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BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED June 30, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Item | Page Number | |||
| Part I – Financial Information | ||||
| Item 1. | Financial Statements | 1 | ||
| Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 31 | ||
| Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 45 | ||
| Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 45 | ||
| Part II – Other Information | ||||
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 46 | ||
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 46 | ||
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 47 | ||
| Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 47 | ||
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 47 | ||
| Item 5. | Other Information | 47 | ||
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 48 | ||
| Signatures | 50 | |||
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Cryptocurrencies held for customers | ||||||||
| Trade and other receivables, net | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Derivative asset | ||||||||
| Security deposits | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset, net | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Trade and other payables | $ | $ | ||||||
| Current portion of operating lease liability | ||||||||
| Current portion of finance lease liability | ||||||||
| Revolving line of credit and current portion of long-term loans | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Operating lease liability, net of current portion | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (deficit): | ||||||||
| Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $ | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
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BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| For the three months ended June 30, |
For the six months ended June 30, |
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| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
| Digital colocation revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Energy management revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Digital assets mining revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Less: Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative asset | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Non-operating income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss on foreign currency transactions | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Gain on legal settlements | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other income | ||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Total non-operating income (expense), net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Net Loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
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BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)
| For the three months ended June 30, |
For the six months ended June 30, |
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| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
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BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
| Common Stock (#) |
Common Stock ($) |
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (#) |
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock ($) |
Additional Paid-in- Capital |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Equity |
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| Balance as of March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of RSUs and stock options | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation expense for RSUs and stock options | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity award conversions, settled in cash | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Series D Convertible Stock and warrant, net of issuance costs | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
| Common Stock (#) |
Common Stock ($) |
Additional Paid-in- Capital |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Deficit |
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| Balance as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Exercising of RSUs and stock options | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation expense for RSUs and stock options | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
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BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
| Common Stock (#) |
Common Stock ($) |
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (#) |
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock ($) |
Additional Paid-in- Capital |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Equity (Deficit) |
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| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of RSUs and stock options | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation expense for RSUs and stock options | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity award conversions, settled in cash | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Series D Convertible Stock and warrant, net of issuance costs | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
| Common Stock (#) |
Common Stock ($) |
Additional Paid-in- Capital |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Deficit |
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| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Exercising of RSUs and stock options | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation expense for RSUs and stock options | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
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BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| For the six months ended June 30, |
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| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss | ||||||||
| Stock based compensation | ||||||||
| Non-cash interest expense | ||||||||
| Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss on lease termination | ||||||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | ||||||||
| Gain on legal settlements | ( | ) | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Trade and other receivables | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other current assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Trade and other payables | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Proceeds from common share issuances and equity conversions settled in cash | ||||||||
| Payments of finance lease liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from Series D Convertible Stock, net of share issuance cost | ||||||||
| Proceeds from borrowings | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid (received) for income taxes – Federal | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash paid for income taxes – State | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
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BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – GENERAL
Nature of Operations
Big Digital Energy, Inc., whose name was changed from Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. (“Mawson”) effective April 24, 2026 (“Big Digital”) (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) is a technology company focused on digital infrastructure platforms, headquartered in the United States of America.
On April 20, 2026, Mawson filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), to change its name from “Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc.” to “Big Digital Energy, Inc.” (the “Name Change”). The Certificate of Amendment became effective as of April 24, 2026, and the only change to the Company’s prior Charter was to change the Company’s name.
The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the Name Change pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”). In accordance with the DGCL and the provisions of the Company’s organizational documents, approval of the Company’s stockholders was not required to effectuate the Name Change, and the Name Change will not affect the rights of the Company’s security holders.
The Company designs, builds and operates next-generation digital infrastructure platforms for enterprise customers and for its own purposes. The Company provides services spanning artificial intelligence (“AI”), high-performance computing (“HPC”), digital assets including Bitcoin mining, and other intensive compute applications. The Company delivers both self-mining operations and colocation services to enterprise customers with a vertically integrated infrastructure model built for scalability and efficiency. The Company also has an energy management business, which utilizes software and analysis, to generate revenue when the Company participates in energy management programs related to the real-time needs of the power grid.
The Company has a strategy to prioritize the usage of carbon-free energy sources, including nuclear energy, to power its digital infrastructure platforms and computational machines to support the rapid growth of the digital economy in an environmentally sustainable way.
The Company manages and operates digital infrastructure platforms and data centers delivering a total current capacity of approximately 129 megawatts (“MW”) with its current operational sites and more future capacity under development, all strategically located in locations served by the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection Energy Market (the “PJM Energy Market”) in the United States. The PJM Energy Market is among the largest wholesale power markets in North America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements, including the results of Cosmos Infrastructure LLC (“Cosmos”), Luna Squares LLC (“Luna Squares”), Mawson Bellefonte LLC, Luna Squares Repairs LLC, Luna Squares Property LLC, Mawson Midland LLC, Mawson Hosting LLC (“Mawson Hosting”), Mawson Ohio LLC, Mawson Mining LLC and Mawson Capital LLC (collectively referred to as the “Group”), have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).
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NOTE 1 – GENERAL (Cont.)
Nature of Operations (Cont.)
These unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2025, and the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026. The results of the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2026. These unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods presented.
Going Concern
The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue on a going concern basis and in accordance with GAAP. The going concern basis of presentation assumes that the Company will continue in operation one year after the date these financial statements are issued and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, management must evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date these financial statements are issued. This evaluation does not take into consideration the potential mitigating effect of management’s plans that have not been fully implemented or are not within control of the Company as of the date the financial statements are issued. When substantial doubt exists under this methodology, management evaluates whether the mitigating effect of its plans sufficiently alleviates substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The mitigating effect of management’s plans, however, is only considered if both (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued, and (2) it is probable that the plans, when implemented, will mitigate the relevant conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company incurred a net loss of million and used $
The Company’s revenue is dependent on a number of external factors, including commercial terms, payments from customers, payments from partners, counterparty risks, and market conditions, including those related to digital assets, AI, HPC and other markets. These factors are outside the Company’s direct control, and the Company may not be able to practically mitigate their impact. The Company cannot predict with any certainty whether these trends will reverse or persist.
The Company has ongoing litigation related to the Marshall Loan, W Capital Loan, Celsius Promissory Note and Celsius Colocation Agreement (each defined below). See Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies.
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NOTE 1 – GENERAL (Cont.)
Going Concern (Cont.)
The Company has evaluated the above conditions and concluded that these conditions raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements.
To mitigate these conditions, the Company has explored various avenues to enhance liquidity, fund the Company’s expenditures, and meet debt servicing requirements. These strategies include, among others:
| ● | Expanding its digital infrastructure platform and increasing capacities for either digital colocation services and/or AI and HPC markets; |
| ● | Executing new customer digital colocation service agreements in either AI, HPC, and/or digital assets mining to diversify its exposure across customers and/or markets; |
| ● | Engaging in discussions with capital providers, relating to equity and/or debt; |
| ● | Considering equity issuances such as capital raises and at-the-market transactions; |
| ● | Assessing and evaluating corporate and strategic transactions; |
| ● | Assessing and evaluating commercial opportunities or other business opportunities under consideration; |
| ● | Conducting assessments to identify and implement operational improvements and/or efficiencies and other actions aimed at enhancing revenue and/or optimizing expenses; and |
| ● | Evaluating, assessing and pursuing business revenue and margin expansion opportunities. |
ATM Program
On October 16, 2025, the Company entered into an At the Market Offering Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”) to sell shares (the “Shares”) of our common stock, par value $
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company has sold
Revolving Line of Credit
On May 28, 2026, the Company (the “Borrower”), and Endeavor Blockchain, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company (“Endeavor” and the “Noteholder”), entered into a promissory note providing for a revolving line of credit, with the aggregate principal sum of all revolving loans advanced from time to time by the Noteholder to the Borrower not to exceed forty million dollars ($
Pursuant to the Revolver, each revolving loan will bear interest at a fixed rate of
The Revolver contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, events of default and security arrangements. Borrower is also subject to restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness and additional liens on the collateral. The Revolver provides for customary events of default, including, among others, failure to pay principal or interest, breach of representations and warranties, violation of covenants, bankruptcy or insolvency events. The Borrower may at any time, and without penalty, prepay outstanding amounts under the revolving loans, or if there are no outstanding amounts, terminate the Revolver. The outstanding balance including interest is $
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NOTE 1 – GENERAL (Cont.)
Going Concern (Cont.)
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant
On June 30, 2026, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Six Thirty AI, LLC (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to the Purchaser an aggregate of
The Series D Preferred Stock ranks senior to Common Stock, accrues cumulative dividends at
The Warrant is exercisable immediately, at an exercise price of $
Although the Company may have access to capital, debt, and/or other sources of funding, these may require additional time and cost, may impose operational restrictions and other covenants on the Company, may not be available on attractive terms, and may not be available at all. If the Company raises additional capital or debt, this could cause additional dilution to the Company’s stockholders. The terms of any future capital raise or debt issuance and the costs of any financing are uncertain and may be unfavorable to the Company. Should the Company be unable to source sufficient funding, the Company may not be able to realize assets at their recognized values and fulfill its liabilities in the normal course of business at the amounts stated in these consolidated financial statements.
The Company obtains advice from outside resources; however, it is important to note that strategic and other initiatives may not lead to any transaction or other outcome.
These unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and other commitments in the normal course of business. They do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and carrying amounts of assets and the amounts of liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern and meet its obligations and debts as and when they fall due.
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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Preparation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and its wholly or majority owned and controlled subsidiaries. Intercompany investments, balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications of current year amounts on the statement of operations have been made to improve presentation.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company has considered the following to be significant estimates made by management, including but not limited to, going concern assumptions, estimating the useful lives of fixed assets, realization of long-lived assets, unrealized tax positions, and valuing the derivative asset classified under Level 3 fair value hierarchy.
Revenue recognition
The Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of ASC 606 is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Five steps are required to be followed in evaluating revenue recognition: (i) identify the contract with the customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price; and (v) recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
In order to identify the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, a company must assess the promised goods or services in the contract and identify each promised good or service that is distinct. A performance obligation meets ASC 606’s definition of a “distinct” good or service (or bundle of goods or services) if both of the following criteria are met: the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer (i.e., the good or service is capable of being distinct), and the entity’s promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (i.e., the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct within the context of the contract).
Digital colocation revenue
The Company offers other businesses and customers the opportunity to colocate their specialized computers used in mining digital assets and other equipment within our facilities. The Company generates revenue from these customers for their use of our digital colocation services and facilities. This offering is known as “colocation” and can be customized and tailored for each customer’s situation and strategy as well as the Company’s strategy. For example, customers may agree to be charged upfront digital infrastructure fees, minimum fees, and maintenance fees. The Company, on the other hand, charges colocation fees for the use of its facilities, and other related fees. In addition, digital colocation customers typically pay for energy used in connection with the customer colocation services agreement on a pass-through basis, which may be on a fixed or variable basis calculated on the portion of energy used by the customer on the site. The Company satisfies the performance obligation when the customer has the ability to direct the use and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits of the good or service. Revenue is recognized over time as customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits because another party would not need to substantially reperform the work completed by the Company in order to fulfill the remaining performance obligation to the customer. Revenue is recognized upon confirmation of the Company’s power usage by the electricity provider and billed at the rates outlined in each customer contract on a monthly basis.
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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
Revenue recognition (Cont.)
The customer contracts contain variable consideration to be allocated to and recognized in the period to which the consideration relates. Usually this is when it is invoiced, rather than obtaining an estimation of variable consideration at the beginning of the customer contracts.
Energy management revenue
The Company has developed several energy management program capabilities and has an energy management business to generate revenue when the Company adapts its power usage to the real-time needs of the power grid. Energy management revenue consists of revenue for curtailing power and through a power pricing arrangement.
Revenue for curtailing power is recognized over the period that the services are being provided. The Company estimates the amount of curtailable power and the expected payment for that curtailment and recognizes revenue based on the proportion of the service that has been provided. In this arrangement, the Company is considered the principal and revenue is recognized on a gross basis.
Revenue through the Company’s power pricing arrangement is recognized over the period that the services are being provided. The Company estimates the amount of energy available for sale and the expected payment for that energy, and recognizes revenue based on the proportion of the service that has been provided. In this arrangement, the Company is considered the principal and revenue is recognized on a gross basis.
Digital assets mining revenue
The Company has a contract with mining pools and has undertaken the performance obligation of providing computing power in exchange for non-cash consideration in the form of digital assets. The provision of computing power is the only performance obligation in the Company’s contract with its pool operators. Where the consideration received is variable (for example, due to payment only being made upon successful mining), it is recognized when it is highly probable that the variability is resolved, which is generally when the digital asset is received.
The Company measures the non-cash consideration received at the fair market value of the digital asset received. Management estimates fair value on a daily basis, as the quantity of digital assets received multiplied by the price quoted on the exchange that the Company uses to dispose of digital assets.
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenue consists primarily of expenses that are directly related to providing the Company’s service to its paying customers. These primarily consist of costs associated with operating our colocation facilities such as direct power costs, energy costs, freight costs and material costs related to digital asset mining.
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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
Income taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance may be established to reduce the deferred tax asset to the level at which it is “more likely than not” that the tax asset or benefits will be realized. Realization of tax benefits of deductible temporary differences and operating loss carryforwards depends on having sufficient taxable income of an appropriate character within the carryback or carryforward periods.
The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon review by the taxing authority. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than
Functional currency
All subsidiaries of the Company have a functional currency of United States dollar (“USD”). Assets and liabilities denominated in Australian dollars are translated into USD at exchange rates in effect on the consolidated balance sheet dates. Revenue and expense accounts are translated using the monthly average exchange rates during the period. Translation of all the consolidated companies’ financial records into USD is required due to the reporting currency for these consolidated financial statements presented as USD and the functional currency of the parent company being that of USD. Translation adjustments are accumulated in other comprehensive income (loss). Gains or losses on foreign currency transactions and translation adjustments in highly inflationary economies are recorded as income (expense) in the period in which they are incurred.
Segment reporting
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision–making group in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s CODM group is composed of the .
The Company operates as
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions, cash held with digital asset exchanges, and other short-term and highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and have original maturities of three months or less.
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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
Concentrations of credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are invested in banks. If the counterparty completely failed to perform in accordance with the terms of the contract, the maximum amount of loss to the Company would be the balance. Management believes that the financial institutions that hold the Company’s investments are financially sound and, accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments. The Company has no off-balance-sheet concentration of credit risk such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts or other foreign hedging arrangements.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. All other repair and maintenance costs are charged to operating expenses as incurred. The present value of the expected cost for the decommissioning of an asset after its use is included in the cost of the respective asset if the recognition criteria for a provision are met. PP&E transferred from customers is initially measured at the fair value at the date on which control is obtained.
PP&E are depreciated on a straight-line or declining balance basis based on the asset classification, over their useful lives to the economic entity, commencing from the time the assets arrive at their destination where they are ready for use. Low-cost assets are capitalized and immediately depreciated.
| Asset class | Useful life | Depreciation Method | ||
| Fixtures | ||||
| Plant and equipment | ||||
| Modular data center | ||||
| Motor vehicles | ||||
| Computer equipment | ||||
| Computational and Processing machinery (Miners) | ||||
| Transformers | ||||
| Leasehold improvements |
PP&E are derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the asset is included in the consolidated statement of operations.
The residual values, useful lives, and methods of depreciation of PP&E are reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.
The Company’s long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If such an asset is considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
Fair value of financial instruments:
The Company accounts for financial instruments under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in a principal or most advantageous market. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels as follows:
| Level 1 — | quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
| Level 2 — | observable inputs other than Level 1, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations whose significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and |
| Level 3 — | assets and liabilities whose significant value drivers are unobservable. |
Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs are based on the Company’s market assumptions. Unobservable inputs require significant management judgment or estimation. In some cases, the inputs used to measure an asset or liability may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is required to be classified using the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
| Fair value measured as of June 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total |
Total Level 1 | Total Level 2 | Total Level 3 | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Derivative asset | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Fair value measured as of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total |
Total Level 1 | Total Level 2 | Total Level 3 | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cryptocurrencies held for customers | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Derivative asset | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cryptocurrencies due to customers | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Level 1 Assets and Liabilities:
In accordance with ASU 2023-08, cryptocurrency that was mined from colocation services and held in a digital asset account controlled by the Company is measured at fair value and recognized separately on the cryptocurrencies line of the balance sheet. Due to a customer dispute that was resolved during the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company had recognized corresponding cryptocurrencies due to customer liability included in trade and other payables on the balance sheet at December 31, 2025. The estimated fair value of the cryptocurrency and alleged liability was classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy and was based on the quantity of cryptocurrency held in the digital asset account multiplied by the price quoted on the exchange the Company used to dispose of digital assets on December 31, 2025.
Level 3 Assets:
In June 2022, the Company entered into a power supply agreement (“PSA”) with Dynegy Inc., formerly Energy Harbor LLC, (“Dynegy”), the energy supplier to the Company’s Midland, Pennsylvania facility, to provide the delivery of a fixed portion of the total amount of electricity for a fixed price through December 2026. If the Midland, Pennsylvania facility uses more electricity than contracted, the cost of the excess is incurred at a new price quoted by Dynegy.
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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
Fair value of financial instruments: (Cont.)
While the Company participates in energy management programs at its Midland, Pennsylvania facility, the Company does not consider such actions as trading activities. That is, the Company does not engage in speculation in the power market as part of its ordinary activities. Because the sale of any electricity under a curtailment program allows for net settlement, the Company has determined the PSA meets the definition of a derivative under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. However, because the Company has the ability to sell the power back to the grid rather than take physical delivery, physical delivery is not probable through the entirety of the contract and therefore, the Company does not believe the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception applies to the PSA. Accordingly, the PSA (a non-hedging derivative contract) is recorded at estimated fair value each reporting period with the change in the fair value recorded in “change in fair value of derivative asset” in the consolidated statements of operations.
The PSA was classified as a derivative asset beginning in the quarter ended September 30, 2022, and measured at fair value on the date of the PSA, with changes in fair value recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The estimated fair value of the Company’s derivative asset is classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to the significant unobservable inputs utilized in the valuation. Specifically, the Company’s discounted cash flow estimation models contain quoted commodity exchange spot and forward prices and are adjusted for basis spreads for load zone-to-hub differentials through the term of the PSA, which expires in December 2026. In addition, the Company adopted a discount rate of approximately
Stock based compensation
The Company follows ASC 718-10, Compensation-Stock Compensation. The Company expenses stock-based compensation to directors, employees, and non-employees over the requisite service period based on the grant-date fair value of the awards. The Company determines the grant-date fair value of options using the Trinomial Lattice Method. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. These assumptions are the expected stock volatility, the risk-free interest rate, the expected life of the option, and the expected forfeiture rate. Expected volatility computes stock price volatility over expected terms based on the historical trading prices of the Common Stock. Risk–free interest rates are calculated based on the yield of a
Recent accounting pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other standard setting bodies and adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations upon adoption.
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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Cont.)
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financials Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326). The amendments introduce two key simplifications for estimating expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and current contract assets under ASC 606, the practical expedient and an accounting policy election. Entities may elect a practical expedient that assumes that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. The updates in ASU 2025-05 are effective for all entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. In January 2026, the Company decided to elect a practical expedient allowing the assumption that current conditions at the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the asset’s remaining life—meaning no forward-looking forecasting is required for these short-term assets. Adoption of ASU 2025-05 did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-12, “Codification Improvements.” The amendments in this update clarify, correct, and otherwise improve a wide variety of Topics in the Codification. Notably, ASU 2025-12 clarifies that when an entity has a loss from continuing operations and a contract that may be settled in stock or cash that is reported as an asset or liability for accounting purposes, the entity should consider whether including the potential common shares has a dilutive effect on the diluted earnings per share (EPS) computation by evaluating the combined effect of the adjustments to the numerator and the denominator. ASU 2025-12 is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026. The Company expects that these amendments will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date” (“ASU 2025-01”). ASU 2025-01 amends the effective date of ASU 2024-03 to clarify that all public business entities are required to adopt the guidance in annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. ASU 2024-03 improves financial reporting by requiring companies to disclose additional information about purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization, in the notes to the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3 – BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Net income (loss) per common share is calculated in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding plus the dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and outstanding warrants and options. For the periods presented with a net loss, the computation of diluted net loss per share does not include dilutive Common Stock equivalents in the weighted average shares outstanding, as they would be anti-dilutive.
Securities that could potentially dilute net income per share in the future but were excluded in the computation of net loss per share, as of June 30, 2026 and 2025, are as follows:
| As of June 30, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Warrants to purchase Common Stock | ||||||||
| Options to purchase Common Stock | ||||||||
| RSUs issued under a management equity plan | ||||||||
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NOTE 4 – LEASES
The Company’s operating leases are for digital asset mining sites and its finance leases are primarily for related plant and equipment.
The Company’s lease costs recognized in the consolidated condensed statements of operations consist of the following:
| For the three months ended June 30, | For the six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Operating lease charges (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Finance lease charges: | ||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of right-of-use assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Interest on lease obligations | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Included in selling, general, and administrative expenses. |
The following is a schedule of the Company’s lease liabilities by contractual maturity as of June 30, 2026:
| Operating leases | Finance leases | |||||||
| 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||
| 2027 | ||||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||
| 2030 | ||||||||
| Total undiscounted lease obligations | ||||||||
| Less: imputed interest | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total present value of lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Less: current portion of lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Non-current lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
Other lease information as of and for the period ended June 30, 2026:
| Operating leases | Finance leases | |||||||
| Cash out flows from leases | $ | $ | ||||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) | ||||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate (%) | % | % | ||||||
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NOTE 5 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment, net, consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Plant and equipment | $ | $ | ||||||
| Computer equipment | ||||||||
| Processing machines (Miners) | ||||||||
| Modular data center | ||||||||
| Motor Vehicles | ||||||||
| Transformers | ||||||||
| Low-cost assets | ||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | $ | ||||||
The Company incurred depreciation and amortization expense in the amounts of $
NOTE 6 – INCOME TAXES
The Company records income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax effects attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax bases, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. The Company establishes a valuation allowance if management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be recovered based on an evaluation of objective verifiable evidence. Management has considered the Company’s history of book and tax income and losses incurred since inception, and the other positive and negative evidence, and has concluded that it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize the benefits of the net deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2026.
The Company recorded income tax benefit (expense) of approximately (
| For the three months ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Effective income tax rate | ( | )% | % | |||||
The Company recorded income tax benefit (expense) of approximately (
| For the six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Effective income tax rate | ( | )% | ( | )% | ||||
As of June 30, 2026, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits and does not anticipate any significant change to the unrecognized tax benefit balance.
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NOTE 7 – LOANS
Revolving Line of Credit
On May 28, 2026, the Company and Endeavor entered into the Revolver as discussed in Note 1.
Pursuant to the Revolver, each revolving loan bears interest at a fixed rate of
The Revolver contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, events of default and security arrangements. Borrower is also subject to restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness and additional liens on the collateral. The Revolver provides for customary events of default, including, among others, failure to pay principal or interest, breach of representations and warranties, violation of covenants, bankruptcy or insolvency events. As of June 30, 2026, the Company was in compliance with the covenants in the Revolver.
The Company may at any time, and without penalty, prepay outstanding amounts under the revolving loans, or if there are no outstanding amounts, terminate the Revolver. The outstanding balance including interest is $
Marshall Loan
The Company is included as a guarantor of the Marshall Loan. The loan matured in February 2024 and bears interest at a rate of
W Capital Loan
The Company is included as a guarantor of a Secured Loan Facility Agreement (the “W Capital Loan”) for working capital by Mawson PL with W Capital Advisors Pty Ltd for the W Capital Advisors Fund (collectively, “W Capital”). As of June 30, 2026, AUD $
Celsius Promissory Note
On February 23, 2022, Luna Squares entered into a Digital Colocation Agreement (the “Digital Colocation Agreement”) with Celsius Mining LLC. In connection with this agreement, Celsius Mining LLC loaned Luna Squares a principal amount of $
Convertible Notes
On July 8, 2022, the Company issued secured convertible promissory notes (the “Secured Convertible Promissory Notes”) to investors in exchange for cash. The outstanding balance relates to the interest on the Secured Convertible Promissory Notes which has been accrued from July 2022 onwards and therefore the outstanding balance is $
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NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company accounts for its contingent liabilities in accordance with ASC 450 Contingencies. A provision is recorded when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. With respect to legal matters, provisions are reviewed and adjusted to reflect the impact of negotiations, estimated settlements, legal rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.
The Company is subject to the various legal proceedings and claims discussed below (and in Note 1) that have not been fully resolved and that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, there was not at least a reasonable possibility the Company may have incurred a material loss, or a material loss in excess of a recorded accrual, with respect to loss contingencies. However, the outcome of legal proceedings and claims brought against the Company is subject to significant uncertainty. Therefore, although management considers the likelihood of such an outcome to be remote, if one or more of these legal matters are resolved against the Company in a reporting period for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s consolidated financial statements for that reporting period could be materially adversely affected.
Marshall Loan and W Capital Loan
The Marshall Loan was entered into with an Australian entity MIG No.1, which was placed into a court appointed liquidation and wind-up process and was deconsolidated from the Group on March 19, 2024. On March 19, 2024, Marshall appointed receivers and managers in Australia under the terms of their security relating to their secured loan facility. The direct assets that secure this loan include 5,372 Miners and 8 modular data centers (“MDCs”). These assets are held by MIG No.1 and therefore were included in the deconsolidation. The receiver’s statutory duty includes the obligation to sell the secured assets at market value or, if market value is not known, at the best price reasonably obtainable to maximize the prospects of there being sufficient proceeds available to satisfy the balance of the outstanding secured debt. It is therefore expected that this loan balance will be offset in the future by the amount received from the sale of these Miners and MDCs. On June 25, 2024, Marshall inspected and inventoried the Miners and MDCs located at the Company’s Midland facilities. The Company is currently not utilizing these Miners or MDCs for its operations and has asked Marshall to take these assets out of the Company’s storage. Marshall has not responded to the Company’s request for these Miners and MDCs to be removed from the Company’s storage. The Company is reserving all its rights and remedies against Marshall.
The W Capital Loan was originally with Mawson Infrastructure Group Pty Ltd (“Mawson PL”), and this Australian entity was placed into Australian voluntary administration on October 30, 2023. On November 3, 2023, W Capital appointed receivers and managers in Australia under the terms of their security relating to their working capital facility. The Company has corresponded with W Capital and/or its representatives, the Company’s ongoing significant concerns about W Capital and James Manning, a former board director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“Manning”), being related parties. W Capital has not responded to the Company’s concerns in a manner satisfactory to the Company.
On October 3, 2024, a proceeding was filed by W Capital and Marshall against the Company before the Federal Court of Australia, New South Wales, in the matter entitled, “W Capital Advisors Pty Ltd, in its capacity as Trustee for the W Capital Advisors Fund, v. Mawson Infrastructure Group, Inc.”, No. NSD 1395/2024. In an effort to force the Company to pay the W Capital Loan and Marshall Loan, W Capital and Marshall sought to have the Company declared insolvent under Australian law on the grounds that the Company failed to pay W Capital the sums it claims the Company owed it under the aforesaid Australian judgment. On February 11, 2025, the Australian Court declared that Mawson be “wound up” under Australian law. However, Mawson has no assets, revenue or other business in Australia subject to Australian jurisdiction. It is unclear as to any adverse effect this ruling has on Mawson in the U.S. This Australian ruling completely disregarded the automatic stay in place as established by the Involuntary Petition (defined below). The Company has communicated its objections and concerns to these Australian liquidator and entities, the Australian Court, and to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
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NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Cont.)
Concurrently with the above Australian litigation, on December 4, 2024, Marshall, W Capital, and Rayra Pty Ltd, as Trustee for the Mountainview Trust (“Rayra” and together with Marshall and W Capital, collectively, the “Original Petitioners”), all Australian entities, filed an involuntary petition (the “Involuntary Petition”) in the matter entitled In Re Mawson Infrastructure Group, Alleged Debtor, Case No. 1:24-bk-12726, under chapter 11 (“Chapter 11”) of title 11, 11 U.S.C. § 101 through 1330 (the “Bankruptcy Code”), seeking a determination of the court to force the Company into a Chapter 11 proceeding. Subsequently, Liam Healy and Quentin Olde, in their capacity as Receivers and Managers of MIG No. 1 Pty Ltd (in Liq.), and John McInerney and Philip Campbell-Wilson of Grant Thornton Australia Limited, in their capacity as Joint and Several Liquidators of Mawson Services Pty Ltd. (In Liq.), later joined the Involuntary Petition as additional petitioning creditors (together with the Original Petitioners, collectively, the “Petitioning Creditors”). The Company disputed the validity of the Involuntary Petition and the Petitioning Creditors’ debt claims, and filed responsive pleadings and other remedies against the Petitioning Creditors for bad faith, pursue sanctions, and other damages as is allowed by applicable law.
During the course of this matter, the Company continued to operate in the ordinary course of business as authorized under 11 U.S.C. § 303(f). Nonetheless, under applicable federal law, all collection efforts by the Company’s creditors, including all of the Petitioning Creditors, continued to be stayed pending final resolution of the Involuntary Petition.
The parties filed pretrial motions seeking various remedies, including dismissal prior to trial, sanctions and attorneys’ fees. On May 5, 2025, the Company filed a motion for sanctions against the Petitioning Creditors seeking, among other things, compelling discovery against the Petitioning Creditors, sanctions for bad faith, and payment of the Company’s legal fees. The motions were heard by the Bankruptcy Court on August 11, 2025, wherein the Court ruled from the bench to sanction the Petitioning Creditors, required them to pay the Company’s attorney’s fees incurred to date and further ordered the Petitioning Creditors to post a cash bond of $
On December 29, 2025, the Company filed an adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware against the Petitioning Creditors, seeking general and punitive damages, sanctions attorneys’ fees and costs against the Petitioning Creditors.
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NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Cont.)
The Company learned that on or about October 20, 2025, one of the Australian Petitioning Creditors, W Capital, filed for commencement of Australian Insolvency Proceedings placing W Capital under receivership and ultimate liquidation in Australia. The Company is one of W Capital’s largest creditors. The Company expects to avail itself of all legal rights and remedies to which it may be entitled to recover from W Capital under applicable Australian and US laws.
Celsius Promissory Note and Celsius Colocation Agreement
Luna Squares has not repaid the Celsius Promissory Note by its stated maturity date and is claimed by Celsius to be in default. Celsius Mining LLC transferred the benefit of the Celsius Promissory Note to Celsius Network Ltd. and Celsius Network Ltd has notified Luna Squares that the default interest is payable.
On July 18, 2024, Celsius Network, LLC filed for arbitration of its claims against the Company with the American Arbitration Association in the matter entitled Celsius Network Ltd., Celsius Mining LLC and Ionic Digital Mining LLC (“Ionic”) v. Mawson Infrastructure Group, Luna Squares LLC and Cosmos Infrastructure LLC - Case 01-24-0006-4462. On January 23, 2025, the arbitrator issued a Partial Final Award (the “Partial Final Award”) granting in part Celsius’ claim against Luna Squares on the outstanding promissory note executed by Luna Squares in favor of Celsius. The Partial Final Award granted Celsius monetary damages in the amount of $
Celsius filed a motion seeking a partial award from the arbitrator against the Company based on its corporate guarantee. The arbitrator granted this partial award in favor of Celsius.
On October 7, 2025, Celsius filed a petition with the U.S. District Court of New York to confirm its partial arbitration award against Mawson. Following this, on November 6, 2025, both parties agreed to jointly file a consent judgment and execute a forbearance agreement, which provided additional time for the parties to continue their discussions toward an amicable settlement of all outstanding matters. The Court signed the consent judgment on November 10, 2025.
On February 5, 2026, Celsius took formal steps to domesticate the judgment outside of New York. Currently, the parties are engaged in negotiations to resolve the ongoing litigation. On or about March 6, 2026, Celsius announced that it would voluntarily dismiss its arbitration claims against the Company. On March 30, 2026, Celsius filed a Rule 34 dispositive motion to dismiss Mawson’s claims and counterclaims in the arbitration. On June 1, 2026, the arbitrator granted Celsius relief under its Rule 34 motion filed dismissing Mawson’s claims and counterclaims in the arbitration.
Ionic and Other Settlements
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company reached a confidential settlement with Ionic to resolve all claims Ionic brought against the Company and two of its subsidiaries related to the Celsius Colocation Agreement, all settlement amounts have already been paid. On January 29, 2026, the $
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NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Cont.)
Blockware
On April 19, 2024, a civil suit entitled Blockware Solutions, LLC v. Mawson Bellefonte LLC and Mawson Infrastructure Group, Inc. was filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. The matter remains ongoing. However, the parties are actively pursuing informal settlement discussions.
CleanSpark
On July 16, 2024, the Company filed a civil lawsuit for its claims against CleanSpark, Inc. and CSRE Properties Sandersville, LLC with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in the matter entitled “Mawson Infrastructure Group, Inc. and Luna Squares, LLC v. CleanSpark, Inc. and CSRE Properties Sandersville, LLC”, Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-5379, for at least $
Vertua
On March 16, 2022, Luna Squares entered into a lease with respect to a property in the City of Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (the “Sharon Lease”) with Vertua, a subsidiary entity in which Vertua Ltd has a
On October 17, 2024, the Company filed several claims in the matter captioned “Luna Squares Property, LLC v. Vertua Property, Inc.”, Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Case No. 2024-2332 against Vertua, including claims for breach of the lease agreement and wrongful termination of the lease, as well as for tortious interference with a business relationship. The Company is seeking reinstatement of the lease, compensatory damages, disgorgement of revenue, and exemplary and punitive damages, as well as reimbursement for its costs and litigation expenses. Vertua is a company related to Manning and also affiliated with Darron Wolter of W Capital. The matter remains ongoing.
Mewawalla Actions
On July 8, 2025, the Company filed a complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against the Company’s former CEO and President, Rahul Mewawalla captioned Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. v. Rahul Mewawalla, No. 2025-0789-JTL (the “Mewawalla Action”). The Mewawalla Action seeks to recover damages from Mr. Mewawalla arising out of his alleged breach of fiduciary duties as a director, as well as alleged fraud. Mr. Mewawalla has not filed an answer to the Mewawalla Action, but after an amended complaint was filed by the Company, Mr. Mewawalla filed a motion to dismiss on November 6, 2025. After hearing on the motion, the Delaware action against Rahul Mewawalla was dismissed without prejudice on June 1, 2026.
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NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Cont.)
Mewawalla Actions (Cont.)
On December 8, 2025, Mr. Mewawalla filed a complaint in the King County Superior Court of Washington State against the Company, Ryan Costello, Steven Soles, and Jonathan Sites (the “Washington State Action”), asserting claims for alleged retaliation, breach of contract, wage violations, discrimination-related retaliation, whistleblower retaliation, and other statutory claims arising from his employment and the termination of his employment with the Company. Messrs. Costello and Soles were subsequently dismissed from the action for lack of personal jurisdiction. The remaining defendants categorically deny the allegations asserted in the Washington State Action and continue to vigorously defend against the claims.
Endeavor Blockchain, LLC Investor Group
On January 20, 2026, the Company filed a Complaint for Violation of Securities Laws, as well as a Motion for Expedited Injunctive Relief, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Endeavor Blockchain, LLC (“Endeavor”), Joshua Kilgore, PM Squared, LLC, Cody Smith, and Phillip Stanley (collectively, the “Defendants”) asserting violation of Sections 13(d) and 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 13d-1 and 10b-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. On March 2, 2026, the Complaint, as amended, was dismissed, as was the Motion for Expedited Injunctive Relief and Temporary Restraining Order, as amended, and the case was subsequently closed. Subsequently, on April 6, 2026, the parties settled their disputes entering into a Cooperation Agreement that implemented an immediate change in board control and governance at the Company, immediately removing the prior board members, Ryan Costello, Kathryn Schellenger, and Steven Soles, replacing them with a new board. Simultaneously, the Company appointed: Three independent directors: Kyle B. Danges, Rodger Davis, and Lisa R. Hough, two Endeavor-affiliated directors: Cody Smith and Phillip Stanley, resulting in a five-member board. Subsequently, Josh Kilgore and Daniel J. Morrison were added to the board resulting in a seven-member board.
NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant
On June 30, 2026, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement with Six Thirty AI, LLC (“Six Thirty”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to the Purchaser an aggregate of
Six Thirty acquired the Series D Preferred Stock using borrowed funds. Concurrently with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Six Thirty and YA II PN, LTD, the administrative and collateral agent for the lenders (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company consented to (i) Six Thirty’s pledge of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the lenders; (ii) Six Thirty’s assignment of the Warrant to the lenders as a commitment fee under the loan facility; and (iii) the lenders’ right to exchange all or any portion of the outstanding obligations under the loan and guaranty agreement for shares of the Series D Preferred Stock and settlement using the Series D Preferred Stock or Conversion Shares.
Concurrently with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement, pursuant to which the Company is obligated to file and maintain the effectiveness of one or more resale registration statements with the SEC registering the resale of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares on a continuous basis under Rule 415 of the Securities Act. The Company filed the initial registration statement for such purposes on July 20, 2026, and the Company is obligated to have such registration statement declared effective by the SEC no later than August 29, 2026 (or in the event of a “full review” by the SEC, no later than September 28, 2026).
The Series D Preferred Stock ranks senior to all other classes and series of the Company’s capital stock.
The Series D Preferred Stock accrues cumulative dividends at
Each holder of Series D Preferred Stock may convert all, or any part, of its shares of Series D Preferred Stock, at any time on or after August 30, 2026, into the Conversion Shares at the Conversion Price equal to
The Series D Preferred Stock is non-voting, except as required by applicable law or as expressly set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
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NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Cont.)
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant (Cont.)
The Company may redeem the Series D Preferred Stock at any time, in whole or in part, at a cash price equal to
Among other negative covenants, and subject to customary exceptions, so long as the Series D Preferred Stock is outstanding, the Company will not, and will cause its subsidiaries not to, (i) redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital stock; (ii) incur indebtedness or create liens, except for customary permitted indebtedness and permitted liens; or (iii) enter into any variable rate transaction.
Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company also issued the Warrant exercisable for years to purchase
Conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock and exercise of the Warrant are subject in the aggregate to a
Common Stock
ATM Program
On October 16, 2025, the Company entered into the Sales Agreement with Wainwright to sell Shares of our Common Stock having an aggregate sales price of up to $
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company has sold
Restricted Stock Units
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, vested and outstanding RSUs were settled into
Common Stock Warrants
The Company’s outstanding and exercisable stock warrants as of June 30, 2026, vested and unvested, are exercisable for
Equity plans
On April 9, 2024, the Board approved the 2024 Omnibus Equity Plan (the “2024 Plan”) which provides an initial
As of June 30, 2026, the number of shares allocated and available under the 2024 Plan were
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NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Cont.)
Common Stock (Cont.)
Adoption of Rights Agreement
On February 1, 2026, the Board of the Company authorized and declared a dividend distribution of one right (each, a “Right”) for each outstanding share of Common Stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 12, 2026. Each Right entitled the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $
The Board adopted the Rights Agreement to protect the interests of Company stockholders at the time. In general terms, subject to certain enumerated exceptions, it worked by imposing significant dilution upon any person or group that acquires beneficial ownership of
Termination of Rights Agreement
On June 5, 2026, the Company and Computershare executed Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement.
The Amendment accelerated the expiration date of the Rights Agreement to the earlier of June 8, 2026, and the Redemption Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement). At the time of the termination of the Rights Agreement, all of the Rights expired that were previously distributed to holders of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement. In deciding to accelerate the expiration date to June 8, 2026, the Company’s Board determined that an active Rights Agreement is no longer needed to protect stockholder value at this time.
Stock-Based Compensation:
The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, as follows:
| For the three months ended June 30, | For the six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Service -based restricted stock awards | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Total stock-based compensation | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Cont.)
Stock-Based Compensation: (Cont.)
Performance-based awards
Performance-based awards generally vest over a three-year performance period upon the successful completion of specified market and performance conditions.
The Company granted
The following table presents a summary of the Company’s performance-based restricted stock awards activity:
| Number of shares | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | |||||||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||
| Issued | - | |||||||
| Exercised | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Expired/forfeited | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Outstanding as of June 30, 2026 | ||||||||
| Exercisable as of June 30, 2026 | ||||||||
Service-based restricted stock awards
Service-based awards generally vest over a one-year service period or as otherwise defined.
The following table presents a summary of the Company’s service-based awards activity:
| Number of shares | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | |||||||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Expired/forfeited | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Outstanding as of June 30, 2026 | ||||||||
| Exercisable as of June 30, 2026 | ||||||||
As of June 30, 2026, there was unrecognized compensation costs related to the service-based restricted stock awards.
Stock option awards
Stock option awards vest upon the successful completion of specified market conditions.
The following table presents a summary of the Company’s Stock option awards activity:
| Number of shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Exercisable as of June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Joint Mining Agreement
In April 2026, the Company entered into a Joint Mining Agreement (the “Colocation Agreement”) with Big Digital Energy, LLC (now Six Thirty AI, LLC), an affiliate of the Endeavor Group (“Six Thirty AI”). Under the terms of the Colocation Agreement, Six Thirty AI will purchase and deliver approximately
Revolving Line of Credit
As more fully set forth in Note 1, on May 28, 2026, the Company and Endeavor entered into the Revolver. Endeavor is wholly owned by Josh Kilgore.
Pursuant to the Revolver, each revolving loan bears interest at a fixed rate of
The Revolver contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, events of default and security arrangements. Borrower is also subject to restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness and additional liens on the collateral. The Revolver provides for customary events of default, including, among others, failure to pay principal or interest, breach of representations and warranties, violation of covenants, bankruptcy or insolvency events. The Borrower may at any time, and without penalty, prepay outstanding amounts under the revolving loans, or if there are no outstanding amounts, terminate the Revolver. The outstanding balance including interest is $
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant
As more fully set forth in Note 1 and Note 9, on June 30, 2026, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement with Six Thirty AI, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to the Purchaser an aggregate of
The Series D Preferred Stock ranks senior to Common Stock, accrues cumulative dividends at
The Warrant is exercisable immediately, at an exercise price of $
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NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Litigation
For updates subsequent to June 30, 2026, regarding the Marshall Loan, W Capital Loan, Celsius Promissory Note and Celsius Colocation Agreement, Mewawalla Washington State Actions, and CleanSpark, see Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies.
Hood County Site Acquisition
On July 14, 2026 and July 15, 2026, the Company entered into and closed on a series of definitive agreements with 10NetZero, Inc. (“10NZ”) as joint venture partners, including (i) the Operating Agreement of Texas Load House, LLC (the “Operating Agreement”), (ii) a Loan and Security Agreement between the joint venture partners (the “Loan and Security Agreement”), and (iii) a Side Agreement regarding the Interim Management of Texas Load House, LLC (the “Side Agreement,” and collectively with the other definitive agreements, the “Joint Venture Agreements”), to establish a joint venture for the acquisition, ownership, and development of certain real property located in Hood County, Texas (the “Hood County Site”). Subject to the terms of the Joint Venture Agreements, the Company initially owns a
On July 15, 2026, the joint venture acquired
In connection with the acquisition of the Hood County Site, the Company also entered into the Loan and Security Agreement with 10NZ pursuant to which the Company agreed to provide $
Under the terms of the Operating Agreement, 10NZ’s
Except for the limited protective approval rights expressly set forth in the Operating Agreement, according to the Side Agreement, the business, affairs, activities, policies and operations of the joint venture shall be managed exclusively by or under the direction of the Company, as the sole Manager of Texas Load House, LLC, until such time as 10NZ shall have paid the JV Loan in full, at which time 10NZ will assume the role of sole Manager of Texas Load House, LLC. Certain significant actions require the approval of both the Company and 10NZ as members.
Equity Plan
On July 20, 2026, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register an additional
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations analyzes the major elements of our balance sheets, statements of operations and cash flows. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as disclosed in the 2025 Form 10-K. All amounts are in U.S. dollars.
Throughout this report, unless otherwise designated, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” and “Big Digital,” refer to Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Cosmos Infrastructure LLC, Luna Squares LLC, Mawson Bellefonte LLC, Luna Squares Repairs LLC, Luna Squares Property LLC, Mawson Midland LLC, Mawson Ohio LLC, Mawson Hosting LLC, Mawson Mining LLC and Mawson Capital LLC.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements about our expectations, beliefs or intentions regarding, among other things, our product development efforts, business, financial condition, results of operations, strategies or prospects. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “believe”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “may”, “should”, “could” or “anticipate” or their negatives or other variations of these words or other comparable words or by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. These forward-looking statements may be included in, but are not limited to, various filings made by us with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), press releases or oral statements made by or with the approval of one of our authorized executive officers. Forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results as of the date they are made. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the factors summarized below.
The 2025 Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q identify important factors which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements, including those set forth under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” below.
The risk factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The following important factors, among others, could affect future results and events, causing those results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements:
| - | continued evolution and uncertainty related to technologies and digital infrastructure; |
| - | our ability to continue as a going concern; | |
| - | our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on Nasdaq; | |
| - | our need to, and difficulty in, raising additional debt or equity capital and the availability of financing opportunities, including through our “at the market” offering program; | |
| - | access to reliable and reasonably priced electricity sources; | |
| - | operational, maintenance, repair, safety, and construction risks; |
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| - | the failure or breakdown of mining equipment, or internet connection failure; |
| - | our reliance on key management personnel and employees; | |
| - | our ability to attract or retain the talent needed to sustain or grow the business; |
| - | our ability to develop and execute on our business strategy and plans; |
| - | counterparty risks related to our customers, agreements and/or contracts; | |
| - | the loss of a significant digital colocation customer; |
| - | adverse actions by creditors, debt providers, or other parties; |
| - | continued evolution and uncertainty related to growth in blockchain and Bitcoin and other digital assets’ usage; |
| - | the evolution of AI and HPC markets and changing technologies; | |
| - | high volatility in Bitcoin and other digital assets’ prices and in value attributable to our business; | |
| - | the slower than expected growth in demand for AI, HPC and other accelerated computing technologies; | |
| - | the ability to timely implement and execute on AI and HPC digital infrastructure contracts or deployment; |
| - | failure to maintain required compliance to remain eligible for the most cost-effective forms of raising additional equity capital; |
| - | the ability to timely complete the digital infrastructure build-out in order to achieve our revenue expectations for the periods mentioned; |
| - | downturns in the digital assets industry; |
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| - | counterparty risks and risks of delayed or delinquent payments from customers and others; |
| - | inflation, economic or political environment; |
| - | cyber-security threats; |
| - | our ability to obtain proper insurance; |
| - | banks and other financial institutions ceasing to provide services to our industry; |
| - | changes to the Bitcoin and/or other networks’ protocols and software; |
| - | the decrease in the incentive or increased network difficulty to mine Bitcoin; |
| - | the increase in transaction fees related to digital assets; |
| - | the fraud or security failures of large digital asset exchanges; |
| - | the regulation and taxation of digital assets like Bitcoin; |
| - | our ability to timely and effectively implement controls and procedures required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and |
| - | material litigation, investigations, or enforcement actions, including by regulators and governmental authorities. |
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf speak only as of the date of this report and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this report. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date they are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In evaluating forward-looking statements, you should consider these risks and uncertainties.
Company Overview
We are a technology company focused on digital infrastructure platforms.
The Company designs, builds and operates next-generation digital infrastructure platforms for enterprise customers and for its own purposes. The Company provides services spanning AI, HPC, digital assets including Bitcoin mining, and other intensive computer applications. The Company delivers both self-mining operations and colocation services to enterprise customers with a vertically integrated infrastructure model built for scalability and efficiency. The Company also has an energy management business, which utilizes software and analysis, to generate revenue when the Company participates in energy management programs related to the real-time needs of the power grid.
The Company has a strategy to prioritize the usage of carbon-free energy sources, including nuclear energy, to power its digital infrastructure platforms and computational machines to support the rapid growth of the digital economy in an environmentally sustainable way.
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The Company manages and operates digital infrastructure platforms and data centers delivering a total current capacity of approximately 129 MW with its current operational sites, with additional future capacity under development, all strategically located in locations served by the PJM Energy Market in the United States. The PJM Energy Market is among the largest wholesale power markets in North America.
Recent Developments
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company established a revolving line of credit and issued Series D Preferred Stock and a related Warrant, which are discussed under “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
GPU Pilot Program
Our graphics processing unit (“GPU”) pilot program that launched in October 2025 on a leading decentralized AI network continues to advance our strategy of expanding the Company’s AI infrastructure capabilities. The pilot remains operational and has performed in line with, and in several key operational areas above, our initial expectations.
Since its inception, the program has provided valuable operational and commercial insights across infrastructure performance, workload optimization, marketplace dynamics, and deployment methodologies. These results have strengthened our technical capabilities and validated key assumptions underlying the development of a scalable AI infrastructure platform. The pilot has also demonstrated consistent operational performance while allowing the Company to further refine its provisioning, pricing, and utilization strategies.
The Company continues to evaluate the pilot as part of its broader AI infrastructure initiative, with ongoing efforts focused on expanding certification coverage, optimizing deployment processes, and assessing additional opportunities for future GPU capacity. The operational data and experience gained through the program continue to support management’s confidence in the scalability of the platform and its potential to contribute to the Company’s long-term infrastructure strategy.
Joint Mining Agreement
On April 27, 2026, the Company entered into a Joint Mining Agreement (the “Six Thirty AI Colocation Agreement”) with Big Digital Energy, LLC (now Six Thirty AI, LLC), an affiliate of the Endeavor Group (“Six Thirty AI”). Under the terms of the Colocation Agreement, Six Thirty AI will purchase and deliver approximately 25,000 s19xp mining computers, and the Company will provide Six Thirty AI with approximately 75MW of computing capacity at its facility in Midland, PA. The Parties will operate under a 50%/50% profit-sharing structure, pursuant to which Big Digital will receive all cash net proceeds from the mining operations. The cash revenue will be used for general corporate purposes and asset purchases to ensure the Company’s use of all available power across its facility locations. As its share of the profit-sharing structure, Six Thirty AI will receive monthly grants consisting of a combination of (i) shares of Common Stock, where the number of shares will equal 20% of its share of the monthly cash net proceeds divided by 30-day volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the grant date, and (ii) warrants to purchase Common Stock, where the number of underlying shares will equal 80% of its share of the monthly cash net proceeds divided by $20. The prefunded warrants will allow Six Thirty AI to purchase the Common Stock at an exercise price of $20 per share and will have a five-year term. Six Thirty AI is deemed an affiliate of the Company because it is owned and/or controlled by Joshua Kilgore, the Company’s Executive Chairman, Phillip Stanley, the Company’s CEO, and Cody Smith, the Company’s COO, who also serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Termination of Rights Plan
On June 5, 2026, Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent, executed Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement dated as of February 2, 2026. The Amendment accelerated the expiration date of the Rights Agreement to the earlier of June 8, 2026, and the Redemption Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement). At the time of the termination of the Rights Agreement, all of the Rights expired that were previously distributed to holders of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement. In deciding to accelerate the expiration date to June 8, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that an active Rights Agreement is no longer needed to protect stockholder value at this time.
Nasdaq Listing Rules Compliance
On June 16, 2026, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Hearings Department confirming that the Company had regained compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Nasdaq’s determination is subject to the Company maintaining stockholders’ equity of at least $5 million in each quarter for a twelve-month period, beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2026, and promptly notifying Nasdaq of any significant events that could affect the Company’s compliance with that requirement. As previously disclosed, the Company was notified by Nasdaq that the Company was in violation of the minimum equity standard under Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), as of December 19, 2025, which requires $2.5 million in stockholders’ equity.
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Hood County Site Acquisition
On July 14, 2026 and July 15, 2026, the Company entered into definitive agreements with 10NetZero, Inc. to form a 50/50 joint venture, and on July 15, 2026 the joint venture acquired 30 acres of a site in Hood County, Texas for approximately $10 million in cash, with an option to purchase the remainder of the site for an additional $600,000. In connection with the acquisition, the Company provided a $4.9 million loan to 10NetZero to fund a portion of its capital contribution required for the acquisition of the Hood County Site. The loan bears interest at the short-term applicable federal rate and matures on October 13, 2026; interest and principal are due at maturity. 10NetZero’s 50% ownership interest in the joint venture is transferable to the Company at a rate of 10% ownership interest per month, prorated daily, for each month past the maturity date that 10NZ fails to repay the entire loan, so that 10NetZero’s entire ownership interest shall have transferred in full to the Company if the loan is not paid in full within five months of the maturity date.
Results of Operations – Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025
| For the three months ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||
| Digital colocation revenue | $ | 3,505,814 | $ | 3,660,298 | ||||
| Energy management revenue | 2,613,936 | 5,130,712 | ||||||
| Digital assets mining revenue | 33,469 | 742,173 | ||||||
| Total revenues | 6,153,219 | 9,533,183 | ||||||
| Less: Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation) | 4,544,735 | 5,599,553 | ||||||
| Gross Profit | 1,608,484 | 3,933,630 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 6,027,299 | 5,925,308 | ||||||
| Stock based compensation | 677,043 | 978,261 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,097,390 | 1,466,119 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative asset | 105,608 | 2,137,052 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 7,907,340 | 10,506,740 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (6,298,856 | ) | (6,573,110 | ) | ||||
| Non-operating income (expense): | ||||||||
| Loss on foreign currency transactions | (36,994 | ) | (689,952 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | (1,011,808 | ) | (827,336 | ) | ||||
| Other income | 8,933 | 60,646 | ||||||
| Other expenses | (7,095 | ) | (9,614 | ) | ||||
| Total non-operating expense, net | (1,046,964 | ) | (1,466,256 | ) | ||||
| Loss before income taxes | (7,345,820 | ) | (8,039,366 | ) | ||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) | (29,920 | ) | 17,933 | |||||
| Net Loss | $ | (7,375,740 | ) | $ | (8,021,433 | ) | ||
Revenues
Digital colocation revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $3.5 million and $3.7 million, respectively. This represented a 4% decrease or a decrease of $0.2 million, compared to the same period in 2025. Digital colocation revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2026 include profit share revenues earned from our new joint mining agreement with Six Thirty AI which partially offset decreases in revenue due to reductions in both the number of customers and the average contract size as compared to the 2025 period.
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Energy management revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $2.6 million and $5.1 million, respectively. This represented a 49% decrease or a decrease of $2.5 million, compared to the same period in 2025. The decrease was primarily attributable to changes to miner specification requirements for curtailment program participation beginning in 2026, in which the Company’s mining fleet did not achieve the target life expectancy. The Company also realized lower curtailment earnings due to fewer customers and reductions in the average size of customer contracts. These decreases were partially offset by higher payments received for the sale of excess energy capacity.
Digital assets mining revenues from self-mining of Bitcoin for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $0.03 million and $0.7 million, respectively. The decline was driven by the reallocation of our self-mining fleet capacity at our facilities in Midland and Bellefonte to customer fleets from our new joint mining agreement.
Cost of revenues
Our cost of revenues consists primarily of direct power costs related to colocation services.
Cost of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $4.5 million and $5.6 million, respectively. This decrease of $1.1 million, or 19%, in cost of revenues compared to the same period in 2025 was attributable to lower energy consumption from reduced digital colocation services and digital asset mining from self-mining, partially offset by higher average energy prices during the 2026 period.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses include: selling, general and administrative expenses; stock-based compensation; depreciation and amortization; and change in fair value of derivative asset.
Selling, general and administrative
Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of audit, legal, and other professional fees, employee compensation, director fees, equipment repairs, marketing, freight, insurance, consultant fees, lease amortization and general expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were $6.0 million and $5.9 million, respectively, an increase of $0.1 million, or 2%, from period to period. The increase was primarily due to higher insurance expenses, partially offset by lower bonus-related expenses.
Stock-based compensation
Stock-based compensation expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were $0.7 million and $1.0 million, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in new award issuances and the completion of service-based vesting conditions from awards issued over the prior two years. Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2026 includes the acceleration of expense from outstanding service-based awards due to the April 6, 2026 change in the Company’s Board of Directors.
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Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation consists primarily of depreciation of energy equipment, transformers and MDC equipment.
Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $1.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively. The lower depreciation and amortization expense is due to an increase in the amount of fully depreciated equipment compared to prior periods.
Change in fair value of derivative asset
During the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, there was a loss on the fair value of the derivative asset of $0.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively. The change in fair value is primarily due to decreasing volatility in fair value due to the shorter remaining term of the power supply agreement.
Non-operating income (expense)
Non-operating income (expense) consists primarily of interest expenses, gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions, and other income and expenses.
Interest expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $1.0 million and $0.8 million, respectively. The higher amount of interest expense recognized in 2026 compared to 2025 is due to interest accreting to the total outstanding debt.
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, loss on foreign currency transactions was $0.04 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, loss on foreign currency transactions was $0.7 million. The difference is due to the impact of changes in the US Dollar and Australian Dollar exchange rate on intercompany transactions.
Income tax benefit (expense)
The Company recorded income tax expense of $30,000 and an income tax benefit of $18,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2026 versus the income tax benefit for the three months ended June 30, 2025 relates mainly to differences in estimated interest and penalty accruals included in the current income tax payable for each of those periods, as well as changes in estimates regarding the realizability of deferred tax balances that impact the Company’s deferred tax expense.
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Results of Operations – Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025
| For the six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||
| Digital colocation revenue | $ | 7,016,843 | $ | 14,089,171 | ||||
| Energy management revenue | 3,803,790 | 8,195,587 | ||||||
| Digital assets mining revenue | 152,889 | 1,062,798 | ||||||
| Total revenues | 10,973,522 | 23,347,556 | ||||||
| Less: Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation) | 8,358,544 | 13,489,996 | ||||||
| Gross Profit | 2,614,978 | 9,857,560 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 13,645,437 | 11,703,716 | ||||||
| Stock based compensation | 1,103,405 | 3,078,765 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,291,654 | 2,994,032 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative asset | 24,580 | (1,922,521 | ) | |||||
| Total operating expenses | 17,065,076 | 15,853,992 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (14,450,098 | ) | (5,996,432 | ) | ||||
| Non-operating income (expense): | ||||||||
| Loss on foreign currency transactions | (401,425 | ) | (777,290 | ) | ||||
| Gain on legal settlements | 10,157,593 | - | ||||||
| Interest expense | (1,967,906 | ) | (1,612,201 | ) | ||||
| Other income | 65,381 | 164,758 | ||||||
| Other expenses | (7,095 | ) | (18,955 | ) | ||||
| Total non-operating income (expense), net | 7,846,548 | (2,243,688 | ) | |||||
| Loss before income taxes | (6,603,550 | ) | (8,240,120 | ) | ||||
| Income tax expense | (162,387 | ) | (92,176 | ) | ||||
| Net Loss | $ | (6,765,937 | ) | $ | (8,332,296 | ) | ||
Revenues
Digital colocation revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $7.0 million and $14.1 million, respectively. This represented a 50% decrease or a decrease of $7.1 million, compared to the same period in 2025. The decrease in revenue was primarily attributable to a reduction in both the number of customers and the average contract size as compared to the 2025 period. One customer, Consensus Technology Group LLC, accounted for $7.0 million of the decrease. Digital colocation revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2026 include profit share revenues from our new joint mining agreement with Six Thirty AI.
Energy management revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $3.8 million and $8.2 million, respectively. This represented a 54% decrease or a decrease of $4.4 million, compared to the same period in 2025. The decrease was primarily attributable to changes to miner specification requirements for curtailment program participation beginning in 2026, in which the Company’s mining fleet did not achieve the target life expectancy. The Company also realized lower curtailment earnings due to fewer customers and reductions in the average size of customer contracts. These decreases were partially offset by higher payments received for the sale of excess energy capacity.
Digital assets mining revenues from self-mining of Bitcoin for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $0.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively. This represented an 86% decrease or a decrease of $0.9 million compared to the same period in 2025. The decline was primarily driven by industry-wide conditions, including higher overall energy costs and an increase in global network difficulty, both of which contributed to lower Bitcoin production from self-mining activities. The decline was also driven by the reallocation of our self-mining fleet capacity at our facilities in Midland and Bellefonte to customer fleets from our new joint mining agreement.
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Cost of revenues
Our cost of revenues consists primarily of direct power costs related to digital asset mining and colocation services and cost of mining equipment sold.
Cost of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $8.4 million and $13.5 million, respectively. This decrease of $5.1 million, or 38%, in cost of revenues compared to the same period in 2025 was attributable to lower energy consumption from reduced digital colocation services and digital asset mining from self-mining, partially offset by higher average energy prices during the 2026 period.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses include: selling, general and administrative expenses; stock-based compensation; depreciation and amortization; and change in fair value of derivative asset.
Selling, general and administrative
Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of audit, legal, and other professional fees, employee compensation, director fees, equipment repairs, marketing, freight, insurance, consultant fees, lease amortization and general expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were $13.6 million and $11.7 million, respectively, an increase of $1.9 million, or 17%, from period to period. The increase was primarily due to higher insurance, legal and professional fees, partially offset by lower bonus-related expenses.
Stock-based compensation
Stock-based compensation expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were $1.1 million and $3.1 million, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in new award issuances and the completion of service-based vesting conditions from awards issued over the prior two years. Stock-based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2026 includes the acceleration of expense from outstanding service-based awards due to the April 6, 2026 change in the Company’s Board of Directors.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation consists primarily of depreciation of energy equipment, transformers and modular data center (“MDC”) equipment.
Depreciation and amortization for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $2.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively. The lower depreciation and amortization expense is due to an increase in the amount of fully depreciated equipment compared to prior periods.
Change in fair value of derivative asset
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, there was a loss on the fair value of the derivative asset of $0.02 million and a gain on the fair value of the derivative asset of $1.9 million, respectively. The change in fair value is primarily due to decreasing volatility in fair value due to the shorter remaining term of the power supply agreements.
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Non-operating income (expense)
Non-operating income (expense) consists primarily of interest expenses, gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions, gain on legal settlements, and other income and expenses.
Interest expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $2.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The higher amount of interest expense recognized in 2026 compared to 2025 is due to interest accreting to the total outstanding debt.
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, loss on foreign currency transactions was $0.4 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, loss on foreign currency transactions was $0.8 million. The difference is due to the impact of changes in the US Dollar and Australian Dollar exchange rate on intercompany transactions.
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we reached a confidential settlement with Ionic Digital Mining LLC (“Ionic”) to resolve all claims Ionic brought against us and two of our subsidiaries related to the Celsius Colocation Agreement. In addition, the Company entered a separate, unrelated settlement to resolve a customer dispute over a hosting arrangement. These two settlements resulted in the Company recognizing gains on legal settlements of $10.2 million.
Income tax expense
The Company recorded income tax expense of $162 thousand and $92 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The difference in the income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2026 versus the six months ended June 30, 2025 relates mainly to differences in estimated interest and penalty accruals included in the current payable for each of those periods, as well as changes in estimates regarding the realizability of deferred tax balances that impact the Company’s deferred tax expense.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. Significant factors in the management of liquidity are funds generated by operations, levels of accounts receivable and accounts payable and capital expenditures. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we financed our operations primarily through cash from operations, proceeds from our ATM Program, the Revolver, as defined below, and other cash reserves.
ATM Program
On October 16, 2025, the Company entered into an At the Market Offering Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”) to sell shares (the “Shares”) of our Common Stock having an aggregate sales price of up to $9.6 million, from time to time, through an “at-the-market” offering program (the “ATM Program”) under which Wainwright will act as sales agent. On December 11, 2025, the Company filed a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) with the SEC to increase the capacity of the ATM Program by $40 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company has sold 1,693,968 shares of Common Stock under the Sales Agreement at an average price of approximately $4.43 per share, which has resulted in cash proceeds to the Company of $7.3 million, net of issuance costs.
Revolving Line of Credit
On May 28, 2026, the Company and Endeavor Blockchain, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company (“Endeavor” and the “Noteholder”), entered into a promissory note providing for a revolving line of credit, with the aggregate principal sum of all revolving loans advanced from time to time by the Noteholder to the Company not to exceed forty million dollars ($40,000,000) (the “Revolver”). Endeavor is wholly owned by Josh Kilgore, the Company’s Executive Chairman.
Pursuant to the Revolver, each revolving loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 12% per annum, with principal and interest payable upon demand. The revolving line of credit is secured by assets of the Company listed in the Revolver.
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The Revolver contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, events of default and security arrangements. The Company is also subject to restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness and additional liens on the collateral. The Revolver provides for customary events of default, including, among others, failure to pay principal or interest, breach of representations and warranties, violation of covenants, bankruptcy or insolvency events. As of June 30, 2026, the Company was in compliance with covenants under the Revolver.
The Company may at any time, and without penalty, prepay outstanding amounts under the revolving loans, or if there are no outstanding amounts, terminate the Revolver. The outstanding balance including interest is $2.5 million as of June 30, 2026, all of which is classified as a current liability.
Joint Mining Agreement
On April 27, 2026, the Company entered into the Six Thirty AI Colocation Agreement, which is described under “Recent Developments” of Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The total amount of cash the Company will receive from the Six Thirty AI Colocation Agreement will be largely dependent on the economics of mining during the term of the Agreement. The Agreement has a twelve-month term and may be terminated upon 30 days’ notice, subject to its conditional terms.
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant
On June 30, 2026, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which it issued and sold 16,700 shares of newly designated Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, with a stated value of $1,000 per share, at a purchase price of $900.00 per share, for net proceeds of $14.0 million, to Six Thirty AI, LLC. See Note 9, Stockholders’ Equity, for additional information on the terms of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and a related warrant.
While this financing strengthened our capital position, it includes covenants that, subject to customary exceptions, limit our ability to pay dividends or repurchase shares, take on new debt or create new liens, and enter into variable-rate financing. These restrictions may limit our flexibility to raise capital or refinance certain obligations in the near term. We plan to manage liquidity within the permitted baskets, seek consents if needed, and may prioritize equity or fixed-rate structures to remain compliant.
Hood County Site Acquisition
On July 14, 2026 and July 15, 2026, the Company entered into and closed on a series of definitive agreements with 10NetZero, Inc. (“10NZ”) as joint venture partners, including (i) the Operating Agreement of Texas Load House, LLC (the “Operating Agreement”), (ii) a Loan and Security Agreement between the joint venture partners (the “Loan and Security Agreement”), and (iii) a Side Agreement regarding the Interim Management of Texas Load House, LLC (the “Side Agreement,” and collectively with the other definitive agreements, the “Joint Venture Agreements”), to establish a joint venture for the acquisition, ownership, and development of certain real property located in Hood County, Texas (the “Hood County Site”). Subject to the terms of the Joint Venture Agreements, the Company initially owns a 50% membership interest in the joint venture and 10NZ initially owns the remaining 50% membership interest.
On July 15, 2026, the joint venture acquired 30 acres of the Hood County Site from Century Oaks Independence Farms, LLC (“Century Oaks”), for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $10 million in cash, with an option to purchase the remainder of the site for an additional $600,000. The Hood County Site consists of a 50-acre site containing over 30,000 square feet of existing structures which the joint venture intends to repurpose for datacenter use as well as an administrative office which will be utilized as the command center. The Hood County Site carries 17 MW of operational power and will be expandable up to 111 MW of grid power, subject to validation by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. On-site are two 12-inch and one 20-inch natural-gas pipelines providing the option to add behind-the-meter generation, supporting a total buildout of up to 300 MW.
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We believe our near-term working capital requirements will continue to be funded through a combination of the cash we expect to generate from future operations, our existing funds, external debt facilities that may be available to use, future issuances of shares, and other potential sources of capital, monetization, or funds. We believe a combination of these opportunities is expected to be adequate to fund our operations over the next twelve months. For our business growth, it is expected we may continue to invest in expanding and/or upgrading our infrastructure and/or other equipment and will require additional working capital in the short-term and long-term. As of June 30, 2026, we had an aggregate of $30.1 million of debt, $27.5 million of which is overdue for repayment unless we refinance, renegotiate the terms, or prevail in our disputes and/or related claims and/or counterclaims.
We will need to raise substantial additional capital to continue our operations, execute our business strategy and meet our debt service obligations. We expect to continue to consider and evaluate potential strategic options and capital-raising transactions including, among other things, dispositions of certain businesses and assets and significant equity investments in us by third parties. Any capital-raising through equity or convertible debt could result in significant dilution to existing stockholders. In addition, newly issued securities may have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to those of our common shares. We may not be able to raise adequate capital on a timely basis, on favorable terms, or at all. Our inability to raise sufficient capital would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and business.
The process of reviewing potential strategic opportunities may be time consuming, distracting and disruptive to our business operations. Our management may devote significant time, and we may incur substantial costs in pursuing, evaluating and negotiating potential strategic options or capital-raising transactions and those efforts may not prove successful on a timely basis, or at all.
Any potential transaction may be dependent on a number of factors that may be beyond our control, for example, market conditions, industry trends or acceptable terms. We may ultimately determine that no transaction is in the best interest of our stockholders and there can be no assurance that we will pursue or enter into any transaction at all. There can be no assurance of the impact to the value of our Common Stock after the announcement or consummation of any strategic transaction. In addition, any perceived uncertainty regarding our future operations may limit our ability to retain or hire qualified personnel.
Working Capital and Cash Flows
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had a cash and cash equivalent balance of $16.3 million and $13.3 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the trade receivables balance was $9.4 million and $9.6 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, we had $30.1 million of outstanding short-term loans, and as of December 31, 2025, we had $25.2 million of short-term loans. The short-term loans as of June 30, 2026, relate to the Celsius Promissory Note, W Capital Loan, Secured Convertible Promissory Notes and Marshall Loan (each of which is currently in default) and the revolving line of credit extended by Endeavor. Refer to “Material Cash Requirements” below for more information. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had negative working capital of $13.7 million and $31.3 million, respectively.
The following table presents the major components of net cash flows (used in) provided by operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (20,455,174 | ) | $ | (2,588,984 | ) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (53,925 | ) | $ | (54,633 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $ | 23,528,116 | $ | (206,588 | ) | |||
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, net cash used in operating activities was $20.5 million. We had a net loss of $6.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, which included $10.2 million of gain on legal settlements, $0.1 million gain on other income, $1.1 million non-cash stock-based compensation, $2.3 million of depreciation and amortization expense and $2.0 million of interest expense. Net cash used in operating activities was also impacted by cash payments to settle outstanding income tax liabilities, totaling $0.7 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, net cash used in operating activities was $2.6 million. We had a net loss of $8.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, which included $1.9 million of gain on derivative asset, $3.1 million of stock based compensation, $3.0 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $1.0 million of provision for doubtful accounts and $1.6 million of non-cash interest expense.
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For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, net cash used in investing activities was $0.05 million. The net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30,2025, was primarily attributable to capital expenditures and the purchase of equipment.
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, net cash provided by financing activities was $23.5 million and for the six months ended June 30, 2025, net cash used was $0.2 million. The cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2026, was primarily attributable to cash proceeds of $7.2 million from the issuance of our Common Stock under the ATM Program, $14.0 million from the issuance of our Series D Convertible Stock and $2.5 million from the revolving line of credit.
Material Cash Requirements
The following discussion summarizes our material cash requirements from contractual and other obligations. For more information on these matters, please see Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies to the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements included in Item 1. “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report.
The Company is included as a guarantor of the Marshall Loan. The loan matured in February 2024 and bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum (with an overdue rate provision of an additional 500bps), payable monthly with interest payments that commenced in December 2021. This loan facility is secured by direct assets of MIG No.1 and a general security agreement given by the Company. Principal repayments began during November 2022. There has been no principal and interest payments made since May 2023. The outstanding balance including interest is $14.1 million as of June 30, 2026, all of which is currently classified as a current liability.
The Company is included as a guarantor of the W Capital Loan. As of June 30, 2026, the balance was AUD $2.8 million (USD $1.9 million) representing outstanding interest, all of which is currently classified as a current liability. The W Capital Loan accrues interest daily at a rate of 12% per annum (with an overdue rate provision of an additional 800bps). The W Capital Loan expired in March 2023.
On February 23, 2022, Luna Squares entered into the Digital Colocation Agreement with Celsius Mining LLC. In connection with this agreement, Celsius Mining LLC loaned Luna Squares a principal amount of $20.0 million, for the purpose of funding the infrastructure required to meet the obligations of the Digital Colocation Agreement, for which Luna Squares issued the Celsius Promissory Note for repayment of such amount. The Celsius Promissory Note accrues interest daily at a rate of 12% per annum (with an overdue rate provision of an additional 200bps). Luna Squares is required to amortize the loan at a rate of 15% per quarter, principal repayments began at the end of September 2022. The Celsius Promissory Note had a maturity date of August 23, 2023. The outstanding balance including interest is $11.3 million as of June 30, 2026, all of which is currently classified as a current liability.
