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) November 3, 2025
THARIMMUNE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-41210 | 84-2642541 | ||
| (State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.
R. S. Employer Identification No.) |
34 Shrewsbury Ave., Suite 1C
Red Bank, NJ 07701
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(732) 889-3111
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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 | THAR | 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
In connection with the Offerings, the Company delivered an investor presentation to potential investors on a confidential basis, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
As previously disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2025, Tharimmune, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into securities purchase agreements (the “Cash Securities Purchase Agreements”) with certain accredited investors (the “Cash Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue to the Cash Purchasers in a private placement offering (the “Cash Offering”) an aggregate offering of either shares (the “Cash Shares”) of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at an offering price of $3.075 per Cash Share (the “Per Share Cash Purchase Price”); and/or pre-funded warrants (the “Cash Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Common Stock (the “Cash Pre-Funded Warrant Shares” and together with Cash Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Cash Securities”) at an offering price of the Per Share Cash Purchase Price less $0.0001 per Cash Pre-Funded Warrant. The Company also entered into securities purchase agreements (the “Cryptocurrency Securities Purchase Agreements,” and together with the Cash Securities Purchase Agreements, the “Securities Purchase Agreements”) with certain accredited investors (the “Cryptocurrency Purchasers,” and together with the Cash Purchasers, the “Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue to the Cryptocurrency Purchasers in a private placement (the “Cryptocurrency Offering,” and together with the Cash Offering, the “Offerings”) pre-funded warrants (“Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrants” and, together with the Cash Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock (“Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrant Shares” and, together with the Cash Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”) at an offering price of $3.075 less $0.0001.
Contemporaneously with the sale of the Securities under the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company will issue to certain strategic advisors (the “Strategic Advisors”, and the Strategic Advisor that is party to the Strategic Advisor Agreement (as defined below) the “Lead Strategic Advisor”) warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Strategic Advisor Warrants”) equal to 5.00% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis (including all outstanding shares of Common Stock, and shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding options, warrants and other convertible securities) sold in such offering at an exercise price of $0.001, pursuant to a Strategic Advisor Agreement between the Company and the Lead Strategic Advisor. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreements, the Purchasers have agreed not to sell, transfer, pledge, hedge, or otherwise dispose of any applicable Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrant Shares until the resale registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrant Shares issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreements is declared effective, pursuant to lock-up agreements (the “Lock-up Agreements”).
The descriptions of the Cash Pre-Funded Warrant, the Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrant, Strategic Advisory Warrant, the Cash Securities Purchase Agreements, the Cryptocurrency Securities Purchase Agreements, the Lock-up Agreement, and the Strategic Advisory Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the forms thereof, which are attached as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4, respectively, hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Form of Cash Pre-Funded Warrant | |
| 4.2 | Form of Cryptocurrency Pre-Funded Warrant | |
| 4.3 | Form of Strategic Advisory Warrant | |
| 10.1 | Form of Cash Securities Purchase Agreement | |
| 10.2 | Form of Cryptocurrency Securities Purchase Agreement | |
| 10.3 | Form of Lock-up Agreement | |
| 10.4 | Strategic Advisory Agreement (certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted in accordance with Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K) | |
| 99.1 | Investor Presentation | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THARIMMUNE, INC. | ||
| Date: November 5, 2025 | By: | /s/ Sireesh Appajosyula |
| Sireesh Appajosyula | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 4.1
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.
PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
THARIMMUNE, INC.
Warrant Shares:
Issuance Date: [●], 2025
THIS PRE-FUNDED 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 date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) until this Warrant is exercised in full (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Tharimmune, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of 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).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated November 3, 2025, among the Company and the purchaser’s signatory thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the 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 within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. 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 aggregate exercise price of this Warrant, except for a nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per Warrant Share, was pre-funded to the Company on or prior to the Initial Exercise Date and, consequently, no additional consideration (other than the nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per Warrant Share) shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Warrant. The Holder shall not be entitled to the return or refund of all, or any portion, of such pre-paid aggregate exercise price under any circumstance or for any reason whatsoever. The remaining unpaid exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.0001, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A)= as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(68) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a) (9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the same characteristics of the Warrants being exercised with respect to transferability under Rule 144 of the Securities Act. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (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 Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers 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 L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the 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 (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.
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, 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 within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, 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 highest VWAP of the Common Stock during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise until the date the Warrant Shares are delivered to the Holder in proper form), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) 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, 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.
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 Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this 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 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%/19.99%] 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 19.99% 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.
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 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).
c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of 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).
d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (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 its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of 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 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(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 date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (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 facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 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 Section 4(e) of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase
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 original Issue Date 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 10(g) of the Purchase 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.
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.
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 as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares that are at all times issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant), free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder.. 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 Purchase Agreement.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase 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 Purchase 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.
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 and the Holder.
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.
(Signature Page Follows)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
| THARIMMUNE, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: THARIMMUNE, INC.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase of Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box): [ ] in lawful money of the United States; or [ ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
(5) 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]
Name of Investing Entity:
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
Name of Authorized Signatory:
Title of Authorized Signatory:
Date:
Exhibit 4.2
THIS INSTRUMENT CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
THARIMMUNE, INC.
Warrant Shares:
Issuance Date: [●], 2025
THIS PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the effective date of Shareholder Approval (the “Initial Exercise Date”) until this Warrant is exercised in full (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Tharimmune, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of 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).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated November 3, 2025, among the Company and the purchaser’s signatory thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the 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 within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. 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 aggregate exercise price of this Warrant, except for a nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per Warrant Share, was pre-funded to the Company on or prior to the Initial Exercise Date and, consequently, no additional consideration (other than the nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per Warrant Share) shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Warrant. The Holder shall not be entitled to the return or refund of all, or any portion, of such pre-paid aggregate exercise price under any circumstance or for any reason whatsoever. The remaining unpaid exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.0001, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A)= as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(68) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a) (9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the same characteristics of the Warrants being exercised with respect to transferability under Rule 144 of the Securities Act. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (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 Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Warrants 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 L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the 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 (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 Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
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, 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 within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, 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 highest VWAP of the Common Stock during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise until the date the Warrant Shares are delivered to the Holder in proper form), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) 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, 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.
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 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 Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this 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 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%/19.99%] 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 19.99% 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.
Section 3. Trading Market Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, this Warrant may not be exercised, and the Company may not issue any shares of Common Stock upon submission of a Notice of Exercise, until receipt of the Shareholder Approval. Until receipt of the Shareholder Approval, no Holder of this Warrant shall be issued shares of Common Stock upon an attempted exercise of this Warrant.
Section 4. Certain Adjustments; Return of CCs.
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 Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 4(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).
c) Pro Rata Distributions. 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 on or after the Initial Exercise Date 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 of which as 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).
d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (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 its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of 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 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(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 date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 4 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 4, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (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 facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 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.
g) Failure to Timely Obtain Stockholder Approval. In the event that Stockholder Approval has not been obtained by May 13, 2026 (the “Stockholder Approval Deadline Date”), and unless prohibited by applicable law, (i) reasonably promptly following the Stockholder Approval Deadline Date, the Company shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, to the Holder the CCs that the Holder originally contributed to the Company in exchange for this Warrant pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and (ii) this Warrant shall be terminated and become void and, except for the right to receive the CCs back as set forth in this Section 4(g), all rights under this Warrant shall cease. If applicable law prevents the Company from transferring all of the CC that the Holder originally contributed to the Company in exchange for this Warrant pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall transfer the maximum amount of CC that it may transfer consistent with such law, and shall transfer the remaining amount of CCs as reasonably promptly after it may lawfully do so under applicable law.
Section 5. No Transfer of Warrant. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement to the contrary, neither this Warrant nor any rights hereunder may be transferred, in whole or in part. Any attempted transfer of this Warrant or any rights hereunder, in whole or in part, shall be, and is hereby declared, null and void ab initio.
Section 6. 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 4. 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.
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 as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares that are at all times issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant), free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder. 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 Purchase Agreement.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase 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 Purchase 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.
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 and the Holder.
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.
(Signature Page Follows)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
| THARIMMUNE, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: THARIMMUNE, INC.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase of Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box): [ ] in lawful money of the United States; or [ ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
(5) 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]
Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
_________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: __________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________
Date: _______________________________________________
Exhibit 4.3
THIS INSTRUMENT CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
FORM OF STRATEGIC ADVISORY WARRANT
| Warrant Shares: [●] | Issue Date: [●] |
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, [●] (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 Vesting Date (as defined below) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the five (5) year anniversary of the Vesting Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Tharimmune, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to [●] shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock,” and such shares of Common Stock underlying this Warrant, subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 3(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Subscription Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated [●], 2025, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2. Vesting.
| a) | This Warrant will first become vested and exercisable on the later of (i) the effectiveness of a registration statement registering the issuance of the Warrant Shares or (ii) the effective date of the Shareholder Approval (as defined below) (the later of (i) and (ii), the “Vesting Date”), subject to the Holder’s continued provision of services set forth in that certain Strategic Advisory Agreement, by and between the Company and the Holder (or its affiliate), dated as of [●], 2025 (the “SAA”), and the SAA being in effect, in each case through the Vesting Date. To the extent the Holder ceases to provide services under the SAA or the SAA is terminated for any reason prior to the Vesting Date the Warrant shall automatically terminate for no consideration, and shall be of no further force or effect. |
| b) | Shareholder Meeting. The Company shall hold a special meeting of shareholders (which may also be the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders) at the earliest practical date after the date hereof for the purpose of obtaining the approval of the Company’s shareholders, as may be required by applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq (or any successor entity) with respect to the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants (such approval, the “Shareholder Approval”), with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors that such proposal be approved, and the Company shall solicit proxies from its shareholders in connection therewith in the same manner as all other management proposals in the proxy statement related to such meeting of shareholders and all management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of such proposal. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such Shareholder Approval, which may include an adjournment of the meeting to solicit additional votes if the Company’s stockholders have voted in favor of such adjournment and if deemed prudent by the Company’s Board of Directors. If the Company does not obtain Shareholder Approval at the first meeting, the Company may postpone such meeting and shall otherwise continue to call a meeting every four months thereafter to seek Shareholder Approval until the earlier of the date Shareholder Approval is obtained or the Warrants are no longer outstanding. |
Section 3. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including for the avoidance of doubt the satisfaction of the vesting conditions set forth in Section 2 herein, 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 Vesting Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF or DocuSign copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 3(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 3(c) below is applicable and specified in the attached Notice of Exercise. The Company shall have no obligation to inquire with respect to or otherwise confirm the authenticity of the signature(s) contained on any Notice of Exercise nor the authority of the person executing such Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice and only for the purpose of avoiding violation of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no circumstance that would require the Company to net cash settle the Warrants.
|
|
b) Exercise Price. The aggregate exercise price of this Warrant, except for a nominal exercise price of $0.001 per Warrant Share, was pre-funded to the Company on or prior to the Vesting Date and, consequently, no additional consideration (other than the nominal exercise price of $0.001 per Warrant Share) shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Warrant. The Holder shall not be entitled to the return or refund of all, or any portion, of such pre-paid aggregate exercise price under any circumstance or for any reason whatsoever. The remaining unpaid exercise price per Warrant Share shall be $0.001, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
| (A) = | as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(68) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. 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 3(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 3(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day; | |
| (B) = | the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder, in effect on the date of exercise; and | |
| (X) = | the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
|
|
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised and any holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. For the avoidance of doubt, in the absence of an effective registration statement registering the issuance of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall issue, and the Holder agrees to receive, unregistered Warrant Shares upon a cashless exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 3(c). The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 3(c).
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”) or the OTCQX Best Market (“OTCQX”), as applicable, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on a Trading Market or on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of one share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the securities of the Company then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Trading Day” means any day on which the Trading Market is open for trading, including any day on which the Trading Market is open for trading for a period of time less than the customary time. If the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, Trading Day means a business day.
“Trading Market” means any national securities exchange, automated quotation system, or other organized securities market on which the Common Stock is then listed, quoted, or traded. If the Common Stock is not then listed, quoted, or traded on any such market or exchange, “Trading Market” shall mean any other market or system on which the Common Stock is then traded.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on a Trading Market or on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of one share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the securities of the Company then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
|
|
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 3(c), subject to the limitations in Section 3(e) hereof.
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Warrant shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the instance of a cashless exercise) is received by the Company by such date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $2,500 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.
|
|
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 3(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise by delivering written notice to the Company.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date (other than any such failure that is solely due to any action or inaction by the Holder with respect to such exercise), and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Warrant Shares so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Warrants with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share of Common Stock.
|
|
vi. Charges Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its shareholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 3 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with (i) the Holder’s affiliates, (ii) and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s affiliates and (iii) any other Person whose beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock would be or could be aggregated with the Holders’ for purposes of Section 13(d) (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Warrant Shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Warrant Shares which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 3(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 3(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, except to the extent the Holder relies on a number of outstanding shares of Common Stock that was provided by the Company. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, except to the extent the Holder relies on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock that was provided by the Company. For purposes of this Section 3(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of a Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 9.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 4.99%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 3(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 19.99% of the number of Warrant Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 3(e) shall continue to apply, provided further that an affiliate of the Company may suspend the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in its entirety if, and for so long as, such Beneficial Ownership Limitation is not required to be in effect to ensure compliance with applicable Nasdaq listing, requirements with respect to stockholder approval. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 3(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. If the Warrant is unexercisable as a result of the Holder’s Beneficial Ownership Limitation, no alternate consideration is owing to the Holder.
|
|
f) Trading Market Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, this Warrant may not be exercised, and the Company may not issue any shares of Common Stock upon submission of a Notice of Exercise, until receipt of the Shareholder Approval. Until receipt of Shareholder Approval, no Holder of this Warrant shall be issued shares of Common Stock upon an attempted exercise of this Warrant.
Section 4. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or pursuant to any other Transaction Documents), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of the Common Stock any shares of share capital of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 4(a) above, if at any time that this Warrant is outstanding the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase shares, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all of the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
c) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all of the holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, shares or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time on or after the Vesting Date then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
|
|
d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a reincorporation in a different state), (ii) the Company or any subsidiary, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the aggregate voting power of all classes of equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the aggregate voting power of all classes of equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 3(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 3(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
|
|
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 4 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 4, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 4, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock other than a share split, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of share capital of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any shareholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby shares of Common Stock are converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 4 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a report of foreign private issuer on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
|
|
f) Voluntary Adjustment by Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.
Section 5.
a) No Transfer of Warrant. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement to the contrary, neither this Warrant nor any rights hereunder may be transferred, in whole or in part. Any attempted transfer of this Warrant or any rights hereunder, in whole or in part, shall be, and is hereby declared, null and void ab initio.
b) Lock-up. The Holder agrees not to sell, transfer, pledge, hedge, or otherwise dispose of the Warrant Shares for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the date on which this Warrant is issued (the “Lock-up Period”), except that the Holder may transfer such Warrant Shares without regard to the Lock-up Period (i) to Holder’s affiliates that agree in writing to be bound by the remainder of the Lock-up Period, or (ii) with the Company’s prior written consent.
