Documents shall contain a statement that an Investment is made exclusively on the basis of those Subscription Documents.

 

3.7 The Client agrees that OWL will not be responsible for conducting any due diligence in respect of any Investment (whether in terms of nature, extent, adequacy or performance) and that it shall be the responsibility of the Client to ensure that the advice from its advisers in relation to an Investment is obtained and made available to all of the parties to that Investment for consideration and, consequently, that it is adequate for the purposes of that Investment and to enable Investors to make an informed decision as to any Investment they do wish to make. OWL will not have any liability in respect of any services or advice provided to the Client or its Affiliates by persons other than the Client (if any).

 

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3.8 The Client undertakes to notify OWL within 5 Business Days of any Investment being made by an Investor, such notification to include the name of the Investor, the date of the investment, the date of the introduction and the gross value of the Investment.

 

3.9 This Agreement does not give rise to any express or implied commitment by OWL to place or underwrite any securities in respect of an Investment.

 

4. FEES

 

4.1 The Client shall pay the Fees that are set out in Part B of Schedule 1.

 

4.2 During the Term, the Client shall reimburse OWL for all pre-agreed, reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses incurred in connection with travel and providing the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Client shall not reimburse OWL for any expense incurred by OWL that is related to OWL’s business overhead, including, but not limited to telephone expenses and/or service, computer equipment, office supplies, employees, advisors (including legal and tax advisors) or agents whom OWL may engage.

 

4.3 In addition to the Fees set out in Clause 4.1, the Client shall pay OWL a non-accountable expense allowance in the form of a flat fee of $300,000.

 

4.4 The Fees and expenses payable to OWL under this Agreement will be paid upon receipt of an invoice delivered to the Client, without set off or counterclaim.

 

4.5 All Fees and expenses shall be calculated net of any applicable value added tax or other taxes due, which shall be paid in addition at the rate and in the manner for the time being prescribed by Applicable Law.

 

5. CLIENT CLASSIFICATION

 

5.1 For the purposes of the FCA Rules and based on the information the Client has provided to OWL, OWL will categorise the Client as a Professional Client (as such term is defined in the FCA Rules). In accordance with FCA Rules, the Client has the right to request a different categorisation. Where OWL does agree to a re-categorisation of the Client in accordance with the Conduct of Business Sourcebook of the FCA Rules, the Client may either gain or lose protections (as the case may be) afforded by certain FCA Rules.

 

5.2 The Client acknowledges that in order to ensure compliance with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2007, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Terrorist Act 2000 and the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group Guidance Notes (as amended from time to time) or any other Applicable Law, OWL will require verification of identity and source of any wealth and source of funds which are paid to OWL as Fees. The Client agrees to provide on demand satisfactory evidence to verify its identity and source of funds and to do all other acts and such things as may reasonably be required so as to comply with such Applicable Laws. The Client acknowledges that OWL may also undertake electronic identity checks, and other online identity verification services should we believe such action to be appropriate. Any failure to provide the relevant information within a reasonable time period may result in a delay in our ability to provide Services and, ultimately, may result in OWL ceasing to deal with the Client or provide Services. OWL accept no responsibility or liability arising directly or indirectly as a result of its need to do this.

 

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6. NO PARTNERSHIP AND NON-EXCLUSIVITY

 

6.1 The Client acknowledges that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to imply a joint venture, partnership or principal-agent relationship between the Client and OWL.

 

6.2 OWL shall have no authority to act for, represent or otherwise bind or obligate the Client in any way.

 

6.3 Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit OWL from providing capital introduction and other services to any other person and the Client expressly acknowledges that OWL is not providing the Services to the Client on an exclusive basis.

 

7. REPRESENTATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

7.1 Each Party represents and warrant to the other that (i) it has full authority to enter into this Agreement, (ii) it has all necessary power, licences and permissions to carry out lawfully its obligations under this Agreement, (iii) it has made its own assessment as to the suitability and appropriateness of entering into this Agreement and, to the extent it has deemed it necessary, has taken independent advice to ensure it fully understand the legal effect of this Agreement, (iv) no event of default, termination event or other similar event (howsoever described) is in existence which may have a material impact on its ability to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement, and (v) it is not subject to any insolvency or related (or analogous) proceedings.

 

7.2 OWL will not make any determination, is not liable for any determination, and makes no representation as to the suitability or appropriateness of any Investor or any Investment, or whether such investment would be permitted under Applicable Law. The Client accepts and agrees that, notwithstanding the fact that OWL may conduct its own due diligence and checks on Investors under clause 3.2: (i) it shall be wholly responsible for evaluating the suitability and eligibility of an Investor prior to accepting an Investment under the terms of the Subscription Documents, (ii) that OWL has no such obligation or responsibility and (iii) in particular, that OWL has not screened Investors or the source of investment monies for the purpose of the Client’s own compliance with its obligations under anti-money laundering rules and relevant Applicable Law.

 

7.3 OWL nor any of its Affiliates nor any person acting on its or their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts (as defined in Regulation S) in connection with the offering of the Series B Preferred Shares and it has complied and will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.

 

7.4 The Client represents that all Client Information is at that date, and as periodically updated, (i) accurate, not misleading and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact and (ii) consistent with current Subscription Documents. The Client undertakes to notify OWL immediately in the event that the Client Information ceases to be adequate, accurate, fair or complete. The Client acknowledges that OWL has no duty to, and does not, express a view as to the completeness, adequacy and accuracy of the Client Information and expressly disclaims responsibility for the Client Information.

 

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7.5 Unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing, (i) the provision of the Services shall not constitute any approval, endorsement or recommendation by OWL of the Client or any transaction (as the case may be) and OWL shall not be liable to the Client or any third party (howsoever such liability may arise) in any manner whatsoever, and (ii) OWL is not acting as an underwriter, placement agent, promoter or in any similar capacity, and does not act as the Client’s fiduciary.

 

7.6 OWL shall not be responsible or liable to the Client or any third party for any loss of profits or loss of goodwill or reputation, except for any such loss resulting primarily from OWL’s gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct.