On July 8, 2022, the Company issued the Secured Convertible Promissory Notes in exchange for an aggregate of $3.6 million in cash. On September 29, 2022, the Company entered into a letter variation relating to some of the Secured Convertible Promissory Notes, with an aggregate principal amount of $3.1 million, which gave those holders the option to elect for pre-payment (including accrued interest to maturity) subject to certain conditions. All of the investors included in this letter variation elected for the pre-payment option and therefore there were $3.1 million principal repayments made during November 2022. The final convertible noteholder who was not a party to this variation opted to enter into an arrangement whereby it received pre-payment of interest but agreed that repayment of the principal was not required therefore the remaining $0.50 million had been classified as a current liability. The Secured Convertible Promissory Notes matured in July 2023. Interest has been accrued from July 2023 onwards and therefore the outstanding balance is $0.2 million as of June 30, 2026, all of which is classified as a current liability. During 2024 the principal amount outstanding of $0.50 million was repaid to the investor.
On May 28, 2026, the Company and Endeavor entered into Promissory Note. The outstanding balance including interest is $2.5 million as of June 30, 2026, all of which is classified as a current liability
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Financial condition
As of June 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, we had current liabilities of $46.5 million and $58.8 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, we had net assets of $12.4 million and negative net assets $3.1 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, we had an accumulated deficit of $259.2 million compared to $252.5 million as of December 31, 2025. Our cash position as of June 30, 2026, was $16.3 million in comparison to $13.3 million as of December 31, 2025.
For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company generated net loss of $6.8 million and $8.3 million, respectively.
Our primary requirements for liquidity and capital are working capital, capital expenditures, public company costs and general corporate needs. In particular, we have large power usage costs, and other significant costs include our legal, lease, operational, and employee costs. We expect these capital and liquidity needs to continue as we further develop and grow our business.
We require additional capital to respond to near-term debt repayment obligations, competitive pressure, market dynamics, new technologies, customer demands, business opportunities and challenges, potential acquisitions or unforeseen circumstances, and we will likely need to engage in equity or debt financings in the short term. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to fund, grow or support our business model and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected, and this may result in bankruptcy or our ceasing operations.
The Company is taking steps to preserve cash by optimizing operations, reducing costs and pursuing efficiencies. The Company has been improving its revenue generation by enhancing its operations, driving growth in business lines, adding digital colocation services customers and diversifying its businesses. The Company will continue to seek to optimize its cash flows through these and other initiatives.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company reports all financial information required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company believes, however, that evaluating its ongoing operating results will be enhanced if it also discloses certain non-GAAP information. Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined by the Company as net income (loss) plus income tax, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted by stock-based compensation, gain/loss on foreign currency, other non-operating income and expenses, change in fair value of derivative assets, gain on legal settlements, and bad debt expense.
Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to net income, operating income, net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA may have material limitations as a performance measure because it excludes items that are necessary elements of our costs and operations. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA presented by other companies may not be comparable to our presentation, since each company may define these terms differently.
| For the three months ended | For the six months ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss: | $ | (7,375,740 | ) | $ | (8,021,433 | ) | $ | (6,765,937 | ) | $ | (8,332,296 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,097,390 | 1,466,119 | 2,291,654 | 2,994,032 | ||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 677,043 | 978,261 | 1,103,405 | 3,078,765 | ||||||||||||
| Losses on foreign currency transactions | 36,994 | 689,952 | 401,425 | 777,290 | ||||||||||||
| Other non-operating income | (8,933 | ) | (60,646 | ) | (65,381 | ) | (164,758 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 1,011,808 | 827,336 | 1,967,906 | 1,612,201 | ||||||||||||
| Other non-operating expenses | 7,095 | 9,614 | 7,095 | 18,955 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative asset | 105,608 | 2,137,052 | 24,580 | (1,922,521 | ) | |||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | 29,920 | (17,933 | ) | 162,387 | 92,176 | |||||||||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | - | - | - | 977,755 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on legal settlements | - | - | (10,157,593 | ) | - | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) | $ | (4,418,815 | ) | $ | (1,991,678 | ) | $ | (11,030,459 | ) | $ | (868,401 | ) | ||||
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Critical accounting estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as set forth in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in the 2025 Form 10-K.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a smaller reporting company, the Company has elected not to provide the disclosure required by this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2026, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three-month period ended June 30, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are currently in disputes, which may be in or may lead to litigation. The results of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of these or other matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows. For information on these matters, refer to Note 8 — Commitments and Contingencies to the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements included in Item 1. “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report. The disclosure set forth in Note 8 relating to such legal matters is incorporated herein by reference.
From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries may be involved in certain litigation related to its businesses. For example, the Company and its subsidiaries receive letters of demand for payment or other correspondence from time to time which could lead to legal proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The information in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and information disclosed in the 2025 Form 10-K. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the primary risks related to our business and securities as described in the 2025 Form 10-K under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A.
If we fail to comply with the continued listing standards of The Nasdaq Capital Market, we may be delisted and the price of our Common Stock, our ability to access the capital markets and our financial condition could be negatively impacted.
Although our Common Stock is currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, we may not be able to continue to meet the minimum listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”).
On April 17, 2026, we received written notice from Nasdaq that, based on our reported stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2025, we no longer satisfied Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b), and the Staff issued a delisting determination. On May 1, 2026, the Company requested a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) to present its plan to evidence compliance with the rule. On May 21, 2026, the Company attended the hearing before the Panel. On June 16, 2026, the Company received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Hearings Department of Nasdaq confirming that the Company had regained compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Nasdaq’s determination is subject to the Company maintaining stockholders’ equity of at least $5 million in each quarter for a twelve-month period, beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2026, and promptly notifying Nasdaq of any significant events that could affect the Company’s compliance with that requirement.
If we fail to comply with the continued listing standards of The Nasdaq Capital Market, we may be delisted and the price of our Common Stock, our ability to access the capital markets and our financial condition could be negatively impacted.
Features of our Series D Preferred Stock and related warrant, together with our resale registration obligations and Nasdaq limits, could result in substantial equity dilution, depress our stock price, and constrain our strategic flexibility.
The Series D Preferred Stock converts into Common Stock at a variable price equal to 95% of the lowest daily volume-weighted average price over the five consecutive trading days preceding conversion, subject to a $1.80 floor, and dividends accrue at 5% per annum (rising to 18% upon certain Triggering Events defined in the Certificate of Designations) and may be paid in kind, which can increase the number of shares outstanding over time. While the Certificate of Designations includes a 4.99% beneficial-ownership cap and a monthly conversion limit tied to trading volume or a stated-value cap, those limits do not eliminate the risk of meaningful dilution or downward pressure from resales.
So long as the Series D Preferred Stock is outstanding, negative covenants restrict certain actions, including paying cash dividends on capital stock, incurring indebtedness and entering into variable-rate transactions, which may limit our financing and strategic flexibility. We are obligated to file and maintain a resale registration statement for the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, reserve sufficient authorized Common Stock (and, if needed, seek to increase our authorized shares), and seek stockholder approval by our next annual meeting (no later than November 14, 2026) to permit issuances otherwise restricted by Nasdaq rules.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Information regarding the Company’s issuance on June 30, 2026, of 16,700 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and a warrant exercisable for five years to purchase 926,748 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.81 per share was previously provided in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on July 6, 2026.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Celsius Mining LLC loaned $20.0 million to Luna Squares through the Celsius Promissory Note, which had a maturity date of August 23, 2023, and a total outstanding balance as of June 30, 2026, of $11.3 million. Luna Squares has not repaid the loan as required on the maturity date and is claimed by Celsius to be in default. Celsius Mining LLC transferred the benefit of the Celsius Promissory Note to Celsius Network Ltd. Celsius Network Ltd has notified Luna Squares that default interest is payable. On November 23, 2023, Celsius filed an arbitration proceeding against Mawson, its subsidiaries Luna Squares and Cosmos, asserting various claims related to the alleged breach of the Celsius Colocation Agreement. The Company is pursuing counter claims against Celsius. See Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies, Celsius Promissory Note and Digital Colocation Agreement to the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements included in Item 1. “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report.
The Marshall Loan matured in February 2024 and the total outstanding balance was $14.1 million as of June 30, 2026. MIG No. 1, an Australian entity, has not made a payment on principal and interest since May 2023, despite such payments falling due, and is therefore alleged by Marshall to be in default under the Marshall Loan. MIG No. 1 is also in default of a number of other covenants under the terms of the loan. On March 19, 2024, MIG No.1 was placed into an Australian court appointed liquidation and wind-up process and was deconsolidated for the group from this date.
On March 19, 2024, Marshall appointed receivers and managers in Australia under the terms of their security relating to the Marshall Loan. The direct assets that secure this loan include 5,372 miners and 8 MDCs. These assets are held by MIG No.1 and therefore were included in the deconsolidation. The receiver’s statutory duty includes the obligation to sell the secured assets at market value or, if market value is not known, at the best price reasonably obtainable to maximize the prospects of there being sufficient proceeds available to satisfy the balance of the outstanding secured debt. It is therefore expected that this loan balance will be offset in the future by the amount received from the sale of these miners and MDCs. On June 25, 2024, Marshall inspected and inventoried the miners and MDCs located at the Company’s Midland facilities. The Company is currently not utilizing these miners or MDCs for its operations and has asked Marshall to take these assets out of the Company’s storage. Marshall has not responded to the Company’s request for these miners and MDCs to be removed from the Company’s storage. The Company also reserves and retains all rights against Marshall.
The Company is the guarantor of the W Capital Loan. As of June 30, 2026, AUD $2.8 million (USD $1.9 million) has been drawn down from this facility. The W Capital Loan expired in March 2023 and the Company did not extend the maturity date and has not repaid the loan amount. The Company is therefore considered by W Capital to be in default. This W Capital Loan was originally with Mawson SPL, an Australian entity which was placed into voluntary administration under Australian law on October 30, 2023, and on November 3, 2023, W Capital Advisors appointed receivers and managers in Australia under the terms of their security relating to their working capital facility.
The Company has a Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “Convertible Note”) with W Capital Advisors Pty Ltd with an outstanding balance of $0.2 million as of June 30, 2026. The Convertible Note matured in July 2023. W Capital Advisors did not convert the note, and the Company has repaid the principal balance of the Convertible Note.
For more information on the above matters, refer to Note 8 - Commitments and Contingencies to the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements included in Item 1. “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report. The disclosure set forth in Note 8 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
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Item 6. Exhibits
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| 10.5 | Joint Mining Agreement, dated April 27, 2026, by and between Big Digital Energy, Inc. and Six Thirty AI, LLC | X | ||||||||||||
| 10.6 | Operating Agreement of Texas Load House, LLC, dated May 28, 2026 | X | ||||||||||||
| 10.7 | Loan and Security Agreement, dated July 14, 2026, by and among Big Digital Energy, Inc., 10NetZero, Inc. and Texas Load House, LLC | X | ||||||||||||
| 10.8 | Side Agreement, dated July 14, 2026, by and among Big Digital Energy, Inc., 10NetZero, Inc. and Texas Load House, LLC | X | ||||||||||||
| 31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | X | ||||||||||||
| 31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | X | ||||||||||||
| 32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 | X | ||||||||||||
| 32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 | X | ||||||||||||
| 101 | The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) includes: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, (v) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | X | ||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | X |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Big Digital Energy, Inc. | ||
| Date: August 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ Phillip Stanley |
| Phillip Stanley | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
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| Date: August 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ William Regan |
| William Regan | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit 3.11
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| The First State |
I, CHARUNI PATIBANDA-SANCHEZ, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF “BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 2026, AT 7:54 O’CLOCK P.M.
AND I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AFORESAID CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT IS THE EIGHTH DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 2026 AT 11:59 O’CLOCK P.M.
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State of Delaware Delivered 07:54 PM 06/08/2026 SR 20263327399 - File Number 5081043 |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
Big Digital Energy, Inc. (the “Corporation”), formerly known as Mawson Infrastructure Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), hereby certifies as follows:
| 1. | This Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) amends the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on February 10, 2012, as amended February 28, 2012, July 18, 2013, November 15, 2017, March 1, 2018, October 22, 2018, March 17, 2021, June 9, 2021, August 11, 2021, February 6, 2023, November 19, 2025, February 2, 2026 and April 20, 2026 (as amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”). |
| 2. | In accordance with Section 151of the DGCL, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”), on February 1, 2026, authorized the designation of 10,000 shares of preferred stock of the Corporation (the “Preferred Stock”) as the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), pursuant to the Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Corporation previously filed by the Corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 2, 2026 (the “2026 Certificate of Designations”); |
| 3. | In accordance with Section 151(g) of the DGCL, the Board adopted, in pertinent part, the following resolutions: |
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that none of the authorized shares of the Series C Preferred Stock are outstanding, and none of the authorized shares of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be issued pursuant to the 2026 Certificate of Designations;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by deleting in their entirety the provisions set forth in the 2026 Certificate of Designations, including those stating the designation and number of shares of the Series C Preferred Stock and fixing the relative rights, preferences and limitations thereof, and all references thereto, and such provisions shall be of no further force or effect;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the designation of the Corporation’s Series C Preferred Stock is hereby eliminated, and the 10,000 shares previously designated as Series C Preferred Stock shall resume the status of authorized but undesignated shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation.
| 4. | This Certificate of Amendment was duly authorized by the Board on June 5, 2026, pursuant to Sections 151 and 242 of the DGCL. |
| 5. | All other provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation shall remain in full force and effect. |
| 6. | The effective date and time of this Certificate of Amendment, in accordance with Section 103(d) of the DGCL, shall be 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 8, 2026. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by Kaliste Saloom, its duly authorized General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, on June 5, 2026.
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Exhibit 3.12
Delaware
The First State
I, CHARUNI PATIBANDA-SANCHEZ, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF “BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 2026, AT 10:10 O`CLOCK A.M.
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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
SERIES D CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
I, Kaliste Saloom, hereby certify that I am the Authorized Officer of Big Digital Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), and further do hereby certify on behalf of the Company and not in my personal capacity:
That pursuant to the authority expressly conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) by the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and Section 15l(g) of the DGCL, the Special Transactions Committee of the Board, with authority delegated by the Board, on June 29, 2026, passed the following resolutions, creating a series of preferred stock having a par value of$0.001 per share, designated as “Series D Convertible Preferred Stock”.
RESOLVED, that, in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Special Transactions Committee of the Board does hereby authorize and provide for the establishment, allotment and issuance of a series of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series D Convertible Preferred Stock” and that the designation and number of shares thereof and the other relative rights, powers and preferences of the shares of such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof in accordance with this certificate of designations (this “Certificate of Designations”), as follows:
TERMS OF SERIES D CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
1. Designation and Number of Shares. There shall hereby be created and established a series of preferred stock of the Company designated as “Series D Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Preferred Stock”). The authorized number of Preferred Stock shall be 100,000 shares. Each Preferred Share shall have a par value of $0.001 and shall be certificated and represented in physical or electronic stock-certificate form. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings as set forth in Section 33 below.
2. Ranking. For so long as any Preferred Stock are issued, except (x) as permitted pursuant to Section 15(e) or (y) to the extent that the Required Holders (as defined below) expressly consent to the creation of Parity Shares or Senior Preferred Stock (as defined below) in accordance with Section 18, all shares in the capital of the Company shall be junior in rank to the Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (such junior shares are referred to herein collectively as “Junior Shares”). The rights of all shares in the capital of the Company shall be subject to the rights, powers, preferences and privileges of the Preferred Stock. Without limiting any other provision of this Certificate of Designations, without the prior express consent of holders of at least a majority of the issued Preferred Stock and Yorkville (as defined below) (collectively, the “Required Holders”), voting separately as a single class, the Company shall not hereafter authorize or issue any additional or other shares in the capital of the Company that is (i) of senior rank to the Preferred Stock in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (collectively, the “Senior Preferred Stock”), (ii) of pari passu rank to the Preferred Stock in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (collectively, the “Parity Shares”) or (iii) any Junior Shares having a maturity date or which is mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 90 days after the date that no Preferred Stock remain issued, except, in the case of the foregoing clause (i) and (ii), to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 15(e). In the event of the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, so long as any Preferred Stock remain issued, the Preferred Stock shall maintain their relative rights, powers, designations, privileges and preferences provided for herein and no such merger or consolidation shall be consummated if it would result in the Preferred Stock being treated in any manner inconsistently with the foregoing, unless the Company has exercised its right of Company Optional Redemption in full prior to or in connection with such merger or consolidation and actually pays the applicable Company Optional Redemption Price prior to or simultaneously with such merger or consolidation.
3. Dividends.
(a) Dividends. Each holder of a Preferred Share (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”), shall be entitled to receive dividends (“Dividends”) on the Stated Value of its Preferred Stock at the applicable Dividend Rate (as defined below). Dividends on the Preferred Stock shall commence accruing on the date of issuance of a Preferred Share and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months. Dividends shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Trading Day of each quarter (each, a “Dividend Date”). On each Dividend Date, the Company shall, at its election, (i) pay such Dividend through the issuance of additional Preferred Stock (“PIK Shares”) to each holder equal to the quotient of (x) the aggregate amount of Dividends accrued on such Holder’s Preferred Stock and (y) the Stated Value or (ii) pay such Dividend in cash; provided, however, that the Company shall not pay any Dividend in cash to the extent prohibited by applicable law or agreements governing the Company’s debts or other liabilities. If the Company elects to pay a Dividend through the issuance of PIK Shares, the Company shall promptly after each Dividend Date deliver to each Holder stock certificate receipts evidencing the issuance of the PIK Shares on such Dividend Date, if any such PIK Shares are so issued on such Dividend Date. Dividends on the Preferred Stock as provided in this Section 3(a) shall accrue and be payable whether or not declared, set aside for payment or otherwise authorized by the Board and whether or not in any fiscal year there shall be net profits or surplus available for the payment of dividends, such that if Dividends are not paid as provided in this Section 3(a), the unpaid Dividends shall accumulate until paid.
4. Conversion. At any time beginning two months after the Initial Issuance Date, each Preferred Share shall be convertible into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.
(a) Holder’s Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(d), at any time or times on or after the date that is two (2) months after the Initial Issuance Date, each Holder shall be entitled to convert any Preferred Stock held by such Holder into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 4(c) at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent (as defined below)) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Preferred Stock, except any such taxes that are due because the converting Holder requests the shares of Common Stock to be registered in a name other than the Holder’s name.
(b) Conversion Rate. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Preferred Share pursuant to Section 4(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) the Conversion Amount of such Preferred Share by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”):
(i) “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to each Preferred Share, as of the applicable date of determination, the sum of (A) the Stated Value thereof plus (B) any Additional Amount thereon as of such date of determination.
(ii) “Conversion Price” means, with respect to each Preferred Share, as of any Conversion Date or other date of determination, 95% of the lowest daily VWAP of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period immediately preceding but not including the Conversion Date, provided that the Conversion Price shall not be lower than the Floor Price and subject to adjustment as provided herein.
(iii) Derivative Liability Savings Adjustment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Designations, solely with respect to fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2026, if the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm confinns in writing that, absent an increase in the Floor Price pursuant to this Section 4(b)(iii), the issuance of the Preferred Stock or the existence, terms or operation of the conversion rights hereunder would be required under U.S. GAAP to result in a Derivative Liability in excess of $2,000,000, or would cause the Company to breach the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement, then the Floor Price shall, effective as of the date of such written confirmation and without further action by the Company or any Holder, be increased solely to the lowest price that such independent registered public accounting firm confirms in writing would (A) limit such Derivative Liability to not more than $2,000,000 and (B) cause the Company to satisfy shareholder’s equity maintenance requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Any such written confirmation shall include reasonably detailed supporting calculations, shall be delivered to each Holder promptly and in any event within one (1) Business Day after receipt by the Company, and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. No adjustment under this Section 4(b)(iii) shall be made based on the Company’s internal determination or without such written confirmation, and any increase in the Floor Price pursuant to this Section 4(b)(iii) shall be no greater than necessary to achieve the foregoing limits. If, after any increase in the Floor Price pursuant to this Section 4(b)(iii), the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm confirms in writing that a lower Floor Price would not result in a Derivative Liability in excess of $2,000,000 or cause the Company’s stockholders’ equity to be less than the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement as of any fiscal quarter end, then the Floor Price shall automatically decrease to such lower price, but in no event below the Floor Price in effect immediately prior to the applicable increase under this Section 4(b)(iii). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, and for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4(b) shall only be effective with respect to the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2026, and shall not have any force and effect, and shall not be operative, with respect to any other fiscal period of the Company.
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(c) Any Mechanics of Conversion. The conversion of each Preferred Share shall be conducted in the following manner:
(i) Optional Conversion. To convert a Preferred Share into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), a Holder shall deliver (whether via electronic mail or otherwise), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion of the share(s) of Preferred Stock subject to such conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company. As promptly as practicable, and in any event on or before the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall transmit by electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Conversion Notice, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II, to such Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”), which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Conversion Notice in accordance with the terms herein. On or before the second (2nd) Trading Day following each date on which the Company has received a Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Deadline”), the Company shall: (I) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (“FAST”), credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such conversion to such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (2) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, upon the request of such Holder, issue and deliver (whether via electronic email or reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in such Conversion Notice, a Book-Entry Statement, registered in the name of such Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled. If less than all of the Preferred Stock then held by a Holder are submitted for conversion pursuant to any Conversion Notice, then the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than two (2) Trading Days after receipt of the applicable Conversion Notice and at its own expense, issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a new stock certificate (in accordance with Section 20(c)) representing the number of Preferred Stock not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of Preferred Stock shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date.
(ii) Company’s Failure to Timely Convert. If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Deadline, if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, to issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a Book-Entry for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, to credit such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount (as the case may be) (a “Conversion Failure”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, such Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Conversion Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, all, or any portion, of such Preferred Stock that has not been converted pursuant to such Conversion Notice; provided that the voiding of a Conversion Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 4(c)(ii) or otherwise. In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Share Delivery Deadline the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a Book-Entry and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, the Transfer Agent shall fail to credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder or pursuant to the Company’s obligation pursuant to clause (II) below, and if on or after such Share Delivery Deadline such Holder purchases (in an open market transaction, shares loan or otherwise) shares of Common Stock corresponding to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that such Holder is entitled to receive from the Company and has not received from the Company in connection with such Conversion Failure, as applicable (a “Buy-In”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such Holder’s request and in such Holder’s discretion, either: (I) pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to such Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, shares loan costs and other out-of- pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of such Holder) (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to so issue and deliver such Book-Entry (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit to the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (II) promptly honor its obligation to so issue and deliver to such Holder a Book-Entry representing such shares of Common Stock or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (x) such number of shares of Common Stock multiplied by (y) the lowest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Conversion Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this clause (TI). Nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver a Book Entry representing shares of Common Stock (or to electronically deliver such shares of Common Stock) upon the conversion of Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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(iii) Registration: Book-Entry. The Company (or the Transfer Agent, as custodian for the Preferred Stock) shall maintain a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Holders of each Preferred Share and the Stated Value of the Preferred Stock (the “Registered Preferred Stock”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The Company and each Holder of the Preferred Stock shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Preferred Share for all purposes (including, without limitation, the right to receive payments and Dividends hereunder) notwithstanding notice to the contrary. A Registered Preferred Share may be assigned, transferred or sold only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register. Upon its receipt of a written request to assign, transfer or sell one or more Registered Preferred Stock by such Holder thereof, the Company shall record the information contained therein in the Register and issue one or more new Registered Preferred Stock in the same aggregate Stated Value as the Stated Value of the surrendered Registered Preferred Stock to the designated assignee or transferee pursuant to Section 20, provided that, subject to Section 19, if the Company has granted its consent to an assignment or other transfer (or such consent is not required in accordance with Section 19) and the Company does not so record an assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be) of such Registered Preferred Stock within two (2) Business Days of such a request, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be). Each Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Stated Value, Dividends converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and Late Charges converted and/or paid (as the case may be), and the dates of such conversions and/or payments (as the case may be), or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to such Holder and the Company, and if the Company does not update the Register to record such Stated Value, Dividends converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and Late Charges converted and/or paid (as the case may be), and the dates of such conversions and/or payments (as the case may be), within two (2) Business Days of such occurrence, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such occurrence. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Company establishing the number of Preferred Stock to which the record holder is entitled shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. A Holder and any transferee or assignee, by acceptance of a Book-Entry, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of any Preferred Stock, the number of Preferred Stock represented by such Book-Entry may be less than the number of Preferred Stock stated in the most recent Book-Entry statement delivered to the Holder. Each Book-Entry representing Preferred Stock shall bear the following legend:
| ANY TRANSFEREE OR ASSIGNEE OF THIS INSTRUMENT SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THE CORPORATION’S CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS RELATING TO THE SHARES OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT, INCLUDING SECTION 4(c)(iii) THEREOF. |
| THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY BE LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK STATED ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 4(c)(iii) OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS RELATING TO THE SHARES OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT. |
(iv) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes. In the event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one Holder for the same Conversion Date and the Company can convert some, but not all, of such Preferred Stock submitted for conversion, the Company shall convert from each Holder electing to have Preferred Stock converted on such date a Holder Pro Rata Amount of such Holder’s Preferred Stock submitted for conversion on such date based on the number of Preferred Stock submitted for conversion on such date by such Holder relative to the aggregate number of Preferred Stock submitted for conversion on such date. In the event of a dispute as to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder in connection with a conversion of Preferred Stock, the Company shall issue to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 25.
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(d) Limitation on Beneficial Ownership. The Company shall not effect the conversion of any of the Preferred Stock held by a Holder, and such Holder shall not have the right to convert any of the Preferred Stock held by such Holder pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designations, and any such conversion shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, such Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes, convertible Preferred Stock or warrants, including the Preferred Stock) beneficially owned by such Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 4(d). For purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a Holder may acquire upon the conversion of such Preferred Stock without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, such Holder may rely on the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “Reported Outstanding Share Number”). If the Company receives a Conversion Notice from a Holder at a time when the actual number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall notify such Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Conversion Notice would otherwise cause such Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 4(d), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, such Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such Conversion Notice. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of any Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days confinn in writing or by electronic mail to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including such Preferred Stock, by such Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to a Holder upon conversion of such Preferred Stock results in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which such Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and such Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by such Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule l6a-l(a)(l) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to convert such Preferred Stock pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph (or any portion of this paragraph) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 4(d) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived or eliminated (except by an amendment to this Certificate of Designations) and shall apply to a successor holder of such Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4(d) shall not apply to any Holder that, together with such Holder’s other Attribution Parties, beneficially owns shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Percentage as of the first date on which such Holder acquires Preferred Stock.
(e) Conversion Limitation. During any calendar month, so long as no Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, no Holder shall convert Preferred Stock to the extent that the aggregate dollar value of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon all conversions by Holders during such calendar month would exceed the greater of (a) ten percent (10%) of aggregate dollar trading volume of the Common Stock during such calendar month or (b) $2.0 million. For the avoidance of doubt, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Triggering Event the limitations set forth in this Section 4(e) shall have no force and effect.
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(f) Principal Market Regulation. The Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of any Preferred Shares or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock together with the number of shares issued under that certain Warrant would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion of the Preferred Shares without breaching the Company’s obligations under the listing rules of the Principal Market (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules, including rules related to the aggregate offerings under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d) and NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 312.03(c), as applicable, the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable listing rules of the Principal Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. Until such approval or such written opinion is obtained, no Holder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion of any Preferred Shares, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of (i) the Exchange Cap as of the Initial Issuance Date multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (1) the aggregate number of Preferred Shares issued to such Holder on the Initial Issuance Date divided by (2) the aggregate number of Preferred Shares issued to the Holders on the Initial Issuance Date (with respect to each Holder, the “Exchange Cap Allocation”). In the event that any Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder’s Preferred Shares, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation with respect to such portion of such Preferred Shares so transferred, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange Cap Allocation so allocated to such transferee. Upon conversion in full of a Holder’s Preferred Shares, the difference (if any) between such Holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such Holder upon such Holder’s conversion in full of such Preferred Shares shall be allocated to the respective Exchange Cap Allocations of the remaining Holders of Preferred Shares on a pro rata basis in proportion to the shares of Common Stock underlying the Preferred Shares then held by each such Holder of Preferred Shares.
5. Triggering Events.
(a) Triggering Event. Each of the following events, in each case to the extent such event (disregarding any cure period) occurs following the Initial Issuance Date, shall constitute a “Triggering Event”:
(i) the suspension from trading or the failure of the shares of Common Stock to be trading or listed (as applicable) on an Eligible Market for a period of ten (10) consecutive Trading Days;
(ii) the Company’s (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure (as defined herein) by delivery of the required number of shares of Common Stock within three (3) Trading Days after the applicable Conversion Date or (8) written notice to any Holder of Preferred Stock, including, without limitation, by way of public announcement or through any of its agents, at any time, of its intention not to comply, as required, with a request for conversion of any Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock that is requested in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations (for the avoidance of doubt, other than the Company’s valid refusal to effectuate a conversion in accordance with Section 4(d) or Section 4(f) hereof);
(iii) except to the extent the Company is in compliance with Section 10(b) below, at any time following the tenth (10th) consecutive day that a Holder’s Authorized Share Allocation (as defined in Section 10(a) below) is less than 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder would be entitled to receive upon a conversion in full, of all of the Preferred Stock then held by such Holder (assuming conversion at the Floor Price then in effect without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in this Certificate of Designations);
(iv) the Company’s failure to pay to any Holder any Dividend on any Dividend Date (whether or not declared by the Board), solely to the extent such failure remains uncured for a period of at least five (5) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of written notice thereof;
(v) the Company’s failure to pay any other amount due in cash when and as due under this Certificate of Designations (including, without limitation, the Company’s failure to pay any Late Charges or other amounts due in cash hereunder), the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any other agreement, document, certificate or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (in each case, whether or not permitted pursuant to the DGCL), solely to the extent such failure remains uncured for a period of at least five (5) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of written notice thereof;
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(vi) the Company fails to deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of Preferred Stock without a restrictive legend either on any Book-Entry representing such shares of Common Stock or by credit of such shares of Common Stock to such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with OTC as and when required by this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise then prohibited by applicable federal securities laws, and any such failure remains uncured for at least five (5) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of written notice thereof;
(vii) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, either:
| (1) | commences a voluntary case or proceeding; |
| (2) | consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding; |
| (3) | consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for substantially all of its property; |
| (4) | makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; |
| (5) | takes any comparable action under any foreign Bankruptcy Law; or |
| (6) | is not paying its undisputed debts as they become due, and such failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days; |
(viii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that either:
| (1) | is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding; |
| (2) | appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; |
| (3) | orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary; or |
| (4) | grants any similar relief under any foreign Bankruptcy Law, |
and, in each case under this subsection (viii), such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) days;
(ix) one or more final and non-appealable judgment being rendered against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries for the payment of at least $10,000,000 in the aggregate (excluding any amounts covered by insurance or bond), where such judgment is not discharged, stayed, vacated or otherwise satisfied within sixty (60) days after (A) the date on which the right to appeal the same has expired, if no such appeal has commenced or (B) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any judgments or awards in favor of Affiliates of Celsius Mining LLC occurring prior to the Initial Issuance Date);
(x) default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any one or more mortgages, agreements or other instruments under which there is outstanding, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed of at least $2,500,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Initial Issuance Date or is thereafter created, where such default constitutes a failure to pay principal or interest on such indebtedness or results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to its stated maturity (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any amounts owed to Affiliates of Celsius Mining LLC on account of judgments or awards occurring prior to the Initial Issuance Date or any amount shown as unpaid or past due on Schedule 3.l(aa) to the Securities Purchase Agreement);
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(xi) other than as specifically set forth in another clause of this Section 5(a), the Company or any Subsidiary breaches any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of the Company or such Subsidiary in any Transaction Document in any material respect (other than the representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any material covenant or other material term or condition of any Transaction Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days after the Company’s receipt of written notice thereof;
(xii) a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company as to whether any Triggering Event has occurred;
(xiii) any breach or failure in any respect by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with any provision of Section 15(e) of this Certificate of Designations, only if such breach remains uncured for a period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days; or (xiv) any breach or failure in any material respect by the Company to comply with the covenant titled “Equity Classification; Stockholders’ Equity” in Section 15, or any representation or warranty made by the Company therein proving to have been false or inaccurate in any material respect when made or deemed made (it being understood and agreed that failure to comply with the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement as of any applicable measurement date shall constitute such a material breach, failure, falsehood or inaccuracy).
(b) Notice of a Triggering Event. Within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware of the occurrence of a Triggering Event, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail to each Holder.
6. Rights Upon Fundamental Transactions.
(a) Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) (x) the Successor Entity or its Parent Entity (in which case, all subsequent references to “Successor Entity” in this paragraph shall be deemed to refer to such Parent Entity) assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designations and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and approved by the Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), including agreements to deliver to each Holder of Preferred Stock in exchange for such Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Certificate of Designations, including, without limitation, having a stated value and dividend rate equal to the stated value and dividend rate of the Preferred Stock held by the Holders and having similar ranking to the Preferred Stock, and satisfactory to the Required Holders and (y) the Successor Entity is a publicly traded corporation whose common equity is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market or (ii) the Company exercises its right of Company Optional Redemption in full effective upon the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction. Except in the case of the foregoing clause (ii), upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, (A) 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 Certificate of Designations 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 Certificate of Designations and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein and therein, and (B) the Successor Entity shall deliver to each Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock at any time after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 7 and 15, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common equity (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity which each Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had all the Preferred Stock held by each Holder been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction at the Conversion Price in effect at such time (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Stock contained in this Certificate of Designations), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Holder may elect, at its sole option, by delivery of written notice to the Company to waive this Section 6(a) to permit the Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of the Preferred Stock. The provisions of this Section 6 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Stock.
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7. Rights Upon Issuance of Purchase Rights and Other Corporate Events.
(a) Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 and Section 15 below, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase shares, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all or substantially all of the record holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then each Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of all the Preferred Stock (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Stock and assuming for such purpose that all the Preferred Stock were converted at the Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) held by such Holder immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights, provided, however, to the extent that such Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent of any such excess) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable) for the benefit of such Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times such Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right to be held similarly in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable)) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation.
(b) Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), except to the extent the Company exercises its right of Company Optional Redemption effective upon the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that each Holder will thereafter have the right, at such Holder’s option, to receive upon a conversion of all the Preferred Stock held by such Holder (i) such securities or other assets to which such Holder would have been entitled with respect to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion had such shares of Common Stock been held by such Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Stock set forth in this Certificate of Designations) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as such Holder would have been entitled to receive had the Preferred Stock held by such Holder initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate in effect at such time. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. The provisions of this Section 7 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Stock set forth in this Certificate of Designations.
8. Rights Upon Issuance of Other Securities.
(a) Voluntary Adjustment by Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the Company may at any time any Preferred Stock remain issued, with the prior written consent of the Required Holders, reduce the then current Conversion Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board.
(b) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 8 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock issued at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock. The Company will make all calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on all Holders. The Company will provide a schedule of such calculations to any Holder upon written request.
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9. Non-circumvention. The Company hereby covenants and agrees, to the extent that it is within the power and control of the Company, that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Certificate of Designations, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holders hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Certificate of Designations or the other Transaction Documents, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the conversion of any Preferred Stock above the Conversion Price then in effect, (b) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of Preferred Stock and (c) shall, so long as any Preferred Stock are issued, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Stock, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of the Preferred Stock then issued (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if each Holder is not permitted to convert such Holder’s Preferred Stock in full for any reason (other than pursuant to restrictions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consents or approvals as necessary to effect such conversion into shares of Common Stock.
10. Authorized Shares.
(a) Reservation. So long as any Preferred Stock remain issued, the Company shall at all times reserve out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of all of the Preferred Stock then issued at the Floor Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversions) and (ii) 100% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that would be necessary to effect the conversion of that number of PIK Shares equal to eighteen (18) months of Dividends on the Preferred Stock then issued at the Floor Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversions set forth herein) (the “Required Reserve Amount”). The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders based on the number of the Preferred Stock held by each Holder on each Issuance Date or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the “Authorized Share Allocation”). In the event that a Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder’s Preferred Stock, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Preferred Stock shall be allocated to the remaining Holders of Preferred Stock, pro rata based on the number of the Preferred Stock then held by the Holders.
(b) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If, notwithstanding Section 10(a) and not in limitation thereof, at any time while any of the Preferred Stock remain issued the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Reserve Amount (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Preferred Stock then issued (or deemed issued pursuant to Section 10(a) above). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its shareholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized Common Stock. Nothing contained in Section l0(a) or this Section 10(b) shall limit any obligations of the Company under any provision of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
11. Company Optional Redemption.
(a) At any time, or from time to time, after the Issuance Date for the applicable Preferred Shares, the Company shall have the right to redeem all or any portion of such Preferred Shares (the “Company Optional Redemption”) at a redemption price equal to the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares to be redeemed multiplied by 105% (such price, subject to adjustment as provided herein, the “Company Optional Redemption Price”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not exercise its rights to Company Optional Redemption, or otherwise send a Notice of Company Optional Redemption, unless the Company has sufficient funds legally available to fully pay the Company Optional Redemption Price in respect of all Preferred Shares called for Company Optional Redemption. The Company Optional Redemption Price shall be paid in cash. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the date of the Notice of Company Optional Redemption or if at any time during the Company Optional Redemption Period, the Equity Conditions are not, or cease to be, satisfied, then the Company Optional Redemption Price shall be the greater of(x) such portion of the Conversion Amount multiplied by 105% and (y) the product of (A) such portion of the Conversion Amount multiplied by (B) the quotient determined by dividing (I) the highest VWAP for the Common Stock during the Company Optional Redemption Period by (II) the Conversion Price in effect on the Trading Day on which such highest VWAP occurs; provided, such increased Company Optional Redemption Price shall apply only with respect to that portion of the Conversion Amount being redeemed that is convertible into a number of shares of Common Stock that would be required to be registered for resale under the RRA but are not so registered.
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(b) If the Company elects to effect a Company Optional Redemption, the Company shall send to the Holders a written notice (i) notifying the Holders of the election of the Company to redeem all or the applicable part of the Preferred Shares and the date set for redemption (the “Company Optional Redemption Date”), (ii) stating the Conversion Amount subject to the Company Optional Redemption (the “Company Optional Redemption Amount”), (iii) stating the instructions a Holder must follow to receive payment, and (iv) stating the Company Optional Redemption Price therefor (such notice, a “Notice of Company Optional Redemption”). The Company Optional Redemption Date selected by the Company shall be no less than 12 Trading Days nor more than 60 Trading Days after the date on which the Company provides the Notice of Company Optional Redemption to the Holders (such period, “Company Optional Redemption Notice Period”). In the case of a partial redemption, then (x) the Preferred Shares to be redeemed will be selected pro rata among the Holders based on the number of the Preferred Shares held by each Holder on the Company Optional Redemption Date and (y) all Conversion Amounts converted by the Holder after the date of the Notice of Company Optional Redemption shall reduce the Company Optional Redemption Amount required to be redeemed on the Company Optional Redemption Date.
(c) For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder may convert Preferred Shares, at any time and from time to time during or after a Company Optional Redemption Notice Period until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay the Company Optional Redemption Price for such Preferred Shares in accordance with this Section 11. With respect to any portion of the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares which have not been converted by a Holder prior to the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date and have been specified to be redeemed by the Company pursuant to the Company Optional Redemption and which have been redeemed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11, (i) Dividends, if any, shall cease to accrue on such Preferred Shares, (ii) such Preferred Shares shall no longer be deemed outstanding and (iii) all rights with respect to such Preferred Shares shall cease and terminate.
(d) Any such Notice of Company Optional Redemption given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11 may, at the Company’s discretion, be given prior to the completion of a transaction (including a Fundamental Transaction or other transaction) and be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Company) of one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a related transaction. If such Company Optional Redemption is so subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such Notice of Company Optional Redemption shall describe each such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date may be delayed until such time (including more than 60 days after the date the Notice of Company Optional Redemption was delivered) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied (or waived by the Company), or such Company Optional Redemption may not occur and such Notice of Company Optional Redemption may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied (or waived by the Company) by such Company Optional Redemption Date, or by such Company Optional Redemption Date as so delayed. In addition, the Company may provide in such Notice of Company Optional Redemption that payment of the Company Optional Redemption Price and performance of the Company’s obligations with respect to such Company Optional Redemption may be performed by another Person. If any such condition precedent has not been satisfied (or waived by the Company), the Company shall provide written notice to the Holders no later than the close of business on the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date. To the extent any such condition precedent is satisfied (or waived by the Company) prior to the Company Optional Redemption Date, the Company shall promptly provide written notice to the Holders of the completion of the conditions precedent. Upon the Company providing such written notice to the Holders, the Notice of Company Optional Redemption shall be rescinded or delayed, and the Company Optional Redemption of the Preferred Shares shall be rescinded or delayed, in each case, as provided in such Notice of Company Optional Redemption.
12. Reserved.
13. Reserved.
14. Voting Rights. Holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to written notice of all shareholders meetings or written consents, as well as copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as required by applicable law or as expressly set forth herein, the holders of the Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote the Preferred Stock on any matter presented to the shareholders of the Company for their action or consideration, whether at a meeting or by written consent.
15. Covenants. For so long as any Preferred Stock are outstanding, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders:
(a) Incurrence oflndebtedness. The Company shall not, nor shall the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money, except for Permitted Indebtedness.
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(b) Existence of Liens. The Company shall not, nor shall the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien to secure Indebtedness on any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for Permitted Liens.
(c) Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital shares (other than as required by this Certificate of Designations).
(d) Preservation of Existence, Etc. The Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such corporate existence of any of its Subsidiaries if, in the judgment of the Company, the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and all material assets of any such Subsidiaries have been assigned to the Company or another Subsidiary, in each case where such restructuring does not have a material impact on the Company’s ability to comply with the provisions hereof.
(e) Restricted Issuances. The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, (i) issue any Preferred Stock (other than as contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement and this Certificate of Designations), (ii) issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under this Certificate of Designations or (iii) other than where the use of proceeds is used to (x) redeem the Preferred Stock in full or (y) refinance the Company or its Subsidiary’s Indebtedness existing as of the Subscription Date, create, or authorize the creation of, any additional class or series of capital shares of the Company (or any equity security convertible into or exercisable for any such class or series of capital shares of the Company) or issue or sell, or obligate itself to issue or sell, any equity securities of the Company (or any equity security convertible into or exercisable for any such class or series of capital shares of the Company) that ranks on par or superior (except in the case of clause (y), in which case such securities may only rank par or junior) to the Preferred Stock as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or as to redemption or repurchase rights.
(f) Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Certificate of Designations; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Holders by this Certificate of Designations, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
(g) Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall pay when due (taking into account all available extensions) all taxes, fees or other charges of any nature whatsoever (together with any related interest or penalties) now or hereafter imposed or assessed against the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective assets or upon their ownership, possession, use, operation or disposition thereof or upon their rents, receipts or earnings arising therefrom (except where the failure to pay would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). The Company and its Subsidiaries shall file on or before the due date therefor (taking into account all available extensions) all personal property tax returns (except where the failure to file would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries may contest, in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, taxes for which they maintain adequate reserves therefor in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
(h) Variable Rate Transaction. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries will be party to, enter into, effect or consummate any Variable Rate Transaction or enter into any agreement to effect or consummate any Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company or any Subsidiary (i) issues or sells any Convertible Securities either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock whereby the Company or any Subsidiary may sell securities at a future determined price (other than pursuant to a customary “weighted average” anti-dilution provision or standard and customary “preemptive” or “participation” rights). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) shares of Common Stock issued and sold pursuant to the ATM Facility; (ii) the issuance of Excluded Securities; and (iii) the making of payments to customers, vendors or suppliers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice consisting of, or the consideration for which consists of, securities subject to a variable price shall not be deemed a Variable Rate Transaction for purposes of this Section 15(h).
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(i) Organizational Documents. The Company shall not amend, alter, modify, or repeal this Certificate of Designations, by the adoption or amendment of any Certificate of Designation or similar document, in each case, in any manner that materially adversely affects the rights of any of the Holders of the Preferred Stock. The Company shall not amend, alter, modify, or repeal its Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws or any other corporate governance document, in any manner that materially adversely affects the rights of any of the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(j) Agreement. The Company shall not enter into any agreement which would substantially impair its obligations under this Certificate of Designations or any other Transaction Document.
(k) Independent Investigation. At the request of any Holder holding not less than $5.0 million in Stated Value of Preferred Stock either (x) at any time when a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, (y) upon the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute a Triggering Event or (z) at any time such Holder reasonably believes a Triggering Event may have occurred or be continuing, the Company will permit an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by such Holder (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) to investigate, at the Company’s expense (provided, however, that if such investigation is undertaken pursuant to the preceding clause (z) and, following such investigation, no Triggering Event is found to have occurred, such investigation shall be at the Holder’s expense (and the Holder shall promptly reimburse the Company, if applicable)), as to whether any breach of the Certificate of Designations has occurred (the “Independent Investigator”); provided that, absent the occurrence and continuance of a Triggering Event, no more than two (2) such investigations shall be permitted in any fiscal year. If the Independent Investigator determines that such breach of the Certificate of Designations has occurred, the Independent Investigator shall notify the Company of such breach and the Company shall deliver written notice to each Holder of such breach. In connection with such investigation, the Independent Investigator may, upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours, inspect all contracts, books, records, personnel, offices and other facilities and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the extent available to the Company after the Company uses reasonable efforts to obtain them, the records of its legal advisors and accountants (including the accountants’ work papers) and any books of account, records, reports and other papers not contractually required of the Company to be confidential or secret, or subject to attorney-client or other evidentiary privilege, and the Independent Investigator may make such copies and inspections thereof as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request; provided that, prior to being permitted to engage in any such visitation, inspection or access rights provided for under this Section 15(k), such Independent Investigator shall have executed a standard confidentiality agreement in favor of the Company on customary terms reasonably satisfactory to the Company. The Company shall furnish the Independent Investigator with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the business and properties of the Company as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall permit the Independent Investigator to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company with, and to make proposals and furnish advice with respect thereto to, the Company’s officers, directors, key employees and independent public accountants or any of them (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss with such Independent Investigator the finances and affairs of the Company and any Subsidiaries), all at such reasonable times, upon reasonable notice, and as often as may be reasonably requested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 15(k) shall not require the Company to breach any confidentiality obligations owed to third parties or to waive the Company’s attorney-client privilege.
(l) Equity Classification; Stockholders’ Equity. The Company represents, warrants and covenants to each Holder that (i) the Preferred Stock shall be classified and treated as equity, and not as a liability, in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, except solely to the extent of any Derivative Liability permitted by clause (ii), (ii) neither the issuance of the Preferred Stock nor the existence, terms or operation of the conversion rights hereunder shall result in a Derivative Liability in excess of $2,000,000 or in any Derivative Liability that would cause the Company’s stockholders’ equity to be less than the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement as of any fiscal quarter end, and (iii) the Company shall have stockholders’ equity of at least the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement as of the last day of each fiscal quarter.
(m) Affiliated Debt. The Company shall not make any payments of principal or other payments, except for regularly scheduled payments of interest at the non-default rate of interest, on the Endeavor Debt and/or any other Indebtedness then held by an Affiliate of the Company.
16. Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-Up. In the event of a Liquidation Event, the Holders shall be entitled to receive in cash out of the assets of the Company, whether from capital or from earnings available for distribution to its shareholders (the “Liquidation Funds”), before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any Junior Shares, but pari passu with any Parity Shares then issued, an amount per Preferred Share equal to the greater of (x) Stated Value and (y) the amount per share such Holder would receive if such Holder converted such Preferred Share into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the date of such payment, provided that if the Liquidation Funds are insufficient to pay the full amount due to the Holders and holders of Parity Shares, if any, then each Holder and each holder of Parity Shares shall receive a percentage of the Liquidation Funds equal to the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable to such Holder and such holder of Parity Shares as a liquidation preference, in accordance with their respective certificate of designations (or equivalent), as a percentage of the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable to all holders of Preferred Stock and all holders of Parity Shares. To the extent necessary, the Company shall cause such actions to be taken by each of its Subsidiaries so as to enable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the proceeds of a Liquidation Event to be distributed to the Holders in accordance with this Section 16. All the preferential amounts to be paid to the Holders under this Section 16 shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any Liquidation Funds of the Company to the holders of Junior Shares in connection with a Liquidation Event as to which this Section 16 applies.
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17. Distribution of Assets. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7(a) and Section 8, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distributions of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to any or all holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation, any distribution of cash, shares or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (the “Distributions”), then each Holder, as holders of Preferred Stock, will be entitled to such Distributions as if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Preferred Stock (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Stock and assuming for such purpose that the Preferred Share was converted at the current Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for such Distributions (provided, however, that to the extent that such Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the extent of any such excess over the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of such Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times, if any, such Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).
18. Vote to Change the Terms of or Issue Preferred Stock. For so long as any Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, in addition to any other rights provided by law, except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is required by law or by another provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, without first obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting of the Required Holders, voting together as a single class, the Company shall not: (a) amend, alter, modify or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, its Certificate of Incorporation, or file any certificate of designations or certificate of amendment of any series of stock, including this Certificate of Designations, if such action would materially adversely alter or change in any respect the preferences, rights, privileges or powers, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Preferred Stock hereunder, regardless of whether any such action shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation or otherwise; (b) increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the authorized number of Preferred Stock; (c) without limiting any provision of Section 2, create or authorize (by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of Senior Preferred Stock or Parity Shares; (d) purchase, repurchase or redeem any Junior Shares (other than pursuant to the terms of the Company’s equity incentive plans and options and other equity awards granted under such plans (that have in good faith been approved by the Board)); (e) without limiting any provision of Section 2, pay dividends or make any other distribution on any shares of any Junior Shares; (f) issue any Preferred Stock other than as contemplated hereby or pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement; (g) become subject to any agreement that would restrict the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under this Certificate of Designations; or (h) without limiting any provision of Section 9, whether or not prohibited by the terms of the Preferred Stock, circumvent a right of the Preferred Stock hereunder.
19. Transfer of Preferred Stock. A Holder may not transfer all or any portion of its Preferred Stock without the express prior written consent of the Company (through its Board), except for any transfer to an Affiliate of such Holder, to the Company, to YA II PN, LTD., a Cayman Islands exempt limited company (“Yorkville”) or any of its Affiliates, or to any other Person in connection with, or upon the exercise of, any rights or remedies of Yorkville under the Pledge and Security Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder may pledge all or any portion of its Preferred Stock to Yorkville pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company. Any transfer of Preferred Stock shall be in compliance with all applicable securities laws and Sections 4.1 and 5.7 of the Securities Purchase Agreement. Any purported transfer of Preferred Stock in violation of this Certificate of Designations shall be null and void, and no such transfer shall be recorded on the Company’s books and the purported transferee in any such transfer shall not be treated (and the Holder proposing to make any such transfer shall continue to be treated) as the owner of such Preferred Stock for all purposes of this Certificate of Designations. Each Holder shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any transfer of Preferred Stock by such Holder.
20. Reissuance of Certificates.
(a) Transfer. If any Preferred Stock represented by a stock certificate are to be transferred, the applicable Holder shall provide written notice of such transfer to the Company and surrender to the Company the stock certificate representing such Preferred Stock, together with a duly executed instrument of transfer, whereupon the Company shall forthwith issue and deliver, upon the order of such Holder, a new stock certificate registered in such name or names as such Holder may request, representing the number of Preferred Stock being transferred by such Holder and, if less than all of the Preferred Stock represented by the surrendered stock certificate are being transferred, a new stock certificate (in accordance with Section 20(c)) to such Holder representing the number of Preferred Stock not being transferred.
(b) Certificated Exchangeable for Different Denominations. Each stock certificate may be exchanged by the applicable Holder, upon surrender of such stock certificate to the Company together with written notice to the Company, for two or more new stock certificates (in accordance with Section 20(c)) representing, in the aggregate, the number of Preferred Stock represented by the original stock certificate, and each such new stock certificate shall represent such portion of such number of Preferred Stock represented by the original stock certificate as is designated in writing by such Holder at the time of such surrender.
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(c) Issuance of New Certificates. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new stock certificate pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations, such new stock certificate (i) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such stock certificate, the number of Preferred Stock then represented thereby, which, when added to the number of Preferred Stock represented by the other new stock certificate or stock certificates issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Preferred Stock represented by the original stock certificate immediately prior to such issuance, and (ii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new stock certificate, which is the same as the issuance date of such original stock certificate.
21. Remedies. Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Certificate of Designations shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Designations and any of the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit any Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designations. No failure on the part of a Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by such Holder of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. In addition, the exercise of any right or remedy of a Holder at law or equity or under this Certificate of Designations or any of the documents shall not be deemed to be an election of such Holder’s rights or remedies under such documents or at law or equity. The Company covenants to each Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by a Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holders and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, each Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to a Holder that is reasonably requested in writing by such Holder to enable such Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designations; provided that, to the extent the Company indicates to such Holder that the requested information or documentation may contain material non-public information, such information or documentation will not be provided to such Holder without such Holder’s express prior written consent.
22. Payment of Collection. Enforcement and Other Costs. If (a) any Preferred Stock are placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or are collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or a Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Certificate of Designations with respect to the Preferred Stock or to enforce the provisions of this Certificate of Designations or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Certificate of Designations, then the Company shall pay the costs reasonably incurred by such Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that no amounts due under this Certificate of Designations with respect to any Preferred Stock shall be affected, or limited, by the fact that the purchase price paid for each Preferred Share was less than the original Stated Value thereof.
23. Construction; Headings. This Certificate of Designations shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holders and shall not be construed against any such Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Certificate of Designations are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Certificate of Designations. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The tenns “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof’ and words of like import refer to this entire Certificate of Designations instead of just the provision in which they are found. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, all section references are to sections of this Certificate of Designations. Terms used in this Certificate of Designations and not otherwise defined herein, but defined in the other Transaction Documents, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Initial Issuance Date in such other Transaction Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Required Holders.
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24. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of a Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 24 shall permit any waiver of any provision of Section 4(d).
25. Dispute Resolution.
(a) Submission to Dispute Resolution for Certain Matters.
(x) In the case of a dispute relating to a Closing Bid Price, a Closing Sale Price, a Conversion Price, a VWAP or a fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of a Conversion Rate (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the applicable Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via electronic mail (A) if by the Company, within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by such Holder at any time after such Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If such Holder and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such Closing Bid Price, such Closing Sale Price, such Conversion Price, such VWAP or such fair market value, or the arithmetic calculation of such Conversion Rate, at any time after the tenth (10th) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or such Holder (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or such Holder (as the case may be), then such Holder and the Company may select an independent, reputable investment bank mutually agreeable in good faith to them to resolve such dispute.
(xi) Such Holder and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 25 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date on which such investment bank was selected (the “Dispute Submission Deadline”) (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the “Required Dispute Documentation”) (it being understood and agreed that if either such Holder or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and such Holder or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor such Holder shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).
(xii) The Company and such Holder shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and such Holder of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne solely by the Company, and such investment bank’s resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error.
(b) Miscellaneous. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) this Section 25 constitutes an agreement to arbitrate between the Company and each Holder (and constitutes an arbitration agreement) under§ 7501, et seq. of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (“CPLR”) and that any Holder is authorized to apply for an order to compel arbitration pursuant to CPLR § 7503(a) in order to compel compliance with this Section 25, (ii) a dispute relating to a Conversion Price includes, without limitation, disputes as to (A) the consideration per share at which an issuance or deemed issuance of shares of Common Stock occurred, (B) whether any issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock was an issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of Excluded Securities, and (C) whether an agreement, instrument, security or the like constitutes an Option or Convertible Security, (iii) the terms of this Certificate of Designations and each other applicable Transaction Document shall serve as the basis for the selected investment bank’s resolution of the applicable dispute, such investment bank shall be entitled (and is hereby expressly authorized) to make all findings, determinations and the like that such investment bank determines are required to be made by such investment bank in connection with its resolution of such dispute and in resolving such dispute such investment bank shall apply such findings, determinations and the like to the terms of this Certificate of Designations and any other applicable Transaction Documents, (iv) either the Company or the applicable Holder (and only such Holder with respect to disputes solely relating to such Holder), in its sole discretion, shall have the right to submit any dispute described in this Section 25 to any state or federal court sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan in lieu of utilizing the procedures set forth in this Section 25 and (v) nothing in this Section 25 shall limit such Holder from obtaining any injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (including, without limitation, with respect to any matters described in this Section 25).
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26. Notices: Currency: Payments.
(a) Notices. The Company shall provide each Holder of Preferred Stock with prompt written notice of all material actions taken pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor; provided that the Company shall not be required to provide any such notice in connection with (x) a Conversion Notice except as set forth in Section 4 or (y) transfers of any stock certificate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and unless disclosed by the Company in a press release or in a filing on Form 8-K, the Company shall give written notice to each Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grant, issuances, or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase shares, warrants, securities or other property to holders of all or substantially all shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or simultaneously with such notice being provided to such Holder by issuance of press release or the filing of Form 8-K with the SEC. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice must be in writing and shall be given in accordance with Section 5.4 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(b) Currency. All dollar amounts referred to in this Certificate of Designations are in United States Dollars (“U.S. Dollars”), and all dollar amounts owing under this Certificate of Designations shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies (if any) shall be converted into the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. “Exchange Rate” means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the relevant date of calculation (it being understood and agreed that where an amount is calculated with reference to, or over, a period of time, the date of calculation shall be the final date of such period of time).
(c) Payments. Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to wire transfer instructions that Holder shall provide to the Company in writing from time to time. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Certificate of Designations is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. Any amount due under the Transaction Documents in cash which is not paid when due (except to the extent such amount is simultaneously accruing Dividends) shall result in a late charge being incurred and payable by the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum from the date such amount was due until the same is paid in full (“Late Charge”).
27. Waiver of Notice. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby irrevocably waives demand, notice, presentment, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Certificate of Designations and the Securities Purchase Agreement.
28. Governing Law. This Certificate of Designations shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Certificate of Designations shall be governed by, the DGCL, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the DGCL or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware. Except as otherwise required by Section 25 above, the Company and each Holder (by acceptance of its Preferred Stock) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein (i) shall be deemed or operate to preclude any Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to such Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such Holder or (ii) shall limit, or shall be deemed or construed to limit, any provision of Section 25 above. THE COMPANY AND EACH HOLDER (BY ACCEPTANCE OF ITS PREFERRED STOCK) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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29. Judgment Currency.
(a) If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in any court in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 29 referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in U.S. dollars under this Certificate of Designations, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Trading Day immediately preceding:
(x) the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date: or
(xi) the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 29(a)(ii) being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).
(b) If in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 29(a)(ii) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of US dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.
(c) Any amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Certificate of Designations.
30. Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designations is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Designations so long as this Certificate of Designations as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
31. Maximum Payments. Without limiting Section 5.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the applicable Holder and thus refunded to the Company.
32. Amendment. Except for Section 4(d), which may not be amended or waived hereunder, this Certificate of Designations or any provision hereof may be amended by obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose, or written consent without a meeting in accordance with the DGCL, of the Required Holders, voting separately as a single class, and with such other shareholder approval, if any, as may then be required pursuant to the DGCL and the Certificate of incorporation.
33. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Additional Amount” means, as of the applicable date of determination, with respect to each Preferred Share, all unpaid Dividends that have accrued on such Preferred Share and any other unpaid amounts then due and payable hereunder with respect to such Preferred Share.
“Additional Issuance Date” means, for any date after the Initial Issuance Date where Preferred Stock are issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the issuance date for such Preferred Stock.
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“Affiliate” or “Affiliated” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person, with “control” having the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. “Affiliated Party” means, with respect to any natural person, (i) any company, partnership, trust or other entity for which such natural person (or such natural person’s estate) has dispositive or voting power with respect to the equity securities of the Company held by such company, partnership, trust or other entity; (ii) any trust the beneficiaries of which consist solely of such natural person, any Family Member of such natural person or any person described in clause (i); (iii) the trustees, legal representatives, beneficiaries or beneficial owners (in each case, solely in such capacity and not in their individual or other capacities) of any such company, partnership, trust or other entity referred to in clause (i) or (ii); (iv) the estate of such natural person (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that this clause (iv) will not include any person to whom any securities are transferred from any such estate); and (v) the Family Members of such natural person.
“Approved Share Plan” means any employee benefit plan which has been approved by the Board prior to or subsequent to the Subscription Date pursuant to which shares of Common Stock and options to purchase shares of Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock may be issued to any employee, officer, consultant, director or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for services provided to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in their capacity as such.
“ATM Facility” means the Company’s “at the market” facility with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC for the issuances of Common Stock at prevailing market prices from time to time.
“Attribution Parties” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Initial Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by a Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of such Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with such Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with such Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively such Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. law for the relief of debtors.
“Bloomberg” means Bloomberg, L.P.
“Book-Entry” means each entry on the Register evidencing one or more Preferred Stock that has been converted into shares of Common Stock.
“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; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
“Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under U.S. GAAP; the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the final maturity of such obligations shall be the date of the last payment of such amounts due under such lease (or other arrangement) prior to the first date on which such lease (or other arrangement) may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a premium or a penalty; and, for the purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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“Closing Bid Price” and “Closing Sale Price” mean, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price (as the case may be), then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price (as the case may be) of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Required Holders. If the Company and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 25. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share splits, share dividends, share combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions during such period.
“Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
“Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
“Convertible Securities” means any shares or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any Common Stock.
“Current Subsidiary” means any Person in which the Company on the Subscription Date, directly or indirectly, (i) owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting power of the capital shares or equity or similar interests of such Person entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such Person; or (ii) controls the business, operations or administration of such Person, and all of the foregoing, collectively, “Current Subsidiaries”. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the power to direct the management and the policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting capital, by contract or otherwise.
“Derivative Liability” means any derivative, embedded derivative or other liability required under U.S. GAAP to be recorded on the Company’s balance sheet as a result of the issuance of the Preferred Stock or the existence, terms or operation of the conversion rights under this Certificate of Designations.
“Dividend Rate” means five percent (5%) or eighteen percent (18%) per annum upon the occurrence and continuation of a Triggering Event.
“Eligible Market” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or, in each case, any successor thereto.
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“Equity Conditions” means, with respect to a given date or period of determination, on each day during the period beginning thirty (30) Trading Days prior to such applicable date of determination and ending on and including such applicable date of determination (the “Equity Conditions Measuring Period”) (i) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares that would be required to be registered for resale under the RRA shall be eligible to be resold by the Holders without restriction or any legend under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Preferred Shares); (ii) the Common Stock (including all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares) is listed or designated for quotation (as applicable) on an Eligible Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on such Eligible Market nor shall delisting or suspension by such Eligible Market have been threatened (with a reasonable prospect of delisting occurring after giving effect to all applicable notice, appeal, compliance and hearing periods) or reasonably likely to occur or pending as evidenced by (A) a writing by such Eligible Market or (B) the Company falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of such Eligible Market; (iii) the Company shall have delivered all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares on a timely basis as set forth in Section 4 hereof and all other shares of capital stock required to be delivered by the Company on a timely basis as set forth in the other Transaction Documents; (iv) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, no public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction shall have occurred which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated; (v) none of the Holders shall be in possession of any material, non-public information provided to any of them by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates, employees, officers, representatives, agents or the like; and (vi) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company otherwise shall have been substantially in compliance with, and shall not have breached in any material respect any representation or warranty (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document in any material respect, including, without limitation, the Company shall not have failed to timely make any payment pursuant to any Transaction Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured as of or after the date that is ten (10) Trading Days prior to the applicable date of determination.
“Excluded Securities” means (i) Common Stock or options to purchase Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to directors, consultants, officers, employees or other service providers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for services rendered to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in their capacity as such pursuant to an Approved Share Plan, provided that the exercise price of any such options is not lowered, none of such options are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder and none of the terms or conditions of any such options are otherwise materially changed in any manner that materially adversely affects any of the Holders; (ii) Convertible Securities and/or shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase shares of Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to an Approved Share Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) issued prior to the Subscription Date, provided that the conversion, exercise or issuance price of any such Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase shares of Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Share Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) is not lowered (other than in accordance with the terms thereof in effect as of the Subscription Date), none of such Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase shares of Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Share Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder (other than in accordance with the terms thereof in effect as of the Subscription Date) and none of the terms or conditions of any such Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase shares of Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Share Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are otherwise materially changed in any manner that materially adversely affects any of the Holders; (iii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations; provided, that the terms of this Certificate of Designations are not amended, modified or changed on or after the Subscription Date (other than antidilution adjustments pursuant to the terms hereof in effect as of the Subscription Date); and (iv) securities issued as consideration for the acquisition of another entity by the Company by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or bona fide joint venture agreement, provided that such issuance is approved by the majority of the disinterested directors of the Company.
“Family Member” means, with respect to any individual, any other individual having a relationship by blood (to the second degree of consanguinity), marriage (including former spouses), domestic partnership (including former domestic partners) or adoption to such individual.
“Floor Price” means $1.80 (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, share combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions occurring after the Subscription Date).
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“Fundamental Transaction” means (A) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, unless, for purposes of any Section hereunder other than Section ll(c), the holders of shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation or merger continue to hold at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the shares of Common Stock of the Company (or the surviving or acquiring entity), or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to one or more Subject Entities, other than solely to one or more of the Company’s wholly owned Subsidiaries, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its shares of Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock, (y) 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not issued, or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock, or (iv) consummate a shares or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby all such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, in any transaction or series of related transactions, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such shares purchase agreement or other business combination were not issued, or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its shares of Common Stock, unless the holders of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue to hold at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the shares of Common Stock of the Company (or the surviving entity), (B) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate, other than the Company or its wholly owned Subsidiaries, or their respective employee benefit plans, to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in issued Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued shares of Common Stock not held by all such Subject Entities as of the date of this Certificate of Designations calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Subject Entities were not issued, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other shareholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the shareholders of the Company or (C) directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner intended to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.
“Group” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.
“Holder Pro Rata Amount” means, with respect to any Holder, a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the number of Preferred Stock issued to such Holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Initial Issuance Date and (ii) the denominator of which is the number of Preferred Stock issued to all Holders pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Initial Issuance Date.
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“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (B) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent such obligations would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, (C) all guarantees by such Person of lndebtedness of others, (D) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (E) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments and, (F) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net obligations of such Person under hedging obligations entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business and entered into for bona fide hedging purposes (and not for speculative purposes) as determined in good faith by the Company (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the net payments under such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such person at the termination of such agreement or arrangement); provided that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) deferred or prepaid revenue, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller, (iii) contingent indemnity and similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iv) Indebtedness of any parent entity (for which none of the Company or any Subsidiary is liable) appearing on the balance sheet of the Company solely by reason of push down accounting under U.S. GAAP, (v) obligations in connection with government auctions, subsidies, benefits or similar programs or processes, and (vi) obligations under any license, permit or other approval (or guarantees in respect of such obligations) incurred prior to the Subscription Date or in the ordinary course of business. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner), to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries shall exclude (i) intercompany liabilities between and among them arising solely from their cash management, tax and accounting operations in the ordinary course of business and (ii) intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness between and among them having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover, conversion or extension terms) and made in the ordinary course of business.
“Initial Issuance Date” means the date Preferred Stock are first issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
“Issuance Date” means the Initial Issuance Date or Additional Issuance Date, as applicable.
“Liens” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, collateral assignment, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
“Liquidation Event” means, whether in a single transaction or series of transactions, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or such Subsidiaries the assets of which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Non-assessable” means, with respect to the issuance of shares, that a shareholder shall not, solely by virtue of its status as a shareholder, be liable for additional assessments or calls on shares of the Company or its creditors (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).
“Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
“Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose Common Stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means:
(a) any Indebtedness arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with trade payables;
(b) any Indebtedness arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with project financing or to finance Capital Lease Obligations in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $500,000;
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(c) any Indebtedness under that certain Revolving Line of Credit Promissory Note payable to Endeavor Blockchain, LLC (for the avoidance of doubt, including any interest thereon) or any refinancing of such Indebtedness (the “Endeavor Debt”);
(d) any Indebtedness set forth in Schedule 3.1(aa) to the Securities Purchase Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, including any interest thereon) as in effect on the Initial Issuance Date;
(e) any intercompany Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) any Indebtedness consented to by the Required Holders; and
(g) any Indebtedness where the proceeds are to be used to pay the Company Optional Redemption Price upon the Company’s exercise of its Company Optional Redemption right.
“Permitted Liens” means any Lien securing Permitted Indebtedness, except to the extent such Permitted Indebtedness is specified as being unsecured.
“Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.
“Principal Market” means, as of any date of determination, the Eligible Market on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted.
“RRA” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 30, 2026, between the Company and the Holders.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.
“Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain securities purchase agreement by and among the Company and the initial holders of Preferred Stock, dated as of the Subscription Date, as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Significant Subsidiary” means, as of any date of determination, any Subsidiary of the Company that constitutes, or any group of Subsidiaries of the Company that, in the aggregate, would constitute, a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the 1934 Act) of the Company.
“Stated Value” shall mean $1,000 per share, subject to adjustment for share splits, share dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations, reclassifications, combinations, subdivisions or other similar events occurring after the Issuance Date with respect to the Preferred Stock.
“Stockholders’ Equity Requiremeut” means $5,000,000 of stockholders’ equity of the Company, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter or such other stockholders’ equity required for the Company to remain eligible for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
“Subscription Date” means June 30, 2026.
“Subject Entity” means any Person, Persons or Group or any Affiliate or associate of any such Person, Persons or Group.
“Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, company, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the common equity entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (B) any partnership or limited liability company where (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests, or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (ii) such Person or any one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.
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“Successor Entity” means the Person formed by, resulting from or survtvmg any Fundamental Transaction or the Person with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
“Trading Day” means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the shares of Common Stock, any day on which the shares of Common Stock are traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the shares of Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the shares of Common Stock are then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the shares of Common Stock are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the shares of Common Stock are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the applicable Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price determinations relating to the shares of Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.
“Transaction Documents” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, this Certificate of Designations and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into or delivered by the Company or any of the Holders in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, all as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“U.S. GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
“VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30:00 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “VAP” function (set to 09:30:00 start time and 16:00:00 end time) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:00 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest Closing Bid Price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Required Holders. If the Company and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 25. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split, share combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.
34. Disclosure. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designations, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days of such receipt or prior to (or simultaneous with) such delivery, as applicable, publicly disclose such material, non-public information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. Tn the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to such Holder explicitly in writing in such notice (or immediately upon receipt of notice from such Holder, as applicable), and in the absence of any such written indication in such notice (or notification from the Company immediately upon receipt of notice from such Holder), such Holder shall be allowed to presume that information contained in the notice does not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries provides material non-public information to a Holder that is not simultaneously filed in a Current Report on Form 8-K and such Holder has not agreed to receive such material non-public information, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Holder 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 with respect to, or a duty to any of the foregoing not to trade on the basis of, such material non-public information. Nothing contained in this Section 34 shall limit any obligations of the Company, or any rights of any Holder, under Section 4.4 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
35. Absence of Trading and Disclosure Restrictions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Holder is a fiduciary or agent of the Company and that, subject to such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of Section 4.6 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Holder shall have no obligation to (a) maintain the confidentiality of any information provided by the Company or (b) refrain from trading any securities while in possession of such information, in each case, in the absence of a written non-disclosure agreement signed by an officer of such Holder that explicitly provides for such confidentiality and trading restrictions. In the absence of such an executed, written non-disclosure agreement, the Company acknowledges that, subject to such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of Section 4.6 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Holder may freely trade in any securities issued by the Company, may possess and use any information provided by the Company in connection with such trading activity, and may disclose any such information to any third party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of Big Digital Energy, Inc. to be executed this 30th day of June, 2026.
| /s/ Kaliste Saloom | ||
| Name: | Kaliste Saloom | |
| Title: | Authorized Officer |
Signature
Page to Certificate of Designations
of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of
Big Digital Energy, Inc.
EXHIBIT I
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Certificate of Designations of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of Big Digital Energy, Inc. (the “Certificate of Designations”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), indicated below into shares of Common Stock, $0.001 value per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, as of the date specified below.
Date of Conversion:
Aggregate number of Preferred
Stock to be converted
Aggregate Stated Value of such
Preferred Stock to be converted:
Aggregate accrued and unpaid
Dividends with respect to such
Preferred Stock, and such
Aggregate Dividends
to be
converted:
AGGREGATE CONVERSION
AMOUNT TO BE
CONVERTED:
Please confirm the following information:
Conversion Price:
Number of shares
of Common
Stock to be issued:
Please issue the Common Stock into which the applicable Preferred Stock are being converted to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:
☐ Check here if requesting delivery in book-entry form to the following name and to the following address:
Issue to:
__________________________
__________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
☐ Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows:
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| Date: | ||
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EXHIBIT II
EMAIL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company acknowledges receipt of this Conversion Notice and hereby directs [●] (the “Transfer Agent”) to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent instruction letter dated , 2026, from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by the Transfer Agent.