Section 6. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 3(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 4. Without limiting the rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” as permitted in Section 3(c), and to receive the cash payments contemplated pursuant to Section 3(d)(i) and Section 3(d)(iv), in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any share certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or share certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or share certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or share certificate.
|
|
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.
d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, at all times during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment (it being understood that this Warrant shall not in any case prevent the Company from effecting any such amendment, reorganization, transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issuance or sale). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action, which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
|
|
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that the right to exercise this Warrant terminates on the Termination Date. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
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 shares of Common Stock or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
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 and in such case, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that the Holder will acquire such Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law.
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.
(Signature Page Follows)
|
|
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
| Tharimmune, Inc. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO STRATEGIC ADVISOR WARRANT]
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
| TO: | Tharimmune, 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 3(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 3(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
(4) Accredit Investor. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _____________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________________________________
Exhibit 10.1
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on November 3, 2025, by and among Tharimmune, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and the undersigned investors (collectively, the “Subscribers” and each a “Subscriber”).
This Subscription Agreement may be executed by an investment manager on behalf of one or more managed funds or accounts set forth on a schedule hereto, each of which severally and not jointly shall be a Subscriber hereunder.
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Subscription Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), the Issuer desires to issue and sell to each Subscriber, and each Subscriber, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Issuer, Acquired Shares and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, in each case as defined below (the “Offering”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction (as defined below), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase in cash from the Issuer (i) the number of shares of the Issuer’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed (the “Common Stock”), set forth on the Subscriber’s signature page hereto (the “Acquired Shares”) for a purchase price of $3.075 per share (the “Share Purchase Price”), and/or (ii) the number of pre-funded warrants to purchase Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) set forth on the signature page hereto, if any, at a purchase price equal to the Share Purchase Price less $0.0001 per Pre-Funded Warrant, with a remaining exercise price equal to $0.0001 per Warrant Share (the “Warrant Purchase Price”) set forth on the signature page hereto, and together with the Acquired Shares (the “Acquired Securities”) (the aggregate purchase price in cash set forth on the Subscriber’s signature page hereto for the Acquired Securities, the “Purchase Price”);
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the sale of the Acquired Securities hereunder, the Issuer will issue to certain strategic advisors (the “Strategic Advisors”) warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Strategic Advisor Warrants”), pursuant to a strategic advisor agreement between the Issuer and each Strategic Advisor, to be executed on or prior to the closing of the Offering (each a “Strategic Advisor Agreement”), and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Strategic Advisor Warrants are referred to herein as (the “Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares”);
WHEREAS, the Issuer intends to use the net proceeds of the sale of Acquired Securities to purchase Canton Coin (“CC”), for working capital and for general corporate purposes; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, Clear Street LLC, in its capacity as placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) for the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities (the “Transaction”) may identify and solicit certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or “accredited investors” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and each such “qualified institutional buyer” or “accredited investor,” an “Other Subscriber”), each of which shall have entered into subscription agreements with the Issuer contemporaneously herewith (the “Other Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such Other Subscribers have agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer has agreed to issue and sell to such Other Subscribers, on the Closing Date, the Acquired Securities at the Share Purchase Price and/or Warrant Purchase Price, as applicable, and otherwise on substantially the same terms as set forth in this Subscription Agreement (the “Other Subscriptions”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, subject to the conditions contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Issuer and the Subscriber agree as follows:
1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Acquired Securities (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).
| - |
2. Closing.
a. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.d and 2.e (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing, but without affecting the requirement that such conditions be satisfied or waived at Closing), the closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur substantially concurrent with the closing of the Other Subscriptions (such date, the “Closing Date”) and is contingent upon the occurrence of the closing of the Other Subscriptions.
b. On or prior to 4:00 p.m. New York City time on the date disclosed in the Closing Notice (as defined herein) that is two business days prior to the anticipated date of Closing (the “Escrow Payment Deadline”), each Subscriber will deliver to InBank (the “Escrow Agent”) its total Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with wire instructions provided by the Issuer to the Subscribers. At the Closing, the Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Subscriber a number of Acquired Securities, registered in the name of the Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with such Subscriber’s delivery instructions), equal to the number of Acquired Securities indicated on the Subscriber’s signature page to this Subscription Agreement. The Issuer will deliver or cause to be delivered to Subscriber as promptly as practicable after the Closing, evidence from the Issuer’s transfer agent of the issuance to Subscriber of Subscriber’s Acquired Securities on and as of the Closing Date.
c. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.d and 2.e (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing, but without affecting the requirement that such conditions be satisfied or waived at Closing):
(i) Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer on the Escrow Payment Deadline, any other information that is reasonably requested in the notice provided by Issuer (the “Closing Notice”) that is required in order to enable the Issuer to issue and sell the Acquired Securities, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person (or nominee) in whose name such Acquired Securities are to be delivered and a duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable; and
(ii) on the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Subscriber the Acquired Securities against and upon payment by Subscriber in book-entry form, free and clear of any Liens (as defined below) or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable. Each book entry for the Acquired Securities shall contain a legend in substantially the following form:
[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
| - |
d. The Issuer’s obligation to effect the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction on the Closing Date, or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the waiver by the Issuer on the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) the Placement Agent and the Issuer shall each have received a completed copy of the “Eligibility Representations of Subscriber” questionnaire in substantially the form attached as Schedule A hereto no later than the Closing Date;
(ii) all Subscribers party to this Subscription Agreement shall have delivered to the Issuer an executed lock-up agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C;
(iii) all representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date;
(iv) Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance, satisfaction or compliance would not or would not be reasonably expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Subscriber to consummate the Closing; and
(v) no applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the Subscription illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Subscription, and no governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such prevention or prohibition.
e. The Subscriber’s obligation to effect the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction on the Closing Date, or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the written waiver by Subscriber, of each of the following conditions:
(i) the Issuer shall have provided a duly executed copy of this Subscription Agreement;
(ii) no suspension of the listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market or another national securities exchange (collectively, the “Exchange”), of the Common Stock shall have occurred, and the Issuer shall have filed with The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) a Notification Form: Listing of Additional Shares for the listing of the Acquired Shares and the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, and Nasdaq shall not have raised any objection to such notice or the transactions contemplated hereby;
(iii) all representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects or in all respects, as applicable as of such date);
(iv) the Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied (unless waived) in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing;
(v) no applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the Subscription illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Subscription and no governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such prevention or prohibition;
(vi) the Issuer shall have provided each Subscriber with the Escrow Agent’s wire instructions, on the Escrow Agent’s letterhead and executed by an authorized representative of the Escrow Agent;
| - |
(vii) if applicable, the Issuer shall have delivered a Pre-Funded Warrant registered in the name of such Subscriber to purchase up to a number of Pre-Funded Warrant Shares included on the signature page hereto; and
(viii) no event or series of events that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Closing Date;
(ix) the Issuer shall have delivered a copy of the irrevocable instructions to Pacific Stock Transfer, and any successor transfer agent of the Issuer (the “Transfer Agent”) instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, in book entry form (unless otherwise requested by the Subscribers), (A) a number of Shares equal to such Subscriber’s Subscription Amount divided by the Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Subscriber; and (B) as applicable, the proper number of Pre-Funded Warrants, registered in the name of each respective Subscriber receiving Pre-Funded Warrants; and
(x) the Issuer shall have caused the delivery of a legal opinion of Issuer counsel, directed to the Placement Agent and the Subscribers, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent and Subscribers and their respective counsel.
f. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Subscriber may notify the Issuer in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained in this Section 2(f); however, no Subscriber shall be subject to this Section 2(f) unless he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by the Subscriber, in no event shall the Subscriber be permitted to acquire Acquired Securities to the extent that, immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, the Subscriber (together with its affiliates and any other persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Subscriber’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)), would beneficially own in excess of [4.99/9.99%] of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). For purposes of this provision, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation may be increased or decreased by the Subscriber upon written notice to the Issuer, provided that any increase shall not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Issuer and in no event shall the Beneficial Ownership Limitation exceed 19.99%.
g. Prior to or at the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
3. Issuer Representations and Warranties. The Issuer represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, that:
a. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Issuer are set forth in the SEC Reports or have otherwise been disclosed to Subscribers by the Issuer (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”). The Issuer owns, directly or indirectly, all of the share capital or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Issuer has no Subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.
b. The Issuer and each of the Subsidiaries has been duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its respective properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. Neither the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries, is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, memorandum and articles of association, bylaws, or other organizational or charter documents, as applicable (the “Charter Documents”). Each of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document (as defined below), (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Issuer’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. “Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
| - |
c. As of the Closing Date, the Acquired Shares will have been duly authorized and, when sold and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Acquired Shares in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Acquired Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under any contract with the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, the Issuer’s Charter Documents (as in effect at such time of issuance) or under the laws of the jurisdiction of the Issuer’s incorporation or organization.
d. The Pre-Funded Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with this Subscription Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms free and clear of all Liens (as defined below) imposed by the Issuer. The Pre-Funded Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon issuance pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be issued free and clear of any Liens or other restrictions (other than those as provided in the Transaction Documents (as defined below) or restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws), and the holder of the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. “Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
e. The Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Strategic Advisor Warrants, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Issuer other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.
f. The Issuer has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Strategic Advisor Warrants.
g. This Subscription Agreement, the Other Subscription Agreements and the Pre-Funded Warrants (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
h. Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties in Section 4, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party, and the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any such Subsidiary is a party or by which the Issuer or any such Subsidiary is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any such Subsidiary is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Acquired Securities or the legal authority of the Issuer or any such Subsidiary to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement or any other Transaction Document; (ii) the Charter Documents; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any such Subsidiary or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Acquired Securities or the legal authority of the Issuer or any such Subsidiary to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
| - |
i. There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Issuer is a party containing anti-dilution, price reset or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Acquired Securities, or (ii) the Common Stock to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription Agreement or Pre-Funded Warrants, in each case, that have not been or will not be validly and irrevocably waived on or prior to the Closing Date.
j. Assuming the accuracy of each Subscriber’s representations and warranties in Section 4, the Issuer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including the Exchange) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Acquired Securities, the Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares and Pre-Funded Warrant Shares), other than (i) the filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (as defined below), (ii) the filings required in accordance with Section 9.m, (iii) notifications required by each Exchange, and (iv) the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the Issuer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including the sale and issuance of the Acquired Securities.
k. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Issuer consists of (i) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”), and (ii) 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, there are no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, there are 8,593,316 shares of Common Stock issued and 8,593,070 shares of Common Stock outstanding, and there are 3,797,138 total warrants outstanding, with a weighted average exercise price of $2.25 and a 5-year exercise term and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 408,595 shares of common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $0.001. The Issuer has not issued any shares of Common Stock since its most recently filed or furnished report under the Exchange Act, other than (i) any Acquired Shares issued pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements, (ii) pursuant to the exercise of employee share options under the Issuer’s outstanding share option awards, (iii) the issuance of Common Stock or other equity securities to employees pursuant to the Issuer’s equity incentive plan, and (iv) pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Acquired Securities and described in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Issuer or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities will not obligate the Issuer or any Subsidiary to issue Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Subscribers). There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Issuer or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Issuer or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Issuer or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Issuer or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Issuer or any such Subsidiary. The Issuer does not have any outstanding share appreciation rights or “phantom stock” awards or agreements or any similar award or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of the Issuer are duly authorized, validly issued as fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Issuer’s shares of Common Stock to which the Issuer is a party or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, between or among any of the Issuer’s shareholders. “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preference share, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
| - |
l. The financial statements of the Issuer included in the SEC Documents (as defined below) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing or as such financial statements have been amended or corrected in a subsequent filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Issuer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Issuer has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Issuer’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Issuer has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Issuer has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares and (v) the Issuer has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except pursuant to existing Issuer equity incentive plans described in the SEC Documents. The Issuer does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Acquired Securities contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Strategic Advisor Warrants, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Issuer or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Issuer under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) trading day prior to the date that this representation is made.
m. The Issuer has not received any written communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
n. The issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are, and as of the Closing will be, registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and are listed for trading on the Exchange. The Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Common Stock on the Exchange. Except as included in the SEC Documents, the Issuer has not received notice from any Exchange on which the Common Stock are or have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Issuer is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Exchange. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by the Exchange or the Commission with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Common Stock or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Common Stock on the Exchange. The Issuer is, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements and is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in noncompliance with such requirements in the foreseeable future. The Common Stock are currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or another established clearing corporation and the Issuer is current in payment of the fees to the DTC (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.
o. Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities by the Issuer to Subscriber or the Other Subscribers in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or the Other Subscription Agreements, as the case may be. The issuance, sale, and delivery of the Acquired Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Exchange.
| - |
p. Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the Acquired Securities. Assuming the accuracy of the Subscribers’ representations and warranties under this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer has offered the Acquired Securities for sale only to the Subscribers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
q. The Issuer is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Acquired Securities and the use of proceeds as contemplated hereby will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ICA”).
r. The Issuer has not entered into any subscription agreement, side letter or other agreement with any Other Subscriber or any other investor in connection with such Other Subscriber’s or investor’s direct or indirect investment in the Issuer, other than (i) the Other Subscription Agreements, (ii) the Strategic Advisor Warrants, (iii) the Pre-Funded Warrants and (iv) agreements or forms thereof that have been publicly filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents via the Commission’s EDGAR system, including filings made by the Issuer.
s. The Issuer is not and has not been at any time during the past 12 months, a ‘shell company’ as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
t. The Issuer is eligible to register the resale of the Registrable Securities on a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuer specifically represents and warrants that: (i) the Issuer has been subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, for a period of at least twelve (12) calendar months immediately preceding the date hereof and the Closing Date; (ii) the Issuer has filed all material required to be filed pursuant to Section 13, 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act for such period; and (iii) the Issuer has filed in a timely manner all reports required to be filed by it with the Commission during the preceding twelve (12) calendar months (or for such shorter period that the Issuer was required to file such reports), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and all required Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
u. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that each of the Subscribers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Issuer further acknowledges that no Subscriber is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Issuer (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by any Subscriber or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Subscriber’s purchase of the Acquired Securities. The Issuer further represents to each Subscriber that the Issuer’s decision to enter into this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Issuer and its respective representatives.
v. Anything in this Subscription Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and acknowledged by the Issuer that: (i) none of the Subscribers has been asked by the Issuer to agree, nor has any Subscriber agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Issuer, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Issuer or to hold the Acquired Securities for any specified term (except as set forth in the lock-up agreements); (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Subscriber, specifically including, without limitation, “short sales” (as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act) or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Issuer’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Subscriber, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Subscriber is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock; and (iv) each Subscriber shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Issuer further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Subscribers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Acquired Securities are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing shareholders’ equity interests in the Issuer at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Issuer acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of this Subscription Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
| - |
w. The Issuer has made available to Subscriber (including via the Commission’s EDGAR system) a copy of each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other document, if any, filed by the Issuer with the Commission for the two years preceding the date hereof (the foregoing materials filed or furnished by the Issuer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”), which SEC Documents, as of their respective filing dates, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act applicable to the SEC Documents and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. None of the SEC Documents filed under the Exchange Act (except to the extent that information contained in any SEC Document has been superseded by a later timely filed SEC Document) contained, when filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in the case of any SEC Document that is a registration statement, or included, when filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in the case of all other SEC Documents.
x. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or for such matters as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against or affecting the Issuer, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”). Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the Actions, if any, (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Acquired Securities or (ii) would, if resolved adversely to the Issuer, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Issuer, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Issuer or any current or former director or officer of the Issuer. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Issuer under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
y. Except for any placement fees payable to the Placement Agent or financial advisors to the Issuer, in connection to the Transaction, the Issuer has not paid, and is not obligated to pay, any brokerage, finder’s or other commission or similar fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Subscribers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
z. None of the Issuer, any predecessor or affiliate of the Issuer, any director, executive officer or other officer of the Issuer or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, any beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Issuer’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, or any promoter connected with the Issuer in any capacity, is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications within the meaning of Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act, except for a disqualification event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3).
aa. The Issuer acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Issuer by or on behalf of the Subscriber, any of its respective affiliates or any of its or their control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, expressly or by implication, regarding the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement (inclusive of the exhibits and schedules attached hereto).
| - |
bb. The gross proceeds from the Acquired Securities contemplated by the Transaction will be utilized for purposes of acquiring CC (including costs associated with such acquisition), transaction costs, working capital and general corporate purposes.
cc. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, is threatened with respect to any of the employees of the Issuer, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Issuer’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Issuer or such Subsidiary, and neither the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Issuer and its Subsidiaries believe that their respective relationships with their employees is good. To the knowledge of the Issuer, no executive officer of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Issuer to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Issuer and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as described in the SEC Documents, neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary is party to any material litigation, order or administrative proceeding, nor to the Issuer’s knowledge is any material litigation, order or administrative proceeding threatened against the Issuer or any Subsidiary.
dd. The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business as described in the SEC Documents, except where the failure to possess such permits would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
ee. The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to its owned properties and owned assets that is material to the business of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, free and clear of all (i) Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property, taken as a whole, and do not interfere in any material respect with the use made or proposed to be made of such properties by the Issuer and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries is held by the Issuer or such Subsidiary under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Issuer is in compliance, except where such non-compliance would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ff. The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries has, or has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with its respective businesses as described in the SEC Documents and which the failure to so have would have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Subscription Agreement, except where such expiration, termination or abandonment would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as would not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Issuer, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
| - |
gg. The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary for companies of similar size as the Issuer in the businesses in which the Issuer and its Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
hh. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, and, to the knowledge of the Issuer, none of the employees of the Issuer is presently a party to any transaction with the Issuer (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Issuer and (iii) other employee benefits, including equity incentives granted under any equity incentive plan of the Issuer.
ii. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Issuer is in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Issuer maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Issuer has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Issuer and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
jj. Except as set forth in SEC Documents and in connection with this Transaction, no Person has any right to cause the Issuer to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Issuer that have not been waived, rendered moot, or are immaterial or are subject to lock-up agreements.
kk. The Issuer and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Charter Documents or the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Subscribers as a result of the Subscribers and the Issuer fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Issuer’s issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities and the Subscribers’ ownership of the Acquired Securities.
ll. Assuming the accuracy of the Subscribers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Acquired Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Issuer for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Exchange on which any of the securities of the Issuer are listed or designated.
| - |
mm. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due in writing by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction.
nn. None of the Issuer or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any Subsidiary or any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Issuer or any Subsidiary has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Issuer or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Issuer is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
oo. The Issuer’s accounting firm is Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman, P.A. (the “Accountant”). The Accountant (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act, (ii) is an independent public accountant within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and (iii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, whose report was included on the consolidated financial statements of the Issuer for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, during the periods covered of its report, was an independent public accountant within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Issuer to arise, between the Issuer and the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Issuer, and the Issuer is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants which could affect the Issuer’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. Each of the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Issuer is not, or was not, in violation of the auditor independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, with respect to the Issuer.
pp. Neither the Issuer nor, to its knowledge, anyone acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Issuer to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Acquired Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Acquired Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Issuer, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Acquired Securities.
qq. Each share option granted by the Issuer under the Issuer’s share option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Issuer’s share option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such share option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No share option granted under the Issuer’s share option plan has been backdated. The Issuer has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Issuer policy or practice to knowingly grant, share options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of share options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Issuer or its financial results or prospects.
rr. (i) There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Issuer’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Issuer has not been notified of, any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data, except, with respect to either (x) or (y), those which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Issuer is presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Issuer has implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Issuer has implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.
| - |
ss. (i) The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries is, and at all times since January 1, 2024 has been, in material compliance with all applicable state, federal and foreign data privacy and security laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) (EU 2016/679) (collectively, “Privacy Laws”); (ii) the Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries has in place and has taken steps reasonably designed to ensure material compliance with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security and the collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling and analysis of Personal Data (as defined below) (the “Policies”); (iii) the Issuer provides accurate notice of its applicable Policies to its customers, employees, third party vendors and representatives as required by the Privacy Laws; and (iv) applicable Policies provide accurate and sufficient notice of the Issuer’s then-current privacy practices relating to its subject matter, and do not contain any material omissions of the Issuer’s then-current privacy practices, as required by Privacy Laws. “Personal Data” means (i) a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number, bank information, or customer or account number; (ii) any information which would qualify as “personally identifying information” under the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended; (iii) “personal data” as defined by GDPR; and (iv) any other piece of information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any identifiable data related to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. None of such disclosures made or contained in any of the Policies have been inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete in material violation of any Privacy Laws and the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents will not result in a breach of any Privacy Laws or Policies. Neither the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has received written notice of any actual or potential liability of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries under, or actual or potential violation by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries of, any of the Privacy Laws; (ii) is currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation or other corrective action pursuant to any regulatory request or demand pursuant to any Privacy Law; or (iii) is a party to any order, decree, or agreement by or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority that imposed any obligation or liability under any Privacy Law.
tt. Neither the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
uu. Neither the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or representative of the Issuer is an individual or entity (“Person”) currently the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Issuer located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Issuer will not directly or indirectly use any funds, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such funds to any joint venture partners or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.
vv. The operations of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Issuer or Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened.
ww. Issuer has no material liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents.
xx. Issuer has not disclosed to Subscriber any material non-public information, aside from the existence of this Subscription Agreement and the relevant lock-up agreement relating Offering.
| - |
4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Each Subscriber, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, that:
a. Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with the requisite entity power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
b. This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Subscriber. This Subscription Agreement is enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
c. The execution and delivery by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement, and the performance by Subscriber of its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, including the purchase of the Acquired Securities and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber is a party or by which Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, shareholders’ equity or results of operations of Subscriber, taken as a whole (a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect”), or materially affect the legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) the organizational documents of Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of Subscriber’s properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with this Subscription Agreement.
d. Subscriber hereby represents and warrants that: (1) if an individual, Subscriber is a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51)(A) of the ICA and (2) if an entity, either: (i) Subscriber is (x) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or (y) an “accredited investor”, as defined in Rule 501(a)(3), Rule 501(a)(7), Rule 501(a)(9) or Rule 501(a)(12) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and the Subscription Amount of Subscriber is not financed in whole or in part by any third party for the specific purpose of making the particular investment contemplated by this Subscription Agreement; or (ii) (x) such Subscriber is an entity that is an accredited investor, as defined in Rule 501(a)(8) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, in which all of the equity holders are “accredited investors”, as defined in Rule 501(a)(3), Rule 501(a)(5), Rule 501(a)(6), Rule 501(a)(7), Rule 501(a)(9) or Rule 501(a)(12) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and (y) the Subscription Amount of Subscriber and the Subscription Amount of Subscriber’s equity holders are not financed in whole or in part by any third party for the specific purpose of making the particular investment contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber (i) acknowledges that the sale contemplated hereby is being made in reliance on a private placement exemption to “accredited investors” within the meaning of Section 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and similar exemptions under state law, (ii) is acquiring the Acquired Securities, and upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, will acquire the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Acquired Securities as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is an “accredited investor” (as defined above) and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account and (iii) is not acquiring the Acquired Securities, and upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, will not acquire the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the purchase and sale of the Acquired Securities hereunder (i) meets the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1), (ii) is not being “recommended” (within the meaning of FINRA Rule 2111) by the Placement Agent, and (iii) if an individual, is not being recommended (for purposes of Regulation Best Interest) by the Placement Agent.
| - |
e. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Securities are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Acquired Securities and the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Securities and Pre-Funded Warrant Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Issuer, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 (including Rule 144(i) thereunder) under the Securities Act; provided, that all of the applicable conditions thereof have been met, or (iv) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, without limitation, a private resale pursuant to the so-called “Section 4(a)(7)”), and in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions, and that any certificates or book-entry records representing the Acquired Securities shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Acquired Securities will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Acquired Securities will be subject to the foregoing transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Acquired Securities and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Acquired Securities for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Acquired Securities will not be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 until at least six months from the Closing Date. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Acquired Securities.
f. Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Acquired Securities directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Subscriber by or on behalf of the Issuer, any of its respective affiliates or control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, expressly or by implication, regarding the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement.
g. Subscriber’s acquisition and holding of the Acquired Securities will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any applicable similar law.
h. In making its decision to subscribe for and purchase the Acquired Securities, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon its own independent investigation, the investor presentation provided to Subscriber and the Issuer’s representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Subscription Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber has not relied on any statements, representations or warranties or other information provided by the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives, concerning the Issuer or the Acquired Securities or the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received and has had the opportunity to review such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Securities and the Issuer, including the SEC Documents, the risk factors set forth therein, a summary of risks set forth in Exhibit A, and certain information provided in the Issuer’s data room (provided that no risk factor disclosure or information set forth in such data room shall be deemed to qualify any representation or warranty of the Issuer contained herein). Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Securities.
i. Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Acquired Securities solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer, the Placement Agent or a representative of the Issuer or the Placement Agent, and the Acquired Securities were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer, the Placement Agent or a representative of the Issuer or the Placement Agent. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Acquired Securities, nor were the Acquired Securities offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer represents and warrants that the Acquired Securities (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
| - |
j. Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Acquired Securities. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Acquired Securities, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Accordingly, Subscriber is aware that the Placement Agent is not making any recommendation to the Subscriber with respect to the offering of the Acquired Securities.
k. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent, nor any affiliate of the Placement Agent or any officer, director, employee or representative of the Placement Agent or any affiliate thereof has provided Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Acquired Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Subscriber acknowledges that none of the Placement Agent, any of its affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives (i) has made any representation as to the Issuer or the quality of the Acquired Securities, and the Placement Agent may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Issuer, which Subscriber agrees need not be provided to it, (ii) has made an independent investigation with respect to the Issuer or the Acquired Securities or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Issuer, (iii) has acted as Subscriber’s financial advisor or fiduciary in connection with the issuance and purchase of the Acquired Securities or (iv) has prepared a disclosure or offering document in connection with the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities.
l. Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber, either alone or together with any professional advisor(s) has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Acquired Securities and determined that the Acquired Securities are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists; provided, that neither this representation nor any other representation or warranty made by the Subscriber herein shall in any way limit the Subscriber’s right to rely upon the Issuer’s representations, warranties and covenants contained herein.
m. Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Acquired Securities or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of an investment in the Acquired Securities.
n. The operations of the Subscriber have been conducted in material compliance with the rules and regulations administered or conducted by OFAC applicable to such Subscriber. Such Subscriber has performed due diligence necessary to reasonably determine that its beneficial owners are not named on the lists of denied parties or blocked persons administered by OFAC, resident in or organized under the laws of a country that is the subject of Sanctions, or otherwise the subject of Sanctions, except as permitted under Sanctions.
o. Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through the Closing or earlier termination of this Subscription Agreement will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of equity securities of the Issuer (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than any “group” consisting solely of the Subscriber and one or more of its affiliates.
p. If Subscriber is or is acting on behalf of (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code, (iii) an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement described in clauses (i) and (ii) (each, an “ERISA Plan”), or (iv) an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws,” and together with the ERISA Plans, the “Plans”), Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) neither the Issuer nor any of its respective affiliates has provided investment advice or has otherwise acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Acquired Securities, and none of the Issuer or any of its respective affiliates is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire and hold the Acquired Securities, and none of the Issuer or any of its respective affiliates is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision in connection with Subscriber’s investment in the Acquired Securities and (ii) its purchase of the Acquired Securities will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable Similar Law.
| - |
q. Subscriber has, and at the Closing, will have, sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.b.
r. Subscriber hereby represents that neither the Subscriber nor any person or entity acting on behalf of the Subscriber, or pursuant to any agreement or understanding with the Subscriber, has entered into any agreement or other arrangement that is or could reasonably be expected to be treated as (or pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or other arrangement could reasonably be expected to result in), or for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a sale or exchange or other disposition of the Acquired Securities after the Closing. The Subscriber hereby agrees that neither the Subscriber nor any person or entity acting on behalf of the Subscriber, or pursuant to any agreement or understanding with the Subscriber, will, prior to the Closing, enter into any agreement or other arrangement that will or could reasonably be expected to be treated as (or pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or other arrangement could reasonably be expected to result in), for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a sale or exchange or other disposition of the Acquired Securities after the Closing.
5. Registration Rights.
a. The Issuer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to submit to or file with the Commission, within thirty (30) calendar days after the consummation of the Transaction (the “Filing Date”) (at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense), a registration statement on Form S-3 (or Form S-1 if Form S-3 is not available) (the “Registration Statement”), registering the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined herein), which Registration Statement shall include the shares of Common Stock being purchased by the Other Subscribers in the Other Subscriptions and the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants being purchased by the Other Subscribers in the Other Subscriptions, and the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and upon the earlier of (i) the fifteenth (15th) business day (or sixtieth (60th) business day if the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the filing date and (ii) the 5th business day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effective Date”); provided, however, that the Issuer’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Issuer such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Issuer held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling shareholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement as permitted under Section 5.c of this Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable Securities by the applicable shareholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Registrable Securities which is equal to the maximum number of Registrable Securities as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each selling shareholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders. In the event of any such reduction, the Issuer shall use its best efforts to promptly file additional registration statements (or amendments) as permitted by the Commission to register for resale any Registerable Securities not included due to such limitation, until all Registerable Securities are so registered. Upon notification by the Commission that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, within two (2) business days thereafter, the Issuer shall file the final prospectus under Rule 424 of the Securities Act. The Issuer will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to Subscriber for review at least two (2) business days in advance of filing the Registration Statement; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Issuer be required to delay or postpone the filing of such Registration Statement as a result of or in connection with Subscriber’s review. In no event shall Subscriber be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement unless required by the Commission; provided, that if the Commission requests that Subscriber be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have an opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement (in which case the Issuer shall not identify the Subscriber as an underwriter therein). Subscriber shall not be entitled to use the Registration Statement for an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Issuer to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effective Date shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 5. “Registrable Securities” means the Acquired Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to the Acquired Shares and the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares as a result of any stock split or subdivision, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event.