 

8. INDEMNITY

 

8.1 The Client shall indemnify and hold harmless OWL and its Affiliates (and each of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) (each an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any Losses which an Indemnified Person may suffer or incur, resulting from any demand, claim, arbitration, lawsuit, action or other proceeding based upon or arising out of the proper performance of the Services under this Agreement. The Client will reimburse any Indemnified Person for all properly incurred expenses (including professional and legal fees) in connection with investigating, preparing, settling, compromising or defending or in establishing their right to be indemnified in connection with any such action or claim, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation, in which such Indemnified Party is a party.

 

8.2 The indemnity provided in Clause 8.1 shall not apply to the extent that the Losses are finally judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have occurred as a result of an Indemnified Person’s fraud, wilful default, material breach of contract or gross negligence in providing the Services. In no circumstances shall OWL be liable for any indirect, consequential or special losses.

 

8.3 The Client agrees that, to the fullest extent permissible by Applicable Law, no claim shall be made by the Client or any of its Affiliates (or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) against an Indemnified Party to recover any Losses suffered, directly or indirectly, as a result of the Services provided by OWL under this Agreement or any other Indemnified Persons’ performance of the Services under this Agreement, save to the extent that any such Losses are finally judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from that Indemnified Party’s fraud, wilful default, gross negligence or material breach of contract.

 

8.4 The Client agrees that, without prejudice to any legitimate claim that the Client may have against OWL, no liability will be assumed by and no proceedings may be taken against any director, officer, employee or agent of OWL or its Affiliates in connection with the Services provided under this Agreement. The Client will notify OWL as soon as reasonably practicable if the Client becomes aware of any claim which may give rise to a liability under the indemnity contained in this clause 8.

 

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9. TERM AND TERMINATION

 

9.1 Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving 20 Business Days’ prior written notice.

 

9.2 The Client may terminate this Agreement as a result of a material breach of this Agreement by OWL PROVIDED THAT (i) the Client provides written notice to OWL of the material breach and, (ii) if the material breach is capable of remedy, OWL has not remedied the material breach within 5 Business Days’ of the written notification.

 

9.3 Either Party may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect by written notice if the other Party (i) voluntarily or involuntarily becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or composition for the benefit of creditors which is not dismissed within 30 Business Days, (ii) admits in writing it is unable to pay its debts as they become due, or (iii) ceases, or threatens to cease, to trade; or (iv) is in material breach of any Applicable Laws.

 

9.4 Upon termination of this Agreement, neither Party shall have any further obligations to the other Party except for the payment by the Client to OWL of all Fees and validly accrued expenses that are unpaid at the date of the termination and the provisions of clauses 8, 10, 11, and 12 which shall survive termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, and for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Part B of Schedule 1 to this Agreement (Fees) shall also remain in full force and effect following the termination of the Agreement.

 

10. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

 

10.1 The Parties agree to keep and preserve confidential all Confidential Information, not to disclose the Confidential Information save in accordance with Clause 10.2, and otherwise to treat such Confidential Information with the same skill, care and diligence afforded to their own proprietary, confidential and/or sensitive information.

 

10.2 A Party may disclose Confidential Information (i) if and to the extent it is required to do so by Applicable Law or by a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) with the prior written consent of the other Party, and (iii) to professional advisers (provided that such advisers are under a similar duty of confidentiality). In the case of disclosure under 10.2(i), the disclosing Party shall, unless acting in good faith it reasonably determines it is prohibited from doing so, use reasonable endeavours to give prior notice of the disclosure to the other Party and, if so requested and at the cost of the other Party, work in good faith to limit the scope of any disclosure.

 

10.3 Following termination of the Agreement, each Party shall return or destroy (to the extent reasonably and technically practicable) all the other Party’s Confidential Information, save that a Party may keep one copy of the Confidential Information for its internal compliance policy purposes.

 

10.4 Information is not, or is no longer, Confidential Information if it (i) is in the public domain at the time of disclosure, (ii) was already known to the receiving Party, (iii) becomes known to the receiving Party as a result of disclosure from a third party not known (in good faith) to be under any duty of confidentiality, or (iv) has been independently developed by the receiving Party.

 

11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

All intellectual property rights in materials developed by OWL either prior to the date of this Agreement or during the course of any work conducted by it during the course of its appointment under the terms of this Agreement shall be retained by OWL and may only be used by the Client (or any of its Affiliates) for the specific purpose made known to OWL at the time of entry into this Agreement. The Client acknowledges OWL’s ownership of these rights and the proprietary nature of this material and agrees not to disclose such material to any third party without the Client’s prior written consent.

 

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12. MISCELLANEOUS

 

12.1 OWL reserves the right to charge interest from the end of its credit period at the rate of 2% above the base rate of Barclays Bank plc for the time being on any unpaid invoice.

 

12.2 All notices or other communications to be made or given under this Agreement shall be in writing (which shall include email) and sent to the current address held on the records of the sending Party. Notices shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered, if sent by courier or other messenger (including registered mail), (ii) when sent by email, if no “non delivery” message is subsequently received, (iii) on the fifth Business Day if sent by national ordinary mail, and (iv) on the tenth Business day if sent by airmail.

 

12.3 This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties with regard to the subject matter and may not be modified except in writing and as agreed by both Parties. No failure or delay by a Party to exercise any right or power hereunder will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or an abandonment of any steps to enforce such right or power, preclude any other, further or future exercise of any such right or power under this Agreement.

 

12.4 This Agreement may be entered into in any number of counterparts and by the Parties to it on separate counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all the counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

12.5 In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement is found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that provision (or those provisions) shall be deemed severed from this Agreement. The remainder of this Agreement shall continue to be valid and enforceable.

 

12.6 The Client and OWL do not intend that any provision of these Terms should be enforceable by virtue of the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person who is not a party to this Agreement, other than an Indemnified Party for the purposes of clause 8.

