UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2024
Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-41245 | 87-3272543 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4995 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 300 San Diego, California |
92123 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 471-8536
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | CDT | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | CDTTW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
A.G.P. Loan
On October 29, 2024, Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Bridge Loan Agreement (the “Bridge Agreement”), with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (“A.G.P.”), pursuant to which A.G.P. made an advance (the “Advance”) to the Company in an amount not to exceed $600,000 (the “Commitment”). As partial consideration for the Advance, the Company issued A.G.P. warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase up to 2,862,596 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), which is equal to 50% of the sum of the Commitment divided by the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on October 29, 2024, at an exercise price of $0.1048 per share.
The exercise of the Warrants and the issuance of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants is subject to stockholder approval under applicable rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, to the extent required by such rules and regulations. The Company has agreed to convene a meeting of stockholders on or before the 90th day following the issuance of the Warrants to approve the issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants, if required.
In connection with the Advance, the Company issued a promissory note (the “Bridge Note”) to A.G.P. in the original principal amount of $600,000. The Bridge Note bears interest at a rate of 4.21% per annum and is due and payable on December 31, 2024.
Pursuant to the Bridge Agreement, the Company and A.G.P. also agreed to amend a fee letter agreement entered into between the Company and A.G.P., effective September 22, 2023, suspending the provision that the Company was required to pay A.G.P. 25% of all net proceeds received from certain transactions described therein, for the repayment of an outstanding amount owed to A.G.P., until such time as the Bridge Note is repaid in full.
In addition to providing funding pursuant to the Bridge Loan Agreement, as discussed herein, A.G.P. is currently engaged as the sales agent in connection with the Company’s recently filed preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Company’s at the market offering of up to approximately $3.5 million it intends to undertake in the near term. The initial proceeds received by the Company from its at the market offering will be first used to repay the Bridge Note.
Nirland Note and Amendment to Nirland Debt Agreements
On October 28, 2024, the Company issued a promissory note (the “Nirland Note”) to Nirland Limited (“Nirland”) in the original principal amount of $600,000 in exchange for funds in such amount. The Nirland Note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, is due and payable semi-annually in arrears, and matures on October 31, 2025. If an event of default under and as defined in the Nirland Note occurs, the interest rate will be increased to 18% per annum or to the maximum rate permitted by law. In connection with the Nirland Note, the Company has agreed to pay Nirland a 1% arrangement fee, which will be included with the principal and interest owed under the Nirland Note.
As previously disclosed by the Company, on August 6, 2024, the Company entered into a Senior Secured Promissory Note (the “Existing Note”) and a Security Agreement (the “Security Agreement”, and collectively with the Existing Note, the “Nirland Debt Agreements”) with Nirland, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to Nirland the Existing Note in the original principal amount of $2,650,000, inclusive of a $500,000 original issuance discount.
On October 31, 2024, the Company and Nirland amended the Nirland Debt Agreements (the “Debt Amendment”), whereby the Nirland Debt Agreements were amended to (i) provide for the conversion of the Existing Note into shares of Common Stock, at Nirland’s discretion, in a multiple of any unpaid amounts, if not otherwise previously paid, pursuant to the conversion rate contained therein, (ii) remove Nirland’s mandatory prepayment right, and (iii) remove Nirland’s right of first refusal to participate in any future equity or debt offerings of the Company.
The Bridge Agreement, Bridge Note, form of Warrant, Nirland Note, and Debt Amendment are attached as Exhibits 10.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.2, and 4.3, respectively. The description of the terms of the Bridge Agreement, Warrants, Bridge Note, Nirland Note, and Debt Amendment is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibits.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.02.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The Company issued the Warrants and entered into the Debt Amendment pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), available under Section 4(a)(2). The shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants and upon conversion of the Existing Note, as amended, have not been registered under the Securities Act and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. The descriptions of the Warrants and the Existing Note, as amended, under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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4.1 | Bridge Note | |
4.2 | Form of Warrant | |
4.3 | Nirland Note | |
4.4 | Amendment to Senior Secured Promissory Note and Security Agreement, dated October 31, 2024, between Nirland Limited and Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc. | |
10.1 | Bridge Loan Agreement, dated October 29, 2024, between A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners and Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 1, 2024 | CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
By: | /s/ David Tapolczay | |
Name: | Dr. David Tapolczay | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 4.1
PROMISSORY NOTE
$600,000 | Dated: October 29, 2024 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to A.G.P./ALLIANCE GLOBAL PARTNERS (the “Lender”) the principal amount of SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000) or, if less, the aggregate principal amount of the Advance made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) outstanding on the Maturity Date (as defined in the Loan Agreement).
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the principal amount of the Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and payable at such times, as are specified in the Loan Agreement referred to below.