| - |
b. In the case of the registration effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. At its expense the Issuer shall:
(i) except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration continuously effective with respect to Subscriber, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (A) Subscriber ceases to hold any Registrable Securities, (B) the date all Registrable Securities held by Subscriber may be sold without restriction under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) or Rule 144(i)(2), as applicable, and (C) three (3) years from the Effective Date of the Registration Statement. The period of time during which the Issuer is required hereunder to keep a Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the “Registration Period”;
(ii) during the Registration Period, advise Subscriber promptly:
(1) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(2) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;
(3) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;
(4) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(5) in accordance with Section 5.c of this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, any Registration Statement does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or does not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any prospectus does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or does not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
| - |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer, any of its affiliates or any other Person, unless the Issuer has first notified Subscriber of the existence of such an event (without providing material, nonpublic information about the specific nature of such event) and obtained the prior written consent of the Subscriber to receive such information;
(iii) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
(iv) during the Registration Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated above, except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts (y) to remain listed on an Exchange and to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Common Stock issued by the Issuer have been listed and (z) to timely comply in all material respects with the Issuer’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the rules and regulations of the Commission and the applicable Exchange;
(vi) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby and, for so long as Subscriber holds Registrable Securities, to enable Subscriber to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144;
(vii) subject to receipt from Subscriber by the Issuer or its transfer agent of customary representations and other customary documentation reasonably acceptable to the Issuer and the transfer agent in connection therewith, Subscriber may request that the Issuer remove, and the Issuer shall cause to be removed, any legend from the book entry position(s) or certificate(s) evidencing its Registrable Securities at any time that such Registrable Securities (A) are subject to or have been or are about to be sold or transferred pursuant to, an effective registration statement (including a registration statement filed under this Subscription Agreement); (B) have been or are about to be sold pursuant to Rule 144; or (C) may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction on the volume or manner of sale and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act). If required by the Issuer’s transfer agent, the Issuer shall cause its counsel to deliver promptly to such transfer agent an opinion of counsel to the effect that the removal of restrictive legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act if required by such transfer agent to effect the removal of restrictive legends in accordance with the provisions of this Subscription Agreement. If restrictive legends are no longer required for such Registrable Securities pursuant to the foregoing, the Issuer shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5 and within three (3) business days of any request therefor from Subscriber accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other documentation referred to above establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required, deliver to the transfer agent irrevocable instructions that the transfer agent shall make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry Registrable Securities. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with such issuance; and
(viii) shall reasonably cooperate with any broker-dealer through which a Subscriber proposes to resell Registrable Securities, including making any required filings with FINRA and applicable state securities authorities.
| - |
c. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall be entitled to delay or postpone the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and, from time to time, to require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness or use thereof, if it determines that the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Issuer is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event that the Board of Directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Issuer in the Registration Statement of material information that the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Issuer, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements or is otherwise necessary for the Registration Statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that the Issuer may not delay or suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement on more than two (2) occasions or for more than sixty (60) calendar days, or for more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer of the happening of any Suspension Event (which notice shall not contain material, nonpublic information) during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any related prospectus includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Subscriber agrees that (i) it will promptly discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Issuer unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by the Issuer, Subscriber will deliver to the Issuer or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities shall not apply (A) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (x) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (y) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (B) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
d. Subscriber may deliver written notice (including via email in accordance with Section 9.k) (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Issuer requesting that Subscriber not receive notices from the Issuer otherwise required by this Section 5; provided, however, that Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) the Issuer shall not deliver any such notices to Subscriber and Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to Subscriber’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, Subscriber will notify the Issuer in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 5.d) and the related suspension period remains in effect, the Issuer will so notify Subscriber, within one (1) business day of Subscriber’s notification to the Issuer, by delivering to Subscriber a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide Subscriber with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event immediately upon its availability.
e. The Issuer shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with Section 5.e, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Subscriber (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement), its directors, officers, agents, broker-dealers, and employees and each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all out-of-pocket losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented costs (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented costs of preparation and investigation and reasonable documented attorneys’ fees of one legal counsel (and one local counsel)) and all other reasonable and documented expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact included in any prospectus included (or incorporated by reference) in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except in either of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omissions is based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Issuer by Subscriber expressly for use therein or Subscriber has omitted a material fact from such information or otherwise violated the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder; or (iii) any material breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant in this Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 5 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Issuer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Issuer be liable for any Losses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a violation which occurs (A) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by Subscriber expressly for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or (B) in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of Subscriber in violation of Section 5.c hereof. The Issuer shall notify Subscriber reasonably promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 5 of which the Issuer is aware. The Issuer shall not, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, effect any settlement of any pending proceeding in respect of which Subscriber or any other person entitled to indemnification hereunder is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of Subscriber or such other person, as applicable, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by Subscriber. The indemnification obligations of the Issuer shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any termination of this Subscription Agreement and shall survive the transfer of Registerable Securities by Subscriber.
| - |
f. Subscriber shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, its directors, officers, agents and employees, and each person who controls the Issuer (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto or arising out of or relating to any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact included in any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omissions are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Issuer by Subscriber expressly for use therein or a material fact that Subscriber has omitted from such information; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 5.f shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of Subscriber (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In no event shall the liability of Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Subscriber shall notify the Issuer promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 5.f of which Subscriber is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Acquired Securities by Subscriber. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for a breach of its obligations hereunder, and Subscriber shall be entitled to specific performance. All obligations of the Issuer under this Section shall survive any termination of this Subscription Agreement and the transfer of Registerable Securities.
g. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Issuer shall not enter into any agreement granting registration rights that are more favorable in any respect to another holder of its securities without offering such more favorable terms to Subscriber on a pari passu basis.
h. If the indemnification provided under this Section 5 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 5.h from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each indemnifying party’s obligation to make a contribution pursuant to this Section 5.h shall be several, not joint. In no event shall the liability of the Subscriber under any indemnification or contribution obligation hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the Subscriber upon the sale of the Acquired Securities purchased pursuant to this Subscription Agreement giving rise to such obligation.
| - |
6. Lock-Up Agreements. The Issuer shall not amend, modify, waive or terminate any provision of any of the Lock-Up Agreements (or any substantially similar lock-up agreements signed by transferees of the initial parties to the Lock-Up Agreements) except to extend the term of the lock-up period and shall enforce the provisions of each Lock-Up Agreement (or any substantially similar lock-up agreements signed by transferees of the initial parties to the Lock-Up Agreements) in accordance with its terms. If any party to a Lock-Up Agreement (or any substantially similar lock-up agreements signed by transferees of the initial parties to the Lock-Up Agreements) breaches any provision of a Lock-Up Agreement, the Issuer shall promptly use its best efforts to seek specific performance of the terms of such Lock-Up Agreement.
7. Reliance by and Exculpation of the Placement Agent.
a. Each Subscriber acknowledges and agrees for the express benefit of each of the Placement Agent, its affiliates, and any of its control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives that (i) none of the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates or its control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing has made, and will not make, any representations or warranties, whether express or implied, with respect to the Issuer or the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities, and such Subscriber will not rely on any statements made by the Placement Agent, orally or in writing, to the contrary, (ii) such Subscriber will be responsible for conducting its own due diligence investigation with respect to the Issuer and the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities, (iii) such Subscriber will be purchasing Acquired Securities based on the results of its own due diligence investigation of the Issuer, and none of the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates nor any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (x) has made any independent investigation with respect to the Issuer, the Acquired Securities, or the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of any information supplied to the Subscriber by the Issuer and (y) is not making any recommendation to any Subscriber with respect to the Issuer or the Acquired Securities, including the purchase of the Acquired Securities by any Subscriber, (iv) none of the Transaction Documents has been prepared by the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates, or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing in connection with the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities, (v) none of the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates, nor any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing, has (x) any responsibility with respect to (1) any representations, warranties, or agreements made by any other Person under or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or any of the documents furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, or the execution, legality, validity, or enforceability (with respect to any Person) or any thereof or (2) the business, affairs, financial condition, operations, properties, or prospects of, or any other matter concerning the Issuer or the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or (y) any liability or obligation (including, without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses, or disbursements incurred by the Subscriber, the Issuer, or any other Person), whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, to the Subscriber, or to any Person claiming through such Subscriber, in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, (vi) the Placement Agent is acting solely as placement agent to the Issuer in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and none of the Placement Agent, nor any of its affiliates, or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing, is acting as an underwriter or in any other capacity and is not and shall not be construed as a financial advisor or fiduciary for such Subscriber, the Issuer, or any other person or entity in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and (vii) the decision to invest in the Issuer will involve a significant degree of risk, including a risk of total loss of such investment. Each Subscriber further represents and warrants to the Placement Agent that such Subscriber, including any fund or funds that such Subscriber manages or advises that participates in the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities, is permitted under its constitutive documents (including, without limitation, all limited partnership agreements, charters, bylaws, limited liability company agreements, all applicable side letters with investors, and similar documents) to make investments of the type contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. This Section 7 shall survive any termination of this Subscription Agreement.
| - |
b. The Issuer agrees and acknowledges that the Placement Agent may rely on its representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in this Subscription Agreement and each Subscriber agrees that the Placement Agent may rely on such Subscriber’s representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement as if such representations and warranties, as applicable, were made directly to the Placement Agent.
c. None of the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates, or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing, (1) shall have any liability to the Subscribers pursuant to, arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement, the negotiation hereof or thereof, or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated in this Subscription Agreement or thereby, including, without limitation, with respect to any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Acquired Securities or with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Subscription Agreement or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, as expressly provided herein, or for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements, or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind furnished by the Issuer, the Placement Agent or any Non-Party Affiliate (as defined below) concerning the Placement Agent, this Subscription Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Non-Party Affiliates” means each former, current or future officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equity holder, or affiliate of the Placement Agent or any of the Placement Agent’s controlled affiliates. The Subscriber agrees that the Placement Agent shall not be liable to it (including in contract, tort, under federal or state securities laws or otherwise) for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the sale of Acquired Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, except for such party’s own fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. Subscriber releases the Placement Agent in respect of any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses, or disbursements related to the sale of Acquired Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, except for such party’s own fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. Each Subscriber agrees not to commence any litigation or bring any claim against the Placement Agent in any court or any other forum which relates to, may arise out of, or is in connection with, the sale of Acquired Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, except for such party’s own fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. This undertaking is given freely and after obtaining independent legal advice.
d. The Issuer agrees that the Placement Agent, its affiliates and any of its control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives shall be entitled to (1) rely on, and shall be protected in acting upon, any certificate, instrument, notice, letter or any other document or security delivered to any of them by or on behalf of the Issuer, and (2) be indemnified by the Issuer for acting as the Placement Agent hereunder pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in the applicable letter agreement between the Issuer and the Placement Agent.
8. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (b) if any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied at, or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will not be or are not consummated at the Closing, or (c) at the election of Subscriber, on or after November 13, 2025; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from any such willful breach. In the event that this Subscription Agreement is terminated for any reason, the Issuer shall within one (1) business day following such termination, return to Subscriber (by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by such Subscriber) all funds deposited in escrow by Subscriber in connection with the Transaction.
| - |
9. Miscellaneous
a. Each party hereto acknowledges that the other party hereto and the Placement Agent will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each party hereto agrees to promptly notify the other party hereto if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by such party as set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. Subscriber further acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in Section 4 and the Issuer further acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in Section 3.
b. Subscriber agrees that none of (i) any Other Subscriber pursuant to Other Subscription Agreements entered into in connection with the Transaction (including the affiliates or controlling persons, members, officers, directors, partners, agents, or employees of any such Other Subscriber), (ii) the Placement Agent, its affiliates or any of its or its affiliate’s control persons, officers, directors or employees, (iii) any affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of the Issuer shall be liable to Subscriber or to any Other Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants or the Other Subscription Agreements, as applicable, the negotiation hereof or thereof or the subject matter hereof or thereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Acquired Securities. On behalf of itself and its affiliates, the Subscriber releases each of the entities or individuals described above in respect of any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements related to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
c. The Issuer and Subscriber are entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and each is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby to the extent required by law or by regulatory bodies.
d. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, prior to the Closing, Subscriber may not transfer or assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Subscription Agreement, other than to one or more of its affiliates (including other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of Subscriber) without the prior consent of the Issuer; provided, that such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement, makes the representations and warranties in Section 4 and completes Schedule A hereto; provided, further, that, no assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder, including any assignment to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber or by an affiliate of such investment manager. In the event of such a transfer or assignment, Subscriber shall complete the form of assignment attached as Schedule B hereto. The Issuer may not assign or transfer all or any portion of its rights or obligations under this Subscription Agreement without the consent of the Subscriber.
e. The Issuer may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Acquired Securities and to register the Acquired Securities for resale, and Subscriber shall promptly provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided, that the Issuer agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential, except (i) as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of Nasdaq. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer may file a copy of this Subscription Agreement with the Commission as exhibit to a periodic report or a registration statement of the Issuer.
f. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
| - |
g. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective affiliates and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
h. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
i. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts (including by electronic means), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
j. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
k. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or telecopied, sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) upon receipt of an appropriate electronic answerback or confirmation when so delivered by telecopy (to such number specified below or another number or numbers as such person may subsequently designate by notice given hereunder), (iii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email or (iv) five (5) business days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:
(A) if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on the signature page hereto;
(B) if to the Issuer, to:
Tharimmune, Inc.
34 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 1C,
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Attn: Sireesh Appajosyula
Email: sireesh@tharimmune.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Lucosky Brookman LLP
101 Wood Avenue South
Woodbridge, New Jersey 08830
Tel 732 395 4400
Attn: Joseph Lucosky
E-mail: jlucosky@lucbro.com
(C) if to the Placement Agent, to:
Clear Street LLC
4 World Trade Center
150 Greenwich Street, 45th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Attn: General Counsel
Email: bfriedman@clearstreet.io
| - |
l. This Subscription Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Subscription Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Subscription Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 9.k OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF.
EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.L.
m. The Issuer shall, by 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement (or, if this Subscription Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto prior to 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on a business day, prior to 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date hereof), issue one or more press releases or furnish or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Transaction and any other material, nonpublic information that the Issuer has provided to Subscriber at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. From and after the issuance of the Disclosure Document, Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Issuer or any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives. From and after such date, subject to Section 9, Issuer shall not provide any material non-public information to Subscriber without Subscriber’s prior written consent, and any such information so provided shall be promptly disclosed publicly. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, (i) in any press release or (ii) in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, except (A) as required by the federal securities law in connection with the Registration Statement, (B) in a press release or marketing materials of the Issuer in connection with the Transaction to the extent any such disclosure is substantially equivalent to the information that has previously been made public without breach of the obligation under this Section 9.m or (C) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Exchange or by any other governmental authority, in which case the Issuer shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this subclause (i).
| - |
n. In connection with any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Acquired Securities by a Subscriber pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to any other exemption under the Securities Act such that the purchaser acquires freely tradable shares and upon compliance by the Subscriber with the requirements of this Subscription Agreement, if requested by the Subscriber by notice to the Issuer, the Issuer shall request its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legends related to the book entry account holding such shares and make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry shares sold or disposed of without restrictive legends within two (2) business days of any such request therefor from such Subscriber, provided, that the Issuer has timely received from the Subscriber a completed representation letter in customary form and such other customary representations as may be reasonably required in accordance with applicable law in connection therewith. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of the Transfer Agent, its legal counsel and all DTC fees associated with such legend removal.
o. This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented, or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Issuer and Subscriber; provided, however, that any amendment, modification, supplement or waiver that adversely affects the Placement Agent will require the consent of the Placement Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party may waive any of its own rights (but not obligations) under this Subscription Agreement, in whole or in part, by providing written notice to the other parties, and such waiver shall not require the consent of any other party; provided, further, that Section 3, Section 4, Section 8, Section 9.a and this Section 9.o may not be amended, terminated or waived in a manner that is material and adverse to the Placement Agent without the written consent of the Placement Agent.
p. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and accordingly, that the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 9.l, in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity.
q. Each party hereto intends that, for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes, (i) the purchase of the Acquired Securities by Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, together and as part of a single integrated transaction with the purchase of shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants by the Other Subscribers pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements and the purchase by other persons of other pre-funded warrants to acquire Common Stock, on or near the Closing Date, for CC pursuant to certain other subscription agreements, shall qualify as an exchange by Subscriber of cash for the Acquired Securities pursuant to Section 351(a) of the Code (or any similar or analogous provision of state or local tax law), and (ii) the Pre-Funded Warrants shall be treated as stock (together, the “Intended Tax Treatment”). Unless the Issuer otherwise determines after a good faith review and analysis with its outside tax advisors that it does not have a tax reporting position for the Intended Tax Treatment on the applicable tax returns, each party hereto (a) agrees to report and file all applicable tax returns consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, and no party hereto will take any position for applicable tax purposes inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment (whether in applicable tax returns, tax audits or proceedings, or otherwise), unless in any such case required by a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a)(1) of the Code (or any similar or analogous provision of state or local tax law) and (b) shall file with its applicable U.S. federal income tax return on a timely basis the information required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.351-3 and maintain the permanent records described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.351-3, in each case, to the extent applicable, and in the event a government authority disputes or takes a position inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, the party receiving notice of such dispute shall promptly notify the other parties hereto.