 

12.7 This Agreement and the relationship between the parties (including any non-contractual obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. Any disputes and claims will be dealt with by the courts of England and Wales.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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SIGNED for and on behalf of
OCEAN WALL LIMITED by:
 

SIGNED for and on behalf of
SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP
HOLDINGS LIMITED by:  

 

Authorised Signature   Authorised Signature

 

[Signature Page to Introducer Agreement]

 

 

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Schedule 1

 

PART A

 

The Services

 

  Review and comment on Client Information

 

Identify Investors for the Client and initiate preliminary discussions to sound out investment interest

 

Liaise with Client to discuss Investors and/or produce a “short list” of potential introductions

 

Arrange for introduction of Investors to Client and provide relevant Investor background information to Client prior to introduction

 

Present Investment opportunity (as agreed and signed off by the Client) to potential Investors

 

Attend meetings or conference calls to facilitate discussions between Client and Investor

 

Provide timely Investor feedback to the Client

 

Answer ad hoc queries (whether on calls, in writing or face to face meetings) whether from Client or Investor (as the case may be) in connection with a potential Investment

 

Work with Client to prioritise Investors for follow up and lead or assist (as the Client requires) such further follow up

 

Participate in conference calls with Investors and/or with Client to provide market colour and insight, as appropriate

 

Attendance at closing meetings in respect of an Investment

 

Post Investment/Fund launch consultations as required and agreed from time to time

 

Such other services as may be agreed from time to time

 

PART B

 

The Success Fee

 

The Success Fee for an Investment by an Investor in the Client or in a specific transaction (as the case may be) shall be as follows:

 

a. For each Investor who makes an Investment within 12 months of the date of the introduction of the Investor to the Client, the Client shall pay to OWL a commission in the Base Currency equal to 8% of the gross cash proceeds received by the Client from the Investment; and

 

b. The client shall issue to OWL warrants to purchase [*] Class A Ordinary Shares on terms set forth in the form of warrant attached to this Agreement; and

 

c. If an Investor increases their Investment, or makes a subsequent new Investment after exiting the previous Investment, within 12 months of the date of the original Investment, the Client shall pay to OWL a commission in the Base Currency equal to 8% of the gross value of this increase or subsequent new Investment (as the case may be).

 

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Schedule 2

Disclaimer

 

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EX-10.5 8 ea027711501ex10-5_skyline.htm PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.5

 

 

PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT

 

February 10, 2026

 

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower

No. 38 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

Attention: Ngo Chiu Lam

Chief Executive Officer

 

Dear Mr. Lam:

 

This agreement (the “Agreement”) constitutes the agreement Dominari Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (“Dominari” or the “Placement Agent”) and Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), pursuant to which the Dominari shall serve as the exclusive placement agent for the Company, on a “reasonable best efforts” basis, in connection with the proposed placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act (the “Placement”) of up to $75,000,000 a series of convertible preferred shares of the Company to be designated as the Company’s Series B Preferred Shares, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), which shall be convertible into 31,250,000 Ordinary Shares of the Company (the “Conversion Shares”), par value $0.00001 per share (each, an “Ordinary Share”) at a private offering price as set forth on Schedule I attached to this Agreement. The Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.” The terms of the Placement and the Securities shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the purchasers (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”) and nothing herein constitutes that the Placement Agent would have the power or authority to bind the Company or any Purchaser or an obligation for the Company to issue any Securities or complete the Placement. This Agreement and the documents executed and delivered by the Company and the Purchasers in connection with the Placement, are collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents.” The date of the closing of the Placement (the “Closing”) shall be referred to herein as the “Closing Date.” The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent’s obligations hereunder are on a reasonable best efforts basis only and that the execution of this Agreement does not constitute a commitment by the Placement Agent to purchase the Securities and does not ensure the successful placement of the Securities or any portion thereof or the success of the Placement Agent with respect to securing any other financing on behalf of the Company. With the prior written consent of the Company, Dominari may retain other brokers or dealers to act as sub-agents or selected-dealers on its behalf in connection with the Placement.

 

The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the Placement Agent as follows:

 

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Section 1. Agreement to Act as Placement Agent.

 

(a) On the basis of the representations, warranties, and agreements of the Company herein contained, and subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Dominari shall be the lead placement agent in connection with the offering and sale by the Company of the Securities, with the terms of such offering (“Offering” or “Financing Transaction”) to be subject to market conditions and negotiations between the Company, the Placement Agent, and the prospective Purchasers. The Placement Agent will act on a reasonable best efforts basis and the Company agrees and acknowledges that there is no guarantee of the successful placement of the Securities, or any portion thereof, in the prospective Offering. Under no circumstances will the Placement Agent or any of its “Affiliates” (as defined below) be obligated to underwrite or purchase any of the Securities for their own accounts or otherwise provide any financing. The Placement Agent shall act solely as the Company’s agent and not as principals. The Placement Agent shall have no authority to bind the Company with respect to any prospective offer to purchase Securities and the Company shall have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Securities and may reject any such offer, in whole or in part. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, payment of the purchase price for, and issue and allotment of, the Securities shall be made at the Closing as provided in the Purchase Agreement. As compensation for services rendered, on the Closing Date, the Company shall pay to the Placement Agent the fees and expenses set forth below:

 

(i) A cash success fee equal to eight percent (8%) of the gross cash proceeds received by the Company from the Placement (the “Cash Fee”);

 

(ii) Non-callable warrants of the Company (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) issuable to the Placement Agent or its designees, simultaneously with the Closing, equal to six percent (6%) warrant coverage of the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (for a total number of warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,875,000 Ordinary Shares), which Placement Agent Warrants entitle the holder thereof to purchase securities of the Company at a purchase price equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the conversion price of the Preferred Shares, shall be included in the registration statement that registers the Conversion Shares and shall otherwise include unlimited piggyback registration rights, and shall be exercisable for a period of five years after the Closing. The Placement Agent Warrants shall contain provisions for, among others, cashless exercise; and

 

(iii) A non-accountable expense allowance in the form of a flat fee of $300,000.