Principal, interest fees and expenses hereunder and under the Loan Agreement are payable in lawful money of the United States of America to the Lender at 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022, in same day funds.
This Promissory Note is the Note referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Bridge Loan Agreement dated as of October 29, 2024 (as may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), between the Borrower and the Lender. The Loan Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of an advance (the “Advance”) by the Lender to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the U.S. dollar amount first above mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from such Advance being evidenced by this Promissory Note, and (ii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions therein specified.
CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ James Bligh | |
Name: | James Bligh | |
Title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 4.2
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Warrant Shares: _______ | Original Issuance Date: | |
Initial Exercise Date: | Stockholder Approval Date |
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, _____________ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the Stockholder Approval Date (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is the five (5) year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date, provided that, if such date is not a Trading Day, the date that is the immediately following Trading Day (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to ______ shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b). This Common Stock Purchase Warrant is issued pursuant to the Note Agreement (as defined below).
Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; 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.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 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, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock, restricted stock units, options or other equity awards to employees, consultants, contractors, advisors, officers, or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan in existence as of the date hereof, provided that such issuances to consultants, contractors or advisors are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights, (b) shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder or securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Warrant, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Warrant to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144), and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, (d) shares of Common Stock issued to consultants or vendors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights, and (e) shares of Common Stock issued to existing holders of the Company’s securities in compliance with the terms of agreements entered into with, or instruments issued to, such holders, provided that such agreements regarding such securities have not been amended since the date of this Warrant to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, and provided further that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights.
“Note Agreement” means that certain Bridge Loan Agreement between the Holder hereof and the Company, dated as of October [*], 2024, pursuant to which the Holder agreed to issue a note in the principal aggregate amount of $600,000 to the Company.
“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.
“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.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Stockholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market (or any successor entity) from the stockholders of the Company with respect to the issuance of all of the Warrants and the Warrant Shares upon the exercise thereof.
“Stockholder Approval Date” means the date on which Stockholder Approval is received and deemed effective under Delaware law.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company required to be listed pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K.
“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).
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“Transfer Agent” means Vstock Transfer, LLC, with an address of 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, NY 11598, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for shares of Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price.
Section 2. Exercise.
(a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). If the Holder exercises any portion of this Warrant by cashless exercise pursuant to Section 2(c), then the Notice of Exercise shall include the VWAP and Bid Price (each as defined below) used by the Holder in calculating the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to Section 2(c) so that the Company may independently confirm the Holder’s calculations. Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation as soon as reasonably practicable following the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company may object to any Notice of Exercise that the Company reasonably determines does not comply with the requirements set forth herein, provided that the Company must deliver any such objections within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
(b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $[*]1, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
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(c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering the resale of the Warrant Shares, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = | as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, or (ii) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day; |
(B) = | the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and |
(X) = | the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”) or the OTCQX Best Market (“OTCQX”) is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (“Pink Market”) operated by the OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Market operated by the OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
1 Equal to the Nasdaq “minimum price” as of the date of the execution of the Note Agreement.
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(d) Mechanics of Exercise.
(i) Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants), and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate or a book-entry certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the third (3rd) Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.
(ii) Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
(iii) Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
(iv) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date (other than any such failure that is solely due to any action or inaction by the Holder with respect to such exercise), and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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(v) No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
(vi) Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
(vii) Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
(e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of this Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, provided this limitation of liability shall not apply if the Holder has detrimentally relied on outstanding share information provided by the Company or the Transfer Agent. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, except to the extent the Holder relies on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock that was provided by the Company. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
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Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
(b) Subsequent Equity Sales. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant, or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, at an effective price per share less than the Exercise Price then in effect (such lower price, the “Base Share Price”; and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (it being understood and agreed that if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices, or otherwise, or due to warrants, options, or rights per share that are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is less than the then-Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance at such effective price), then, simultaneously with the consummation (or, if earlier, the announcement) of each Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price (subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, recapitalizations, and similar transactions). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid, or issued under this Section 3(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Company shall notify the Holder, in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance or deemed issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 3(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price, and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or exercised.
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(c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
(d) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares 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, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
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(e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company (or any Subsidiary), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock and greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Holder shall not have the option to require the Company to purchase this Warrant. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) within the later of (i) five Trading Days of the Holder’s election and (ii) the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Section 3(d) regardless of (i) whether the Company has sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock for the issuance of Warrant Shares and/or (ii) whether a Fundamental Transaction occurs prior to the Initial Exercise Date.
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(f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
(g) Notice to Holder.
(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by email to the Holder at its last email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
(a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of the Note Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
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(b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
(c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
(d) Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions of the Note Agreement.