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Exhibit 4.1
Execution Version
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 2, 2026
between
MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC.
and
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Rights Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Section 1. | Certain Definitions | 1 |
| Section 2. | Appointment of Rights Agent | 10 |
| Section 3. | Issuance of Rights Certificates | 10 |
| Section 4. | Form of Rights Certificates | 12 |
| Section 5. | Countersignature and Registration | 13 |
| Section 6. | Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Rights Certificates; Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Rights Certificates | 13 |
| Section 7. | Exercise of Rights; Exercise Price; Prohibited Issuances | 14 |
| Section 8. | Cancellation and Destruction of Rights Certificates | 16 |
| Section 9. | Reservation and Availability of Shares of Capital Stock | 16 |
| Section 10. | Record Date for Securities Issued | 17 |
| Section 11. | Adjustment of Exercise Price, Number and Kind of Shares or Number of Rights | 18 |
| Section 12. | Certificate of Adjusted Exercise Price or Number of Shares | 24 |
| Section 13. | Consolidation, Merger or Transfer of Assets, Cash Flow or Earning Power | 24 |
| Section 14. | Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares | 26 |
| Section 15. | Rights of Action | 27 |
| Section 16. | Agreement of Rights Holders | 28 |
| Section 17. | Holder of Rights Certificate Not Deemed to be a Stockholder | 29 |
| Section 18. | Concerning the Rights Agent | 29 |
| Section 19. | Merger, Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent | 30 |
| Section 20. | Duties of Rights Agent | 30 |
| Section 21. | Change of Rights Agent | 34 |
| Section 22. | Issuance of New Rights Certificates | 35 |
| Section 23. | Redemption | 35 |
| Section 24. | Exchange | 36 |
| Section 25. | Notice of Certain Events | 38 |
| Section 26. | Notices | 38 |
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| Section 27. | Supplements and Amendments | 39 |
| Section 28. | Successors | 40 |
| Section 29. | Determinations and Actions by the Board | 40 |
| Section 30. | Benefits of this Agreement | 40 |
| Section 31. | Severability | 41 |
| Section 32. | Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 41 |
| Section 33. | Counterparts | 42 |
| Section 34. | Interpretation | 42 |
| Section 35. | Force Majeure | 43 |
| Exhibits | |
| Exhibit A: | Form of Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock |
| Exhibit B: | Form of Rights Certificate |
| Exhibit C: | Form of Summary of Rights |
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RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of February 2, 2026, by and between MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company, as rights agent (the “Rights Agent”). Each of the Company and the Rights Agent are sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in Section 1.
RECITALS
A. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) (i) adopted resolutions creating a new series of Preferred Stock designated as “Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock”, (ii) adopted this Agreement and (iii) authorized and declared a dividend of one preferred stock purchase right (a “Right”) for each share of Common Stock outstanding as of the Close of Business on February 12, 2026 (the “Record Date”). Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each Right initially represents the right to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock (as such number may be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) and has the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the form of the Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit A.
B. The Board further authorized and directed the issuance of one Right (as such number may be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) with respect to each share of Common Stock that becomes outstanding (whether as an original issuance or from the Company’s treasury) between the Record Date and, subject to Section 22, the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date and certain additional shares of Common Stock that shall become outstanding after the Distribution Date as provided in Section 22.
AGREEMENT
The Parties therefore agree as follows:
Section 1. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
(a) “Acquiring Person” means any Person who or that, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, is the Beneficial Owner of the Triggering Percentage or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding but will not include any Exempt Person. Notwithstanding anything in this definition of “Acquiring Person” to the contrary:
(i) Any Person who or which, at the time of the first public announcement of the declaration of the Rights dividend, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person at such time, Beneficially Owns the Triggering Percentage or more of the shares of Common Stock of the Company then-outstanding (including any shares of Common Stock of which Beneficial Ownership is acquired on the date of such public announcement pursuant to orders placed prior to such public announcement that cannot be cancelled) shall not be an Acquiring Person unless such Person (a “Grandfathered Stockholder”) (together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person) shall, after the time of the first public announcement of the declaration of the Rights dividend, increase its Beneficial Ownership (excluding any increase of Beneficial Ownership on the date of such public announcement pursuant to orders placed prior to such public announcement that cannot be cancelled) as a percentage of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than as a result of an acquisition of shares of Common Stock by the Company) to an amount equal to or greater than the greater of (1) the Triggering Percentage and (2) the sum of (I) the lowest Beneficial Ownership of such Person (together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person) as a percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of any time from and after the time of the public announcement of the declaration of the Rights dividend and (II) 0.0001%. The preceding sentence shall grandfather the security or instrument underlying such Beneficial Ownership only in the type and form as of the date of this Agreement and shall not grandfather any subsequent change, modification, swap or exchange of such security or instrument underlying such Beneficial Ownership into a different type or form of security or instrument (unless such change, modification, swap or exchange is contemplated explicitly by the terms of such security or instrument (e.g., as would be the case for options to purchase shares of Common Stock, in which case the shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of such options would be grandfathered)); provided, however, that a Person who Beneficially Owns the Triggering Percentage or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding as of the time of the first public announcement of the declaration of the Rights dividend with a group shall only be entitled to rely on the provisions set forth in this sentence if the membership or existence of such group has been publicly disclosed prior to the first public announcement of the declaration of the Rights dividend; provided, further, for the avoidance of doubt, cash-settled swap or exchange contracts for differences in the price of shares of Common Stock or other equity Securities of the Company shall not be grandfathered under this Agreement. In the event after the time of the first public announcement of the declaration of the Rights dividend, any agreement, arrangement or understanding pursuant to which a Grandfathered Stockholder is deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of shares of Common Stock expires, is settled in whole or in part, terminates or no longer confers any benefit to or imposes any obligation on the Grandfathered Stockholder, any direct or indirect replacement, extension or substitution of such agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the same or different shares of Common Stock that confers Beneficial Ownership of shares of Common Stock shall be considered the acquisition of Beneficial Ownership of additional shares of Common Stock by the Grandfathered Stockholder and render such Grandfathered Stockholder an Acquiring Person for purposes of this Agreement unless, upon such acquisition of Beneficial Ownership of additional shares of Common Stock, such Person does not Beneficially Own the Triggering Percentage or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, it being understood that such Person will be considered to be an Acquiring Person upon thereafter becoming the Beneficial Owner of the Triggering Percentage or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, unless expressly provided to the contrary under this Agreement.
(ii) No Person will be deemed to be an Acquiring Person solely as a result of an acquisition of shares of Common Stock by the Company that, by reducing the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, increases the proportionate number of shares of Common Stock that are Beneficially Owned by such Person, it being understood that such Person will be considered to be an Acquiring Person upon thereafter becoming the Beneficial Owner of any additional shares of Common Stock (other than (A) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on the Common Stock in the form of shares of Common Stock or pursuant to a split or subdivision of the Common Stock or (B) the unilateral grant of a security by the Company, or through the exercise of any options, warrants, rights or similar interests (including restricted stock) granted by the Company to its directors, officers and employees), unless, upon becoming the Beneficial Owner of such additional shares of Common Stock, such Person does not Beneficially Own the Triggering Percentage or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding.
(iii) No Person will be deemed to be an Acquiring Person solely as a result of any unilateral grant of any security by the Company, or through the exercise of any options, warrants, rights or similar interests (including restricted stock) granted by the Company to its directors, officers and employees, it being understood that, if a Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of the Triggering Percentage or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding by reason of a unilateral grant of a security by the Company, or through the exercise of any options, warrants, rights or similar interests (including restricted stock) granted by the Company to its directors, officers and employees, and such Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional shares of Common Stock (other than (A) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on the Common Stock in shares of Common Stock or pursuant to a split or subdivision of the Common Stock or (B) the unilateral grant of a security by the Company, or through the exercise of any options, warrants, rights or similar interests (including restricted stock) granted by the Company to its directors, officers and employees), then such Person will be deemed to be an Acquiring Person unless, upon such acquisition of Beneficial Ownership of additional shares of Common Stock, such Person does not Beneficially Own the Triggering Percentage or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding.
(iv) No Person will be deemed to be an Acquiring Person solely as a result of the acquisition of Beneficial Ownership of shares of Common Stock from an individual who, as of the time of the first public announcement of this Agreement, is the Beneficial Owner of the Triggering Percentage or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding if such shares of Common Stock are received by such Person upon an individual’s death pursuant to such individual’s will or pursuant to a charitable trust created by such individual for estate planning purposes, and thereafter such Person does not otherwise become an Acquiring Person.
(v) If a bona fide swaps dealer who would otherwise be an Acquiring Person has become so as a result of its actions in the ordinary course of its business that the Board determines, in its sole discretion, were taken without the intent or effect of evading or assisting any other Person to evade the purposes and intent of this Agreement, or otherwise seeking to control or influence the management or policies of the Company, then, and unless and until the Board shall otherwise determine, such Person shall not be deemed to be an Acquiring Person for any purposes of this Agreement.
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(vi) If the Board determines in good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an Acquiring Person has become such inadvertently (including because (A) such Person was unaware that it Beneficially Owned a percentage of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding that would otherwise cause such Person to be an Acquiring Person or (B) such Person was aware of the extent of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding that it Beneficially Owned but had no actual knowledge of the consequences of such Beneficial Ownership pursuant to this Agreement) and without any intention of changing or influencing control of the Company, and if such Person divested or divests as promptly as practicable (as determined by the Board in its sole discretion) a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock (including by entering into an agreement with the Company, which agreement is satisfactory to the Board, in its sole discretion, to divest and subsequently divests in accordance with the terms of such agreement, without exercising or retaining any power, including voting power, with respect to such shares of Common Stock) (or, in the case solely of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person pursuant to Section 1(f)(v) hereof, such Person terminates the subject derivative transaction or disposes of the subject derivative instrument, or establishes to the satisfaction of the Board that such shares of Common Stock are not held, directly or indirectly, with any intention of changing or influencing control of the Company) so that such Person would no longer be an Acquiring Person, or if such divestiture requirement is waived by the Board on such terms and conditions as the Board, in good faith, determines are advisable, then such Person will not be deemed to be or to have become an Acquiring Person for any purposes of this Agreement in connection with such circumstances, it being understood that such Person will be considered to be an Acquiring Person upon thereafter becoming the Beneficial Owner of the Triggering Percentage or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, unless expressly provided to the contrary under this Agreement.
(b) “Adjustment Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(ii).
(c) “Affiliate” and “Associate” have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, and to the extent not included within the foregoing, shall also include, with respect to any Person, any other Person whose Common Stock would be deemed owned constructively or indirectly by, or otherwise aggregated with, such first Person pursuant to the provisions of Section 382 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations; provided, that a Person will not be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Person solely because either or both Persons are or were directors or officers of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(d) “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
(e) “Appropriate Officers” means the Company’s Chair of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, or Secretary, or any Vice President or Assistant Secretary.
(f) A Person will be deemed to be the “Beneficial Owner” of, and will be deemed to “Beneficially Own” and have “Beneficial Ownership” of, any securities:
(i) that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date of this Agreement);
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(ii) that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, owns or has the legal, equitable or contractual right or obligation to acquire (whether directly or indirectly and whether exercisable, or whether such obligation is required to be performed, immediately or only after the passage of time, upon compliance with regulatory requirements, upon satisfaction of one or more conditions (whether or not within the control of such Person), or otherwise): (A) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding whether or not in writing (other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering of securities); (B) upon the exercise of any conversion rights, exchange rights, rights (other than the Rights), warrants or options, or otherwise; (C) pursuant to the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement; (D) pursuant to the power to terminate a repurchase or similar so-called “stock borrowing” agreement, arrangement or understanding; or (E) pursuant to the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement, except that a Person will not be deemed pursuant to this Section 1(f)(ii) to be the Beneficial Owner of, or to Beneficially Own, securities: (1) tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act by or on behalf of such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange; (2) issuable upon the exercise of Rights at any time prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event; (3) issuable upon the exercise of Rights from and after the occurrence of a Triggering Event if such Rights were acquired by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates prior to the Distribution Date or pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 (the “Original Rights”) or pursuant to Section 11(g) in connection with an adjustment made with respect to any Original Rights; or (4) that a Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates may be deemed to have the right to acquire, or does acquire, pursuant to any merger or other acquisition agreement between the Company and such Person (or one or more of its Affiliates or Associates), or any tender, voting or support agreement entered into by such Person (or one or more of its Affiliates or Associates) in connection with such merger or other acquisition, if, in each case, such agreement has been approved by the Board prior to a Flip-In Event occurring with respect to such Person (or one or more of its Affiliates or Associates);
(iii) that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to vote (including the power to vote or to direct the voting of) or dispose (or direct the disposition) of (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only upon the occurrence of certain events or the passage of time or both), including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing), except that a Person will not be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of, or to Beneficially Own, any security pursuant to this Section 1(f)(iii) as a result of an agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) to vote such security if such agreement, arrangement or understanding: (A) arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act; and (B) is not also then reportable by such Person on Schedule 13D (or any comparable or successor report);
(iv) that are Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person (or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates) with which such first Person (or any of such first Person’s Affiliates or Associates) has any agreement, arrangement or understanding whether or not in writing (other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering of securities) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy to the extent contemplated by the proviso to Section 1(f)(iii)) or disposing of any securities of the Company; or
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(v) that are the subject of a derivative transaction entered into by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, including, for these purposes, any derivative instrument (whether or not presently exercisable) acquired by such Person, or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, that gives such Person, or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, the economic equivalent of direct or indirect ownership of, or opportunity to obtain ownership of, an amount of securities where the value of the derivative is determined in whole or in part with reference to, or derived in whole or in part from, the price or value of such securities, or that provides such Person, or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, an opportunity, directly or indirectly, to profit, or to share in any profit derived from, any change in the value of such securities, in any case without regard to whether: (A) the derivative conveys any voting rights in such securities to such Person, or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates; (B) the derivative is required to be, or capable of being, settled through delivery of such securities, cash or other property; or (C) such Person, or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, may have entered into other transactions that hedge the economic effect of the derivative (it being understood that in determining the number of shares of Common Stock that the subject Person will be deemed to Beneficially Own by virtue of the operation of this Section 1(f)(v), the subject Person will be deemed to Beneficially Own (without duplication) the notional or other number of shares of Common Stock (without regard to any “short” or similar position) that, pursuant to the documentation evidencing the derivative position, may be acquired upon the exercise or settlement of the applicable right or as the basis upon which the value or settlement amount of such right, or the opportunity of the holder of such right to profit or share in any profit, is to be calculated, in whole or in part, and in any case (or if no such number of shares of Common Stock is specified in such documentation or otherwise) as determined by the Board in good faith to be the number of shares of Common Stock to which the derivative position relates).
Notwithstanding anything in this definition of “Beneficial Owner” to the contrary: (x) no Person engaged in business as an underwriter of securities shall be the “Beneficial Owner” of any securities acquired through such Person’s participation in good faith in a firm commitment underwriting until the expiration of forty (40) calendar days after the date of such acquisition; and (y) no Person shall be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of any security if such Person is a “clearing agency” (as defined in Section 3(a)(23) of the Exchange Act) and has acquired such security solely as a result of such status.
Notwithstanding anything in this definition of Beneficial Ownership to the contrary, the phrase “then-outstanding”, when used with reference to a Person’s Beneficial Ownership of securities of the Company, shall mean the number of such securities then issued and outstanding together with the number of such securities not then actually issued and outstanding which such Person would be deemed to Beneficially Own hereunder.
(g) “Board” has the meaning set forth in the recitals at the beginning of this Agreement.
(h) “Book Entry Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
(i) “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated to close.
(j) “Certificate of Incorporation” shall mean collectively the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 10, 2012, as amended on July 18, 2013, November 15, 2017, March 1, 2018, March 17, 2021, June 9, 2021, August 11, 2021, and February 6, 2023, as the same may be amended or amended and restated from time to time.
(k) “Close of Business” on any given date means 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on such date. If such date is not a Business Day, then it means 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the next succeeding Business Day.
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(l) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(m) “Common Stock” means, unless otherwise specified, the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company. When used with reference to any Person other than the Company, Common Stock means the capital stock with the greatest voting power, or the equity securities or other equity interest having power to control or direct the management, of such Person or, if such Person is a Subsidiary of another Person, of the Person that ultimately controls such first Person.
(n) “Common Stock Equivalents” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii).
(o) “Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble, subject to the terms of Section 13(a).
(p) “Current Per Share Market Price” of any security (a “Security” for purposes of this definition), for all computations other than those made pursuant to Section 11(a)(iii), means the average of the daily closing prices per share of such Security for the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to but not including such date, and for purposes of computations made pursuant to Section 11(a)(iii), the Current Per Share Market Price of any Security on any date will be deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices per share of such Security for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days immediately following but not including such date. If the Current Per Share Market Price of the Security is determined during any period following the announcement by the issuer of such Security of (i) a dividend or distribution on such Security payable in shares of such Security or securities convertible into such shares (other than the Rights) or (ii) any subdivision, combination or reclassification of such Security, and the ex-dividend date for such dividend or distribution, or the record date for such subdivision, combination or reclassification, has not occurred prior to the commencement of the requisite thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day or ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period as set forth above, then, and in each such case, the Current Per Share Market Price will be appropriately adjusted to current market price per share equivalent of such Security, as determined in good faith by the Board. The closing price for each day will be the last sale price, regular way, reported at or prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, or, if no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the bid and asked prices, regular way, reported as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on Nasdaq or, if the Security is not listed or admitted to trading on Nasdaq, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Security is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price reported at or prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, or, if on such date the Security is not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, by Nasdaq or such other system then in use, or, if on any such date the Security is not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Security selected by the Board. If on any such date no market maker is making a market in the Security, the fair value of the Security on such date as determined in good faith by the Board will be used, which determination will be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent. If the Current Per Share Market Price of the Preferred Stock cannot be determined in the manner provided above or if the shares of Preferred Stock are not publicly held or not listed or traded in a manner described above, then the Current Per Share Market Price of the Preferred Stock will be conclusively deemed to be (x) the Current Per Share Market Price of the Common Stock as determined pursuant to this Section 1(p) multiplied by (y) one thousand (as such number may be appropriately adjusted to reflect any subdivision, combination or reclassification of Common Stock occurring after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date). If the Security (other than the Preferred Stock) is not publicly held or not so listed or traded, or if on any such date the Security is not so quoted and no such market maker is making a market in the Security, then the Current Per Share Market Price means the fair value per Security as determined in good faith by the Board, after consultation with a nationally recognized investment banking firm, whose determination will be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and will be conclusive and binding on the Rights Agent and the holders of Rights (solely in their capacity as such).
(q) “Current Exchange Value” means the product of the Current Per Share Market Price of Common Stock on the date of the occurrence of an Exchange Determination (or the next Business Day, if such date is not a Business Day) multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Right would otherwise be exchangeable (without regard to whether there were sufficient shares of Common Stock available therefor).
(r) “Current Value” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii).
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(s) “Distribution Date” means the earlier of: (i) the Close of Business on the tenth Business Day after the Stock Acquisition Date (or, in the event the Board determines on or before such tenth Business Day to effect an exchange in accordance with Section 24 and determines in accordance with Section 24 that a later date is advisable, such later date that is not more than twenty (20) days after the Stock Acquisition Date); and (ii) the Close of Business on the tenth Business Day (or such later date as may be determined by the Board prior to such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person) after the date that a tender or exchange offer by any Person (other than an Exempt Person) is first published, sent or given within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act if, assuming the successful consummation thereof, such Person would be an Acquiring Person. If any tender or exchange offer referred to in clause (ii) of this Section 1(s) is canceled, terminated or otherwise withdrawn prior to the Distribution Date without the purchase or exchange of any shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto, then such offer will be deemed, for purposes of this Section 1(s), never to have been made. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the date described in the first sentence of this Section 1(s) occurs on or before the Record Date, then the Distribution Date shall be the Close of Business on the Record Date.
(t) “Equivalent Preferred Stock” means any class or series of capital stock of the Company having the same rights, privileges and preferences as the Preferred Stock.
(u) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(v) “Exchange Determination” has the meaning set forth in Section 24(a).
(w) “Exchange Ratio” has the meaning set forth in Section 24(a).
(x) “Exempt Person” means: (i) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, in each case, including in any fiduciary capacity, or any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company; or (ii) any entity or trustee holding (or acting in a fiduciary capacity in respect of) shares of capital stock of the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan or for the purpose of funding any such plan or any other employee benefits for employees of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
(y) “Exercise Price” is initially $20.60 for each one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of a Right and is subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 11 or Section 13.
(z) “Expiration Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the Close of Business on February 1, 2027 (unless such date is extended) or (ii) the Redemption Date.
(aa) “Flip-In Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(ii).
(bb) “Flip-In Trigger Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii).
(cc) “Flip-Over Event” means any event described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 13(a).
(dd) “Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
(ee) “Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, joint venture, business trust, trust, association, other entity, syndicate or group (as such term is used in Rule 13d-5 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date of this Agreement), and, in each case, will include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of any such Person.
(ff) “Post-Event Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
(gg) “Pre-Event Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
(hh) “Preferred Stock” means shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company and, to the extent that there are not a sufficient number of shares of Preferred Stock authorized to permit the full exercise of the Rights, any other series of preferred stock of the Company designated for such purpose containing terms substantially similar to the terms of the Preferred Stock.
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(ii) “Principal Party” means: (i) in the case of any transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 13(a): (A) the Person that is the issuer of the securities into which the Common Stock are converted in the consolidation or merger, or, if there is more than one such issuer, the issuer whose Common Stock has the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding; or (B) if no securities are so issued: (1) the Person that is the other party to the consolidation or merger, if such Person survives the consolidation or merger, or, if there is more than one such Person, the Person whose Common Stock has the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding; (2) if the Person that is the other party to the merger does not survive such consolidation or merger, the Person that does survive such consolidation or merger (including the Company if it survives); or (3) the Person resulting from the consolidation or merger; and (ii) in the case of any transaction described in clause (iii) of Section 13(a), the Person that is the party receiving the greatest portion of the assets, cash flow or earning power transferred pursuant to such transaction or transactions, or, if more than one Person that is a party to such transaction or transactions receives the same portion of the assets or earning power so transferred and each such portion would, were it not for the other equal portions, constitute the greatest portion of the assets or earning power so transferred, or if the Person receiving the greatest portion of the assets or earning power cannot be determined, whichever of such Persons is the issuer of Common Stock having the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding. For purposes of this definition, if the shares of Common Stock of such Person are not at such time, or have not been continuously over the preceding twelve (12)-month period, registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, then if such Person is (x) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of another Person whose Common Stock is and has been so registered, the term “Principal Party” will refer to such other Person, (y) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of more than one Person whose shares of Common Stock is and has been so registered, the term “Principal Party” will refer to whichever of such Persons is the issuer of Common Stock having the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding, or (z) if such Person is owned, directly or indirectly, by a joint venture formed by two or more Persons that are not owned, directly or indirectly, by the same Person, the rules set forth in clauses (x) and (y) above will apply to each of the owners having an interest in the venture as if the Person owned by the joint venture was a Subsidiary of both or all of such joint venturers, and the Principal Party in each such case must bear the obligations set forth in Section 13 in the same ratio as its interest in such Person bears to the total of such interests.
(jj) “Record Date” has the meaning set forth in the recitals at the beginning of this Agreement.
(kk) “Redemption Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 23(a).
(ll) “Redemption Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 23(a).
(mm) “Right” has the meaning set forth in the recitals at the beginning of this Agreement.
(nn) “Rights Agent” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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(oo) “Rights Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company may choose to use book-entry in lieu of physical certificates, in which case a “Rights Certificate” shall be deemed to mean the uncertificated book-entry representing the related Rights.
(pp) “Rights Dividend Declaration Date” means February 1, 2026.
(qq) “Schedule 13D” means a statement on Schedule 13D filing pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a), 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, and any comparable or successor report.
(rr) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(ss) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(tt) “Security” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(p).
(uu) “Signature Guarantee” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
(vv) “Spread” means the excess of (i) the Current Value over (ii) the Exercise Price.
(ww) “Stock Acquisition Date” means the first date of public announcement (which, for purposes of this definition, includes the filing or amending of a Schedule 13D) by the Company or an Acquiring Person that an Acquiring Person has become such or that discloses information that reveals the existence of an Acquiring Person.
(xx) “Subsequent Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
(yy) “Subsidiary” of any Person means any firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, business trust, trust, association, syndicate or other entity (whether or not incorporated) of which an amount of voting securities sufficient to elect a majority of the directors or Persons having similar authority, or a majority of the equity or ownership interests, is Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, or any firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, business trust, trust, association, syndicate or other entity (whether or not incorporated) otherwise controlled by such Person.
(zz) “Substitution Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii).
(aaa) “Summary of Rights” means a summary of this Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
(bbb) “Trading Day” means a day on which the principal national securities exchange on which a referenced security is listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if a referenced security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, a Business Day.
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(ccc) “Treasury Regulations” means the regulations, including temporary regulations or any successor regulations, promulgated under the Code, as amended from time to time.
(ddd) “Triggering Percentage” means 20%.
(eee) “Triggering Event” means any Flip-In Event or Flip-Over Event.
(fff) “Trust” has the meaning set forth in Section 24(b)(ii).
(ggg) “Trust Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 24(b)(ii).
Section 2. Appointment of Rights Agent. The Company appoints the Rights Agent to act as rights agent for the Company in accordance with the express terms and conditions hereof (and no implied terms and conditions), and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The Company may from time to time appoint such co-Rights Agents as it may deem necessary or desirable (the term “Rights Agent” being used herein to refer, collectively, to the Rights Agent together with any such co-Rights Agents) upon ten (10) days prior written notice thereof to the Rights Agent. In the event the Company appoints one or more co-Rights Agents, then the respective duties of the Rights Agent and any co-Rights Agents will be as the Company reasonably determines, provided, that such duties are consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and that contemporaneously with such appointment, the Company shall notify, in writing, the Rights Agent (and any co-Rights Agents) of any such duties. The Rights Agent will have no duty to supervise and will in no event be liable for the acts or omissions of any such co-Rights Agents.
Section 3. Issuance of Rights Certificates.
(a) Rights Evidenced by Certificates for Shares of Common Stock and Book Entry Shares. Until the Distribution Date: (i) the Rights (unless earlier expired, redeemed or terminated) will be evidenced (subject to the provisions of Section 3(b) and Section 3(c)) by the certificates for shares of Common Stock registered in the names of the holders thereof or, in the case of uncertificated shares of Common Stock registered in book-entry form (“Book Entry Shares”), by notation in book-entry accounts reflecting the ownership of such shares of Common Stock (which certificates and book entries, as applicable, will also be deemed to be Rights Certificates) and not by separate Rights Certificates; and (ii) the Rights (and the right to receive Rights Certificates) will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of the underlying shares of Common Stock (including a transfer to the Company). As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, the Company will prepare and execute, and upon written request of the Company, the Rights Agent will countersign and the Company will send or cause to be sent (or the Rights Agent will, if so requested and provided with all necessary information and documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent, at the expense of the Company, send) by first-class, postage-prepaid mail, to each record holder of shares of Common Stock as of the Close of Business on the Distribution Date (other than any Acquiring Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates), at the address of such holder shown on the records of the Company or the transfer agent for the Common Stock, one or more Rights Certificates evidencing one (1) Right for each share of Common Stock so held, subject to adjustment as provided in this Agreement. Receipt of a Rights Certificate by any Person will not preclude a later determination that all or part of the Rights represented by such Rights Certificate are void pursuant to Section 7(d). To the extent that a Flip-In Event has also occurred, the Company may implement such procedures as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion to minimize the possibility that Rights are received by any Person whose Rights are null and void pursuant to Section 7(d). If an adjustment in the number of Rights per share of Common Stock has been made pursuant to Section 11, then at the time of distribution of the Rights Certificates, the Company will make the necessary and appropriate rounding adjustments (in accordance with Section 14(a)) so that Rights Certificates representing only whole numbers of Rights are distributed and cash is paid in lieu of any fractional Rights (in accordance with Section 14(a)). As of and after the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced solely by the Rights Certificates and may be transferred by the transfer of the Rights Certificates as permitted by this Agreement, separately and apart from any transfer of shares of Common Stock, and the holders of such Rights Certificates as shown on the transfer books of the Company or the transfer agent for the Rights (which may be the Rights Agent) will be the record holders thereof. The Company will promptly notify the Rights Agent in writing upon the occurrence of the Distribution Date. Until such written notice is received by the Rights Agent, it may presume conclusively for all purposes that the Distribution Date has not occurred.
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(b) Summary of Rights; Outstanding Shares of Common Stock. On the Record Date, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Company may, if it so elects, send (directly, or at the expense of the Company, upon the written request of the Company and after providing all necessary information and documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent, through the Rights Agent or the Company’s transfer agent for the shares of Common Stock) a copy of a Summary of Rights to Purchase Shares of Preferred Stock, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Summary of Rights”), to each record holder of Common Stock as of the Close of Business on the Record Date. With respect to shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Record Date or issued subsequent to the Record Date, until the earlier of the Distribution Date or the Expiration Date, the Rights associated with such shares will be evidenced by the certificates for such shares of Common Stock or, in the case of Book Entry Shares, registration in book-entry form, and the registered holders of the Common Stock will also be the registered holders of the associated Rights. Until the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date, the surrender for transfer of any shares of Common Stock in respect of which Rights have been issued (with or without a copy of the Summary of Rights) will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with such shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon the effectiveness of a redemption pursuant to Section 23, the Company will not thereafter issue any additional Rights and, for the avoidance of doubt, no Rights will be attached to or will be issued with any Common Stock at any time thereafter.
(c) Legend. Rights will be issued in respect of all shares of Common Stock that are issued (whether as an original issuance or from the Company’s treasury) after the Record Date but prior to the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date. Certificates representing such shares of Common Stock will also be deemed to be certificates for Rights, and will bear substantially the following legend if such certificates are issued after the Record Date but prior to the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date:
This certificate also evidences and entitles the holder to certain rights as set forth in that certain Rights Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2026, by and between MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company, as rights agent (or any successor Rights Agent), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Rights Agreement”), the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on file at the principal executive offices of the Company. Under certain circumstances as set forth in the Rights Agreement, the Rights (as defined in the Rights Agreement) may be redeemed, may become exercisable for securities or assets of the Company or securities of another entity, may be exchanged for shares of common stock or other securities or assets of the Company, may expire or may be evidenced by separate certificates, and may no longer be evidenced by this certificate. The Company will mail to the holder of this certificate a copy of the Rights Agreement as in effect on the date of mailing without charge after receipt of a written request therefor. Under certain circumstances as set forth in the Rights Agreement, Rights that are Beneficially Owned (as defined in the Rights Agreement) by, transferred to or have been owned by an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement) or any of its Affiliates (as defined in the Rights Agreement) or Associates (as defined in the Rights Agreement) will be null and void and will no longer be transferable.
With respect to any Book Entry Shares, a legend in substantially similar form will be included in any appropriate ownership notice provided to the holder of such Book Entry Share or in a notice to the record holder of such Book Entry Share in accordance with applicable law. With respect to such certificates representing shares of Common Stock containing the foregoing legend, or any notice of the foregoing legend delivered to record holders of Book Entry Shares, as applicable, until the earlier of the Distribution Date or the Expiration Date: (i) the Rights associated with the shares of Common Stock represented by such certificates or registered in book-entry form will be evidenced solely by such certificates or registration in book-entry form; (ii) the registered holders of the shares of Common Stock will also be the registered holders of the associated Rights; and (iii) the transfer of any such shares of Common Stock (whether by surrender for transfer of any certificates for such shares or the surrender for transfer of any Book Entry Shares) (with or without a copy of the Summary of Rights) will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding this Section 3(c) or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the omission of a required legend, the inclusion of a legend that makes reference to a rights agreement other than this Agreement or the failure to provide notice thereof will not affect the enforceability of any part of this Agreement or the rights of any holder of Rights.
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(d) Acquisitions of Rights by the Company. If the Company purchases or acquires any shares of Common Stock after the Record Date but prior to the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date, then any Rights associated with such shares of Common Stock will be deemed to be canceled and retired so that the Company will not be entitled to exercise any Rights associated with the shares of Common Stock that are no longer outstanding.
Section 4. Form of Rights Certificates.
(a) Rights Certificates. The Rights Certificates (and the form of election to purchase and form of assignment, including the certifications therein, to be printed on the reverse thereof) will be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the rights, duties, protections, responsibilities or liabilities of the Rights Agent) and are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto, with any applicable rule or regulation of any applicable stock exchange or trading system on which the Rights may from time to time be listed or quoted or of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or to conform to customary usage. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22, the Rights Certificates will entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as will be set forth therein at the Exercise Price, but the number and type of securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Price will be subject to adjustment as provided in this Agreement.
(b) Certain Legends. Any Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a), Section 11(h) or Section 22 that represents Rights that are Beneficially Owned by an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, a Post-Event Transferee, a Pre-Event Transferee or a Subsequent Transferee, and any Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6 or Section 11 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Rights Certificate referred to in this sentence, will contain (to the extent that the Rights Agent has notice thereof and to the extent feasible) substantially the following legend:
The Rights represented by this Rights Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned (as defined in the Rights Agreement) by a person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). Accordingly, this Rights Certificate and the Rights that it represents may become null and void in the circumstances specified in Section 7(d) of the Rights Agreement.
Notwithstanding this Section 4(b) or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the omission of a required legend or the inclusion of a legend that makes reference to a rights agreement other than this Agreement will not affect the enforceability of any part of this Agreement or the rights of any holder of Rights.
(c) Uncertificated Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company and the Rights Agent may amend this Agreement to provide for uncertificated Rights in addition to or in place of Rights evidenced by Rights Certificates.
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Section 5. Countersignature and Registration.
(a) Countersignature. The Rights Certificates will be executed on behalf of the Company by one of its Appropriate Officers, which execution will be attested to by such officers as the Board may designate, in each case, by manual, facsimile or other electronic signature, and will have affixed thereto the Company’s seal (if any) or a facsimile or other electronic copy thereof. The Rights Certificates will be countersigned, by manual, facsimile or other electronic signature, by an authorized signatory of the Rights Agent, but it will not be necessary for the same signatory to countersign all of the Rights Certificates. No Rights Certificate will be valid for any purpose unless countersigned by the Rights Agent. If any director or officer of the Company who has signed or attested to any of the Rights Certificates ceases to be such director or officer of the Company before countersignature by the Rights Agent and issuance and delivery by the Company, such Rights Certificates nevertheless may be countersigned by the Rights Agent and issued and delivered by the Company with the same force and effect as though the person who signed or attested to such Rights Certificates on behalf of the Company had not ceased to be a director or officer of the Company. Any Rights Certificate may be signed or attested to on behalf of the Company by any person who, as of the actual date of the execution of such Rights Certificate, is a proper director or officer of the Company to sign such Rights Certificate, although at the date of the execution of this Agreement any such person was not such a director or officer. In case any authorized signatory of the Rights Agent who has countersigned any Rights Certificate ceases to be an authorized signatory of the Rights Agent before issuance and delivery by the Company, such Rights Certificate, nevertheless, may be issued and delivered by the Company with the same force and effect as though the person who countersigned such Rights Certificate had not ceased to be an authorized signatory of the Rights Agent; and any Rights Certificate may be countersigned on behalf of the Rights Agent by any person who, at the actual date of the countersignature of such Rights Certificate, is properly authorized to countersign such Rights Certificate, although at the date of the execution of this Agreement any such person was not so authorized.
(b) Transfer Books. Following the Distribution Date, upon receipt by the Rights Agent of notice to that effect, and all other relevant information and documents referred to in Section 3(a), the Rights Agent will keep or cause to be kept, at its office or offices designated for such purposes, books for registration and transfer of the Rights Certificates issued under this Agreement. Such books will show the names and addresses of the respective holders of the Rights Certificates, the number of Rights evidenced on its face by each of the Rights Certificates, the certificate number of each of the Rights Certificates and the date of each of the Rights Certificates. The Rights Agent will not register, or permit to be registered, any transfer or exchange of any Rights Certificates (or the underlying Rights) that have become null and void pursuant to Section 7(d), have been redeemed pursuant to Section 23 or have been exchanged pursuant to Section 24.
Section 6. Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Rights Certificates; Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Rights Certificates.
(a) Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Rights Certificates. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b), Section 7(d), Section 14 and Section 24, at any time after the Close of Business on the Distribution Date, and at or prior to the Close of Business on the Expiration Date, any Rights Certificate (other than any Rights Certificate representing Rights that have become null and void pursuant to Section 7(d), that have been redeemed pursuant to Section 23 or that have been exchanged pursuant to Section 24) may be transferred, split up, combined or exchanged for another Rights Certificate entitling the registered holder to purchase a like number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as the Rights Certificate surrendered then entitled such holder (or former holder in the case of a transfer) to purchase. Any registered holder desiring to transfer, split up, combine or exchange any Rights Certificate will make such request in writing delivered to the Rights Agent, and will surrender the Rights Certificate, together with any required form of assignment duly executed and properly completed, to be transferred, split up, combined or exchanged at the office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose with all signatures guaranteed from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association (a “Signature Guarantee”) and such other documentation as the Rights Agent may reasonably request. The Rights Certificates are transferable only on the books and records of the Rights Agent. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Rights Agent nor the Company will be obligated to take any action whatsoever with respect to the transfer, split up, combination or exchange of any such surrendered Rights Certificate until the registered holder has properly completed and duly executed the certificate contained in the form of assignment on the reverse side of such Rights Certificate accompanied by a Signature Guarantee, and has provided such additional evidence of the identity of the Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) or Affiliates or Associates thereof of the Rights represented by such Rights Certificates, in each case, as the Company or the Rights Agent may reasonably request. Thereupon, subject to Section 4(b), Section 7(d), Section 14 and Section 24, the Rights Agent will countersign (by manual, facsimile or other electronic signature) and deliver to the Person entitled thereto a Rights Certificate as so requested. The Company or the Rights Agent may require payment from the holder of a Rights Certificate of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, split up, combination or exchange of any Rights Certificate. If and to the extent that the Company does require payment of any such tax or governmental charge, the Company will provide the Rights Agent prompt written notice thereof and the Rights Agent will not deliver any Rights Certificate unless and until the Rights Agent is satisfied that any such payment has been made, and the Rights Agent will forward any such sum collected by it to the Company or to such Person as the Company specifies by written notice. The Rights Agent will not have any duty or obligation to take any action pursuant to any Section of this Agreement related to the issuance or delivery of Rights Certificates unless and until it is satisfied that all such taxes and/or charges, as applicable, have been paid.
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(b) Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Rights Certificates. Subject to the provisions of Section 7(d), Section 11(a)(ii) and Section 24, at any time after close of business on the Distribution Date and prior to the Expiration Date, upon receipt by the Company and the Rights Agent of evidence reasonably satisfactory to each of the Company and the Rights Agent of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a Rights Certificate and such additional evidence of the identity of the Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) or Affiliates or Associates thereof as the Company or the Rights Agent may reasonably request, and, in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to each of the Company and the Rights Agent, along with such other and further documentation as the Company or the Rights Agent may reasonably request, and reimbursement to the Company and the Rights Agent of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender to the Rights Agent and cancellation of the Rights Certificate if mutilated, the Company will issue, execute and deliver a new Rights Certificate of like tenor to the Rights Agent for countersignature and delivery to the registered holder in lieu of the Rights Certificate so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated. Every new Rights Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 6(b) in lieu of any lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Rights Certificate will evidence a contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Rights Certificate will be at any time enforceable by anyone, and, subject to Section 7(d), will be entitled to all the benefits of this Agreement equally and proportionately with any and all other Rights duly issued under this Agreement.
Section 7. Exercise of Rights; Exercise Price; Prohibited Issuances.
(a) Exercise of Rights. Subject to Section 7(d), Section 23 and Section 24, the registered holder of any Rights Certificate may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement) in whole or in part on any Business Day at or after the Distribution Date and prior to the Close of Business on the Expiration Date by surrender of the Rights Certificate, with the form of election to purchase and certificate on the reverse side thereof properly completed and duly executed, to the Rights Agent at the office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, accompanied by a Signature Guarantee and such other documentation as the Rights Agent may reasonably request, together with payment of the Exercise Price for each one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as to which the Rights are exercised.
(b) Payment. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, upon receipt of a Rights Certificate representing exercisable Rights, with the form of election to purchase and certificate properly completed and duly executed, accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the total number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) to be purchased and an amount equal to any applicable transfer tax or governmental charge required to be paid by the holder of such Rights Certificate in accordance with Section 9(e), the Rights Agent will, subject to Section 7(e) and Section 20(k), thereupon as promptly as practicable: (i) (A) requisition from any transfer agent of the Preferred Stock (or make available, if the Rights Agent is the transfer agent for the Preferred Stock) a certificate for the total number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) to be purchased (or, in the case of uncertificated shares or other securities, requisition from the transfer agent a notice setting forth such number of shares or other securities to be purchased for which registration will be made on the transfer books of the Company), and the Company irrevocably authorizes its transfer agent to comply with all such requests; or (B) if the Company has elected to deposit the total number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) issuable upon exercise of the Rights with a depositary agent, requisition from such depositary agent depositary receipts representing interests in such number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as are to be purchased (in which case certificates representing shares of the Preferred Stock (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) represented by such receipts will be deposited by the transfer agent with such depositary agent) and the Company irrevocably directs such depositary agent to comply with such request; (ii) when necessary to comply with the terms of this Agreement, requisition from the Company the amount of cash, if any, to be paid in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in accordance with Section 14; (iii) after receipt of such certificates, notices, or depositary receipts, cause the same to be delivered to or upon the order of the registered holder of such Rights Certificate, registered in such name or names as may be designated by such holder; and (iv) when necessary to comply with the terms of this Agreement, after receipt thereof, deliver such cash to or upon the order of the registered holder of such Rights Certificate. The payment of the Exercise Price (as such amount may be reduced (including to zero) pursuant to Section 11(a)(iii)), and an amount equal to any applicable transfer tax or governmental charge required to be paid by the holder of such Rights Certificate in accordance with Section 9(e), may be made by certified bank check, money order, cashier’s check or bank draft payable to the order of the Company. If the Company is obligated to issue securities of the Company other than Preferred Stock, pay cash or distribute other property pursuant to Section 11(a), then the Company will make all arrangements necessary so that such other securities, cash or other property are available for distribution by the Rights Agent, if and when necessary to comply with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to require that prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event, upon any exercise of Rights, a number of Rights be exercised so that only whole shares of Preferred Stock would be issued. Except for those provisions herein that expressly survive the termination of this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate at such time as the Rights are no longer exercisable hereunder.
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(c) Partial Exercise. If the registered holder of any Rights Certificate properly exercises less than all the Rights evidenced thereby, then a new Rights Certificate evidencing Rights equivalent to the Rights remaining unexercised will be issued by the Rights Agent and delivered to or upon the order of the registered holder of such Rights Certificate, registered in such name as may be designated by such holder, subject to the provisions of Section 14.
(d) Prohibited Issuances. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, from and after the first occurrence of a Triggering Event, any Rights that are or were acquired or Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after such Acquiring Person becomes such (a “Post-Event Transferee”), (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with such Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from such Acquiring Person (or an Affiliate or Associate of the Acquiring Person) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or an Affiliate or Associate of such Acquiring Person) or to any Person with whom such Acquiring Person (or an Affiliate or Associate of the Acquiring Person) has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding whether or not in writing regarding the transferred Rights or (B) a transfer that the Board has determined, in good faith, is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of this Section 7(d) (a “Pre-Event Transferee”), and such Board determination will be conclusive and binding on the Rights Agent and the holders of Rights (solely in their capacity as such), or (iv) any subsequent transferee receiving transferred Rights from a Post-Event Transferee or a Pre-Event Transferee, either directly or through one or more intermediate transferees (a “Subsequent Transferee”) will, in each case, become null and void without any further action, and no holder (whether or not such holder is an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person) of such Rights will have any rights whatsoever (including the right to exercise) with respect to such Rights or any Rights Certificates that formerly evidenced such Rights, whether pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or otherwise. From and after the first occurrence of a Triggering Event, no Rights Certificate will be issued pursuant to this Agreement (including to an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, a Post-Event Transferee, a Pre-Event Transferee or a Subsequent Transferee) that represents one or more Rights that are or have become null and void pursuant to this Section 7(d) or with respect to any Common Stock otherwise deemed to be Beneficially Owned by any of the foregoing, and any Rights Certificate delivered to the Rights Agent that represents Rights that are or have become null and void pursuant to this Section 7(d) will be canceled. The Company will use all reasonable best efforts to ensure that the provisions of this Section 7(d) and Section 4(b) are complied with, but neither the Company nor the Rights Agent will have any liability to any holder of Rights Certificates or to any other Person as a result of the Company’s failure to make any determinations with respect to an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, a Post-Event Transferee, a Pre-Event Transferee or a Subsequent Transferee. The Company will provide the Rights Agent with written notice of the identity of any such Acquiring Person, Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, Post-Event Transferee, Pre-Event Transferee or Subsequent Transferee, and the Rights Agent may rely on such notice in carrying out its duties and obligations pursuant to this Agreement and will be deemed not to have any knowledge of the identity of any such Person unless and until it has received such notice.
(e) Information Concerning Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any Rights Certificate, neither the Rights Agent nor the Company is obligated to undertake any action with respect to a registered holder of Rights upon the occurrence of any purported exercise or transfer of Rights as set forth in this Section 7 unless such registered holder, in addition to having complied with the requirements of Section 7(a), has: (i) properly completed and duly executed the certificate contained in the form of election to purchase or form of assignment, as applicable, set forth on the reverse side of the Rights Certificate surrendered for such exercise or assignment; and (ii) provided such additional evidence (including the identity of the Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) thereof and of the Rights evidenced thereby, and the Affiliates or Associates of such Beneficial Owner or former Beneficial Owner) as the Company or the Rights Agent may reasonably request. If such registered holder does not comply with the foregoing requirements, then the Company will be entitled to conclusively deem such Rights to be Beneficially Owned by an Acquiring Person (or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, a Post-Event Transferee, a Pre-Event Transferee or a Subsequent Transferee, as applicable) and, accordingly, such Rights will be null and void and not exercisable or transferable.
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Section 8. Cancellation and Destruction of Rights Certificates. All Rights Certificates surrendered for the purpose of exercise, transfer, split up, combination, redemption or exchange will, if surrendered to the Company or to any of its agents (other than the Rights Agent), be delivered to the Rights Agent for cancellation or in canceled form, or, if surrendered to the Rights Agent, will be canceled by it, and no Rights Certificates will be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Company will deliver to the Rights Agent for cancellation and retirement, and the Rights Agent will so cancel and retire, any Rights Certificate purchased or acquired by the Company otherwise than upon the exercise thereof. Subject to applicable law, the Rights Agent will maintain electronic or physical records of all Rights Certificates that have been canceled or destroyed by the Rights Agent. The Rights Agent must maintain such electronic or physical records for the time-period required by applicable law, regulation, and the Rights Agent’s records management policy. At the expense of the Company, the Rights Agent must deliver all canceled Rights Certificates to the Company, or will, at the written request of the Company, destroy, or cause to be destroyed, such canceled Rights Certificates, and in such case must, as promptly as practicable, deliver a certificate evidencing the destruction thereof to the Company (or, at the Company’s option, appropriate copies of the electronic records relating to Rights Certificates so canceled or destroyed by the Rights Agent), in any such case, subject to applicable law, regulation, and the Rights Agent’s records management policy.
Section 9. Reservation and Availability of Shares of Capital Stock.
(a) Reservation. The Company covenants and agrees that it will use its best efforts to cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued Preferred Stock not reserved for another purpose (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock or other securities, or out of its authorized and issued shares held in treasury), the number of shares of Preferred Stock (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, shares of Common Stock or other securities) that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Rights.
(b) Listing. So long as the Preferred Stock (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, Common Stock or other securities) issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of the Rights may be listed on any national securities exchange, the Company must use all reasonable best efforts to cause, from and after such time as the Rights become exercisable (but only to the extent that it is reasonably likely that the Rights will be exercised), all shares (and other securities, if applicable) reserved for such issuance to be listed on such exchange upon official notice of issuance upon such exercise.
(c) Registration. The Company must use all reasonable best efforts to: (i) file, as soon as practicable following the earliest date after the first occurrence of a Flip-In Event in which the consideration to be delivered by the Company upon exercise of the Rights is described in Section 11(a)(ii) or Section 11(a)(iii), or as soon as is required by law following the Distribution Date, as the case may be, a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an appropriate form; (ii) cause such registration statement to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing; and (iii) cause such registration statement to remain effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the requirements of the Securities Act) until the earlier of (A) the date as of which the Rights are no longer exercisable for such securities and (B) the Expiration Date. The Company may temporarily suspend (with prompt written notice of any such suspension provided to the Rights Agent), from time to time for a period not to exceed 120 days after the date set forth in clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 9(c), the exercisability of the Rights in order to prepare and file such registration statement and permit it to become effective or in order to prepare and file any supplement or amendment to such registration statement that the Board determines to be necessary pursuant to applicable law. Upon any such suspension, the Company will issue a public announcement stating, and promptly notify the Rights Agent in writing thereof, that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as issue a public announcement, and promptly notify the Rights Agent in writing thereof, at such time as the suspension is no longer in effect. In addition, if the Company determines that a registration statement is required following the Distribution Date, then the Company may temporarily suspend the exercisability of the Rights until such time as such registration statement has been declared effective. The Company will also take such action as may be appropriate under, or to ensure compliance with, the securities or “blue sky” laws of the various states in connection with the exercisability of the Rights, as well as any other applicable law, rule or regulation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Rights will not be exercisable in any jurisdiction unless the requisite qualification in such jurisdiction has been obtained (and the exercise thereof is permitted pursuant to applicable law, rule or regulation), or an exemption therefrom is available, and until a registration statement in respect thereof has been declared and remains effective.
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(d) Valid Issuance. The Company covenants and agrees that it will take all such action as may be necessary to ensure that all Preferred Stock (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, Common Stock or other securities of the Company) delivered upon exercise of Rights will, at the time of delivery of the certificates for such securities (or registration on the transfer books of the Company or the transfer agent for such securities) (subject to payment of the Exercise Price, if any), be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
(e) Transfer Taxes and Governmental Charges. The Company further covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and payable any and all transfer taxes and governmental charges that may be payable in respect of the original issuance or delivery of Rights Certificates (or any Preferred Stock, Common Stock or other security of the Company, as the case may be) upon the exercise or exchange of Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not required to: (i) pay any transfer tax or governmental charge that may be payable in respect of any transfer or delivery of Rights Certificates (or certificates or depositary receipts for Preferred Stock, Common Stock or other securities of the Company, as the case may be) in a name other than, or the issuance or delivery of certificates or depositary receipts for Preferred Stock, Common Stock or other securities of the Company, as the case may be, in a name other than, that of the registered holder of the Rights Certificate evidencing Rights surrendered for exercise or exchange; or (ii) issue or deliver any certificates or depositary receipts for Preferred Stock, Common Stock or other securities of the Company, as the case may be, upon the exercise or exchange of any Rights until any such transfer tax or charge has been paid (any such transfer tax or charge being payable by the registered holder of such Rights Certificate at the time of surrender or exchange) or it has been established to the Company’s satisfaction that no such tax or charge is due. The foregoing will also apply to any transfer taxes and governmental charges that may be payable in respect of any uncertificated Rights Certificates, shares or other securities.
Section 10. Record Date for Securities Issued. Each Person in whose name any certificate for a number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or any other security of the Company, including Common Stock) is issued (or registration on the transfer books of the Company or the applicable transfer agent is effected) upon the exercise or exchange of Rights will for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such fractional shares of Preferred Stock (or other security of the Company) represented thereby on, and such certificate will be dated (or registration on the transfer books of the Company or the applicable transfer agent effected), the date on which the Rights Certificate evidencing such Rights was duly surrendered and payment of the applicable Exercise Price, if any, together with any applicable transfer tax or governmental charge required to be paid by the holder of such Rights Certificate in accordance with Section 9(e), was made. However, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date upon which the transfer books of the Company (or the applicable transfer agent) are closed, then such Person will be deemed to have become the record holder of such fractional shares of Preferred Stock (or other securities of the Company) on, and such certificate will be dated (or registration on the transfer books of the Company or the applicable transfer agent effected), the next succeeding Business Day on which the transfer books of the Company (or the applicable transfer agent) are open. Prior to the exercise of the Rights evidenced thereby, the holder of a Rights Certificate is not entitled to any rights of a holder of Preferred Stock (or any other security of the Company) for which the Rights are exercisable, including the right to vote, to receive dividends or other distributions, or to exercise any preemptive rights, and is not entitled to receive any notice of any proceedings of the Company, except as provided in this Agreement.
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Section 11. Adjustment of Exercise Price, Number and Kind of Shares or Number of Rights. The Exercise Price, the number and kind of shares or other property covered by each Right and the number of Rights outstanding are subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 11.
(a) Certain Events.
(i) Certain Adjustments to Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Company at any time after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date (A) declares a dividend on the Preferred Stock payable in Preferred Stock, (B) splits or subdivides the outstanding Preferred Stock, (C) combines the outstanding Preferred Stock into a smaller number of shares of Preferred Stock or (D) issues any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Preferred Stock (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation), then, in each such event, except as otherwise provided in this Section 11(a)(i) and Section 7(d), the Exercise Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or of the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification, and the number and kind of Preferred Stock or capital stock of the Company, as the case may be, issuable on such date, will be proportionately adjusted so that the holder of any Right exercised after such time will be entitled to receive, upon payment of the Exercise Price then in effect, the aggregate number and kind of Preferred Stock or securities of the Company, as the case may be, that, if such Right had been exercised immediately prior to such date (and at a time when the Preferred Stock transfer books of the Company were open), such holder would have owned upon such exercise and been entitled to receive by virtue of such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification, it being understood that in no event will the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one (1) Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of one Right. If an event occurs that would require an adjustment pursuant to both this Section 11(a)(i) and Section 11(a)(ii), then the adjustment provided for in this Section 11(a)(i) will be in addition to, and will be made prior to, any adjustment required pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii).
(ii) Exercise of Rights Following Certain Events. Subject to Section 23 and Section 24, in the event any Person, at any time after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date, becomes an Acquiring Person (the first occurrence of such event being referred to as the “Flip-In Event”), unless the event causing such Person to become an Acquiring Person is a transaction set forth in Section 13(a), then promptly following the occurrence of such event each holder of a Right, except as provided below and in Section 7(d), will thereafter have the right to receive for each Right, upon exercise thereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and payment of the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, in lieu of a number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock as equals the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the product obtained by multiplying (1) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of such event by (2) the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right was exercisable (or would have been exercisable if the Distribution Date had occurred) immediately prior to the first occurrence of such event by (B) fifty percent (50%) of the Current Per Share Market Price for Common Stock on the date of such first occurrence of such event (such number of shares, the “Adjustment Shares”). If a Flip-In Event has occurred and the Rights are outstanding, then, subject to Section 27, the Company may not take any action that would eliminate or diminish the benefits intended to be afforded by the Rights. The Company will promptly notify the Rights Agent in writing when this Section 11(a)(ii) applies.
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(iii) Insufficient Shares of Common Stock. If the number of shares of Common Stock that are authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation but not outstanding, reserved or otherwise committed for issuance for purposes other than upon exercise of the Rights is not sufficient to permit the exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with Section 11(a)(ii), or if any necessary regulatory or stockholder approval for such issuance has not been obtained by the Company, then, in the event the Rights become exercisable, the Company will (A) determine the value of the Adjustment Shares issuable upon the exercise of a Right (the “Current Value”) and (B) with respect to each Right (subject to Section 7(d)), make adequate provision to substitute for some or all of the Adjustment Shares issuable pursuant thereto, upon the exercise of a Right and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price, (1) cash, (2) a reduction in the Exercise Price, (3) Preferred Stock, (4) other equity securities of the Company (including shares or units of shares of any series of preferred stock that, by virtue of having dividend, voting and liquidation rights substantially comparable to those of the Common Stock, the Board has deemed in good faith to have substantially the same value or economic rights as the Common Stock (such shares or units of shares of preferred stock, “Common Stock Equivalents”)), (5) debt securities of the Company, (6) other assets or (7) any combination of the foregoing, in each case, having an aggregate value equal to the Current Value (less the amount of any reduction in the Exercise Price), where such aggregate value has been determined by the Board based upon the advice of a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Board, which determination will be described in a written statement filed with the Rights Agent and will be conclusive and binding on the Rights Agent and the holders of the Rights (solely in their capacity as such); provided, however, that the Company shall be required to distribute such substitute consideration only out of funds legally available therefor. If the Company has not made adequate provision to deliver value pursuant to clause (B) above within thirty (30) days following the later of (x) the first occurrence of a Flip-In Event and (y) the date on which the Company’s right of redemption pursuant to Section 23(a) expires (the later of (x) and (y), the “Flip-In Trigger Date”), then the Company will be obligated to deliver, upon the surrender for exercise of a Right and without requiring payment of the Exercise Price, Common Stock (to the extent available and except to the extent that the Company has not obtained any necessary stockholder or regulatory approval for such issuance) and such number or fractions of Preferred Stock and then, if necessary, cash, other equity securities of the Company, debt securities of the Company, other assets or any combination thereof, which shares, cash, securities or assets have an aggregate value equal to the Spread. If the Board determines in good faith that it is likely that sufficient additional shares of Common Stock could be authorized for issuance upon exercise in full of the Rights or that any necessary stockholder or regulatory approval for such issuance could be obtained, the thirty-day period set forth above may be extended and re-extended to the extent necessary (with prompt written notice of any such extension provided to the Rights Agent) from time to time, but not more than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Flip-In Trigger Date, so that the Company may seek stockholder approval for the authorization of such additional shares of Common Stock or take such action necessary to obtain such regulatory approval (such period, as it may be extended, the “Substitution Period”). To the extent that the Company determines that some action need be taken pursuant to the first or second sentences of this Section 11(a)(iii), the Company (aa) will provide, subject to Section 7(d), that such action applies uniformly to all outstanding Rights and (bb) may suspend the exercisability of the Rights until the expiration of the Substitution Period in order to seek such stockholder approval, to take any action necessary to obtain such regulatory approval or to decide the appropriate form of distribution to be made pursuant to such first sentence and to determine the value thereof. In the event of any such suspension, the Company will issue a public announcement (and promptly provide written notice thereof to the Rights Agent) stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as issue a public announcement (and promptly provide written notice thereof to the Rights Agent) at such time as the suspension is no longer in effect. For purposes of this Section 11(a)(iii), the per share value of the Adjustment Shares will be the Current Per Share Market Price of the Common Stock on the Flip-In Trigger Date and any Common Stock Equivalent will be deemed to have the same value as the value of the Common Stock on such date. The Board may, but will not be required to, establish procedures to allocate the right to receive Common Stock upon the exercise of the Rights among holders of Rights pursuant to this Section 11(a)(iii).
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(b) Dilutive Rights Offering. If the Company, at any time after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date, fixes a record date for the issuance of rights, options or warrants to all holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitling such holders (for a period expiring within forty-five (45) days after such record date) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Preferred Stock or Equivalent Preferred Stock, or securities convertible into Preferred Stock or Equivalent Preferred Stock, at a price per share (or having a conversion or exercise price per share, if a security that is convertible into or exercisable for Preferred Stock or Equivalent Preferred Stock) less than the Current Per Share Market Price of the Preferred Stock on such record date, then, in each such case, the Exercise Price to be in effect after such record date will be determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the number of shares of Preferred Stock and Equivalent Preferred Stock (if any) outstanding on such record date, plus the number of shares of Preferred Stock or Equivalent Preferred Stock, as the case may be, that the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares Preferred Stock or Equivalent Preferred Stock, as the case may be, to be offered or issued (or the aggregate initial conversion price of the convertible securities to be offered or issued) would purchase at such Current Per Share Market Price, and the denominator of which will be the number of shares of Preferred Stock and Equivalent Preferred Stock (if any) outstanding on such record date, plus the number of additional shares of Preferred Stock or Equivalent Preferred Stock, as the case may be, to be offered for subscription or purchase (or into which the convertible securities so to be offered are initially convertible), it being understood that in no event will the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of one Right. If such subscription price may be paid with consideration part or all of which is in a form other than cash, then the value of such consideration will be as determined in good faith by the Board, whose determination will be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and will be conclusive and binding on the Rights Agent and the holders of the Rights (solely in their capacity as such). Shares of Preferred Stock and Equivalent Preferred Stock owned by or held for the account of the Company will not be deemed outstanding for the purpose of any such computation. Such adjustment will be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed, and if such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, then the Exercise Price will be adjusted to be the Exercise Price that would then be in effect if such record date had not been fixed.
(c) Distributions. If the Company, at any time after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date, fixes a record date for the making of a distribution to all holders of shares of Preferred Stock (including any such distribution made in connection with a share exchange, consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation) of cash (other than a periodic cash dividend out of the earnings or retained earnings of the Company), assets (other than a dividend payable in shares of Preferred Stock, but including any dividend payable in stock other than Preferred Stock), evidences of indebtedness, subscription rights, options or warrants (excluding those referred to in Section 11(b)), then, in each such case, the Exercise Price to be in effect after such record date will be determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the Current Per Share Market Price of a share of Preferred Stock on such record date, less the fair market value per share of Preferred Stock (as determined in good faith by the Board, whose determination will be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and will be conclusive and binding on the Rights Agent and the holders of Rights (solely in their capacity as such)) of the portion of the cash, assets or evidences of indebtedness to be so distributed or of such subscription rights, options or warrants applicable to one share of Preferred Stock, and the denominator of which will be the Current Per Share Market Price of a share of Preferred Stock on such record date, it being understood that in no event will the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of one Right. Such adjustment will be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed, and if such distribution is not so made, then the Exercise Price will be adjusted to be the Exercise Price that would have been in effect if such record date had not been fixed.
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(d) Insignificant Changes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no adjustment in the Exercise Price is required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent (1%) of the Exercise Price, except that any adjustments that by reason of this Section 11(d) are not required to be made will be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All calculations pursuant to this Section 11 must be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-millionth of a share of Preferred Stock or one-thousandth of any other share or security, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 11(d), any adjustment required by this Section 11 must be made no later than the earlier of (i) three (3) years from the date of the transaction that requires such adjustment or (ii) the Expiration Date.
(e) Stock Other Than Preferred Stock. If as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Section 11(a) or Section 13(a), the holder of any Right thereafter exercised will become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock other than Preferred Stock, then thereafter the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise of any Right and, if required, the Exercise Price thereof, will be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the Preferred Stock contained in Section 11(a), Section 11(b), Section 11(c), Section 11(d), Section 11(g), Section 11(h), Section 11(i), Section 11(j), Section 11(k) and Section 11(l), and the provisions of Section 7, Section 9, Section 10, Section 13 and Section 14 with respect to the Preferred Stock will apply on like terms to any such other shares.
(f) Rights Issued Subsequent to Adjustment. All Rights originally issued by the Company subsequent to any adjustment made to the Exercise Price will evidence the right to purchase, at the adjusted Exercise Price, the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (and other shares of other capital stock or other securities, assets or cash of the Company, if any) purchasable from time to time upon exercise of the Rights, all subject to further adjustment as provided in this Agreement.
(g) Effect of Adjustments on Existing Rights. Unless the Company has exercised its election as provided in Section 11(h), upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price as a result of the calculations made in Section 11(b) or Section 11(c), each Right outstanding immediately prior to the making of such adjustment will thereafter evidence the right to purchase, at the adjusted Exercise Price, that number of shares of Preferred Stock (calculated to the nearest one-millionth of a share of Preferred Stock) obtained by (i) multiplying (A) the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock covered by a Right immediately prior to this adjustment by (B) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment of the Exercise Price; and (ii) dividing the product so obtained by the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such adjustment of the Exercise Price.
(h) Adjustment in Number of Rights. The Company may elect, on or after the date of any adjustment of the Exercise Price, to adjust the number of Rights in substitution for any adjustment in the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock purchasable upon the exercise of a Right. Each of the Rights outstanding after such adjustment will be exercisable for the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to such adjustment. Each Right held of record prior to such adjustment will become that number of Rights (calculated to the nearest one-one-thousandth) obtained by dividing the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to adjustment of the Exercise Price by the Exercise Price in effect immediately after adjustment of the Exercise Price. The Company will make a public announcement (and promptly provide written notice thereof to the Rights Agent) of its election to adjust the number of Rights, indicating the record date for the adjustment and, if known at the time, the amount of the adjustment to be made. This record date may be the date on which the Exercise Price is adjusted or any day thereafter, but, if any Rights Certificates have been issued, will be at least ten (10) days later than the date of the public announcement. If any Rights Certificates have been issued, upon each adjustment of the number of Rights pursuant to this Section 11(h), the Company will, as promptly as practicable, distribute or cause to be distributed to holders of record of Rights Certificates on such record date Rights Certificates evidencing, subject to Section 14, the additional Rights to which such holders will be entitled as a result of such adjustment, or, at the option of the Company, will distribute or cause to be distributed to such holders of record in substitution and replacement for the Rights Certificates held by such holders prior to the date of adjustment, and upon surrender thereof, if required by the Company, new Rights Certificates evidencing all the Rights to which such holders will be entitled after such adjustment. Rights Certificates to be so distributed will be issued, executed and delivered by the Company, and countersigned and delivered by the Rights Agent, in the manner provided in this Agreement (and may bear, at the option of the Company, the adjusted Exercise Price), and will be registered in the names of the holders of record of Rights Certificates on the record date specified in the public announcement.
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(i) Rights Certificates Unchanged. Irrespective of any adjustment or change in the Exercise Price or the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Rights, the Rights Certificates previously and subsequently issued may continue to express the Exercise Price per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock and the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock that were expressed in the initial Rights Certificates.
(j) Par Value Limitations. Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment reducing the Exercise Price below the par or stated value, if any, of the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Rights, the Company will take any corporate action that may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may duly and validly issue as fully paid and nonassessable shares such number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock at such adjusted Exercise Price.
(k) Deferred Issuance. In any case in which this Section 11 requires that an adjustment in the Exercise Price be made effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Company may elect to defer (with prompt written notice thereof to the Rights Agent) until the occurrence of such event the issuance to the holder of any Right exercised after such record date of the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock and other capital stock or securities, assets or cash of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise over and above the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock and other capital stock or securities, assets or cash of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise on the basis of the Exercise Price in effect prior to such adjustment. The Company must deliver to such holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such holder’s right to receive such additional shares (fractional or otherwise) or securities upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.
(l) Reduction in Exercise Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11, the Company is entitled to make such reductions in the Exercise Price, in addition to those adjustments expressly required by this Section 11, as and to the extent that it, in its sole discretion, determines to be advisable in order that any (i) consolidation or subdivision of the Preferred Stock or Common Stock, (ii) issuance wholly for cash of any Preferred Stock or Common Stock at less than the applicable Current Per Share Market Price, (iii) issuance wholly for cash of any Preferred Stock or Common Stock or securities that by their terms are convertible into or exchangeable for Preferred Stock or Common Stock, (iv) stock dividend or (v) issuance of rights, options or warrants referred to in this Section 11 made by the Company to holders of shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock is not taxable to such stockholders.
(m) No Diminishment of Benefit of Rights. The Company covenants and agrees that, after the Distribution Date and so long as the Rights are outstanding, it will not, except as permitted by Section 23, Section 24 or Section 27, take (or permit to be taken) any action if at the time that such action is taken it is reasonably foreseeable that such action will diminish substantially or otherwise eliminate the benefits intended to be afforded by the Rights.
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(n) Certain Adjustments to Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Company, at any time after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date and prior to the Distribution Date, (i) declares or pays a dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides the shares of outstanding Common Stock, (iii) combines the outstanding Common Stock into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock or (iv) issues any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation), then, in each such event, except as otherwise provided in this Section 11 or Section 7(d): (A) each share of Common Stock (or shares of capital stock issued in such reclassification of the Common Stock) outstanding immediately following such time will have associated with it the number of Rights as were associated with one share of Common Stock immediately prior to the occurrence of such event; (B) the Exercise Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or of the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification will be adjusted so that the Exercise Price thereafter equals the result obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such time by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event and the denominator of which will be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, it being understood that in no event will the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one (1) Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of such Right; and (C) the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or shares of such other capital stock) issuable upon the exercise of each Right outstanding after such event will equal the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or shares of such other capital stock) as were issuable with respect to one Right immediately prior to such event. Each share of Common Stock that becomes outstanding after an adjustment has been made pursuant to this Section 11(n) will have issued with it that number of Rights, exercisable at the Exercise Price and for the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or shares of such other capital stock), as one share of Common Stock has associated with it immediately following the adjustment made pursuant to this Section 11(n). If an event occurs that would require an adjustment pursuant to both this Section 11(n) and Section 11(a)(ii), then the adjustment provided for in this Section 11(n) will be in addition to, and will be made prior to, any adjustment required pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii). The adjustments provided for in this Section 11(n) will be made successively whenever such a dividend is declared or paid or such a subdivision, combination or reclassification is effected.
(o) Adjustment of Rights Associated with Certain Distributions. Other than in connection with a transaction contemplated by Section 11(n), if the Company, at any time after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date and prior to the Distribution Date, issues or distributes any securities or assets in respect of shares of Common Stock (other than (A) a distribution or dividend of its capital stock and (B) pursuant to any non-extraordinary periodic cash dividend), then the Company will make such adjustments, if any, in the Exercise Price or the number of Rights or securities or other property purchasable upon exercise of Rights as the Board, in its sole discretion, may deem to be appropriate under the circumstances in order to adequately protect the interests of the holders of the Rights generally, and the Company and the Rights Agent will amend this Agreement as necessary to provide for such adjustments.
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Section 12. Certificate of Adjusted Exercise Price or Number of Shares. Whenever an adjustment is made, or any event affecting the Rights or their exercisability (including an event that causes the Rights to become null and void) occurs as provided in Section 11 or Section 13, the Company must promptly: (a) prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and a brief, reasonably detailed statement of the facts, computations and methodology accounting for such adjustment or event; (b) file with the Rights Agent and each transfer agent for the Common Stock or Preferred Stock a copy of such certificate; and (c) if a Distribution Date has occurred, mail a brief summary of such adjustment or event to each holder of a Rights Certificate in accordance with Section 25. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of the Company to make or provide such certification or notice will not affect the validity of such adjustment or the force or effect of the requirement for such adjustment. The Rights Agent will: (i) be fully protected in relying on any such certificate and on any adjustment or statement contained therein; (ii) have no duty or liability with respect thereto; and (iii) not be deemed to have knowledge of any such adjustment or event unless and until it has received such certificate.
Section 13. Consolidation, Merger or Transfer of Assets, Cash Flow or Earning Power.
(a) Certain Transactions. If, at any time after a Person becomes an Acquiring Person, directly or indirectly: (i) the Company consolidates with, or merges with and into, any other Person (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company in a transaction that complies with Section 11(n)) and the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger; (ii) any Person (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company in a transaction that complies with Section 11(n)) consolidates with, or merges with and into, the Company, and the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger and, in connection with such consolidation or merger, all or part of the Common Stock are changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of any other Person or the Company, or cash or any other property; or (iii) the Company sells, exchanges, leases, licenses or otherwise transfers (a “Transfer”) (or one or more of its Subsidiaries Transfers), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, assets, cash flow or earning power aggregating to fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets, cash flow or earning power of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any other Person or Persons (other than the Company or one or more of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries in one or more transactions, each of which individually (and together) complies with Section 11(n)), then, concurrent with and, in each such case, proper provision must be made so that: (A) each holder of a Right (except as provided in Section 7(d)) thereafter has the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at a price per Right equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to the occurrence of such Flip-Over Event in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and in lieu of Preferred Stock, such number of duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable and freely tradable shares of Common Stock of the Principal Party, free of any liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal or other adverse claims, equal to the result obtained by: (1) multiplying the then-current Exercise Price by the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right is exercisable immediately prior to the first occurrence of a Flip-Over Event (or, if a Flip-In Event has occurred prior to the first occurrence of a Flip-Over Event, multiplying the number of such one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to the first occurrence of a Flip-In Event by the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such first occurrence of a Flip-In Event); and (2) dividing that product (which, following the first occurrence of a Flip-Over Event, will be referred to as the “Exercise Price” for each Right and for all purposes of this Agreement) by fifty percent (50%) of the Current Per Share Market Price of the Common Stock of such Principal Party on the date of consummation of such Flip-Over Event, it being understood that the price per Right so payable and the number of shares of Common Stock of such Principal Party so receivable upon exercise of a Right will be subject to further adjustment as appropriate in accordance with Section 11(e) to reflect any events covered thereby occurring in respect of the Common Stock of such Principal Party after the occurrence of such Flip-Over Event; (B) such Principal Party will thereafter be liable for, and must assume, by virtue of such Flip-Over Event, all the obligations and duties of the Company pursuant to this Agreement; (C) the term “Company” will thereafter be deemed to refer to such Principal Party, it being specifically intended that the provisions of Section 11 will apply only to such Principal Party following the first occurrence of a Flip-Over Event; (D) such Principal Party must take such steps (including the reservation of a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock) in connection with the consummation of any such transaction as may be necessary to ensure that the provisions hereof will thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to its Common Stock thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of the Rights; (E) the provisions of Section 11(a)(ii) will be of no effect following the first occurrence of any Flip-Over Event; and (F) upon the subsequent occurrence of any consolidation, merger, Transfer or other extraordinary transaction in respect of such Principal Party, each holder of a Right will thereupon be entitled to receive, upon exercise of a Right and payment of the Exercise Price as provided in this Section 13(a), such cash, shares, rights, warrants and other property that such holder would have been entitled to receive had such holder, at the time of such transaction, owned the Common Stock of the Principal Party receivable upon the exercise of a Right pursuant to this Section 13(a), and such Principal Party must take such steps (including reservation of a sufficient number of shares of its capital stock) as may be necessary to permit the subsequent exercise of the Rights in accordance with the terms hereof for such cash, shares, rights, warrants and other property. For purposes hereof, the “earning power” of the Company and its Subsidiaries will be determined in good faith by the Board on the basis of the operating income of each business operated by the Company and its Subsidiaries during the three (3) fiscal years preceding the date of such determination (or, in the case of any business not operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the three (3) fiscal years preceding such date, during the period that such business was operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).