 

The foregoing fees are due and payable to the Placement Agent immediately upon the Closing and shall be disbursed to the Placement Agent by the Escrow Agent (as that term is defined in the Escrow Agreement) simultaneously with the delivery of the proceeds of the Financing Transaction into the bank account of the Company. Any fees due to the Placement Agent, including its reimbursable expenses (including reimbursement for the Placement Agent’s legal fees) shall be included in a flow of funds memorandum, signed by all parties, to be included with the joint written instructions to be provided by the parties to the Escrow Agent, pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement. For U.S. federal (and applicable state, local and non-U.S.) income tax purposes, the Cash Fee and the Placement Agent Warrants shall be treated as payments for services performed by the Placement Agent that does not give rise to redemption premium on the Preferred Shares includible in income under Treasury Regulation Section 1.305-5, and the parties hereto shall file all applicable tax returns consistent with the foregoing tax treatment of such fees.

 

The parties hereto agree that any agreement between the Company and any Purchaser in the Financing Transaction shall provide for a mutually acceptable escrow agreement or a direct disbursement to the Company and to the Placement Agent, to effectuate the consummation of the Transaction and the payment of fees and expenses due to the Placement Agent and the issue and allotment of securities due to the Placement Agent.

 

In addition to payments to the Placement Agent of the compensation set forth above, and as set forth in more detail in Section 6 below, the Company shall reimburse the Placement Agent for all of its out-of-pocket expenses. Such expenses include, but are not limited to, expenses related to background checks, due diligence reports, and compliance (excluding blue sky and Form D), and legal and administrative expenses. All reimbursable expenses payable to the Placement Agent shall be (A) payable in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Dominari and (B) due and payable immediately upon the consummation of a Transaction.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, any Preferred Shares of the Company sold under Regulation S of the Securities Act pursuant to the Introducer Agreement by and between the Company and Ocean Wall Limited, dated as of February [●], 2026 (the “Introducer Agreement”), shall be excluded from the fees set forth in Section 1(a)(i) and the calculation of Placement Agent Warrants pursuant to 1(a)(ii).

 

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(b) The term (the “Term”) of this Agreement begins on the date hereof (the “Effective Date”) and ends on the Closing Date.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions concerning confidentiality, indemnification, and contribution contained herein and the Company’s obligations contained in the indemnification provisions will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement, and the Company’s obligation to pay fees actually earned and payable, if any, and to reimburse expenses actually incurred and reimbursable pursuant to Section 1, Section, 6, and Section 14 hereof will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the ability of the Placement Agent or its Affiliates to pursue, investigate, analyze, invest in, or engage in investment banking, financial advisory, or any other business relationship with Persons (as defined below) other than the Company. As used herein (i) “Persons” means an individual or corporation, company, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof), or other entity of any kind and (ii) “Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

(c) In the event that any Purchaser or prospective Purchaser contacted by the Placement Agent during the Term purchases securities from the Company in a capital raising transaction during the twelve (12)-month period following the Closing, the Company shall pay Dominari the cash and warrant compensation set forth in this Section 1 with respect to the gross proceeds raised from such Purchasers or prospective Purchasers. With respect to each Purchaser or prospective Purchaser contacted by the Placement Agent, without limitation, the Company acknowledges that the Placement Agent is not responsible for the actions of such Purchaser or prospective purchaser or their agents.

 

(d) The Closing of the Offering shall be conducted pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into between the Company and the Purchaser signatories thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”) via wire transfer and such Securities shall be registered in such name or names and shall be in such denominations. The Placement Agent shall not have any independent obligation to verify the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in Purchase Agreement or other subscription documents for the Offering (the “Subscription Documents”) or the authenticity, sufficiency, or validity of any check delivered by any Purchaser in payment for the Securities, nor shall the Placement Agent incur any liability with respect to any such verification or failure to verify.

 

(e) Lock-Ups. In connection with the Financing, each of the Company’s directors and executive officers will enter into customary “lock-up” agreements in favor of the Placement Agent for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the later of the Closing Date or effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as defined below) (the “Lock-Up Period”); provided, however, that any sales by parties to the lock-ups shall be subject to the lock-up agreements and provided further, that none of such Ordinary Shares shall be saleable in the public market until the expiration of the Lock-Up Period.

Section 2. Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of the Company.

 

(a) The Placement Agent shall be the third-party beneficiaries of the representations and warranties of the Company to the Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement.

 

(b) Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Placement Agent or to counsel for the Placement Agent shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to the Placement Agent as to the matters set forth therein.

 

(c) The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agent will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and warranties and hereby consents to such reliance.

 

(d) In connection with the Offering of the Securities, the Company has not published, distributed, issued, posted, or otherwise used or employed and shall not publish, distribute, issue, post, or otherwise use or employ (i) any form of general solicitation or advertising within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act (“General Solicitation”) other than with the prior written consent the Placement Agent, or (ii) any General Solicitation that constitutes a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act (“Written General Solicitation Material”). Each individual Written General Solicitation Material, if any, does not and will not conflict with the information contained in the SEC Reports (as defined below), and does not and will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(e) The Company will furnish a copy of any amendment or supplement to a Written General Solicitation Material to the Placement Agent and any counsel for the Placement Agent and obtain the Placement Agent’s written consent prior to any publication, distribution, issuance, posting, or other use or employment of any such amendment or supplement.

 

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(f) If at any time after the date hereof and prior to a Closing, any event shall have occurred as a result of which any Written General Solicitation Material, as then amended or supplemented, would conflict with the information in the Company’s reports, schedules, forms, statements, and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (collectively, the “SEC Reports”), or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein or in the SEC Reports, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall become necessary to amend or supplement any Written General Solicitation Material, the Company shall promptly notify the Placement Agent and upon its request, shall use its best efforts to ensure that all purchasers or expected purchasers of the Securities receive corrected Written General Solicitation Materials.

 

(g) The Company represents, warrants, and agrees that all sales of the Securities shall be made only to (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in 501(a) under the Securities Act, as applicable, or (ii), a Non U.S. Person as defined under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Placement Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist its customers to complete the Subscription Documents.