(e) Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
(f) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. On or after the Stockholder Approval Date, 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, with the consent of the Holder.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
(b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
(c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.
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(d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
(e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Note Agreement.
(f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
(g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that the right to exercise this Warrant terminates on the Termination Date. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Note Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
(h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Note Agreement.
(i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
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(j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
(l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder of this Warrant, on the other hand.
(m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
(n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | James Bligh | |
Title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c). If this box is checked, provide the following information used by the Holder to calculate the Warrant Shares to be issued:
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(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
(4) Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
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Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: | |
Name of Authorized Signatory: | |
Title of Authorized Signatory: | |
Date: |
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
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Exhibit 4.3
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
PROMISSORY NOTE
Principal Amount: $600,000, plus a 1% arrangement fee rolled into the principal amount |
Dated as of October 28, 2024 |
Conduit Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of Nirland Limited, a company organized under the laws of Guernsey, or its registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”), or order, the principal sum of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000) plus 1% arrangement fee rolled into the principal sum and interest thereon in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.
1. Principal. The principal balance of this Note (including the arrangement fee) shall be payable by the Maker on October 28, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”). The principal balance may be prepaid at any time without penalty or fee. Under no circumstances shall any individual, including but not limited to any officer, director, employee or stockholder of the Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations or liabilities of the Maker hereunder.
2. Interest. Interest shall accrue daily on the unpaid Principal Amount at a rate of 12% per annum and shall be due and payable semi-annually in arrears. For the purpose of calculating interest for any period for which the interest shall be payable, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of a thirty (30) day month and a 360-day year.
3. Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):
(a) Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note within five (5) business days of the Maturity Date.
(b) Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
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(c) Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.
(e) Delisting, Sale or Takeover, Etc. If the Maker is acquired, subject of a takeover offer, or becomes suspended from or ceases to be listed on The Nasdaq Global Market.
4. Remedies.
(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 4(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4(b) and 4(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.
(c) Following an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, the interest rate shall be increased to eighteen percent (18%) or to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
5. Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof or any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.
6. Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.
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7. Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be made in writing and delivered: (i) personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party or (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.
8. Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.
9. Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
10. Electronic Form. This Note has initially been issued solely in electronic form. If requested by the Payee at any time, the Company will promptly issue to the Payee an originally executed physical copy of this Note.
11. Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker and the Payee.
12. Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.
CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
By: | /s/ James Bligh | |
Name: | James Bligh | |
Title: | Interim CFO |
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Exhibit 4.4
CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Secured Promissory Note and Security Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 31, 2024 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), hereby amends each of (i) the Senior Secured Promissory Note (the “Note”) issued by Conduit Pharmaceutical Inc. (“Company”), and each subsidiary of the Company listed on the signature page hereto (together with the Company, the “Makers” and each a “Maker”) to Nirland Limited (the “Holder”) in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $2,650,000 dated as of August 6, 2024, and (ii) the Security Agreement (the “Security Agreement”), dated as of August 6, 2024, by the Company in favor of the Maker. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed them in the Note.
By signing below, the Makers and the Holder agree as follows:
Section 1 of the Note is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:
1. | Interest; Payments; Voluntary Prepayment. Interest on the unpaid principal balance of this Note shall accrue at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum, computed based on a calendar year and actual days elapsed, and shall be payable, at the option of the Holder, (a) monthly in arrears or (b) in a single installment at maturity. The entire unpaid principal amount then outstanding and all accrued interest hereunder shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date. Payment of principal and interest hereunder shall be made by wire transfer in United States Dollars to an account designated in writing by the Holder for that purpose. The Company may prepay all or any portion of this Note without penalty or fee at any time upon ten (10) business days’ prior written notice to the Holder. All payments of principal and interest shall be in lawful money of the United States of America or, at the request of the Holder, in shares of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to Section 18. All payments shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest, and thereafter to principal. |
Sections 6 and 7 of the Note are each hereby deleted.