10. Equal Treatment of Subscribers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. In addition, the Issuer agrees that the terms and conditions extended to each Subscriber under this Agreement shall be no less favorable than the most favorable terms offered to any similarly situated Subscriber (excluding the Strategic Advisor). For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Subscriber by the Issuer and negotiated separately by each Subscriber, and is intended for the Issuer to treat the Subscribers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Subscribers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
[Signature pages follow.]
| - |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first written above.
| ISSUER: | ||
| THARIMMUNE, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
[Signature page to Subscription Agreement]
| SUBSCRIBER: | ||
| Name of Subscriber: | ||
| Signature of Subscriber: |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
| Name in which securities are to be registered (if different): |
Email Address: _____________________
Subscriber’s EIN: ___________________
Address:
| Attn:_____________________________________________________ | ||
| Telephone No: _____________________________________________ | ||
| Facsimile No:_______________________________________________ |
| Subscription Amount: | $ | _________________ (in USD) |
Aggregate Number of Acquired Shares subscribed for: _______________________
Beneficial Ownership Blocker ☐ 4.99% or ☐ 9.99%
Aggregate Number of Pre-Funded Warrants subscribed for: ___________________
Aggregate Purchase Price: $ __________________
You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner, if different from Subscriber:
Number of shares of Common Stock and other equity securities of the Issuer currently owned by Beneficial Owner prior to this Transaction:
[Signature page to Subscription Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
Summary of Risks
Certain factors may have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer and your proposed investment in the Issuer. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones that the Issuer faces. Additional risks that the Issuer are unaware of, or that the Issuer currently believes are not material, may also become important factors that materially adversely affect the Issuer. If any of the risk factors discussed in the SEC Documents or any of the following risks actually occur, the business, financial condition, results of operation, and future prospects of the Issuer could be adversely affected, the trading price of the Common Stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Related to the Issuer’s Business and CC Strategy and Holdings
| ● | The Issuer’s financial results and the market price of the Common Stock may be affected by the prices of CC. | |
| ● | Investing in CC will expose the Issuer to certain risks associated with CC, such as price volatility, limited liquidity and trading volumes, relative anonymity, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation, theft, compliance and internal control failures at exchanges and other risks inherent in its electronic, virtual form and decentralized network. | |
| ● | Issuer will have broad discretion in how it executes its CC strategy, including the timing of purchases and sale of CC and CC-related products. The Issuer may not execute its strategy effectively, which could affect its results of operations and cause its stock price to decline. | |
| ● | A significant decrease in the market value of the Issuer’s CC holdings could adversely affect its ability to satisfy its financial obligations under debt financings. | |
| ● | Unrealized fair value gains on its CC holdings could cause the Issuer to become subject to the corporate alternative minimum tax under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. | |
| ● | Future developments regarding the treatment of crypto assets for U.S. and foreign tax purposes could adversely impact the Issuer’s business. CC and other digital assets are novel assets, and are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty. | |
| ● | While the Issuer intends the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, together with the Other Subscription Agreements, to qualify as a tax-deferred exchange pursuant to Section 351 of the Code (the “Intended Tax Treatment”), because of the lack of authority from the Internal Revenue Service related to the treatment of CC and other cryptocurrencies for U.S. federal income tax purposes and because qualification as a Section 351 transaction requires satisfying various conditions, including the “control” test, which will depend on specific facts and circumstances of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements and could be affected by events or actions that occur after completion of such transactions, no assurances can be provided that the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, together with the other Subscription Agreements, qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment. | |
| ● | CC is a highly volatile asset, and fluctuations in the price of CC are likely to influence the Issuer’s financial results and the market price of the Common Stock. | |
| ● | CC and other digital assets are novel assets, and are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty. | |
| ● | The availability of spot exchange-traded products for other digital assets may adversely affect the market price of its listed securities. |
| Exhibit A- |
| ● | The Issuer’s CC strategy will subject it to enhanced regulatory oversight. | |
| ● | CC trading venues may experience greater fraud, security failures, or regulatory or operational problems than trading venues for more established asset classes. | |
| ● | The concentration of CC holdings may enhance the risks inherent in the Issuer’s CC strategy. | |
| ● | The Issuer’s CC holdings will be less liquid than existing cash and cash equivalents and may not be able to serve as a source of liquidity for it to the same extent as cash and cash equivalents. | |
| ● | If the Issuer or its third-party service providers experience a security breach or cyber-attack and unauthorized parties obtain access to its CC assets, the Issuer may lose some or all of its CC assets and its financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. | |
| ● | The Issuer will face risks relating to the custody of its CC, including the loss or destruction of private keys required to access its CC and cyberattacks or other data loss relating to its CC. | |
| ● | Regulatory changes reclassifying CC as a security could lead to the Issuer’s classification as an “investment company” under the ICA and could adversely affect the market price of CC and the market price of the Issuer’s listed securities and could require the Issuer to sell a substantial majority of its CC, which could further affect the market price of CC. | |
| ● | The Issuer is not subject to legal and regulatory obligations that apply to investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, or to obligations applicable to investment advisers. | |
| ● | The Issuer’s CC strategy exposes it to risk of non-performance by counterparties. |
Risks Related to the Transaction
| ● | The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to purchase CC, the price of which has been, and will likely continue to be, highly volatile. | |
| ● | The Issuer will have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and investors will not have the opportunity as of this process to assess whether the net proceeds are being used in a manner of which you approve. The Issuer intends to use a portion of the proceeds from this offering for transaction costs and for the implementation of the CC tokens treasury operation and ongoing advisory services for the treasury operation. |
| Exhibit A- |
EXHIBIT B
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant
(see attached)
| Exhibit B- |
EXHIBIT C
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
(see attached)
| Exhibit C- |
SCHEDULE A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER
This Schedule must be completed by Subscriber and forms a part of the Subscription Agreement to which it is attached. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Schedule have the meanings given to them in the Subscription Agreement. Subscriber must check the applicable box in either Part A or Part B below and the applicable box in Part C below.
| A. |
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS (Please check the applicable subparagraphs): |
| ☐ | Subscriber is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act). |
*** OR ***
| B. | ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS |
The undersigned represents and warrants that the undersigned is an “accredited investor” (an “Accredited Investor”) as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for one or more of the reasons specified below (please check all boxes that apply):
| ☐ | (i) A natural person whose net worth, either individually or jointly with such person’s spouse or spousal equivalent, at the time of Subscriber’s purchase, exceeds $1,000,000; |
The term “net worth” means the excess of total assets over total liabilities (including personal and real property, but excluding the estimated fair market value of Subscriber’s primary home). For the purposes of calculating joint net worth with the person’s spouse or spousal equivalent, joint net worth can be the aggregate net worth of Subscriber and spouse or spousal equivalent; assets need not be held jointly to be included in the calculation. There is no requirement that securities be purchased jointly. A spousal equivalent means a cohabitant occupying a relationship generally equivalent to a spouse.
| ☐ | (ii) A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000, or joint income with Subscriber’s spouse or spousal equivalent in excess of $300,000, in each of the two most recent years and reasonably expects to reach the same income level in the current year; |
In determining individual “income,” Subscriber should add to Subscriber’s individual taxable adjusted gross income (exclusive of any spousal or spousal equivalent income) any amounts attributable to tax exempt income received, losses claimed as a limited partner in any limited partnership, deductions claimed for depletion, contributions to an IRA or Keogh retirement plan, alimony payments, and any amount by which income from long-term capital gains has been reduced in arriving at adjusted gross income.
| ☐ | (iii) A director or executive officer of the Issuer; |
| ☐ | (iv) A natural person holding in good standing with one or more professional certifications or designations or other credentials from an accredited educational institution that the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has designated as qualifying an individual for accredited investor status; |
| Schedule A- |
The SEC has designated the General Securities Representative license (Series 7), the Private Securities Offering Representative license (Series 82) and the Licensed Investment Adviser Representative (Series 65) as the initial certifications that qualify for accredited investor status.
| ☐ | (v) A natural person who is a “knowledgeable employee” as defined in Rule 3c-5(a)(4) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold where the issuer would be an investment company, as defined in Section 3 of the Investment Company Act, but for the exclusion provided by either Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act; |
| ☐ | (vi) A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; |
| ☐ | (vii) A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); |
| ☐ | (viii) An investment adviser registered pursuant to Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Investment Advisers Act”) or registered pursuant to the laws of a state, or an investment adviser relying on the exemption from registering with the SEC under Section 203(l) or (m) of the Investment Advisers Act; |
| ☐ | (ix) An insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Exchange Act; |
| ☐ | (x) An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act; |
| ☐ | (xi) A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; |
| ☐ | (xii) A Rural Business Investment Company as defined in Section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; |
| ☐ | (xiii) A plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state, or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
| ☐ | (xiv) An employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors; |
| ☐ | (xv) A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; |
| ☐ | (xvi) An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, or a corporation, business trust, partnership, or limited liability company, or any other entity not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Securities, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
| ☐ | (xvii) A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investing in the Issuer; |
| Schedule A- |
| ☐ | (xviii) A “family office” as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000 that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered and whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment; |
| ☐ | (xix) A “family client” as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act, of a family office meeting the requirements set forth in (xviii) and whose prospective investment in the issuer is directed by a person from a family office that is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment; |
| ☐ | (xx) A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act; |
| ☐ | (xxi) An entity, of a type not listed above, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, owning investments in excess of $5,000,000; and/or |
| ☐ | (xxii) An entity in which all of the equity owners qualify as an accredited investor under any of the above subparagraphs. |
| ☐ | (xxiii) Subscriber does not qualify under any of the investor categories set forth in (i) through (xxi) above. |
*** AND ***
| C. |
AFFILIATE STATUS (Please check the applicable box)
SUBSCRIBER: |
| ☐ | is: |
| ☐ |
is not:
an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Issuer or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Issuer. |
| Schedule A- |
SCHEDULE
B
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
This Subscription Assignment and Joinder Agreement (this “Assignment Agreement”), dated _________ ____, 2025, is made and entered into by and between (“Subscriber”) and (“Assignee”) and acknowledged by Tharimmune, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).
WHEREAS, the Issuer and Subscriber entered into that certain Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”), dated _________ __, 2025, pursuant to which Subscriber agreed to subscribe for and purchase from the Issuer’s shares (the “Acquired Shares”) of the Issuer’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and/or the pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants” and, together with the Acquired Shares, the “Acquired Securities”);
WHEREAS, Subscriber and Assignee are affiliated investment funds; and
WHEREAS, for administrative reasons, Subscriber desires to assign its rights to subscribe for and purchase of the Acquired Securities along with the rights and obligations set forth in the Subscription Agreement of such Acquired Securities (the “Assigned Securities”) to Assignee.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 9.d of the Subscription Agreement, and as further described in the table below, Subscriber hereby assigns its rights to subscribe for and purchase the Assigned Securities to Assignee and Assignee hereby (i) accepts the rights to subscribe for and purchase the Assigned Securities and agrees to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement, (ii) expressly makes the representations and warranties in Section 4 of the Subscription Agreement with respect to the Assigned Securities and (iii) completed Schedule A to the Subscription Agreement and attached it hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Assignment Agreement shall not relieve Subscriber of any of its obligations under the Subscription Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Subscription Agreement.
The following assignment by Subscriber to Assignee of its rights to subscribe for and purchase all or a portion of the Acquired Securities have been made:
| Date of Assignment |
Subscriber | Assignee | Number of Acquired Shares and/or Pre-Funded Warrants Assigned |
Subscriber Revised Subscription Amount |
Assignee Subscription Amount |
|||||||||||||||||
[Signature Page Follows]
| Schedule B- |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Subscription Assignment and Joinder Agreement has been executed by Subscriber and Assignee and acknowledged by a duly authorized representative of the Issuer as of the date set forth above.
Acknowledgement by the Issuer:
| THARIMMUNE, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Signature of Subscriber: |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
| Signature of Assignee: |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
Assignee’s EIN: _______________
| Address: | ||
| Attn: ____________________________________________________________ |
[Signature page to Subscription Assignment and Joinder Agreement]
| Schedule B- |
Exhibit 10.2
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on November 3, 2025, by and among Tharimmune, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and the undersigned investors (collectively, the “Subscribers” and each a “Subscriber”).
This Subscription Agreement may be executed by an investment manager on behalf of one or more managed funds or accounts set forth on a schedule hereto, each of which severally and not jointly shall be a Subscriber hereunder.