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(b) Certain Arrangements. The Company will not consummate or permit to occur any Flip-Over Event unless (A) the Principal Party has a sufficient number of authorized, unissued and unreserved shares of Common Stock to permit the exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with this Section 13 and (B) prior thereto the Company and the Principal Party have executed and delivered to the Rights Agent a supplemental agreement confirming that (1) the requirements of this Section 13 will be promptly performed in accordance with their terms, (2) the Principal Party will, upon consummation of such Flip-Over Event, assume this Agreement in accordance with Section 13(a), (3) such Flip-Over Event will not result in a default by the Principal Party pursuant to this Agreement (as it has been assumed by the Principal Party) and (4) the Principal Party, as soon as practicable after the date of such Flip-Over Event and at its own expense, will:
(i) prepare and file a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an appropriate form, and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to (x) become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and (y) remain effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the requirements of the Securities Act) until the Expiration Date, and similarly comply with applicable state securities laws;
(ii) use its best efforts to list (or continue the listing of) the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on a national securities exchange or to meet the eligibility requirements for quotation on a national securities exchange and to list (and continue the listing of) the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on a national securities exchange;
(iii) deliver to holders of the Rights historical financial statements for the Principal Party and its Affiliates that comply in all respects with the requirements for registration on Form 10 (or any successor form) promulgated under the Exchange Act; and
(iv) take all other action as may be necessary to allow the Principal Party to issue the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights.
(c) Prohibited Transactions.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Principal Party has a provision in any of its authorized securities or in its organizational documents that would have the effect of: (A) causing the Principal Party to issue (other than to holders of Rights pursuant to Section 13), in connection with, or as a consequence of, the consummation of a Flip-Over Event, Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of the Principal Party at less than the then-Current Per Share Market Price thereof or securities exercisable for, or convertible into, Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of the Principal Party at less than such Current Per Share Market Price; or (B) providing for any special payment, tax, charge or similar provision in connection with the issuance of the Common Stock of the Principal Party pursuant to the provisions of this Section 13, then the Company agrees with each holder of Rights that it will not consummate any such Flip-Over Event unless prior thereto the Company and such Principal Party have executed and delivered to the Rights Agent a supplemental agreement providing that such provision has been canceled, waived, amended or rescinded, or that such authorized securities will be redeemed, so that such provision will have no effect in connection with, or as a consequence of, the consummation of such Flip-Over Event.
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(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company agrees with each holder of Rights that it will not consummate or permit to occur any Flip-Over Event if: (A) at the time or immediately after such Flip-Over Event there are any rights, warrants, instruments or securities outstanding, or any agreements or arrangements, that, as a result of the consummation of such Flip-Over Event, would eliminate or diminish in any material respect the benefits intended to be afforded by the Rights; (B) all rights of first refusal or preemptive rights in respect of the issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of the Principal Party upon exercise of outstanding Rights have not been irrevocably waived or rendered inapplicable; (C) prior to, simultaneously with or immediately after such Flip-Over Event, the stockholders of the Person who constitutes, or would constitute, the Principal Party have received a distribution of Rights previously owned by such Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates; or (D) the form or nature of organization of the Principal Party would preclude or limit the exercisability of the Rights.
(d) Continued Applicability. The provisions of this Section 13 will similarly apply to successive mergers, consolidations, Transfers or other extraordinary transactions. If a Flip-Over Event occurs at any time after the occurrence of a Flip-In Event, then the Rights that have not previously been exercised will thereafter become exercisable in the manner described in Section 13(a) (without taking into account any prior adjustment required by Section 11(a)(ii)).
(e) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event of the consummation of any merger or other acquisition transaction involving the Company pursuant to a merger or other acquisition agreement between the Company and any Person (or one or more of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates) which agreement has been approved by the Board prior to any Person becoming an Acquiring Person, this Agreement and the rights of holders of Rights hereunder shall be terminated.
Section 14. Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares.
(a) Cash in Lieu of Fractional Rights. The Company will not be required to issue fractions of Rights (except prior to the Distribution Date as provided in Section 11(n)) or to distribute Rights Certificates that evidence fractional Rights. In lieu of such fractional Rights, the Company will pay to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates with regard to which such fractional Rights would otherwise be issuable an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the Current Per Share Market Price of a whole Right, calculated as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which such fractional Rights would have been otherwise issuable.
(b) Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares of Preferred Stock. The Company will not be required to issue fractions of shares of Preferred Stock (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock) upon exercise or exchange of the Rights or to distribute certificates that evidence fractional shares of Preferred Stock (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock). Interests in fractions of shares of Preferred Stock in integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts pursuant to an appropriate agreement between the Company and a depositary selected by the Company but only if such agreement provides that the holders of such depositary receipts have all of the rights, privileges and preferences to which they are entitled as Beneficial Owners of the Preferred Stock represented by such depositary receipts. In lieu of fractional shares of Preferred Stock that are not integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock, the Company may pay, but only out of funds legally available therefor, to the registered holders of Rights Certificates at the time that such Rights are exercised or exchanged as provided in this Agreement an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock. For purposes of this Section 14(b), the current market value of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock will be one one-thousandth of the Current Per Share Market Price of a share of Preferred Stock, calculated as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of such exercise or exchange.
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(c) Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares of Common Stock. The Company is not required to issue fractions of shares of Common Stock or to distribute certificates that evidence fractional shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or exchange of Rights. In lieu of such fractional shares of Common Stock, the Company may pay, but only out of funds legally available therefor, to the registered holders of Rights Certificates at the time such Rights are exercised or exchanged as provided in this Agreement an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of a share of Common Stock. For purposes of this Section 14(c), the current market value of a share of Common Stock will be the Current Per Share Market Price of a share of Common Stock, calculated as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of such exercise or exchange.
(d) Waiver of Fractional Rights. Except as permitted by this Section 14, the holder of a Right, by the acceptance of such Right, expressly waives such holder’s right to receive any fractional Rights or any fractional shares of any security upon the exercise or exchange of a Right.
(e) Procedure for Payment. Whenever a payment for fractional Rights, Preferred Stock or Common Stock is to be made by the Rights Agent pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will: (i) promptly prepare and deliver to the Rights Agent a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the facts related to such payment and the prices or formulas utilized in calculating such payment; and (ii) provide sufficient monies to the Rights Agent in the form of fully collected funds to make such payment. The Rights Agent will be fully protected in relying upon such certificate and will have no duty with respect thereto and will not be deemed to have knowledge of any payment for fractional Rights, Preferred Stock or Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement unless and until the Rights Agent has received such certificate and sufficient monies.
Section 15. Rights of Action. All rights of action in respect of this Agreement, except those rights of action vested in the Rights Agent pursuant to this Agreement, are vested in the respective registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of shares of Common Stock). Any registered holder of any Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, any registered holder of Common Stock), without the consent of the Rights Agent or of the holder of any other Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, any other holder of Common Stock), may, on such holder’s own behalf and for such holder’s own benefit and the benefit of other holders of Rights, enforce, and may institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company to enforce, this Agreement or otherwise act in respect of such holder’s right to exercise such holder’s Rights evidenced by such Rights Certificate in the manner provided in such Rights Certificate and in this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing or any remedies available to the holders of Rights, it is specifically acknowledged that the holders of Rights would not have an adequate remedy at law for any breach of this Agreement by the Company and will be entitled to specific performance of the obligations hereunder by the Company, and injunctive relief against actual or threatened breaches or violations of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, in each case without having to post a bond.
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Section 16. Agreement of Rights Holders. Every holder of a Right, by accepting the Right, consents and agrees with the Company and the Rights Agent and with every other holder of a Right that:
(a) prior to the Distribution Date, the Rights will not be evidenced by a Rights Certificate and will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of shares of Common Stock;
(b) after the Distribution Date, the Rights Certificates are transferable only on the transfer books of the Rights Agent if surrendered at the office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, duly endorsed or accompanied by a proper instrument of transfer and with the appropriate forms and certificates properly completed and duly executed, accompanied by a Signature Guarantee and such other documentation as the Rights Agent may reasonably request;
(c) subject to Section 6(a) and Section 7(e), the Company and the Rights Agent may deem and treat the Person in whose name the Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, the associated certificate representing shares of Common Stock or the book-entry account that evidences record ownership of Book Entry Shares, as applicable) is registered as the absolute owner thereof and of the Rights evidenced thereby (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or writing on the Rights Certificates or the associated certificate representing shares of Common Stock or the book-entry account that evidences record ownership of Book Entry Shares, as applicable, made by anyone other than the Company or the Rights Agent) for all purposes whatsoever, and neither the Company nor the Rights Agent (subject to Section 7(d)) will be affected by any notice to the contrary;
(d) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Company nor the Rights Agent will have any liability to any holder of a Right (or a beneficial interest in a Right) or other Person as a result of the inability of the Company or the Rights Agent to perform any of their respective obligations pursuant to this Agreement by reason of any preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, judgment, decree or ruling (whether interlocutory or final) issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or by a governmental, regulatory, self-regulatory or administrative agency or commission, or any statute, rule, regulation or executive order promulgated or enacted by any governmental authority, prohibiting or otherwise restraining performance of such obligation, it being understood that the Company will use all reasonable efforts to have any such injunction, order, judgment, decree or ruling lifted or otherwise overturned as promptly as practicable;
(e) Rights that are Beneficially Owned by certain Persons will, under the circumstances set forth in Section 7(d), become null and void; and
(f) this Agreement may be supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance with Section 27.
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Section 17. Holder of Rights Certificate Not Deemed to be a Stockholder. No holder, as such, of any Rights Certificate will be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose to be the holder of the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock or any other securities of the Company that may at any time be issuable on the exercise or exchange of the Rights represented thereby, nor will anything contained herein or in any Rights Certificate be construed to confer upon the holder of any Rights Certificate, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action, or to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as specifically provided in Section 25), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, until the Rights evidenced by such Rights Certificate have been exercised or exchanged in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Section 18. Concerning the Rights Agent.
(a) Compensation; Reimbursement; Indemnification. The Company agrees to pay to the Rights Agent reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it under this Agreement in accordance with a fee schedule to be mutually agreed upon and, from time to time, on demand by the Rights Agent, the reasonable and documented expenses and counsel fees and disbursements and other disbursements incurred by the Rights Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, delivery, execution, amendment and administration of this Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties under this Agreement, including any taxes or governmental charges imposed on it as a result of any action taken by it pursuant to this Agreement (other than taxes and governmental charges on the fees payable to it). The Company also agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, claim, demand, settlement, cost or expense (including the reasonable and documented expenses and fees of its outside counsel) that may be paid, incurred, or suffered by it, or to which it may become subject, without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Rights Agent (which gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct must be determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by the Rights Agent in connection with the execution, acceptance, administration, exercise and performance of its duties pursuant to this Agreement, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability arising therefrom, directly or indirectly, or of enforcing its rights under this Agreement. The provisions of this Section 18 and Section 20 will survive the termination of this Agreement, the exercise, exchange or expiration of the Rights and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Rights Agent.
(b) Reliance by the Rights Agent. The Rights Agent is authorized to rely conclusively on, and will be protected and incur no liability for, or in respect of, any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in connection with its acceptance and administration of this Agreement, and the exercise and performance of its duties pursuant to this Agreement, in reliance upon any: (i) Rights Certificate; (ii) certificate (or registration on the transfer books of the Company, including, in the case of uncertificated shares, by notation in book-entry accounts reflecting ownership) for Preferred Stock, Common Stock or other securities of the Company issuable upon exercise of Rights; or (iii) instrument of assignment or transfer, power of attorney, endorsement, affidavit, letter, notice, direction, instruction, consent, certificate, statement or other paper or document reasonably believed by it, in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (which gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct must be determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), to be genuine and to be duly executed and, where necessary, verified or acknowledged, by the proper Person, or otherwise upon the advice of counsel as set forth in Section 20. The Rights Agent will not be required to take notice, or be deemed to have any knowledge, of any fact, event or determination of which it was supposed to receive notice under this Agreement (including any dates or events defined in this Agreement or the designation of any Person as an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person), and the Rights Agent will be fully protected and will incur no liability for failing to take action in connection therewith, unless and until it has received such notice in writing.
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(c) Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any liability of the Rights Agent under this Agreement shall be limited to the amount of annual fees (but not including any reimbursed costs) paid by the Company to the Rights Agent during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event for which recovery from the Rights Agent is being sought. Section 18 and Section 20 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the resignation, replacement or removal of the Rights Agent and the exercise, termination and expiration of the Rights.
Section 19. Merger, Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent.
(a) Merger or Consolidation of Rights Agent. Any Person into which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may be merged or with which it may effect a share exchange or be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, share exchange or consolidation to which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent is a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate trust, stock transfer or stockholder services business of the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent, will be the successor to the Rights Agent pursuant to this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the Parties so long as such Person is eligible for appointment as a successor Rights Agent pursuant to the provisions of Section 21. The purchase of all or substantially all of the Rights Agent’s assets employed in the performance of this Agreement, or transfer or rights agent services generally, will be deemed to be a merger, share exchange or consolidation for purposes of this Section 19. If at the time that such successor Rights Agent succeeds to the agency created by this Agreement any of the Rights Certificates have been countersigned but not delivered, then any such successor Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature of any predecessor Rights Agent and deliver such Rights Certificates so countersigned, and if at that time any of the Rights Certificates have not been countersigned, then any successor Rights Agent may countersign such Rights Certificates either in the name of the predecessor Rights Agent or in the name of the successor Rights Agent. In all such cases, such Rights Certificates will have the full force and effect provided in the Rights Certificates and in this Agreement.
(b) Change of Name of Rights Agent. If at any time the name of the Rights Agent is changed and at such time any of the Rights Certificates have been countersigned but not delivered, then the Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature under its prior name and deliver such Rights Certificates so countersigned, and if at any time any of the Rights Certificates have not been countersigned, then the Rights Agent may countersign such Rights Certificates either in its prior name or in its changed name. In all such cases, such Rights Certificates will have the full force and effect provided in the Rights Certificates and in this Agreement.
Section 20. Duties of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent undertakes to perform only the duties and obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement (and no implied duties or obligations) upon the following terms and conditions, all of which the Company and the holders of Rights Certificates, by their acceptance thereof, will be bound:
(a) Consultation with Counsel. The Rights Agent may consult with legal counsel that it selects (who may be legal counsel for the Company or an employee of the Rights Agent), and the advice or opinion of such counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection to the Rights Agent, and the Rights Agent will incur no liability for or in respect of, any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (which gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct must be determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) in accordance with such advice or opinion.
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(b) Reliance on Certificate of the Company. Whenever in the performance of its duties pursuant to this Agreement the Rights Agent deems it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter (including the identity of any Acquiring Person and the determination of the Current Per Share Market Price of any security) be proved or established by the Company prior to taking, suffering or omitting to take any action, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof is specifically prescribed in this Agreement) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a certificate signed by any one of the Appropriate Officers and delivered to the Rights Agent, and such certificate will be full and complete authorization and protection to the Rights Agent, and the Rights Agent will incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (which gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct must be determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such certificate. The Rights Agent shall have no duty to act without such certificate.
(c) General Limitation of Liability. The Rights Agent will be liable under this Agreement to the Company and any other Person only for its and its directors’, officers’, employees’, Affiliates’, agents’, advisors’ and representatives’ own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (which gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct must be determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). In no event will the Rights Agent be liable for special, punitive, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including lost profits), even if the Rights Agent has been advised of the possibility or likelihood of such loss or damage. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any liability of the Rights Agent under this Agreement will be limited to the amount of annual fees (but not including any reimbursed costs) paid by the Company to the Rights Agent during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event for which recovery from the Rights Agent is being sought.
(d) No Liability for Certain Matters. The Rights Agent will not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement, the Rights Certificates or any certificate (or registration on the transfer books of the Company, including, in the case of uncertificated shares, by notation in book-entry accounts reflecting ownership) for Preferred Stock, Common Stock or other securities of the Company issuable upon exercise of Rights, or be required to verify the same (except, in each case, its countersignature thereof, if applicable), and all such statements and recitals are and will be deemed to have been made by the Company only. The Rights Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any failure of the Company to comply with any of its obligations relating to any registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or this Agreement, including obligations under applicable regulation or law. The Rights Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility in the case of the receipt of any written demand from any holder of Rights with respect to any action or default by the Company, including, without limiting, the generality of the foregoing, any duty or responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise or to make any demand upon the Company.
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(e) No Responsibility for Certain Matters. The Rights Agent will not: (i) have any liability for or be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof (except the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Rights Agent) or in respect of the validity or execution of any Rights Certificate (except its countersignature thereof) or any certificate (or registration on the transfer books of the Company, including, in the case of uncertificated shares, by notation in book-entry accounts reflecting ownership) for Preferred Stock, Common Stock or other securities of the Company issuable upon exercise of Rights (except, in each case, its countersignature thereof, if applicable); (ii) be liable or responsible for any change in the exercisability or exchangeability of Rights (including certain Rights becoming null and void pursuant to Section 7(d)), except with respect to the exercise of Rights evidenced by Rights Certificates after notice of such change has been provided by the Company; (iii) be liable or responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or failure by the Company to satisfy any condition contained in this Agreement or any Rights Certificate; (iv) be liable or responsible for: (A) any adjustment, calculation, or change required pursuant to Section 3, Section 11, Section 13, Section 23 or Section 24; (B) the manner, method or amount of any such adjustment, calculation, or change; or (C) ascertaining the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment or change (except with respect to the exercise of Rights evidenced by Rights Certificates subject to the terms and conditions hereof and after actual notice of any such adjustment and receipt by the Rights Agent of a certificate furnished pursuant to Section 12 describing such adjustment or change); (v) be liable or responsible for any determination by the Board of the Current Per Share Market Price of any security pursuant to this Agreement; or (vi) by any act be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any securities to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Rights Certificate or as to whether any such securities will, when issued, be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
(f) Further Assurances. The Company agrees that it will perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered, all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required or requested by the Rights Agent for the carrying out or performing by the Rights Agent of its duties pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) Acceptance of Instructions. The Rights Agent is authorized and directed to accept written instructions with respect to the performance of its duties under this Agreement from any person reasonably believed by the Rights Agent to be one of the Appropriate Officers, and it is authorized to apply to any such director or officer for advice or instructions in connection with its duties pursuant to this Agreement. Such advice and instructions will be full and complete authorization and protection to the Rights Agent, and the Rights Agent will not be liable for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the written advice or instructions of any such director or officer or for any delay in acting while waiting for those instructions, in each case, in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (which gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct must be determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Rights Agent will be fully and completely authorized and protected in relying on the latest-dated instructions received from any such director or officer. Any application by the Rights Agent for written instructions from the Company may, at the option of the Rights Agent, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by the Rights Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the date on or after which such action will be taken, suffered or omitted to be taken. The Rights Agent shall be fully authorized and protected in relying upon the most recent instructions received from any such director or officer, and will not be liable for any action taken or suffered by, or omission of, the Rights Agent in accordance with a proposal included in any such application on or after (but not including) the date specified in such application (which date must not be less than three (3) Business Days after, but not including, the date on which any such director or officer of the Company actually receives such application, unless any such director or officer has consented in writing to an earlier date) unless, prior to taking or suffering any such action (or the effective date in the case of an omission), the Rights Agent has received, in response to such application, written instructions with respect to the proposed action or omission specifying a different action to be taken, suffered or omitted to be taken.
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(h) Dealing in Securities of the Company. The Rights Agent and any member, stockholder, director, officer, employee or Affiliate of the Rights Agent (in each case, other than an Acquiring Person) may buy, sell or deal in any of the Rights or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not the Rights Agent pursuant to this Agreement. Nothing herein will preclude the Rights Agent or any such member, stockholder, director, officer, employee or Affiliate from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other Person.
(i) Use of Agents. The Rights Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement or perform any duty under this Agreement either itself (including through its directors, officers and employees) or by or through its attorneys or agents, and the Rights Agent will not be answerable or accountable for any act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys or agents or for any loss to the Company, to the holders of Rights or to any other Person resulting from any such act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the selection and continued employment thereof (which gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct must be determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).
(j) No Risk of Funds. No provision of this Agreement requires the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement or in the exercise of its rights or powers if it reasonably believes, after consultation with counsel, that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(k) No Action with Respect to Certain Rights Certificates. If, with respect to any Rights Certificate surrendered to the Rights Agent for exercise or transfer, the certificate contained in the form of election to purchase or form of assignment, as the case may be, has either (i) not been properly completed or (ii) indicates an affirmative response to clause (1) or clause (2) thereof, then the Rights Agent will not take any further action with respect to such requested exercise or transfer without first consulting with the Company; provided, however, that the Rights Agent shall not be liable for any delays arising from the duties under this Section.
(l) Delivery of Rights Holder List. From time to time after the Distribution Date, upon the written request of the Company, the Rights Agent will, as promptly as practicable, deliver to the Company a list, as of the most recent practicable date (or as of such earlier date as may be specified by the Company), of the record holders of Rights and Rights Certificates.
(m) Responsibility for Information. The Rights Agent will not be required to take notice or be deemed to have notice of any fact, event, condition or determination (including any dates or events defined in this Agreement or the designation of any Person as an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person) that may require action or omission by the Rights Agent pursuant to this Agreement unless and until the Rights Agent is specifically notified in writing of such fact, event, condition or determination by the Company, and all notices or other instruments required by this Agreement to be delivered to the Rights Agent must, in order to be effective, be received by the Rights Agent as specified in Section 26 hereof, and in the absence of such notice so delivered, the Rights Agent may conclusively assume no such event or condition exists.
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(n) Ambiguity or Uncertainty. In the event the Rights Agent believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by the Rights Agent hereunder, the Rights Agent, may (upon notice to the Company of such ambiguity or uncertainty), in its sole discretion, refrain from taking any action, and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the Company, the holder of any Rights Certificate or any other Person for refraining from taking such action, unless the Rights Agent receives written instructions signed by the Company which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of the Rights Agent.
(o) Reliance. The Rights Agent may rely on and be fully authorized and protected in acting or failing to act upon: (a) any guaranty of signature by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a member or participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or other comparable “signature guarantee program” or insurance program in addition to, or in substitution for, the foregoing; or (b) any law, act, regulation or any interpretation of the same.
Section 21. Change of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties pursuant to this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Company (or such lesser notice as is acceptable to the Company) and to each transfer agent of the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock (in the event the Rights Agent or one of its Affiliates is not also such transfer agent), delivered to the Company in accordance with Section 26. If any transfer agency relationship in effect between the Company and the Rights Agent or any of its Affiliates terminates, then the Rights Agent will be deemed to have automatically resigned and shall be discharged from its duties pursuant to this Agreement, on the effective date of such termination, and the Company will be responsible for sending any required notices. The Company may remove the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent, with or without cause, upon no less than thirty (30) days’ notice in writing to the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent, as the case may be, and to each transfer agent of the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock (in the event the Rights Agent or one of its Affiliates is not also such transfer agent), delivered to the Rights Agent in accordance with Section 26. If the Rights Agent resigns or is removed or otherwise becomes incapable of acting, the Company will appoint a successor to the Rights Agent. If the Company fails to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after giving written notice of such removal or after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the resigning or incapacitated Rights Agent or by any registered holder of a Rights Certificate (who must, together with such notice, submit such registered holder’s Rights Certificate for inspection by the Company), then such registered holder or the incumbent Rights Agent may apply, at the Company’s expense, to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new Rights Agent. Any successor Rights Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, must be either (a) a Person organized, in good standing and doing business pursuant to the laws of the United States of America or any state of the United States of America that is authorized pursuant to such laws to exercise corporate trust, stock transfer or stockholder services, is subject to supervision or examination by applicable federal or state authorities and has, along with its Affiliates, at the time of its appointment as Rights Agent a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 or (b) an Affiliate or direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of such Person. After appointment, the successor Rights Agent will be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named as Rights Agent without further act or deed, and the predecessor Rights Agent must deliver and transfer to the successor Rights Agent any property at the time held by it, and execute and deliver any further reasonable assurance, conveyance, act or deed necessary for such purpose, but such predecessor Rights Agent shall not be required to make any additional expenditure or assume any additional liability in connection with the foregoing; and, except as the context herein otherwise requires, such successor Rights Agent shall be deemed to be the “Rights Agent” for all purposes of this Agreement. Not later than the effective date of any such appointment, the Company will file notice thereof in writing with the predecessor Rights Agent and each transfer agent of the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock (in the event the Rights Agent or one of its Affiliates is not also such transfer agent), and deliver such notice to the holders of Rights Certificates in accordance with Section 26. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, failure to give any notice provided for in this Section 21, or any defect therein, will not affect the legality or validity of the resignation or removal of the Rights Agent or the appointment of the successor Rights Agent, as the case may be.
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Section 22. Issuance of New Rights Certificates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Rights, the Company may, at its option, issue new Rights Certificates evidencing Rights in such form as may be approved by the Board to reflect any adjustment or change in the Exercise Price and the number or kind or class of shares or other securities or property purchasable pursuant to the Rights Certificates made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, in connection with the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock following the Distribution Date and prior to the Expiration Date, the Company will, with respect to shares of Common Stock so issued or sold (whether pursuant to the exercise of stock options or pursuant to any employee benefit plan or arrangement or upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities of the Company outstanding as of the Rights Dividend Declaration Date or upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of securities issued by the Company after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date (except, in each case, as may otherwise be provided in the instruments governing such securities)), and may, in any other case, if deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board, issue Rights Certificates representing the appropriate number of Rights in connection with such issuance or sale. However: (a) no such Rights Certificate will be issued if, and to the extent that, the Company is advised by counsel that such issuance would create a significant risk of or result in material adverse tax consequences to the Company or the Person to whom such Rights Certificate would be issued or would create a significant risk of or result in such options or employee plans or arrangements failing to qualify for otherwise available special tax treatment; (b) no such Rights Certificate will be issued if, and to the extent that, appropriate adjustment will otherwise have been made in lieu of the issuance thereof; and (c) the Company will have no obligation to distribute Rights Certificates to any Acquiring Person, Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, Post-Event Transferee, Pre-Event Transferee or Subsequent Transferee.
Section 23. Redemption.
(a) Right to Redeem. The Board may, at its option, at any time prior to the time that any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, redeem all, but not less than all, of the then-outstanding Rights at a redemption price of $0.0001 per Right, as such amount may be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar transaction occurring after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date (such redemption price, the “Redemption Price”). The Company may, at its option, pay the Redemption Price in shares of Common Stock (based on the Current Per Share Market Price of the Common Stock at the time of redemption), cash or any other form of consideration deemed appropriate by the Board, in its sole discretion, to be at least equivalent to the Redemption Price. Such redemption of the Rights by the Board may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board, in its sole discretion, may establish. The date on which the Board elects to make the redemption effective is referred to as the “Redemption Date”.
(b) General Redemption Procedures. Immediately upon the action of the Board ordering the redemption of the Rights (or at such later time as the Board may establish for the effectiveness of such redemption), evidence of which will have been filed with the Rights Agent, and without any further action and without any notice, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right thereafter of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price for each Right so held. The Company will promptly give public notice of any such redemption (with prompt written notice thereof also provided to the Rights Agent). Promptly after the action of the Board ordering the redemption of the Rights, the Company will give, or cause to be given, notice of such redemption to the holders of the then-outstanding Rights in accordance with Section 26, with any notice that is so provided deemed to be given whether or not the applicable holder receives the notice. Each such notice of redemption must state the method by which the payment of the Redemption Price is to be made. The failure to give, or any defect in, any notice required by this Section 23 will not affect the legality or validity of the action taken by the Board or of the redemption.
(c) Discharge of Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event of a redemption pursuant to Section 23(a), the Company may, at its option, discharge all of its obligations with respect to the Rights by (i) issuing a press release or making a publicly available filing with the SEC announcing the manner of redemption of the Rights and (ii) mailing payment of the Redemption Price to the holders of Rights at the addresses of such holders as shown on the transfer books of the Rights Agent or, prior to the Distribution Date, on the transfer books of the Company or the transfer agent for the Common Stock, and upon such action, all outstanding Rights Certificates will be null and void without any further action by the Company.
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(d) Prohibited Purchases. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates or Associates may redeem, acquire or purchase for value any Rights at any time in any manner other than as specifically set forth in this Section 23 or in Section 24, or other than in connection with the purchase or repurchase of shares of Common Stock prior to the Distribution Date.
Section 24. Exchange.
(a) Exchange of Common Stock for Rights. The Board may, at its option, at any time after any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, exchange, out of funds legally available therefor all or part of the then-outstanding and exercisable Rights (which will not include Rights that have become null and void pursuant to the provisions of Section 7(d)) for shares of Common Stock at an exchange ratio of one (1) share of Common Stock per Right, appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar transaction occurring in respect of the Common Stock after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date (such exchange ratio, the “Exchange Ratio”, and such determination by the Board to effect such exchange, an “Exchange Determination”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board will not be empowered to effect an Exchange Determination at any time after any Person (other than any Exempt Person), together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, becomes the Beneficial Owner of fifty percent (50%) or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after the occurrence of a Flip-Over Event, any Rights that have not previously been exchanged pursuant to this Section 24(a) will thereafter be exercisable only in accordance with Section 13 and may not be exchanged (and will not be eligible for exchange) pursuant to this Section 24(a).
(b) Exchange Procedures.
(i) Manner of Effecting Exchange. Immediately following an Exchange Determination and without any further action or notice, the right to exercise the then-outstanding Rights (other than Rights that have become null and void pursuant to the provisions of Section 7(d)) will terminate and the only right thereafter of a holder of such Rights is to receive that number of shares equal to the number of such Rights held by such holder multiplied by the Exchange Ratio. The Company will promptly give public notice of any such exchange (with prompt written notice thereof also provided to the Rights Agent), and thereafter will promptly give, or cause to be given, notice of such exchange to the holders of the then-outstanding Rights (other than Rights that have become null and void pursuant to the provisions of Section 7(d)) by mailing such notice, in accordance with Section 26, with any notice that is so provided deemed to be given whether or not the applicable holder receives the notice; provided, however, that the failure to give, or any defect in, such notice shall not affect the validity of such exchange. Each such notice of exchange must state the method by which the exchange of shares of Common Stock for Rights is to be effected (including the actions that must be taken by the holders of Rights to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange for Rights) and, in the event of any partial exchange, the number of Rights that are to be exchanged. Any partial exchange will be effected pro rata based on the number of Rights (other than Rights that have become null and void pursuant to the provisions of Section 7(d)) held by each holder of Rights. Following an Exchange Determination, the Company may implement such procedures as it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion, to minimize the possibility that any shares of Common Stock (or other consideration) issuable pursuant to this Section 24 are received by Persons whose Rights are null and void pursuant to Section 7(d). Prior to effecting any exchange, the Company may require, or cause the trustee of the Trust to require, as a condition thereof, that any registered holder of Rights provide such evidence (including the identity of the Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) thereof and the Affiliates or Associates of such Beneficial Owner or former Beneficial Owner) as the Company may reasonably request in order to determine if such Rights are null and void pursuant to Section 7(d). If such registered holder does not comply with the foregoing requirements, then the Company will be entitled to conclusively deem such Rights to be Beneficially Owned by an Acquiring Person (or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, a Post-Event Transferee, a Pre-Event Transferee or a Subsequent Transferee) and, accordingly, such Rights will be null and void and not exchangeable in connection herewith. Any shares of Common Stock (or other securities) issued at the direction of the Board in connection with an Exchange Determination will be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and the Company will be deemed to have received as consideration for such issuance a benefit having a value that is at least equal to the aggregate par value of the Common Stock (or other securities) so issued. The failure to give, or any defect in, any notice required by this Section 24 will not affect the legality or validity of the action taken by the Board or of such exchange.
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(ii) Use of Trust. The exchange of the Rights pursuant to Section 24(a) may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board, in its sole discretion, may establish. Without limiting the foregoing, prior to effecting an exchange pursuant to Section 24(a), the Board may direct the Company to enter into a trust agreement in such form and with such terms as the Board approves (the “Trust Agreement”). If the Board so directs, then the Company must enter into the Trust Agreement and must issue to the trust created by such agreement (the “Trust”) all Common Stock (or other consideration) issuable pursuant to the exchange (or any portion thereof that has not previously been issued in connection with the exchange). From and after the time at which such Common Stock (or other consideration) are issued to the Trust, all stockholders then entitled to receive Common Stock (or other consideration) pursuant to the exchange will be entitled to receive such shares or consideration (and any dividends or distributions made thereon after the date on which such shares or consideration are deposited into the Trust) only from the Trust and solely upon compliance with the relevant terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement.
(c) Insufficient Shares. If the number of shares of Common Stock that are authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation but not outstanding, reserved or otherwise committed for issuance for purposes other than upon exercise of the Rights are not sufficient to permit any exchange of Rights as contemplated in accordance with Section 24(a), then the Company will use its best efforts to authorize additional shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Equivalent Preferred Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for issuance upon exchange of the Rights or alternatively, at the option of the Board, with respect to each Right, in lieu of issuing shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Equivalent Preferred Stock or Common Stock Equivalents in exchange therefor, (i) pay cash in an amount equal to the value of the Common Stock exchangeable for such Right, (ii) issue other equity securities of the Company having a value equal to the value of the Common Stock exchangeable for such Right, (iii) issue debt securities having a value equal to the value of the Common Stock exchangeable for such Right, (iv) substitute other assets having a value equal to the value of the Common Stock exchangeable for such Right or (v) deliver any combination of cash, other equity securities, debt securities or other assets having a value equal to the value of the Common Stock exchangeable for such Right. For purposes of this Section 24(c), the per share value of the Common Stock will be the Current Per Share Market Price of a share of Common Stock, calculated as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of the Exchange Determination.
(d) Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares of Common Stock. In connection with an Exchange Determination, the Company will not be required to issue fractions of shares of Common Stock or to distribute certificates that evidence fractional shares of Common Stock. In lieu of such fractional shares of Common Stock, the Company may pay, but only out of funds legally available therefor, to the registered holders of Rights Certificates with regard to which such fractional shares of Common Stock would otherwise be issuable an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the Current Per Share Market Price of a share of Common Stock, calculated as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of the Exchange Determination.
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Section 25. Notice of Certain Events.
(a) Certain Distributions. If the Company proposes, at any time after the Distribution Date, to: (i) declare or pay any dividend payable in stock of any class to the holders of shares of Preferred Stock or to make any other distribution to the holders of shares of Preferred Stock (other than a regular quarterly or periodic cash dividend out of earnings or retained earnings of the Company); (ii) offer to the holders of shares of Preferred Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or to purchase any additional Preferred Stock or shares of stock of any class or any other securities, rights or options; (iii) effect any reclassification of the Preferred Stock (other than a reclassification involving only the subdivision of outstanding Preferred Stock); (iv) effect any consolidation or merger into or with any other Person (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company in a transaction that complies with Section 11(n)); (v) effect any Transfer (or permit one or more of its Subsidiaries to effect any Transfer), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the assets, cash flow or earning power of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any other Person; (vi) effect the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company; (vii) declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock; or (viii) effect a subdivision or combination of the Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of dividends in shares of Common Stock), then, in each such case, the Company will give written notice of such proposed action to the Rights Agent and the holders of Rights Certificates in accordance with Section 26, which notice must specify the record date for the purposes of such stock dividend, distribution of rights or warrants, or the date on which such subdivision, combination, reclassification, consolidation, merger, Transfer, liquidation, dissolution or winding up is to take place and the date of participation therein by the holders of shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, if any such date is to be fixed, and such notice must be so given in the case of any action covered by clause (i) or (ii) above at least ten (10) Business Days prior to but not including the record date for determining holders of shares of Preferred Stock for purposes of such action, and in the case of any such other action, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to but not including the date of the taking of such proposed action or the date of participation therein by the holders of shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, whichever is earlier.
(b) Certain Events. If a Triggering Event has occurred, then: (i) the Company will as soon as practicable thereafter give, or cause to be given, to the Rights Agent and each holder of Rights Certificates a notice in accordance with Section 26 of the occurrence of such Triggering Event, which notice must specify the event and the consequences of the event to holders of Rights pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii) or Section 13, as applicable; and (ii) all references in this Section 25 to Preferred Stock will thereafter be deemed to be references to Common Stock or, if appropriate, other securities.
Section 26. Notices. Notices or demands authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Rights Agent or by the holder of any Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, of any share of Common Stock) to or on the Company will be sufficiently given or made if in writing and sent by a recognized national overnight delivery service, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by e-mail (except that notice given by e-mail will not be effective unless either (a) a duplicate copy of such e-mail notice is promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Section 26 or (b) the receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt of such notice either by e-mail or any other method described in this Section 26 (excluding “out of office” or other automated replies)), addressed (in each case, until another address is filed in writing with the Rights Agent by the Company) as follows:
Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc.
950 Railroad Avenue
Midland, PA 15059
Attn: Kaliste Saloom, Interim Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
E-mail: kaliste.saloom@mawsoninc.com
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Subject to the provisions of Section 21, any notice or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Company or by the holder of any Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, of any Common Stock) to or on the Rights Agent will be sufficiently given or made if in writing and sent by a recognized national overnight delivery service or by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed (in each case, until another address is filed in writing with the Company by the Rights Agent) as follows:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
150 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
Attention: Client Services
Notices or demands authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Company or the Rights Agent to or on the holders of Rights or Rights Certificates (or, if prior to the Distribution Date, to or on the holders of shares of Common Stock) will be sufficiently given or made if in writing and sent by a recognized national overnight delivery service, trackable mail, or first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such holder at the address of such holder as shown on the transfer books of the Rights Agent or the Company or the transfer agent for the Common Stock. Any notice that is sent or mailed in the manner provided in this Section 26 will be deemed given whether or not the applicable holder receives the notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, prior to the Distribution Date, the issuance of a press release or the making of a publicly available filing by the Company with the SEC will constitute sufficient notice by the Rights Agent or the Company to the holders of securities of the Company, including the Rights, for all purposes of this Agreement and no other notice need be given.
Section 27. Supplements and Amendments. Subject to this Section 27, the Company may, and the Rights Agent shall, if directed by the Company, from time to time supplement or amend this Agreement without the approval of any holders of Rights Certificates or Common Stock in order to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision contained herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein, or make any other change, amendment or supplement to any provisions herein which the Company may deem necessary or desirable, any such change, amendment or supplement to be evidenced by a writing signed by the Company and the Rights Agent; provided, however, that from and after such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, this Agreement shall not be amended in any manner which would adversely affect the interests of the holders of Rights (other than holders of Rights that have become null and void pursuant to Section 7(d)). The Rights Agent shall duly execute and deliver any supplement or amendment hereto requested by the Company in writing, provided, that the Company has delivered to the Rights Agent a certificate from any Appropriate Officer that states that the proposed supplement or amendment complies with the terms of this Section 27. No supplement or amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless duly executed by the Rights Agent and the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Rights Agent may, but will not be required to, execute any supplement or amendment that adversely affects its own rights, duties, obligations or immunities pursuant to this Agreement. Prior to the earlier of the Distribution Date or such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, the interests of the holders of Rights and Rights Certificates will be deemed to be coincident with the interests of the holders of shares of Common Stock.
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Section 28. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Rights Agent will bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
Section 29. Determinations and Actions by the Board. The Board (or an authorized committee thereof) has the exclusive power and authority to administer this Agreement and to exercise all rights and powers specifically granted to the Board or the Company pursuant to this Agreement, or as may be necessary or advisable in the administration of this Agreement, including the right and power to (a) interpret the provisions of this Agreement and (b) make all determinations or calculations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of this Agreement (including a determination as to whether to redeem the Rights or to amend or supplement this Agreement). Without limiting any of the rights, protections and immunities of the Rights Agent, all such actions, interpretations, determinations and calculations (including, for purposes of clause (ii) below, all omissions with respect to the foregoing) that are done or made by the Board (or an authorized committee thereof) in good faith will: (i) be conclusive and binding on the Company, the Rights Agent and the holders of Rights (solely in their capacity as such); and (ii) not subject the Board (or an authorized committee thereof) or any of the directors serving on the Board to any liability to any of the Rights Agent or the holders of Rights (solely in their capacity as such). Nothing in this Agreement shall (A) modify the fiduciary duties of directors to the Company and its stockholders, (B) alter the standard of review a court of competent jurisdiction may apply to review any action, interpretation, determination or calculation (or any omission with respect to the foregoing) by the Board (or an authorized committee thereof) for compliance with the directors’ fiduciary duties to the Company and its stockholders or (C) provide for an elimination or limitation of the personal liability of directors to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the extent not permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time. In administering this Agreement and exercising the rights and powers specifically granted to the Board and to the Company, and in interpreting this Agreement and making any determination under this Agreement, the Board (or an authorized committee thereof) may consider any and all facts, circumstances or information that it deems to be necessary, useful or appropriate. The Rights Agent is always entitled to assume that the Board (or an authorized committee thereof) acted in good faith and will be fully protected and incur no liability in reliance thereon.
Section 30. Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement may be construed to give to any Person other than the Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of Rights Certificates, as such (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of shares of Common Stock) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim pursuant to this Agreement. This Agreement is for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of shares of Common Stock).
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Section 31. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other applicable authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated; provided, however, that if any such excluded term, provision, covenant or restriction shall adversely affect the rights, immunities, duties or obligations of the Rights Agent, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to resign immediately. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if any such term, provision, covenant or restriction is held by such court or authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable and the Board determines, in its good faith judgment, that severing the invalid, void or unenforceable language from this Agreement would adversely affect the purpose or effect of this Agreement, then the right of redemption set forth in Section 23 will be reinstated and will not expire until the Close of Business on the tenth Business Day following the date of such determination by the Board; further, provided, however, that if such excluded covenant, provision, restriction or term shall materially and adversely affect the rights, immunities, liabilities, duties or obligations of the Rights Agent, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to resign immediately upon written notice to the Company.
Section 32. Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement, each Right and each Rights Certificate, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, or whether at law (including at common law or by statute) or in equity) that may be based on, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, each Right and each Rights Certificate, or the negotiation, execution, performance or subject matter of this Agreement, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) Exclusive Jurisdiction.
(i) The Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of shares of Common Stock) each irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to or concerning this Agreement. The Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of shares of Common Stock) each acknowledge that the forum designated by this Section 32(b)(i) has a reasonable relation to this Agreement and to such Persons’ relationship with one another.
(ii) The Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of shares of Common Stock) each waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that they now or may in the future have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any court referred to in Section 32(b)(i) (or the appellate courts thereof). The Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of shares of Common Stock) each undertake not to commence any action subject to this Agreement in any forum other than the forum described in Section 32(b)(i). The Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of shares of Common Stock) each agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court will be conclusive and binding upon such Persons.
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(c) Wavier of Jury Trial. THE COMPANY, THE RIGHTS AGENT AND THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF RIGHTS CERTIFICATES (AND, PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTION DATE, THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK) EACH IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 33. Counterparts. This Agreement and any supplements or amendments to this Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and each such counterpart will for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts will together constitute one and the same instrument, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. A signature to this Agreement executed and/or transmitted electronically (including by fax and .pdf) will have the same authority, effect and enforceability as an original signature. No Party may raise the use of such electronic transmission to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through such electronic transmission, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each Party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent that such defense relates to lack of authenticity.
Section 34. Interpretation.
(a) References to this Agreement. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) when a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section or an Exhibit, that reference is to a Section or an Exhibit to this Agreement, as applicable, and (ii) references to “paragraphs” or “clauses” are to separate paragraphs or clauses of the Section or subsection in which the reference occurs. All Exhibits attached to this Agreement or referred to in this Agreement are incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement.
(b) Hereof, Including, etc. When used in this Agreement: (i) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import will, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and (ii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” will be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”.
(c) Neither, etc. Not Exclusive. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, “neither”, “nor”, “any”, “either” and “or” are not exclusive.
(d) Extent. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and does not simply mean “if”.
(e) Dollars. When used in this Agreement, references to “$” or “Dollars” are references to U.S. dollars.
(f) Gender and Number. The meaning assigned to each capitalized term defined and used in this Agreement is equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined in this Agreement, each of its other grammatical forms has a corresponding meaning. All terms defined in this Agreement will have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement unless otherwise defined in such certificate or document.
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(g) References to Parties. References to any Person include references to such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, and, in the case of any governmental authority, to any Person succeeding to its functions and capacities.
(h) References to Writings. References to “writing” mean the representation or reproduction of words, symbols or other information in a visible form by any method or combination of methods, whether in electronic form or otherwise. “Written” will be construed in the same manner.
(i) Legislation. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, a reference to any specific legislation or to any provision of any legislation includes any amendment to, and any modification, re-enactment or successor thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto.
(j) Headings. The table of contents and headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and will not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision of this Agreement.
(k) Calculation of Time Periods. Unless otherwise indicated: (i) when calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period will be excluded; (ii) the measure of a period of one month or year for purposes of this Agreement will be the day of the following month or year corresponding to the starting date; and (iii) if no corresponding date exists, then the end date of such period being measured will be the next actual day of the following month or year (for example, one month following February 18 is March 18 and one month following March 31 is May 1). References to “from” or “through” any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including such date, respectively.
(l) Nature of Days and Months. Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, that number will refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. Any reference to a “month” means a calendar month.
(m) Summaries. No summary of this Agreement or any Exhibit or other document delivered with this Agreement will affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or such Exhibit or document.
Section 35. Force Majeure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Rights Agent will not have any liability for not performing, or a delay in the performance of, any act, duty, obligation or responsibility by reason of any occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Rights Agent (including any act or provision or any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, any act of God, epidemics, pandemics, war, civil or military disobedience or disorder, riot, rebellion, terrorism, insurrection, fire, earthquake, storm, flood, strike, work stoppage, interruptions or malfunctions of computer facilities, loss of data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties, labor dispute, accident or failure or malfunction of any utilities communication or computer services or similar occurrence).
[Signature page follows.]
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The Parties are signing this Agreement on the date stated in the introductory clause.
| MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Kaliste Saloom | ||
| Name: | Kaliste Saloom | ||
| Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
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[Signature Page to Rights Agreement]
The Parties are signing this Agreement on the date stated in the introductory clause.
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., | |||
| as Rights Agent | |||
| By: | /s/ Patrick Mullaly | ||
| Name: | Patrick Mullaly | ||
| Title: | Manager, Client Management | ||
[Signature Page to Rights Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND PRIVILEGES
OF SERIES C JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK OF
MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC.
Pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
MAWSON INFASTRUCTURE GROUP Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 thereof, hereby certifies:
That pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as heretofore amended and restated, the “Certificate of Incorporation”), on February 1, 2026, the Board adopted the following resolution as required by Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware authorizing the creation of a series of Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Corporation designated as “Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock”:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation the Board hereby creates a series of Preferred Stock, and hereby states that the designation and number of shares thereof, and the voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights of such series of Preferred Stock and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are as follows:
Section 1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series will be designated as “Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock”. The Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock will have a par value of $1.00 per share, and the number of shares constituting such series will be 10,000. Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board, except that no decrease will reduce the number of shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the exercise of any options, rights or warrants issuable upon conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible into Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock.
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Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.
(a) Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock (or other stock) ranking prior and superior to the shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Corporation, will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the last day of March, June, September and December in each year (each such date being referred to as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (i) $1.00 and (ii) subject to any provision for adjustment in this certificate of designation (the “Certificate of Designation”), 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock. If the Corporation at any time after February 1, 2026 (the “Rights Dividend Declaration Date”) (A) declares and pays any dividend on the Common Stock payable in the form of shares of Common Stock, (B) subdivides the outstanding Common Stock or (C) combines the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then, in each such case, the amount to which holders of shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence will be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such event, and the denominator of which will be the total number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the occurrence of such event.
(b) The Corporation will declare a dividend or distribution on the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2(a) immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock), except that if no dividend or distribution has been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, then a dividend of $1.00 per share on the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock will nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date (it being understood that the actual payment of such dividend may be deferred if prohibited under any of the Corporation’s debt instruments).
(c) Dividends will begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares will begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends will begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends will not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares will be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date will be no more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.
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Section 3. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock will have the following voting rights:
(a) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock will entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. If the Corporation at any time after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date (i) declares any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides the outstanding Common Stock or (iii) combines the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then, in each such case, the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event will be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Designation, in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”), or by law, the holders of shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Corporation having general voting rights will vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
(c) Except as set forth in this Certificate of Designation or as required by law, the holders of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock will have no special voting rights and their consent will not be required (except to the extent that holders of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock are entitled to vote with holders of shares of Common Stock as set forth in this Certificate of Designation) for taking any corporate action.
Section 4. Certain Restrictions.
(a) The Corporation will not declare any dividend on, make any distribution on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Common Stock after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock unless concurrently therewith it will declare a dividend on the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock as required by Section 2.
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(b) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock outstanding will have been paid in full, the Corporation will not:
(i) declare or pay dividends on, make any other distributions on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, other than: (A) redemptions or purchases that may be deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or similar rights or the grant, vesting or lapse of restrictions on the grant of any performance shares, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other equity awards to the extent that such shares represent all or a portion of (1) the exercise or purchase price of such options, warrants or similar rights or other equity awards and (2) the amount of withholding taxes owed by the recipient of such award in respect of such grant, exercise, vesting or lapse of restrictions; or (B) the repurchase, redemption, or other acquisition or retirement for value of any such shares from employees, former employees, directors, former directors, consultants or former consultants of the Corporation, or their respective estate, spouse, former spouse or family member, pursuant to the terms of the agreements pursuant to which such shares were acquired;
(ii) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;
(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, it being understood that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock; or
(iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, will determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.
(c) The Corporation will not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, pursuant to Section 4(a), purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.
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Section 5. Reacquired Shares of Preferred Stock. Any shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever will be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares will upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth in this Certificate of Designation, in the Certificate of Incorporation or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.
Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.
(a) Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, voluntary or otherwise, no distribution will be made to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock will have received an amount per share (the “Series C Liquidation Preference”) equal to the greater of (i) $1.00 plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment or (ii) the Adjustment Number multiplied by the per share amount of all cash and other property to be distributed in respect of the Common Stock upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation. The “Adjustment Number” will initially be 1,000. If the Corporation at any time after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date (A) declares and pays any dividend on the Common Stock payable in the form of shares of Common Stock, (B) subdivides the outstanding Common Stock or (C) combines or consolidates the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then, in each such case, the Adjustment Number in effect immediately prior to such event will be adjusted by multiplying such Adjustment Number by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(b) If there are not sufficient assets available to permit payment in full of the Series C Liquidation Preference and the liquidation preferences of all other classes and series of Preferred Stock, if any, that rank on a parity with the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, then the assets available for distribution will be distributed ratably to the holders of the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock and such parity shares in proportion to their respective liquidation preferences.
(c) None of the merger or consolidation of the Corporation into or with another entity or the merger or consolidation of any other entity into or with the Corporation will be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this Section 6.
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Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc. If the Corporation enters into any consolidation, merger, combination, conversion or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock, securities, cash or any other property (payable in kind), then in any such case the shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock will at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed in an amount per share (subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth) equal to the Adjustment Number multiplied by the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged.
Section 8. No Redemption. The shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock will not be redeemable.
Section 9. Ranking. The Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock will rank junior to all other series of the Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, unless the terms of any such series will provide otherwise, and will rank senior to the Common Stock as to such matters.
Section 10. Amendment. At any time when any shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock are outstanding, neither the Certificate of Incorporation nor this Certificate of Designation will be amended in any manner that would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class.
Section 11. Fractional Shares of Preferred Stock. Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share that will entitle the holder, in proportion to such holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Designation as of the 2nd day of February, 2026.
| MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kaliste Saloom | |
| Name: | Kaliste Saloom | |
| Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer, | |
| General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF
RIGHTS CERTIFICATE
| Certificate No. R-[ ] | [ ] Rights |
NOT EXERCISABLE AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 2027, OR SUCH EARLIER DATE AS THE RIGHTS ARE REDEEMED OR EXCHANGED. THE RIGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, AT THE OPTION OF THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW), AT $0.0001 PER RIGHT, AND EXCHANGE, IN EACH CASE, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED BELOW). UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AS SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, RIGHTS THAT ARE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY, TRANSFERRED TO OR HAVE BEEN OWNED BY AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR ASSOCIATES (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT) WILL BE NULL AND VOID AND WILL NO LONGER BE TRANSFERABLE. [THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE ARE OR WERE BENEFICIALLY OWNED (AS DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT) BY A PERSON WHO WAS OR BECAME AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT). ACCORDINGLY, THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE AND THE RIGHTS THAT IT REPRESENTS MAY BECOME NULL AND VOID IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 7(D) OF THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT.]1
RIGHTS CERTIFICATE
MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC.
This certifies that ______________________________, or registered assigns, is the registered owner of the number of Rights set forth above, each of which entitles the owner thereof, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Rights Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2026 (the “Rights Agreement”), by and between MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company, as rights agent (the “Rights Agent”, which term will include any successor Rights Agent pursuant to the Rights Agreement), to purchase from the Company at any time after the Distribution Date (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) and prior to the Expiration Date (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) at the office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, or at the office of its successor as Rights Agent, one one-thousandth of a fully paid and nonassessable share of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of the Company, at an exercise price of $20.60 per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock (the “Exercise Price”), upon presentation and surrender of this Rights Certificate with the Form of Election to Purchase and related Certificate duly executed. The number of Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate (and the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock that may be purchased upon exercise hereof) set forth above, and the Exercise Price per share set forth above, are the number and Exercise Price as of February 2, 2026, based on the Preferred Stock as constituted at such date. As provided in the Rights Agreement, the Exercise Price and the number and kind of Preferred Stock or other securities that may be purchased upon the exercise of the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate are subject to modification and adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events. The Company reserves the right to require prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) that a number of Rights be exercised so that only whole shares of Preferred Stock will be issued. Capitalized terms used in this Rights Certificate that are not defined herein will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Rights Agreement.
| 1 | The portion of the legend in brackets is to be inserted only if applicable and will replace the preceding sentence. |
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Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, if the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate are beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, a Post-Event Transferee, a Pre-Event Transferee or a Subsequent Transferee, such Rights will become null and void and no holder hereof will have any right with respect to such Rights from and after the occurrence of such Triggering Event.
This Rights Certificate is subject to all of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Rights Agreement, which terms, provisions and conditions are incorporated by reference and made a part of this Rights Certificate and to which reference is made for a full description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Rights Agent, the Company and the holders of the Rights Certificates, which limitations of rights include the temporary suspension of the exercisability of such Rights under the specific circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement. Copies of the Rights Agreement are on file at the principal executive offices of the Company and the above-mentioned office or offices of the Rights Agent and are available without cost upon written request.
Subject to the provisions of the Rights Agreement, the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate may be redeemed by the Company, at its option, at any time prior to the time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, at a redemption price of $0.0001 per Right. Subject to the provisions of the Rights Agreement, under certain circumstances after any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, the Rights may be exchanged, in whole or in part, for Common Stock, or cash, or other securities of the Company having essentially the same value or economic rights as such shares of Common Stock.
This Rights Certificate, with or without other Rights Certificates, upon surrender at the office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, may be exchanged for another Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates of like tenor and date evidencing Rights entitling the holder to purchase a like number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as the Rights evidenced by the Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates surrendered will have entitled such holder to purchase. If this Rights Certificate is exercised in part, then the holder will be entitled to receive upon surrender hereof another Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates for the number of whole Rights not exercised.
No fractions of shares of Preferred Stock (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock, which may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts) will be issued upon the exercise of any Right. In lieu thereof, a cash payment will be made as provided in the Rights Agreement. The Company, at its election, may require that a number of Rights be exercised so that only whole shares of Preferred Stock would be issued.
No holder of this Rights Certificate, as such, will be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock or any other securities of the Company that may at any time be issuable on the exercise or exchange hereof, nor will anything contained herein or in the Rights Agreement be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action, or to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as specifically provided in the Rights Agreement), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate will have been exercised or exchanged in accordance with the Rights Agreement.
This Rights Certificate will not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until it has been countersigned by the Rights Agent.
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WITNESS the signature of the proper officers of the Company and its corporate seal.
Dated as of __________ _____, 20__
| ATTEST: | MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC. | |||
| By: | By: | |||
| Name: | Name: | |||
| Title: | Title: | |||
| Countersigned: | ||||
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., | ||||
| as Rights Agent | ||||
| By: | ||||
| Name: | ||||
| Title: | ||||
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[Form of Reverse Side of Rights Certificate]
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
(To be executed by the registered holder if such
holder desires to transfer the Rights Certificate.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED _____________________ sells, assigns and transfers unto
(Please print name and address of transferee)
this Rights Certificate, together with all right, title and interest herein, and irrevocably constitutes and appoints ______________________________ as attorney-in-fact to transfer this Rights Certificate on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution.
Dated: ____________________
| Signature |
Signature Medallion Guaranteed:
Signatures must be guaranteed by a member or participant in the Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent. Guarantees by a notary public are not acceptable.
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CERTIFICATE
The undersigned certifies, for the benefit of the Company and all holders of Rights and Common Stock, by checking the appropriate boxes that:
(1) the Right(s) evidenced by this Rights Certificate are not Beneficially Owned and
☐ are
☐ are not
being sold, assigned and transferred by or on behalf of a Person who is or was an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, a Post-Event Transferee, a Pre-Event Transferee or a Subsequent Transferee; and
(2) after due inquiry and to the best knowledge of the undersigned, it
☐ did
☐ did not
acquire the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate from any Person who is, was or subsequently became an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, a Post-Event Transferee, a Pre-Event Transferee or a Subsequent Transferee.
Dated: ____________________.
| Signature |
Signature Medallion Guaranteed:
Signatures must be guaranteed by a member or participant in the Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent. Guarantees by a notary public are not acceptable.
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[Form of Reverse Side of Rights Certificate
– continued]
FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
(To be executed if holder desires to exercise Rights represented by the Rights Certificate.)
To: MAWSON INFASTRUCTURE GROUP Inc. (the “Company”)
The undersigned irrevocably elects to exercise _________________________ Rights represented by this Rights Certificate to purchase the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or such other securities of the Company or of any other Person that may be issuable upon the exercise of the Rights) issuable upon the exercise of such Rights and requests that certificates for such shares be issued in the name of and delivered to:
Please insert social security or other identifying number:
(Please print name and address)
If such number of Rights is not all of the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate, a new Rights Certificate for the balance remaining of such Rights will be registered in the name of, and delivered to:
Please insert social security or other identifying number:
(Please print name and address)
Dated: ____________________
| Signature |
Signature Medallion Guaranteed:
Signatures must be guaranteed by a member or participant in the Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent. Guarantees by a notary public are not acceptable.
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CERTIFICATE
The undersigned certifies, for the benefit of the Company and all holders of Rights and Common Stock, by checking the appropriate boxes that:
(1) the Right(s) evidenced by this Rights Certificate are not Beneficially Owned and
☐ are
☐ are not
being sold, assigned and transferred by or on behalf of a Person who is or was an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, a Post-Event Transferee, a Pre-Event Transferee or a Subsequent Transferee; and
(2) after due inquiry and to the best knowledge of the undersigned, it
☐ did
☐ did not
acquire the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate from any Person who is, was or subsequently became an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, a Post-Event Transferee, a Pre-Event Transferee or a Subsequent Transferee.
Dated: ____________________.
| Signature |
Signature Medallion Guaranteed:
Signatures must be guaranteed by a member or participant in the Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent. Guarantees by a notary public are not acceptable.
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[Form of Reverse Side of Rights Certificate – continued]
NOTICE
The signature in the foregoing Forms of Assignment and Election to Purchase, as the case may be, must conform to the name as written upon the face of this Rights Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
IF THE CERTIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN THE FOREGOING FORMS OF ASSIGNMENT AND ELECTION TO PURCHASE, AS THE CASE MAY BE, ARE NOT COMPLETED, THEN THE COMPANY AND THE RIGHTS AGENT WILL DEEM THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THE RIGHTS EVIDENCED BY THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE TO BE AN ACQUIRING PERSON, AN AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON, A POST-EVENT TRANSFEREE, A PRE-EVENT TRANSFEREE OR A SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND SUCH ASSIGNMENT OR ELECTION TO PURCHASE WILL NOT BE HONORED AND THE RIGHTS EVIDENCED BY THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DEEMED TO BE NULL AND VOID.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF
SUMMARY OF RIGHTS
TO PURCHASE
SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK OF
MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC.
On February 1, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP Inc. (the “Company”) authorized and declared a dividend distribution effective on February 1, 2026 of one (1) right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 12, 2026 (the “Record Date”). Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of the Company at an exercise price of $20.60 (the “Exercise Price”), subject to adjustment. The complete terms of the Rights are set forth in a Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of February 2, 2026, by and between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company, as rights agent. Capitalized terms used in this summary that are not defined herein will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Rights Agreement.
The Board adopted the Rights Agreement to protect the interests of Company stockholders. In general terms, subject to certain enumerated exceptions, it works by imposing significant dilution upon any person or group that acquires beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the shares of Common Stock, or if a person or group with beneficial ownership of 20% or more at the time the adoption of the Rights Agreement is announced acquires any additional shares of Common Stock, without the prior approval of the Board. In general, any person will be deemed to beneficially own any securities (a) as to which such person has any agreement, arrangement or understanding with another person for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of Common Stock or (b) that are the subject of a derivative transaction or constitute a derivative security. As a result, the overall effect of the Rights Agreement and the issuance of the Rights may be to render more difficult or discourage a merger, tender or exchange offer or other business combination involving the Company that is not approved by the Board. However, neither the Rights Agreement nor the Rights should interfere with any merger, tender or exchange offer or other business combination approved by the Board.
For those interested in the specific terms of the Rights Agreement, the following is a summary description. Please note, however, that this description is only a summary and is not complete, and should be read together with the entire Rights Agreement, which has been publicly filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form 8-A and a Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the Rights Agreement is also available free of charge from the Rights Agent or the Company. In addition, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a website (http://www.sec.gov) that is freely accessible, which contains the Company’s Form 8-A and Form 8-K and other information regarding the Company.
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| Distribution and Transfer of Rights; Rights Certificates: | The Board has declared a dividend of one Right for each outstanding share of Common Stock. Prior to the Distribution Date referred to below: |
| ● | the Rights will be evidenced by and trade with the certificates for the Common Stock (or, with respect to any uncertificated Common Stock registered in book entry form, by notation in book entry), and no separate rights certificates will be distributed; |
| ● | new Common Stock certificates issued after the Record Date will contain a legend incorporating the Rights Agreement by reference (for uncertificated Common Stock registered in book entry form, this legend will be contained in a notation in book entry and notice to the holder required by applicable law); and |
| ● | the surrender for transfer of any certificates for Common Stock (or the surrender for transfer of any uncertificated Common Stock registered in book entry form) will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with such Common Stock. |
| Rights will generally accompany any new shares of Common Stock that are issued after the Record Date. |
| Distribution Date: |
Subject to certain exceptions specified in the Rights Agreement, the Rights will separate from the Common Stock and become exercisable following (1) the 10th Business Day after the public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons has become an “Acquiring Person” (as defined in the Rights Agreement) or, in the event the Board determines on or before such 10th Business Day to effect an exchange of the Rights and determines that a later date is advisable, such later date that is not more than 20 days after the “Stock Acquisition Date” (as defined in the Rights Agreement) or (2) the 10th Business Day (or such later date as may be determined by the Board prior to such time as any person becomes an Acquiring Person) after a person or group announces a tender or exchange offer that would result in such person or group becoming an Acquiring Person.
The date on which the Rights separate from the Common Stock and become exercisable is referred to as the “Distribution Date.”
After the Distribution Date, the Company will mail Rights certificates to the Company’s stockholders as of the close of business on the Distribution Date and the Rights will become transferable and trade independently from the Common Stock. Thereafter, such Rights certificates alone will represent the Rights. |
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| Preferred Stock Purchasable Upon Exercise of Rights: |
After the Distribution Date, each Right will entitle the holder to purchase, for the Exercise Price (i.e., $20.60) one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock having economic and other terms similar to that of one share of Common Stock. This portion of a share of Preferred Stock is intended to give the stockholder approximately the same dividend, voting and liquidation rights as would one share of Common Stock, and should approximate the value of one share of Common Stock.
Importantly, each one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock, if issued, will: |
| ● | not be redeemable; |
| ● | entitle holders to quarterly dividend payments of $0.0001 per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock, or an amount equal to the dividend paid on one share of Common Stock, whichever is greater; |
| ● | entitle holders upon liquidation either to receive $0.0001 per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock or an amount equal to the payment made on one share of Common Stock, whichever is greater; |
| ● | have the same voting power as one share of Common Stock; and |
| ● | entitle holders to a payment per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock equal to the payment made on one share of Common Stock if the Common Stock is exchanged via merger, consolidation or a similar transaction. |
| Flip-In Trigger: |
If a Person becomes an Acquiring Person, then each Right will entitle the holder thereof to purchase, for the Exercise Price, a number of shares of Common Stock (or, in certain circumstances, cash, property or other securities of the Company) having a then-current market value of twice the Exercise Price.
Following the occurrence of an event set forth in the preceding paragraph, all Rights that are or, under certain circumstances specified in the Rights Agreement, were beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person and its affiliates and associates, and certain transferees of the foregoing will be void. |
| Flip-Over Trigger: | If, after a Person becomes an Acquiring Person, (1) the Company merges into or consolidates with another entity, (2) an acquiring entity merges into the Company and the Company’s common stock is converted to other securities or property or (3) the Company transfers more than 50% of its consolidated assets, cash flow or earning power, then each Right (except for Rights that have previously been voided as set forth above) will entitle the holder thereof to purchase, for the Exercise Price, a number of shares of Common Stock of the person engaging in the transaction having a then-current market value of twice the Exercise Price. |
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| Redemption of the Rights: | The Rights will be redeemable at the Company’s option for $0.0001 per Right (payable in cash, Common Stock or other consideration deemed appropriate by the Board) at any time on or prior to the time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person. Immediately upon the action of the Board ordering redemption, the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of the Rights will be to receive the $0.0001 redemption price. The redemption price will be adjusted if the Company undertakes a stock dividend, stock split or reclassification of the Preferred Stock or Common Stock. |
| Exchange Provision: | At any time after the date on which a Person becomes an Acquiring Person and prior to the acquisition by the Acquiring Person of beneficial ownership of 50% or more of the Common Stock, the Board may exchange the Rights (except for Rights that have previously been voided as set forth above), in whole or in part, for Common Stock at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock per Right (subject to adjustment). In certain circumstances, the Company may elect to exchange the Rights for cash or other securities of the Company having a value approximately equal to one share of Common Stock. |
| Term; Expiration of the Rights: | The Rights will expire on the earliest of (1) 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on February 1, 2027 or (2) the redemption or exchange of the Rights as described above. |
| Amendment of Terms of the Rights Agreement and Rights: | The terms of the Rights and the Rights Agreement may be amended without the consent of the holders of Rights certificates, Preferred Stock or Common Stock in order to cure any ambiguities, to correct or supplement any provision contained in the Rights Agreement which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions in the Rights Agreement, or make any other change, amendment or supplement to any provisions of the Rights Agreement which the Company may deem necessary or desirable. However, from and after such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, the terms of the Rights and the Rights Agreement may not be amended to adversely affect the interests of the holders of Rights. |
| Voting Rights; Other Stockholder Rights: | The Rights will not have any voting rights. Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no separate rights as a stockholder of the Company. |
| Anti-Dilution Provisions: |
The Board may adjust the Exercise Price, the number of shares of Preferred Stock issuable and the number of outstanding Rights to prevent dilution that may occur from a stock dividend, a stock split or a reclassification of the Preferred Stock or Common Stock.
With certain exceptions, no adjustments to the Exercise Price will be made until the cumulative adjustments amount to at least one percent of the Exercise Price. No fractional shares of Preferred Stock (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock) or Common Stock will be issued and, in lieu thereof, an adjustment in cash will be made based on the current market price of the Preferred Stock or Common Stock, as applicable. |
| Taxes: | The distribution of Rights should not be taxable for federal income tax purposes. However, following an event that renders the Rights exercisable or upon redemption of the Rights, stockholders may recognize taxable income. |
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Exhibit 4.2
Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to that certain rights agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of February 2, 2026, by and between Big Digital Energy, Inc. (formerly known as Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc., the “Company”) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”), is made and entered into as of June 5, 2026.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent previously entered into the Rights Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, for so long as the Rights are redeemable, the Company may, from time to time, in its sole discretion, supplement or amend the Rights Agreement in any respect without the approval of any holders of Rights Certificates or Common Stock, and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so directs, execute such supplement or amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to amend the Rights Agreement to advance the Expiration Date to June 8, 2026; and
WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make this Amendment a valid agreement according to its terms have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Company and the Rights Agent have been, in all respects, authorized by the Company and the Rights Agent.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Rights Agent agree as follows:
| 1. | Amendment to the Definition of “Expiration Date”. The definition of “Expiration Date” as set forth under Section 1(z) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
“(z) “Expiration Date” shall mean the earliest to occur of (i) June 8, 2026 and (ii) the Redemption Date.”
| 2. | Effect of Amendment. It is the intent of the Company and the Rights Agent that this Amendment constitutes an amendment of the Rights Agreement as contemplated by Section 27 thereof. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, the terms of the Rights Agreement remain in full force and effect; provided, however, that the effect of this Amendment is to terminate the Rights Agreement at the Close of Business on the Expiration Date in accordance with Section 7(b) of the Rights Agreement. |
| 3. | References to the Rights Agreement. From and after the execution of this Amendment, any reference to the Rights Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to the Rights Agreement as amended by this Amendment. |
| 4. | Governing Law. This Amendment, and each Right and each Rights Certificate issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such State, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provisions or rules that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. |
| 5. | Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment, or the application thereof to any circumstance, be held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, null and void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment will remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected impaired or invalidated; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in this Amendment to the contrary, if any such term, provision, covenant or restriction, or the application thereof to any circumstance, be held by such court or authority to be invalid, null and void or unenforceable and the Board determines in good faith judgment that severing the invalid, null and void or unenforceable language from this Amendment would materially and adversely affect the purpose or effect of this Amendment, then the right of redemption set forth in Section 23 of the Rights Agreement shall be reinstated and will not expire until the Close of Business on the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date of such determination by the Board; provided, further, that if any such severed term, provision, covenant or restriction shall materially and adversely affect the rights, immunities, liabilities, duties or obligations of the Rights Agent, then the Rights Agent shall be entitled to resign immediately upon written notice to the Company. |
| 6. | Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page by facsimile or other customary means of electronic transmission (e.g., e-mail or “pdf’) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof and shall constitute an original signature for all purposes. |
(Signature Page Follows)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of June 5, 2026.
| BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kaliste Saloom | |
| Name: | Kaliste Saloom | |
| Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. | ||
| By: | /s/ Rachel Fisher | |
| Name: | Rachel Fisher | |
| Title: | Sr Contract Negotiation Specialist | |
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Exhibit 4.3
WARRANT
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
Warrant To Purchase Common Stock
| Warrant No.: BGDE/YA II PN, LTD. | Number of Shares: | 926,748 |
| Warrant Exercise Price: | $10.81 | |
| Expiration Date: | June 30, 20311 |
Date of Issuance: June 30, 2026
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, YA II PN, LTD. (the “Holder”), the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns, is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times on or after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (as defined herein) up to [ ] fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) of the Company (the “Warrant Shares”) at the exercise price per share provided in Section 1(b) below or as subsequently adjusted; provided, however, that in no event shall the holder be entitled to exercise this Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in excess of that number of Warrant Shares which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates to exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock following such exercise, (however, such restriction may be waived by Holder (but only as to itself and not to any other holder) upon not less than 65 days prior notice to the Company). For purposes of the foregoing proviso, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such proviso is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrants beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or preferred stock) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of any holder, the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than 1 Business Day following the receipt of such notice, confirm in writing to any such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of Warrants (as defined below) by such holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.
| 1 | 5 years following Issuance Date. |
Section 1.
(a) This Warrant is issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) of even date hereof between the Company and the Holder or issued in exchange or substitution thereafter or replacement thereof. Each Capitalized term used, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(b) Definitions. The following words and terms as used in this Warrant shall have the following meanings:
(i) “Approved Stock Plan” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee, officer, director or third party service providers in the normal course of business, for services provided to the Company.
(ii) “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.
(iii) “Closing Bid Price” means the closing bid price of Common Stock as quoted on the Principal Market (as reported by Bloomberg, LP (“Bloomberg”) through its “Volume at Price” function).
(iv) “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
(v) “Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” means, at any given time, the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding at such time.
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(vi) “Event of Default” means an event of default under the Securities Purchase Agreement or a Triggering Event as defined in the Certificate of Designations for the Preferred Shares issued in connection therewith.
(vii) “Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan, (b) shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(g)therein, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (c) the shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon conversion of the Convertible Debenture or exercise of the Warrants and (d) Shares issued to employees, officers, directors, or service providers consistent with past practices in the normal course of business.