Section 18 of the Note is hereby added to the Note as follows:
18. | Conversion of Note. At any time after the Amendment Effective Date, this Note shall be convertible into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (the “Underlying Securities”), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 18. |
18.1. | Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of Section 18.4, at any time or times on or after the date hereof, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 18.3, at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Makers 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 Makers shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Makers 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 Conversion Amount. |
18.2. | Conversion Rate. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to Section 18.1 shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”). |
(i) | “Conversion Amount” means the two and one quarter times the sum of (x) portion of the principal to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made and (y) all accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such portion of the principal amount, if any. | |
(ii) | “Conversion Price” means, as of any Conversion Date or other date of determination, $0.10, subject to adjustment as provided herein. |
18.3. | Mechanics of Conversion. To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), the Holder shall deliver (whether via facsimile, electronic mail or otherwise), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company. Within two (2) trading days following a conversion of this Note as aforesaid, the Holder shall surrender this Note to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for delivery to the Company. On or before the first (1st) trading day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Makers shall transmit by facsimile or electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation and representation as to whether such shares of Common Stock may then be resold pursuant to Rule 144 or an effective and available registration statement, of receipt of such Conversion Notice to the Holder and the Makers’ 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 the date on which the Makers have received a Conversion Notice (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the Exchange Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade initiated on the applicable Conversion Date of such shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such Conversion Notice) (the “Share Delivery Deadline”), the Maker shall (1) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such conversion to the 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 the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such conversion. If this Note is physically surrendered for conversion and the outstanding Principal of this Note is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Maker shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than two (2) business days after receipt of this Note and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a new Note representing the outstanding Principal Amount not converted. The Person (as defined below) or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Note shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date. |
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18.4. | Limitations on Conversions. The Makers shall not effect the conversion of any portion of this Note, and the Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Note and any such conversion shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted portion of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Maker (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 18.4. For purposes of this Section 18.4, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock the Holder may acquire upon the conversion of this Note without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “Reported Outstanding Share Number”). If the Makers receive a Conversion Notice from the Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Conversion Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 18.4, to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Makers of a reduced number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such Conversion Notice. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) business day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Maker, including this Note, by the 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 the Holder upon conversion of this Note results in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Maker, the Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the 61st day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Makers and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and the other Attribution Parties. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Note in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the Exchange Act. No prior inability to convert this Note pursuant to this 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 18.4 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 18.4 or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Note. |
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For purposes of the Note and this Amendment:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that “control” of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.
“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 date of the issuance of the Note or the Amendment Effective Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person or entity acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing definition is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
“Group” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.
“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.
Section 19 of the Note is hereby added to the Note as follows:
19. | New Resale Registration Rights. As expeditiously as possible, and in no event later than 7 days, after the Amendment Effective Date, the Company shall file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or, in the event that the Company is not eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3, a registration statement on Form S-1) (the “New Resale Registration Statement”) covering the resale by the Holder of the Underlying Securities on a delayed or continuous basis and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such New Resale Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof. The Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the New Resale Registration Statement or a replacement registration statement, including filing any amendments, supplements or new registration statements as may be necessary to allow the Holder to sell the Underlying Securities until the Holder is able to sell such shares without registration under Rule 144 (or any successor provision or rule) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations, including as to manner or timing of sale). |
Section 20 of the Note is hereby added to the Note as follows:
20. | Representations and Warranties of Holder. The Holder hereby represents and warrants to the Maker as of the Amendment Effective Date and as of each Conversion Date as follows: |
20.1. | Power and Authority. The Holder has the full power, authority and/or capacity to enter into this Amendment and its agreement to be bound by the provisions hereof constitutes its valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms. | |
20.2. | Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Note has, and the Underlying Securities issued upon a conversion of this Note have, been purchased by the Holder for its own account, not as a nominee or agent and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof. The Holder has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. The Holder does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any party to sell, transfer or grant participation to any party with respect to the Underlying Securities. | |
20.3. | Disclosure of Information. The Holder received all of the information it requested in connection with its purchase of the Underlying Securities. The Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Company and to consult its own legal, tax, and other advisors, regarding the information provided and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Underlying Securities. | |
20.4. | Investment Experience. The Holder can bear the economic risk of its investment and has the knowledge and experience in financial or business matters to, and is capable of, evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Underlying Securities. |
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20.5. | Restricted Securities. The Holder understands that the Underlying Securities are characterized as “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering, and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act, only in certain limited circumstances. | |
20.6. | Accredited Investor. The Holder is an accredited investor as such term is defined in the rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act. The Holder has been advised that this Note and the Underlying Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws and, therefore, cannot be resold unless they are registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or unless an exemption from such registration requirements is available. The Holder is purchasing this Note and the securities to be acquired by the Holder hereunder for its own account for investment, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof, and the Holder has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. The Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such investment, is able to incur a complete loss of such investment without impairing the Holder’s financial condition and is able to bear the economic risk of such investment for an indefinite period of time. | |
20.7. | No General Solicitation. Neither the Holder, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, stockholders, or partners has either directly or indirectly, including through a broker or finder (1) engaged in any general solicitation of the Note, this Amendment, or the Underlying Securities, or (2) published any advertisement in connection with the offer and sale of the Note, this Amendment, or the Underlying Securities. |
The Security Agreement shall be terminated in its entirety upon full repayment of the Note and all other Secured Obligations (as defined in the Note).