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Subscription Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), the Issuer desires to issue and sell to each Subscriber, and each Subscriber, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Issuer, Acquired Shares and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, in each case as defined below (the “Offering”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction (as defined below), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase in Canton Coin (“CC”) in lieu of cash from the Issuer (i) the number of shares of the Issuer’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed (the “Common Stock”), set forth on the Subscriber’s signature page hereto (the “Acquired Shares”) for a purchase price of $3.075 per share (the “Share Purchase Price”), and/or (ii) the number of pre-funded warrants to purchase Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) set forth on the signature page hereto, if any, at a purchase price equal to the Share Purchase Price less $0.0001 per Pre-Funded Warrant, with a remaining exercise price equal to $0.0001 per Warrant Share (the “Warrant Purchase Price”) set forth on the signature page hereto, and together with the Acquired Shares (the “Acquired Securities”) (the aggregate purchase price in CC set forth on the Subscriber’s signature page hereto for the Acquired Securities, the “Purchase Price”);
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the sale of the Acquired Securities hereunder, the Issuer will issue to certain strategic advisors (the “Strategic Advisors”) warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Strategic Advisor Warrants”), pursuant to a strategic advisor agreement between the Issuer and each Strategic Advisor, to be executed on or prior to the closing of the Offering (each a “Strategic Advisor Agreement”), and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Strategic Advisor Warrants are referred to herein as (the “Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares”);
WHEREAS, the Issuer intends to use the net proceeds of the sale of Acquired Securities to purchase CC, for working capital and for general corporate purposes; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, Clear Street LLC, in its capacity as placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) for the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities (the “Transaction”) may identify and solicit certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or “accredited investors” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and each such “qualified institutional buyer” or “accredited investor,” an “Other Subscriber”), each of which shall have entered into subscription agreements with the Issuer contemporaneously herewith (the “Other Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such Other Subscribers have agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer has agreed to issue and sell to such Other Subscribers, on the Closing Date, the Acquired Securities at the Share Purchase Price and/or Warrant Purchase Price, as applicable, and otherwise on substantially the same terms as set forth in this Subscription Agreement (the “Other Subscriptions”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, subject to the conditions contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Issuer and the Subscriber agree as follows:
1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Acquired Securities (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).
| - |
2. Closing.
a. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.d and 2.e (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing, but without affecting the requirement that such conditions be satisfied or waived at Closing), the closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur substantially concurrent with the closing of the Other Subscriptions (such date, the “Closing Date”) and is contingent upon the occurrence of the closing of the Other Subscriptions.
b. On or prior to 4:00 p.m. New York City time on the date disclosed in the Closing Notice (as defined herein) that is two business days prior to the anticipated date of Closing (the “Escrow Payment Deadline”), each Subscriber will deliver its total Purchase Price by transfer of CC to an applicable wallet address in the name of Tharimmune SPV1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Issuer (the “Custodial Account”). At the Closing, the Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Subscriber a number of Acquired Securities, registered in the name of the Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with such Subscriber’s delivery instructions), equal to the number of Acquired Securities indicated on the Subscriber’s signature page to this Subscription Agreement. The Issuer will deliver or cause to be delivered to Subscriber as promptly as practicable after the Closing, evidence from the Issuer’s transfer agent of the issuance to Subscriber of Subscriber’s Acquired Securities on and as of the Closing Date.
c. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.d and 2.e (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing, but without affecting the requirement that such conditions be satisfied or waived at Closing):
(i) Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer on the Escrow Payment Deadline, any other information that is reasonably requested in the notice provided by Issuer (the “Closing Notice”) that is required in order to enable the Issuer to issue and sell the Acquired Securities, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person (or nominee) in whose name such Acquired Securities are to be delivered and a duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable; and
(ii) on the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Subscriber the Acquired Securities against and upon payment by Subscriber in book-entry form, free and clear of any Liens (as defined below) or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable. Each book entry for the Acquired Securities shall contain a legend in substantially the following form:
[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
d. The Issuer’s obligation to effect the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction on the Closing Date, or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the waiver by the Issuer on the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) the Placement Agent and the Issuer shall each have received a completed copy of the “Eligibility Representations of Subscriber” questionnaire in substantially the form attached as Schedule A hereto no later than the Closing Date;
| - |
(ii) all Subscribers party to this Subscription Agreement shall have delivered to the Issuer an executed lock-up agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C;
(iii) all representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date;
(iv) Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance, satisfaction or compliance would not or would not be reasonably expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Subscriber to consummate the Closing; and
(v) no applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the Subscription illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Subscription, and no governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such prevention or prohibition.
e. The Subscriber’s obligation to effect the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction on the Closing Date, or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the written waiver by Subscriber, of each of the following conditions:
(i) the Issuer shall have provided a duly executed copy of this Subscription Agreement;
(ii) no suspension of the listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market or another national securities exchange (collectively, the “Exchange”), of the Common Stock shall have occurred, and the Issuer shall have filed with The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) a Notification Form: Listing of Additional Shares for the listing of the Acquired Shares and the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, and Nasdaq shall not have raised any objection to such notice or the transactions contemplated hereby;
(iii) all representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects or in all respects, as applicable as of such date);
(iv) the Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied (unless waived) in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing;
(v) no applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the Subscription illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Subscription and no governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such prevention or prohibition;
| - |
(vi) the Issuer shall have provided each Subscriber with the Custodial Account information;
(vii) if applicable, the Issuer shall have delivered a Pre-Funded Warrant registered in the name of such Subscriber to purchase up to a number of Pre-Funded Warrant Shares included on the signature page hereto; and
(viii) no event or series of events that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Closing Date;
(ix) the Issuer shall have delivered a copy of the irrevocable instructions to Pacific Stock Transfer, and any successor transfer agent of the Issuer (the “Transfer Agent”) instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, in book entry form (unless otherwise requested by the Subscribers), (A) a number of Shares equal to such Subscriber’s Subscription Amount divided by the Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Subscriber; and (B) as applicable, the proper number of Pre-Funded Warrants, registered in the name of each respective Subscriber receiving Pre-Funded Warrants; and
(x) the Issuer shall have caused the delivery of a legal opinion of Issuer counsel, directed to the Placement Agent and the Subscribers, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent and Subscribers and their respective counsel.
f. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Subscriber may notify the Issuer in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained in this Section 2(f); however, no Subscriber shall be subject to this Section 2(f) unless he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by the Subscriber, in no event shall the Subscriber be permitted to acquire Acquired Securities to the extent that, immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, the Subscriber (together with its affiliates and any other persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Subscriber’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)), would beneficially own in excess of [4.99/9.99%] of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). For purposes of this provision, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation may be increased or decreased by the Subscriber upon written notice to the Issuer, provided that any increase shall not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Issuer and in no event shall the Beneficial Ownership Limitation exceed 19.99%.
g. Prior to or at the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
3. Issuer Representations and Warranties. The Issuer represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, that:
a. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Issuer are set forth in the SEC Reports or have otherwise been disclosed to Subscribers by the Issuer (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”). The Issuer owns, directly or indirectly, all of the share capital or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Issuer has no Subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.
| - |
b. The Issuer and each of the Subsidiaries has been duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its respective properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. Neither the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, memorandum and articles of association, bylaws, or other organizational or charter documents, as applicable (the “Charter Documents”). Each of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document (as defined below), (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Issuer’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. “Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
c. As of the Closing Date, the Acquired Shares will have been duly authorized and, when sold and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Acquired Shares in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Acquired Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under any contract with the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, the Issuer’s Charter Documents (as in effect at such time of issuance) or under the laws of the jurisdiction of the Issuer’s incorporation or organization.
d. The Pre-Funded Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with this Subscription Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms free and clear of all Liens (as defined below) imposed by the Issuer. The Pre-Funded Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon issuance pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be issued free and clear of any Liens or other restrictions (other than those as provided in the Transaction Documents (as defined below) or restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws), and the holder of the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. “Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
e. The Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Strategic Advisor Warrants, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Issuer other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.
f. The Issuer has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Strategic Advisor Warrants.
g. This Subscription Agreement, the Other Subscription Agreements and the Pre-Funded Warrants(collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
h. Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties in Section 4, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party, and the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any such Subsidiary is a party or by which the Issuer or any such Subsidiary is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any such Subsidiary is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Acquired Securities or the legal authority of the Issuer or any such Subsidiary to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement or any other Transaction Document; (ii) the Charter Documents; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any such Subsidiary or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Acquired Securities or the legal authority of the Issuer or any such Subsidiary to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
| - |
i. There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Issuer is a party containing anti-dilution, price reset or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Acquired Securities, or (ii) the Common Stock to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription Agreement or Pre-Funded Warrants, in each case, that have not been or will not be validly and irrevocably waived on or prior to the Closing Date.
j. Assuming the accuracy of each Subscriber’s representations and warranties in Section 4, the Issuer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including the Exchange) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Acquired Securities, the Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares and Pre-Funded Warrant Shares), other than (i) the filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (as defined below), (ii) the filings required in accordance with Section 9.m, (iii) notifications required by each Exchange, (iv) the Shareholder Approval (as defined below), and (v) the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the Issuer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including the sale and issuance of the Acquired Securities.
k. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Issuer consists of (i) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”), and (ii) 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, there are no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, there are 8,593,316 shares of Common Stock issued and 8,593,070 shares of Common Stock outstanding, and there are 3,797,138 total warrants outstanding, with a weighted average exercise price of $2.25 and a 5-year exercise term and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 408,595 shares of common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $0.001. The Issuer has not issued any shares of Common Stock since its most recently filed or furnished report under the Exchange Act, other than (i) any Acquired Shares issued pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements, (ii) pursuant to the exercise of employee share options under the Issuer’s outstanding share option awards, (iii) the issuance of Common Stock or other equity securities to employees pursuant to the Issuer’s equity incentive plan, and (iv) pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Acquired Securities and described in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Issuer or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities will not obligate the Issuer or any Subsidiary to issue Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Subscribers). There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Issuer or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Issuer or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Issuer or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Issuer or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Issuer or any such Subsidiary. The Issuer does not have any outstanding share appreciation rights or “phantom stock” awards or agreements or any similar award or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of the Issuer are duly authorized, validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Issuer’s shares of Common Stock to which the Issuer is a party or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, between or among any of the Issuer’s shareholders. “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preference share, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
| - |
l. The financial statements of the Issuer included in the SEC Documents (as defined below) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing or as such financial statements have been amended or corrected in a subsequent filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Issuer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Issuer has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Issuer’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Issuer has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Issuer has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares and (v) the Issuer has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except pursuant to existing Issuer equity incentive plans described in the SEC Documents. The Issuer does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Acquired Securities contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Strategic Advisor Warrants, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Issuer or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Issuer under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) trading day prior to the date that this representation is made.
m. The Issuer has not received any written communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
n. The issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are, and as of the Closing will be, registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and are listed for trading on the Exchange. The Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Common Stock on the Exchange. Except as included in the SEC Documents, the Issuer has not received notice from any Exchange on which the Common Stock are or have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Issuer is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Exchange. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by the Exchange or the Commission with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Common Stock or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Common Stock on the Exchange. The Issuer is, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements and is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in noncompliance with such requirements in the foreseeable future. The Common Stock are currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or another established clearing corporation and the Issuer is current in payment of the fees to the DTC (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.
| - |
o. Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities by the Issuer to Subscriber or the Other Subscribers in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or the Other Subscription Agreements, as the case may be. The issuance, sale, and delivery of the Acquired Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Exchange.
p. Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the Acquired Securities. Assuming the accuracy of the Subscribers’ representations and warranties under this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer has offered the Acquired Securities for sale only to the Subscribers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
q. The Issuer is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Acquired Securities and the use of proceeds as contemplated hereby will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ICA”).
r. The Issuer has not entered into any subscription agreement, side letter or other agreement with any Other Subscriber or any other investor in connection with such Other Subscriber’s or investor’s direct or indirect investment in the Issuer, other than (i) the Other Subscription Agreements, (ii) the Strategic Advisor Warrants, (iii) the Pre-Funded Warrants, and (iv) agreements or forms thereof that have been publicly filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents via the Commission’s EDGAR system, including filings made by the Issuer.
s. The Issuer is not and has not been at any time during the past 12 months, a ‘shell company’ as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
t. The Issuer is eligible to register the resale of the Registrable Securities on a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuer specifically represents and warrants that: (i) the Issuer has been subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, for a period of at least twelve (12) calendar months immediately preceding the date hereof and the Closing Date; (ii) the Issuer has filed all material required to be filed pursuant to Section 13, 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act for such period; and (iii) the Issuer has filed in a timely manner all reports required to be filed by it with the Commission during the preceding twelve (12) calendar months (or for such shorter period that the Issuer was required to file such reports), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and all required Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
u. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that each of the Subscribers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Issuer further acknowledges that no Subscriber is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Issuer (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by any Subscriber or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Subscriber’s purchase of the Acquired Securities. The Issuer further represents to each Subscriber that the Issuer’s decision to enter into this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Issuer and its respective representatives.
| - |
v. Anything in this Subscription Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and acknowledged by the Issuer that: (i) none of the Subscribers has been asked by the Issuer to agree, nor has any Subscriber agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Issuer, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Issuer or to hold the Acquired Securities for any specified term (except as set forth in the lock-up agreements); (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Subscriber, specifically including, without limitation, “short sales” (as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act) or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Issuer’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Subscriber, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Subscriber is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock; and (iv) each Subscriber shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Issuer further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Subscribers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Acquired Securities are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing shareholders’ equity interests in the Issuer at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Issuer acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of this Subscription Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
w. The Issuer has made available to Subscriber (including via the Commission’s EDGAR system) a copy of each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other document, if any, filed by the Issuer with the Commission for the two years preceding the date hereof (the foregoing materials filed or furnished by the Issuer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”), which SEC Documents, as of their respective filing dates, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act applicable to the SEC Documents and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. None of the SEC Documents filed under the Exchange Act (except to the extent that information contained in any SEC Document has been superseded by a later timely filed SEC Document) contained, when filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in the case of any SEC Document that is a registration statement, or included, when filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in the case of all other SEC Documents.
x. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or for such matters as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against or affecting the Issuer, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”). Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the Actions, if any, (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Acquired Securities or (ii) would, if resolved adversely to the Issuer, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Issuer, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Issuer or any current or former director or officer of the Issuer. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Issuer under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
y. Except for any placement fees payable to the Placement Agent or financial advisors to the Issuer, in connection to the Transaction, the Issuer has not paid, and is not obligated to pay, any brokerage, finder’s or other commission or similar fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Subscribers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
z. None of the Issuer, any predecessor or affiliate of the Issuer, any director, executive officer or other officer of the Issuer or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, any beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Issuer’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, or any promoter connected with the Issuer in any capacity, is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications within the meaning of Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act, except for a disqualification event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3).
| - |
aa. The Issuer acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Issuer by or on behalf of the Subscriber, any of its respective affiliates or any of its or their control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, expressly or by implication, regarding the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement (inclusive of the exhibits and schedules attached hereto).
bb. The gross proceeds from the Acquired Securities contemplated by the Transaction will be utilized for purposes of acquiring CC (including costs associated with such acquisition), transaction costs, working capital and general corporate purposes.
cc. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, is threatened with respect to any of the employees of the Issuer, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Issuer’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Issuer or such Subsidiary, and neither the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Issuer and its Subsidiaries believe that their respective relationships with their employees is good. To the knowledge of the Issuer, no executive officer of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Issuer to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Issuer and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as described in the SEC Documents, neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary is party to any material litigation, order or administrative proceeding, nor to the Issuer’s knowledge is any material litigation, order or administrative proceeding threatened against the Issuer or any Subsidiary.
dd. The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business as described in the SEC Documents, except where the failure to possess such permits would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
ee. The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to its owned properties and owned assets that is material to the business of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, free and clear of all (i) Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property, taken as a whole, and do not interfere in any material respect with the use made or proposed to be made of such properties by the Issuer and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries is held by the Issuer or such Subsidiary under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Issuer is in compliance, except where such non-compliance would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ff. The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries has, or has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with its respective businesses as described in the SEC Documents and which the failure to so have would have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Subscription Agreement, except where such expiration, termination or abandonment would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as would not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Issuer, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
| - |
gg. The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary for companies of similar size as the Issuer in the businesses in which the Issuer and its Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
hh. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, and, to the knowledge of the Issuer, none of the employees of the Issuer or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Issuer (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Issuer and (iii) other employee benefits, including equity incentives granted under any equity incentive plan of the Issuer.
ii. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Issuer is in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Issuer maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Issuer has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Issuer and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
jj. Except as set forth in SEC Documents and in connection with this Transaction, no Person has any right to cause the Issuer to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Issuer that have not been waived, rendered moot, or are immaterial or are subject to lock-up agreements.
kk. The Issuer and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Charter Documents or the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Subscribers as a result of the Subscribers and the Issuer fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Issuer’s issuance and sale of the Acquired Securities and the Subscribers’ ownership of the Acquired Securities.
ll. Assuming the accuracy of the Subscribers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Acquired Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Issuer for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Exchange on which any of the securities of the Issuer are listed or designated.
| - |
mm. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due in writing by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction.