 

(h) None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the Offering, any beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale nor any compensated solicitor or any director, executive officer, or other officer of the compensated solicitor participating in the Offering (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Placement Agent a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder. 

 

(i) The Company will notify the Placement Agent in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.

 

(j) Authorization; Enforcement.

 

(A) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrants, and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Placement Agent Warrants by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”), or the Company’s shareholders in connection herewith or therewith. This Agreement, the Placement Agent Warrants, Preferred Shares, the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Irrevocable Instructions and Reserve Letter (as those terms are defined in the Purchase Agreement), and/or any other applicable agreement, has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(k) Issuance of the Securities. The Securities will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable upon payment of the purchase price therefor to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, and will have the applicable rights, preferences, and priorities set forth in the New Memorandum and Articles (as that term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) and any other charter documents of the Company) (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, collectively, the “Charter”). The Preferred Shares, as well as the Ordinary Shares issuable upon (i) the exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrant Shares”) and (ii) the conversion of the Preferred Shares (the “Conversion Shares”), have been duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with this Agreement, the Ordinary Shares, Placement Agent Warrants, Placement Agent Warrant Shares, Preferred Shares, and Conversion Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens, charges, pledges, mortgages, security interests, encumbrances, or other restrictions imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in this Agreement and the Placement Agent Warrant, and the New Memorandum and Articles. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized share capital the maximum number of Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to the Placement Agent Warrants and the conversion of all of the Preferred Shares. The issuance of the Placement Agent Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrant Shares, the Preferred Shares, and the Conversion Shares are not subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. No holder of the Placement Agent Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrant Shares, the Preferred Shares, or the Conversion Shares, will be subject to personal liability solely by reason of being such a holder.

 

(l) Each of the representations and warranties (together with any related disclosure schedules thereto) made by the Company to the Purchasers in the applicable Transaction Documents is hereby incorporated herein by reference, as though fully restated herein, and is hereby made to, and in favor of, the Placement Agent.

 

(m) Registration Statement. To the extent the Company decides to proceed with the Financing Transaction, the Company will, as soon as practicable and in no event later than the times set forth in the registration rights agreement to be entered into with the Purchasers in the Placement, prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Registration Statement on Form F-1 or Form F-3 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and a prospectus included therein (the “Prospectus”) covering the resale of the Placement Agent Warrant Shares and the Conversion Shares. The Registration Statement (including the Prospectus therein), and all amendments and supplements thereto, will be in form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers, the Placement Agent, and any counsel to the Purchasers and Placement Agent. Other than any information provided by the Purchasers or Placement Agent in writing specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Company will be solely responsible for the contents of its Registration Statement and Prospectus and any and all other written or oral communications provided by or on behalf of the Company to any actual or prospective purchaser of the Securities, and the Company represents and warrants that such materials and such other communications will not, as of the date of each filing of the Registration Statement and any amendments or as of the date of effectiveness, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If at any time prior to (a) the completion of the resale of the Securities by the Purchasers or of the Placement Agent Warrant Shares by the Placement Agent or (b) such time when the Securities or the Placement Agent Warrants are able to be sold without restricted legends and without manner of sale requirements under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, an event occurs that would cause the Registration Statement or Prospectus (as supplemented or amended) to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company will notify the Placement Agent and each of the Purchasers immediately of such event and the Company shall prepare a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement or Prospectus that corrects such statement or omission.

 

Section 3. Delivery and Payment. The Closing shall occur at the offices of Loeb & Loeb LLP (“Company Counsel”) (or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Placement Agent and the Company, including via remote transmission of Closing documentation and the Transaction Documents). Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing, payment of the purchase price for the Securities sold on the Closing Date shall be made by federal funds via wire transfer, against issue and allotment of such Securities, and such Securities shall be registered in such name or names and shall be in such denominations, as the Placement Agent may request at least one business day before the time of purchase.

 

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Deliveries of the documents with respect to the purchase of the Securities, if any, shall be made at the offices of Company Counsel. All actions taken at the Closing shall be deemed to have occurred simultaneously.

 

The Company and Dominari may agree to conduct one or more Closings of the Offering. 

 

Section 4. Covenants and Agreements of the Company and Placement Agent. The Company further covenants and agrees with the Placement Agent as follows:

 

(a) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will cooperate with the Placement Agent and the Purchasers in endeavoring to qualify the Securities for sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions (United States and foreign) as the Placement Agent and the Purchasers may reasonably request and will make such applications, file such documents, and furnish such information as may be reasonably required for that purpose, provided the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or required to file such a consent, and provided further that the Company shall not be required to produce any new disclosure documents. The Company will, from time to time, prepare and file such statements, reports, and other documents as are or may be required to continue such qualifications in effect for so long a period as the Placement Agent may reasonably request for distribution of the Securities. The Company will advise the Placement Agent promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the applicable Securities for the offering, sale, or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.

 

(b) Amendments, Supplements and Other Matters. The Company will comply with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, so as to permit the completion of the sale of the Securities and the Placement Agent Warrant Shares as contemplated in this Agreement. If during the Offering period, any event shall occur as a result of which, in the judgment of the Company or in the opinion of the Placement Agent or Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP (“Placement Agent Counsel”) acting as counsel for Dominari, it becomes necessary to amend or supplement the SEC Reports in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, as the case may be, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend or supplement the SEC Reports, the Company will promptly prepare an appropriate amendment or supplement to the SEC Reports, that is necessary in order to make the statements therein as so amended or supplemented, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, as the case may be, not misleading, or so that the SEC Reports, as so amended or supplemented, will comply with law. Before amending the SEC Reports, the Company will furnish the Placement Agent with a copy of such proposed amendment or supplement and will not distribute any such amendment or supplement to which the Placement Agent reasonably objects.

 

(c) Copies of any Amendments and Supplements to the SEC Reports. The Company will furnish the Placement Agent, without charge, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the Closing Date, as many copies of the SEC Reports and other documents to be furnished to the Purchasers as the Placement Agent may reasonably request; provided that the Company’s filing of the SEC Reports on the Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval system of the SEC shall be deemed to satisfy this covenant.