This Amendment is limited precisely as written and shall not (a) constitute a consent under or waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Note, or (b) prejudice or otherwise affect any right or privilege which Holder now has or may have in the future under the Note. Except as expressly amended and modified hereby, the Note shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of choice of law or conflict of law. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AMENDMENT OR THE NOTE.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
as the Company
By: | /s/ James Bligh | |
Name: | James Bligh | |
Title: | Interim CFO |
CONDUIT UK MANAGEMENT LTD.
as a subsidiary of the Company
By: | /s/ James Bligh | |
Name: | James Bligh | |
Title: | Director |
AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED:
NIRLAND LIMITED
as the Holder
By: | /s/ Stefano Grace | |
Name: | Stefano Grace | |
Title: | Authorized Representative |
[Signature Page to Amendment to Senior Secured Promissory Note of Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc.]
Exhibit I
CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Senior Secured Promissory Note (as amended, the “Note”) issued by Conduit Pharmaceutical Inc. (“Company”), and each subsidiary of the Company listed on the signature page thereto (together with the Company, the “Makers” and each a “Maker”) to Nirland Limited (the “Holder”) in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $2,650,000 dated as of August 6, 2024. In accordance with and pursuant to the Note, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the Conversion Amount (as defined in the Note) of the Note indicated below into shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, as of the date specified below. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in the Note.
Date of Conversion: |
Aggregate principal to be converted: |
Aggregate accrued and unpaid with respect to such portion of the aggregate principal and such aggregate interest to be converted: | |
AGGREGATE
CONVERSION AMOUNT TO BE CONVERTED: |
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Please confirm the following information: |
Conversion Price: |
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: |
Please issue the Common Stock into which the Note is being converted to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:
[_] Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address:
Issue to: | |
[_] Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows:
DTC Participant: | |
DTC Number: | |
Account Number: |
Date: _____________ __, ____
____________________
Name of Registered Holder
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Tax ID:__________________
Facsimile:________________
E-mail Address: _____________________________
Exhibit 10.1
BRIDGE LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 29, 2024
Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), and A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (the “Lender”) agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES
SECTION 1.01.The Advances.
The Lender agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make an advance (the “Advance”) to the Borrower, into the account of the Borrower at the Lender, on the date hereof in an amount not to exceed $600,000.00 (the “Commitment”).
SECTION 1.02.Making the Advance.
(a) The Advance shall be made on the date hereof, subject to the conditions below, upon receipt by the Lender of written notice (the “Advance Notice”), given by the Borrower to the Lender on the date hereof. Not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date hereof and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article II, the Lender will make such Advance available to the Borrower in same day funds in the account of the Borrower at the Lender.
(b) The Advance Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Lender against any loss or reasonable and documented out of pocket cost or expense incurred by the Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in the Advance Notice for the Advance, the applicable conditions set forth in Article II, including, without limitation, any loss, cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by the Lender to fund the Advance when the Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date.
SECTION 1.03.Warrant. As partial consideration for the Advance, the Company agrees to issue the Lender a warrant to purchase shares of the Borrower’s common stock in an amount equal to 50% of the sum of the Commitment divided by the closing price of the Borrower’s common stock as of the date of this Bridge Loan Agreement, in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B (the “Warrant”).
SECTION 1.04.Repayment.
The Borrower shall repay the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advance in accordance with a promissory note of the Borrower, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “Note”), evidencing the indebtedness resulting from the Advance and delivered to the Lender pursuant to Article II.
SECTION 1.05.Interest.
The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at a rate equal at all times to 4.21% per annum.
SECTION 1.06.Prepayments.
The Borrower shall have the right prior to the Maturity Date to prepay, plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon, any principal amount of the Advance.
SECTION 1.07.Certain Definitions.
(a) “Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York City.
(b) “Maturity Date” means December 31, 2024.
SECTION 1.08.Payments and Computations.
(a) The Borrower shall repay all of the outstanding balance of the Advance hereunder and under the Note, as well as any accrued and unpaid interest and fees not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Maturity Date in U.S. dollars to the Lender at its address referred to in Section 6.03 in same day funds.
(b) The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender, if and to the extent payment is not made when due hereunder or under the Note, to charge from time to time against any or all of the Borrower’s accounts with the Lender any amount so due.
(c) All computations of interest shall be made by the Lender on the basis of a year of 360 days.
ARTICLE II
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
SECTION 2.01.Condition Precedent to Initial Advance.
The obligation of the Lender to make the Advance is subject to the condition precedent that the Lender shall have received on or before the day of such Advance the following, each dated such day, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender:
(a) The Note.
(b) Certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower approving this Agreement and the Note, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement and the Note.
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(c) A certificate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Borrower certifying (1) that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.01 hereof are true in all material respects (without duplication of materiality) and shall be true in all material respects (without duplication of materiality) on the date of the Advance (or such earlier date, if so specified); (2) that no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Advance or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes an Event of Default (as defined in Section 5.01 hereof) or would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both; and (3) the names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign this Agreement and the Note and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.