(viii) “Expiration Date” means the date set forth on the first page of this Warrant.
(ix) “Issuance Date” means the date hereof.
(x) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or convertible securities.
(xi) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
(xii) “Preferred Shares” means the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or as dividends thereron.
(xiii) “Principal Market” means as of any date of determination, the Eligible Market on which the shares of Common Stock is then listed or quoted.
(xiv) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(xv) “Warrant” means this Warrant and all Warrants issued in exchange, transfer or replacement thereof.
(xvi) “Warrant Exercise Price” shall be $[ ]2 or as subsequently adjusted as provided in Section 8 hereof.
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(c) Other Definitional Provisions.
(i) Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to the Company shall be deemed to include the Company’s successors and (B) to any applicable law defined or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such applicable law as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
(ii) When used in this Warrant, the words “herein”, “hereof”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any provision of this Warrant, and the words “Section”, “Schedule”, and “Exhibit” shall refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Warrant unless otherwise specified.
(iii) Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine or feminine, and the singular number includes the plural, and vice versa.
Section 2. Exercise of Warrant.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof then registered on the books of the Company, pro rata as hereinafter provided, at any time on any Business Day on or after the opening of business on such Business Day, (i) commencing with the first day after the date hereof, and prior to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date, by delivery of a written notice, in the form of the subscription notice attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Exercise Notice”), of such holder’s election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Warrant Exercise Price(s) applicable to the Warrant Shares being purchased, multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares (at the applicable Warrant Exercise Price) as to which this Warrant is being exercised (plus any applicable issue or transfer taxes) (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds and the surrender of this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Company as soon as practicable following such date (“Cash Basis”) or (ii) commencing 60 days (for Warrant Shares up to 19.99% of outstanding as of closing) and 180 days (for the balance of Warrant Shares)after the issuance of this Warrant, and prior to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date, if at the time of exercise, the Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective registration statement or if an Event of Default has occurred, by delivering an Exercise Notice and in lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price in cash or wire transfer, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (the “Cashless Exercise”):
Net Number = (A x B) – (A x C)
B
For purposes of the foregoing formula:
A = the total number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.
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B = the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise of the Warrant.
C = the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in compliance with this Section 2, the Company shall on or before the second Business Day following the date of receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) and the receipt of the representations of the holder specified in Section 6 hereof, if requested by the Company (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”), and if the Warrant Shares are subject to an effective and current Registration Statement and the Common Stock is DTC eligible, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company; provided, however, if the holder who submitted the Exercise Notice requested physical delivery of any or all of the Warrant Shares, or, if the Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective and current Registration Statement and the Common Stock is not DTC eligible or the Company is otherwise unable to deliver the Warrant Shares electronically without any restrictive legend pursuant to applicable securities laws upon the written opinion of outside counsel, then the Company shall, on or before the second Business Day following receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate or book entry statement, registered in the name of the holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled pursuant to such request. The Warrant Shares shall be issued with a legend unless they are subject to an effective and current Registration Statement or they are being transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements, the availability of which is confirmed in an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice and Aggregate Exercise Price referred to above, the holder of this Warrant 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. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Closing Bid Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the holder the number of Warrant Shares that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the holder via facsimile within 1 Business Day of receipt of the holder’s Exercise Notice.
(b) If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares within 1 day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the holder, then the Company shall immediately submit via electronic mail (i) the disputed determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or the Closing Bid Price to an independent, reputable investment banking firm or (ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to its independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause the investment banking firm or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than 48 hours from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment banking firm’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be deemed conclusive absent manifest error.
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(c) Unless the rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, upon the request of the Holder, as soon as practicable and in no event later than 5 Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant identical in all respects to this Warrant exercised except it shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant exercised, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant is exercised.
(d) No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon any pro rata exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares issued upon such exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.
(e) If the Company or its Transfer Agent shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the holder within 3 Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, a certificate or book entry statement for the number of Warrant Shares to which the holder is entitled or to credit the holder’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company for such number of Warrant Shares to which the holder is entitled upon the holder’s exercise of this Warrant, unless such failure results from a failure of the Company’s Transfer Agent to issue such shares as a result of an act of terrorism, war, natural disaster, act of God or other force majeure event, the Company shall, in addition to any other remedies under this Warrant or otherwise available to such holder, pay as additional damages in cash to such holder on each day the issuance of such certificate for Warrant Shares is not timely effected an amount equal to 0.025% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of Warrant Shares not issued to the holder on a timely basis and to which the holder is entitled, and (B) the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock for the trading day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such Common Stock to the holder without violating this Section 2.
(f) If within 5 Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, and the written request of the Holder that a new Warrant be issued, the Company fails to deliver a new Warrant to the holder for the number of Warrant Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2 hereof, then, the Holder shall be entitled to exercise or transfer its rights under such new Warrant and the Company shall be obligated to honor such exercises or transfers as if the Holder had submitted the new Warrant without violating this Section 2.
(g) Compliance with Rules of Principal Market. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant to the extent (but only to the extent) that after giving effect to such exercise, the number of Warrant Shares issued under this Warrant, the Other Warrants and the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares in the aggregate would exceed [ ] (representing 19.99% of the aggregate number of Common Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the date of execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement (subject to adjustment for any stock splits, combinations or the like)), calculated in accordance with the rules of the Principal Market, which number shall be reduced, on a share-for-share basis, by the number of Warrant Shares issued or issuable pursuant to any transaction or series of transactions that may be aggregated with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement under the applicable rules of the Principal Market (such maximum number of shares, the “Exchange Cap”) provided that, the Exchange Cap will not apply if the Company’s stockholders have approved the issuance of Common Shares pursuant to this Warrant, the Other Warrants and the Preferred Shares in excess of the Exchange Cap in accordance with the rules of the Principal Market (the “Shareholder Approval”). In connection with each Exercise Notice, any portion of an exercise that would exceed the Exchange Cap shall automatically be withdrawn with no further action required by the Company and such Exercise Notice shall be deemed automatically modified to reduce the aggregate Warrant Shares exercised by an amount equal to such withdrawn portion in respect of each Exercise Notice.
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Section 3. Covenants as to Common Stock. The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) This Warrant is, and any Warrants issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant will upon issuance be, duly authorized and validly issued.
(b) All Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
(c) During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved at least 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the exercise of the rights then represented by this Warrant and the par value of said shares will at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Warrant Exercise Price. If at any time the Company does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available, then the Company shall call and hold a special meeting of its stockholders within 60 days of that time for the sole purpose of increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
(d) Unless the Warrant Shares are already registered for resale pursuant to an effective registration statement, if at any time after the date hereof the Company shall file a registration statement, the Company shall include the Warrant Shares issuable to the holder, pursuant to the terms of this Warrant and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Warrant Shares from time to time issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant; and the Company shall so list on each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, as the case may be, and shall maintain such listing of, any other shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant if and so long as any shares of the same class shall be listed on such national securities exchange or automated quotation system.
(e) The Company will not, by amendment of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant. The Company will not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.
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(f) This Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Section 4. Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all taxes, except any applicable withholding, which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
Section 5. Warrant Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no holder, as such, of this Warrant shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the holder of this Warrant of the Warrant Shares which he or she is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on such holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company will provide the holder of this Warrant with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.
Section 6. Representations of Holder. The holder of this Warrant, by the acceptance hereof, represents that it is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the holder does not agree to hold this Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act. The holder of this Warrant further represents, by acceptance hereof, that, as of this date, such holder is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act (an “Accredited Investor”). Upon exercise of this Warrant the holder shall, if requested by the Company, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the Warrant Shares so purchased are being acquired solely for the holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, for investment, and not with a view toward distribution or resale and that such holder is an Accredited Investor. If such holder cannot make such representations because they would be factually incorrect, it shall be a condition to such holder’s exercise of this Warrant that the Company receive such other representations as the Company considers reasonably necessary to assure the Company that the issuance of its securities upon exercise of this Warrant shall not violate any United States or state securities laws.
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Section 7. Ownership and Transfer.
(a) The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee. The Company may treat the person in whose name any Warrant is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any transfers made in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.
Section 8. Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price. The Warrant Exercise Price of this Warrant shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(a) Reserved.
(b) Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 8(b) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(c) Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case (without duplication of any adjustment pursuant to Section 8(b)):
(i) any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Warrant Exercise Price by a fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (B) the denominator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date; and
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(ii) either (A) the number of Warrant Shares obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i), or (B) in the event that the Distribution is of common stock of a company whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system, then the holder of this Warrant shall receive an additional warrant to purchase Common Stock, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the amount of the assets that would have been payable to the holder of this Warrant pursuant to the Distribution had the holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an exercise price equal to the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i).
(d) Certain Events. If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 8 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the holders of the Warrants; provided, that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(d) will increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 8.
(e) Voluntary Adjustments By Company. 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.
(f) Notices.
(i) Immediately upon any adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Company will give written notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment.
(ii) The Company will give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (B) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change (as defined below), dissolution or liquidation, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
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(iii) The Company will also give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least 10 days prior to the date on which any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
Section 9. Purchase Rights; Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.
(a) In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the holder of this Warrant will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
(b) Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction in each case which is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities, cash or other assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock is referred to herein as an “Organic Change.” Prior to the consummation of any Organic Change, the Company shall make appropriate provision (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing a majority of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to insure that each of the holders of the Warrants will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the Warrant Shares immediately theretofore issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrants (without regard to any limitations on exercise), such shares of stock, securities, cash or other assets that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares which would have been issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrant as of the date of such Organic Change (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant).
Section 10. Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company shall promptly, on receipt of an indemnification undertaking (or, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, the Warrant), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
Section 11. Notice. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered upon: (i) receipt, when delivered personally, (ii) 1 Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same, or (iii) receipt, when sent by electronic mail (provided that the electronic mail transmission is not returned in error or the sender is not otherwise notified of any error in transmission. The addresses and e-mail addresses for such communications shall be:
| If to Holder: |
YA II PN, LTD. 1012 Springfield Avenue Mountainside, NJ 07092 Attention: Troy Rillo Telephone: (201) 985-8300 Email: trillo@yorkvilleglobal.com |
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| With Copy to: |
Haynes and Boone, LLP 30 Rockefeller Plaza 22nd Floor New York, NY 10112 Attention: Greg Kramer Telephone: (212) 835-4819 Email: greg.kramer@haynesboone.com |
| If to the Company, to: |
Big Digital Energy, Inc. 950 Railroad Avenue Midland, PA 15059 Attention: Kaliste Saloom Telephone: (412) 515-0896 Email: kaliste.saloom@bigdigital.energy |
| With a copy to: |
Dorsey & Whitney LLP 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Attention: Cam Hoang Telephone: (612) 492-6109 Email: hoang.cam@dorsey.com |
or at such other address and/or electronic email address and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party 3 Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s computer containing the time, date, recipient’s electronic mail address and the text of such electronic mail or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by electronic mail or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
Section 12. Date. The date of this Warrant is set forth on page 1 hereof. This Warrant, in all events, shall be wholly void and of no effect after the close of business on the Expiration Date.
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Section 13. Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Warrant may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the holders of Warrants representing at least 2/3rds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding; provided that, except for Section 8(d), no such action may increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares or class of stock obtainable upon exercise of any Warrant without the written consent of the holder of such Warrant.
Section 14. Descriptive Headings; Governing Law. The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Warrant. The corporate laws of the State of New York shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Court of the state courts sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York and the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such 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 manner permitted by law.
Section 15. Remedies, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant, in any other agreement between the Company and the Holder, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
Section 16. Waiver of Jury Trial. AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS WARRANT, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS WARRANT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANSACTION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed as of the date first set forth above.
| BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kaliste Saloom | |
| Name: | Kaliste Saloom | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |
EXHIBIT A TO WARRANT
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED
BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS WARRANT
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase ______________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Big Digital Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
Specify Method of exercise by check mark:
| 1. | ☐ Cash Exercise |
(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. The holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price of $______________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder _________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
| 2. | ☐ Cashless Exercise |
(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. In lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the holder elects to receive upon such exercise the Net Number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder _________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Date: _______________ __, ______
Name of Registered Holder
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EXHIBIT B TO WARRANT
FORM OF WARRANT POWER
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned does hereby assign and transfer to ________________, Federal Identification No. __________, a warrant to purchase ____________ shares of the capital stock of Big Digital Energy, Inc. represented by warrant certificate no. _____, standing in the name of the undersigned on the books of said corporation. The undersigned does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________, attorney to transfer the warrants of said corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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Exhibit 10.1
REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT PROMISSORY NOTE
| $40,000,000 | May 28, 2026 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY PROMISES TO PAY ON DEMAND to the order of ENDEAVOR BLOCKCHAIN, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company (the “Noteholder” and, together with the Borrower, the “Parties”), the aggregate principal sum of all Revolving Loans (as defined below) advanced from time to time by Noteholder to Borrower, not to exceed at any time the principal sum of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) (the “Commitment Amount”), together with all accrued interest thereon as provided in this Revolving Line of Credit Promissory Note (this “Note”), payable as provided herein.
1. Definitions; Interpretation.
1.1 Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1. Terms not defined herein (including in this Section 1) which are defined in the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect on the date hereof (the “UCC”), have the meanings specified in the UCC, and the definitions specified in Article 9 of the UCC control in the case of any conflicting definitions in the UCC.
“Applicable Rate” means 12% per annum.
“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.
“Debt” of the Borrower, means all (a) indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade payables and obligations to vendors and professional services providers arising in the ordinary course of business; (c) obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, or other similar instruments; (d) obligations as lessee under capital leases; (e) obligations in respect of any interest rate swaps, currency exchange agreements, commodity swaps, caps, collar agreements, or similar arrangements entered into by the Borrower providing for protection against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates, or commodity prices, or the exchange of nominal interest obligations, either generally or under specific contingencies; (f) obligations under acceptance facilities and letters of credit; (g) guaranties, endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), and other contingent obligations to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to invest in any Person, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss, in each case, in respect of indebtedness set out in clauses (a) through (f) of a Person other than the Borrower; (h) indebtedness set out in clauses (a) through (g) of any Person other than Borrower secured by any lien on any asset of the Borrower, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed by the Borrower.
“Default” means any of the events specified in Section 12 of this Note which constitute an Event of Default or which, upon the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, pursuant to Section 11 of this Note, would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means 15% per annum, which rate shall at no time be in addition to the Applicable Rate.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 12 of this Note.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Law” as to any Person, means the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law (including common law), statute, ordinance, treaty, rule, regulation, order, decree, judgment, writ, injunction, settlement agreement, requirement or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or other security interest.
“Loan” means the principal amount of this Note.
“Material Adverse Change” means a material adverse change with respect to: (a) the Collateral, business, assets, properties, liabilities, operations or financial condition of the Borrower; (b) the validity or enforceability of this Note; (c) the rights or remedies of the Noteholder hereunder; or (d) the Borrower’s ability to perform any of its obligations hereunder; provided, however, and notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, the Noteholder understands that the Borrower’s current distressed financial condition impairs the Borrower’s ability to pay the Loan as of the date hereof, and the Noteholder is not intending, and does not have the right, to assert that (i) a Material Adverse Change has occurred based on the Borrower’s current distressed financial condition, or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred based on the Borrower’s current distressed financial condition.
“Note” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Noteholder” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Permitted Debt” means Debt (a) existing or arising under this Note and any refinancing thereof; (b) existing as of the date of this Note and disclosed to Noteholder in writing or otherwise publicly available via the Borrower’s SEC reports; and (c) trade payables and obligations to vendors and professional service providers incurred in the ordinary course of business.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, limited or general partnership, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority, or other entity.
1.2 Interpretation. For purposes of this Note (a) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) the word “or” is not exclusive; and (c) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto,” and “hereunder” refer to this Note as a whole. The definitions given for any defined terms in this Note shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine, and neuter forms. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to: (x) Schedules, Exhibits, and Sections mean the Schedules, Exhibits, and Sections of this Note; (y) an agreement, instrument, or other document means such agreement, instrument, or other document as amended, supplemented, and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof; and (z) a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. This Note shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.
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2. Revolving Facility; Advances; Repayments.
2.1 Revolving Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Note, the Noteholder agrees to make loans (each, a “Revolving Loan” and collectively, the “Revolving Loans”) to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the Commitment Amount. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms hereof, Borrower may borrow, repay, and reborrow Revolving Loans.
2.2 Borrowing Requests. Borrower shall request advances by written notice (email sufficient) specifying the amount requested and the requested funding date, which shall be a Business Day. Noteholder shall determine whether or not to fund approved requests within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such notice. Borrower shall provide any documentation, including, without limitation, financial information, certificates, sources and uses and bank statements, as Noteholder may reasonably request in connection with any request for advances.
2.3 Repayments; Reborrowings. Borrower may repay Revolving Loans at any time without premium or penalty. Amounts repaid may be reborrowed, subject to the Commitment and compliance with this Note.
2.4 Noteholder Termination. If (i) Noteholder makes a demand for repayment with respect to amounts outstanding hereunder or (ii) no such amounts are outstanding, Noteholder may notify Borrower in writing that it is terminating this Note and Noteholder shall have no further obligations to advance loans hereunder.
2.5 Borrower Termination. At any time that no Revolving Loans are outstanding, Borrower may terminate this Note by written notice to Noteholder, whereupon Borrower shall have no further obligations hereunder.
3. Payment Dates; Optional Prepayments.
3.1 Payment Dates. The unpaid principal amount of this Note, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts payable under this Note shall be due and payable on demand made by the Noteholder, unless otherwise provided in Section 12 of this Note. Any demand for payment hereunder shall be made in writing by the Noteholder to the Borrower and payment shall be due and payable within five (5) Business Days thereof.
3.2 Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may prepay this Note in whole or in part at any time or from time to time, without penalty or premium, by paying the principal amount together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment.
4. Interest.
4.1 Interest Rate. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Loan shall bear interest at the Applicable Rate from the date hereof until the Loan is paid in full, whether upon demand, by acceleration, by prepayment, or otherwise. At no time shall the Applicable Rate under this Note be applicable during any period that the Default Rate is applicable.
4.2 Default Interest. If any amount payable hereunder is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether upon demand, by acceleration, or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest at the Default Rate from such due date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, this Note shall bear interest at the Default Rate. At no time shall the Applicable Rate under this Note be applicable during any period that the Default Rate is applicable.
4.3 Computation of Interest. All computations of interest shall be made on the basis of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed.
4.4 Interest Rate Limitation. If at any time and for any reason whatsoever, the interest rate payable hereunder shall exceed the maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged by the Noteholder to the Borrower under applicable Law, such interest rate shall be reduced automatically to the maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged under applicable Law.
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5. Payment Mechanics.
5.1 Manner of Payments. All payments of interest and principal under this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America no later than the date on which such payment is due by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account(s) specified by the Noteholder in writing to the Borrower from time to time and upon the Borrower’s request.
5.2 Application of Payments. All payments made under this Note shall be applied first to the payment of any fees, expenses or other charges outstanding hereunder, second to accrued interest, and third to the payment of the principal amount outstanding under this Note.
5.3 Business Day Convention. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension will be taken into account in calculating the amount of interest payable under this Note.
5.4 Rescission of Payments. If at any time any payment made by the Borrower under this Note is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise, the Borrower's obligation to make such payment shall be reinstated as though such payment had not been made.
6. Security. To secure any and all amounts due under this Note, Borrower hereby grants a security interest in and continuing lien on all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following, in each case whether now or hereafter existing or in which Borrower now has or hereafter acquires an interest and wherever the same may be located (all of which being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Collateral”):
6.1 Accounts;
6.2 Chattel Paper;
6.3 Deposit Accounts;
6.4 Documents;
6.5 Equipment;
6.6 General Intangibles;
6.7 Instruments;
6.8 Inventory;
6.9 Investment Property;
6.10 Letter of Credit Rights;
6.11 all proceeds, dividends, distributions, and income attributable to proceeds, products, additions to, substitutions, replacements and supporting obligations for, and accessions of, any and all Collateral described in this Section 6; “proceeds” includes, without limitation, all proceeds of any insurance (including any surrender value therefor, any right to return, or unearned premiums), causes and rights of action, remedies, privileges, settlements, judicial and arbitration judgments and awards, indemnities, liens, warranties, or guaranties payable from time to time with respect to or security for any of the Collateral; and
6.12 all ledgers, files, writings, records, books, data bases, plans, drawings, and information relating to any of the foregoing.
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7. Authorization to File Financing Statements.
7.1 Financing Statement. Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes Noteholder at any time and from time to time to file in any filing office in the appropriate UCC jurisdiction any initial financing statements and amendments thereto that (a) indicate the Collateral (1) as “all assets of the Borrower, whether now owned by or owing to, or hereafter acquired by or arising in favor of the Borrower.” or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the UCC, or (2) by any other description which reasonably approximates the description contained in this Note, and (b) provide any other information required by Subchapter E of Article 9 of the UCC, for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment, including whether Borrower is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to Borrower. Borrower agrees to furnish any such information to Noteholder promptly upon Noteholder’s request. Borrower hereby ratifies any prior financing statements (and all amendments thereto and continuations thereof) filed prior to the date hereof by Noteholder or its predecessors in interest.
7.2 Termination Statement. Upon the date that the (i) Loan is paid in full, including without limitation any and all interest and/or other amounts owed to the Noteholder hereunder, or (ii) Borrower terminates this Agreement in accordance with §2.5, this Agreement and the liens and security interests of Noteholder hereunder shall be automatically terminated and Noteholder shall, upon the request and at the expense of Borrower, forthwith release all of its liens and security interests hereunder and shall execute and deliver all UCC termination statements and/or other documents reasonably requested by Borrower.
8. Borrower Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Noteholder on the date hereof as follows:
8.1 Existence; Power and Authority; Compliance with Laws. The Borrower (a) is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware, (b) has the requisite power and authority, and the legal right, to own, lease, and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted, to execute and deliver this Note, and to perform its obligations hereunder, and (c) is in compliance with all Laws except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Change.
8.2 Authorization; Execution and Delivery. The execution and delivery of this Note by the Borrower and the performance of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action in accordance with all applicable Laws. The Borrower has duly executed and delivered this Note.
8.3 No Approvals. No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to, waiver, or other act by, or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in order for the Borrower to execute, deliver, or perform any of its obligations under this Note, other than those, if any, that have been obtained by the Borrower and delivered to the Noteholder.
8.4 No Violations. The execution and delivery of this Note and the consummation by the Borrower of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (a) violate any Law applicable to the Borrower or by which any of its properties or assets may be bound; or (b) constitute a default under any material agreement or contract by which the Borrower may be bound.
8.5 Enforceability. This Note is a valid, legal, and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
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9. Noteholder Representations and Warranties. The Noteholder hereby represents and warrants to the Borrower on the date hereof as follows:
6.1 Existence; Power and Authority. The Noteholder (a) is a limited liability company validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of Arkansas, and (b) has the requisite power and authority, and the legal right, to execute and deliver this Note.
6.2 Authorization; Execution and Delivery. The execution and delivery of this Note by the Noteholder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action in accordance with all applicable Laws. The Noteholder has duly executed and delivered this Note.
6.3 No Approvals. No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to, waiver, or other act by, or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in order for the Noteholder to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Note.
10. Affirmative Covenants. Until all amounts outstanding under this Note have been paid in full, the Borrower shall:
10.1 Maintenance of Existence. (a) Preserve, renew, and maintain in full force and effect its corporate existence, (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, and franchises necessary or desirable in the conduct of its business in the ordinary course, (c) give Noteholder at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of (i) any proposed relocation of its place of business or principal place of business, (ii) any proposed relocation of the place where its books and records relating to accounts and general intangibles are kept, (iii) a change of its name or type of organizational structure, and (iv) any proposed relocation of any of the Collateral (other than with respect to goods in transit between facilities, temporary warehousing for up to thirty (30) days, or sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business).
10.2 Compliance. Comply with all Laws applicable to it and its business and its obligations under its material contracts and agreements, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Change.
10.3 Notice of Events of Default. As soon as possible and in any event within two (2) Business Days after it becomes aware that a Default has occurred, notify the Noteholder in writing of the nature and extent of such Default and the action, if any, it has taken or proposes to take with respect to such Default.
10.4 Insurance. Maintain insurance with respect to its property and business with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, in such amounts and covering such risks as the Noteholder deems necessary or advisable.
10.5 Material Change. Promptly notify Noteholder in writing of any change in any material fact or circumstance represented or warranted by Borrower in this Note with respect to any of the Collateral.
10.6 Record of Collateral. Maintain at its principal place of business a current record of the location of all Collateral, permit Noteholder or its representatives to inspect and make copies from such records during reasonable business hours and twenty four (24) hours’ prior notice and furnish to Noteholder, from time to time, such documents, lists, descriptions, certificates and other information necessary or helpful to keep Noteholder informed with respect to the identity, location, status, condition, terms of, parties to, and value of the Collateral.
10.7 Adverse Claim. Promptly notify Noteholder in writing of any claim, action or proceeding challenging the security interest granted under this Note or materially affecting title to all or any material portion of the Collateral or the security interest and, at Noteholder’s request, appear in and defend any such action or proceeding at Borrower’s reasonable expense.
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10.8 Hold Collateral In Trust. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, hold in trust (and not commingle with its other assets) for Noteholder all Collateral that is chattel paper, instruments or documents at any time received by it and promptly deliver same to Noteholder unless Noteholder at its option gives Borrower written permission to retain such Collateral. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, at Noteholder’s request, each contract, chattel paper, instrument or document so retained shall be marked to state that it is assigned to Noteholder and each instrument shall be endorsed to the order of Noteholder (but failure to so mark or endorse any such Collateral shall not impair Noteholder’s security interest).
10.9 No Assignment. Not sell, assign, or otherwise dispose of, or permit the sale, assignment or disposition of, any Collateral other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business.
10.10 Maintain Collateral. (i) Perform all of its obligations under or in connection with the Collateral in accordance with customary business practices, (ii) not amend, alter or modify, or permit the amendment, alteration or modification of, any material portion (individually or collectively) of the Collateral if such amendment, alteration or modification would decrease the value of the Collateral, and (iii) not do or permit any act which would impair any material portion of the Collateral.
10.11 Default Under Collateral. Promptly notify Noteholder in writing of any default by Borrower or any other party under or in connection with any material portion (individually or collectively) of the Collateral and immediately use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy the same or immediately demand that the same be remedied.
10.12 Lockbox Account. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Holder may request that Borrower direct that all accounts be paid directly to a lockbox account established with, or for the benefit of, Holder.
11. Negative Covenants. Until all amounts outstanding under this Note have been paid in full, the Borrower shall not:
11.1 Indebtedness. Incur, create, or assume any Debt, other than Permitted Debt.
11.2 Liens. Incur, create, assume, or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for (a) Liens existing as of the date of this Note and disclosed to Noteholder in writing, (b) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; and (c) non-consensual Liens arising by operation of law, and arising in the ordinary course of business, for amounts which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.
11.3 Dividends. Declare or pay any dividend on any shares of the Borrower’s capital stock.
12. Events of Default. The occurrence and continuance of any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:
12.1 Failure to Pay. The Borrower fails to pay to the Noteholder the principal amount of the Loan, or interest or any other amount when due.
12.2 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower to the Noteholder herein is incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which such representation or warranty was made.
12.3 Breach of Covenants. The Borrower fails to observe or perform (a) any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 10 or Section 11, or (b) any other material covenant, obligation, condition, or agreement contained in this Note, other than those specified in Section 12.4, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of ten (10) Business Days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower from Noteholder.
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12.4 Bankruptcy.
(a) the Borrower commences any case, proceeding, or other action (i) under any existing or future Law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition, or other relief with respect to it or its debts or (ii) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(b) there is commenced against the Borrower any case, proceeding, or other action of a nature referred to in Section 12.4(a) which (i) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (ii) remains undismissed, undischarged, or unbonded for a period of forty five (45) days;
(c) there is commenced against the Borrower any case, proceeding, or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which has not been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within forty five (45) days from the entry thereof; or
(d) the Borrower takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in Section 12.4(a), 12.4(b) or 12.4(c) above.
12.5 Collateral. The sale, distribution or other disposition by Borrower of all or substantially all of the Collateral.
13. Remedies.
13.1 Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such Event of Default, the Noteholder may, at its option, by written notice to the Borrower (a) declare the entire principal amount of the Loan, together with all accrued interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Note, immediately due and payable; provided, that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 12.4 shall occur, the entire principal amount of the Loan, together with all accrued interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Note shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by Borrower and/or (b) exercise any or all of its rights, powers or remedies under applicable Law.
13.2 Upon an Event of Default, Noteholder may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity, action at law or by other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Note or any other transaction document, or for foreclosure on the Collateral, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Note or any transaction document, or may proceed to enforce the payment of this Note, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right of Noteholder of this Note.
13.3 Holder may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to it.
13.4 In case of any default under this Note, Borrower will pay to Noteholder such amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of such Noteholder due to such default, including attorneys’ fees.
13.5 Holder shall have all of the rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the state of Delaware and such additional rights and remedies to which a secured party is entitled under the laws in effect in any jurisdiction where any rights and remedies hereunder may be asserted, including, without limitation, the right, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Collateral as if Noteholder were the sole and absolute owner thereof (and Borrower agrees to take all such action as may be appropriate to give effect to such right).
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14. Miscellaneous.
14.1 Notices.
(a) All notices, requests, or other communications required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be made in writing and mailed by certified or registered mail, delivered by hand or overnight courier service, or sent by facsimile or email as follows:
If to the Borrower:
Big Digital Energy, Inc.
950 Railroad Avenue
Midland,
PA 15059
Attention: General Counsel
Email: Kaliste.saloom@mawsoninc.com
If to the Noteholder:
Endeavor Blockchain, LLC
5701 Euper Lane, Suite A
Fort Smith, AR 72903
Attention: Josh Kilgore
Email: josh@sixthirty.ai
(b) Notices if (i) mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by hand or overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received; (ii) sent by facsimile during the recipient's normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given when sent (and if sent after normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of the recipient's business on the next business day); and (iii) sent by email shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return email, or other written acknowledgment).
14.2 Governing Law. This Note and any claim, controversy, dispute, or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of, or relating to this Note, and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.
14.3 Submission to Jurisdiction.
(a) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agrees that any legal action, suit, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note may be brought in the courts of the State of Delaware or of the United States of America for the District of Delaware and (ii) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in any such action, suit, or proceeding. Final judgment against the Borrower in any action, suit, or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment.
(b) Nothing in this Section 14.3 shall affect the right of the Noteholder to (i) commence legal proceedings or otherwise sue the Borrower in any other court having jurisdiction over the Borrower, or (ii) serve process upon the Borrower in any manner authorized by the laws of any such jurisdiction.
14.4 Venue. The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note in any court referred to in Section 14.3 and the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
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14.5 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATING TO THIS NOTE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER THEORY.
14.6 Fees and Expenses. In the event the Noteholder is required to engage the services of an attorney for the purpose of enforcing this Note and/or collecting any amounts due hereunder, the Noteholder shall be entitled to recover its reasonable expenses and costs in connection therewith, including without limitation attorneys’ fees and expenses.
14.7 Integration. This Note constitutes the entire contract between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect thereto.
14.8 Successors and Assigns. This Note may be assigned or transferred by the Noteholder to any Person upon prior written notice to the Borrower. The Borrower may not assign or transfer this Note or any of its rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the Noteholder. This Note shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Parties and their permitted assigns.
14.9 Waiver of Notice. The Borrower hereby waives presentment for payment, protest, notice of payment, notice of dishonor, notice of nonpayment, notice of acceleration, and diligence in taking any action to collect sums owing hereunder.
14.10 Amendments and Waivers. No term of this Note may be waived, modified, or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by both of the Parties. Any waiver of the terms hereof shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given.
14.11 Headings. The headings of the various Sections and subsections herein are for reference only and shall not define, modify, expand, or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.
14.12 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising on the part of the Noteholder, of any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers, and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers, and privileges provided by law.
14.13 Electronic Execution. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of similar import in this Note shall be deemed to include electronic or digital signatures or electronic records, each of which shall be of the same effect, validity, and enforceability as manually executed signatures or a paper-based record-keeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for under applicable law, including the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 (15 U.S.C. §§ 7001 to 7031), the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), or any state law based on the UETA.
14.14 Severability. If any term or provision of this Note is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Note or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Note so as to affect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has executed this Note as of the date set forth above.
| “BORROWER” | ||
| BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By | /s/ Phil Stanley | |
| Name: | Phil Stanley | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED:
“NOTEHOLDER”
ENDEAVOR BLOCKCHAIN, LLC
| By: | /s/ Josh Kilgore | |
| Name: | Josh Kilgore | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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Exhibit 10.2
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of June 30, 2026, between Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”). The Company and the Purchasers are referred to collectively as the “Parties.”
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 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.
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 meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“Action” has the meaning set forth 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” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“BHCA” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(jj).
“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 New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in New York City are generally open for use by customers on such day.
“Certificate of Designations” means the Certificate of Designations with respect to the Preferred Stock to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares and Warrants 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 deliver the Shares and Warrants, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Company Counsel” means Dorsey & Whitney LLP, with offices located at 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.
“Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares.
“Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.
“Disqualification Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(nn).
“Effective Date” means, with respect to any Underlying Shares, as applicable, the earliest of the date that (a) the initial Registration Statement registering for resale such Underlying Shares has been declared effective by the Commission, (b) such Underlying Shares have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, (c) following the one year anniversary of the Closing Date provided that a holder of the Underlying Shares is not an Affiliate of the Company, or (d) such Underlying Shares may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and Company Counsel has delivered to such holders a standing written unqualified opinion that resales may then be made by such holders of the Underlying Shares pursuant to such exemption which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such holders.
“Environmental Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(m).
“Evaluation Date” has the meaning set forth 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 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“Federal Reserve” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(jj).
“GAAP” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Hazardous Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(m).
“Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(aa).
“Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(p).
“IT Systems and Data” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(gg).
“Issuer Covered Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(nn).
“Legend Removal Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or similar restriction.
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“Material Adverse Effect” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
“Material Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(n).
“Money Laundering Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(kk).
“OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(hh).
“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Placement Agent” means Northland Securities, Inc.
“Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, designated as “Series D Convertible Preferred Stock,” which shall have the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of preferred stock as set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Proceeding” means an action, suit, investigation or proceeding (including an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened, before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign).
“Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Purchaser Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.
“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
“Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Underlying Shares.
“Required Approvals” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e).
“Restricted Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13(b).
“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” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities” means the Shares, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Shareholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market from the shareholders of the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the issuance of all of the Underlying Shares in excess of 19.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock on the Closing Date.
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“Shares” means 16,700 shares of Preferred Stock issuable at Closing to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement and, if the context requires, such additional shares of Preferred Stock issued to the Purchasers as PIK Shares (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Certificate of Designations.
“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act.
“Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Shares and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds. For clarity, the Subscription Amount for each Share is 90% of the Stated Value. The aggregate Subscription Amount for all of the Shares is $15,030,000.
“Stated Value” means $1,000 per Share.
“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 Common Stock is 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 or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Warrants, the Certificate of Designations, the Registration Rights 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 Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the current transfer agent of the Company, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“Underlying Shares” means, collectively, the Warrant Shares and the Conversion Shares.
“Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall (a) be exercisable immediately, (b) have an exercise price equal to 120% of the closing price of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on the Trading Day prior to the Closing Date (subject to adjustment therein) and (c) have a term of exercise equal to five years from the initial issuance date, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1. Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parties, the Company shall sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, shall purchase, the Shares and Warrants as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Shares and Warrants, 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 occur remotely by electronic exchange of documents or at such physical location as the Parties mutually agree.
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2.2. Deliveries.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
(i) this Agreement, duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a stamped filed copy of the Certificate of Designations, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company;
(iv) certificates evidencing the Shares purchased by such Purchaser, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(v) a Warrant, registered in the name of such Purchaser, to purchase up to 926,748 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares purchased by such Purchaser, using as the conversion price $10.81; and
(vi) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
(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) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount, paid by wire transfer to the account specified in writing by the Company.
2.3. Closing Conditions.
(a) The obligations of the Company 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, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein, unless such representation or warranty is 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;
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii) 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 such representation or warranty is 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 or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) as of such date;
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(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 of this Agreement; and
(v) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock 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.1 Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules or as reasonably apparent in the SEC Reports, 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 or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock 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. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.
(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 (to the extent such good standing concept exists in such jurisdiction), 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 certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing (to the extent such good standing concept exists in such jurisdiction) as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) 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.
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(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 corporate 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, including the Shareholder Approval. 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 certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws 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 would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(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) the filings with the Commission pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (iii) the notice or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Underlying Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iv) filings in connection with seeking the Shareholder Approval and (v) 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. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Shares or Warrants, as applicable, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of Underlying Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of the Shares and Warrants.
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(g) Capitalization.
(i) The capitalization 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 shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), the Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act.
(ii) 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 for 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 shares of Common Stock or the capital stock 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 Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock 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 (for purposes of clarity, excluding customary proportionate adjustments of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price in connection with a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares or a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), 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. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.
(iii) To the Company’s knowledge, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock 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 outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Other than the Shareholder Approval, 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 voting of the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders.
(iv) To the Company’s knowledge, each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (A) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (B) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. To the Company’s knowledge, no stock option granted under the Company’s stock 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 options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock 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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(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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has not in the prior four years been an issuer described in 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. The Company is not currently contemplating to amend or restate any of the financial statements included in the SEC Reports, nor is the Company currently aware of facts or circumstances which would require the Company to amend or restate any of such financial statements, in each case, in order for any of such financial statements to be in conformity with GAAP and in compliance with the published requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act, as applicable. The Company has not been informed by its independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate any such financial statements or that there is any need for the Company to amend or restate any of the financial statements.
(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) or in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the 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 required to be 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 shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock 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 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 one Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(j) Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports or on Schedule 3.1(j), there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, 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) (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) would, 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, to the knowledge of the Company, 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 material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which would 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 comply 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 comply would 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 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, in each case, in any material respect.
(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 where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply would 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 permits would 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.
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(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, and valid leasehold rights to lease or otherwise use all real property and all personal property leased 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, (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 and (iii) Liens set forth on Schedule 3.1(g). 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 in all material respects.
(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 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 years from the date of this Agreement. 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 have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable (other than patent and trademark applications) 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 Property Rights, except where failure to do so would 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 for companies of similar size as the Company in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, other than directors and officers insurance coverage. 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 which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports or on Schedule 3.1(r), 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, 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 option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
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(s) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(s), the Company and the Subsidiaries are in material 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 as of the Closing Date, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. 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 are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(t) Certain Fees. Except for fees payable by the Company to the Placement Agent, 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 immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities will not be, an “investment company” or a company that is “controlled” by an “investment company” as such terms are defined in 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 on Schedule 3.1(v) and pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, 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 Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to terminate, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of terminating, the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports or 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 Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports or on Schedule 3.1(w), 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 Common Stock is 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.
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(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 certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or would 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 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, non-public information. 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 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not 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 and when 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. The Company has not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up, nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. 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 (A) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $100,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (B) 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 (C) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $100,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(aa), 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 set forth on Schedule 3.1(dd). 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 to be included in the Company’s next Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(ee) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that 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) 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.
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(gg) Cybersecurity. (i)(A) To the Company’s knowledge, there is no current or ongoing material security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (B) 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 security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company and the 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; (iii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.
(hh) 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”).
(ii) 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.
(jj) 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 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.
(kk) 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.
(ll) 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.
(mm) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
(nn) No Disqualification Events. With respect to the Securities 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 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 the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.
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(oo) Other Covered Persons. Other than the Placement Agent, 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 purchasers in connection with the sale of any Securities.
(pp) Notice of Disqualification Events. 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.
(qq) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no material disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. In addition, on or prior to the date hereof, the Company had discussions with its accountants about its financial statements previously filed with the SEC. Based on those discussions, the Company has no reason to believe that it will need to restate any such financial statements or any part thereof.
(rr) Acknowledgement Regarding Purchasers’ Trading Activity. The Company understands and acknowledges that, following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except as explicitly set forth otherwise in Section 4.13(b), one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging and/or trading activities (including, without limitation, the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock) at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding and such hedging and/or trading activities (including, without limitation, the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock), if any, can reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interest in the Company both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted.
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) Own Account. 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 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 of 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 the Registration Statement, if applicable, or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the ability of any Purchaser to resell all or a part of the Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.
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(c) 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 exercises any Warrants or converts any 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.
(d) 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 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 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).
(e) 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.
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 or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1. Removal of Legends.
(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company 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 the Registration Rights Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
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(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 EXERCISABLE OR CONVERTIBLE INTO HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OR 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.
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.
(c) Certificates evidencing any Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof), (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such Underlying Shares is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Underlying Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, 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). If eligible for removal pursuant to the previous sentence, the Company shall cause Company Counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent or the Purchaser promptly after the Effective Date 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 a Warrant is exercised or if any Shares are converted at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Underlying Shares, or if such Underlying Shares are sold under Rule 144, or if the Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 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 Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the Effective Date with respect to any Underlying Shares, or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, as soon as possible and in any event no later than two Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Underlying Shares issued with a restrictive legend along with any letter of representations reasonably requested by counsel (such date, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such Underlying Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends.
(d) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, acknowledges and agrees that (i) such Purchaser may only sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom; (ii) if Securities are sold pursuant to a registration statement, such Securities will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein; and (iii) 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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4.2. Furnishing of Information; Public Information. Until the time that no Purchaser owns Shares or Warrants, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the 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.
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 in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or 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 file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Transaction Documents required to be filed therewith as exhibits thereto, with the Commission no later than two Trading Days after the execution of this Agreement. From and after the filing of such Form 8-K, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any 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 (i) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).
4.5. Shareholder 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. Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.4, 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 non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented in writing to the receipt of such information and agreed in writing with the 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, non-public 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 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 the Placement Agent, not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously with the delivery of such notice file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. 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. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes 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 Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.
4.8. Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by the Company, any shareholder or creditor of the Company or other third party who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such shareholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which constitutes fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct). For the avoidance of doubt, this indemnity may cover direct claims brought against any Purchaser by the Company. If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall (except with respect to any direct claim brought by the Company) have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (A) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (B) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.
4.9. Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Underlying Shares pursuant to any conversion of the Shares (using the Floor Price as the conversion price) or exercise of the Warrants.
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4.10. Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use reasonable efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on which it is currently listed, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Underlying Shares on such Trading Market and promptly secure the listing of all of the Underlying Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Underlying Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Underlying 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 Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. The Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.
4.11. Shareholder Approval. In the proxy statement for the next annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders, which the Company shall hold no later than November 14, 2026, the Company shall include a proposal to obtain the Shareholder Approval, which shall be accompanied by a unanimous recommendation of the Board of Directors that such proposal be approved. The Company shall solicit proxies from its shareholders in connection therewith in the same manner as all other management proposals in such proxy statement and all management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of such proposal and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such Shareholder Approval. If the Company does not obtain Shareholder Approval at such annual meeting, the Company shall call a meeting every 90 days thereafter to seek Shareholder Approval until the earlier of the date Shareholder Approval is obtained or the Shares are no longer outstanding.
4.12. Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. 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 the Securities or otherwise.
4.13. Certain Transactions and Confidentiality.
(a) 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 Form 8-K 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 Form 8-K 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 Transaction Documents and the Disclosure Schedules.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that such Purchaser, together with Persons acting on such Purchaser’s behalf, or any Affiliate of the foregoing (collectively, the “Restricted Persons”), shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in or execute any Short Sale of the Common Stock, either for its own principal account or for the principal account of another Restricted Person, during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending on the date that no Shares or Warrants remain outstanding.
(c) The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that, except for the covenants set forth above in this Section 4.13, (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company, (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 and (iii) this Agreement shall impose no duty on any Purchaser of confidentiality or to not trade in the securities of the Company. Further, 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 covenants 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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4.14. Exercise and Conversion Procedures. The form of Notice of Exercise included in the Warrants and the form of Conversion Notice (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) included in the Certificate of Designations set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to exercise the Warrants or convert the Shares. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to exercise their Warrants or convert their Shares. The Company shall honor exercises of the Warrants and conversion of the Shares and shall deliver the Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.
4.15. 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 the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.
ARTICLE 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 Trading Day following the date hereof; 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. Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each Party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such Party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.
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 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.
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5.5. Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding a majority of the Shares then outstanding or, in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required. 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 5.5 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 and warranties of the Company in Section 3.1 and the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in Section 3.2. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Parties 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 Section 4.8 and this Section 5.8.
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 or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the New York City. Each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the New York City, 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 Closing and the delivery of the Securities.
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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 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 an exercise of a Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any Warrant Shares subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such Warrant Shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such Warrant Shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant 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.
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 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.
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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 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. Construction. The Parties agree that each of them 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 shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement. As used here, the words “including” or “includes” shall be deemed followed by “without limitation,” and the word “or” shall be deemed to mean “and/or.”
5.20. 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 have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
| BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. | Address for Notice: | ||
| By: | /s/ Kaliste Saloom | Big Digital Energy, Inc. | |
| Name: | Kaliste Saloom | 950 Railroad Avenue | |
| Title: | General Counsel | Midland, PA 15059 | |
| Attn: Kaliste Saloom | |||
| With a copy to | Email:Kaliste.Saloom@bigdigital.energy | ||
| (which shall not constitute notice): | |||
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
| 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500 |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 |
| Attn: Cam Hoang |
| Email: hoang.cam@dorsey.com |
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. 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: Six Thirty AI, LLC
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: /s/ Phil Stanley
Name of Authorized Signatory: Phil Stanley
Title of Authorized Signatory: Manager
Email Address of Authorized Signatory: phil@sixthirty.ai
Address for Notice to Purchaser:
Six Thirty AI, LLC
5473 Blair Road,
Suite 100 PMB 553663,
Dallas, TX 75231
Attn: Anna Kirby
Email: Anna@sixthirty.ai
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Wick Phillips Gould & Martin, LLP
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 500
Dallas, Texas 75204
Attention: Steven Rubin
E-mail: steven.rubin@wickphillips.com
Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice): N/A
Subscription Amount: $15,000,000.00
Number of Shares: 16,700 shares of Preferred Stock
Number of Warrants: One Warrant to purchase up to 952,109 shares of Common Stock
EIN: 39-2934766
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF
SERIES D CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF
SERIES D CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
I, Kaliste Saloom, hereby certify that I am the General Counsel of Big Digital Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), and further do hereby certify on behalf of the Company and not in my personal capacity:
That pursuant to the authority expressly conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) by the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and Section 151(g) of the DGCL, the Special Transactions Committee of the Board, with authority delegated by the Board, on June 29, 2026, passed the following resolutions, creating a series of preferred stock having a par value of $0.001 per share, designated as “Series D Convertible Preferred Stock”.
RESOLVED, that, in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Special Transactions Committee of the Board does hereby authorize and provide for the establishment, allotment and issuance of a series of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series D Convertible Preferred Stock” and that the designation and number of shares thereof and the other relative rights, powers and preferences of the shares of such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof in accordance with this certificate of designations (this “Certificate of Designations”), as follows:
TERMS OF SERIES D CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
1. Designation and Number of Shares. There shall hereby be created and established a series of preferred stock of the Company designated as “Series D Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Preferred Stock”). The authorized number of Preferred Stock shall be 100,000 shares. Each Preferred Share shall have a par value of $0.001 and shall be certificated and represented in physical or electronic stock-certificate form. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings as set forth in Section 33 below.
2. Ranking. For so long as any Preferred Stock are issued, except (x) as permitted pursuant to Section 15(e) or (y) to the extent that the Required Holders (as defined below) expressly consent to the creation of Parity Shares or Senior Preferred Stock (as defined below) in accordance with Section 18, all shares in the capital of the Company shall be junior in rank to the Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (such junior shares are referred to herein collectively as “Junior Shares”). The rights of all shares in the capital of the Company shall be subject to the rights, powers, preferences and privileges of the Preferred Stock. Without limiting any other provision of this Certificate of Designations, without the prior express consent of holders of at least a majority of the issued Preferred Stock and Yorkville (as defined below) (collectively, the “Required Holders”), voting separately as a single class, the Company shall not hereafter authorize or issue any additional or other shares in the capital of the Company that is (i) of senior rank to the Preferred Stock in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (collectively, the “Senior Preferred Stock”), (ii) of pari passu rank to the Preferred Stock in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (collectively, the “Parity Shares”) or (iii) any Junior Shares having a maturity date or which is mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 90 days after the date that no Preferred Stock remain issued, except, in the case of the foregoing clause (i) and (ii), to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 15(e). In the event of the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, so long as any Preferred Stock remain issued, the Preferred Stock shall maintain their relative rights, powers, designations, privileges and preferences provided for herein and no such merger or consolidation shall be consummated if it would result in the Preferred Stock being treated in any manner inconsistently with the foregoing, unless the Company has exercised its right of Company Optional Redemption in full prior to or in connection with such merger or consolidation and actually pays the applicable Company Optional Redemption Price prior to or simultaneously with such merger or consolidation.
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3. Dividends.
(a) Dividends. Each holder of a Preferred Share (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”), shall be entitled to receive dividends (“Dividends”) on the Stated Value of its Preferred Stock at the applicable Dividend Rate (as defined below). Dividends on the Preferred Stock shall commence accruing on the date of issuance of a Preferred Share and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months. Dividends shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Trading Day of each quarter (each, a “Dividend Date”). On each Dividend Date, the Company shall, at its election, (i) pay such Dividend through the issuance of additional Preferred Stock (“PIK Shares”) to each holder equal to the quotient of (x) the aggregate amount of Dividends accrued on such Holder’s Preferred Stock and (y) the Stated Value or (ii) pay such Dividend in cash; provided, however, that the Company shall not pay any Dividend in cash to the extent prohibited by applicable law or agreements governing the Company’s debts or other liabilities. If the Company elects to pay a Dividend through the issuance of PIK Shares, the Company shall promptly after each Dividend Date deliver to each Holder stock certificate receipts evidencing the issuance of the PIK Shares on such Dividend Date, if any such PIK Shares are so issued on such Dividend Date. Dividends on the Preferred Stock as provided in this Section 3(a) shall accrue and be payable whether or not declared, set aside for payment or otherwise authorized by the Board and whether or not in any fiscal year there shall be net profits or surplus available for the payment of dividends, such that if Dividends are not paid as provided in this Section 3(a), the unpaid Dividends shall accumulate until paid.
4. Conversion. At any time beginning two months after the Initial Issuance Date, each Preferred Share shall be convertible into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.
(a) Holder’s Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(d), at any time or times on or after the date that is two (2) months after the Initial Issuance Date, each Holder shall be entitled to convert any Preferred Stock held by such Holder into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 4(c) at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent (as defined below)) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Preferred Stock, except any such taxes that are due because the converting Holder requests the shares of Common Stock to be registered in a name other than the Holder’s name.
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(b) Conversion Rate. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Preferred Share pursuant to Section 4(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) the Conversion Amount of such Preferred Share by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”):
(i) “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to each Preferred Share, as of the applicable date of determination, the sum of (A) the Stated Value thereof plus (B) any Additional Amount thereon as of such date of determination.
(ii) “Conversion Price” means, with respect to each Preferred Share, as of any Conversion Date or other date of determination, 95% of the lowest daily VWAP of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period immediately preceding but not including the Conversion Date, provided that the Conversion Price shall not be lower than the Floor Price and subject to adjustment as provided herein.
(iii) Derivative Liability Savings Adjustment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Designations, solely with respect to fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2026, if the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm confirms in writing that, absent an increase in the Floor Price pursuant to this Section 4(b)(iii), the issuance of the Preferred Stock or the existence, terms or operation of the conversion rights hereunder would be required under U.S. GAAP to result in a Derivative Liability in excess of $2,000,000, or would cause the Company to breach the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement, then the Floor Price shall, effective as of the date of such written confirmation and without further action by the Company or any Holder, be increased solely to the lowest price that such independent registered public accounting firm confirms in writing would (A) limit such Derivative Liability to not more than $2,000,000 and (B) cause the Company to satisfy shareholder’s equity maintenance requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market . Any such written confirmation shall include reasonably detailed supporting calculations, shall be delivered to each Holder promptly and in any event within one (1) Business Day after receipt by the Company, and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. No adjustment under this Section 4(b)(iii) shall be made based on the Company’s internal determination or without such written confirmation, and any increase in the Floor Price pursuant to this Section 4(b)(iii) shall be no greater than necessary to achieve the foregoing limits. If, after any increase in the Floor Price pursuant to this Section 4(b)(iii), the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm confirms in writing that a lower Floor Price would not result in a Derivative Liability in excess of $2,000,000 or cause the Company’s stockholders’ equity to be less than the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement as of any fiscal quarter end, then the Floor Price shall automatically decrease to such lower price, but in no event below the Floor Price in effect immediately prior to the applicable increase under this Section 4(b)(iii). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, and for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4(b) shall only be effective with respect to the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2026, and shall not have any force and effect, and shall not be operative, with respect to any other fiscal period of the Company.
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(c) Any Mechanics of Conversion. The conversion of each Preferred Share shall be conducted in the following manner:
(i) Optional Conversion. To convert a Preferred Share into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), a Holder shall deliver (whether via electronic mail or otherwise), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion of the share(s) of Preferred Stock subject to such conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company. As promptly as practicable, and in any event on or before the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall transmit by electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Conversion Notice, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II, to such Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”), which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Conversion Notice in accordance with the terms herein. On or before the second (2nd) Trading Day following each date on which the Company has received a Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Deadline”), the Company shall: (1) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (“FAST”), credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such conversion to such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (2) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, upon the request of such Holder, issue and deliver (whether via electronic email or reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in such Conversion Notice, a Book-Entry Statement, registered in the name of such Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled. If less than all of the Preferred Stock then held by a Holder are submitted for conversion pursuant to any Conversion Notice, then the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than two (2) Trading Days after receipt of the applicable Conversion Notice and at its own expense, issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a new stock certificate (in accordance with Section 20(c)) representing the number of Preferred Stock not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of Preferred Stock shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date.
(ii) Company’s Failure to Timely Convert. If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Deadline, if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, to issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a Book-Entry for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, to credit such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount (as the case may be) (a “Conversion Failure”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, such Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Conversion Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, all, or any portion, of such Preferred Stock that has not been converted pursuant to such Conversion Notice; provided that the voiding of a Conversion Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 4(c)(ii) or otherwise. In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Share Delivery Deadline the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a Book-Entry and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, the Transfer Agent shall fail to credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder or pursuant to the Company’s obligation pursuant to clause (II) below, and if on or after such Share Delivery Deadline such Holder purchases (in an open market transaction, shares loan or otherwise) shares of Common Stock corresponding to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that such Holder is entitled to receive from the Company and has not received from the Company in connection with such Conversion Failure, as applicable (a “Buy-In”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such Holder’s request and in such Holder’s discretion, either: (I) pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to such Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, shares loan costs and other out-of- pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of such Holder) (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to so issue and deliver such Book-Entry (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit to the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (II) promptly honor its obligation to so issue and deliver to such Holder a Book-Entry representing such shares of Common Stock or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (x) such number of shares of Common Stock multiplied by (y) the lowest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Conversion Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this clause (II). Nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver a Book Entry representing shares of Common Stock (or to electronically deliver such shares of Common Stock) upon the conversion of Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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(iii) Registration; Book-Entry. The Company (or the Transfer Agent, as custodian for the Preferred Stock) shall maintain a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Holders of each Preferred Share and the Stated Value of the Preferred Stock (the “Registered Preferred Stock”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The Company and each Holder of the Preferred Stock shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Preferred Share for all purposes (including, without limitation, the right to receive payments and Dividends hereunder) notwithstanding notice to the contrary. A Registered Preferred Share may be assigned, transferred or sold only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register. Upon its receipt of a written request to assign, transfer or sell one or more Registered Preferred Stock by such Holder thereof, the Company shall record the information contained therein in the Register and issue one or more new Registered Preferred Stock in the same aggregate Stated Value as the Stated Value of the surrendered Registered Preferred Stock to the designated assignee or transferee pursuant to Section 20, provided that, subject to Section 19, if the Company has granted its consent to an assignment or other transfer (or such consent is not required in accordance with Section 19) and the Company does not so record an assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be) of such Registered Preferred Stock within two (2) Business Days of such a request, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be). Each Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Stated Value, Dividends converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and Late Charges converted and/or paid (as the case may be), and the dates of such conversions and/or payments (as the case may be), or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to such Holder and the Company, and if the Company does not update the Register to record such Stated Value, Dividends converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and Late Charges converted and/or paid (as the case may be), and the dates of such conversions and/or payments (as the case may be), within two (2) Business Days of such occurrence, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such occurrence. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Company establishing the number of Preferred Stock to which the record holder is entitled shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. A Holder and any transferee or assignee, by acceptance of a Book-Entry, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of any Preferred Stock, the number of Preferred Stock represented by such Book-Entry may be less than the number of Preferred Stock stated in the most recent Book-Entry statement delivered to the Holder. Each Book-Entry representing Preferred Stock shall bear the following legend:
ANY TRANSFEREE OR ASSIGNEE OF THIS INSTRUMENT SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THE CORPORATION’S CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS RELATING TO THE SHARES OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT, INCLUDING SECTION 4(c)(iii) THEREOF.
THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY BE LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK STATED ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 4(c)(iii) OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS RELATING TO THE SHARES OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT.
(iv) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes. In the event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one Holder for the same Conversion Date and the Company can convert some, but not all, of such Preferred Stock submitted for conversion, the Company shall convert from each Holder electing to have Preferred Stock converted on such date a Holder Pro Rata Amount of such Holder’s Preferred Stock submitted for conversion on such date based on the number of Preferred Stock submitted for conversion on such date by such Holder relative to the aggregate number of Preferred Stock submitted for conversion on such date. In the event of a dispute as to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder in connection with a conversion of Preferred Stock, the Company shall issue to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 25.
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(d) Limitation on Beneficial Ownership. The Company shall not effect the conversion of any of the Preferred Stock held by a Holder, and such Holder shall not have the right to convert any of the Preferred Stock held by such Holder pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designations, and any such conversion shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, such Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes, convertible Preferred Stock or warrants, including the Preferred Stock) beneficially owned by such Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 4(d). For purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a Holder may acquire upon the conversion of such Preferred Stock without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, such Holder may rely on the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “Reported Outstanding Share Number”). If the Company receives a Conversion Notice from a Holder at a time when the actual number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall notify such Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Conversion Notice would otherwise cause such Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 4(d), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, such Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such Conversion Notice. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of any Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days confirm in writing or by electronic mail to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including such Preferred Stock, by such Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to a Holder upon conversion of such Preferred Stock results in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which such Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and such Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by such Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to convert such Preferred Stock pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph (or any portion of this paragraph) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 4(d) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived or eliminated (except by an amendment to this Certificate of Designations) and shall apply to a successor holder of such Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4(d) shall not apply to any Holder that, together with such Holder’s other Attribution Parties, beneficially owns shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Percentage as of the first date on which such Holder acquires Preferred Stock.
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(e) Conversion Limitation. During any calendar month, so long as no Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, no Holder shall convert Preferred Stock to the extent that the aggregate dollar value of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon all conversions by Holders during such calendar month would exceed the greater of (a) ten percent (10%) of aggregate dollar trading volume of the Common Stock during such calendar month or (b) $2.0 million. For the avoidance of doubt, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Triggering Event the limitations set forth in this Section 4(e) shall have no force and effect.
(f) Principal Market Regulation. The Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of any Preferred Shares or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock together with the number of shares issued under that certain Warrant would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion of the Preferred Shares without breaching the Company’s obligations under the listing rules of the Principal Market (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules, including rules related to the aggregate offerings under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d) and NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 312.03(c), as applicable, the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable listing rules of the Principal Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. Until such approval or such written opinion is obtained, no Holder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion of any Preferred Shares, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of (i) the Exchange Cap as of the Initial Issuance Date multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (1) the aggregate number of Preferred Shares issued to such Holder on the Initial Issuance Date divided by (2) the aggregate number of Preferred Shares issued to the Holders on the Initial Issuance Date (with respect to each Holder, the “Exchange Cap Allocation”). In the event that any Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder’s Preferred Shares, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation with respect to such portion of such Preferred Shares so transferred, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange Cap Allocation so allocated to such transferee. Upon conversion in full of a Holder’s Preferred Shares, the difference (if any) between such Holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such Holder upon such Holder’s conversion in full of such Preferred Shares shall be allocated to the respective Exchange Cap Allocations of the remaining Holders of Preferred Shares on a pro rata basis in proportion to the shares of Common Stock underlying the Preferred Shares then held by each such Holder of Preferred Shares.
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5. Triggering Events.
(a) Triggering Event. Each of the following events, in each case to the extent such event (disregarding any cure period) occurs following the Initial Issuance Date, shall constitute a “Triggering Event”:
(i) the suspension from trading or the failure of the shares of Common Stock to be trading or listed (as applicable) on an Eligible Market for a period of ten (10) consecutive Trading Days;
(ii) the Company’s (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure (as defined herein) by delivery of the required number of shares of Common Stock within three (3) Trading Days after the applicable Conversion Date or (B) written notice to any Holder of Preferred Stock, including, without limitation, by way of public announcement or through any of its agents, at any time, of its intention not to comply, as required, with a request for conversion of any Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock that is requested in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations (for the avoidance of doubt, other than the Company’s valid refusal to effectuate a conversion in accordance with Section 4(d) or Section 4(f) hereof);
(iii) except to the extent the Company is in compliance with Section 10(b) below, at any time following the tenth (10th) consecutive day that a Holder’s Authorized Share Allocation (as defined in Section 10(a) below) is less than 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder would be entitled to receive upon a conversion in full, of all of the Preferred Stock then held by such Holder (assuming conversion at the Floor Price then in effect without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in this Certificate of Designations);
(iv) the Company’s failure to pay to any Holder any Dividend on any Dividend Date (whether or not declared by the Board), solely to the extent such failure remains uncured for a period of at least five (5) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of written notice thereof;
(v) the Company’s failure to pay any other amount due in cash when and as due under this Certificate of Designations (including, without limitation, the Company’s failure to pay any Late Charges or other amounts due in cash hereunder), the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any other agreement, document, certificate or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (in each case, whether or not permitted pursuant to the DGCL), solely to the extent such failure remains uncured for a period of at least five (5) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of written notice thereof;
(vi) the Company fails to deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of Preferred Stock without a restrictive legend either on any Book-Entry representing such shares of Common Stock or by credit of such shares of Common Stock to such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC as and when required by this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise then prohibited by applicable federal securities laws, and any such failure remains uncured for at least five (5) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of written notice thereof;
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(vii) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, either:
| (1) | commences a voluntary case or proceeding; |
| (2) | consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding; |
| (3) | consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for substantially all of its property; |
| (4) | makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; |
| (5) | takes any comparable action under any foreign Bankruptcy Law; or |
| (6) | is not paying its undisputed debts as they become due, and such failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days; |
(viii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that either:
| (1) | is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding; |
| (2) | appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; |
| (3) | orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary; or |
| (4) | grants any similar relief under any foreign Bankruptcy Law, |
and, in each case under this subsection (viii), such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) days;
(ix) one or more final and non-appealable judgment being rendered against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries for the payment of at least $10,000,000 in the aggregate (excluding any amounts covered by insurance or bond), where such judgment is not discharged, stayed, vacated or otherwise satisfied within sixty (60) days after (A) the date on which the right to appeal the same has expired, if no such appeal has commenced or (B) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any judgments or awards in favor of Affiliates of Celsius Mining LLC occurring prior to the Initial Issuance Date);
(x) default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any one or more mortgages, agreements or other instruments under which there is outstanding, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed of at least $2,500,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Initial Issuance Date or is thereafter created, where such default constitutes a failure to pay principal or interest on such indebtedness or results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to its stated maturity (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any amounts owed to Affiliates of Celsius Mining LLC on account of judgments or awards occurring prior to the Initial Issuance Date or any amount shown as unpaid or past due on Schedule 3.1(aa) to the Securities Purchase Agreement);
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(xi) other than as specifically set forth in another clause of this Section 5(a), the Company or any Subsidiary breaches any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of the Company or such Subsidiary in any Transaction Document in any material respect (other than the representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any material covenant or other material term or condition of any Transaction Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days after the Company’s receipt of written notice thereof;
(xii) a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company as to whether any Triggering Event has occurred;
(xiii) any breach or failure in any respect by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with any provision of Section 15(e) of this Certificate of Designations, only if such breach remains uncured for a period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days; or
(xiv) any breach or failure in any material respect by the Company to comply with the covenant titled “Equity Classification; Stockholders’ Equity” in Section 15, or any representation or warranty made by the Company therein proving to have been false or inaccurate in any material respect when made or deemed made (it being understood and agreed that failure to comply with the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement as of any applicable measurement date shall constitute such a material breach, failure, falsehood or inaccuracy).
(b) Notice of a Triggering Event. Within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware of the occurrence of a Triggering Event, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail to each Holder.
6. Rights Upon Fundamental Transactions.
(a) Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) (x) the Successor Entity or its Parent Entity (in which case, all subsequent references to “Successor Entity” in this paragraph shall be deemed to refer to such Parent Entity) assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designations and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and approved by the Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), including agreements to deliver to each Holder of Preferred Stock in exchange for such Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Certificate of Designations, including, without limitation, having a stated value and dividend rate equal to the stated value and dividend rate of the Preferred Stock held by the Holders and having similar ranking to the Preferred Stock, and satisfactory to the Required Holders and (y) the Successor Entity is a publicly traded corporation whose common equity is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market or (ii) the Company exercises its right of Company Optional Redemption in full effective upon the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction. Except in the case of the foregoing clause (ii), upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, (A) 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 Certificate of Designations 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 Certificate of Designations and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein and therein, and (B) the Successor Entity shall deliver to each Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock at any time after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 7 and 15, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common equity (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity which each Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had all the Preferred Stock held by each Holder been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction at the Conversion Price in effect at such time (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Stock contained in this Certificate of Designations), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Holder may elect, at its sole option, by delivery of written notice to the Company to waive this Section 6(a) to permit the Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of the Preferred Stock. The provisions of this Section 6 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Stock.
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7. Rights Upon Issuance of Purchase Rights and Other Corporate Events.
(a) Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 and Section 15 below, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase shares, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all or substantially all of the record holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then each Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of all the Preferred Stock (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Stock and assuming for such purpose that all the Preferred Stock were converted at the Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) held by such Holder immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights, provided, however, to the extent that such Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent of any such excess) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable) for the benefit of such Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times such Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right to be held similarly in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable)) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation.
(b) Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), except to the extent the Company exercises its right of Company Optional Redemption effective upon the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that each Holder will thereafter have the right, at such Holder’s option, to receive upon a conversion of all the Preferred Stock held by such Holder (i) such securities or other assets to which such Holder would have been entitled with respect to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion had such shares of Common Stock been held by such Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Stock set forth in this Certificate of Designations) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as such Holder would have been entitled to receive had the Preferred Stock held by such Holder initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate in effect at such time. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. The provisions of this Section 7 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Stock set forth in this Certificate of Designations.
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8. Rights Upon Issuance of Other Securities.
(a) Voluntary Adjustment by Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the Company may at any time any Preferred Stock remain issued, with the prior written consent of the Required Holders, reduce the then current Conversion Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board.
(b) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 8 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock issued at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock. The Company will make all calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on all Holders. The Company will provide a schedule of such calculations to any Holder upon written request.
9. Non-circumvention. The Company hereby covenants and agrees, to the extent that it is within the power and control of the Company, that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Certificate of Designations, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holders hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Certificate of Designations or the other Transaction Documents, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the conversion of any Preferred Stock above the Conversion Price then in effect, (b) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of Preferred Stock and (c) shall, so long as any Preferred Stock are issued, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Stock, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of the Preferred Stock then issued (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if each Holder is not permitted to convert such Holder’s Preferred Stock in full for any reason (other than pursuant to restrictions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consents or approvals as necessary to effect such conversion into shares of Common Stock.
10. Authorized Shares.
(a) Reservation. So long as any Preferred Stock remain issued, the Company shall at all times reserve out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of all of the Preferred Stock then issued at the Floor Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversions) and (ii) 100% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that would be necessary to effect the conversion of that number of PIK Shares equal to eighteen (18) months of Dividends on the Preferred Stock then issued at the Floor Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversions set forth herein) (the “Required Reserve Amount”). The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders based on the number of the Preferred Stock held by each Holder on each Issuance Date or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the “Authorized Share Allocation”). In the event that a Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder’s Preferred Stock, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Preferred Stock shall be allocated to the remaining Holders of Preferred Stock, pro rata based on the number of the Preferred Stock then held by the Holders.
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(b) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If, notwithstanding Section 10(a) and not in limitation thereof, at any time while any of the Preferred Stock remain issued the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Reserve Amount (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Preferred Stock then issued (or deemed issued pursuant to Section 10(a) above). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its shareholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized Common Stock. Nothing contained in Section 10(a) or this Section 10(b) shall limit any obligations of the Company under any provision of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
11. Company Optional Redemption.
(a) At any time, or from time to time, after the Issuance Date for the applicable Preferred Shares, the Company shall have the right to redeem all or any portion of such Preferred Shares (the “Company Optional Redemption”) at a redemption price equal to the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares to be redeemed multiplied by 105% (such price, subject to adjustment as provided herein, the “Company Optional Redemption Price”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not exercise its rights to Company Optional Redemption, or otherwise send a Notice of Company Optional Redemption, unless the Company has sufficient funds legally available to fully pay the Company Optional Redemption Price in respect of all Preferred Shares called for Company Optional Redemption. The Company Optional Redemption Price shall be paid in cash. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the date of the Notice of Company Optional Redemption or if at any time during the Company Optional Redemption Period, the Equity Conditions are not, or cease to be, satisfied, then the Company Optional Redemption Price shall be the greater of (x) such portion of the Conversion Amount multiplied by 105% and (y) the product of (A) such portion of the Conversion Amount multiplied by (B) the quotient determined by dividing (I) the highest VWAP for the Common Stock during the Company Optional Redemption Period by (II) the Conversion Price in effect on the Trading Day on which such highest VWAP occurs; provided, such increased Company Optional Redemption Price shall apply only with respect to that portion of the Conversion Amount being redeemed that is convertible into a number of shares of Common Stock that would be required to be registered for resale under the RRA but are not so registered.
(b) If the Company elects to effect a Company Optional Redemption, the Company shall send to the Holders a written notice (i) notifying the Holders of the election of the Company to redeem all or the applicable part of the Preferred Shares and the date set for redemption (the “Company Optional Redemption Date”), (ii) stating the Conversion Amount subject to the Company Optional Redemption (the “Company Optional Redemption Amount”), (iii) stating the instructions a Holder must follow to receive payment, and (iv) stating the Company Optional Redemption Price therefor (such notice, a “Notice of Company Optional Redemption”). The Company Optional Redemption Date selected by the Company shall be no less than 12 Trading Days nor more than 60 Trading Days after the date on which the Company provides the Notice of Company Optional Redemption to the Holders (such period, “Company Optional Redemption Notice Period”). In the case of a partial redemption, then (x) the Preferred Shares to be redeemed will be selected pro rata among the Holders based on the number of the Preferred Shares held by each Holder on the Company Optional Redemption Date and (y) all Conversion Amounts converted by the Holder after the date of the Notice of Company Optional Redemption shall reduce the Company Optional Redemption Amount required to be redeemed on the Company Optional Redemption Date.
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(c) For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder may convert Preferred Shares, at any time and from time to time during or after a Company Optional Redemption Notice Period until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay the Company Optional Redemption Price for such Preferred Shares in accordance with this Section 11. With respect to any portion of the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares which have not been converted by a Holder prior to the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date and have been specified to be redeemed by the Company pursuant to the Company Optional Redemption and which have been redeemed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11, (i) Dividends, if any, shall cease to accrue on such Preferred Shares, (ii) such Preferred Shares shall no longer be deemed outstanding and (iii) all rights with respect to such Preferred Shares shall cease and terminate.
(d) Any such Notice of Company Optional Redemption given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11 may, at the Company’s discretion, be given prior to the completion of a transaction (including a Fundamental Transaction or other transaction) and be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Company) of one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a related transaction. If such Company Optional Redemption is so subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such Notice of Company Optional Redemption shall describe each such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date may be delayed until such time (including more than 60 days after the date the Notice of Company Optional Redemption was delivered) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied (or waived by the Company), or such Company Optional Redemption may not occur and such Notice of Company Optional Redemption may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied (or waived by the Company) by such Company Optional Redemption Date, or by such Company Optional Redemption Date as so delayed. In addition, the Company may provide in such Notice of Company Optional Redemption that payment of the Company Optional Redemption Price and performance of the Company’s obligations with respect to such Company Optional Redemption may be performed by another Person. If any such condition precedent has not been satisfied (or waived by the Company), the Company shall provide written notice to the Holders no later than the close of business on the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date. To the extent any such condition precedent is satisfied (or waived by the Company) prior to the Company Optional Redemption Date, the Company shall promptly provide written notice to the Holders of the completion of the conditions precedent. Upon the Company providing such written notice to the Holders, the Notice of Company Optional Redemption shall be rescinded or delayed, and the Company Optional Redemption of the Preferred Shares shall be rescinded or delayed, in each case, as provided in such Notice of Company Optional Redemption.