 

(d) Transfer Agent. The Company will maintain, at its expense, a transfer agent for the Ordinary Shares.

 

(e) Periodic Reporting Obligations. As long as any of the Securities are still held by any of the Investors, or the Placement Agent Warrants or the Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrants are still held by the Placement Agent, and if the Company remains subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company will duly file, on a timely basis, with the Commission and The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”), or any successor quotation service, exchange or marketplace, all reports and documents required to be filed under the Exchange Act within the time periods and in the manner required by the Exchange Act.

 

(f) Additional Documents. The Company will enter into any customary Closing documentation as the Placement Agent or the Purchasers deem necessary or appropriate to consummate the Offering, all of which will be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent and the Purchasers.

 

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(g) No Manipulation of Price. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of its Ordinary Shares.

 

(h) Acknowledgment. The Company acknowledges that any advice given by the Placement Agent to the Company is solely for the benefit and use of the Board and may not be used, reproduced, disseminated, quoted, or referred to, without the Placement Agent’s prior written consent.

 

(i) Announcement of Offering. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent may, subsequent to the Closing and at the Placement Agent’s expense, make public their involvement with the Offering.

 

(j) Reliance on Others. The Company confirms that it will rely on its own counsel and accountants for legal and accounting advice.

 

(k) Research Matters. By entering into this Agreement, the Placement Agent does not provide any promise, either explicitly or implicitly, of favorable or continued research coverage of the Company, and the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent’s selection as a placement agent for the Offering was in no way conditioned, explicitly or implicitly, on the Placement Agent’s providing favorable or any research coverage of the Company. In accordance with FINRA Rule 2711(e), the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Placement Agent has not directly or indirectly offered favorable research, a specific rating or a specific price target, or threatened to change research, a rating or a price target, to the Company or inducement for the receipt of business or compensation. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Placement Agent with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by the Placement Agent’s investment banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agent is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own accounts or the accounts of its customers and hold long or short position in debt or equity securities of the Company.

 

Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Placement Agent. The obligations of the Placement Agent hereunder shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company set forth in Section 2 and in the Transaction Documents, in each case as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made, to the timely performance by each of the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder on and as of such dates, and to each of the following additional conditions:

 

(a) Transaction Documents. The Transactions Documents between the Company and the Purchasers shall have been duly executed and delivered.

 

(b) Corporate Proceedings. All corporate proceedings and other legal matters in connection with this Agreement and the sale and issue and allotment of the Securities, shall have been completed or resolved in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent Counsel and such counsel shall have been furnished with such papers and information as it may reasonably have requested to enable such counsel to pass upon the matters referred to in this Section 5.

 

(c) No Material Adverse Change. Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, in the Placement Agent’s sole judgment after consultation with the Company, there shall not have occurred any (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity, or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiaries”), taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.

 

(e) Placement Agent Compensation. The Cash Fee and the Placement Agent Warrants, calculated in the manner provided in Section 1(a), and reimbursement of expenses as set forth in Section 6 shall have been paid or delivered to the Placement Agent by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts specified by the Placement Agent to the Company prior to the Closing.

 

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(f) Additional Documents. On or before the Closing Date, the Placement Agent and the Placement Agent Counsel shall have received such information and documents as they may reasonably require, including, without limitation, the delivery to the Placement Agent of any legal opinions deliverable under the Purchase Agreement (which shall cover the Placement Agent Warrants and the Ordinary Shares underlying same) for the purposes of enabling it to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained.  

 

If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Dominari by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Section 6 (Payment of Expenses), Section 7 (Indemnification and Contribution), and Section 8 (Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery) shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

 

Section 6. Payment of Expenses. The Company will bear all of its own internal fees, disbursements and expenses in connection with any proposed Offering or Financing Transaction, including, without limitation, the Company’s legal and accounting fees and disbursements, the creation and authorization of the Series B Preferred Shares, the costs of preparing, printing, mailing and delivering the Registration Statement, the preliminary and final prospectus contained therein and amendments thereto, post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, any other offering materials, the Placement Agency Agreement and related documents (all in such quantities as the Placement Agent may reasonably require); preparing and printing stock or share certificates and warrant certificates; the costs of any “due diligence” meetings; filing fees (including SEC filing fees), costs and expenses (including third party expenses and disbursements) incurred in registering the Offering, FINRA filing fees; costs and expenses of qualifying the Offering under the “blue sky” laws of the states specified by the Placement Agent; preparation of leather bound volumes and Lucite cube mementos in such quantities as the Placement Agent may reasonably request in connection with an underwritten offering; transfer taxes; and transfer and warrant agent and registrar fees, but excluding those costs and expenses that FINRA regulations require to be borne by a selling agent, placement agent or underwriter. The Company will pay Dominari’s legal expenses in an amount up to $150,000 for the Offering. The Company shall pay Dominari’s legal fees, and same are due and payable, regardless of whether a Transaction closes or not.

 

Section 7. Indemnification and Contribution.

 

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Placement Agent, its affiliates, and each person controlling the Placement Agent (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act), and the directors, officers, agents, shareholders, and employees of the Placement Agent, their affiliates and each such controlling person (the Placement Agent, and each such entity or person. an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any losses, claims, damages, judgments, assessments, costs, and other liabilities (collectively, the “Liabilities”), and shall reimburse each Indemnified Person for all fees and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Indemnified Persons, except as otherwise expressly provided herein) (collectively, the “Expenses”) as they are incurred by an Indemnified Person in investigating, preparing, pursuing, or defending any actions, whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party thereto, (i) caused by a breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties, or covenants contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Company in connection with this Agreement, (ii) caused by, or arising out of or in connection with, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the SEC Reports or by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (other than untrue statements or alleged untrue statements in, or omissions or alleged omissions from, information relating to an Indemnified Person furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person expressly for use in such documents), or (iii) otherwise arising out of or in connection with advice or services rendered or to be rendered by any Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby or any Indemnified Person’s actions or inactions in connection with any such advice, services, or transactions; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (iii) only, the Company shall not be responsible for any Liabilities or Expenses of any Indemnified Person that have resulted primarily from such Indemnified Person’s (x) gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct in connection with any of the advice, actions, inactions, or services referred to above or (y) use of any Offering materials or information concerning the Company in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities in the Offering which were not authorized for such use by the Company and which use constitutes gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct; provided that the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any Indemnified Person, apply to any Liabilities to the extent they have result from any tax imposed on, or measured by reference to, (i) the Indemnified Person’s net income arising in respect of any fees or payments set forth in this Agreement, including the Cash Fee and the Placement Agent Warrants or (ii) the Indemnified Person’s net income or gains in respect of the Offering or holding the Preferred Shares. The Company also agrees to reimburse each Indemnified Person for all Expenses as they are incurred in connection with enforcing such Indemnified Person’s rights under this Agreement.