(d) An opinion of Thompson Hine LLP, counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender with respect to such customary matters as the Lender may reasonably request.
(e) The Advance Notice.
(f) Receipt of such other approvals or documents as the Lender may reasonably request.
(e) A duly executed Warrant.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 3.01.Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.
The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The Borrower is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction indicated at the beginning of this Agreement.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the Note are within the Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) the Borrower’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws or (ii) law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower, except, in the case of this clause (ii), to the extent it could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse change on the Borrower.
(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement or the Note, except for those that have otherwise been obtained or made on or prior to the date hereof and which remain in full force and effect on the date that the Borrower receives the initial Advance.
(d) This Agreement is, and the Note when delivered hereunder will be, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights.
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(e) The consolidated financial statements of the Borrower included or incorporated by reference in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 24, 2024 and the Prospectus included therein (the “Prospectus”), together with the related notes and schedules, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated statement of operations, consolidated statement of cash flows and consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity (deficit) of the Borrower for the periods specified, except that such unaudited financial statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments and lack footnotes required by GAAP, and have been prepared in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable, and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States as in effect as of the time of filing applied on a consistent basis (except for such adjustments to accounting standards and practices as are noted therein) during the periods involved.
(f) There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened action or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator, which may materially adversely affect the financial condition or operations of the Borrower or any subsidiary or which purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Note.
(g) The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and no proceeds of any Advance will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
SECTION 4.01.Affirmative Covenants.
So long as the Note shall remain unpaid or the Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower will, unless the Lender shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a) Use of Proceeds. Only use the proceeds from the Advance for working capital and general corporate purposes.
(b) Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply, and cause each of its subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying before the same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith.
(c) Reporting Requirements. Furnish to the Lender such information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries as the Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
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(d) Stockholder Approval. The Borrower shall hold an annual or special meeting of stockholders on or prior to the date that is ninety (90) days following the issuance date of the Warrant for the purpose of obtaining the approval of the Borrower’s stockholders as may be required under Nasdaq rules to permit the exercise of the Warrant (the “Stockholder Approval”), with the recommendation of the Borrower’s Board of Directors that such proposals are approved, and the Borrower shall solicit proxies from its stockholders 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 proposals. If the Borrower does not obtain Stockholder Approval at the first meeting, the Borrower shall call a meeting every ninety (90) days thereafter to seek Stockholder Approval until the Stockholder Approval is obtained.
(e) Sales Agreement Use of Proceeds. The Borrower covenants and agrees that any and all proceeds generated from the sale if its securities pursuant to the terms of the Sales Agreement with the Lender dated October 23, 2024 (the “Sales Agreement”), shall be used to repay the Commitment, plus all accrued and unpaid interest, until such amounts are repaid in full.
(f) Waiver of Side Letter Condition. Reference is made to that certain side letter executed by and between the Lender and the Borrower, dated September 22, 2023 (the “Side Letter”). Pursuant to the terms of the Side Letter, the Lender and Borrower agreed that 25% of the net proceeds of any Capital Raise (as defined in the Side Letter) would be paid to the Lender until the full Deferred Amount (as defined in the Side Letter) has been paid (the “Capital Repayment Condition”). The Lender and Borrower hereby covenant and agree to waive the Capital Repayment Condition until such time as the Commitment, plus all accrued and unpaid interest, are repaid to the Lender in full. After such repayment, the Capital Repayment Condition shall continue to remain in effect until the Deferred Amount (as defined in the Side Letter) is repaid in full, however the Capital Repayment Condition shall not be paid from proceeds raised from the Sales Agreement.
SECTION 4.02.Negative Covenants.