12. Reserved.
13. Reserved.
14. Voting Rights. Holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to written notice of all shareholders meetings or written consents, as well as copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as required by applicable law or as expressly set forth herein, the holders of the Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote the Preferred Stock on any matter presented to the shareholders of the Company for their action or consideration, whether at a meeting or by written consent.
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15. Covenants. For so long as any Preferred Stock are outstanding, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders:
(a) Incurrence of Indebtedness. The Company shall not, nor shall the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money, except for Permitted Indebtedness.
(b) Existence of Liens. The Company shall not, nor shall the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien to secure Indebtedness on any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for Permitted Liens.
(c) Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital shares (other than as required by this Certificate of Designations).
(d) Preservation of Existence, Etc. The Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such corporate existence of any of its Subsidiaries if, in the judgment of the Company, the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and all material assets of any such Subsidiaries have been assigned to the Company or another Subsidiary, in each case where such restructuring does not have a material impact on the Company’s ability to comply with the provisions hereof.
(e) Restricted Issuances. The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, (i) issue any Preferred Stock (other than as contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement and this Certificate of Designations), (ii) issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under this Certificate of Designations or (iii) other than where the use of proceeds is used to (x) redeem the Preferred Stock in full or (y) refinance the Company or its Subsidiary’s Indebtedness existing as of the Subscription Date, create, or authorize the creation of, any additional class or series of capital shares of the Company (or any equity security convertible into or exercisable for any such class or series of capital shares of the Company) or issue or sell, or obligate itself to issue or sell, any equity securities of the Company (or any equity security convertible into or exercisable for any such class or series of capital shares of the Company) that ranks on par or superior (except in the case of clause (y), in which case such securities may only rank par or junior) to the Preferred Stock as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or as to redemption or repurchase rights.
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(f) Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Certificate of Designations; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Holders by this Certificate of Designations, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
(g) Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall pay when due (taking into account all available extensions) all taxes, fees or other charges of any nature whatsoever (together with any related interest or penalties) now or hereafter imposed or assessed against the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective assets or upon their ownership, possession, use, operation or disposition thereof or upon their rents, receipts or earnings arising therefrom (except where the failure to pay would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). The Company and its Subsidiaries shall file on or before the due date therefor (taking into account all available extensions) all personal property tax returns (except where the failure to file would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries may contest, in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, taxes for which they maintain adequate reserves therefor in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
(h) Variable Rate Transaction. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries will be party to, enter into, effect or consummate any Variable Rate Transaction or enter into any agreement to effect or consummate any Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company or any Subsidiary (i) issues or sells any Convertible Securities either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock whereby the Company or any Subsidiary may sell securities at a future determined price (other than pursuant to a customary “weighted average” anti-dilution provision or standard and customary “preemptive” or “participation” rights). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) shares of Common Stock issued and sold pursuant to the ATM Facility; (ii) the issuance of Excluded Securities; and (iii) the making of payments to customers, vendors or suppliers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice consisting of, or the consideration for which consists of, securities subject to a variable price shall not be deemed a Variable Rate Transaction for purposes of this Section 15(h).
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(i) Organizational Documents. The Company shall not amend, alter, modify, or repeal this Certificate of Designations, by the adoption or amendment of any Certificate of Designation or similar document, in each case, in any manner that materially adversely affects the rights of any of the Holders of the Preferred Stock. The Company shall not amend, alter, modify, or repeal its Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws or any other corporate governance document, in any manner that materially adversely affects the rights of any of the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(j) Agreement. The Company shall not enter into any agreement which would substantially impair its obligations under this Certificate of Designations or any other Transaction Document.
(k) Independent Investigation. At the request of any Holder holding not less than $5.0 million in Stated Value of Preferred Stock either (x) at any time when a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, (y) upon the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute a Triggering Event or (z) at any time such Holder reasonably believes a Triggering Event may have occurred or be continuing, the Company will permit an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by such Holder (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) to investigate, at the Company’s expense (provided, however, that if such investigation is undertaken pursuant to the preceding clause (z) and, following such investigation, no Triggering Event is found to have occurred, such investigation shall be at the Holder’s expense (and the Holder shall promptly reimburse the Company, if applicable)), as to whether any breach of the Certificate of Designations has occurred (the “Independent Investigator”); provided that, absent the occurrence and continuance of a Triggering Event, no more than two (2) such investigations shall be permitted in any fiscal year. If the Independent Investigator determines that such breach of the Certificate of Designations has occurred, the Independent Investigator shall notify the Company of such breach and the Company shall deliver written notice to each Holder of such breach. In connection with such investigation, the Independent Investigator may, upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours, inspect all contracts, books, records, personnel, offices and other facilities and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the extent available to the Company after the Company uses reasonable efforts to obtain them, the records of its legal advisors and accountants (including the accountants’ work papers) and any books of account, records, reports and other papers not contractually required of the Company to be confidential or secret, or subject to attorney-client or other evidentiary privilege, and the Independent Investigator may make such copies and inspections thereof as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request; provided that, prior to being permitted to engage in any such visitation, inspection or access rights provided for under this Section 15(k), such Independent Investigator shall have executed a standard confidentiality agreement in favor of the Company on customary terms reasonably satisfactory to the Company. The Company shall furnish the Independent Investigator with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the business and properties of the Company as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall permit the Independent Investigator to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company with, and to make proposals and furnish advice with respect thereto to, the Company’s officers, directors, key employees and independent public accountants or any of them (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss with such Independent Investigator the finances and affairs of the Company and any Subsidiaries), all at such reasonable times, upon reasonable notice, and as often as may be reasonably requested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 15(k) shall not require the Company to breach any confidentiality obligations owed to third parties or to waive the Company’s attorney-client privilege.
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(l) Equity Classification; Stockholders’ Equity. The Company represents, warrants and covenants to each Holder that (i) the Preferred Stock shall be classified and treated as equity, and not as a liability, in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, except solely to the extent of any Derivative Liability permitted by clause (ii), (ii) neither the issuance of the Preferred Stock nor the existence, terms or operation of the conversion rights hereunder shall result in a Derivative Liability in excess of $2,000,000 or in any Derivative Liability that would cause the Company’s stockholders’ equity to be less than the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement as of any fiscal quarter end, and (iii) the Company shall have stockholders’ equity of at least the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement as of the last day of each fiscal quarter.
(m) Affiliated Debt. The Company shall not make any payments of principal or other payments, except for regularly scheduled payments of interest at the non-default rate of interest, on the Endeavor Debt and/or any other Indebtedness then held by an Affiliate of the Company.
16. Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-Up. In the event of a Liquidation Event, the Holders shall be entitled to receive in cash out of the assets of the Company, whether from capital or from earnings available for distribution to its shareholders (the “Liquidation Funds”), before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any Junior Shares, but pari passu with any Parity Shares then issued, an amount per Preferred Share equal to the greater of (x) Stated Value and (y) the amount per share such Holder would receive if such Holder converted such Preferred Share into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the date of such payment, provided that if the Liquidation Funds are insufficient to pay the full amount due to the Holders and holders of Parity Shares, if any, then each Holder and each holder of Parity Shares shall receive a percentage of the Liquidation Funds equal to the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable to such Holder and such holder of Parity Shares as a liquidation preference, in accordance with their respective certificate of designations (or equivalent), as a percentage of the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable to all holders of Preferred Stock and all holders of Parity Shares. To the extent necessary, the Company shall cause such actions to be taken by each of its Subsidiaries so as to enable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the proceeds of a Liquidation Event to be distributed to the Holders in accordance with this Section 16. All the preferential amounts to be paid to the Holders under this Section 16 shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any Liquidation Funds of the Company to the holders of Junior Shares in connection with a Liquidation Event as to which this Section 16 applies.
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17. Distribution of Assets. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7(a) and Section 8, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distributions of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to any or all holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation, any distribution of cash, shares or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (the “Distributions”), then each Holder, as holders of Preferred Stock, will be entitled to such Distributions as if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Preferred Stock (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Stock and assuming for such purpose that the Preferred Share was converted at the current Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for such Distributions (provided, however, that to the extent that such Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the extent of any such excess over the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of such Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times, if any, such Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).
18. Vote to Change the Terms of or Issue Preferred Stock. For so long as any Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, in addition to any other rights provided by law, except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is required by law or by another provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, without first obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting of the Required Holders, voting together as a single class, the Company shall not: (a) amend, alter, modify or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, its Certificate of Incorporation, or file any certificate of designations or certificate of amendment of any series of stock, including this Certificate of Designations, if such action would materially adversely alter or change in any respect the preferences, rights, privileges or powers, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Preferred Stock hereunder, regardless of whether any such action shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation or otherwise; (b) increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the authorized number of Preferred Stock; (c) without limiting any provision of Section 2, create or authorize (by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of Senior Preferred Stock or Parity Shares; (d) purchase, repurchase or redeem any Junior Shares (other than pursuant to the terms of the Company’s equity incentive plans and options and other equity awards granted under such plans (that have in good faith been approved by the Board)); (e) without limiting any provision of Section 2, pay dividends or make any other distribution on any shares of any Junior Shares; (f) issue any Preferred Stock other than as contemplated hereby or pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement; (g) become subject to any agreement that would restrict the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under this Certificate of Designations; or (h) without limiting any provision of Section 9, whether or not prohibited by the terms of the Preferred Stock, circumvent a right of the Preferred Stock hereunder.
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19. Transfer of Preferred Stock. A Holder may not transfer all or any portion of its Preferred Stock without the express prior written consent of the Company (through its Board), except for any transfer to an Affiliate of such Holder, to the Company, to YA II PN, LTD., a Cayman Islands exempt limited company (“Yorkville”) or any of its Affiliates, or to any other Person in connection with, or upon the exercise of, any rights or remedies of Yorkville under the Pledge and Security Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder may pledge all or any portion of its Preferred Stock to Yorkville pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company. Any transfer of Preferred Stock shall be in compliance with all applicable securities laws and Sections 4.1 and 5.7 of the Securities Purchase Agreement. Any purported transfer of Preferred Stock in violation of this Certificate of Designations shall be null and void, and no such transfer shall be recorded on the Company’s books and the purported transferee in any such transfer shall not be treated (and the Holder proposing to make any such transfer shall continue to be treated) as the owner of such Preferred Stock for all purposes of this Certificate of Designations. Each Holder shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any transfer of Preferred Stock by such Holder.
20. Reissuance of Certificates.
(a) Transfer. If any Preferred Stock represented by a stock certificate are to be transferred, the applicable Holder shall provide written notice of such transfer to the Company and surrender to the Company the stock certificate representing such Preferred Stock, together with a duly executed instrument of transfer, whereupon the Company shall forthwith issue and deliver, upon the order of such Holder, a new stock certificate registered in such name or names as such Holder may request, representing the number of Preferred Stock being transferred by such Holder and, if less than all of the Preferred Stock represented by the surrendered stock certificate are being transferred, a new stock certificate (in accordance with Section 20(c)) to such Holder representing the number of Preferred Stock not being transferred.
(b) Certificated Exchangeable for Different Denominations. Each stock certificate may be exchanged by the applicable Holder, upon surrender of such stock certificate to the Company together with written notice to the Company, for two or more new stock certificates (in accordance with Section 20(c)) representing, in the aggregate, the number of Preferred Stock represented by the original stock certificate, and each such new stock certificate shall represent such portion of such number of Preferred Stock represented by the original stock certificate as is designated in writing by such Holder at the time of such surrender.
(c) Issuance of New Certificates. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new stock certificate pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations, such new stock certificate (i) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such stock certificate, the number of Preferred Stock then represented thereby, which, when added to the number of Preferred Stock represented by the other new stock certificate or stock certificates issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Preferred Stock represented by the original stock certificate immediately prior to such issuance, and (ii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new stock certificate, which is the same as the issuance date of such original stock certificate.
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21. Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Certificate of Designations shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Designations and any of the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit any Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designations. No failure on the part of a Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by such Holder of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. In addition, the exercise of any right or remedy of a Holder at law or equity or under this Certificate of Designations or any of the documents shall not be deemed to be an election of such Holder’s rights or remedies under such documents or at law or equity. The Company covenants to each Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by a Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holders and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, each Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to a Holder that is reasonably requested in writing by such Holder to enable such Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designations; provided that, to the extent the Company indicates to such Holder that the requested information or documentation may contain material non-public information, such information or documentation will not be provided to such Holder without such Holder’s express prior written consent.
22. Payment of Collection, Enforcement and Other Costs. If (a) any Preferred Stock are placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or are collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or a Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Certificate of Designations with respect to the Preferred Stock or to enforce the provisions of this Certificate of Designations or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Certificate of Designations, then the Company shall pay the costs reasonably incurred by such Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that no amounts due under this Certificate of Designations with respect to any Preferred Stock shall be affected, or limited, by the fact that the purchase price paid for each Preferred Share was less than the original Stated Value thereof.
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23. Construction; Headings. This Certificate of Designations shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holders and shall not be construed against any such Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Certificate of Designations are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Certificate of Designations. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Certificate of Designations instead of just the provision in which they are found. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, all section references are to sections of this Certificate of Designations. Terms used in this Certificate of Designations and not otherwise defined herein, but defined in the other Transaction Documents, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Initial Issuance Date in such other Transaction Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Required Holders.
24. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of a Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 24 shall permit any waiver of any provision of Section 4(d).
25. Dispute Resolution.
(a) Submission to Dispute Resolution for Certain Matters.
(x) In the case of a dispute relating to a Closing Bid Price, a Closing Sale Price, a Conversion Price, a VWAP or a fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of a Conversion Rate (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the applicable Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via electronic mail (A) if by the Company, within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by such Holder at any time after such Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If such Holder and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such Closing Bid Price, such Closing Sale Price, such Conversion Price, such VWAP or such fair market value, or the arithmetic calculation of such Conversion Rate, at any time after the tenth (10th) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or such Holder (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or such Holder (as the case may be), then such Holder and the Company may select an independent, reputable investment bank mutually agreeable in good faith to them to resolve such dispute.
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(xi) Such Holder and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 25 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date on which such investment bank was selected (the “Dispute Submission Deadline”) (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the “Required Dispute Documentation”) (it being understood and agreed that if either such Holder or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and such Holder or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor such Holder shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).
(xii) The Company and such Holder shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and such Holder of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne solely by the Company, and such investment bank’s resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error.
(b) Miscellaneous. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that( i) this Section 25 constitutes an agreement to arbitrate between the Company and each Holder (and constitutes an arbitration agreement) under § 7501, et seq. of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (“CPLR”) and that any Holder is authorized to apply for an order to compel arbitration pursuant to CPLR § 7503(a) in order to compel compliance with this Section 25, (ii) a dispute relating to a Conversion Price includes, without limitation, disputes as to (A) the consideration per share at which an issuance or deemed issuance of shares of Common Stock occurred, (B) whether any issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock was an issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of Excluded Securities, and (C) whether an agreement, instrument, security or the like constitutes an Option or Convertible Security, (iii) the terms of this Certificate of Designations and each other applicable Transaction Document shall serve as the basis for the selected investment bank’s resolution of the applicable dispute, such investment bank shall be entitled (and is hereby expressly authorized) to make all findings, determinations and the like that such investment bank determines are required to be made by such investment bank in connection with its resolution of such dispute and in resolving such dispute such investment bank shall apply such findings, determinations and the like to the terms of this Certificate of Designations and any other applicable Transaction Documents, (iv) either the Company or the applicable Holder (and only such Holder with respect to disputes solely relating to such Holder), in its sole discretion, shall have the right to submit any dispute described in this Section 25 to any state or federal court sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan in lieu of utilizing the procedures set forth in this Section 25 and (v) nothing in this Section 25 shall limit such Holder from obtaining any injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (including, without limitation, with respect to any matters described in this Section 25).
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26. Notices; Currency; Payments.
(a) Notices. The Company shall provide each Holder of Preferred Stock with prompt written notice of all material actions taken pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor; provided that the Company shall not be required to provide any such notice in connection with (x) a Conversion Notice except as set forth in Section 4 or (y) transfers of any stock certificate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and unless disclosed by the Company in a press release or in a filing on Form 8-K, the Company shall give written notice to each Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grant, issuances, or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase shares, warrants, securities or other property to holders of all or substantially all shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or simultaneously with such notice being provided to such Holder by issuance of press release or the filing of Form 8-K with the SEC. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice must be in writing and shall be given in accordance with Section 5.4 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(b) Currency. All dollar amounts referred to in this Certificate of Designations are in United States Dollars (“U.S. Dollars”), and all dollar amounts owing under this Certificate of Designations shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies (if any) shall be converted into the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. “Exchange Rate” means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the relevant date of calculation (it being understood and agreed that where an amount is calculated with reference to, or over, a period of time, the date of calculation shall be the final date of such period of time).
(c) Payments. Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to wire transfer instructions that Holder shall provide to the Company in writing from time to time. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Certificate of Designations is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. Any amount due under the Transaction Documents in cash which is not paid when due (except to the extent such amount is simultaneously accruing Dividends) shall result in a late charge being incurred and payable by the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum from the date such amount was due until the same is paid in full (“Late Charge”).
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27. Waiver of Notice. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby irrevocably waives demand, notice, presentment, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Certificate of Designations and the Securities Purchase Agreement.
28. Governing Law. This Certificate of Designations shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Certificate of Designations shall be governed by, the DGCL, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the DGCL or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware. Except as otherwise required by Section 25 above, the Company and each Holder (by acceptance of its Preferred Stock) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein (i) shall be deemed or operate to preclude any Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to such Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such Holder or (ii) shall limit, or shall be deemed or construed to limit, any provision of Section 25 above. THE COMPANY AND EACH HOLDER (BY ACCEPTANCE OF ITS PREFERRED STOCK) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
29. Judgment Currency.
(a) If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in any court in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 29 referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in U.S. dollars under this Certificate of Designations, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Trading Day immediately preceding:
(x) the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date: or
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(xi) the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 29(a)(ii) being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).
(b) If in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 29(a)(ii) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of US dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.
(c) Any amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Certificate of Designations.
30. Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designations is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Designations so long as this Certificate of Designations as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
31. Maximum Payments. Without limiting Section 5.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the applicable Holder and thus refunded to the Company.
32. Amendment. Except for Section 4(d), which may not be amended or waived hereunder, this Certificate of Designations or any provision hereof may be amended by obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose, or written consent without a meeting in accordance with the DGCL, of the Required Holders, voting separately as a single class, and with such other shareholder approval, if any, as may then be required pursuant to the DGCL and the Certificate of Incorporation.
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33. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Additional Amount” means, as of the applicable date of determination, with respect to each Preferred Share, all unpaid Dividends that have accrued on such Preferred Share and any other unpaid amounts then due and payable hereunder with respect to such Preferred Share.
“Additional Issuance Date” means, for any date after the Initial Issuance Date where Preferred Stock are issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the issuance date for such Preferred Stock.
“Affiliate” or “Affiliated” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person, with “control” having the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. “Affiliated Party” means, with respect to any natural person, (i) any company, partnership, trust or other entity for which such natural person (or such natural person’s estate) has dispositive or voting power with respect to the equity securities of the Company held by such company, partnership, trust or other entity; (ii) any trust the beneficiaries of which consist solely of such natural person, any Family Member of such natural person or any person described in clause (i); (iii) the trustees, legal representatives, beneficiaries or beneficial owners (in each case, solely in such capacity and not in their individual or other capacities) of any such company, partnership, trust or other entity referred to in clause (i) or (ii); (iv) the estate of such natural person (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that this clause (iv) will not include any person to whom any securities are transferred from any such estate); and (v) the Family Members of such natural person.
“Approved Share Plan” means any employee benefit plan which has been approved by the Board prior to or subsequent to the Subscription Date pursuant to which shares of Common Stock and options to purchase shares of Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock may be issued to any employee, officer, consultant, director or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for services provided to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in their capacity as such.
“ATM Facility” means the Company’s “at the market” facility with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC for the issuances of Common Stock at prevailing market prices from time to time.
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“Attribution Parties” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Initial Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by a Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of such Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with such Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with such Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively such Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. law for the relief of debtors.
“Bloomberg” means Bloomberg, L.P.
“Book-Entry” means each entry on the Register evidencing one or more Preferred Stock that has been converted into shares of Common Stock.
“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; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
“Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under U.S. GAAP; the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the final maturity of such obligations shall be the date of the last payment of such amounts due under such lease (or other arrangement) prior to the first date on which such lease (or other arrangement) may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a premium or a penalty; and, for the purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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“Closing Bid Price” and “Closing Sale Price” mean, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price (as the case may be), then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price (as the case may be) of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Required Holders. If the Company and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 25. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share splits, share dividends, share combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions during such period.
“Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
“Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
“Convertible Securities” means any shares or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any Common Stock.
“Current Subsidiary” means any Person in which the Company on the Subscription Date, directly or indirectly, (i) owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting power of the capital shares or equity or similar interests of such Person entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such Person; or (ii) controls the business, operations or administration of such Person, and all of the foregoing, collectively, “Current Subsidiaries”. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the power to direct the management and the policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting capital, by contract or otherwise.
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“Derivative Liability” means any derivative, embedded derivative or other liability required under U.S. GAAP to be recorded on the Company’s balance sheet as a result of the issuance of the Preferred Stock or the existence, terms or operation of the conversion rights under this Certificate of Designations.
“Dividend Rate” means five percent (5%) or eighteen percent (18%) per annum upon the occurrence and continuation of a Triggering Event.
“Eligible Market” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“Equity Conditions” means, with respect to a given date or period of determination, on each day during the period beginning thirty (30) Trading Days prior to such applicable date of determination and ending on and including such applicable date of determination (the “Equity Conditions Measuring Period”) (i) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares that would be required to be registered for resale under the RRA shall be eligible to be resold by the Holders without restriction or any legend under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Preferred Shares); (ii) the Common Stock (including all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares) is listed or designated for quotation (as applicable) on an Eligible Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on such Eligible Market nor shall delisting or suspension by such Eligible Market have been threatened (with a reasonable prospect of delisting occurring after giving effect to all applicable notice, appeal, compliance and hearing periods) or reasonably likely to occur or pending as evidenced by (A) a writing by such Eligible Market or (B) the Company falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of such Eligible Market; (iii) the Company shall have delivered all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares on a timely basis as set forth in Section 4 hereof and all other shares of capital stock required to be delivered by the Company on a timely basis as set forth in the other Transaction Documents; (iv) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, no public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction shall have occurred which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated; (v) none of the Holders shall be in possession of any material, non-public information provided to any of them by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates, employees, officers, representatives, agents or the like; and (vi) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company otherwise shall have been substantially in compliance with, and shall not have breached in any material respect any representation or warranty (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document in any material respect, including, without limitation, the Company shall not have failed to timely make any payment pursuant to any Transaction Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured as of or after the date that is ten (10) Trading Days prior to the applicable date of determination.
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“Excluded Securities” means (i) Common Stock or options to purchase Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to directors, consultants, officers, employees or other service providers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for services rendered to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in their capacity as such pursuant to an Approved Share Plan, provided that the exercise price of any such options is not lowered, none of such options are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder and none of the terms or conditions of any such options are otherwise materially changed in any manner that materially adversely affects any of the Holders; (ii) Convertible Securities and/or shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase shares of Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to an Approved Share Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) issued prior to the Subscription Date, provided that the conversion, exercise or issuance price of any such Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase shares of Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Share Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) is not lowered (other than in accordance with the terms thereof in effect as of the Subscription Date), none of such Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase shares of Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Share Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder (other than in accordance with the terms thereof in effect as of the Subscription Date) and none of the terms or conditions of any such Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase shares of Common Stock or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Share Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are otherwise materially changed in any manner that materially adversely affects any of the Holders; (iii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations; provided, that the terms of this Certificate of Designations are not amended, modified or changed on or after the Subscription Date (other than antidilution adjustments pursuant to the terms hereof in effect as of the Subscription Date); and (iv) securities issued as consideration for the acquisition of another entity by the Company by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or bona fide joint venture agreement, provided that such issuance is approved by the majority of the disinterested directors of the Company.
“Family Member” means, with respect to any individual, any other individual having a relationship by blood (to the second degree of consanguinity), marriage (including former spouses), domestic partnership (including former domestic partners) or adoption to such individual.
“Floor Price” means $1.80 (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, share combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions occurring after the Subscription Date).
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“Fundamental Transaction” means (A) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, unless, for purposes of any Section hereunder other than Section 11(c), the holders of shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation or merger continue to hold at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the shares of Common Stock of the Company (or the surviving or acquiring entity), or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to one or more Subject Entities, other than solely to one or more of the Company’s wholly owned Subsidiaries, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its shares of Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock, (y) 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not issued, or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock, or (iv) consummate a shares or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby all such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, in any transaction or series of related transactions, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such shares purchase agreement or other business combination were not issued, or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the issued shares of Common Stock, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its shares of Common Stock, unless the holders of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue to hold at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the shares of Common Stock of the Company (or the surviving entity), (B) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate, other than the Company or its wholly owned Subsidiaries, or their respective employee benefit plans, to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in issued Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued shares of Common Stock not held by all such Subject Entities as of the date of this Certificate of Designations calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Subject Entities were not issued, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other shareholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the shareholders of the Company or (C) directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner intended to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.
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“Group” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.
“Holder Pro Rata Amount” means, with respect to any Holder, a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the number of Preferred Stock issued to such Holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Initial Issuance Date and (ii) the denominator of which is the number of Preferred Stock issued to all Holders pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Initial Issuance Date.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (B) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent such obligations would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, (C) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (D) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (E) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments and, (F) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net obligations of such Person under hedging obligations entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business and entered into for bona fide hedging purposes (and not for speculative purposes) as determined in good faith by the Company (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the net payments under such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such person at the termination of such agreement or arrangement); provided that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) deferred or prepaid revenue, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller, (iii) contingent indemnity and similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iv) Indebtedness of any parent entity (for which none of the Company or any Subsidiary is liable) appearing on the balance sheet of the Company solely by reason of push down accounting under U.S. GAAP, (v) obligations in connection with government auctions, subsidies, benefits or similar programs or processes, and (vi) obligations under any license, permit or other approval (or guarantees in respect of such obligations) incurred prior to the Subscription Date or in the ordinary course of business. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner), to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries shall exclude (i) intercompany liabilities between and among them arising solely from their cash management, tax and accounting operations in the ordinary course of business and (ii) intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness between and among them having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover, conversion or extension terms) and made in the ordinary course of business.
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“Initial Issuance Date” means the date Preferred Stock are first issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
“Issuance Date” means the Initial Issuance Date or Additional Issuance Date, as applicable.
“Liens” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, collateral assignment, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
“Liquidation Event” means, whether in a single transaction or series of transactions, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or such Subsidiaries the assets of which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Non-assessable” means, with respect to the issuance of shares, that a shareholder shall not, solely by virtue of its status as a shareholder, be liable for additional assessments or calls on shares of the Company or its creditors (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).
“Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
“Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose Common Stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
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“Permitted Indebtedness” means:
(a) any Indebtedness arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with trade payables;
(b) any Indebtedness arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with project financing or to finance Capital Lease Obligations in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $500,000;
(c) any Indebtedness under that certain Revolving Line of Credit Promissory Note payable to Endeavor Blockchain, LLC (for the avoidance of doubt, including any interest thereon) or any refinancing of such Indebtedness (the “Endeavor Debt”);
(d) any Indebtedness set forth in Schedule 3.1(aa) to the Securities Purchase Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, including any interest thereon) as in effect on the Initial Issuance Date;
(e) any intercompany Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) any Indebtedness consented to by the Required Holders; and
(g) any Indebtedness where the proceeds are to be used to pay the Company Optional Redemption Price upon the Company’s exercise of its Company Optional Redemption right.
“Permitted Liens” means any Lien securing Permitted Indebtedness, except to the extent such Permitted Indebtedness is specified as being unsecured.
“Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.
“Principal Market” means, as of any date of determination, the Eligible Market on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted.
“RRA” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 30, 2026, between the Company and the Holders.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.
“Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain securities purchase agreement by and among the Company and the initial holders of Preferred Stock, dated as of the Subscription Date, as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
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“Significant Subsidiary” means, as of any date of determination, any Subsidiary of the Company that constitutes, or any group of Subsidiaries of the Company that, in the aggregate, would constitute, a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the 1934 Act) of the Company.
“Stated Value” shall mean $1,000 per share, subject to adjustment for share splits, share dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations, reclassifications, combinations, subdivisions or other similar events occurring after the Issuance Date with respect to the Preferred Stock.
“Stockholders’ Equity Requirement” means $5,000,000 of stockholders’ equity of the Company, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter or such other stockholders’ equity required for the Company to remain eligible for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
“Subscription Date” means June 30, 2026.
“Subject Entity” means any Person, Persons or Group or any Affiliate or associate of any such Person, Persons or Group.
“Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, company, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the common equity entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (B) any partnership or limited liability company where (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests, or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (ii) such Person or any one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.
“Successor Entity” means the Person formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
“Trading Day” means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the shares of Common Stock, any day on which the shares of Common Stock are traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the shares of Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the shares of Common Stock are then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the shares of Common Stock are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the shares of Common Stock are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the applicable Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price determinations relating to the shares of Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.
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“Transaction Documents” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, this Certificate of Designations and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into or delivered by the Company or any of the Holders in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, all as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“U.S. GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
“VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30:00 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “VAP” function (set to 09:30:00 start time and 16:00:00 end time) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:00 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest Closing Bid Price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Required Holders. If the Company and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 25. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split, share combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.
34. Disclosure. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designations, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days of such receipt or prior to (or simultaneous with) such delivery, as applicable, publicly disclose such material, non-public information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to such Holder explicitly in writing in such notice (or immediately upon receipt of notice from such Holder, as applicable), and in the absence of any such written indication in such notice (or notification from the Company immediately upon receipt of notice from such Holder), such Holder shall be allowed to presume that information contained in the notice does not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries provides material non-public information to a Holder that is not simultaneously filed in a Current Report on Form 8-K and such Holder has not agreed to receive such material non-public information, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Holder 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 with respect to, or a duty to any of the foregoing not to trade on the basis of, such material non-public information. Nothing contained in this Section 34 shall limit any obligations of the Company, or any rights of any Holder, under Section 4.4 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
35. Absence of Trading and Disclosure Restrictions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Holder is a fiduciary or agent of the Company and that, subject to such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of Section 4.6 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Holder shall have no obligation to (a) maintain the confidentiality of any information provided by the Company or (b) refrain from trading any securities while in possession of such information, in each case, in the absence of a written non-disclosure agreement signed by an officer of such Holder that explicitly provides for such confidentiality and trading restrictions. In the absence of such an executed, written non-disclosure agreement, the Company acknowledges that, subject to such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of Section 4.6 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Holder may freely trade in any securities issued by the Company, may possess and use any information provided by the Company in connection with such trading activity, and may disclose any such information to any third party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of Big Digital Energy, Inc. to be executed this 30th day of June, 2026.
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EXHIBIT I
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Certificate of Designations of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of Big Digital Energy, Inc. (the “Certificate of Designations”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), indicated below into shares of Common Stock, $0.001 value per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, as of the date specified below.
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Stated Value of such Preferred Stock to be converted: |
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accrued and unpaid Dividends with respect to such Preferred Stock, and such Aggregate Dividends to be converted: |
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Please issue the Common Stock into which the applicable Preferred Stock are being converted to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:
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EXHIBIT II
EMAIL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company acknowledges receipt of this Conversion Notice and hereby directs [●] (the “Transfer Agent”) to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent instruction letter dated _____, 2026, from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by the Transfer Agent.
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EXHIBIT B
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June 30, 2026, between Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the several purchasers signatory hereto (each such purchaser, a “Purchaser” and, collectively, the “Purchasers,” and together with the Company, the “Parties”). This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and each Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”).
The Parties hereby agrees 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:
“Advice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble. “Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 60th calendar day following the Closing Date (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 90th calendar day following the Closing Date) and with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(b) or Section 3(c), the 30th calendar day following the date on which an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 60th calendar day following the date such additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder); provided, however, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Dates as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above, subject to the Commission agreeing to the five Trading Day or shorter period; provided further, however, that if such Effectiveness Date falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding Trading Day.
“Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Event Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Filing Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 21st calendar day following the Closing Date and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the Registrable Securities.
“Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.
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“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Plan of Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Purchasers” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Registrable Securities” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all Conversion Shares then issued or issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock (assuming on such date the Series D Preferred Stock is convertible in full at the Floor Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) without regard to any limitations on conversion); (b) all Warrant Shares then issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (assuming on such date the Warrants are exercisable in full without regard to any limitations on exercise); (c) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144 or (iii) such securities are eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), 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 415” means Rule 415 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.
“Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the Commission staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff; and (ii) the Securities Act.
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2. Shelf Registration.
(a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission 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. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e)) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by at least a majority in interest of the Holders) the “Plan of Distribution” section in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A and the “Selling Stockholder” section in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such Holder’s express prior written consent; provided further, however, that if the Commission requests that any Holder be identified as a statutory underwriter in any Registration Statement, such Holder will have the option, in its sole and absolute discretion, either to withdraw from the Registration Statement (which shall be exercised via such Holder’s prompt written request thereof to the Company), in which case the Company’s obligation to register such Holder’s Registrable Securities shall be deemed satisfied, or to be included as such in the Registration Statement. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use commercially reasonably efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that no Holder holds any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement(the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Trading Day. The Company shall notify the Holders by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(d).
(b) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the staff of the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415 or other SEC Guidance, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company shall promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the staff of the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the staff of the Commission, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e), with respect to filing on Form S-3 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 use diligent efforts to advocate with the staff of the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including 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 staff of the Commission 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 staff of the Commission 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 to register a lesser number, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows:
(i) First, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities; and
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(ii) Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Registrable Securities held by such Holders; provided, however, that all Warrant Shares shall be removed before any Conversion Shares are removed.
In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least five 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 commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by the staff of the Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 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.
(d) If:
(i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (it being understood and agreed that if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a) herein, the Company shall be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i));
(ii) 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 staff of the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within ten Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from staff of the Commission that such amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to be declared effective;
(iii) a Registration Statement registering for resale Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statement; or
(iv) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than 15 consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of 22 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”, and for purposes of clauses (i) and (iii), the date on which such Event occurs, for purposes of clause (ii), the date on which such ten-Trading Day period is exceeded, and for the purposes of this clause (iv), the date on which such 15-calendar day or 22-Trading 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 has not been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the (1) product of (A) 1.50% multiplied by (B) the quotient of (I) the number of such Holder’s Registrable Securities that are not then covered by an effective Registration Statement available for use by such Holder, divided by (II) the total number of such Holder’s Registrable Securities, multiplied by the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that if none of such Holder’s Registrable Securities are then covered by an effective Registration Statement available for use by such Holder, the quotient of (I) divided by (II) in clause (1)(B) herein shall be deemed equal to 1.0; provided further, however, that in no event shall the aggregate liquidated damages payable by the Company to a Holder under this Agreement exceed 9.0% of the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no liquidated damages shall be payable hereunder solely due to the inability of the Company to register for resale certain Registrable Securities as provided in Section 2(b).
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(e) If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
3. Registration Procedures.
(a) Not less than five Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall (i) furnish to each Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such Holders, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to each Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than three Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or one Trading Day after the Holders have been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached hereto as Annex C (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section 3(a).
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company shall excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date (subject to SEC Guidance), an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities.
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(d) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus, provided, however, in no event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e) Use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(f) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided, that any such item which is available on the EDGAR system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished in physical form.
(g) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).
(h) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided, that, the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(i) If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request.
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(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d), as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain 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, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(j) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to the payment of partial liquidated damages otherwise required pursuant to Section 2(d), for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12-month period.
(k) Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holders in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holders are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder.
(l) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain eligibility (or, if applicable, acquire eligibility) for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities.
(m) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails to furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request, any liquidated damages that are accruing at such time as to such Holder only shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered to the Company.
4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with, this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall (i) all registration and filing fees (including fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities), (ii) printing expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any underwriter, broker or similar commissions or fees of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holders. The Company will reimburse the costs and expense of one counsel to the Holders in connection with attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with this Agreement after the Closing Date up to a maximum of $15,000.
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5. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by such Holder and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by any of the Holders in accordance with Section 6(e).
(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to such Holder’s information provided in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or the proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of a selling Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
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(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings.
(i) If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that, the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
(ii) An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
(iii) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section 5(c)) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, within 30 Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided, that, the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.
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(d) Contribution.
(i) If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the Parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a Party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such Party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such Party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section 5(d) was available to such Party in accordance with its terms.
(ii) The Parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a Holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
(iii) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 5 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each of the Company and each Holder agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements. Neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in any Registration Statements other than the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not file any other registration statements until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement or a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to any stock option or similar plan.
(c) Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company agrees and acknowledges that any periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2(d).
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(d) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, provided that, if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Holder (or group of Holders), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Holder (or group of Holders) shall be required. If a Registration Statement does not register all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro rata among all Holders and each Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of a Holder or some Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given only by such Holder or Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 6(d). No consideration 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 also is offered to all of the Parties.
(e) 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.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the Parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement (in which case, for the avoidance of doubt, such assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement that apply to the “Holders”).
(g) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(v) to the Purchase Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.
(h) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by electronic mail (including “.pdf” or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g. docusign.com) or other transmission method, 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 it were an original thereof.
(i) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
(j) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
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(k) 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 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.
(l) Interpretation. The headings in this Agreement 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. As used herein, the words “including” or “includes” shall be deemed followed by “without limitation,” and the word “or” shall be deemed to mean “and/or.”
(m) Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Holders are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or transactions. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained herein was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Holder, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Holder. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and a Holder, solely, and not between the Company and the Holders collectively and not between and among Holders.
(n) Material Non-Public Information. If, notwithstanding the prohibition on providing the Holders with material, non-public information, any notice or other communication delivered to the Holders hereunder contains any material, non-public information (within the meaning of the Exchange Act) regarding the Company, the Company shall cause such material, non-public information to be publicly disseminated no later than two Trading Days after the delivery thereof to the Holders.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
| BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
[SIGNATURE PAGES OF HOLDERS FOLLOW]
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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS TO
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT OF BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.]
Name of Holder:_____________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder: ______________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory:_________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory:___________________________________________________
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Annex A
Plan of Distribution
Each Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholders”) of the securities and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell, separately or together, any or all of their securities covered hereby on the principal Trading Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. To the extent the Selling Stockholders gift, pledge or otherwise transfer the securities offered hereby, such transferees may offer and sell the securities from time to time under this prospectus, provided that, if required under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, this prospectus has been amended under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act, to include the name of such transferee in the list of selling securityholders under this prospectus. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:
| ● | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
| ● | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
| ● | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
| ● | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| ● | privately negotiated transactions; |
| ● | through one or more underwritten offerings on a firm commitment or best efforts basis; |
| ● | settlement of short sales ; |
| ● | in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security; |
| ● | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
| ● | through the distribution of securities by any Selling Stockholder to its partners, members or securityholders; |
| ● | a combination of any such methods of sale; or |
| ● | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders have the sole and absolute discretion not to accept any purchase offer or make any sale of securities if they deem the purchase price to be unsatisfactory at any particular time.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.
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In connection with the sale of the securities or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of their securities to their broker-dealers under the margin provisions of customer agreements or to other parties to secure other obligations. If a Selling Stockholder defaults on a margin loan or other secured obligation, the broker-dealer or secured party may, from time to time, offer and sell the securities pledged or secured thereby pursuant to this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders and any other persons participating in the sale or distribution of the securities will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M. These provisions may restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the securities by, the Selling Stockholders or any other person, which limitations may affect the marketability of the securities.
The Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of our securities in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors-in-interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
A Selling Stockholder that is an entity may elect to make a pro rata in-kind distribution of securities to its members, partners or shareholders pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is part by delivering a prospectus. To the extent that such members, partners or shareholders are not affiliates of ours, such members, partners or shareholders would thereby receive freely tradeable securities pursuant to the distribution through a registration statement.
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.
The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the securities. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of the date on which (i) the securities may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144 or (ii) all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
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Annex B
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The common stock being offered by the selling stockholders are those issuable to the selling stockholders, upon exercise of the warrants and conversion of the preferred stock. For additional information regarding the issuances of those warrants and preferred stock, see “Private Placement of Warrants and Preferred Stock” above. We are registering the shares of common stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time.
The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock by each of the selling stockholders. The second column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder, based on its ownership of the shares of warrants and preferred stock, as of _________________, 2026, assuming exercise of the warrants and conversion of the preferred stock held by the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on exercises or conversions.
The third column lists the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders.
In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling stockholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of the sum of (i) the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the preferred stock, determined as if the outstanding shares of preferred stock were converted in full at the Floor Price (as defined in the certificate of designation for the preferred stock) and (ii) the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, determined as if the outstanding warrants were exercised in full as of the trading day immediately preceding the date this registration statement was initially filed with the SEC, each as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination and all subject to adjustment as provided in the registration rights agreement, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the warrants or conversion of the preferred stock. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.
Under the terms of the warrants, a selling stockholder may not exercise the warrants to the extent such exercise would cause such selling stockholder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties, to beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would exceed 4.99% or 9.99%, as applicable, of our then outstanding common stock following such exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants which have not been exercised. Under the certificate of designations for the preferred stock, a selling stockholder may not convert the preferred stock to the extent such conversion would cause such selling stockholder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties, to beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would exceed 19.99% of our then outstanding common stock following such conversion, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of preferred stock which have not been converted. The number of shares in the second and fourth columns do not reflect these limitations. The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”
| Name of Selling Stockholder | Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering |
Maximum Shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus |
Shares of Common Stock Owned After this Offering |
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Annex C
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “Registrable Securities”) of Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
NOTICE
The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Stockholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Name:
(a) Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder:
(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:
(c) Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire):
2. Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:
| Telephone: | ||
| Email: | ||
| Contact Person: |
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3. Broker-Dealer Status:
(a) Are you a broker-dealer?
Yes ☐ No ☐
(b) If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?
Yes ☐ No ☐
Note: If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
(c) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
Yes ☐ No ☐
(d) If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?
Yes ☐ No ☐
Note: If “no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
4. Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.
Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(a) Type and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder:
5. Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any material inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective; provided, that the undersigned shall not be required to notify the Company of any changes to the number of securities held or owned by the undersigned or its affiliates.
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By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
| Date: | Beneficial Owner: | |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
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PLEASE EMAIL A .PDF COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO:
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EXHIBIT C
WARRANT
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WARRANT
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
Warrant To Purchase Common Stock
| Warrant No.: BGDE/YA II PN, LTD. | Number of Shares: | 926,748 |
| Warrant Exercise Price: | $10.81 | |
| Expiration Date: | June 30, 20311 | |
| Date of Issuance: June 30, 2026 |
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, YA II PN, LTD. (the “Holder”), the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns, is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times on or after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (as defined herein) up to [ ] fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) of the Company (the “Warrant Shares”) at the exercise price per share provided in Section 1(b) below or as subsequently adjusted; provided, however, that in no event shall the holder be entitled to exercise this Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in excess of that number of Warrant Shares which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates to exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock following such exercise, (however, such restriction may be waived by Holder (but only as to itself and not to any other holder) upon not less than 65 days prior notice to the Company). For purposes of the foregoing proviso, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such proviso is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrants beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or preferred stock) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of any holder, the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than 1 Business Day following the receipt of such notice, confirm in writing to any such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of Warrants (as defined below) by such holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.
| 1 | 5 years following Issuance Date. |
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Section 1.
(a) This Warrant is issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) of even date hereof between the Company and the Holder or issued in exchange or substitution thereafter or replacement thereof. Each Capitalized term used, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(b) Definitions. The following words and terms as used in this Warrant shall have the following meanings:
(i) “Approved Stock Plan” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee, officer, director or third party service providers in the normal course of business, for services provided to the Company.
(ii) “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.
(iii) “Closing Bid Price” means the closing bid price of Common Stock as quoted on the Principal Market (as reported by Bloomberg, LP (“Bloomberg”) through its “Volume at Price” function).
(iv) “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
(v) “Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” means, at any given time, the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding at such time.
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(vi) “Event of Default” means an event of default under the Securities Purchase Agreement or a Triggering Event as defined in the Certificate of Designations for the Preferred Shares issued in connection therewith.
(vii) “Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan, (b) shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(g)therein, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (c) the shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon conversion of the Convertible Debenture or exercise of the Warrants and (d) Shares issued to employees, officers, directors, or service providers consistent with past practices in the normal course of business.
(viii) “Expiration Date” means the date set forth on the first page of this Warrant.
(ix) “Issuance Date” means the date hereof.
(x) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or convertible securities.
(xi) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
(xii) “Preferred Shares” means the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or as dividends thereron.
(xiii) “Principal Market” means as of any date of determination, the Eligible Market on which the shares of Common Stock is then listed or quoted.
(xiv) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(xv) “Warrant” means this Warrant and all Warrants issued in exchange, transfer or replacement thereof.
(xvi) “Warrant Exercise Price” shall be $[ ]2 or as subsequently adjusted as provided in Section 8 hereof.
| 2 | NTD: Exercise price shall be equal to 120% of the closing price on the day prior to closing. |
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(c) Other Definitional Provisions.
(i) Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to the Company shall be deemed to include the Company’s successors and (B) to any applicable law defined or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such applicable law as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
(ii) When used in this Warrant, the words “herein”, “hereof”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any provision of this Warrant, and the words “Section”, “Schedule”, and “Exhibit” shall refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Warrant unless otherwise specified.
(iii) Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine or feminine, and the singular number includes the plural, and vice versa.
Section 2. Exercise of Warrant.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof then registered on the books of the Company, pro rata as hereinafter provided, at any time on any Business Day on or after the opening of business on such Business Day, (i) commencing with the first day after the date hereof, and prior to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date, by delivery of a written notice, in the form of the subscription notice attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Exercise Notice”), of such holder’s election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Warrant Exercise Price(s) applicable to the Warrant Shares being purchased, multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares (at the applicable Warrant Exercise Price) as to which this Warrant is being exercised (plus any applicable issue or transfer taxes) (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds and the surrender of this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Company as soon as practicable following such date (“Cash Basis”) or (ii) commencing 60 days (for Warrant Shares up to 19.99% of outstanding as of closing) and 180 days (for the balance of Warrant Shares)after the issuance of this Warrant, and prior to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date, if at the time of exercise, the Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective registration statement or if an Event of Default has occurred, by delivering an Exercise Notice and in lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price in cash or wire transfer, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (the “Cashless Exercise”):
Net Number = (A x B) – (A x C)
B
For purposes of the foregoing formula:
A = the total number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.
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B = the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise of the Warrant.
C = the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in compliance with this Section 2, the Company shall on or before the second Business Day following the date of receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) and the receipt of the representations of the holder specified in Section 6 hereof, if requested by the Company (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”), and if the Warrant Shares are subject to an effective and current Registration Statement and the Common Stock is DTC eligible, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company; provided, however, if the holder who submitted the Exercise Notice requested physical delivery of any or all of the Warrant Shares, or, if the Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective and current Registration Statement and the Common Stock is not DTC eligible or the Company is otherwise unable to deliver the Warrant Shares electronically without any restrictive legend pursuant to applicable securities laws upon the written opinion of outside counsel, then the Company shall, on or before the second Business Day following receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate or book entry statement, registered in the name of the holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled pursuant to such request. The Warrant Shares shall be issued with a legend unless they are subject to an effective and current Registration Statement or they are being transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements, the availability of which is confirmed in an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice and Aggregate Exercise Price referred to above, the holder of this Warrant 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. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Closing Bid Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the holder the number of Warrant Shares that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the holder via facsimile within 1 Business Day of receipt of the holder’s Exercise Notice.
(b) If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares within 1 day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the holder, then the Company shall immediately submit via electronic mail (i) the disputed determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or the Closing Bid Price to an independent, reputable investment banking firm or (ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to its independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause the investment banking firm or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than 48 hours from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment banking firm’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be deemed conclusive absent manifest error.
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(c) Unless the rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, upon the request of the Holder, as soon as practicable and in no event later than 5 Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant identical in all respects to this Warrant exercised except it shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant exercised, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant is exercised.
(d) No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon any pro rata exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares issued upon such exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.
(e) If the Company or its Transfer Agent shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the holder within 3 Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, a certificate or book entry statement for the number of Warrant Shares to which the holder is entitled or to credit the holder’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company for such number of Warrant Shares to which the holder is entitled upon the holder’s exercise of this Warrant, unless such failure results from a failure of the Company’s Transfer Agent to issue such shares as a result of an act of terrorism, war, natural disaster, act of God or other force majeure event, the Company shall, in addition to any other remedies under this Warrant or otherwise available to such holder, pay as additional damages in cash to such holder on each day the issuance of such certificate for Warrant Shares is not timely effected an amount equal to 0.025% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of Warrant Shares not issued to the holder on a timely basis and to which the holder is entitled, and (B) the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock for the trading day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such Common Stock to the holder without violating this Section 2.
(f) If within 5 Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, and the written request of the Holder that a new Warrant be issued, the Company fails to deliver a new Warrant to the holder for the number of Warrant Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2 hereof, then, the Holder shall be entitled to exercise or transfer its rights under such new Warrant and the Company shall be obligated to honor such exercises or transfers as if the Holder had submitted the new Warrant without violating this Section 2.
(g) Compliance with Rules of Principal Market. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant to the extent (but only to the extent) that after giving effect to such exercise, the number of Warrant Shares issued under this Warrant, the Other Warrants and the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares in the aggregate would exceed [ ] (representing 19.99% of the aggregate number of Common Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the date of execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement (subject to adjustment for any stock splits, combinations or the like)), calculated in accordance with the rules of the Principal Market, which number shall be reduced, on a share-for-share basis, by the number of Warrant Shares issued or issuable pursuant to any transaction or series of transactions that may be aggregated with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement under the applicable rules of the Principal Market (such maximum number of shares, the “Exchange Cap”) provided that, the Exchange Cap will not apply if the Company’s stockholders have approved the issuance of Common Shares pursuant to this Warrant, the Other Warrants and the Preferred Shares in excess of the Exchange Cap in accordance with the rules of the Principal Market (the “Shareholder Approval”). In connection with each Exercise Notice, any portion of an exercise that would exceed the Exchange Cap shall automatically be withdrawn with no further action required by the Company and such Exercise Notice shall be deemed automatically modified to reduce the aggregate Warrant Shares exercised by an amount equal to such withdrawn portion in respect of each Exercise Notice.
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Section 3. Covenants as to Common Stock. The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) This Warrant is, and any Warrants issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant will upon issuance be, duly authorized and validly issued.
(b) All Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
(c) During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved at least 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the exercise of the rights then represented by this Warrant and the par value of said shares will at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Warrant Exercise Price. If at any time the Company does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available, then the Company shall call and hold a special meeting of its stockholders within 60 days of that time for the sole purpose of increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
(d) Unless the Warrant Shares are already registered for resale pursuant to an effective registration statement, if at any time after the date hereof the Company shall file a registration statement, the Company shall include the Warrant Shares issuable to the holder, pursuant to the terms of this Warrant and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Warrant Shares from time to time issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant; and the Company shall so list on each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, as the case may be, and shall maintain such listing of, any other shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant if and so long as any shares of the same class shall be listed on such national securities exchange or automated quotation system.
(e) The Company will not, by amendment of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant. The Company will not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.
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(f) This Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Section 4. Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all taxes, except any applicable withholding, which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
Section 5. Warrant Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no holder, as such, of this Warrant shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the holder of this Warrant of the Warrant Shares which he or she is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on such holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company will provide the holder of this Warrant with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.
Section 6. Representations of Holder. The holder of this Warrant, by the acceptance hereof, represents that it is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the holder does not agree to hold this Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act. The holder of this Warrant further represents, by acceptance hereof, that, as of this date, such holder is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act (an “Accredited Investor”). Upon exercise of this Warrant the holder shall, if requested by the Company, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the Warrant Shares so purchased are being acquired solely for the holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, for investment, and not with a view toward distribution or resale and that such holder is an Accredited Investor. If such holder cannot make such representations because they would be factually incorrect, it shall be a condition to such holder’s exercise of this Warrant that the Company receive such other representations as the Company considers reasonably necessary to assure the Company that the issuance of its securities upon exercise of this Warrant shall not violate any United States or state securities laws.
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Section 7. Ownership and Transfer.
(a) The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee. The Company may treat the person in whose name any Warrant is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any transfers made in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.
Section 8. Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price. The Warrant Exercise Price of this Warrant shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(a) Reserved.
(b) Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 8(b) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(c) Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case (without duplication of any adjustment pursuant to Section 8(b)):
(i) any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Warrant Exercise Price by a fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (B) the denominator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date; and
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(ii) either (A) the number of Warrant Shares obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i), or (B) in the event that the Distribution is of common stock of a company whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system, then the holder of this Warrant shall receive an additional warrant to purchase Common Stock, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the amount of the assets that would have been payable to the holder of this Warrant pursuant to the Distribution had the holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an exercise price equal to the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i).
(d) Certain Events. If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 8 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the holders of the Warrants; provided, that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(d) will increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 8.
(e) Voluntary Adjustments By Company. 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.
(f) Notices.
(i) Immediately upon any adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Company will give written notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment.
(ii) The Company will give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (B) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change (as defined below), dissolution or liquidation, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
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(iii) The Company will also give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least 10 days prior to the date on which any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
Section 9. Purchase Rights; Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.
(a) In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the holder of this Warrant will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
(b) Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction in each case which is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities, cash or other assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock is referred to herein as an “Organic Change.” Prior to the consummation of any Organic Change, the Company shall make appropriate provision (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing a majority of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to insure that each of the holders of the Warrants will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the Warrant Shares immediately theretofore issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrants (without regard to any limitations on exercise), such shares of stock, securities, cash or other assets that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares which would have been issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrant as of the date of such Organic Change (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant).
Section 10. Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company shall promptly, on receipt of an indemnification undertaking (or, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, the Warrant), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
Section 11. Notice. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered upon: (i) receipt, when delivered personally, (ii) 1 Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same, or (iii) receipt, when sent by electronic mail (provided that the electronic mail transmission is not returned in error or the sender is not otherwise notified of any error in transmission. The addresses and e-mail addresses for such communications shall be:
| If to Holder: | YA II PN, LTD. |
| 1012 Springfield Avenue | |
| Mountainside, NJ 07092 | |
| Attention: Troy Rillo | |
| Telephone: (201) 985-8300 | |
| Email: trillo@yorkvilleglobal.com |
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| With Copy to: | Haynes and Boone, LLP |
| 30 Rockefeller Plaza 22nd Floor | |
| New York, NY 10112 | |
| Attention: Greg Kramer | |
| Telephone: (212) 835-4819 | |
| Email: greg.kramer@haynesboone.com |
| If to the Company, to: | Big Digital Energy, Inc. |
| 950 Railroad Avenue | |
| Midland, PA 15059 | |
| Attention: Kaliste Saloom | |
| Telephone: (412) 515-0896 | |
| Email: kaliste.saloom@bigdigital.energy | |
| With a copy to: | Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
| 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500 | |
| Minneapolis, MN 55402 | |
| Attention: Cam Hoang | |
| Telephone: (612) 492-6109 | |
| Email: hoang.cam@dorsey.com |
or at such other address and/or electronic email address and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party 3 Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s computer containing the time, date, recipient’s electronic mail address and the text of such electronic mail or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by electronic mail or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
Section 12. Date. The date of this Warrant is set forth on page 1 hereof. This Warrant, in all events, shall be wholly void and of no effect after the close of business on the Expiration Date.
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Section 13. Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Warrant may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the holders of Warrants representing at least 2/3rds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding; provided that, except for Section 8(d), no such action may increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares or class of stock obtainable upon exercise of any Warrant without the written consent of the holder of such Warrant.
Section 14. Descriptive Headings; Governing Law. The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Warrant. The corporate laws of the State of New York shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Court of the state courts sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York and the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such 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 manner permitted by law.
Section 15. Remedies, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant, in any other agreement between the Company and the Holder, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
Section 16. Waiver of Jury Trial. AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS WARRANT, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS WARRANT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANSACTION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed as of the date first set forth above.
| BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Kaliste Saloom | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |
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EXHIBIT A TO WARRANT
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED
BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS WARRANT
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Big Digital Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
Specify Method of exercise by check mark:
| 1. | ☐ Cash Exercise |
(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. The holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price of $___________to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder ___________Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
| 2. | ☐ Cashless Exercise |
(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. In lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the holder elects to receive upon such exercise the Net Number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder ____________Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Date: _______________ __, ______
Name of Registered Holder
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
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EXHIBIT B TO WARRANT
FORM OF WARRANT POWER
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned does hereby assign and transfer to _________________, Federal Identification No. ___________, a warrant to purchase shares of the capital stock of Big Digital Energy, Inc. represented by warrant certificate no.______, standing in the name of the undersigned on the books of said corporation. The undersigned does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ________________, attorney to transfer the warrants of said corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.
| Dated: _______________________ | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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EXHIBIT D
LEGAL OPINION
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June 30, 2026
Six Thirty AI, LLC
5473 Blair Road, Suite 100
PMB 553663
Dallas, TX 75231
| Re: | Big Digital Energy, Inc. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the issue and sale on the date hereof (the “Transaction”), of an aggregate of 16,700 shares (the “Preferred Shares”) of the Company’s convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, designated as “Series D Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) convertible into shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), to be issued by the Company to the Purchasers at an issuance price of $1,000 per Preferred Share and common stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase 926,748 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”), pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, by and among the Company and the Purchasers, dated as of the date hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”). Each Preferred Share is entitled to dividends payable in the form of additional Preferred Shares (the “PIK Shares”). Each Preferred Share and PIK Share is convertible into up to 555 shares of Common Stock, assuming a Floor Price equal to 20% of the closing price of the Common Stock immediately prior to the closing date of $1.80 (as subject to adjustment as defined in the Certificate of Designations (as defined below)) (each, an “Underlying Share”).
This opinion letter is being provided to you at the request of the Company pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(vi) of the Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
In our capacity as such counsel, we have examined, among other things, originals, or copies identified to our satisfaction as being true copies, of the following:
(a) the Purchase Agreement;
(b) the Certificate of Designations with respect to the Series D Preferred Stock of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 29, 2026 (the “Certificate of Designations”);
(c) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company and the Purchasers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”);
(d) the Warrants;
(e) the Letter Agreement regarding Pledge, Transfer and Assignment of Series D Preferred Stock and Warrants (the “Letter Agreement,” and collectively with the Purchase Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrants, the “Transaction Documents”); and
(f) such other records, certificates, documents and instruments, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion letter.
In our capacity as such counsel, we have also reviewed such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion letter.
In rendering our opinions set forth below, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures and the conformity to authentic originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. In rendering our opinions set forth below, we have also assumed the legal capacity for all purposes relevant hereto of all natural persons and, with respect to all parties to agreements or instruments relevant hereto, that such parties had the requisite power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to execute, deliver and perform such agreements or instruments and that such agreements or instruments have been duly authorized by all requisite action (corporate or otherwise), executed and delivered by such parties (other than the Company with respect to the Transaction Documents). In addition, in rendering our opinions set forth below, we have assumed that all agreements and instruments relevant hereto are the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of all parties thereto (other than the Company with respect to the Transaction Documents). As to questions of fact material to our opinions, we have relied upon the representations and warranties of the Company, and the Purchasers contained in the Transaction Documents and on certificates or comparable documents of officers and other representatives of the Company and of public officials.
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Six Thirty AI, LLC
June 30, 2026
Our opinions expressed below as to certain factual matters are qualified as being limited “to our knowledge” or by other words to the same or similar effect. Such words, as used herein, mean the information known to Cam Hoang and Joshua Pleitz, the attorneys at Dorsey & Whitney LLP who have represented the Company in connection with the issuance of the Preferred Shares and the Warrants and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in connection with their representation of the Company. No other inference as to our knowledge with respect to such matters should be drawn from the fact of our representation of the Company.
Our opinions expressed in this letter are subject to the limitation that offers or sales of securities in the United States by or for the Company prior to or following the completion of the Transaction may be integrated with the Transaction or with conversions of the Preferred Shares or with exercises of the Warrants in the United States and render unavailable the exemption from registration relied upon by the Company in connection therewith. We therefore offer no opinion as to the effect any such offers or sales (except for conversions of the Preferred Shares and the PIK Shares issued in the Transaction by the original purchasers in the Transaction in the manner described in paragraph 6 below, and exercises of the Warrants by the original purchasers in the Transaction in the manner described in paragraph 4 below) may have upon the availability of any exemptions relied upon by the Company in connection with the Transaction or with conversions of the Preferred Shares in the United States.
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Company is validly existing as a corporation and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power to execute, deliver and perform each of the Transaction Documents.
2. The Preferred Shares and the PIK Shares have been duly authorized, and, upon issuance, delivery and payment therefor as described in the Purchase Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive or similar rights.
3. The Warrants have been duly authorized, and, upon issuance, delivery and payment therefor as described in the Purchase Agreement, will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms.
4. The Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly and validly authorized and when issued and paid for upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms therein, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive or similar rights.
5. Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action and executed by the Company and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
6. The Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and the PIK Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and, upon conversion in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and the Certificate of Designations, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive or similar rights.
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Six Thirty AI, LLC
June 30, 2026
7. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, and no notice to or filing with,any governmental agency or body or any court in the United States or any person pursuant to any agreement or instrument included as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, or the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026 (collectively, the “Material Agreements”) is required to be obtained or made by the Company for the issuance of the Preferred Shares, the PIK Shares, the Underlying Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares, except (i) the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of one or more Registration Statements in accordance with the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (iii) the filing of a Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities Act, (iv) the filing of any applications to the NASDAQ Capital Market for the trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (v) those that have been made or obtained prior to the date hereof.
8. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares and the Warrants and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby will not (a) violate the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (b) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under any Material Agreement, (c) result in the violation of the provisions of Applicable Law (as defined below), or (d) result in any lien on any property of the Company pursuant to the express terms of any Material Agreement.
9. The Company is not, and after giving effect to the issuance of (a) the Preferred Shares, the PIK Shares and the Underlying Shares and (b) the Warrants and the Warrant Shares will not be, required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
10. The issuance of (a) the Preferred Shares, the PIK Shares, the Underlying Shares and (b) the Warrants and the Warrant Shares to the original purchasers in the manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement does not require registration under the Securities Act.
The opinions set forth above are subject to the following qualifications and exceptions:
(A) Our opinion set forth in paragraph 1 above relating to the valid existence and good standing of the Company under the laws of the State of Delaware, relies solely upon a Certificate of Good Standing certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 29, 2026.
(B) Our opinions are qualified by and subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting the relief of debtors or the rights and remedies of creditors generally, including without limitation the effect of statutory or other law regarding fraudulent conveyances, preferential transfers and equitable subordination.
(C) Our opinions are qualified by and subject to the effect of general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness and the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and judicial decisions holding that certain provisions are unenforceable when their enforcement would violate the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, or would be commercially unreasonable or involve undue delay.
(D) We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any provision contained in any Transaction Document relating to any indemnification, contribution, non-reliance, exculpation, release, limitation or exclusion of remedies, waiver or other provisions having similar effect that may be contrary to public policy or violate federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, or to the extent any such provision purports to, or has the effect of, waiving or altering any statute of limitations.
(E) In rendering our opinion in paragraph 7 above, we express no opinion with respect to any consent, approval, authorization or order of, or notice to or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court required generally in connection with the business or operations of the Company.
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Six Thirty AI, LLC
June 30, 2026
(F) In rendering our opinion in paragraph 10 above, we have assumed that the Company will, within prescribed time periods, prepare and file any forms or notices required under the Securities Act in connection with the issuance of the Preferred Shares and the Underlying Shares and the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
(G) Our opinion set forth in paragraph 10 relates only to the registration requirements of the Securities Act and we have not considered any other law in rendering such opinion. In particular, we express no opinion on compliance with state or federal requirements for the registration of broker-dealers. We further express no opinion concerning the availability of any exemption from registration under state securities or “blue sky” laws of any state of the United States.
(H) Our opinions are based on the assumption that the exercise price of the Warrants will at all times be equal to or greater than the par value of the Common Stock and assume that no adjustment will be made to such exercise price that would cause such exercise price to be less than the par value of the Common Stock.
(I) We express no opinion as to the enforceability of (i) provisions that relate to choice of law, forum selection or submission to jurisdiction (including, without limitation, any express or implied waiver of any objection to venue in any court or of any objection that a court is an inconvenient forum) to the extent that the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any such provision is to be determined by any court other than a state court of the State of New York, (ii) waivers by the Company of any statutory or constitutional rights or remedies, (iii) terms which excuse any person or entity from liability for, or require the Company to indemnify such person or entity against, such person’s or entity’s negligence or willful misconduct or (iv) obligations to pay any prepayment premium, default interest rate, early termination fee or other form of liquidated damages, if the payment of such premium, interest rate, fee or damages may be construed as unreasonable in relation to actual damages or disproportionate to actual damages suffered as a result of such prepayment, default or termination.
(J) We draw your attention to the fact that, under certain circumstances, the enforceability of terms to the effect that provisions may not be waived or modified except in writing may be limited.
(K) Our opinions do not extend to any licenses, permits or other authorizations or approvals necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company; further, we express no opinion, in such paragraphs or otherwise, as to zoning, subdivision, environmental, planning, land use or similar laws; building, fire, access, safety or similar codes; or statutes, ordinances, administrative decisions, rules and regulations of counties, cities, towns, municipalities, special political subdivisions and the like (whether created or enacted through federal, state or regional action).
Our opinions expressed above are limited to New York law, Delaware law and the federal laws of the United States of America (collectively, “Applicable Laws”) normally applicable to financing transactions of the type contemplated by the Transaction Documents and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability of any other laws.
This opinion letter is furnished to you solely for your benefit and may only be relied upon by you. It may not be used or relied upon by you for any other purpose or by any other person, nor may copies be delivered to any other person, without, in each instance, our prior written consent; provided, however, that such permitted reliance shall not imply or establish an attorney-client relationship between such relying party and Dorsey & Whitney LLP with respect to the matters covered by this opinion letter, and such relying party, by relying on our opinion, disclaims any such attorney-client relationship with respect to the matters covered by this opinion letter. We understand that the Warrants will be transferred to YA II PN, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“YA”), and that YA has been granted a security interest in the Preferred Shares and the Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion thereof. Accordingly, Yorkville Advisors LLC and YA may also rely on this opinion letter as if a recipient hereof. This opinion letter is expressly limited to the matters set forth above, and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise, as to any other matters. We assume no obligation to update or supplement this opinion letter to reflect any facts, circumstances, events or developments which hereafter may be brought to our attention and which may alter, affect or modify the opinions expressed herein, or any future changes in laws.
| Very truly yours, |
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Exhibit 10.3
LETTER AGREEMENT
REGARDING PLEDGE, TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT OF
SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS
This Letter Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of June 30, 2026, by and among:
(1) Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”);
(2) Six Thirty AI, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Purchaser”); and
(3) YA II PN, LTD., a Cayman Islands exempt limited company, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders (as defined below) under the Loan Documents (as defined below) (the “Agent” and, together with the Company and the Purchaser, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser are parties to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of or about the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “SPA”), pursuant to which the Purchaser agreed to purchase, and the Company agreed to issue and sell, 16,700 shares of the Company’s Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Shares”) and a warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock equal to 50% of the Preferred Shares purchased by the Purchaser (the “Warrants”);
WHEREAS, the SPA, the Warrants, the Certificate of Designations for the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, the Registration Rights Agreement, and all other documents and agreements contemplated thereby are collectively referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents”;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and certain affiliates of the Purchaser (collectively with the Purchaser, the “Borrowers”) have entered into that certain Loan and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of or about the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), with the Agent and the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Loan Agreement, the Purchaser has entered into that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of or about the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge Agreement” and, together with the Loan Agreement and all other documents and agreements executed in connection therewith, the “Loan Documents”), pursuant to which the Purchaser has granted to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in and pledge of, among other collateral, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants;
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Warrants are to be transferred and assigned to the Lenders ratably on the closing date as a commitment fee (the “Warrant Assignment”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, each Lender has the right to exchange all or any portion of the outstanding Obligations (as defined in the Loan Agreement) for shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock (the “Exchange Right”), and the Loan Documents further permit settlement using pledged Preferred Shares or Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof, subject to transfer and resale restrictions; and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Agent have requested that the Company acknowledge the foregoing arrangements and provide its consent thereto, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the SPA, the Loan Agreement, or the Pledge Agreement, as applicable. In addition to the terms defined in the Recitals:
| (a) | “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share. |
| (b) | “Pledged Securities” means, collectively, the Preferred Shares pledged or assigned pursuant to the Loan Documents, together with any Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof. |
| (c) | “Permitted Transferee” means the Agent, any Lender, or any designee, successor, assign, agent, or nominee of the Agent or any Lender. |
Section 2. Acknowledgment of Pledge.
The Company hereby acknowledges that it has been informed that the Purchaser will pledge the Preferred Shares and grant a security interest therein to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, and that certificates representing the Preferred Shares will be delivered to the Agent together with blank stock powers in connection therewith.
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Section 3. Consent to Pledge.
The Company hereby consents to the pledge of the Preferred Shares by the Purchaser to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, and acknowledges that no further consent, approval, legal opinion, or notice from or to the Company shall be required in connection with such pledge.
Section 4. Advance Consent to Transfer of Preferred Shares.
The Company hereby consents in advance to any transfer of the Preferred Shares (or any portion thereof) to the Agent, any Lender, or any other Permitted Transferee, in each case:
| (a) | pursuant to the exercise of the Exchange Right under the Loan Agreement; |
| (b) | pursuant to any foreclosure, realization, enforcement, or other exercise of rights or remedies by the Agent or any Lender under the Loan Documents (including any transfer of the Pledged Securities into the name of the Agent or its transferee upon or following an Event of Default); or |
| (c) | pursuant to any other transfer or disposition of the Preferred Shares permitted under the Loan Documents, |
in each case without further consent, approval, legal opinion, or notice from or to the Company being required, subject to Section 7 hereof. The Company further understands that all of the Purchaser’s rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents have been collaterally assigned to the Agent under the Pledge Agreement. Accordingly, any Permitted Transferee of Pledged Securities shall have all of the rights or a “Purchaser” or “Holder”, as applicable, under the Transaction Documents as if an original party thereto.
In addition, upon any transfer of Preferred Shares to Agent or any Lender, the Company shall as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 2 Trading Days, file a prospectus supplement to any effective registration statement covering the resale of the Common Stock underlying such Preferred Shares identifying the Agent or such Lender, as applicable, as a selling stockholder therein.
Section 5. Acknowledgment of Warrant Assignment.
The Company hereby acknowledges and understands that the Warrants issuable to the Purchaser under the SPA will be assigned and transferred by the Purchaser to the Lenders (ratably) as a commitment fee under the Loan Agreement. The Company acknowledges that such assignment is contemplated by the Loan Agreement and the SPA and does not require any additional consent or approval of the Company beyond the consent set forth in Section 6 below.
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Section 6. Consent to Transfer of Warrants; Exercise of Rights.
| (a) | The Company hereby consents to the transfer and assignment of the Warrants by the Purchaser to the Agent and/or the Lenders pursuant to the Loan Agreement, and to any subsequent transfer of the Warrants to any Permitted Transferee. |
| (b) | Each of the Company and the Purchaser acknowledges, agrees and understands that, following any such transfer or assignment, the Agent, the Lenders, and any Permitted Transferee shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights and remedies of the Purchaser under the SPA and the Transaction Documents as they relate to the Warrants, including the right to exercise the Warrants in accordance with their terms, and to receive all shares of Common Stock and other consideration issuable upon such exercise. |
Section 8. Transfer Agent Instructions; Cooperation.
| (a) | Upon the request of the Agent or any Permitted Transferee, and subject to compliance with applicable securities laws and the terms of the Transaction Documents, the Company shall (i) instruct its transfer agent to effectuate any transfer of the Preferred Shares or Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof as contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) deliver or cause to be delivered any stock certificates, book-entry statements, or other documentation reasonably required to effectuate such transfer, and (iii) take all other actions reasonably necessary to record any such transfer on the Company’s books and records. |
| (b) | The Company shall deliver to the Agent or any Permitted Transferee, at the Purchaser’s expense, such reasonable documentation as may be requested by the Agent or any Permitted Transferee in connection with the pledge, security interest, or transfer contemplated hereby, consistent with the Company’s obligations under Section 4(h) of the SPA (or any substantially similar provision thereof). |
| (c) | The Company represents that, as of the date hereof, it has not issued any stop-transfer instructions to its transfer agent with respect to the Preferred Shares or the Warrants that would prohibit or impede the pledge, transfer, or assignment contemplated by this Agreement (other than customary restrictive legends as required under applicable securities laws and the Transaction Documents). |
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| (d) | The Company will, or will cause the Transfer Agent (as applicable) to, mark its records, by book-entry or otherwise, to indicate the pledge of, and Agent’s security interest in, the Pledged Securities. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, and except for Lender’s security interest, and as of the date hereof (a) the Pledged Securities are identified on the Company’s books and records, by book-entry or otherwise, as being owned by Purchaser; (b) the Company has identified on its books and records the Pledged Securities as being pledged to the Agent; and (c) the Company has not created, nor has the Company received notice of any liens, claims or encumbrances with respect to the Pledged Securities, except to Agent. The Company agrees, and agrees to the cause the Transfer Agent (as applicable) to, not to effect any transfer of the Purchaser’s interest in any of the Pledged Securities without Agent’s prior written consent. Should the Company receive further written notice from Agent, the Company will hold the Pledged Securities and all dividends, distributions, and other proceeds relating to the Pledged Securities (whether in cash, securities or other property) subject to Agent’s written instructions. In addition, the Company will not enter into any amendment, modification or waiver of Transaction Documents without the prior written consent of the Agent. The Company will comply with all written instructions originated by Agent concerning the Pledged Securities without further consent by the Purchaser and Purchaser agrees that it will not give any contrary instructions. At the Agent’s request if Agent deems it reasonably necessary to perfect its security interest in the Pledge Securities, the Company will cause the Transfer Agent to enter a control agreement in customary form with the Agent. |
| (e) | Purchaser agrees that whenever it may exercise any right or remedy under the Transaction Documents or may otherwise give instructions to the Company under any Transaction Document, it will only do so in consultation with, and upon the consent of, the Agent. |
Section 9. Representations.