 

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(b) Upon receipt by an Indemnified Person of actual notice of an action against such Indemnified Person with respect to which indemnity may be sought under this Agreement, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing; provided that failure by any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company from any liability which the Company may have on account of this indemnity or otherwise to such Indemnified Person, except to the extent the Company shall have been prejudiced by such failure. The Company shall, if requested by any Indemnified Person assume the defense of any such action including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, which counsel may also be Company Counsel. Any Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company has failed promptly to assume the defense and employ counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such action (including any impeded parties) include such Indemnified Person and the Company, and such Indemnified Person shall have been advised in the reasonable opinion of counsel that there is an actual conflict of interest that prevents the counsel selected by the Company from representing both the Company (or another client of such counsel) and any Indemnified Person; provided that the Company shall not in such event be responsible hereunder for the fees and expenses of more than one firm of separate counsel for all Indemnified Persons in connection with any Action or related Actions, in addition to any local counsel. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any action effected without its written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In addition, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of an Indemnified Person (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle, compromise, or consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened action in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not such Indemnified Person is a party thereto) unless such settlement, compromise, consent, or termination includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person from all Liabilities arising out of such action for which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder. The indemnification required hereby shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as such expense, loss, damage, or liability is incurred and is due and payable.

 

(c) In the event that the foregoing indemnity is unavailable to an Indemnified Person other than in accordance with this Agreement, the Company shall contribute to the Liabilities and Expenses paid or payable by such Indemnified Person in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Placement Agent and any other Indemnified Person, on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by the immediately preceding clause is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Placement Agent and any other Indemnified Person, on the other hand, in connection with the matters as to which such Liabilities or Expenses relate, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that in no event shall the Company contribute less than the amount necessary to ensure that all Indemnified Persons, in the aggregate, are not liable for any Liabilities and Expenses in excess of the amount of fees actually received by the Placement Agent pursuant to this Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph, the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Placement Agent on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (i) the total value paid or contemplated to be paid to or received or contemplated to be received by the Company in the transaction or transactions that are within the scope of this Agreement, whether or not any such transaction is consummated, bears to (ii) the fees received by any such Placement Agent under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act, shall be entitled to contribution from a party who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

(d) The Company also agrees that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Company for or in connection with advice or services rendered or to be rendered by any Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby or any Indemnified Person’s actions or inactions in connection with any such advice, services, or transactions except for Liabilities (and related Expenses) of the Company that are finally judicially determined to have resulted primarily from such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with any such advice, actions, inactions, or services.

 

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(e) The reimbursement, indemnity, and contribution obligations of the Company set forth herein shall apply to any modification of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any termination of, or the completion of any Indemnified Person’s services under or in connection with, this Agreement.

 

(f) The Company acknowledges that none of the Indemnified Parties is acting as an attorney, accountant, or negotiator, that the Placement Agent will not make any recommendations about the Transaction, and that the Company will seek its own professional advice with respect to any Transaction.

 

(g) The parties hereto agree that the obligations of each of the Parties are solely corporate obligations, and that no officer, director, employee, agent, or shareholder of either Party shall be subjected to any personal liability whatsoever to any person, nor will any claim for liability or suit be asserted by, or on behalf of, either Party. In no event shall any of the Placement Agent be liable to the Company, nor will the Company be liable to the Placement Agent, whether a claim be in tort, contract, or otherwise, for any amount in excess of the total amount paid by the Company to such Placement Agent under this Agreement.

 

Section 8. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties, and other statements of the Company or any person controlling the Company, of its officers, and of the Placement Agent set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Placement Agent, the Company, or any of its or their partners, officers, or directors or any controlling person, as the case may be, and will survive issue and allotment of and payment for the shares and warrants sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement. A successor to the Placement Agent, or to the Company, its directors or officers or any person controlling the Company, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity, contribution, and reimbursement agreements contained in this Agreement.

 

Section 9. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered, telecopied, or e-mailed and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:

 

If to the Placement Agent:

 

Dominari Securities LLC

725 Fifth Avenue, 23rd Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Christopher Schiavello

Email: cschiavello@dominarisecurities.com

 

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

 

Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 31st floor New York, New York 10154

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Ross Carmel, Esq.

Email: rcarmel@srfc.law

 

If to the Company:

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower

No. 38 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

Attn: Ngo Chiu Lam

Email: [   ]

 

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

 

Loeb & Loeb LLP

345 Park Avenue

Email: tparaskevas@loeb.com

 

Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.

 

Section 10. Prior Agreement. By entering into this Agreement, the parties hereto agree that that any prior letter of engagement between the parties relating to the Offering, shall automatically terminate and cease to have any effect whatsoever and shall be superseded in its entirety by this Agreement.