So long as the Note shall remain unpaid or the Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower will not, without the written consent of the Lender:
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(a) Liens, Etc. Create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance, or any other type of preferential arrangement, upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign, or permit any of its subsidiaries to assign, any right to receive income, in each case to secure or provide for the payment of any Debt, except for Permitted Liens. “Permitted Liens” means (i) liens for taxes not yet due and payable, for less than $100,000 in the aggregate, or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, provided that provision for the payment of all such taxes has been made on the books of such person as may be required by GAAP, consistently applied; (ii) mechanics’, materialmen’s, banker’s, carriers’, warehousemen’s and similar liens and encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations of such person that are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days, for less than $100,000 in the aggregate, or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, provided that in the case of any such contest (1) any proceedings commenced for the enforcement of such liens and encumbrances shall have been duly suspended; and (2) such provision for the payment of such liens and encumbrances has been made on the books of such person as may be required by GAAP, consistently applied; (iii) liens arising in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pensions and social security benefits and similar statutory obligations which are not overdue, for less than $100,000 in the aggregate, or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, provided that in the case of any such contest (1) any proceedings commenced for the enforcement of such liens shall have been duly suspended; and (2) such provision for the payment of such liens has been made on the books of such person as may be required by GAAP, consistently applied; (iv) liens incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of statutory obligations arising in connection with progress payments or advance payments due under contracts with the United States government or any agency thereof entered into in the ordinary course of business; (v) liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of statutory obligations, bids, leases, fee and expense arrangements with trustees and fiscal agents and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations incurred in connection with the borrowing of money, any lease-purchase arrangements or the payment of the deferred purchase price of property), provided that full provision for the payment of all such obligations set forth in clauses (iv) and (v) has been made on the books of such person as may be required by GAAP, consistently applied; (vi) (1) liens arising in connection with capital leases (and attaching only to the property being leased and the proceeds thereof), (2) liens that constitute purchase money security interests on any property securing debt incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring such property, provided that any such lien attaches to such property within ninety (90) days of the acquisition thereof and attaches solely to the property so acquired and the proceeds thereof, and (3) any lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower or existing on any property or asset of any person that becomes a subsidiary of the Borrower after the date of this Agreement prior to the time such person becomes a subsidiary of the Borrower, provided that such lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such person becoming a subsidiary of the Borrower, as the case may be, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof except by the amount of any interest, premiums or penalties required to be paid plus fees and expenses associated therewith; (vii) attachments, appeal bonds, judgments and other similar liens arising in connection with court or legal proceedings, which do not result in an Event of Default, provided the execution or other enforcement of such liens is effectively stayed and the claims secured thereby are being actively contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; (viii) survey exceptions, easements, zoning and other statutory restrictions, rights of way, restrictions, land use or similar laws and regulations affecting real property, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar liens not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower; (ix) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases and other obligations of a like nature, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; (x) customary rights of set-off, revocation, refund or chargeback under deposit agreements or under the Uniform Commercial Code or common law of banks or other financial institutions where the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries maintains deposits in the ordinary course of business; (xi) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under any lease or license permitted hereunder and any leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries to third parties in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower or such subsidiary; (xii) purported liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements relating solely to operating leases of personal property entered into in the ordinary course of business; (xiii) other liens; provided that aggregate amount of all obligations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries secured by such liens does not exceed $100,000 at any time outstanding and so long as such liens do not attach to accounts receivable or inventory of the Borrower; and (xiv) liens incurred in connection with the restructuring or refinancing of any Debt as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
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(b) Debt. Create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Debt other than as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, including any filings with the SEC made by Borrower that are incorporated by reference therein, prior to the date hereof and other Permitted Debt; provided that the Borrower shall be permitted to restructure or refinance any Debt described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (provided that such restructured or refinanced Debt (A) is not for a greater principal amount than the existing Debt, (B) does not purport to restrict the repayment of indebtedness under this Agreement and the Note, and (C) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing hereunder). “Debt” means (i) indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, (iv) obligations as lessee under leases which shall have been or should be, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, recorded as capital leases, (v) obligations under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clause (i) through (iv) above, and (vi) liabilities in respect of unfunded vested benefits under plans covered by Title IV of ERISA. “Permitted Debt” means (i) indebtedness arising hereunder; (ii) current unsecured trade payables and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business (including, without limitation, obligations under operating leases); (iii) purchase money indebtedness and capital leases incurred in connection with the acquisition of fixed assets in an aggregate amount not exceeding $50,000 at any one time outstanding; (iv) indebtedness of a subsidiary acquired after the date of this Agreement or an entity merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower after the date of this Agreement and indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets, which indebtedness, in each case, exists at the time of such acquisition, merger or consolidation and is not created in contemplation of such event and where such acquisition, merger or consolidation is permitted by this Agreement; (v) indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protection and otherwise in connection with deposit accounts or similar accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, provided such debt is extinguished within five (5) days of its incurrence; (vi) indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the financing of insurance premiums of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries; (vii) indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or acquisition price or similar obligations (including earn-outs), in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition contemplated on the date hereof; and (viii) other indebtedness of Borrower in an aggregate amount not in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding.
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(c) Dividends, Etc. Declare or make any dividend payment or other distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on account of any shares of any class of capital stock of the Borrower, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value (or permit any of its subsidiaries to do so) any shares of any class of capital stock of the Borrower or any warrants, rights or options to acquire any such shares, now or hereafter outstanding, except that the Borrower may (i) declare and make any dividend payment or other distribution payable in common stock of the Borrower, and (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock or warrants, rights or options to acquire any such shares with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock, provided, that, immediately after giving effect to such proposed action, no Event of Default or event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default would exist.