Each Party hereby represents and warrants to the other Parties that (a) it has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, (b) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by such Party, and (c) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.
The Company further represents to Agent that the Pledged Securities are, or will be on issuance, duly authorized are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (ii) (A) are not subject to preemptive or similar rights, (B) are not subject to any transfer restrictions other than as set forth in the Transaction Documents. The Company hereby further agrees that Agent may rely on the representations and warranties of the COmpany in the Securities Purchase Agreement as if Agent was the recipient thereof.
Section 10. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts-of-law principles thereof that would require the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
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Section 11. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile, electronic mail (including .pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, or other applicable law), or other electronic transmission shall be equally effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.
Section 12. Entire Agreement; Amendments.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect thereto. This Agreement may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except by a written instrument executed by each of the Parties.
Section 13. Third-Party Beneficiaries.
Each Lender is an intended third-party beneficiary of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Agreement and shall be entitled to enforce the provisions thereof as if it were a party hereto. Except as expressly set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section 14. Notices.
All notices, requests, demands, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be given in the manner and to the addresses set forth in the SPA (with respect to the Company and the Purchaser) and the Loan Agreement (with respect to the Agent), or to such other address as any Party may designate by written notice to the other Parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
| COMPANY: | |||
| BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Kaliste Saloom | ||
| Name: | Kaliste Saloom | ||
| Title: | General Counsel | ||
| PURCHASER: | |||
| SIX THIRTY AI, LLC | |||
| By: | /s/ Phil Stanley | ||
| Name: | Phil Stanley | ||
| Title: | Manager | ||
| AGENT: | |||
| YA II PN, LTD. | |||
| By: | Yorkville Advisors Global, LP | ||
| Its: | Investment Manager | ||
| By: | Yorkville Advisors Global, LLC | ||
| Its: | General Partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Troy Rillo | ||
| Name: | Troy Rillo | ||
| Title: | Member | ||
[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]
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Exhibit 10.4
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June 30, 2026, between Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the several purchasers signatory hereto (each such purchaser, a “Purchaser” and, collectively, the “Purchasers,” and together with the Company, the “Parties”). This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and each Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”).
The Parties hereby agrees 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:
“Advice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble. “Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.“Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 60th calendar day following the Closing Date (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 90th calendar day following the Closing Date) and with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(b) or Section 3(c), the 30th calendar day following the date on which an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 60th calendar day following the date such additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder); provided, however, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Dates as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above, subject to the Commission agreeing to the five Trading Day or shorter period; provided further, however, that if such Effectiveness Date falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding Trading Day.
“Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Event Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Filing Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 21st calendar day following the Closing Date and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the Registrable Securities.
“Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Plan of Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Purchasers” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Registrable Securities” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all Conversion Shares then issued or issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock (assuming on such date the Series D Preferred Stock is convertible in full at the Floor Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) without regard to any limitations on conversion); (b) all Warrant Shares then issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (assuming on such date the Warrants are exercisable in full without regard to any limitations on exercise); (c) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144 or (iii) such securities are eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), 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 415” means Rule 415 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.
“Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the Commission staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff; and (ii) the Securities Act.
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| 2. | Shelf Registration. |
(a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission 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. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e)) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by at least a majority in interest of the Holders) the “Plan of Distribution” section in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A and the “Selling Stockholder” section in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such Holder’s express prior written consent; provided further, however, that if the Commission requests that any Holder be identified as a statutory underwriter in any Registration Statement, such Holder will have the option, in its sole and absolute discretion, either to withdraw from the Registration Statement (which shall be exercised via such Holder’s prompt written request thereof to the Company), in which case the Company’s obligation to register such Holder’s Registrable Securities shall be deemed satisfied, or to be included as such in the Registration Statement. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use commercially reasonably efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that no Holder holds any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement(the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Trading Day. The Company shall notify the Holders by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(d).
(b) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the staff of the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415 or other SEC Guidance, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company shall promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the staff of the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the staff of the Commission, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e), with respect to filing on Form S-3 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 use diligent efforts to advocate with the staff of the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including 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 staff of the Commission 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 staff of the Commission 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 to register a lesser number, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows:
(i) First, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities; and
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(ii) Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Registrable Securities held by such Holders; provided, however, that all Warrant Shares shall be removed before any Conversion Shares are removed.
In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least five 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 commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by the staff of the Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 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.
(d) If:
(i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (it being understood and agreed that if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a) herein, the Company shall be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i));
(ii) 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 staff of the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within ten Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from staff of the Commission that such amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to be declared effective;
(iii) a Registration Statement registering for resale Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statement; or
(iv) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than 15 consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of 22 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”, and for purposes of clauses (i) and (iii), the date on which such Event occurs, for purposes of clause (ii), the date on which such ten-Trading Day period is exceeded, and for the purposes of this clause (iv), the date on which such 15-calendar day or 22-Trading 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 has not been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the (1) product of (A) 1.50% multiplied by (B) the quotient of (I) the number of such Holder’s Registrable Securities that are not then covered by an effective Registration Statement available for use by such Holder, divided by (II) the total number of such Holder’s Registrable Securities, multiplied by the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that if none of such Holder’s Registrable Securities are then covered by an effective Registration Statement available for use by such Holder, the quotient of (I) divided by (II) in clause (1)(B) herein shall be deemed equal to 1.0; provided further, however, that in no event shall the aggregate liquidated damages payable by the Company to a Holder under this Agreement exceed 9.0% of the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no liquidated damages shall be payable hereunder solely due to the inability of the Company to register for resale certain Registrable Securities as provided in Section 2(b).
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(e) If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
| 3. | Registration Procedures. |
(a) Not less than five Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall (i) furnish to each Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such Holders, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to each Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than three Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or one Trading Day after the Holders have been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached hereto as Annex C (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section 3(a).
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company shall excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date (subject to SEC Guidance), an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities.
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(d) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus, provided, however, in no event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e) Use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(f) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided, that any such item which is available on the EDGAR system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished in physical form.
(g) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).
(h) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided, that, the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(i) If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request.
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(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d), as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain 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, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses
(iii) through (vi) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(j) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to the payment of partial liquidated damages otherwise required pursuant to Section 2(d), for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12-month period.
(k) Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holders in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holders are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder.
(l) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain eligibility (or, if applicable, acquire eligibility) for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities.
(m) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails to furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request, any liquidated damages that are accruing at such time as to such Holder only shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered to the Company.
4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with, this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall (i) all registration and filing fees (including fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities), (ii) printing expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any underwriter, broker or similar commissions or fees of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holders. The Company will reimburse the costs and expense of one counsel to the Holders in connection with attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with this Agreement after the Closing Date up to a maximum of $15,000.
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| 5. | Indemnification. |
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by such Holder and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by any of the Holders in accordance with Section 6(e).
(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to such Holder’s information provided in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or the proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of a selling Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
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(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings.
(i) If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that, the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
(ii) An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
(iii) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section 5(c)) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, within 30 Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided, that, the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.
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(d) Contribution.
(i) If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the Parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a Party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such Party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such Party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section 5(d) was available to such Party in accordance with its terms.
(ii) The Parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a Holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
(iii) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 5 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
| 6. | Miscellaneous. |
(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each of the Company and each Holder agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements. Neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in any Registration Statements other than the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not file any other registration statements until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement or a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to any stock option or similar plan.
(c) Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company agrees and acknowledges that any periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2(d).
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(d) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, provided that, if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Holder (or group of Holders), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Holder (or group of Holders) shall be required. If a Registration Statement does not register all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro rata among all Holders and each Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of a Holder or some Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given only by such Holder or Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 6(d). No consideration 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 also is offered to all of the Parties.
(e) 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.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the Parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement (in which case, for the avoidance of doubt, such assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement that apply to the “Holders”).
(g) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(v) to the Purchase Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.
(h) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by electronic mail (including “.pdf” or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g. docusign.com) or other transmission method, 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 it were an original thereof.
(i) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
(j) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
(k) 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 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.
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(l) Interpretation. The headings in this Agreement 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. As used herein, the words “including” or “includes” shall be deemed followed by “without limitation,” and the word “or” shall be deemed to mean “and/or.”
(m) Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Holders are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or transactions. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained herein was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Holder, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Holder. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and a Holder, solely, and not between the Company and the Holders collectively and not between and among Holders.
(n) Material Non-Public Information. If, notwithstanding the prohibition on providing the Holders with material, non-public information, any notice or other communication delivered to the Holders hereunder contains any material, non-public information (within the meaning of the Exchange Act) regarding the Company, the Company shall cause such material, non-public information to be publicly disseminated no later than two Trading Days after the delivery thereof to the Holders.
(Signature Pages Follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
| BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kaliste Saloom | |
| Name: | Kaliste Saloom | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |
[SIGNATURE PAGES OF HOLDERS FOLLOW]
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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS TO
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT OF BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.]
Name of Holder: Six Thirty AI, LLC
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder: /s/ Phil Stanley
Name of Authorized Signatory: Phil Stanley
Title of Authorized Signatory: Manager
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Annex A
Plan of Distribution
Each Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholders”) of the securities and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell, separately or together, any or all of their securities covered hereby on the principal Trading Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. To the extent the Selling Stockholders gift, pledge or otherwise transfer the securities offered hereby, such transferees may offer and sell the securities from time to time under this prospectus, provided that, if required under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, this prospectus has been amended under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act, to include the name of such transferee in the list of selling securityholders under this prospectus. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:
| ● | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
| ● | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
| ● | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
| ● | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| ● | privately negotiated transactions; |
| ● | through one or more underwritten offerings on a firm commitment or best efforts basis; |
| ● | settlement of short sales ; |
| ● | in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security; |
| ● | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
| ● | through the distribution of securities by any Selling Stockholder to its partners, members or securityholders; |
| ● | a combination of any such methods of sale; or |
| ● | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders have the sole and absolute discretion not to accept any purchase offer or make any sale of securities if they deem the purchase price to be unsatisfactory at any particular time.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.
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In connection with the sale of the securities or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of their securities to their broker-dealers under the margin provisions of customer agreements or to other parties to secure other obligations. If a Selling Stockholder defaults on a margin loan or other secured obligation, the broker-dealer or secured party may, from time to time, offer and sell the securities pledged or secured thereby pursuant to this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders and any other persons participating in the sale or distribution of the securities will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M. These provisions may restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the securities by, the Selling Stockholders or any other person, which limitations may affect the marketability of the securities.
The Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of our securities in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors-in-interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
A Selling Stockholder that is an entity may elect to make a pro rata in-kind distribution of securities to its members, partners or shareholders pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is part by delivering a prospectus. To the extent that such members, partners or shareholders are not affiliates of ours, such members, partners or shareholders would thereby receive freely tradeable securities pursuant to the distribution through a registration statement.
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.
The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the securities. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of the date on which (i) the securities may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144 or (ii) all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
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Annex B
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The common stock being offered by the selling stockholders are those issuable to the selling stockholders, upon exercise of the warrants and conversion of the preferred stock. For additional information regarding the issuances of those warrants and preferred stock, see “Private Placement of Warrants and Preferred Stock” above. We are registering the shares of common stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time.
The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock by each of the selling stockholders. The second column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder, based on its ownership of the shares of warrants and preferred stock, as of , 2026, assuming exercise of the warrants and conversion of the preferred stock held by the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on exercises or conversions.
The third column lists the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders.
In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling stockholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of the sum of (i) the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the preferred stock, determined as if the outstanding shares of preferred stock were converted in full at the Floor Price (as defined in the certificate of designation for the preferred stock) and (ii) the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, determined as if the outstanding warrants were exercised in full as of the trading day immediately preceding the date this registration statement was initially filed with the SEC, each as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination and all subject to adjustment as provided in the registration rights agreement, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the warrants or conversion of the preferred stock. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.
Under the terms of the warrants, a selling stockholder may not exercise the warrants to the extent such exercise would cause such selling stockholder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties, to beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would exceed 4.99% or 9.99%, as applicable, of our then outstanding common stock following such exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants which have not been exercised. Under the certificate of designations for the preferred stock, a selling stockholder may not convert the preferred stock to the extent such conversion would cause such selling stockholder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties, to beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would exceed 19.99% of our then outstanding common stock following such conversion, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of preferred stock which have not been converted. The number of shares in the second and fourth columns do not reflect these limitations. The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”
| Name
of Selling Stockholder |
Shares
of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering |
Maximum Shares of Common Prospectus |
Shares
of Common Stock Owned After this Offering |
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Annex C
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC.
Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “Registrable Securities”) of Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
NOTICE
The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Stockholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
| 1. | Name: |
(a) Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder:
(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:
(c) Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire):
| 2. | Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder: |
| Telephone: | ||
| Email: | ||
| Contact Person: |
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| 3. | Broker-Dealer Status: |
(a) Are you a broker-dealer?
Yes ☐ No ☐
(b) If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?
Yes ☐ No ☐
Note: If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
(c) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
Yes ☐ No ☐
(d) If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?
Yes ☐ No ☐
Note: If “no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
| 4. | Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
| (a) | Type and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder: |
| 5. | Relationships with the Company: |
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any material inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective; provided, that the undersigned shall not be required to notify the Company of any changes to the number of securities held or owned by the undersigned or its affiliates.
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By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
| Date: | Beneficial Owner: | |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
PLEASE EMAIL A .PDF COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO:
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Exhibit 10.5
JOINT MINING AGREEMENT
THIS JOINT MINING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into effective April 27, 2026 (the “Effective Date”) by and between
Big Digital Energy, LLC, with its registered address at 2500 City West Blvd, Suite 150-138, Houston, TX 77042 (“Customer”), and
Big Digital Energy, Inc., with its registered address at 950 Railroad Ave. Midland, PA 15059 (“BGDE”)
(each of Customer and BGDE is hereinafter referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Customer owns certain cryptocurrency mining machines and appurtenant equipment, including Hosted Miners, as specified in Schedule B (the “Customer Equipment”);
WHEREAS, BGDE is principally engaged in data center management, cryptocurrency mining operations, and related services, and possesses the necessary facilities, expertise, and operational resources to manage data center infrastructure and operate cryptocurrency mining equipment;
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to collaborate in a joint mining arrangement, under which Customer will provide the Customer Equipment and BGDE will provide Data Center resources, hosting services, and operational management for the Customer Equipment and the Data Center in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Parties intend that mining proceeds generated from the operation of the Customer Equipment shall be shared between the Parties pursuant to an agreed profit-sharing structure, with electricity and other mining-related costs treated as passthrough costs and allocated in accordance with the applicable profit-sharing ratios, as further set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
| 1 | Definitions |
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
| 1.1 | Basic Troubleshooting consists of one or more of the following: |
| 1.1.1 | Miner Basic Troubleshooting |
| (1) | Regular walkthroughs and visual inspections of Customer Equipment at Data Center pursuant to Clause 1.3, for alerts; |
| (2) | Configuration and / or reconfiguration of Customer Equipment at Data Center; |
| (3) | Completing power drain (Flea Drain) and restart of Customer Equipment; |
| (4) | Rebooting or changing work mode of Customer Equipment at Data Center via Lyra system, or other monitoring systems approved in writing by both Parties in accordance with its security and access policies; |
| (5) | Reasonable visual inspection of Customer Equipment at Data Center in search of any abnormal or obvious signs of distress; and |
| (6) | Operation maintenance, which may include the identification, troubleshooting, and resolution of common operational failures, including, without limitation, failures relating to controller cards, power supplies, fans and hash boards; |
| (7) | Onsite replacement of components and consumable parts as part of the routine maintenance of Customer Equipment, where such replacement does not require offsite repair facilities and does not require component-level repair, soldering, refurbishment, or specialized diagnostics; and |
| (8) | Sending Customer Equipment for repair and / or replacement, including those as covered under a third-party warranty pursuant to Clause 2.5. |
1.1.2 Infrastructure Basic Troubleshooting
| (1) | Power cycling; |
| (2) | Network scans of Customer Equipment at Data Center; |
| (3) | Changing the power supply source of Customer Equipment at Data Center with a known, good working source; |
| (4) | Swapping out defective network cables for Customer Equipment at Data Center with functioning network cables; |
| (5) | Moving a Customer Equipment from a currently failing location to a more favorable location within Data Center; and |
| (6) | Reperforming one or more of the above. |
For the avoidance of doubt, Basic Troubleshooting does not include advanced diagnostics, component-level repair, or offsite refurbishment unless expressly agreed to in writing in the applicable Schedule or Statement of Work. All shipment, transportation, replacement parts and equipment shall be at the cost and risk of Customer.
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| 1.2 | Billing Period means the period of approximately one (1) month for which BGDE issues invoices to Customer for the Services, as defined in Clause 2, provided by BGDE during such period, the determination of which shall follow the following principle: (a) the first Billing Period shall commence from the first Deployment Date, as defined in Clause 1.7, through the last calendar day of the same month, and (b) each of the subsequent Billing Periods shall commence from the first calendar day of the month following the previous Billing Period through the last calendar day of such month. |
| 1.3 | Data Center means the qualified hosting facility located at the address specified in Schedule A, or such other location or locations agreed to by both Parties, which shall conform in all material respects to the specifications and requirements set forth in Schedule A. |
| 1.4 | Deployment Date means the date agreed by both Parties for a portion or all of Customer Equipment to be deployed at the Data Center, pursuant to Schedule B. |
| 1.5 | Forecasted Revenue per Rack means the revenue based on a profitability calculator, such as NiceHash, to be agreed upon by Customer and BGDE. |
| 1.6 | Grid Authority means, any utility company, curtailment service provider, independent system operator (ISO), regional transmission organization (RTO), transmission system operator (TSO), distribution system operator (DSO), load-serving entity, or other governmental, regulatory, or quasi-governmental authority that is responsible for, or has authority over, the operation, dispatch, reliability, balancing, congestion management, or stability of the electricity grid. |
| 1.7 | Hosted Miner means any of Customer Equipment that is installed and deployed at BGDE’s Data Center for the purpose of cryptocurrency mining. |
| 1.8 | Local Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday, or any other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized by applicable laws to be closed in the jurisdiction where the Data Center is located. |
| 1.9 | MDC Infrastructure means the equipment utilized by BGDE to operate the Hosted Miners, including without limitation the exhaust fans, switches, lights, and CCTV. |
| 1.10 | Mining Pool means the location for which all BTC Revenue generated from operating Hosted Miners are directed for the purpose of this Agreement. |
| 1.11 | Nameplate Hashrate means the theoretical hashing power of a Hosted Miner under ideal operating conditions specified by the manufacturer of the Hosted Miner. |
| 1.12 | Intellectual Property means all intellectual property rights, whether registered or unregistered, recognized anywhere in the world, including but not limited to: (a) patents, utility models, and designs; (b) copyrights and related rights; (c) trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, logos, trade dress; and (d) trade secrets, know-how, confidential business information, customer lists, technical data, formulas, algorithms, research results, and other proprietary information; together with all rights to apply for, renew, extend, and restore any of the foregoing. |
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| 2 | Services |
| 2.1 | Subject to the terms and conditions (including BGDE delivering the Data Center and MDC Infrastructure, (“Facilities”) set forth hereinbelow, Customer agrees to provide to BGDE Hosted Miners as set forth in Schedule B at the Facilities, pursuant to Clause 2.2. |
| 2.2 | BGDE shall provide the electric power infrastructure, including containers, necessary to operate Miners with a specified energy utilization capacity as agreed to herein pursuant to Schedule A at the Data Center. Thereafter, BGDE shall provide hosting capacity, housing and equipment for Miners with the specified energy utilization capacities and other services set forth below that will be delivered to the Facilities in accordance with Schedule A. |
| 2.3 | Infrastructure Services |
| 2.1.1 | BGDE shall perform such janitorial services, environmental systems maintenance, power plant maintenance, internet maintenance and other actions as are reasonably required to maintain the Data Center for use in a condition which is suitable for the placement of Customer Equipment, and telecommunications and internet access equipment and satisfies the requirements set forth in Schedule A. BGDE shall also ensure that the Data Center is duly licensed (if applicable), maintained, and operated in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and permits. |
| 2.1.2 | From the Deployment Date and for the duration of the Term, BGDE will provide sufficient energy capacity at the Data Center for the operation of Customer Equipment to mine cryptocurrency and, in doing so, will also provide hosting and operation services, which shall include (i) managing Data Center, providing internet access at Data Center, and (ii) providing all other necessary infrastructure and operation services at Data Center to enable all Customer Equipment installed at Data Center to mine cryptocurrency at Data Center on a reliable ongoing basis subject to Mandatory Curtailment events, Customized Firmware configuration and Force Majeure Events, operating conditions, curtailment events, network availability, firmware configuration, ambient conditions, and other factors outside of BGDE’s reasonable control, and without constituting a guaranteed performance or hashrate warranty. |
| 2.1.3 | BGDE shall properly place, install, and connect Customer Equipment to the power grids and the internet, and configure Customer Equipment before the Deployment Date such that all Customer Equipment can commence normal operation as of the Deployment Date. |
| 2.4 | Transportation of Customer Equipment; Inspection; Delivery |
| 2.4.2 | BGDE shall assist Customer in handling all the formalities of transportation, import, customs clearance and customs duty declarations of Customer Equipment in connection with the transportation of Customer Equipment to the Data Center. All the associated fees and expenses shall be borne by Customer. |
| 2.4.3 | BGDE shall, within two (2) Local Business Days upon arrival of Customer Equipment at the Data Center (the “Visual Inspection Period”), verify the quantity and models, and conduct a visual inspection of Customer Equipment for “Readily Observable Physical Damage”, which is damage to Customer’s equipment that is reasonably observable without unpacking or breaking down received pallets. Upon completion of such inspection, BGDE shall submit an asset report to Customer confirming the quantity, models, and physical condition of the received Customer Equipment. Any Customer Equipment that shows visible damage that is reasonably likely to affect its normal operation shall be promptly reported to Customer, clearly identified, and segregated and stored in a proper and secure manner, pending Customer’s instruction. |
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| 2.4.4 | If BGDE fails to submit an asset report and/or provide written confirmation of the exterior condition of the Customer Equipment or notify Customer in writing of any Readily Observable Physical Damage to the Customer Equipment within the Visual Inspection Period, then, upon expiry of such period, BGDE shall be deemed to have accepted the Customer Equipment in the quantity and models as notified by Customer, and to have confirmed that no visible physical damage to Customer Equipment existed at the time of delivery. For the avoidance of doubt, this Clause only applies to Readily Observable Physical Damage as defined in Clause 2.2.2. |
| 2.4.5 | Customer will deliver all Customer Equipment, including the respective batch of ASIC miners to be used as Hosted Miners, to BGDE, FOB destination, BGDE’s Data Center Facility via the common carrier mutually agreed upon by the Parties, and shall be accompanied by appropriate transportation and other agreed upon documentation. Customer shall make all arrangements for shipping via the agreed upon carrier. Risk of loss or damage to Customer’s Equipment shall remain solely with Customer until delivered FOB to the Data Center Facility. |
| 2.4.6 | Except as otherwise agreed by both Parties, if Customer fails to ship the respective batch of Customer Equipment before or within ten (10) calendar days of each batch shipment date as set forth in Schedule B, BGDE shall be entitled to payment from Customer for the corresponding Delayed Compensation in accordance with the corresponding number of hours and number of Customer’s Equipment delayed and any other compensation, expenses, fees, charges, or other sums which may be due to BGDE by Customer. |
| 2.5 | Installation |
| 2.5.2 | BGDE shall endeavor to complete the installation and initial power-on of Customer Equipment in accordance with the technical specifications and operational requirements agreed by the Parties within five (5) Local Business Days after delivery of such equipment to the Data Center. BGDE may charge Customer On-Rack and De-Rack fees as specified in Clause 5.10.3. |
| 2.5.3 | Within two (2) Local Business Days after initial power-on, BGDE shall inspect the operational status of the Customer Equipment and notify Customer in writing of any Customer Equipment that fails to operate in accordance with its normal intended function or is otherwise manifestly defective. |
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| 2.5.4 | Failure by BGDE to provide such notice within the foregoing timeframe shall be deemed acceptance of the Customer Equipment’s operational condition upon power-on, provided that such deemed acceptance shall not apply to latent defects or failures not reasonably discoverable during initial installation, power-on, or normal operation. |
| 2.5.5 | The Parties acknowledge that installation timelines may vary based on shipment size, site conditions, and operational sequencing. Except as expressly set forth in Schedule B, BGDE does not guarantee that all Customer Equipment will be fully installed or online within a fixed number of Local Business Days. |
| 2.6 | Operation and Maintenance |
| 2.6.1 | From the Deployment Date and for the duration of the Term, BGDE will also monitor and manage Hosted Miners at the Data Center in accordance with generally recognized industry standards for similar services (collectively, “Monitoring”) and will monitor Hosted Miners at the Data Center and provide Basic Troubleshooting. Monitoring and reporting shall be performed in accordance with the monitoring system hierarchy and access controls set forth in Clause 2.7, 2.8, and 2.9. |
| 2.6.2 | Upon request of Customer, BGDE shall allow Customer to access the Data Center to inspect the status of the Data Center before the Deployment Date, pursuant to Clause 2.8. BGDE shall properly place, install, and connect Customer’s Equipment to the power grids and the internet, and configure Customer’s Equipment before the Deployment Date such that all Customer’s Equipment can commence normal operation as of the Deployment Date. |
| 2.7 | Repair |
If a Hosted Miner cannot function properly after Basic Troubleshooting by BGDE (the “Malfunctioning Miner”), BGDE agrees to use reasonable efforts to give prompt notice to Customer in writing (“Notice of Repair”) and BGDE agrees to repair or cause a qualified third party to repair the Malfunctioning Miner (if repairable). The “Repair-Related Fee” shall be included in the Mining Costs (as set out in Clause 5.3) for the purpose of calculating the Net Mining Proceeds. For the purpose of this Agreement, the “Repair-Related Fee” refers to (i) the repair costs, (ii) the costs of consumables and spare parts required for the repair and replacement; and (iii) the transportation costs associated with the repair. For the avoidance of doubt, the repair fee of any Customer Equipment during the period of any applicable warranty period of such Customer Equipment shall not be counted towards the Repair-Related Fee, including any round-trip shipping, logistics or transportation costs incurred in sending such Customer Equipment to and from the repair center.
| 2.8 | Operation Standard |
| 2.8.1 | BGDE agrees to at all times operate Customer Equipment and maintain the Data Center, in a safe and respectful manner consistent with the industry prudent standards, and according to the requirements as agreed by the Parties in writing. |
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| 2.8.2 | BGDE shall use commercially reasonable efforts and industry-standard measures to safeguard the integrity and security of Customer Equipment. BGDE shall maintain industry standard network security practices and monitoring procedures to identify and address potential security issues relating to Customer Equipment or the Data Center. |
| 2.8.3 | Upon the mutual written agreement of the Parties, Customer may deploy its own personnel and/or designate a third party to operate and maintain the Hosted Miners at the Data Center. In such event, the Parties shall in good faith review and, where appropriate and mutually agreed upon, amend the Proceeds Sharing Ratio set forth in Clause 5.1 and/or the Mining Costs arrangements set forth in Clause 5.3, as necessary to reflect the revised operational responsibilities and cost allocation arising from such change in operational structure. Any such amendment shall be documented in writing and signed by both Parties and shall not take effect unless and until so documented. |
| 2.9 | Monitoring System and Reporting |
| 2.9.2 | BGDE’s primary monitoring and power management system (“BGDE’s Monitoring System”) shall be BGDE’s standard platform (currently Braiins Manager) to ensure compliance with required curtailment dispatch execution as integrated with BGDE’s curtailment BGDE. |
| 2.9.3 | BGDE shall prepare and provide to Customer a daily report, which shall include, without limitation: (u) operational status and uptime of each Hosted Miner; (v) hash rate and computational performance of each Hosted Miner; (w) any downtime events, curtailment, incidents, or maintenance activities affecting the Hosted Miners; and (x) any other metrics or information reasonably requested by Customer, (item (u) and (v) can be viewed through BGDE’s Monitoring System by Customer and is therefore not required to be separately included in the daily report). Reports shall be provided at a fleet or facility level where miner-level data is not reasonably available by aforementioned monitoring tools. |
| 2.9.4 | In the event that BGDE is unable to use its Monitoring System due to objective reasons beyond its control (such as functionality, conflict with other software or hardware, technical limitations, network constraints, or site-specific restrictions), BGDE shall: (i) promptly notify Customer of the specific system or network limitations preventing the use of the monitoring system; and (ii) utilize an alternative monitoring arrangement to be converted to the primary monitoring tool (the “Alternative Monitoring System”), provisioning access to Customer and, to the best of its ability, ensuring requested reporting configurations and data are comparable to BGDE’s Monitoring System. |
| 2.9.5 | BGDE shall ensure that all monitoring and reporting is accurate, timely, and complete, and shall cooperate fully with Customer in reviewing and verifying the reported data. |
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| 2.10 | Access |
BGDE shall provide Customer, and its authorized employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors (collectively, “Customer Personnel”), with reasonable access to the Data Center and Customer Equipment for purposes of inspection and repair, provided that Customer shall provide at least one (1) Local Business Day written notice to BGDE prior to any access request. Such access shall be limited to Data Center normal business hours and subject to BGDE’s visitor safety rules, policies and procedures, including limitations to the number of Customer Personnel allowed access at any given time. Customer shall ensure that Customer Personnel conduct any such repairs or inspections in a manner that does not disrupt the operations of BGDE.
| 2.11 | Security |
BGDE represents and warrants that it shall provide commercially reasonable site security at the Data Center. BGDE shall take reasonable and responsible measures to protect the security of Customer Equipment and ensure that access to the Data Center and Customer Equipment shall be monitored and restricted at all times. BGDE uses existing camera monitoring systems which cover key areas of the Data Center, including all entry and exit points and equipment zones, to ensure continuous surveillance and security monitoring. BGDE shall provide Customer with prompt written notice if unauthorized access to the Data Center or Customer Equipment occurs. BGDE shall take all reasonable measures to protect Customer Equipment from loss, theft, damage, or destruction. BGDE shall be responsible for loss or damage to Customer Equipment only to the extent caused by BGDE’s negligence, willful misconduct and failure to implement appropriate security or protective measures at the data center.
| 2.12 | Inventory and Audit |
| 2.12.2 | BGDE shall maintain inventory check records of all Customer Equipment. At the reasonable request of Customer, BGDE shall provide a detailed report on the inventory, including the status (whether it is deployed on shelf or not) of each Customer Equipment. |
| 2.12.3 | BGDE shall promptly notify Customer of any discrepancies, damage, or loss of Customer Equipment and shall take all necessary actions to rectify such issues in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. |
| 3 | Service Level Agreement (SLA) |
| 3.1 | Uptime |
| 3.1.1 | BGDE shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid or minimize disruptions to the operation of Customer Equipment, which are caused by its maintenance works, and shall provide written notice to Customer prior to the commencement of maintenance works, identifying the anticipated duration. |
| 3.1.2 | Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Term, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the Monthly Minimum Uptime Rate for all Hosted Miners at the Data Center shall be 95% per month. For the purpose of this Agreement, the “Monthly Minimum Uptime Rate” means the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the total actual operating hours during which the Hosted Miners are continuously powered, connected to the network, and capable of performing mining activities, by (ii) the total hours in such month, excluding only those hours of downtime attributable: (a) to a Force Majeure Event; (b) any Mandatory Curtailment or Voluntary Curtailment and any additional Demand Response programs mutually agreed upon in writing by the Parties; (c) utility outages, transmission interruptions, grid instability, or actions, instructions, or directives of any Grid Authority or independent system operator; (d) failures, outages, or degradation of mining pool infrastructure, internet backbone providers, or third-party network services not controlled by BGDE; or (e) any actions, omissions, instructions, configuration changes, software, firmware, pool settings, wallet changes, or access credentials provided, modified, or directed by or on behalf of Customer. |
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| 3.2 | Curtailment |
The Parties acknowledge and agree to the curtailment procedure outlined in Schedule D.
| 4 | Term, Renewal and Termination |
| 4.1 | Term |
| 4.1.1 | Fixed Initial Term. The Agreement shall have a fixed initial term of twelve (12) months from the Effective Date (the “Term”) and shall not automatically renew, unless expressly agreed by the Parties in writing. |
| 4.1.2 | 30-Day Profitability Review. If, following the first thirty (30) consecutive days of commercial mining operations, the joint mining operations are not profitable on a net basis (after deduction of electricity, hosting, operating, and repair costs), either Party may terminate the Agreement by written notice delivered within ten (10) days following the end of such 30-day period, with termination effective immediately upon notice. |
| 4.1.3 | Hyperscaler Conversion Termination. BGDE may terminate this Agreement for convenience upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice if BGDE elects to convert the applicable facility or capacity to hyperscaler or non-mining compute use. |
| 4.1.4 | Each Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for convenience with a 90-day advanced written notice to the other Party. provided that any termination for convenience shall be subject to payment of all undisputed amounts accrued through the effective date of termination and completion of any orderly wind-down, reconciliation, and equipment removal procedures set forth in this Agreement. Wind down of mining operations and de-racking of Customer Equipment will occur only after the 90-day period has expired and the calendaring of which will be mutually agreed upon by the Parties |
| 4.1.5 | Effect of Early Termination. Upon any termination pursuant to this Section, accrued payment obligations shall survive, and ownership of the Miners shall be determined based on whether Full ROI has been achieved as of the termination effective date. |
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| 4.2 | Termination for Cause |
A Party may terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
| 4.2.1 | If a Party materially breaches this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within fifteen (15) days or such longer period as mutually agreed by both Parties in writing, of its receipt of written notification thereof from the other Party, the non-breaching Parties may terminate this Agreement; |
| 4.2.2 | If a Party becomes bankrupt, insolvent, or has any substantial part of its property become subject to any levy, seizure, assignment, application, or sale for or by any creditor or governmental authority, the other Party may terminate this Agreement; |
| 4.2.3 | If a Force Majeure Event (as defined below) lasts longer than one (1) month, either Party may terminate this Agreement; |
| 4.2.4 | If the operation of all of Hosted Miners have been suspended for thirty (30) consecutive days due to reasons not attributable to Customer, Customer may terminate this Agreement; |
| 4.2.5 | If the operation of all of Hosted Miners have been suspended for thirty (30) consecutive days due to reasons not attributable to BGDE, BGDE may terminate this Agreement; |
| 4.2.6 | If the monthly uptime rate falls below the Monthly Minimum Uptime Rate for two (2) consecutive hosted months, subject to Clause 3.1.1, Customer may terminate this Agreement; |
| 4.2.7 | If BGDE repudiates, denies, or otherwise challenges Customer’s ownership of any of Customer’s Equipment, or transfers, disposes of, encumbers, any part of Customer’s Equipment without Customer’s prior written consent, Customer may terminate this Agreement; or |
| 4.2.8 | If any legislation in the jurisdiction where the Data Center is located prohibits the activities set forth in this Agreement, which means such activities become illegal in such jurisdiction, either Party may terminate this Agreement. |
| 4.3 | Effect of Termination |
| 4.3.1 | If this Agreement is terminated as provided, this Agreement will be of no further force or effect, following the termination effective date, provided that the termination will not relieve any Party from any liability for any breach of this Agreement. |
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| 4.3.2 | Upon any expiration or termination of this Agreement and payment of all undisputed amounts due and payable under this Agreement, Customer will and shall have the right to, at its own cost, remove all Customer Equipment from the Data Center within forty-five (45) Local Business Days of such expiration or termination. BGDE shall provide general assistance to Customer in facilitating the removal of Customer Equipment, including granting timely access to the Data Center, coordinating logistics, and ensuring that Customer’s removal activities are not delayed, hindered, or otherwise obstructed by BGDE. For the avoidance of doubt, BGDE shall not unreasonably withhold access to, retain possession of, or delay the removal of Customer Equipment; provided, however, that BGDE may exercise customary and lawful remedies expressly set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to orders by the arbitration tribunal. |
| 4.3.3 | If Customer fails to remove its Equipment within the forty-five (45) Local Business Day period after the termination date, BGDE may charge reasonable storage fees commencing from the 46th Local Business Day. BGDE shall not be permitted to dispose of Customer Equipment without Customer’s prior written consent. |
| 4.3.4 | At the request of Customer, BGDE shall provide operational assistance to Customer in connection with the removal of Customer Equipment. Such assistance shall include, without limitation, un-shelving, and preparing the Customer Equipment for transport (all associated fees and costs shall be referred to as the “Removal Costs”). Removal Costs shall be borne by Customer. If this Agreement is terminated by Customer due to reasons attributable to BGDE, BGDE shall be responsible for the Removal Costs (including the De-Rack Fees listed in Clause 5.10.3) associated with Customer Equipment, provided that Removal Costs shall be limited to reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs and shall not include internal overhead or markups, which shall be borne by Customer. |
| 5 | Gross Profit Sharing; Consideration |
| 5.1 | Gross Profits; Allocation |
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BGDE and the Supplier shall share equally, on a fifty percent (50%) / fifty percent (50%) basis (“Proceeds Sharing Ratio”), in the Gross Profits generated during each calendar month (each, a “Measurement Period”). For purposes of this Agreement, “Gross Profits” shall mean, for each Measurement Period, the amount equal to: (a) all Bitcoin Mining Revenue and Curtailment Program Revenue actually received during such Measurement Period that is attributable to the operation of the Hosted Miners under this Agreement, minus (b) the Mining Costs allocable to such Measurement Period in accordance with this Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt:
| 1. | Bitcoin Mining Revenue includes all cryptocurrency proceeds generated by the Hosted Miners and credited to the Mining Pool designated for this Agreement, converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing spot price at the time of receipt if not otherwise payable in cash. |
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| 2. | Curtailment Program Revenue shall be included in Gross Profits and allocated in accordance with the Proceeds Sharing Ratio, net of all CSP fees and charges, as expressly provided in Schedule D. |
| 3. | Mining Costs shall consist solely of the items expressly set forth in Clause 5.10, including Electricity Costs and Repair-Related Fees, and shall be treated as pass-through costs. |
| 4. | Gross Profits shall not be reduced by overhead, internal labor costs, data center infrastructure costs, depreciation, amortization, financing costs, management fees, administrative expenses, hedging losses, or other costs not expressly defined as Mining Costs. |
| 5. | Gross Profits shall be calculated on an actual cash-received basis, consistently applied from period to period. |
| 5.2 | BGDE Gross Profit Share |
BGDE shall be entitled to receive its fifty percent (50%) share of Gross Profits solely in the form of one hundred percent (100%) of the Bitcoin Mining Revenue generated during the applicable Measurement Period. Such Bitcoin Mining Revenue shall be payable to and retainable by BGDE in cash or cash equivalent upon receipt, and no portion thereof shall be payable to the Customer.
| 5.3 | Customer Gross Profit Share; Equity Consideration |
| (a) | In consideration of its fifty percent (50%) share of Gross Profits for each Measurement Period, the Customer shall be entitled to receive shares of common stock of BGDE (the “Shares”), subject to and conditioned upon compliance with applicable law. Furthermore, cash or other consideration will be paid in lieu of the Shares, to the extent that (i) stockholder approval would otherwise be required for their issuance or the substitution is otherwise necessary to comply with Nasdaq listing standards or (ii) the substitution is approved by a majority of the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors. |
| (b) | The number of Shares issuable to the Customer with respect to each Measurement Period shall be determined by dividing the Customers’ Gross Profit share for such Measurement Period by the arithmetic average of the daily volume-weighted average trading price of BGDE’s common stock for each trading day occurring within the prior thirty (30) consecutive calendar days ending on, and including, the final trading day of the Measurement Period (the “30-Day VWAP”). This data shall be sourced from the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) or another reputable pricing source customarily used by BDGE for financial reporting purposes. Any trading day within this period on which no trades occur shall be excluded from the arithmetic average. |
For purposes of illustration, if a Measurement Period ends on Friday, June 30th, the 30 Day VWAP would be determined by identifying all trading days within the 30-calendar-day lookback period from June 1st to June 30th. Assuming there are 22 such trading days after excluding weekends and holidays, the Daily VWAP for each of those 22 days (e.g., ranging from $10.00 to $10.50) is collected and summed. This total sum (e.g., $224.40) is then divided by the number of trading days (22) to arrive at an arithmetic average of $10.20. Finally, the number of Shares issuable is determined by dividing the Customer’s Gross Profit share (e.g., $100,000) by this average, resulting in the issuance of 9,803.92 Shares.
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(c) The Customer’s fifty percent (50%) share of Gross Profits for each Measurement Period will be satisfied through a combination of equity instruments: twenty percent (20%) of the allocated amount shall be issued as Shares, while the remaining eighty percent (80%) shall be issued as warrants for the purchase of Shares. Each warrant will feature a five-year (5) term after the date of issuance and a fixed exercise (strike) price of $20.00 per Share, which shall be rendered out-of-the-money at the time of issuance. These warrants must be exercised via a cashless method, whereby the number of Shares issued is determined by subtracting the $20.00 exercise price from the Fair Market Value (defined as the 30-day VWAP ending on the trading day immediately preceding the exercise date), multiplying the result by the number of warrants being exercised, and dividing that product by the same Fair Market Value. For avoidance of doubt, the Company may value the warrants using the Black-Scholes method (or such other valuation methodology as the Company deems desirable) for any purpose under this Agreement or otherwise in its discretion, so long as the determination is approved by a majority of the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors.
As a non-binding illustrative example, if the Gross Profits for a Measurement Period total $200,000 with a $100,000 allocation to the Customer, the payout would be split between stock and warrants. Specifically, $20,000 (20%) of the allocation would be satisfied through the issuance of Shares, with the total number of Shares determined by dividing that $20,000 by the applicable 30-day VWAP. The remaining $80,000 (80%) would be satisfied through warrants, resulting in the issuance of warrants for the purchase of 4,000 Shares based on a calculation of $80,000 divided by a fixed exercise price of $20.00. In the event the actual Gross Profit allocation differs from this example, the total number of Shares and warrants issued shall be adjusted proportionally to maintain these percentage allocations.
| 5.4 | Monthly Calculation; True-Up; Issuance Timing |
(a) Following the end of each Measurement Period, BGDE shall, in good faith and in a manner consistent with its internal accounting practices and public-company reporting obligations, calculate: (i) Gross Profits for such Measurement Period, (ii) the respective shares thereof payable to each Party, (iii) the applicable 30-Day VWAP, and (iv) the number of Shares issuable to the Customer.
(b) All such calculations shall be finalized and trued up as of the last day of the applicable Measurement Period. Subject to Clause 3.6, BGDE shall issue the applicable number of Shares to the Customer within five (5) trading days following the end of such Measurement Period.
(c) BGDE shall have no obligation to issue Shares prior to the completion of any approvals, notices, or filings required under applicable securities laws, stock-exchange rules, or BGDE’s organizational documents.
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| 5.5 | Rounding; Fractional Shares |
(a) The number of Shares issuable to the Customer for any Measurement Period shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.
(b) No fractional Shares shall be issued. In lieu of issuing any fractional Share, BGDE shall pay to the Customer a cash amount equal to the product of (i) such fractional Share and (ii) the applicable 30-Day VWAP. Such cash payment may, at BGDE’s election, be paid concurrently with the issuance of Shares or carried forward and aggregated with the subsequent Measurement Period’s settlement.
| 5.6 | Securities Law; Public Company Compliance |
(a) The Parties acknowledge that the Shares are being issued as consideration for services and revenue participation and that such issuance is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to one or more available exemptions.
| (b) | The Customer acknowledges and agrees that: |
| (i) | the Shares may be restricted securities under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; |
| (ii) | the Shares may bear customary restrictive legends; and |
| (iii) | the Shares may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of absent registration or an applicable exemption pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act. |
(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a representation, warranty, or covenant by BGDE regarding the future value, marketability, or liquidity of the Shares, nor as an obligation to register the Shares under the Securities Act.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, BGDE shall not be required to issue any Shares at any time or in any manner that would reasonably be expected to (i) violate applicable securities laws, (ii) result in a violation of stock-exchange listing standards, or (iii) materially and adversely affect BGDE’s status as a reporting company. In any such case, issuance shall be deferred until legally permissible, and the underlying calculation shall remain determinable and carried forward without interest or penalty.
| 5.7 | Books and Records; Audit Rights |
(a) BGDE shall maintain books and records reasonably sufficient to support the calculation of Gross Profits, Bitcoin Mining Revenue, the 30-Day VWAP, and the issuance (or cash settlement) of Shares under this Article III.
(b) No more than once in any twelve-month period, and upon not less than fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice, the Customer may, at its own expense, audit such books and records solely as they relate to this Article III, through an independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to BGDE.
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(c) If any such audit reveals an under-issuance of Shares or underpayment in excess of five percent (5%) for the applicable Measurement Period, BGDE shall promptly correct such deficiency and reimburse the Customer for reasonable, documented audit costs.
| 5.8 | No Fiduciary or Partnership Relationship |
The profit-sharing arrangements set forth herein are contractual in nature only and shall not be deemed to create any partnership, joint venture, fiduciary duty, or agency relationship between the Parties.
| 5.9 | Exclusive Consideration |
Except as expressly set forth in this Article, neither Party shall be entitled to any additional distributions, payments, equity, or other consideration in respect of Gross Profits.
| 5.10 | Mining Costs and Other Fees |
Both Parties agree that the mining costs (the “Mining Costs”) are calculated pursuant to this Clause 5.10. The Mining Costs shall be shared by each Party pursuant to the Proceeds Sharing Ratio set out in Clause 5.1.
The Parties agree that the Mining Costs shall consist of the following components:
| 5.10.1 | Electricity Costs: Both Parties agree that during the Term, the electricity costs shall be determined on a pass-through basis, as charged by BGDE’s power provider. The power usage data to be used for billing shall be taken from the power meters attached to each MDC utilizing Customer Equipment. |
| 5.10.2 | Repair-Related Fee: All Repair-Related Fees shall be calculated pursuant to Clause 2.5. |
| 5.11 | Taxes |
Customer shall be responsible solely for its proportional share of any applicable sales or use taxes, determined in accordance with the Proceeds Sharing Ratio, to the extent such taxes are properly and legally imposed on the services rendered to Customer under this agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Customer shall be liable only for taxes attributable to its share of such services, including any sales or use taxes charged on power supplied by BGDE’s power provider during the Billing Periods, where such taxes are legally imposed on Customer. To the extent that BGDE benefits from any exemption, reduction, or relief from sales or use taxes (including in respect of power), such exemption, reduction, or relief shall be applied correspondingly in determining any taxes chargeable to Customer. BGDE shall use reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain such exemptions and to ensure they are reflected in the amounts charged to Customer.
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BGDE shall provide valid invoices and reasonable supporting documentation evidencing such taxes as a condition precedent to Customer’s obligation to pay. Customer acknowledges that Other Fees are exclusive of any applicable taxes including but not limited to sales or use tax.
Each Party shall be responsible for any property taxes, assessments, or similar levies imposed on or in respect of the assets respectively owns, leases or controls. Accordingly, Customer shall be responsible only for property taxes attributable to its own equipment, and BGDE shall be responsible for property taxes attributable to its own assets, including any land, buildings, or infrastructure owned or controlled by BGDE. Neither party shall charge or pass through to other any property taxes relating to assets that are not owned, leased or controlled by such other Party.
| 6 | Representations Regarding the Data Center and Customer Equipment |
| 6.1 | Compliance with Laws |
BGDE’s use and operation of the Data Center and Customer Equipment located at the Data Center must at all times conform in all material respects to all applicable laws, including the laws of the country in which BGDE is doing business, and the laws of the country where the Data Center is located.
| 6.2 | License and Permits |
BGDE shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all necessary and required licenses, permits, consents, or approvals from any national, state or local government, which may be necessary to use and operate the Data Center and to install, possess, maintain and operate Customer Equipment, except those required to be obtained by Customer or a third-party not subject to BGDE’s reasonable control.
| 6.3 | Right to Access |
BGDE represents that it has full power, authority and right to access and use the Data Center and such access or use will not violate the terms of any other agreement or arrangements to which it is a party or by which it is bound. The underlying lease (if applicable), with respect to the Data Center has a term that extends past the Term.
| 6.4 | Ownership of Customer Equipment |
Customer represents, warrants and covenants that it owns and has the unconditional and sole legal right and authority, and will continue to own or secure the legal right and authority, during the term of this Agreement, to use Customer Equipment in accordance with this Agreement. At its sole cost, Customer will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless BGDE from all claims or losses regarding the use of any Customer equipment over which a third-party claims ownership, authority, or control.
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| 6.5 | No Liens; Non-Fixture Status |
BGDE has not granted, and will not grant, any third party any security interest in or lien on Customer Equipment or otherwise allow any third party to dispose of Customer Equipment. The Parties agree that, although BGDE may store, use, or install Customer Equipment at its Data Center, Customer Equipment is and shall remain the exclusive property of Customer and shall not be deemed to become a fixture of the Data Center or otherwise so related to the Data Center as to give rise to a similar interest to BGDE under applicable real estate law. BGDE shall not grant or otherwise facilitate any third party obtaining any lien, security interest, or other encumbrance to attach to any of Customer Equipment or any cryptocurrencies generated by Customer Equipment and shall defend and hold Customer harmless from any claim by a third party of any such lien, security interest, or encumbrance. BGDE shall take all necessary action to effectuate the provisions of this Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, including the grant of access to Customer and assisting Customer to provide documents to provide the ownership of Customer Equipment, notwithstanding any adverse condition of BGDE, such as bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings. BGDE shall promptly notify Customer if any such written claim or written notice related to Customer Equipment is received by BGDE. For the avoidance of doubt, no dispute regarding fees, Mining Costs, charges, set offs, or other payments under this Agreement shall give rise to, or be used as a basis to assert, any lien, possessory right or retention right over Customer Equipment.
| 6.6 | Initial Ownership; ROI Condition. |
All cryptocurrency mining equipment deployed pursuant to the Agreement (the “Miners”) shall be owned by the Customer from the Effective Date until achievement of Full ROI.
| 6.7 | Full ROI Definition. |
“Full ROI” means the date on which the Customer has received cumulative net distributions from Gross Profits equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total capital expenditures incurred by the Customer for acquisition, shipment, deployment, and commissioning of Customer Equipment identified in Schedule B, invoiced and purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
| 6.8 | Automatic Transfer Upon ROI. |
Immediately upon achievement of Full ROI, all right, title, and interest in and to the Miners shall automatically vest in BGDE, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, without any further consideration. The Customer shall execute all documents reasonably requested by BGDE to evidence or perfect such transfer.
| 6.9 | Conforming Effect. |
From and after achievement of Full ROI, references in the Agreement to “Customer Equipment” shall be deemed to refer to BGDE-owned equipment for purposes of risk allocation, taxes, insurance, and end-of-term removal, except where expressly stated otherwise.
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| 7 | Representations and Warranties |
Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that as of the date of this Agreement and throughout the Term:
| 7.1 | Such Party is properly constituted and organized, and has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder; |
| 7.2 | The performance by such Party of its obligations hereunder will not, in any material respect, violate any applicable laws or the terms of any other agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, nor require the consent of any third party; and |
| 7.3 | Such Party is in material compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations in each jurisdiction in which it operates, including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions and Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations. Nothing herein shall be construed to impose compliance obligations on a Party with respect to the other Party’s business. |
| 8 | Insurance |
For so long as there is any Customer Equipment on the site of the Data Center or otherwise in the possession of BGDE, BGDE shall secure such Customer Equipment on-site according to industry best practices. In addition, BGDE shall obtain and maintain, throughout the Term of this Agreement, all insurance coverage required under its lease(s) for the Data Center (if applicable) and all insurance required by applicable law. BGDE shall have no obligation to procure or maintain insurance coverage for Customer equipment and Customer shall be solely responsible for obtaining any insurance it deems advisable for Customer Equipment.
For the avoidance of doubt, the existence or maintenance of such insurance coverage shall not relieve, limit, or otherwise diminish BGDE’s obligations to protect, secure, and safeguard Customer Equipment in accordance with this Agreement. Any compensation received by Customer from such insurance may reduce BGDE’s liability only to the extent of the actual insurance payout received by Customer; provided, however, that BGDE’s liability for any loss of or damage to Customer Equipment arising from BGDE’s acts or omissions shall not be limited to the amount of such insurance coverage, nor shall it be capped by the insured amount or any insurance recovery.
| 9 | Suspension of Operation. |
During the Term of this Agreement, Customer shall have the right to request BGDE to suspend the operation of all or any of Hosted Miners without payment of any penalty if the Net Mining Proceeds are less than or equal to zero for two (2) consecutive weeks. The parties must agree in advance and in writing to any suspensions, including the scope and duration of any suspension. Until such time a suspension is granted, operations shall continue as if there were no suspension request pending. During such suspension period, Customer shall be relieved of the obligation to pay any Electricity Costs with respect to the Hosted Miners that are turned off.
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| 10 | Indemnification |
| 10.1 | Customer will indemnify, hold harmless, and defend BGDE, its subsidiaries, employees, agents, directors, shareholders, executives, and representatives from and against any liability, claim, judgment, loss, cost, expense or damage, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and reasonable legal expenses (collectively, the “Losses”), to the extent resulting from or arising out of: (i) any material inaccuracy in or breach or non-performance of Customer’s representations and warranties, or other covenants this Agreement in any material respects, (ii) the failure of Customer to perform or observe any material covenant, agreement or other provision to be performed or observed by it pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) any legal, regulatory or governmental action against or including Customer’s ownership, or Customer’s mining pool, wallet or software instructions (iv) any violation of any applicable law or regulation by Customer, and/or (v) any negligence, act, omission, in whole or in part by Customer. For the avoidance of doubt, Customer shall not be required to indemnify BGDE for any loss to the extent cause by BGDE’s negligence, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or material breach of this Agreement. |
| 10.2 | BGDE shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Customer and its subsidiaries, employees, agents, directors, shareholders, executives, and representatives from and against any and all claims and Losses resulting from or arising out of: (i) any material inaccuracy in or breach or non-performance of any of BGDE ‘s representations and warranties, or other covenants in this Agreement in any material respects, (ii) the failure of BGDE to perform or observe any material covenant, agreement or other provision to be performed or observed by it pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) any legal, regulatory or governmental action against or including BGDE arising out of or relating to the ownership, operation, maintenance, or management of the Data Center or the provision of hosting services hereunder,(iv) any violation of any applicable law or regulation by BGDE and/or any violation of any applicable law or regulation with respect to the Data Center, and/or (v) any negligence, act, or omission, in whole or in party, by BGDE. For the avoidance of doubt, BGDE shall not be required to indemnify Customer for any losses to the extent caused by Customer’s negligence, gross negligence, willful misconduct or material breach of this Agreement. |
| 11 | Confidentiality |
| 11.1 | From time to time during the term of this Agreement, either Party (as the “Disclosing Party”) may disclose or make available to the other Party (together with its affiliates, employees and representatives, the “Receiving Party”) certain non-public, proprietary, technical, financial, operational, commercial, or security-sensitive information relating to the joint mining operations, including without limitation: information concerning mining equipment performance, hashrate, uptime data, operational procedures, maintenance records, allocation of mining proceeds, wallet addresses, payout mechanisms, electricity tariffs, site layout and design, safety protocols, security measures, business models, and any other information that, by its nature or the circumstances of disclosure, a Party would reasonably deem to be sensitive, proprietary, or confidential (collectively, “Confidential Information”). For clarity, the terms of this Agreement constitute “Confidential Information” defined herein. |
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| 11.2 | Confidential Information shall not include information that: |
(1) is or becomes publicly available through no breach of this Clause 11 by the Receiving Party;
(2) is or becomes available to the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party not prohibited from disclosing such information;
(3) was lawfully in the Receiving Party’s possession prior to disclosure by the Disclosing Party; or
(4) is independently developed by the Receiving Party without reference to or use of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information.
| 11.3 | The Receiving Party shall: |
(1) protect and safeguard the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information using at least the same degree of care it uses to protect its own confidential information, but no less than a commercially reasonable degree of care;
(2) use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of performing its obligations, exercising its rights, and conducting activities contemplated under this Agreement, and not for any other purpose; and
(3) not disclose such Confidential Information to any third party except to the Receiving Party’s Affiliates and its or their employees, officers, directors, agents, contractors, advisers, including legal counsel, auditors, lenders, insurers, financing sources, professional advisors, or service providers who have a strict need to know such information for the purposes contemplated under this Agreement and who are bound by confidentiality obligations no less protective than those contained herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Receiving Party may, but is not required to, issue a press release announcing the execution of this Agreement between the Parties and general terms reflecting the impact to its business, the content of which shall be subject to the Disclosing party’s prior written approval, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
| 11.4 | If the Receiving Party is required by applicable law, regulation, court order, or governmental authority to disclose any Confidential Information, it may do so; provided, however, that the Receiving Party shall, to the extent legally permissible, use commercially reasonable efforts to give the Disclosing Party prompt prior written notice of such requirement to allow the Disclosing Party, at its sole cost and expense, to seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy. The Receiving Party shall disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information that it is legally required to disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such Confidential Information is treated confidentially by the receiving authority. Nothing in this Clause shall require the Receiving Party to delay compliance with any lawful disclosure obligation or expose it to liability for failure to disclose. |
| 11.5 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent required to comply with applicable securities laws, stock exchange listing rules, or other disclosure obligations applicable to a publicly listed company; provided, however, that the Receiving Party shall, to the extent legally permissible, use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) provide prior written notice to the Disclosing Party of the required disclosure, and (b) limit such disclosure to only the specific information required to be disclosed. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to agree on the content of any such disclosure, including seeking confidential treatment where available. |
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| 11.6 | The obligations of confidentiality set forth in this Clause 11 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect until the applicable Confidential Information no longer qualifies as confidential under Clause 11. |
| 12 | Intellectual Property |
| 12.1 | General |
Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to grant to either Party any rights or licenses, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, to any of the other Party’s Intellectual Property. Neither Party shall contest or challenge, or assist any third party in contesting or challenging, the validity or enforceability of any of the other Party’s Intellectual Property. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement restricts either Party’s ownership or use of its pre-existing Intellectual
Property, general know-how, operational experience, or independently developed technologies, provided that Confidential Information is not misused.
| 12.2 |
Use of Trademarks |
Subject to Clause 11.4 and Clause 11.5, neither Party may use the other Party’s trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, other Intellectual Property or other designations in any promotion, publication or press release without the prior written consent of the other Party.
| 12.3 | No Reverse Engineering |
The Parties acknowledge that each Party owns or maintains equipment, proprietary firmware, and software. Neither Party shall, and shall not permit any third party to, directly or indirectly: (i) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code, object code, underlying structure, ideas, algorithms, or know-how of the other Party’s equipment or software; (ii) modify, translate, or create derivative works of any Party’s software; or (iii) copy, rent, lease, distribute, pledge, assign, or otherwise transfer or encumber rights to any Party’s equipment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Clause shall prohibit BGDE from performing in the ordinary course and scope of business hosting, monitoring, diagnostic, maintenance, troubleshooting, or security activities that do not involve reverse engineering or unauthorized modification of Customer software.
| 12.4 | License to Use |
Customer hereby grants to BGDE a non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to use Intellectual Property embedded in Customer Equipment or Customer Software solely during the Term of the Agreement and pursuant to this Agreement.
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| 12.5 | Ownership of Improvements |
Any and all suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations, or other feedback provided by BGDE to Customer relating to Customer Equipment or Customer Software, and any improvements, modifications, or derivative works thereof (collectively, “Improvements”), whether developed by Customer, BGDE, or jointly, shall be the sole and exclusive property of Customer. BGDE hereby assigns to Customer all right, title, and interest in and to such Improvements and agrees to execute such documents as may be reasonably necessary to perfect Customer’s ownership of such Improvements. For the avoidance of doubt, Improvements shall not include any infrastructure designs, operational processes, data center systems, monitoring tools, site-level procedures, security practices, or other technologies solely developed by BGDE in the ordinary course of operating the Data Center, all of which shall remain the exclusive property of BGDE.
| 12.6 | Equitable Relief |
Each Party acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach of this Clause 12 may cause the other Party irreparable harm for which monetary damages would be an inadequate remedy. Accordingly, in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief to prevent or restrain any such breach or threatened breach, without the necessity of proving actual damages or posting any bond or other security.
| 13 | No Other Representations |
The Parties have not made or relied upon any representations, understandings, or other agreements not specifically set forth in this Agreement.
| 14 | Whole Agreement |
This Agreement and the Schedules in this Agreement represent the whole Agreement between the Parties and is a final, complete and exclusive statement of the terms of this Agreement. No course of prior dealing between the Parties shall be relevant or admissible to supplement, explain, or vary any of the terms of this Agreement.
| 15 | Waiver; Severability |
The waiver of any breach or default does not constitute the waiver of any subsequent breach or default. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws or regulations, or, if it cannot be so amended without materially altering the intention of the Parties, it shall be stricken, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
| 16 | Amendment |
Amendments, modifications, or supplements to this Agreement must be in writing signed by authorized representatives of both Parties.
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| 17 | Assignment |
Neither Party shall assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed; provided, however, that either Party may assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, without such consent (but a prior notice shall be provided) to any of its wholly owned subsidiaries, provided that (i) the assignee expressly assumes in writing all obligations of the assigning Party under this Agreement, (ii) the financial standing of the assignee is not materially worse than that of the assigning Party; and (ii) the assigning Party shall remain fully responsible and liable for the performance of such obligations..
| 18 | Force Majeure |
| 18.1 | If either Party (the “Affected Party”) is prevented from or materially delayed in performing any of its obligations under this Agreement due to a force majeure event (a “Force Majeure Event”), being an event or circumstance that: (a) is beyond the reasonable control of the Affected Party and (b) was not reasonably foreseeable, or, if foreseeable, was unavoidable and insurmountable despite the exercise of reasonable diligence, and which renders performance of this Agreement objectively impossible or impracticable in whole or in part, then the performance of the affected obligations shall be suspended for the duration of the Force Majeure Event, to the extent and for so long as such event continues. Force Majeure Events include, but are not limited to, flood, fire, drought, typhoon, earthquake, epidemic or pandemic, other acts of God, transportation accidents, labor strikes or work stoppages, riots, civil disturbances, acts of terrorism, war (declared or undeclared), or other similar events of a comparable nature. For the avoidance of doubt, the failure of either Party to obtain, maintain, renew, or comply with any required permits, licenses, governmental approvals, export regulations, tariffs, embargos, zoning or land-use requirements, utility approvals or interconnection requirements, or landlord or other third-party consents or agreements shall not constitute a Force Majeure Event. Curtailment events, demand response events, or grid-directed load reductions addressed herein shall be governed solely as addressed and shall not constitute a Force Majeure Event. |
| 18.2 | The Party claiming to have been affected by a Force Majeure Event shall notify the other Party in writing of the occurrence of the Force Majeure Event as soon as practicable and shall provide the other Party with the appropriate evidence concerning such event and its duration by an agreed notice within five (5) Local Business Days after the occurrence of such Force Majeure Event. The Party claiming that a Force Majeure Event renders its performance of this Agreement objectively impossible or impractical shall have the liability to use reasonable efforts to eliminate or mitigate the effect of such Force Majeure Event on its performance of its obligations under this Agreement. |
| 18.3 | The Parties shall, immediately after occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, determine how to perform this Agreement through friendly negotiations. After the elimination or termination of the Force Majeure Event, the Parties shall immediately resume performance of their respective obligations under this Agreement. |
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| 19 | Governing Law and Venue |
| 19.1 | This Agreement shall be construed and governed according to the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to Delaware’s conflicts of law rule or principle thereof. |
| 19.2 | Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably consents and agrees that any legal action or proceedings brought to enforce any arbitral award granted pursuant to may be brought in the federal or state courts located in the City of Fort Worth, Texas and by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Parties hereby (i) accepts the jurisdiction of the foregoing courts for purposes of enforcement of any such arbitral award, (ii) irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final judgment (after any appeal) of any such court with respect thereto, and (iii) irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceedings with respect hereto brought in any such court, and further irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any claim that any such suit, action or proceedings brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the Parties agrees that a final judgment (after any appeal) in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner to the extent provided by law. |
| 19.3 | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. SOLELY TO THE EXTENT ALLOWABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HEREBY, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT. |
| 20 | Relationship of the Parties |
The Parties agree that their relationship hereunder is in the nature of independent contractors. Neither Party shall be deemed to be the agent, partner, joint venturer, or employee of the other, and neither shall have any authority to make any agreements or representations on the other’s behalf. Each Party shall be solely responsible for the payment of compensation, insurance and taxes of its own personnel, and such personnel are not entitled to the provisions of any employee benefits from the other Party. Neither Party shall have any authority to make any agreements or representations on the other’s behalf without the other’s written consent.
| 21 | Notices |
Notices hereunder shall be deemed properly given when delivered, if delivered in person, or when transferred via overnight courier and upon delivery, or in the case of email twenty-four (24) hours from being sent. Notices shall be delivered to the addresses indicated below until such time as either Party informs the other in writing of a change:
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To Customer
Attention:
Address:
E-mail:
To BGDE
| Attention: | Kaliste Saloom, General Counsel | |
| Address: | 950 Railroad Avenue, Midland, PA 15059 | |
| Contact Number: | (724) 683-9238 | |
| E-mail: | Kaliste.Saloom@BigDigital.Energy Legal@BigDigital.Energy |
| 22 | Survival |
Those obligations that expressly or by their nature survive or extend beyond this Agreement, including any termination or expiration thereof, shall so survive. Such obligations include, without limitation, all payment, indemnity, confidentiality, insurance, and risk allocation provisions. This Clause applies irrespective of which Party terminates this Agreement.
| 23 | Interpretation |
Any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not apply to the interpretation and construction of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as having been jointly drafted by the Parties. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement: (a) The titles and headings for particular paragraphs, clauses and subclauses of this Agreement have been inserted solely for reference purposes and shall not be used to interpret or construe the terms of this Agreement; (b) words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa where the context so requires; (c) references to days, dates and times are to the days, dates and times of the Relevant Jurisdiction, unless otherwise indicated; (d) any reference to a code, law, statute, statutory provision, statutory instrument, order, regulation or other instrument of similar effect shall include any re-enactment or amendment thereof for the time being in force; (e) the attached Schedules referenced or attached hereto shall form part of this Agreement and shall have effect as if set out in full in the body of this Agreement, and any reference to this Agreement includes such attachments; and (f) “$”, “US$”, “US dollar”, “US dollars”, “dollar” and “dollars” denote lawful currency of the United States of America.
| 24 | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which when fully executed and delivered by both Parties to this Agreement and taken together shall constitute a single agreement, binding against each of the Parties. To the maximum extent permitted by law or by any applicable governmental authority, this Agreement may be transmitted by electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
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SIGNATURE PAGE
The parties signing below represent that they are authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the respective Parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written.
| FOR AND ON BEHALF OF BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, LLC (CUSTOMER): | |
| /s/ Josh Kilgore | |
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Josh Kilgore Managing Member |
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| FOR AND ON BEHALF OF BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. (BGDE): | |
| /s/ Phil Stanley | |
| Phil Stanley | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
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Schedule A
Address of the Data Center: 950 Railroad Avenue, Midland, PA 15059, USA
Requirements of the Data Center
| Infrastructure | Facility | MDC |
| Power | Power Supply | Total power = Number of miners × Theoretic power |
| Voltage | 415/480V, three-phase; 20A per break (C19/C20) | |
| Cooling | Air-cooled MDC | air-cooled modular data center |
| Network | LAN | RJ45 Ethernet; dual fiber |
| CCTV | Coverage | /Outside/Perimeter |
| Capacity | Allocated Load | 120MW (Includes AUX load) |
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Schedule B
Customer Equipment
Where the Customer Equipment is shipped to the Data Center in batches, the quantity of each batch shall be jointly verified and confirmed in writing by both Parties upon delivery and acceptance of such batch.
| Batch # | Shipment Date | Deployment Date | Term Service | Equipment Model | Quantity | Hash Ra |
See attached for more details.
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Schedule C
NOT USED
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Schedule D
Curtailment Program
Definition and Scope
For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Any term defined elsewhere in this Agreement not in conflict with the definitions of this Schedule shall have the meanings assigned to them. Any term not otherwise defined herein shall have its commonly understood meaning unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
| (a) | “Curtailment” means any reduction or suspension of power delivery to Customer’s Hosted Miners arising from: (i) PJM’s Economic Response Program (ERP), with any Net Benefits Credit or other program compensation attributable to Customer’s load reduction shared between the Parties in accordance with the Proceeds Sharing Ratio set forth in this Agreement; (ii) Five Coincident Peak (5CP), a voluntary load reduction initiated by BGDE in response to PJM capacity market mechanics; (iii) a grid-wide power emergency or mandatory load shed directive issued by PJM or an applicable reliability authority; or (iv) Any new PJM demand response or grid reliability program mutually agreed in writing by the Parties that generates revenue or credit allocable to Customer’s load reduction, with such proceeds shared between the Parties in accordance with the Proceeds Sharing Ratio set forth in this Agreement. |
| (b) | “CSP” means BGDE’s curtailment service provider. |
| (c) | “Curtailment Event Period” means a period of time occurring within the Billing Period in which the Parties are generating revenue from the CSP through BGDE’s Economic Demand Response Program. There can be several Curtailment Event Periods that can occur within a Billing Period. |
| (d) | Curtailment Program Revenue means credits, payments, or proceeds received from CSP in connection with the Facility’s participation in the Economic Demand Response Curtailment program, shared between the Parties according to the Profit-Share percentages in the Agreement. Curtailment Program Revenue is net of all fees, commissions, and other charges for the reduction of power utilized by the Hosted Miners and the MDC Infrastructure at the time of curtailment. |
| (e) | “Economic Demand Response Curtailment Program” also known as “Price Response” or “Voluntary Curtailment” in this Agreement refers to the PJM Interconnection wholesale market program(s) that allow an energy user, via a CSP, to offer a voluntary reduction in electricity demand. Participants commit to curtailing their energy usage when the wholesale electricity price in the relevant PJM market exceeds a pre-determined or “Strike” Price. Compensation is earned based on the amount of load reduced and market prices during the Curtailment Event Period, provided the reduction meets PJM’s defined market rules, including the Net Benefits Test and specific metering and performance verification requirements outlined in the PJM Tariff and Manuals. |
| (f) | “LMP” means Locational Marginal Pricing. |
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| (g) | “Net Benefit Price” means the minimum power price permitted as a Strike Price as prescribed by PJM on a monthly basis. BGDE will provide the Net Benefit Price to Customer on the last day or each month for the following month. |
| (h) | Strike Price means the power-price threshold jointly determined by the Parties using a Strike Price Calculator tool at which the Economic Demand Response Curtailment program becomes more profitable than continuous operation of the Hosted Miners. |
| (i) | Strike Price Calculator” means the calculating tool used by BGDE to determine the adopted “Strike Price” which is used by Customer to determine the highest return from mining BTC or CSP Earnings based on a set of forward-looking assumptions. Customer and BGDE may change the Strike Price, or the methodology of calculating the Strike Price with written mutual agreement. |
| (j) | Voluntary Power-Off means a Customer-requested temporary shutdown of load for maintenance or operational purposes, subject to BGDE’s approval. |
Curtailment Program Mechanics
| a) | The Parties shall jointly participate in PJM Curtailment or CSP programs, with BGDE maintaining operational responsibility for execution, compliance, and reporting. |
| b) | Curtailment Program Revenue shall equal the prevailing PJM Real-Time LMP multiplied by curtailed MWh attributable to Customer’s Hosted Miners during the applicable Curtailment Event Period. |
| c) | Curtailment Program Revenue shall be shared in accordance with the Proceeds Sharing Ratio. |
| d) | Curtailment Program Revenue shall be allocated and settled through the same monthly reconciliation process used for Mining Costs and Net Mining Proceeds, unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing. |
| e) | Participation in CSP or demand-response programs is subject to acceptance by PJM and the CSP; non-acceptance shall not constitute a breach by either Party. |
Mandatory Curtailment (if applicable).