 

Section 11. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the employees, officers, and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and to their respective successors, and personal representative, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

 

Section 12. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph, or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph, or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph, or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

 

Section 13. Governing Law Provisions. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made and delivered in New York, New York and both this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed as to validity, interpretation, construction, effect, and in all other respects by the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Each of the Placement Agent and the Company: (i) agrees that any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and/or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be instituted exclusively in New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, (ii) waives any objection which it may have or hereafter to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and (iii) irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of the Placement Agent and the Company further agrees to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and agrees that service of process upon the Company mailed by certified mail to the Company’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company, in any such suit, action, or proceeding, and service of process upon the Placement Agent mailed by certified mail to the Placement Agent’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service process upon the Placement Agent, in any such suit, action, or proceeding. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor its affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives of the Placement Agent, its affiliates and each other person, if any, controlling the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates, shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Company for or in connection with the engagement and transaction described herein except for any such liability for losses, claims, damages, or liabilities incurred by us that are finally judicially determined to have resulted from the bad faith or gross negligence of such individuals or entities. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provision of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation, and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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Section 14. Right of First Refusal. The Company and Dominari agree that for a period of twelve (12) months from the Closing Date, the Company grants Dominari the right of first refusal (provided the Offering is completed) to provide investment banking services to the Company on terms that are the same or more favorable to the Company comparing to terms offered to the Company by other underwriters/placement agents (such right, the “Right of First Refusal”), which right is exercisable in Dominari’s sole discretion. For these purposes, investment banking services shall include, without limitation, (a) acting as lead manager for any underwritten public offering; or (b) acting as exclusive placement agent or initial purchaser in connection with any private offering of securities of the Company. Dominari shall notify the Company of its intention to exercise the Right of First Refusal within 5 business days following notice in writing by the Company. Any decision by Dominari to act in any such capacity shall be contained in separate agreements, which agreements would contain, among other matters, provisions for customary fees for transactions of similar size and nature, as may be mutually agreed upon, and indemnification of Dominari and shall be subject to general market conditions, provided the terms for such financing or transaction are the same or more favorable to the Company comparing to terms offered to the Company by other underwriters/placement agents. If Dominari declines to exercise the Right of First Refusal or is unable to provide same or more favorable terms to the Company under commercially reasonable standard, the Company shall have the right to retain any other person or persons to provide such services on terms and conditions which are not more favorable to such other person or persons than the terms presented to and declined by Dominari. In compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(5)(B), the Right of First Refusal granted hereunder may be terminated by the Company for “Cause,” which shall mean a material breach by Dominari of this Agreement or a material failure by Dominari to provide the services as contemplated by this Agreement. The services provided by Dominari are solely for the benefit of the Company and are not intended to confer any rights upon any persons or entities not a party hereto (including without limitation, securityholders, employees or creditors of the Company) as against Dominari or its directors, officers, agents and employees.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 14, the Company may engage a mutually agreed upon Tier 1 bank to act as either (a) lead manager for any underwritten public offering, or (b) as lead placement agent or initial purchaser in connection with any private offering of securities of the Company, which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld by Dominari.

 

Dominari hereby waives any rights under this Section 14 for any sales of Preferred Shares of the Company sold pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act under the Introducer Agreement.

 

Section 15. General Provisions.

 

(a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings, and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit. Section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(b) The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Securities: (i) the Placement Agent has acted at arm’s length, is not an agent of, and owes no fiduciary duties to the Company or any other person, (ii) the Placement Agent owes the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement, and (iii) the Placement Agent may have interests that differ from those of the Company. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Placement Agent arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Securities.

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE PLACEMENT AGENT AGREEMENT]

 

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign below whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  DOMINARI SECURITIES LLC
     
  By:  
    Name: Eric Newman
    Title: Executive Vice President & Global Head of Investment Banking

 

The foregoing Placement Agent Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.

 

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
     
By:    
  Name: Paul E. Mann  
  Title: Executive Chairman  

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

$5,000 per Series B Preferred Share

 

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EX-99.1 9 ea027711501ex99-1_skyline.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED FEBRUARY 13, 2026

Exhibit 99.1

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Ltd. Announces Closing of $31.59 Million Private Placement

 

Hong Kong, Feb. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: SKBL) (the “Company”), a civil engineering services provider in Hong Kong, today announced that on February 13, 2026 (the “Closing Date”) it closed its previously announced concurrent private placements (the “Private Placements”) of its Series B Preferred Shares, par value $0.00001 per share, (the “Preferred Shares”). The Company issued an aggregate of 6,322 Preferred Shares for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $31.59 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. Approximately $26.59 million of Preferred Shares were issued under a Regulation D offering to “accredited” investors and approximately $5 million of Preferred Shares were issued under a Regulation S offering outside of the United States to non-US investors.

 

In connection with the Private Placements, the Company issued to Dominari Securities LLC and Ocean Wall Limited (the “Placement Agents”) Class A ordinary share purchase warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares equal to six percent (6%) of the Class A ordinary shares underlying the Preferred Shares on the closing date (the “Placement Agent Warrants”).

 

Each Preferred Share is convertible into Class A ordinary shares (the “Conversion Shares”) with a conversion price of $2.40 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments, but in no event less than $1.50 per share and other customary adjustments for share splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations and similar transactions. Each Placement Agent Warrant is immediately exercisable and entitles the holder to acquire one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $2.40 per share.

 

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the private placement for general working capital and other general corporate purposes.

 

The securities issued and sold by the Company in the private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the Conversion Shares and the Class A ordinary shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrants issued to the placement agents at closing. Any resale of the Company’s shares under such resale registration statement will be made only by means of a prospectus or pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act.

 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The securities will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws when issued at the closing of the private placement, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.

 

About Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: SKBL) operates as an Approved Public Works Contractor undertaking roads and drainage to its customers in Hong Kong. Its construction activities mainly include public civil engineering works, such as road and drainage works, in Hong Kong. It mostly undertakes civil engineering works in the role of subcontractor, while it is also fully qualified to undertake such works in the capacity of main contractor. The Company’s public sector projects mainly involve infrastructure developments while private sector projects mainly involve residential and commercial developments.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements which may be accompanied by the words “intends,” “may,” “will,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “estimates,” “aims,” “believes,” “hopes,” “potential,” or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and in its other filings with the SEC.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

 

Investor Relations Department

Email: ir@skylinebuilders.cc