(d) Mergers, Etc. Merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to any person or entity, or permit any of its subsidiaries to do so, except for Permitted Dispositions. “Permitted Dispositions” means (i) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) disposition of (1) surplus, obsolete, worn out, replaced, no longer used or useful, unmerchantable, or unsalable equipment in the ordinary course of business and (2) assets of Borrower to the extent the market value of the property so disposed of does not exceed $100,000 during any single fiscal year, (iii) abandonment, lapse or other dispositions of intellectual property that is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Borrower or its subsidiary, either no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain or no longer necessary for the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries, (iv) dispositions of cash or cash equivalents, in each case, in a manner not prohibited by the other terms of this Agreement, (v) sales, transfers and other dispositions of accounts receivable (or notes accepted to evidence same) in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business, (vi) the lease, assignment, license or sub-license or sub-lease of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business to the extent the same does not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower, (vii) the license or sublicense of intellectual property, (viii) the granting of Permitted Liens, (ix) any involuntary loss, damage or destruction of property; and (x) any involuntary condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property.
ARTICLE V
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
SECTION 5.01.Events of Default.
If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:
(a) The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of, or interest on, the Note when the same becomes due and payable; or
(b) Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower herein or by the Borrower (or any of its officers) in connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or
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(c) The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement if such failure shall remain unremedied for five (5) Business Days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Lender; or
(d) The Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 30 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (d); then, and in any such event, the Lender (i) may, by notice to the Borrower, declare its obligation to make the Advance to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) may, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Note, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Note, all such interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest, or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; provided, however, that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (a) the obligation of the Lender to make Advances shall automatically be terminated and (b) the Advances, the Note, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 6.01.Termination of Certain Payment Obligations.
The Fee Letter Agreement, effective September 22, 2023, between the Borrower and the Lender (the “Letter Agreement”) provides that the Borrower must pay to the Lender 25% of all net proceeds received in any Capital Raise, as defined in the Letter Agreement (the “Payment Obligation”). The Payment Obligation is terminated immediately.
SECTION 6.02.Amendments, Etc.
No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the Note, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Lender, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
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SECTION 6.03.Notices, Etc.
All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given by any party to any other party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing, unless otherwise specified, and shall be delivered: if to the Borrower, at its address at 4995 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92123, Attention: David Tapolczay; and if to the Lender, at its address at 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Thomas J Higgins, Managing Director (thiggins@allianceg.com); or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party. Each such notice or other communication shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally, by email or by verifiable facsimile transmission (with an original to follow) on or before 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day, (ii) on the next Business Day after timely delivery to a nationally-recognized overnight courier and (iii) on the Business Day actually received if deposited in the U.S. mail (certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid).
SECTION 6.04.No Waiver; Remedies.
No failure on the part of the Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under the Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
SECTION 6.05.Costs, Expenses and Taxes.
The Borrower agrees to pay promptly after demand all reasonable and documented costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification and amendment of this Agreement, the Note and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, plus disbursements for searches, recordings and similar expenses for counsel for the Lender with respect to the negotiation and delivery of this Agreement and the Note, in all cases in an amount not to exceed $25,000. The Borrower further agrees to pay promptly after demand all reasonable and documented costs and expenses, if any (including reasonable outside counsel fees and expenses), in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement, the Note and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable outside counsel fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement of rights under this Section 6.05. In addition, the Borrower shall pay any and all stamp and other taxes payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, and agrees to save the Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such taxes.
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SECTION 6.06.Right of Set-off.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default the Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, but excluding balances held or assets in respect of payroll accounts, employee benefit accounts, trust accounts, withholding accounts and other similar fiduciary accounts to the extent such funds are necessary to pay payroll, employee benefits and other similar payments accrued and/or payable in the ordinary course of business) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and the Note, whether or not the Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or the Note and although such obligations may be unmatured. The Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Lender may have.
SECTION 6.07.Binding Effect.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lender. This Agreement and the Note may not be assigned or transferred by the Lender to any person other than (a) an affiliate of the Lender or (b) so long as no Event of Default is then continuing, any other person (other than a natural person) in the business of making loans and other extensions of credit with the prior written consent of the Borrower. The Lender may pledge this Agreement and the Note and grant security interests herein and therein to any financing source of the Lender.
SECTION 6.08.Governing Law.
This Agreement and the Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ James Bligh | |
Name: | James Bligh | |
Title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer | |
A.G.P./ALLIANCE GLOBAL PARTNERS | ||
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By: | /s/ Thomas J. Higgins | |
Name: | Thomas J. Higgins | |
Title: | Managing Director |