The Parties acknowledge and agree that, from time to time, BGDE may be required by the Grid Authority to interrupt or reduce the provision of power to the Data Center in accordance with such Grid Authority’s requirements. In such circumstances, and only for so long as they exist, BGDE may reduce the number of megawatts available for use by Hosted Miners at Data Center for a period of time in accordance with such requirements (a “Mandatory Curtailment”). BGDE shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Customer with prior written notice of any such Mandatory Curtailment to the extent practicable under the circumstances. For the avoidance of doubt, Customer shall have no obligation, liability, or responsibility for any costs, expenses, losses, margin calls, settlement obligations, collateral requirements, or other amounts of any kind arising from, relating to, or incurred in connection with BGDE’s power cost hedging strategies.
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New Voluntary Curtailment Opportunities (if applicable).
Apart from what is specified herein, BGDE shall formally consult with and keep Customer informed during the evaluation of any new Voluntary Curtailment for the purpose of assessing the compatibility of such programs with the Hosted Miners, including, without limitation, the operational response capabilities and technical requirements of the Hosted Miners. The Parties shall agree in good faith to accept such new Voluntary Curtailment policies which provide for increased revenue over current operations.
Strike Price and Calculation Tool
| (a) | The Parties shall jointly utilize a Strike Price Calculator separately provided to Customer, an example of which is attached herein as Schedule E, and to establish daily or periodic Strike Prices. The Party’s agree that BGDE shall provide the necessary inputs into the Strike Price Calculator, and the results thereof shall be accepted by the Parties as the sole controlling determination of the Strike Price, until a change is requested by BGDE and agreed upon by both Parties in written mutual agreement. |
| (b) | The Calculator shall reflect DUQ Zone LMP, Net Benefit Price, and other PJM and market-based parameters and the methodology may be updated from time to time by mutual agreement in writing or through an amendment to the Agreement. |
| (c) | The Parties agree that the Strike Price shall be at least equal to the Net Benefit Price, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing. |
Communication and Notification Protocol
| (a) | BGDE shall provide written notice of all Curtailment actions to Customer as soon as practical but will give its best endeavor to give such notice no less than eight (8) hours prior to implementation, including: (i) expected start time and projected duration; (ii) MW load reduction attributable to Customer’s Hosted Miners; and (iii) causes for curtailment. Where advance notice is not practicable due to grid stability or safety requirements, BGDE shall notify Customer no later than one (1) hour following commencement with the same information. No minimum MW threshold or materiality requirement applies to the notice obligations herein. |
| (b) | Emergency actions shall be documented in writing within twenty-four (24) hours after execution. |
Metering and Verification
| (a) | Power usage and curtailed MWh shall be measured using revenue-grade metering equipment. |
| (b) | Both Parties shall have reasonable access to meter data for verification of Curtailment Program Revenue and profit-share reconciliations. |
| (c) | Disputes regarding meter data shall be resolved under the dispute-resolution procedure of this Agreement. |
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Audit and Settlement Transparency
| (a) | All Curtailment Program Revenue calculations, Strike Price determinations, and credit settlements shall be documented and made available for joint review upon reasonable notice. |
Market Limitations and Disclaimer
| (a) | The Parties acknowledge that PJM market pricing, settlement delays, and Curtailment Program Revenue outcomes are outside their control and that no minimum revenue is guaranteed. |
| (b) | No failure of the PJM or CSP market to issue credits or payments shall constitute a breach by either Party. |
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Schedule E
Strike Price Calculator
Mechanics and Purpose
The strike price calculator is used to calculate the specific LMP index price where it becomes more profitable to curtail vs mine. The model accounts for the price paid on a hedge (if applicable), BTC environment, Hosted Miner performance, and curtailment mechanics. These assumptions (for simulation purposes only, to identify the inputs and methodology used to determine the Strike Price, and do not constitute the operative Strike Price during program participation. The Strike Price shall be mutually agreed by the Parties prior to submission to the program operator.), output the recommended strike price, specific mining revenue/HR, mining GP% at point of strike price and breakeven price.

| ** | The strike price output when a hedge is used may not be as preferential because the GP% does not change based on the price of index. It does still provide the strike price where the total value of CSP rises above the value of gross profit from mining. |
| *** | With respect to the “Curtailment Voltus Fee”, BGDE agrees to provide a true copy of the credit settlement invoice issued by the Curtailment Service Provider for Customer to review and verify. |
Strike Price
| ● | Strike Price (/MWh) =Mining Revenue (/MWh) - Mining cost ($/MWh) |
Curtailment Revenue
| ● | Program trigger condition: RT LMP > NBP (required for PJM Economic Response dispatch) |
| ● | Curtailment decision: RT LMP ≥ Strike Price |
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| ● | Both conditions must be true simultaneously for a curtailment event to occur and generate revenue |
| ● | Curtailment Revenue ($/hr) = RT LMP($/MWh) x MW x (1-Voltus Fee (%)) |
Breakeven
| ● | Breakeven when: Mining Revenue (/MWh) -MiningCost(/MWh) = 0 |
| ** | The Breakeven price determines the maximum allowance of CSP (Voltus) Revenue to customer unless covered by a hedge |

Mining GP$ and CSP Revenue shall be based on each iteration of index price on the “BTC” tab.
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Exhibit 10.6
OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
TEXAS LOAD HOUSE, LLC
This Operating Agreement (“Operating Agreement” or “Agreement” as the case may be) of Texas Load House, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Company”), effective as of May 28, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), is adopted by the Members of the Company and incorporates and implements the binding Letter of Intent dated May 20, 2026 between 10NetZero, Inc. (“10NZ”) and Big Digital Energy, Inc. (“BDE”) (the “LOI”). This Operating Agreement replaces in its entirety any prior operating agreement of the Company.
ARTICLE 1
GENERAL
1.1 Formation; Name; Offices. The Company has been formed as Texas Load House, LLC under the Texas Business Organizations Code (the “Code”). The principal office of the Company shall be in Fort Worth, Texas, or as subsequently designated by the Manager. The registered office of the Company required by the Code to be maintained in the State of Texas may be changed from time to time by the Managers.
1.2 Purpose. The purpose of the Company is to acquire, own, develop, finance, manage and operate the Cowtown Site and related assets and activities consistent with the LOI, and to engage in any lawful activity ancillary or related thereto.
1.3 Duration of the Company. The period of duration of the Company shall be perpetual unless it is earlier dissolved in accordance with this Operating Agreement or the Code.
1.4 Definitions.
“Assignee” means a person to whom Membership Interest has been transferred by a Member or Assignee in a Permitted Transfer, or in a Prohibited Transfer that the Company is required by law to recognize, but in either case who has not become a Member.
“Majority-in-Interest” means one or more Members owning more than 50% of the Membership Interest owned by all Members entitled to vote on the particular issue.
“Membership Interest” means a Member’s or Assignee’s economic interest in the Company. The term includes the Member’s or Assignee’s right to receive allocations of profits and losses and distributions as described in Article 6, and other rights and obligations under this Agreement or the Code of an Assignee who has not been admitted as a Member, but does not include any right to participate in management or any other right reserved under this Agreement or the Code exclusively to a Member.
“Proceeding” means (a) any threatened, pending, or completed action or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative; (b) an appeal of any such proceeding; and (c) an inquiry or investigation that could lead to any such proceeding.
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“Transfer” means sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise directly or indirectly dispose of or encumber, voluntarily or involuntarily (including, without limitation, disposition by way of intestacy, will, gift, bankruptcy, execution, hypothecation, seizure or sale of legal process, operation of law or otherwise).
“Cowtown Site” means the real property, project rights and related assets contemplated by the LOI to be acquired, owned, developed or operated by the Company, excluding the Solar T60 except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
ARTICLE 2
MEMBERS
2.1 Members. The initial Members of the Company are 10NZ and BDE. The Members and their addresses are set forth on Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Additional Members may be admitted only on terms and conditions unanimously agreed to in writing by the Members. The initial Membership Interest Percentages of the Members shall be set forth in Exhibit “B” and shall initially be 50% for 10NZ and 50% for BDE, subject to adjustment pursuant to the Equity Slide Mechanic set forth in Article 5.
2.2 Meetings. An annual meeting of the Members, to elect Managers and transact such other business as may be properly brought before the Members, shall be held within 180 days of the end of each of the Company’s fiscal years if requested in writing by a Majority-in-Interest before the end of the fiscal year. Special meetings of the Members may be called by the Managers or by the holders of not less than 50% of the membership interests in the Company, and only business within the purposes stated in the notice of a special meeting of the Members may be conducted at the meeting. Notice of meetings of the Members shall be written or printed, stating the place, day and hour of the meeting. In case of a special meeting, the notice shall state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called and shall be delivered not less than 10 nor more than 50 days before the date of the meeting.
2.3 Quorum and Voting. The holders of all the Membership Interests entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of Members for the transaction of business. When a quorum is present at any meeting, except as otherwise provided in the Code or the Certificate of Formation, the vote of a majority of the Membership Interests present and entitled to vote at such meeting shall be the act of the Members. A Member will have one vote or a fraction of one vote for each 1% of voting membership interest or fraction of 1% voting Membership Interest owned by the Member. Cumulative voting is prohibited. A Member may vote in person or by proxy executed in writing by the Member or the Member’s duly authorized attorney-in-fact.
2.4 Lack of Authority. No Member (other than a Member acting in his capacity as a Manager) has the authority or power to act for or on behalf of the Company, to do any act that would be binding on the Company, or to incur any expenditure on behalf of the Company.
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2.5 Company Property.
(a) All Company property shall be owned in the name of the Company and not in the name of any Member. No Member will have any interest in such Company property solely by reason of the Member’s status as a Member.
(b) The Managers shall deposit or invest all funds of the Company in an account or accounts in the name of the Company. No funds other than the funds of the Company may be deposited therein. The funds in such accounts shall be used exclusively for the business of the Company (including distributions to the Members) and may be withdrawn only by persons approved by a Majority-in-Interest of the Members.
2.6 No State Law Partnership. The Members intend that the Company is not a partnership or joint venture, and that no Member is a partner or a joint venturer of any other Member for any purposes other than income tax purposes. No provision of this Agreement may be construed to suggest otherwise.
ARTICLE 3
MANAGERS
3.1 Sole Management by BDE; Authority of Manager. The Company shall be a manager-managed limited liability company. Except for the limited protective approval rights expressly set forth in this Agreement, the business, affairs, activities, policies and operations of the Company shall be managed exclusively by or under the direction of BDE, as the sole Manager of the Company. BDE, in its capacity as Manager, shall have sole and exclusive authority, power and discretion to direct and cause the direction of the management, policies, day-to-day operations, budgets, financing, development, construction, operation, leasing, contracting, disposition strategy and other activities of the Company, including the activities that most significantly impact the Company’s economic performance. No Member, solely in its capacity as a Member, shall have any right or authority to participate in the management or control of the Company, direct or veto Company activities, bind the Company, act for or on behalf of the Company, or exercise any approval, consent or decision-making right except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement as a protective right that does not confer power to direct the Company’s significant activities. BDE shall serve as the sole Manager of the Company and shall have authority to designate officers, employees, contractors or agents to conduct the Company’s ordinary-course operations, subject only to the limitations on authority expressly set forth in this Agreement.
3.2 Number, Tenure and Qualification. The Company shall have one (1) Manager, and the sole and initial Manager shall be BDE. BDE shall hold office as Manager until its successor is appointed in accordance with this Agreement or until its earlier resignation, removal or replacement as expressly permitted herein. The Manager need not be a resident of the State of Texas nor a Member of the Company.
3.3 Vacancies; Replacement Manager. Any vacancy in the office of Manager shall be filled by BDE if BDE or an Affiliate of BDE then remains a Member or otherwise has the contractual right under this Agreement to designate the Manager; provided that, absent such designation right, any replacement Manager shall be appointed only with the unanimous written approval of the Members. No temporary vacancy shall confer management authority on any Member.
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3.4 Action by Manager. Because BDE is the sole Manager, action by BDE in its capacity as Manager shall constitute action by the Company with respect to all matters within the Manager’s authority under this Agreement. No meeting, quorum or vote of multiple Managers shall be required for BDE to exercise the Company’s management authority.
3.5 Removal. BDE may be removed as Manager only for Cause and only upon the unanimous written approval of the Members other than BDE and any Affiliate of BDE; provided, however, that any dispute regarding the existence of Cause, the sufficiency of notice, the validity of the required approval, the effectiveness of removal, or the appointment of a successor Manager shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 3.7 of this Operating Agreement before any removal of BDE as Manager becomes effective, except to the extent emergency injunctive relief is reasonably necessary to prevent imminent and irreparable harm to the Company. Removal of BDE as Manager shall not be effective until both (i) any such dispute has been resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures set forth in this Operating Agreement, if timely invoked, and (ii) a successor Manager has been appointed in accordance with Section 3.3 so that management authority remains continuously vested in a single Manager.
(b) For the purposes of this Operating Agreement, “Cause” shall mean that, prior to any removal pursuant to this Section 3.5, a Manager shall have committed:
(i) an intentional act or acts of fraud, embezzlement or theft constituting a felony and resulting or intended to result directly or indirectly in the gain or personal enrichment of the Manager at the expense of the Company; or
(ii) the continued, repeated, intentional or willful refusal to perform the duties associated with the manager’s position with the Company, which is not cured within 45 days following written notice to the Manager.
For purposes of this Operating Agreement, no act or failure to act on the part of the Manager shall be deemed “intentional” if it was due primarily to an error in judgment or negligence, but shall be deemed “intentional” only if done or omitted to be done by the Manager not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.
A Manager shall not be deemed to have been removed for Cause hereunder unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Managers a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the Members other than BDE and any Affiliate of BDE at a meeting of the Members called and held for such purpose, after 10 days’ notice to the Manager and an opportunity for the Manager, together with his counsel (if the Manager chooses to have counsel present at such meeting), to be heard by the Members, finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Members, the Manager had committed an act constituting Cause as herein defined and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. Nothing herein will limit the right of the Manager to contest the validity or propriety of such determination.
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3.6 Limitations on Managers’ Authority.
(a) Subject to Section 3.6(b), the Managers may take any action outside the ordinary course of day-to-day operations without the prior written approval of all Members, including without limitation, incurring debt or suffering liens against Company assets, approval of annual budgets, power purchase agreements, facilities lease, decisions on development/expansion/construction, hiring and termination of employees and contractors, material amendment of project documents and transactions with affiliates or other related parties.
(b) Without limitation of the provisions of 3.6(a) above, the Managers may not do any of the following acts without the written consent of all Members:
(i) knowingly do any act in contravention of this Agreement or, when acting on behalf of the Company, engage in, or cause or permit the Company to engage in, any activity that is not consistent with the purposes of the Company;
(ii) cause the Company to participate in any merger, consolidation, transfer, continuance, or conversion of the Company with or into any other person;
(iii) cause the Company to issue any Membership Interest or admit any Member except as provided otherwise herein;
(iv) sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company property, except in connection with winding up the Company as permitted in this Agreement;
(v) initiate any capital call;
(vi) cause the Company to enter into, amend, or terminate any contract, transaction, or arrangement with the Manager or any Affiliate of the Manager, or approve any fee, compensation, distribution, or reimbursement payable to the Manager or any Affiliate, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement;
(vii) amend, modify, or waive any provision of this Agreement;
ARTICLE 4
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT & INDEMNIFICATION
4.1 Standards of Member & Manager Conduct
(a) In General. The Managers shall manage and conduct the Company’s business in good faith and in a manner the Managers reasonably believe to be in the Company’s best interest. The Managers shall have a fiduciary duty to the Company and the Members to exercise commercially reasonable efforts, with candor, loyalty, in good faith and within their reasonable discretion, to manage the operations of the Company in such a way as to maximize the profitability of the Company for the benefit of the Members. A Manager does not violate its obligations under this Section 4.1(a) or the Code unless the Manager engages in conduct described in Section 4.4(a) below (relating to improper conduct).
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(b) Outside Activities of Members. The Members and Managers may engage in or have an interest in other business ventures of every nature and description, independently or with others. Neither the Company nor any Member or Manager has, solely as a result of such person’s interest in the Company, any right to acquire any rights in or to any such other business venture or to the income or profits derived from any such other business venture. A Member or Manager has no duty to disclose any such similar or competing business venture to the Company or any Member or Manager, or to offer to the Company or any Member or Manager any prior opportunity to acquire an interest in such other business venture.
4.2 Limitation of Liability. To the maximum extent permitted under the Code, no Member or Manager of the Company (each an “Indemnified Person”) is liable for any debts, obligations or liabilities of the Company. Subject to Section 4.4, an Indemnified Person is not liable to the Company or any other Indemnified Person for any Damages arising from any Proceeding relating to the conduct of the Company business or relating to any act or omission by the Indemnified Person, INCLUDING ANY ACT OR OMISSION CONSTITUTING NEGLIGENCE, within the scope of the Indemnified Person’s authority in the course of the Company’s business, or for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any other person that is an employee or agent of the Company.
4.3 Indemnification by Company. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 4.4, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any costs or expenses of any kind, including attorney’s fees, arising from any proceeding, actual or threatened, relating to the conduct of Company business or to any act or omission by such Indemnified Person, INCLUDING ANY ACT OR OMISSION CONSTITUTING NEGLIGENCE, within the scope of the Indemnified Person’s authority in the course of the Company’s business or for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any other person that is an employee or agent of the Company. An Indemnified Person’s expenses paid or incurred in defending itself against any proceeding, actual or threatened, shall be reimbursed as paid or incurred. The right to indemnification conferred in this Article is not exclusive of any other right that any Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, agreement, vote of Members, or otherwise.
4.4 Conduct Not Protected.
(a) This Article does not operate to limit liability or to indemnify a Person to the extent the Person is found liable (pursuant to a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) for:
(i) an act or omission that involves gross negligence, intentional misconduct, or a knowing violation of law;
(iii) a willful or reckless material breach of this Agreement or any other agreement relating to the Company’s business;
(iii) a breach of a Manager’s fiduciary duty described in Section 4.1(a) above; or
(iii) an act or omission for which indemnification is prohibited by law.
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(b) No provision of this Agreement requires the Company to pay or incur any amount for which indemnification is not permitted under this Article.
(c) Any payments made to or on behalf of a person who is later determined not to be entitled to such payments shall be repaid by the person to the Company. The Company may require, as a condition to the payment of any amounts pursuant to Section 4.3, that the Indemnified Person provide to the Company (i) a written affirmation by the Indemnified Person of his good faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification under this Section 4.4; and
(ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person to repay the amount paid or reimbursed if he has not met that standard or his indemnification is otherwise prohibited by law.
4.5 Survival. The indemnities provided for in this Agreement survive the transfer of an Indemnified Person’s interest in the Company, the termination of the Person’s status as a Member or other status giving rise to classification as an Indemnified Person, and the termination of this Agreement and the Company.
ARTICLE 5
CAPITALIZATION; BDE LOAN; EQUITY
SLIDE
5.1 Total Capital; Contributions. The total initial capitalization of the Company shall be $10,000,000. 10NZ shall contribute $5,000,000 ($100,000 already contributed to the Escrow) as more fully described below. BDE shall contribute $5,000,000 in equity and shall make a $4,900,000 loan to the Company (the “Loan”), which Loan shall be conditioned upon the Company’s execution of a loan and security agreement in the form of Exhibit “C” attached hereto (the “LSA”) and which Loan shall be repaid by 10NZ as more fully described below in this Article 5. The parties contemplate the Loan will be funded as follows: an initial $1,900,000 escrow tranche (“Tranche 1”) and an $8,000,000 closing tranche (“Tranche 2”). A capital account shall be maintained for each Member in accordance with the rules of applicable Treasury Regulation, including but not limited to §1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) and/or any successor regulations (the “Capital Account”).
5.2 The Loan.
(a) Funding. BDE shall wire $9,900,000 total to the Company or, on behalf of the Company, to the title escrow (the “Escrow”) established in connection with the purchase and sale agreement for the Cowtown Site (the “PSA”), of which $5,000,000 shall be booked as BDE’s capital contribution in exchange for BDE’s 50% membership interest, and $4,900,000 shall be booked as the Loan to the SPV. Funds shall be wired in two tranches: (i) Tranche 1 of $1,900,000 funded on or about May 22, 2026 to the Escrow; and
(ii) Tranche 2 of $8,000,000 funded through Escrow at the closing of the PSA (the “Closing”).
(b) Tranche 1 Application. Upon receipt of Tranche 1 by Escrow, $1,000,000 of Tranche 1 shall be released by the Escrow agent to the seller of the Cowtown Site as the earnest money deposit required under the PSA. The remaining $900,000 of Tranche 1 shall be held in Escrow pending the Closing and applied to the purchase price at Closing.
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(c) Interest Rate. The LSA shall provide for the Loan to bear interest at the short-term Applicable Federal Rate (AFR) in effect on the date the BDE Loan is funded, computed on an actual/360-day basis, with accrued interest payable in full at maturity together with principal.
(d) Maturity. The LSA shall provide for Loan principal and accrued interest to be due in full ninety (90) days following the Closing (the “Repayment Deadline”). Prepayment is permitted at any time without premium or penalty.
(e) Slide Pledge. The Loan shall be secured by 10NZ’s pledge of its membership interest in the Company solely to effectuate the Equity Slide Mechanic described hereinbelow. The Slide Pledge shall not be enforceable as a remedy for any other default, breach, or claim by BDE. Foreclosure or transfer of 10NZ’s membership interest under the Slide Pledge is limited to the equity transfers contemplated by the Equity Slide and the Full Wipe-Out provision below.
In accordance with Article 17 of the LOI, BDE and 10NZ expressly agree that the rights, obligations, terms and conditions set forth in Article 2.3(e) of the LOI are hereby superseded in their entirety and replaced by the rights, obligations, terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and Article 2.3(e) of the LOI shall be of no further force or effect.
5.3 Repayment Window. The Company shall repay the Loan in full no later than the Repayment Deadline, with such repayment to be funded entirely by a corresponding capital call (the “Capital Call”) to 10NZ, which Capital Call shall be deemed made by the Managers and delivered to 10NZ as of the Closing without further action of any kind by the Company, the Managers or Members. No Equity Slide will accrue before the Repayment Deadline.
5.4 Equity Slide Mechanic. If 10NZ fails to fund or repay the entire Loan by the Repayment Deadline (a “Payment Default”), then 10NZ’ initial 50% Membership Interest in the Company shall transfer to BDE at a rate of 10% per month, prorated daily, for each month of continuing default (such transfers the “Equity Slide”). Any such transfer of equity to BDE shall be deemed vested immediately and regardless of subsequent payment by 10NZ of Loan principal or interest. In the event of a Payment Default, the Capital Call shall automatically be scaled down dollar-for-dollar in proportion to the Equity Slide such that the total project capital remains $10,000,000 and each member’s capital account aligns with its then-current ownership percentage. The Equity Slide shall cease upon funding of the scaled Capital Call required to cure the default with the date of such funding being the Cure Date. If the Payment Default continues for five months, BDE shall own 100% of the Membership Interests and 10NZ shall own 0%.
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5.5 Illustrative Example. By way of example, if 10NZ has $100,000 of capital contributed to date and the Loan is outstanding, assuming Closing on June 15, 2026 and a Repayment Deadline of September 13, 2026, if 10NZ funds its capital call on November 13, 2026 (two full months late):
(a) equity slides 20 percentage points, resulting in BDE 70% / 10NZ 30%;
(b) BDE’s target capital at 70% is $7,000,000, so $2,000,000 of the Loan principal reclassifies as additional BDE equity;
(c) 10NZ’s target capital at 30% is $3,000,000, so 10NZ’s capital call is $2,900,000; and
(d) 10NZ funds $2,900,000 to the Company, the Company repays BDE $2,900,000 of the Loan, and the remaining $2,000,000 of Loan principal is extinguished via conversion to BDE equity.
4.5 Full Wipe-Out. If 10NZ has not funded the Capital Call (as scaled down per Section 5.4) within five (5) months of the Repayment Deadline, 10NZ’s equity in the Company shall have transferred in full to BDE under the Equity Slide Mechanic, resulting in BDE owning 100% of the Membership Interests and 10NZ owning 0%, and the BDE Loan shall be fully extinguished against BDE’s 100% equity stake.
ARTICLE 6
COMPANY PROFITS, LOSSES AND DISTRIBUTIONS
6.1 Generally. Except as otherwise unanimously approved by the Members, available cash shall be distributed in the following order: first, to debt service and required payments; second, to reserves reasonably established by the Manager and approved by both Members; third, to tax distributions as determined in good faith; and thereafter to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Membership Interest Percentages as adjusted from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all profits and losses of the Company and all Company income, gains, deductions, losses and credits for federal income tax purposes shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and/or any successor statute(s).
6.2 Limitation on Distributions.
(a) The Company may not make a distribution to a Member or Assignee if it would render the Company insolvent, determined in accordance with relevant provisions of the Code.
(b) The Members shall look solely to the assets of the Company for any distributions, including liquidating distributions. If the assets of the Company remaining after the payment or discharge, or the provision for payment or discharge, of the Company liabilities are insufficient to make any distributions, no Member has any recourse against the separate assets of any other Member.
6.3 No Right to Partition or Distributions in Kind. No Member has any right, and waives any right that it might otherwise have had, to cause any Company property to be partitioned and/or distributed in kind. Except as a Majority-in-Interest may deem appropriate pursuant to Section 8.2 (relating to liquidation), the Company may not make any distributions in kind.
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6.4 Recovery of Erroneous Distributions. If the Company has, pursuant to any clear and manifest accounting or similar error, distributed to any Member an amount in excess of the amount to which the Member is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, the Member shall reimburse the Company to the extent of such excess, without interest, within 30 days after demand by the Company, failing which the Company shall have a right to offset the excessive amount against the Member’s right to future distributions.
6.5 Excluded Assets- Solar T60. The Solar Taurus 60 gas turbine generator set located at the Cowtown Site (the “Solar T60”) is expressly excluded from the assets contributed to or owned by the Company and shall be retained by 10NZ.
(a) Purchase Price Allocation. The Solar T60 shall be allocated no separate stated value in the Cowtown Site purchase, with the full $10,000,000 purchase price allocated to the Cowtown Site real property and remaining improvements for purposes of the Company’s tax basis. 10NZ accepts the Solar T60 at a corresponding $0 tax basis and assumes any future tax consequences (including §1245 recapture) upon sale or disposition.
(b) Removal. 10NZ shall have the right, but not the obligation, to remove the Solar T60 from the Cowtown Site within one hundred eighty (180) days following the Closing, at 10NZ’s sole cost and expense.
(c) Post-Removal-Window Storage. If 10NZ has not removed the Solar T60 by the end of the 180-day window, 10NZ may continue to store the unit on-site indefinitely at a fair market storage rate to be paid by 10NZ to the Company, with the rate set by reference to comparable industrial equipment storage rates in the local market.
(d) Insurance and Risk of Loss. 10NZ shall maintain customary property insurance covering the Solar T60 at all times from Closing through removal (and during any post-removal-window storage period), naming the Company as an additional insured. Risk of loss for the Solar T60 remains with 10NZ throughout.
(e) Disposition Proceeds. Upon any disposition, sale, or transfer of the Solar T60 by 10NZ (or any 10NZ-affiliated successor in interest) at any time and in perpetuity, 10NZ shall pay BDE twenty percent (20%) of the gross proceeds within thirty (30) days of receipt. For non-cash dispositions (including contributions to affiliated entities, in-kind transfers, or trade-ins), gross proceeds shall be the fair market value of the Solar T60 at the time of transfer, determined in good faith by the parties or, if disputed, by an independent appraiser jointly selected. Insurance proceeds received by 10NZ on account of casualty or loss of the Solar T60 are not subject to this provision.
6.6 BDE Walk Rights — 10NZ Disclosure Defects. If, prior to the Closing, BDE’s diligence reveals a material defect, misrepresentation, or undisclosed matter (a) attributable to 10NZ, (b) arising from information or disclosures made by 10NZ to BDE, or (c) that 10NZ knew or reasonably should have known and failed to disclose (each, a “10NZ Disclosure Defect”), BDE may, upon written notice to 10NZ, terminate this LOI. In such event, (i) any portion of Tranche 1 still held in Escrow shall be returned to BDE; (ii) the $1,000,000 Deposit, to the extent forfeited or unrecoverable from the seller, shall be borne by 10NZ; and (iii) 10NZ shall reimburse BDE for reasonable third-party diligence costs incurred.
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6.7 Seller-Side Defects. If, prior to the Closing, the parties identify a material defect, misrepresentation, or breach (a) attributable to the seller of the Cowtown Site, (b) arising from seller disclosures or seller representations in the PSA, or (c) constituting a seller breach of the PSA (each, a “Seller Defect”), both Members shall jointly pursue the seller for cure, specific performance, deposit recovery, or damages, as appropriate. Costs of joint pursuit shall be shared 50/50 between the parties. For the avoidance of doubt, information and documents originating from the seller that 10NZ delivers to BDE without modification or material summary shall be deemed Seller disclosures and not 10NZ disclosures, except to the extent 10NZ knew or reasonably should have known of any inaccuracy or omission therein.
6.8 Loss Allocation on Seller Defect. If joint pursuit of the seller does not result in cure or full recovery, and the transaction does not close as a result of a Seller Defect: (i) any portion of Tranche 1 still held in Escrow shall be returned to BDE; (ii) the $1,000,000 Deposit, to the extent forfeited or unrecoverable, shall be shared 50/50 between the parties (with 10NZ’s share offset against 10NZ’s $100,000 of development capital to the extent available); and (iii) each party shall bear its own diligence costs.
ARTICLE 7
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
7.1 Transfer By Member.
(a) Restriction on Transfer. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Article 7, a Member shall not Transfer a Membership Interest to any Person and any attempted Transfer shall be ineffective to Transfer any such Interest, unless a Majority in Interest of the non-transferring Members consent to the Transfer. The transferee of a Membership Interest shall become an Assignee unless all of the non-transferring Members shall consent in writing to the transferee becoming a Member.
(b) Permitted Transfers; Slide Pledge. A Member may, without the consent of any other Member, Transfer all or a portion of such Member’s Membership Interest to an entity owned and controlled by such Member or its applicable principal for estate planning, reorganization or similar purposes, provided that the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by this Agreement. In addition, 10NZ grants and permits a limited pledge or deemed transfer solely to implement the Equity Slide Mechanic described in Article 5. Any subsequent Transfer by a permitted transferee remains subject to this Article 7.
(c) Status of Transferee. A transferee who has not been admitted to the Company as a Member, shall be deemed an Assignee and shall have only the right to receive the share of Profits, Losses, cash distributions, Capital Account, and Liquidation Proceeds attributable to the transferred Membership Interests, but shall not have the right to vote on any matter, bind the Company to any agreement, participate in management, review the Company’s books and records, or have any other right. Except where provided otherwise herein, the Membership Interest of an Assignee shall be treated in the same manner as the Membership Interest of a Member controlled by the former spouse of a Divorced Principal pursuant to the provisions of 7.3(c) below.
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7.2 Prohibited Transfers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Transfer may be made of a Member’s Interest or any portion thereof or any issuance of a Membership Interest to the extent that any such Transfer or issuance: (a) would result in the termination of the Company for federal income tax purposes (except with the consent of the Managers, (b) would violate any federal or state securities laws, (c) is made to a Person who does not agree to be subject to the terms of this Agreement, and in the case of a Person that is an entity, such owners of the entity do not agree to be subject to the terms of this Agreement, (d) is made to a Person who does not agree to execute such documents as the Managers may reasonably require to reflect the Person agreeing to be subject to the terms of this Agreement, (e) would cause a default under the terms of any indebtedness of the Company or would otherwise violate the terms of any agreement between the Company and another party, or (f) is made to a minor or to a Person who is incompetent or insane; and any attempted assignment in violation hereof shall be ineffective to transfer any such Interest. Any Transfer of a Member’s Interest in the Company or issuance of an Interest in contravention of this Agreement (a “Prohibited Transfer”) shall be null and void and if a Member attempts to make a Prohibited Transfer, then the Managers shall be entitled to take any and all action which may be necessary or appropriate to defeat or prevent the Prohibited Transfer. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company and the Members shall treat a Prohibited Transfer as void and shall recognize the assignor as continuing to be the owner of the Membership Interest that was purportedly Transferred. If the Company is required by law to recognize a Prohibited Transfer, the transferee shall be denied the rights of a Member to the fullest extent permitted under the Code. Any person who becomes a Member by Transfer assumes all of the obligations of his transferor, including without limitation liabilities unknown to the transferee at the time the transferee became a Member. The Members may enter into an agreement concerning the assignment and transfer of their Membership Interests.
7.3 Basis Adjustment. Upon the transfer of all or part of a Membership Interest in the Company, at the request of the transferee of the interest, the Managers may, in their sole discretion, cause the Company to elect, pursuant to Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code or the corresponding provisions of subsequent law, to adjust the basis of the Company properties as provided in Sections 734 and 743 of the Internal Revenue Code.
7.7 Effect of Equity Slide. Any transfer, pledge, assignment or deemed transfer necessary to implement the Equity Slide Mechanic shall be deemed authorized by this Agreement and shall not constitute a Prohibited Transfer, provided that the transfer is limited to the Membership Interest adjustment expressly contemplated by Article 5.
ARTICLE 8
DISSOLUTION LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION
8.1 Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (i) the adoption by the Managers and approval by all of the Members of a resolution providing that the Company shall be dissolved as of the date specified therein; or (ii) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under Article 6.02 of the Code.
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8.2 Liquidation. Upon dissolution of the Company, the Company shall continue solely for the purpose of winding up its business and affairs as soon as reasonably practicable. Promptly after the dissolution of the Company, the Managers shall designate one or more Managers or other persons (the “Liquidating Trustees”) to accomplish the winding up of the business and affairs of the Company. Upon their designation, the Liquidating Trustees shall immediately commence to wind up the affairs of the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Operating Agreement and the Code. In winding up the business and affairs of the Company, the Liquidating Trustees may take any and all actions that they determine in their sole discretion to be in the best interests of the Members. It is expressly understood and agreed that a reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly liquidation of the assets of the Company and the satisfaction of claims against the Company so as to enable the Liquidating Trustees to minimize losses that may result from a liquidation. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Operating Agreement, to the extent distributions are made in connection with a liquidation, such distributions shall be made in accordance with Article 6 above.
ARTICLE 9
NOTICE
9.1 Form of Notice. Whenever under law, the Certificate of Formation or this Operating Agreement any notice (including, but not limited to, notice of annual and special meetings) is required to be delivered to any Member or Manager, such notice shall be given personally (including, but not limited to, written notice delivered personally or telephonic notice) or in writing, by mail, postage prepaid, by electronic mail or facsimile transmission addressed to such Member or Manager at the address, telephone number, email address or fax number given for such Member or Manager in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes, or at such other address, telephone number, email address or telecopier number as the Member or Manager may specify by notice to the Managers. Any notice required or permitted to be delivered by mail shall be deemed to be delivered three days following the date when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail with correct postage affixed.
9.2 Waiver. Whenever any notice is required to be given to any Member or Manager, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person(s) entitled to such notice, whether or after the time required for the notice, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice.
ARTICLE 10
AMENDMENTS TO OPERATING AGREEMENT
10.1 Amendment by Managers. This Operating Agreement may not be amended, adopted, modified or repealed, or a new Operating Agreement adopted by the Managers.
10.2 Amendment by Members. The Members of the Company may amend, adopt, modify or repeal this Operating Agreement, or adopt a new Operating Agreement, at any duly called and held meeting of the Members at which all Members are present by the affirmative vote of all of the Members.
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ARTICLE 11
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
11.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Company shall end on December 31 of each year.
11.2 Company Records. The Managers shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal office of the Company, correct and complete books and records of account and other appropriate records of the Company. If the registered office of the Company is at any time not also the principal office of the Company, the Company shall keep in its registered office and make available to the Members on reasonable request, the street address of its principal office in which the above-described records are maintained. Alternatively, any Member shall be entitled to receive, and after no more than 10 days following a Member’s request the Manager shall provide, a copy of the correct and complete books and records of account of the Company.
11.3 Financial Information. As soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of each Company fiscal year, the Managers shall cause to be prepared and furnished to each Member, at Company expense, a balance sheet of the Company (dated as of the end of the fiscal year then ended), and a related statement of income, loss and change in financial position for the Company (for the same year). Such financial information shall reflect the beginning balance in each Member’s Capital Account as of the first day of such year, all distributions of cash made to each Member during the year, and the ending balance in each Member’s Capital Account as of the last day of the year and is not required to be audited.
11.4 Company Tax Returns. Subsequent to the close of each fiscal year of the Company, the Managers, at the expense of the Company, shall prepare or cause to be prepared all required Company tax returns and, in connection therewith, shall make any available or necessary elections (including elections with respect to the useful lives of the assets of the Company and the rates of depreciation on such assets). The Managers shall thereafter furnish the Members with all such tax information regarding the Company as is required to be set forth in each Member’s respective income tax return(s).
11.5 Tax Matters Partner. Cody Smith is hereby appointed as the Company’s point of contact with the IRS for purposes of compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and relevant federal regulations.
11.6 Partnership Tax Treatment; Section 754 Election. The Members intend that the Company be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Capital accounts shall be maintained in accordance with applicable Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Manager may cause the Company to make an election under Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code where permitted and reasonably advisable.
11.7 Confidentiality. Each Member shall maintain the confidentiality of non-public Company information and transaction information, subject to disclosure required by law, court order, regulatory process, financing sources, professional advisors, or as otherwise approved in writing by the Members.
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
12.1 Resignation. Any manager or agent may resign by giving written notice to any Member or other Manager. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, or immediately if no time is specified therein. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
12.2 Construction. Whenever the context so requires herein, the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter, and the singular shall include the plural, and conversely. If any part of this Operating Agreement shall be held invalid or inoperative for any reason, then, as is possible and reasonable, the remaining part shall be valid and operative, and effect shall be given so far as possibly consistent with the intent manifested by the part held invalid or inoperative. This Agreement shall not be construed against any party by reason of that party having drafted the Agreement or any part of it.
12.3 Binding Effect. Subject to the restrictions on dispositions set forth in this Operating Agreement, this Operating Agreement is binding on and inures to the benefit of the Members and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
12.4 Dispute Resolution. All disputes between the Members or the Managers shall be addressed first through good-faith negotiation among the Members. If the dispute is not resolved through negotiation, either Member may initiate non-binding mediation, with the costs of such mediation shared equally between 10NZ and BDE. If the dispute is not resolved at mediation, either party may initiate arbitration under AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules, to be finally resolved by a single arbitrator in a reasoned, final, and binding decision that determines all matters in dispute and designates the Prevailing Party. The ‘Prevailing Party” shall mean the party in dispute who substantially prevails on the principal disputed issues or obtains the greater relief in the arbitration. The above notwithstanding, no negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or dispute process shall confer on any Member management authority over the Company or limit the Manager’s sole authority to direct Company activities except as expressly provided in this Agreement. The party who is not the prevailing party shall be responsible for all costs and expenses of the arbitration, including the prevailing party’s legal fees.
12.5 Governing Law; Venue; Specific Performance. THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICT-OF-LAWS RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT REFER THE GOVERNANCE OR CONSTRUCTION OF THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT TO THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. Subject to the arbitration provisions applicable to deadlocks and disputes, venue for any permitted court proceeding shall be in Tarrant County, Texas. The Members acknowledge that breaches of this Agreement may cause irreparable harm and that specific performance and injunctive relief may be available in addition to any other remedies.
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12.6 Further Assurances. In connection with this Operating Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, each Member shall execute and deliver any additional documents and instruments and perform any additional acts that may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and perform the provisions of this Operating Agreement and those transactions.
12.7 Headings. The headings used in this Operating Agreement have been inserted for administrative convenience only and do not constitute matters to be construed in interpretation and construction of this Operating Agreement.
ARTICLE 13
RECIPROCAL SITE PARTICIPATION
13.1 10NZ Participation in BDE Site. BDE commits to offering 10NZ the opportunity to partner with BDE on one additional site within BDE’s development pipeline (the “Reciprocal Site”). The Reciprocal Site shall be selected by mutual agreement of the parties, with BDE sharing reasonable diligence materials on candidate sites upon request by 10NZ.
13.2 Reciprocal Site Terms. Commercial terms, ownership percentage, capital contributions, and governance for 10NZ’s participation in the Reciprocal Site shall be negotiated in good faith and documented in a separate term sheet or LOI, with target structure substantially symmetric to the arrangement contemplated herein. Failure to agree on Reciprocal Site terms shall not affect the binding nature of this Article 13.
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CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, being all the Managers and Members of the Company, hereby certify that the foregoing Operating Agreement was duly adopted and effective as of the 28th day of May, 2026.
| MEMBERS: | ||
| 10NetZero, Inc. | ||
| /s/ Joel Fulford | ||
| Name: | Joel Fulford | |
| Title: | President | |
| Big Digital Energy, Inc. | ||
| /s/ Cody Smith | ||
| Name: | Cody Smith | |
| Title: | COO | |
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| EXHIBIT “A” | |||
| MEMBER | ADDRESS | ||
| 10NetZero, Inc. | |||
| c/o Joel Fulford | |||
| President | |||
| With a copy to: | Caleb Rawls | ||
| Rawls Law Office, P.C. | |||
| 3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200 | |||
| Dallas, TX 75234 caleb@calebrawlslaw.com |
| Big Digital Energy, Inc. | |||
| c/o Cody Smith | |||
| Chief Operating Officer | |||
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| With a copy to: | Big Digital Energy, Inc. | ||
| c/o Kaliste Saloom | |||
| General Counsel | |||
| 950 Railroad Ave. | |||
| Midland, PA 15059 | |||
| kaliste.saloom@bigdigital.energy |
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EXHIBIT “B”
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PERCENTAGES
| MEMBERSHIP INTEREST MEMBER PERCENTAGE |
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| 10NetZero, Inc. | 50% |
| Big Digital Energy, Inc. | 50% |
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Exhibit 10.7
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Loan and Security Agreement (this “Agreement”) is executed by and among Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lender”), Texas Load House, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Borrower”) and 10NetZero, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“10NetZero”) effective as of July 14, 2026. Lender, Borrower and 10NetZero may be referred to herein collectively as the “Parties.” The Parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS
When used in this Agreement, the capitalized terms set forth below shall have the definitions assigned to such terms below:
“Collateral” means all of 10NetZero’s right, title, and interest in and to the Membership Interests of Borrower, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including all economic rights, distributions, proceeds, profits, certificates, securities, instruments, replacements, substitutions, and all proceeds of the foregoing, in each case to the fullest extent assignable or enforceable under the Operating Agreement and applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral is pledged solely to effectuate the Equity Slide Mechanic and the Full Wipe-Out provision described in Article 5 of the Operating Agreement, consistent with Section 2.3(f) of the binding Letter of Intent dated May 20, 2026 between Lender and 10NetZero (the “LOI”).
“Default” means any of the events specified in the section of this Agreement titled “Events of Default” that, with the passage of time or giving of notice or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Loan” means the loan made to Borrower by Lender under this Agreement.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, each agreement or document now or hereafter executed and delivered by any Person to evidence or secure the Obligations, and each other instrument, agreement, and document now or hereafter executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement or the Loan.
“Maximum Rate” means the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time, or from time to time, may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged, or received on the Loan under the laws which are presently in effect of the United States and the State of Texas applicable to Lender and such indebtedness.
“Obligations” means all present and future indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations of Borrower to Lender arising under or relating to the Loan Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including principal, interest, default interest, fees, costs, expenses, indemnities, enforcement costs, attorneys’ fees, and all extensions, renewals, modifications, and replacements thereof.
“Obligors” means Borrower and 10NetZero, and “Obligor” means either of them.
“Operating Agreement” means that certain operating agreement of Borrower executed contemporaneously herewith reflecting total capitalization of $10,000,000 and 50/50 membership interests held by Lender and 10NetZero.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, or unincorporated organization or a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
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“Purchase Agreement” means that certain Commercial Contract dated May 12, 2026, by and between Borrower and Century Oaks Independence Farms, LLC, demising the premises located at 2800 CR 326, Cleburne, Texas and more particularly described in the Purchase Agreement;
“Termination Date” means the date on which all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted) have been indefeasibly paid, performed, or discharged in full, as mutually agreed by the parties in writing. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall automatically terminate on the Termination Date, except for provisions that by their terms are intended to survive termination.
Section 2. LOAN
2.1 Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender shall make a loan to Borrower in the principal amount of FOUR MILLION NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($4,900,000)
(i) Repayment of the Loan. Borrower shall pay to Lender all outstanding principal, accrued interest, fees, costs, expenses, and all other Obligations on or before the Maturity Date and otherwise in accordance with Article 5 of the Operating Agreement. The Loan shall bear interest at the short-term Applicable Federal Rate in effect on the date the Loan is funded, computed on an actual/360-day basis, with accrued interest payable in full at maturity together with principal. All outstanding principal and accrued interest shall be due and payable in full ninety (90) days following the closing under the Purchase Agreement (the “Maturity Date”). In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Operating Agreement or the LOI with respect to the Loan, the Collateral, or the rights and remedies of the Parties, the Operating Agreement and the LOI shall control. All payments shall be applied first to costs and expenses, then to accrued interest, then to principal, unless Lender otherwise elects in writing.
2.2 Disbursement of Loan. Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes Lender to disburse the proceeds of the Loan in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds into escrow with Bluebonnet Abstract and Title, Angela Marek escrow officer, as necessary to close the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
2.3 Conditions Precedent to Funding. Lender’s obligation to fund the Loan is subject to Lender’s receipt and approval of executed Loan Documents, organizational authority documents for Borrower and 10NetZero, good standing certificates, UCC and lien search results, filed UCC financing statements, escrow instructions acceptable to Lender, evidence that the Operating Agreement permits the pledge and enforcement of the Collateral, and any certificates, transfer powers, assignments, consents, or issuer acknowledgments reasonably requested by Lender.
Section 3. GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS
3.1 Prepayment of Loan. Borrower shall be permitted to prepay the Loan at any time without penalty.
3.2 Manner of Payment. All payments shall be made to Lender by wire transfer to an account designated by Lender in immediately available funds, and shall be made without any setoff, counterclaim, or deduction whatsoever.
3.3 Maximum Interest. The Parties intend to strictly comply with any applicable usury laws. Accordingly, in no event shall any Obligor be obligated to pay, or Lender have any right or privilege to reserve, receive, or retain, any interest in excess of the Maximum Rate. If the interest charged under this Agreement should ever exceed the Maximum Rate, then the rate at which interest shall accrue shall automatically be fixed by operation of this sentence at the Maximum Rate and shall remain fixed at the Maximum Rate until the Obligations have been paid in full.
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Section 4. RESERVED
Section 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BORROWER & 10NETZERO
5.1 Representations and Warranties. Borrower and 10NetZero each represent and warrant to Lender as follows:
(a) Organization; Power; Qualification. Each is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization and is authorized to do business in each state in which the nature of its properties or its activities requires such authorization.
(b) Authorization; Enforceability. Each has the power and authority to, and is duly authorized to, execute and deliver the Loan Documents to be executed by Borrower or 10NetZero. All of the Loan Documents to which Borrower or 10NetZero is a party constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligations of Borrower and 10NetZero, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws of general application relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.
(c) Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, nor consummation of any of the transactions therein contemplated nor compliance with the terms and provisions thereof, will contravene any provision of law or any judgment, decree, license, order, or permit applicable to Borrower or 10NetZero or will conflict with, or will result in any breach of, any agreement to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or 10NetZero may be bound or subject, or violate any provision of the organizational documents of Borrower or 10NetZero.
(d) Survival of Representations. All representations and warranties by Borrower and 10NetZero herein shall be deemed to have been made on the date hereof.
(e) Collateral and Operating Agreement. 10NetZero owns the Collateral free and clear of all liens other than the security interest granted to Lender, and the pledge, perfection, foreclosure, Equity Slide, transfer, and exercise of Lender’s rights with respect to the Collateral are permitted by the Operating Agreement and the organizational documents of Borrower and 10NetZero.
Section 6. SECURITY INTEREST AND COLLATERAL COVENANTS
6.1 Security Interest. To secure the payment and performance of the Obligations, 10NetZero pledges 100% of its right, title and interest in the Collateral, in each case solely to effectuate the Equity Slide Mechanic and the Full Wipe-Out provision described in Article 5 of the Operating Agreement. The security interest granted herein shall not be enforceable as a remedy for any other default, breach, or claim, and any foreclosure upon or transfer of the Collateral is limited to the equity transfers contemplated by the Equity Slide Mechanic and the Full Wipe-Out provision, consistent with Section 2.3(f) of the LOI.
6.2 Perfection; Further Assurances. 10NetZero authorizes Lender to file UCC financing statements and amendments describing the Collateral and shall execute and deliver all certificates, transfer powers, issuer acknowledgments, amendments to the Operating Agreement, consents, and other documents reasonably requested by Lender to create, perfect, maintain, protect, and enforce Lender’s security interest in the Collateral.
6.3 Ownership; Defense of Title. 10NetZero shall defend its title in and to the Collateral and shall defend the security interest of Lender in the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons. 10NetZero shall not amend, restate, supplement, or waive any provision of the Operating Agreement in any manner that impairs the pledge, perfection, priority, enforcement, or value of the Collateral without Lender’s prior written consent.
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6.4 Release of Collateral. Upon the Termination Date, (a) Lender’s security interest in the Collateral shall automatically terminate, without further action by any party, and the power of attorney granted under Section 10.3 shall automatically terminate; and (b) to the extent any Collateral remains subject to Lender’s security interest as of the Termination Date (which is not secured by operation of a separate security agreement other than this Agreement), Lender shall, within 10 (ten) business days after the Termination Date, execute and deliver to 10NetZero such UCC-3 termination statements as are reasonably necessary to release Lender’s security interest of record and return any certificates, transfer powers, or other possessory Collateral then held by Lender. If Lender fails to comply within such period, 10NetZero is authorized to file any UCC-3 termination statement on Lender’s behalf.
Section 7. RESERVED
Section 8. RESERVED
Section 9. NEGATIVE COVENANT
So long as this Agreement shall be in effect or any of the Obligations shall be outstanding, 10NetZero covenants and agrees to not, directly or indirectly, create, assume, or permit or suffer to exist or to be created or assumed any Lien on any of the Collateral.
Section 10. DEFAULT
10.1 Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default: (a) Borrower or 10NetZero fails to pay any Obligation when due; (b) Borrower or 10NetZero breaches any covenant or agreement under any Loan Document; (c) any representation or warranty made by Borrower or 10NetZero is false or misleading in any material respect; (d) Lender’s security interest in the Collateral ceases to be valid, perfected, or first priority, except as expressly permitted by Lender in writing; (e) 10NetZero transfers, encumbers, or agrees to transfer or encumber any Collateral without Lender’s prior written consent; (f) Borrower or 10NetZero becomes insolvent, makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, commences or becomes subject to a bankruptcy or similar proceeding, or dissolves or liquidates.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Default or Event of Default shall arise from any act, omission, breach, or failure to perform to the extent caused solely by Lender’s action or inaction in its capacity as Manager of Borrower, except to the extent such act, omission, breach, or failure results from the breach of this Agreement by Borrower or 10NetZero.
10.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender’s sole remedy shall be the Equity Slide and Full Wipe-Out as those terms are defined in the Operating Agreement, exercised in accordance with Article 5 thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document: (a) 10NetZero is not a borrower, co-borrower, guarantor, or surety of the Obligations and shall have no personal liability for the payment or performance of the Obligations; (b) Lender’s sole recourse against 10NetZero and its assets is limited to the Collateral, and then only through and to the extent of the Equity Slide Mechanic and the Full Wipe-Out provision of the Operating Agreement; and (c) Lender shall not seek, obtain, or enforce any deficiency, money judgment, acceleration, attachment, garnishment, or other remedy against 10NetZero or any of its assets other than the Collateral as so limited. Nothing in this Section limits Borrower’s obligation to repay the Obligations.
10.3 Power of Attorney. 10NetZero hereby irrevocably designates, makes, constitutes, and appoints Lender and each Person designated by Lender from time to time as its true and lawful attorney and agent in fact to act in the name of 10NetZero, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to transfer into the name of Lender only that portion of the Collateral that has actually transferred to Lender pursuant to the Equity Slide Mechanic or the Full Wipe-Out provision as of the applicable date, determined in accordance with Article 5 of the Operating Agreement. This power is coupled with an interest, is irrevocable, and shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been paid and performed in full.
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10.4 Additional Provisions Concerning Rights and Remedies.
(a) Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence of all obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Waiver of Marshaling. 10NetZero hereby waives any right to require any marshaling of assets and any similar right.
Section 11. MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Notices.
(a) Method of Communication. All notices and the communications hereunder and thereunder shall be in writing. Notices in writing shall be delivered personally or sent by overnight courier service, first class mail, postage pre-paid, e-mail, or by facsimile transmission, and shall be deemed received, in the case of personal delivery, when delivered, in the case of overnight courier service, on the next business day after delivery to such service, in the case of mailing, on the third day after mailing (or, if such day is a day on which deliveries of mail are not made, on the next succeeding day on which deliveries of mail are made) and, in the case of e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon transmittal.
(b) Addresses for Notices. Notices to any party shall be sent to it at the following addresses, or any other address of which all the other parties are notified in writing.
If to Borrower or 10NetZero:
| c/o Joel Fulford | ||
| ____________________ | ||
| ____________________ | ||
| With a copy to: | Caleb Rawls | |
| Rawls Law Office, P.C. | ||
| 3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200 | ||
| Dallas, TX 75234 caleb@calebrawlslaw.com |
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| If to Lender: | Big Digital Energy, Inc. c/o |
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| With a copy to: | Big Digital Energy, Inc. | |
| c/o Kaliste Saloom General Counsel 950 Railroad Ave. |
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| Midland, PA 15059 kaliste.saloom@bigdigital.energy |
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11.2 Assignment. All the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that neither Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the other Parties’ prior written consent.
11.3 Amendments. Any term, covenant, agreement, or condition of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents may be amended or waived, and any departure therefrom may be consented to if, but only if, such amendment, waiver, or consent is in writing signed by Lender and, in the case of an amendment, by Borrower and 10NetZero. Unless otherwise specified in such waiver or consent, a waiver or consent given hereunder shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
11.4 Further Cooperation. Borrower and 10NetZero shall further cooperate with Lender’s requests for additional documents Lender reasonably deems necessary or desirable to effectuate the Loan, the security interest in the Collateral, or any other term of this Agreement.
11.5 All Powers Coupled with Interest. All powers of attorney and other authorizations granted to Lender pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid.
11.6 Severability of Provisions; Requirements of Law. The Parties intend for this Agreement to comply with all Requirements of Law. However, in the event any provision of this Agreement is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such provision shall as to such jurisdiction be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties will thereafter remedy or revise such prohibited or unenforceable provision to the extent required to make the affected Loan Document compliant with the Requirements of Law and effectuate the parties’ rights and obligations under this Agreement.
11.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas other than its conflict of laws principles.
11.8 Jury Waiver. BORROWER, 10NETZERO AND LENDER HEREBY VOLUNTARILY, KNOWINGLY, IRREVOCABLY, AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) BETWEEN OR AMONG THEM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT.
11.9 Attorney Fees, Costs, and Expenses. Borrower shall reimburse Lender for all reasonable attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in amending due to the request or actions of 10NetZero, waiving, enforcing, or collecting, the Loan Documents, the Obligations, or the Collateral. The prevailing party in any litigation arising under or related to this Agreement shall also be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all reasonable attorney fees, court costs, deposition costs, and other costs and expenses of such litigation.
11.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and shall be binding upon all parties, their successors and assigns, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. A facsimile or digital copy of any signed Loan Document, including this Agreement, shall be deemed to be an original thereof.
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THIS WRITTEN LOAN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
| Big Digital Energy, Inc., | ||
| a Delaware corporation | ||
| /S/ Cody Smith | ||
| By: | Cody Smith | |
| Its: | COO | |
| Texas Load House, LLC, | ||
| a Texas limited liability company | ||
| By: | Big Digital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation | |
| Its: | Manager | |
| By: | /s/ Cody Smith | |
| Cody Smith, COO | ||
| 10NetZero, Inc., | ||
| a Delaware corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Joel Fulford | |
| Name: | Joel Fulford | |
| Title: | President | |
Exhibit 10.8
SIDE AGREEMENT REGARDING INTERIM MANAGEMENT
OF
TEXAS LOAD HOUSE, LLC
This Side Agreement Regarding Interim Management (this “Side Agreement”) is entered into effective as of the 14th day of July, 2026 (the “Side Agreement Effective Date”), by and between 10NetZero, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“10NZ”), and Big Digital Energy, Inc. (“BDE”), who together constitute all of the Members of Texas Load House, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Company”). 10NZ and BDE are referred to herein each as a “Party” and together as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
A. The Parties are parties to that certain Binding Letter of Intent — Cowtown Site Joint Venture dated May 20, 2026 (the “LOI”). Section 5.1 of the LOI provides that 10NZ shall serve as Manager and day-to-day Operator of the Company and that major decisions shall require the consent of both Members. Section 17 of the LOI provides that the governance terms of the LOI are fixed and not subject to renegotiation in the definitive agreements except by mutual written consent.
B. Concurrently herewith or on or about the date hereof, the Parties are entering into that certain Operating Agreement of Texas Load House, LLC (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Operating Agreement”), pursuant to which BDE will serve as the sole Manager of the Company. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Side Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Operating Agreement, including without limitation “Loan,” “LSA,” “Capital Call,” “Repayment Deadline,” “Equity Slide,” and “Cure Date” as used in Article 5 of the Operating Agreement.
C. BDE shall serve as the sole Manager of the Company solely as an interim, protective accommodation pending (a) 10NZ’s funding of its required Capital Call and (b) the final cash repayment of the Loan in accordance with Article 5 of the Operating Agreement. For purposes of this Side Agreement, the Loan shall be deemed “finally satisfied in full” only upon (i) BDE’s receipt in immediately available funds of all outstanding principal, accrued interest, and all other amounts then due and payable under the Loan and the Loan and Security Agreement, or (ii) the occurrence of the Cure Date under Section 5.4 of the Operating Agreement, but only if, on or before such Cure Date, BDE has received in immediately available funds all outstanding principal, accrued interest, and all other amounts then due and payable under the Loan and the Loan and Security Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, neither the occurrence of a Cure Date nor any extinguishment, reduction, deemed repayment, satisfaction, or discharge of Loan obligations through the issuance of equity, conversion of indebtedness into equity, operation of the Equity Slide, dilution of 10NZ’s Membership Interest, or any other non-cash adjustment or mechanism shall constitute final satisfaction in full of the Loan for purposes of this Side Agreement or trigger the Reversion Date, unless expressly approved by BDE in a written instrument signed by BDE.
The Parties further acknowledge and agree that any Cure Date occurring without full cash repayment of the Loan shall affect only those economic rights and consequences expressly set forth in Section 5.4 of the Operating Agreement and shall not, by itself, restore or reinstate 10NZ as Manager, day-to-day operator, or holder of any management, governance, consent, approval, or veto rights suspended during the Interim Period. Management shall revert only upon final satisfaction in full of the Loan as expressly defined herein or as otherwise agreed by BDE in writing.
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D. 10NZ shall serve as the day-to-day operator of the Company and shall be responsible for implementing the Company’s ordinary-course operations, including coordinating site development activities, vendors, contractors, project administration, and other routine operational matters, in each case subject to the budget, approval rights, limitations on authority, and governance requirements set forth in the Operating Agreement and this Side Agreement.
E. The Parties enter into this Side Agreement to document that interim arrangement, to provide for the automatic reversion of management upon final satisfaction in full of the Loan as described in Recital C and Section 2, and to preserve 10NZ’s governance rights under the LOI. This Side Agreement is adopted by the unanimous written agreement of all Members pursuant to Section 10.2 of the Operating Agreement solely to the extent expressly set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Interim Management by BDE. BDE shall serve as the sole Manager of the Company only during the period beginning on the Side Agreement Effective Date and ending on the Reversion Date (as defined below) (such period, the “Interim Period”). BDE’s service as Manager is a temporary, protective accommodation relating solely to the outstanding Loan and 10NZ’s unfunded Capital Call, is not a permanent governance arrangement, shall not constitute a waiver, amendment, or renegotiation of Section 5.1 of the LOI except as expressly and temporarily provided herein, and shall not establish any course of dealing or precedent.
2. Reversion Date. The “Reversion Date” means the date on which the Loan has been finally satisfied in full as described in Recital C or BDE’s express written agreement that the Loan has been finally satisfied in full for purposes of this Side Agreement and that the Reversion Date has occurred. For the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of a Cure Date under Section 5.4 of the Operating Agreement shall not constitute final satisfaction in full of the Loan or trigger the Reversion Date unless BDE agrees otherwise in writing. Any extinguishment, reduction, deemed repayment, conversion into BDE equity, Equity Slide, dilution of 10NZ’s Membership Interest, or other non-cash satisfaction of any portion of the Loan shall affect only the economic consequences expressly provided in Article 4 of the Operating Agreement and shall not automatically restore 10NZ’s status as Manager, day-to-day operator, or holder of any management approval right suspended during the Interim Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Reversion Date shall occur if, prior thereto, 10NZ has ceased to own any Membership Interest in the Company pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Operating Agreement (Full Wipe-Out). The Parties further acknowledge and agree that any Cure Date occurring without full cash, or BDE approved-in-writing equipment, repayment of the Loan shall affect only those economic rights and consequences expressly set forth in Section 4.5 of the Operating Agreement and shall not, by itself, restore or reinstate 10NZ as a Manager, or holder of any management, governance, consent, approval, or veto rights suspended during the Interim Period.
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3. Automatic Reversion of Management. On the Reversion Date, automatically, instantly, and without the requirement of any further action, vote, consent, notice, meeting, resolution, signature, or instrument of any kind by the Company, the Manager, or any Member:
(a) BDE’s status as sole Manager shall immediately terminate as a matter of law, and BDE shall cease to hold sole or exclusive management authority;
(b) 10NZ shall be, and shall be deemed for all purposes to be, immediately appointed and fully reinstated as a Manager;
(c) Article 3 of the Operating Agreement shall be deemed automatically amended and restated in its entirety in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, overriding any conflicting provision in the Operating Agreement.
The reversion described in this Section 3 is strictly self-executing. From and after the Reversion Date, 10NZ is fully authorized to unilaterally notify the Company’s banks, vendors, contractors, and regulatory authorities of its reinstatement as Manager and Operator, and BDE’s failure or refusal to execute any confirmatory instruments shall not delay, impair, condition, or cloud the validity of 10NZ’s immediate assumption of management control.
Once the Reversion Date has occurred, it is final and irrevocable and shall not be unwound, rescinded, or retroactively invalidated, provided the total payments received are not less than $4.9 million dollars of the Full Repayment Amount. Any shortfall shall be reconciled by the parties.
4. Confirmation of Loan Satisfaction. If 10NZ believes in good faith that the Loan has been repaid or satisfied in full as defined in Recital C above, then 10NZ shall deliver to BDE a written notice so stating and describing the basis for such belief in reasonable detail (a “Satisfaction Notice”). The Satisfaction Notice shall request that BDE respond within ten (10) business days after receipt thereof. Within such ten (10) business-day period, BDE may either (a) countersign and return the Satisfaction Notice, or (b) deliver to 10NZ a written objection specifying in reasonable detail the amounts, if any, that BDE contends remain outstanding under the Loan or the basis on which BDE contends the Loan has not been repaid or satisfied in full. If BDE does not respond within such ten (10) business-day period, it shall be inferred that such repayment has not occurred. Any dispute regarding a Satisfaction Notice or determination of repayment or satisfaction shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions of the Operating Agreement.
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5. Information and Account Access During the Interim Period.
During the Interim Period, BDE shall
(a) keep 10NZ reasonably informed regarding the business, operations, and finances of the Company;
(b) provide 10NZ with monthly unaudited financial statements of the Company and, upon reasonable request, access to the Company’s books, records, bank account statements, and material contracts;
(c) provide 10NZ with copies of all statements, payoff calculations, and records reasonably necessary for 10NZ to determine the amounts outstanding under the Loan at any time, and
(d) true, correct, and complete copies of any and all contracts, agreements, permits, deeds, architectural or engineering plans, and any other instruments concluded, executed, or received by the Company, or otherwise related to the development of the Site or the project.
(e) 10NZ and its authorized representatives shall have the right at its costs, during normal business hours and with notice, to inspect, audit, examine, and copy all books of account, financial records, corporate governance documents, correspondence, bank statements, and technical data of the Company.
(f) Such documents and information shall be delivered to 10NZ within a reasonable time following execution or receipt by the Company, but no less than two (2) Business Days following written request by 10NZ.
(g) Exclusive Contracting in the Company’s Name. To protect the asset base and equity value of the Company, BDE, as Manager, expressly agrees that any and all contracts, arrangements, or understandings relating to the development, construction, financing, or operation of the Site or the project shall be executed exclusively in the name of, and for the sole benefit of, the Company. This restriction applies without limitation to all intellectual property rights, know-how, trade secrets, proprietary processes, software licenses, patents, trademarks, design rights, and technical specifications developed, acquired, or utilized for the Site or the project (collectively, “IP Rights”). BDE shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, enter into any agreement or acquire any asset, permit, or IP Rights related to the Site or the project in its own individual name, or in the name of any entity other than the Company.
(h) Remedies and Enforcement. The Parties acknowledge that 10NZ is agreeing to BDE’s role as sole Manager in strict reliance upon the covenants contained in this Section 5. Any contract, permit, or IP Rights entered into or acquired by BDE or its Affiliates in violation of Section (b) above shall be deemed held in a constructive trust for the exclusive benefit of the Company. BDE shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, assign and transfer any such contract, permit, or IP Rights to the Company. Any breach or failure by BDE to comply with its obligations under this Section 5 shall be handled per the dispute resolution provisions of Operating Agreement.
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6. No Frustration; Good Faith. BDE shall not take, and shall cause the Company not to take, any action a principal purpose of which is to prevent, delay, impair, or increase the cost of (a) 10NZ’s funding of the Capital Call, (b) the repayment or satisfaction of the Loan, or (c) the reversion of management described in Section 3. BDE shall accept any tender of repayment of the Loan in accordance with its terms and shall not refuse, delay, or condition any such tender. Nothing in this Side Agreement modifies the economic terms of Article 5 of the Operating Agreement, including the Loan, the Capital Call, the Equity Slide Mechanic, or the Full Wipe-Out provision, all of which remain in effect in accordance with their terms.
7. Preservation of the LOI; Priority. This Side Agreement constitutes an amendment to the Operating Agreement adopted by all of the Members pursuant to Section 15 thereof. In the event of any conflict between this Side Agreement and the Operating Agreement, this Side Agreement shall control.
8. Miscellaneous. This Side Agreement, together with the LOI and the Operating Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Side Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by both Parties. This Side Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles, and any disputes hereunder shall be resolved in the manner provided in the Operating Agreement for disputes thereunder. This Side Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and may be executed in counterparts (including by electronic signature), each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. The Parties acknowledge that a breach of this Side Agreement may cause irreparable harm and that specific performance and injunctive relief shall be available in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Side Agreement as of the Side Agreement Effective Date.
| 10NETZERO, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ S. Bryan Aulds II | |
| Name: | S. Bryan Aulds II | |
| Title: | COO / CFO | |
| Date: | July 14, 2026 | |
| BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Cody Smith | |
| Name: | Cody Smith | |
| Title: | COO | |
| Date: | July 14, 2026 | |
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EXHIBIT A
ARTICLE 3 OF THE OPERATING AGREEMENT
AS AUTOMATICALLY
AMENDED AND RESTATED ON THE REVERSION DATE
Effective automatically on the Reversion Date, Article 3 of the Operating Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3
MANAGERS
3.1 Management; Day-to-Day Operations. Except to the extent consent of the Members is required by this Agreement, (a) the powers of the Company shall be exercised by or under the authority of the Managers, and (b) the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Managers. 10NZ shall serve as the day-to-day operator of the Cowtown Site and the Company’s ordinary-course operations, subject to the budget, limitations on authority, and other governance requirements set forth in this Agreement. Any deadlock shall be resolved in the manner described in Section 3.7 below.
3.2 Number, Tenure and Qualification. The number of Managers of the Company shall be as determined from time to time by the Members, but shall not be less than one (1) and not more than three (3), and the number of Managers as of the Reversion Date shall be two (2), which Managers shall be 10NZ and BDE. Each Manager shall hold office for a period of one year or until his successor is elected and qualified, whichever is later. Managers need not be residents of the State of Texas nor Members of the Company.
3.3 Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in a Manager position may be filled by the unanimous affirmative vote of the Members having the right to vote for the election of Managers or by the affirmative vote of all of the remaining Managers.
3.4 Quorum and Voting. All of the Managers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Managers. Except as otherwise provided in the Code or in the Certificate of Formation, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Managers present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Managers.
3.5 Removal. (a) At any meeting of Members called expressly for that purpose, after compliance with procedures set forth in this Section 3.5, any Managers may be removed, for Cause only and no other reason, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Members entitled to vote for the election of Managers.
(b) For the purposes of this Operating Agreement, “Cause” shall mean that, prior to any removal pursuant to this Section 3.5, a Manager shall have committed:
(i) an intentional act or acts of fraud, embezzlement or theft constituting a felony and resulting or intended to result directly or indirectly in the gain or personal enrichment of the Manager at the expense of the Company; or
(ii) the continued, repeated, intentional or willful refusal to perform the duties associated with the manager’s position with the Company, which is not cured within 45 days following written notice to the Manager.
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For purposes of this Operating Agreement, no act or failure to act on the part of the Manager shall be deemed “intentional” if it was due primarily to an error in judgment or negligence, but shall be deemed “intentional” only if done or omitted to be done by the Manager not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.
A Manager shall not be deemed removed for Cause unless and until: (a) the Members entitled to approve such removal have adopted the approval required under this Agreement following not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Manager specifying the alleged grounds for Cause and an opportunity for the Manager, together with its counsel if desired, to be heard regarding such allegations; (b) any dispute regarding the existence of Cause, the sufficiency of such notice, the validity of the required approval, the effectiveness of the proposed removal, or the appointment of a successor Manager has been resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 3.7, if timely invoked; and (c) a successor Manager has been appointed in accordance with Section 3.3 so that management authority remains continuously vested as required by this Agreement. Nothing herein shall limit the right of the Manager to contest the validity or propriety of any determination of Cause, proposed removal, approval, notice, or related action pursuant to Section 3.7. In the event of any conflict between this Section and the provisions governing removal of a Manager, such removal provisions shall control.
For the avoidance of doubt, no determination by the Members or any other Person that Cause exists shall, by itself, result in the removal of a Manager. Any removal of a Manager shall be governed exclusively by the Removal provisions of this Agreement, including the requirements for member approval, dispute resolution, and appointment of a successor Manager, all of which must be satisfied before any such removal becomes effective.
3.6 Limitations on Managers’ Authority.
(a) The Managers may not take or approve any action outside the ordinary course of day-to-day operations without the prior written approval of all Members, including without limitation incurring debt or suffering liens against Company assets, approval of annual budgets, power purchase agreements, facilities lease, decisions on development/expansion/construction, hiring and termination of employees and contractors, material amendment of project documents and transactions with affiliates or other related parties.
(b) Without limitation of the provisions of 3.6(a) above, the Managers may not do any of the following acts without the written consent of all Members:
(i) knowingly do any act in contravention of this Agreement or, when acting on behalf of the Company, engage in, or cause or permit the Company to engage in, any activity that is not consistent with the purposes of the Company;
(ii) cause the Company to participate in any merger, consolidation, transfer, continuance, or conversion of the Company with or into any other person;
(iii) cause the Company to (A) not be taxable as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, or (B) take a position inconsistent with such treatment;
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(iv) except as provided otherwise herein, set or change the compensation of a Manager or of any employee or independent contractor of the Company that is a Member, or is a relative of a Member;
(v) cause the Company to issue any Membership Interest or admit any Member except as provided otherwise herein;
(vi) cause the Company to acquire any Membership Interest except as provided otherwise herein;
(vii) enter into any transaction or related series of transactions, including capital expenditures, that cost the Company over $50,000 in a single year or cause the Company to incur any debt other than vendor debt in the ordinary course of business;
(viii) cause the Company to (A) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (B) file a voluntary bankruptcy petition, or (C) seek an order for relief or declaration of insolvency in a federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding;
(ix) file a pleading seeking for the Company, or admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed by any other person seeking for the Company, a proceeding of the type described by paragraph (viii) above;
(x) except as provided in Article 8, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of the Company or of all or a substantial part of the Company’s properties; or
(xi) sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company property, except in connection with winding up the Company as permitted in this Agreement.
3.7 Dispute Resolution. All disputes between the Members or the Managers shall be addressed pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions set forth in Section 12.4 and 12.5 of the Operating Agreement.
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Phillip Stanley, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Big Digital Energy, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. |
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| Date: August 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ Phillip Stanley |
| Phillip Stanley | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, William Regan, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Big Digital Energy, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. |
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| Date: August 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ William Regan |
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William Regan Chief Financial Officer |
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| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Big Digital Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2026, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Phillip Stanley, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
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BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. |
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| Date: August 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ Phillip Stanley |
| Phillip Stanley | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Big Digital Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2026, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, William Regan, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
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BIG DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. |
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| Date: August 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ William Regan |
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William Regan Chief Financial Officer |
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| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||