nn. None of the Issuer or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any Subsidiary or any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Issuer or any Subsidiary has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Issuer or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Issuer is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
oo. The Issuer’s accounting firm is Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman, P.A. (the “Accountant”). The Accountant (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act, (ii) is an independent public accountant within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and (iii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, whose report was included on the consolidated financial statements of the Issuer for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, during the periods covered of its report, was an independent public accountant within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Issuer to arise, between the Issuer and the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Issuer, and the Issuer is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants which could affect the Issuer’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. Each of the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Issuer is not, or was not, in violation of the auditor independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, with respect to the Issuer.
pp. Neither the Issuer nor, to its knowledge, anyone acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Issuer to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Acquired Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Acquired Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Issuer, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Acquired Securities.
qq. Each share option granted by the Issuer under the Issuer’s share option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Issuer’s share option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such share option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No share option granted under the Issuer’s share option plan has been backdated. The Issuer has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Issuer policy or practice to knowingly grant, share options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of share options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Issuer or its financial results or prospects.
| - |
rr. (i) There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Issuer’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Issuer has not been notified of, any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data, except, with respect to either (x) or (y), those which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Issuer is presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Issuer has implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Issuer has implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.
ss. (i) The Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries is, and at all times since January 1, 2024 has been, in material compliance with all applicable state, federal and foreign data privacy and security laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) (EU 2016/679) (collectively, “Privacy Laws”); (ii) the Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries has in place and has taken steps reasonably designed to ensure material compliance with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security and the collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling and analysis of Personal Data (as defined below) (the “Policies”); (iii) the Issuer provides accurate notice of its applicable Policies to its customers, employees, third party vendors and representatives as required by the Privacy Laws; and (iv) applicable Policies provide accurate and sufficient notice of the Issuer’s then-current privacy practices relating to its subject matter, and do not contain any material omissions of the Issuer’s then-current privacy practices, as required by Privacy Laws. “Personal Data” means (i) a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number, bank information, or customer or account number; (ii) any information which would qualify as “personally identifying information” under the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended; (iii) “personal data” as defined by GDPR; and (iv) any other piece of information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any identifiable data related to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. None of such disclosures made or contained in any of the Policies have been inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete in material violation of any Privacy Laws and the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents will not result in a breach of any Privacy Laws or Policies. Neither the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries (i) has received written notice of any actual or potential liability of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries under, or actual or potential violation by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries of, any of the Privacy Laws; (ii) is currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation or other corrective action pursuant to any regulatory request or demand pursuant to any Privacy Law; or (iii) is a party to any order, decree, or agreement by or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority that imposed any obligation or liability under any Privacy Law.
tt. Neither the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
uu. Neither the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or representative of the Issuer is an individual or entity (“Person”) currently the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Issuer located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Issuer will not directly or indirectly use any funds, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such funds to any joint venture partners or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.
| - |
vv. The operations of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Issuer or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened.
ww. Issuer has no material liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents.
xx. Issuer has not disclosed to Subscriber any material non-public information, aside from the existence of this Subscription Agreement and the relevant lock-up agreement relating Offering.
4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Each Subscriber, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, that:
a. Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with the requisite entity power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
b. This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Subscriber. This Subscription Agreement is enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
c. The execution and delivery by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement, and the performance by Subscriber of its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, including the purchase of the Acquired Securities and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber is a party or by which Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, shareholders’ equity or results of operations of Subscriber, taken as a whole (a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect”), or materially affect the legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) the organizational documents of Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of Subscriber’s properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with this Subscription Agreement.
d. Subscriber hereby represents and warrants that: (1) if an individual, Subscriber is a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51)(A) of the ICA and (2) if an entity, either: (i) Subscriber is (x) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or (y) an “accredited investor”, as defined in Rule 501(a)(3), Rule 501(a)(7), Rule 501(a)(9) or Rule 501(a)(12) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and the Subscription Amount of Subscriber is not financed in whole or in part by any third party for the specific purpose of making the particular investment contemplated by this Subscription Agreement; or (ii) (x) such Subscriber is an entity that is an accredited investor, as defined in Rule 501(a)(8) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, in which all of the equity holders are “accredited investors”, as defined in Rule 501(a)(3), Rule 501(a)(5), Rule 501(a)(6), Rule 501(a)(7), Rule 501(a)(9) or Rule 501(a)(12) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and (y) the Subscription Amount of Subscriber and the Subscription Amount of Subscriber’s equity holders are not financed in whole or in part by any third party for the specific purpose of making the particular investment contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber (i) acknowledges that the sale contemplated hereby is being made in reliance on a private placement exemption to “accredited investors” within the meaning of Section 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and similar exemptions under state law, (ii) is acquiring the Acquired Securities, and upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, will acquire the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Acquired Securities as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is an “accredited investor” (as defined above) and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account and (iii) is not acquiring the Acquired Securities, and upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, will not acquire the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the purchase and sale of the Acquired Securities hereunder (i) meets the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1), (ii) is not being “recommended” (within the meaning of FINRA Rule 2111) by the Placement Agent, and (iii) if an individual, is not being recommended (for purposes of Regulation Best Interest) by the Placement Agent.
| - |
e. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Securities are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Acquired Securities and Pre-Funded Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Securities and Pre-Funded Warrant Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Issuer, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 (including Rule 144(i) thereunder) under the Securities Act; provided, that all of the applicable conditions thereof have been met, or (iv) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, without limitation, a private resale pursuant to the so-called “Section 4(a)(7)”), and in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions, and that any certificates or book-entry records representing the Acquired Securities shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Acquired Securities will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Acquired Securities will be subject to the foregoing transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Acquired Securities and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Acquired Securities for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Acquired Securities will not be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 until at least six months from the Closing Date. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Acquired Securities.
f. Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Acquired Securities directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Subscriber by or on behalf of the Issuer, any of its respective affiliates or control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, expressly or by implication, regarding the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement.
g. Subscriber’s acquisition and holding of the Acquired Securities will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any applicable similar law.
h. In making its decision to subscribe for and purchase the Acquired Securities, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon its own independent investigation, the investor presentation provided to Subscriber and the Issuer’s representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Subscription Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber has not relied on any statements, representations or warranties or other information provided by the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives, concerning the Issuer or the Acquired Securities or the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received and has had the opportunity to review such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Securities and the Issuer, including the SEC Documents, the risk factors set forth therein, a summary of risks set forth in Exhibit A, and certain information provided in the Issuer’s data room (provided that no risk factor disclosure or information set forth in such data room shall be deemed to qualify any representation or warranty of the Issuer contained herein). Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Securities.
| - |
i. Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Acquired Securities solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer, the Placement Agent or a representative of the Issuer or the Placement Agent, and the Acquired Securities were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer, the Placement Agent or a representative of the Issuer or the Placement Agent. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Acquired Securities, nor were the Acquired Securities offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer represents and warrants that the Acquired Securities (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
j. Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Acquired Securities. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Acquired Securities, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Accordingly, Subscriber is aware that the Placement Agent is not making any recommendation to the Subscriber with respect to the offering of the Acquired Securities.
k. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent, nor any affiliate of the Placement Agent or any officer, director, employee or representative of the Placement Agent or any affiliate thereof has provided Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Acquired Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Subscriber acknowledges that none of the Placement Agent, any of its affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives (i) has made any representation as to the Issuer or the quality of the Acquired Securities, and the Placement Agent may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Issuer, which Subscriber agrees need not be provided to it, (ii) has made an independent investigation with respect to the Issuer or the Acquired Securities or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Issuer, (iii) has acted as Subscriber’s financial advisor or fiduciary in connection with the issuance and purchase of the Acquired Securities or (iv) has prepared a disclosure or offering document in connection with the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities.
l. Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber, either alone or together with any professional advisor(s) has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Acquired Securities and determined that the Acquired Securities are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists; provided, that neither this representation nor any other representation or warranty made by the Subscriber herein shall in any way limit the Subscriber’s right to rely upon the Issuer’s representations, warranties and covenants contained herein.
m. Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Acquired Securities or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of an investment in the Acquired Securities.
n. The operations of the Subscriber have been conducted in material compliance with the rules and regulations administered or conducted by OFAC applicable to such Subscriber. Such Subscriber has performed due diligence necessary to reasonably determine that its beneficial owners are not named on the lists of denied parties or blocked persons administered by OFAC, resident in or organized under the laws of a country that is the subject of Sanctions, or otherwise the subject of Sanctions, except as permitted under Sanctions.
o. Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through the Closing or earlier termination of this Subscription Agreement will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of equity securities of the Issuer (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than any “group” consisting solely of the Subscriber and one or more of its affiliates.
| - |
p. If Subscriber is or is acting on behalf of (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code, (iii) an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement described in clauses (i) and (ii) (each, an “ERISA Plan”), or (iv) an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws,” and together with the ERISA Plans, the “Plans”), Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) neither the Issuer nor any of its respective affiliates has provided investment advice or has otherwise acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Acquired Securities, and none of the Issuer or any of its respective affiliates is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire and hold the Acquired Securities, and none of the Issuer or any of its respective affiliates is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision in connection with Subscriber’s investment in the Acquired Securities and (ii) its purchase of the Acquired Securities will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable Similar Law.
q. Subscriber has, and at the Closing, will have, sufficient CC to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.b.
r. Subscriber hereby represents that, to its knowledge, the Subscriber has all rights, title and interest in and to the CC to be contributed by it to the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, (ii) such CC is held in a digital wallet held or operated by or on behalf of the Subscriber at or by an appropriately regulated custodian and/or in accordance with industry-standard security practices (the “Subscriber Digital Wallet”) and neither such CC nor such Subscriber Digital Wallet is subject to any liens, encumbrances or other restrictions, (iii) Subscriber has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect its Subscriber Digital Wallet and such CC, as applicable, and (iv) Subscriber has the exclusive ability to control such Subscriber Digital Wallet, including by use of “private keys” or other equivalent means or through custody arrangements or other equivalent means.
s. Subscriber hereby represents that neither the Subscriber nor any person or entity acting on behalf of the Subscriber, or pursuant to any agreement or understanding with the Subscriber, has entered into any agreement or other arrangement that is or could reasonably be expected to be treated as (or pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or other arrangement could reasonably be expected to result in), or for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a sale or exchange or other disposition of the Acquired Securities after the Closing. The Subscriber hereby agrees that neither the Subscriber nor any person or entity acting on behalf of the Subscriber, or pursuant to any agreement or understanding with the Subscriber, will, prior to the Closing (or in the case of the Pre-Funded Warrants, prior to the Shareholder Approval), enter into any agreement or other arrangement that will or could reasonably be expected to be treated as (or pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or other arrangement could reasonably be expected to result in), for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a sale or exchange or other disposition of the Acquired Securities after the Closing.
| - |
5. Registration Rights.
a. The Issuer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to submit to or file with the Commission, within thirty (30) calendar days after the consummation of the Transaction (the “Filing Date”) (at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense), a registration statement on Form S-3 (or Form S-1 if Form S-3 is not available) (the “Registration Statement”), registering the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined herein), which Registration Statement shall include the shares of Common Stock being purchased by the Other Subscribers in the Other Subscriptions and the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants being purchased by the Other Subscribers in the Other Subscriptions, and the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and upon the earlier of (i) the fifteenth (15th) business day (or sixtieth (60th) business day if the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the filing date and (ii) the 5th business day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effective Date”); provided, however, that the Issuer’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Issuer such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Issuer held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling shareholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement as permitted under Section 5.c of this Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable Securities by the applicable shareholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Registrable Securities which is equal to the maximum number of Registrable Securities as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each selling shareholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling shareholder. In the event of any such reduction, the Issuer shall use its best efforts to promptly file additional registration statements (or amendments) as permitted by the Commission to register for resale any Registerable Securities not included due to such limitation, until all Registerable Securities are so registered. Upon notification by the Commission that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, within two (2) business days thereafter, the Issuer shall file the final prospectus under Rule 424 of the Securities Act. The Issuer will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to Subscriber for review at least two (2) business days in advance of filing the Registration Statement; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Issuer be required to delay or postpone the filing of such Registration Statement as a result of or in connection with Subscriber’s review. In no event shall Subscriber be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement unless required by the Commission; provided, that if the Commission requests that Subscriber be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have an opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement (in which case the Issuer shall not identify the Subscriber as an underwriter therein). Subscriber shall not be entitled to use the Registration Statement for an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Issuer to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effective Date shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 5. “Registrable Securities” means the Acquired Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to the Acquired Shares and the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares as a result of any stock split or subdivision, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event.
b. In the case of the registration effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. At its expense the Issuer shall:
(i) except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration continuously effective with respect to Subscriber, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (A) Subscriber ceases to hold any Registrable Securities, (B) the date all Registrable Securities held by Subscriber may be sold without restriction under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) or Rule 144(i)(2), as applicable, and (C) three (3) years from the Effective Date of the Registration Statement. The period of time during which the Issuer is required hereunder to keep a Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the “Registration Period”;
| - |
(ii) during the Registration Period, advise Subscriber promptly:
(1) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(2) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;
(3) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;
(4) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(5) in accordance with Section 5.c of this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, any Registration Statement does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or does not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any prospectus does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or does not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer, any of its affiliates or any other Person, unless the Issuer has first notified Subscriber of the existence of such an event (without providing material, nonpublic information about the specific nature of such event) and obtained the prior written consent of the Subscriber to receive such information;
(iii) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
(iv) during the Registration Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated above, except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts (y) to remain listed on an Exchange and to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Common Stock issued by the Issuer have been listed and (z) to timely comply in all material respects with the Issuer’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the rules and regulations of the Commission and the applicable Exchange;
(vi) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby and, for so long as Subscriber holds Registrable Securities, to enable Subscriber to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144;
| - |
(vii) subject to receipt from Subscriber by the Issuer or its transfer agent of customary representations and other customary documentation reasonably acceptable to the Issuer and the transfer agent in connection therewith, Subscriber may request that the Issuer remove, and the Issuer shall cause to be removed, any legend from the book entry position(s) or certificate(s) evidencing its Registrable Securities at any time that such Registrable Securities (A) are subject to or have been or are about to be sold or transferred pursuant to, an effective registration statement (including a registration statement filed under this Subscription Agreement); (B) have been or are about to be sold pursuant to Rule 144; or (C) may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction on the volume or manner of sale and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act). If required by the Issuer’s transfer agent, the Issuer shall cause its counsel to deliver promptly to such transfer agent an opinion of counsel to the effect that the removal of restrictive legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act if required by such transfer agent to effect the removal of restrictive legends in accordance with the provisions of this Subscription Agreement. If restrictive legends are no longer required for such Registrable Securities pursuant to the foregoing, the Issuer shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5 and within three (3) business days of any request therefor from Subscriber accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other documentation referred to above establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required, deliver to the transfer agent irrevocable instructions that the transfer agent shall make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry Registrable Securities. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with such issuance; and
(viii) shall reasonably cooperate with any broker-dealer through which a Subscriber proposes to resell Registrable Securities, including making any required filings with FINRA and applicable state securities authorities.
c. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall be entitled to delay or postpone the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and, from time to time, to require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness or use thereof, if it determines that the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Issuer is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event that the Board of Directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Issuer in the Registration Statement of material information that the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Issuer, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements or is otherwise necessary for the Registration Statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that the Issuer may not delay or suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement on more than two (2) occasions or for more than sixty (60) calendar days, or for more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer of the happening of any Suspension Event (which notice shall not contain material, nonpublic information) during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any related prospectus includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Subscriber agrees that (i) it will promptly discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Issuer unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by the Issuer, Subscriber will deliver to the Issuer or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities shall not apply (A) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (x) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (y) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (B) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
d. Subscriber may deliver written notice (including via email in accordance with Section 9.k) (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Issuer requesting that Subscriber not receive notices from the Issuer otherwise required by this Section 5; provided, however, that Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) the Issuer shall not deliver any such notices to Subscriber and Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to Subscriber’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, Subscriber will notify the Issuer in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 5.d) and the related suspension period remains in effect, the Issuer will so notify Subscriber, within one (1) business day of Subscriber’s notification to the Issuer, by delivering to Subscriber a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide Subscriber with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event immediately upon its availability.
| - |
e. The Issuer shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with Section 5.e, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Subscriber (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement), its directors, officers, agents, broker-dealers, and employees and each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all out-of-pocket losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented costs (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented costs of preparation and investigation and reasonable documented attorneys’ fees of one legal counsel (and one local counsel)) and all other reasonable and documented expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact included in any prospectus included (or incorporated by reference) in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except in either of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omissions is based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Issuer by Subscriber expressly for use therein or Subscriber has omitted a material fact from such information or otherwise violated the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder; or (iii) any material breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant in this Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 5 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Issuer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Issuer be liable for any Losses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a violation which occurs (A) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by Subscriber expressly for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or (B) in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of Subscriber in violation of Section 5.c hereof. The Issuer shall notify Subscriber reasonably promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 5 of which the Issuer is aware. The Issuer shall not, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, effect any settlement of any pending proceeding in respect of which Subscriber or any other person entitled to indemnification hereunder is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of Subscriber or such other person, as applicable, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by Subscriber. The indemnification obligations of the Issuer shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any termination of this Subscription Agreement and shall survive the transfer of Registerable Securities by Subscriber.
f. Subscriber shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, its directors, officers, agents and employees, and each person who controls the Issuer (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto or arising out of or relating to any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact included in any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omissions are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Issuer by Subscriber expressly for use therein or a material fact that Subscriber has omitted from such information; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 5.f shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of Subscriber (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In no event shall the liability of Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Subscriber shall notify the Issuer promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 5.f of which Subscriber is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Acquired Securities by Subscriber. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for a breach of its obligations hereunder, and Subscriber shall be entitled to specific performance. All obligations of the Issuer under this Section shall survive any termination of this Subscription Agreement and the transfer of Registerable Securities.
| - |
g. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Issuer shall not enter into any agreement granting registration rights that are more favorable in any respect to another holder of its securities without offering such more favorable terms to Subscriber on a pari passu basis.
h. If the indemnification provided under this Section 5 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 5.h from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each indemnifying party’s obligation to make a contribution pursuant to this Section 5.h shall be several, not joint. In no event shall the liability of the Subscriber under any indemnification or contribution obligation hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the Subscriber upon the sale of the Acquired Securities purchased pursuant to this Subscription Agreement giving rise to such obligation.
6. Lock-Up Agreements. The Issuer shall not amend, modify, waive or terminate any provision of any of the Lock-Up Agreements (or any substantially similar lock-up agreements signed by transferees of the initial parties to the Lock-Up Agreements) except to extend the term of the lock-up period and shall enforce the provisions of each Lock-Up Agreement (or any substantially similar lock-up agreements signed by transferees of the initial parties to the Lock-Up Agreements) in accordance with its terms. If any party to a Lock-Up Agreement (or any substantially similar lock-up agreements signed by transferees of the initial parties to the Lock-Up Agreements) breaches any provision of a Lock-Up Agreement, the Issuer shall promptly use its best efforts to seek specific performance of the terms of such Lock-Up Agreement.
| - |
7. Reliance by and Exculpation of the Placement Agent.
a. Each Subscriber acknowledges and agrees for the express benefit of each of the Placement Agent, its affiliates, and any of its control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives that (i) none of the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates or its control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing has made, and will not make, any representations or warranties, whether express or implied, with respect to the Issuer or the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities, and such Subscriber will not rely on any statements made by the Placement Agent, orally or in writing, to the contrary, (ii) such Subscriber will be responsible for conducting its own due diligence investigation with respect to the Issuer and the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities, (iii) such Subscriber will be purchasing Acquired Securities based on the results of its own due diligence investigation of the Issuer, and none of the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates nor any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (x) has made any independent investigation with respect to the Issuer, the Acquired Securities, or the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of any information supplied to the Subscriber by the Issuer and (y) is not making any recommendation to any Subscriber with respect to the Issuer or the Acquired Securities, including the purchase of the Acquired Securities by any Subscriber, (iv) none of the Transaction Documents has been prepared by the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates, or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing in connection with the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities, (v) none of the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates, nor any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing, has (x) any responsibility with respect to (1) any representations, warranties, or agreements made by any other Person under or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or any of the documents furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, or the execution, legality, validity, or enforceability (with respect to any Person) or any thereof or (2) the business, affairs, financial condition, operations, properties, or prospects of, or any other matter concerning the Issuer or the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or (y) any liability or obligation (including, without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses, or disbursements incurred by the Subscriber, the Issuer, or any other Person), whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, to the Subscriber, or to any Person claiming through such Subscriber, in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, (vi) the Placement Agent is acting solely as placement agent to the Issuer in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and none of the Placement Agent, nor any of its affiliates, or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing, is acting as an underwriter or in any other capacity and is not and shall not be construed as a financial advisor or fiduciary for such Subscriber, the Issuer, or any other person or entity in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and (vii) the decision to invest in the Issuer will involve a significant degree of risk, including a risk of total loss of such investment. Each Subscriber further represents and warrants to the Placement Agent that such Subscriber, including any fund or funds that such Subscriber manages or advises that participates in the offer and sale of the Acquired Securities, is permitted under its constitutive documents (including, without limitation, all limited partnership agreements, charters, bylaws, limited liability company agreements, all applicable side letters with investors, and similar documents) to make investments of the type contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. This Section 7 shall survive any termination of this Subscription Agreement.
b. The Issuer agrees and acknowledges that the Placement Agent may rely on its representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in this Subscription Agreement and each Subscriber agrees that the Placement Agent may rely on such Subscriber’s representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement as if such representations and warranties, as applicable, were made directly to the Placement Agent.
c. None of the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates, or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing, (1) shall have any liability to the Subscribers pursuant to, arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement, the negotiation hereof or thereof, or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated in this Subscription Agreement or thereby, including, without limitation, with respect to any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Acquired Securities or with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Subscription Agreement or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, as expressly provided herein, or for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements, or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind furnished by the Issuer, the Placement Agent or any Non-Party Affiliate (as defined below) concerning the Placement Agent, this Subscription Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Non-Party Affiliates” means each former, current or future officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equity holder, or affiliate of the Placement Agent or any of the Placement Agent’s controlled affiliates. The Subscriber agrees that the Placement Agent shall not be liable to it (including in contract, tort, under federal or state securities laws or otherwise) for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the sale of Acquired Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, except for such party’s own fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. Subscriber releases the Placement Agent in respect of any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses, or disbursements related to the sale of Acquired Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, except for such party’s own fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. Each Subscriber agrees not to commence any litigation or bring any claim against the Placement Agent in any court or any other forum which relates to, may arise out of, or is in connection with, the sale of Acquired Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, except for such party’s own fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. This undertaking is given freely and after obtaining independent legal advice.
| - |
d. The Issuer agrees that the Placement Agent, its affiliates and any of its control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives shall be entitled to (1) rely on, and shall be protected in acting upon, any certificate, instrument, notice, letter or any other document or security delivered to any of them by or on behalf of the Issuer, and (2) be indemnified by the Issuer for acting as the Placement Agent hereunder pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in the applicable letter agreement between the Issuer and the Placement Agent.
8. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (b) if any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied at, or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will not be or are not consummated at the Closing, or (c) at the election of Subscriber, on or after November 13, 2025; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from any such willful breach. In the event that this Subscription Agreement is terminated for any reason, the Issuer shall within one (1) business day following such termination, return to Subscriber (to an applicable wallet address in the name of such Subscriber, provided to the Issuer by the Subscriber) all CC deposited in escrow by Subscriber in connection with the Transaction.
9. Miscellaneous
a. Each party hereto acknowledges that the other party hereto and the Placement Agent will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each party hereto agrees to promptly notify the other party hereto if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by such party as set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. Subscriber further acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in Section 4 and the Issuer further acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in Section 3.
b. Subscriber agrees that none of (i) any Other Subscriber pursuant to Other Subscription Agreements entered into in connection with the Transaction (including the affiliates or controlling persons, members, officers, directors, partners, agents, or employees of any such Other Subscriber), (ii) the Placement Agent, its affiliates or any of its or its affiliate’s control persons, officers, directors or employees, (iii) any affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of the Issuer shall be liable to Subscriber or to any Other Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants or the Other Subscription Agreements, as applicable, the negotiation hereof or thereof or the subject matter hereof or thereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Acquired Securities. On behalf of itself and its affiliates, the Subscriber releases each of the entities or individuals described above in respect of any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements related to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
c. The Issuer and Subscriber are entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and each is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby to the extent required by law or by regulatory bodies.
| - |
d. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, prior to the Closing, Subscriber may not transfer or assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Subscription Agreement, other than to one or more of its affiliates (including other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of Subscriber) without the prior consent of the Issuer; provided, that such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement, makes the representations and warranties in Section 4 and completes Schedule A hereto; provided, further, that, no assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder, including any assignment to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber or by an affiliate of such investment manager. In the event of such a transfer or assignment, Subscriber shall complete the form of assignment attached as Schedule B hereto. The Issuer may not assign or transfer all or any portion of its rights or obligations under this Subscription Agreement without the consent of the Subscriber.
e. The Issuer may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Acquired Securities and to register the Acquired Securities for resale, and Subscriber shall promptly provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided, that the Issuer agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential, except (i) as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of Nasdaq. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer may file a copy of this Subscription Agreement with the Commission as exhibit to a periodic report or a registration statement of the Issuer.
f. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
g. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective affiliates and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
h. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
i. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts (including by electronic means), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
j. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
k. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or telecopied, sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) upon receipt of an appropriate electronic answerback or confirmation when so delivered by telecopy (to such number specified below or another number or numbers as such person may subsequently designate by notice given hereunder), (iii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email or (iv) five (5) business days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:
(A) if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on the signature page hereto;
| - |
(B) if to the Issuer, to:
Tharimmune, Inc.
34 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 1C,
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Attn: Sireesh Appajosyula
Email: sireesh@tharimmune.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Lucosky Brookman LLP
101 Wood Avenue South
Woodbridge, New Jersey 08830
Tel 732 395 4400
Attn: Joseph Lucosky
E-mail: jlucosky@lucbro.com
(C) if to the Placement Agent, to:
Clear Street LLC
4 World Trade Center
150 Greenwich Street, 45th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Attn: General Counsel
Email: bfriedman@clearstreet.io
l. This Subscription Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Subscription Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Subscription Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 9.k OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF.
| - |
EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9L.
m. The Issuer shall, by 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement (or, if this Subscription Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto prior to 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on a business day, prior to 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date hereof), issue one or more press releases or furnish or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Transaction and any other material, nonpublic information that the Issuer has provided to Subscriber at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. From and after the issuance of the Disclosure Document, Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Issuer or any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives. From and after such date, subject to Section 9, Issuer shall not provide any material non-public information to Subscriber without Subscriber’s prior written consent, and any such information so provided shall be promptly disclosed publicly. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, (i) in any press release or (ii) in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, except (A) as required by the federal securities law in connection with the Registration Statement, (B) in a press release or marketing materials of the Issuer in connection with the Transaction to the extent any such disclosure is substantially equivalent to the information that has previously been made public without breach of the obligation under this Section 9.m or (C) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Exchange or by any other governmental authority, in which case the Issuer shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this subclause (i).
n. In connection with any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Acquired Securities by a Subscriber pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to any other exemption under the Securities Act such that the purchaser acquires freely tradable shares and upon compliance by the Subscriber with the requirements of this Subscription Agreement, if requested by the Subscriber by notice to the Issuer, the Issuer shall request its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legends related to the book entry account holding such shares and make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry shares sold or disposed of without restrictive legends within two (2) business days of any such request therefor from such Subscriber, provided, that the Issuer has timely received from the Subscriber a completed representation letter in customary form and such other customary representations as may be reasonably required in accordance with applicable law in connection therewith. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of the Transfer Agent, its legal counsel and all DTC fees associated with such legend removal.
o. This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented, or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Issuer and Subscriber; provided, however, that any amendment, modification, supplement or waiver that adversely affects the Placement Agent will require the consent of the Placement Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party may waive any of its own rights (but not obligations) under this Subscription Agreement, in whole or in part, by providing written notice to the other parties, and such waiver shall not require the consent of any other party; provided, further, that Section 3, Section 4, Section 8, Section 9.a and this Section 9.o may not be amended, terminated or waived in a manner that is material and adverse to the Placement Agent without the written consent of the Placement Agent.
| - |
p. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and accordingly, that the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 9.l, in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity.
q. Each party hereto intends that, for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes, (i) the purchase of the Acquired Securities by Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement shall not be treated as a completed transaction unless and until Shareholder Approval is obtained, (ii) from and after the Closing and unless and until Shareholder Approval is obtained, (A) Subscriber shall be treated as the owner of the CC transferred by Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Issuer shall be treated as holding such CC on behalf of Subscriber as agent and nominee, and (B) Subscriber shall not be treated as the owner of or holding any warrants or other stock or equity interest rights in or stock or other equity interests of the Issuer by reason of the Pre-Funded Warrants, (iii) the purchase of the Acquired Securities by Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, together and as part of a single integrated transaction with the purchase of shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants by the Other Subscribers pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements and the purchase by other persons of shares of Common Stock and other pre-funded warrants to acquire Common Stock, on or around the Closing Date, for cash pursuant to certain other subscription agreements, shall qualify as an exchange by Subscriber of CC for the Acquired Securities pursuant to Section 351(a) of the Code (or any similar or analogous provision of state or local tax law), and (iv) from and after obtaining Shareholder Approval, (A) the Pre-Funded Warrants shall be treated as the underlying shares of Common Stock that would be issuable when the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised, including for purposes of Sections 351(a) and 368(c) of the Code (or any similar or analogous provision of state or local tax law), and (B) Subscriber shall be treated as the owner of and holding such shares of Common Stock by reason of the Pre-Funded Warrants (together, the “Intended Tax Treatment”). Unless the Issuer otherwise determines after a good faith review and analysis with its outside tax advisors that it does not have a tax reporting position for the Intended Tax Treatment on the applicable tax returns (in which case, the Issuer shall promptly notify Subscriber and provide Subscriber, at Subscriber’s cost and expense, a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any such analysis prior to Issuer making a final determination as to whether it has a reporting position for the Intended Tax Treatment), each party hereto (a) agrees to report and file all applicable tax returns consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, and no party hereto will take any position for applicable tax purposes inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment (whether in applicable tax returns, tax audits or proceedings, or otherwise), unless in any such case required by a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a)(1) of the Code (or any similar or analogous provision of state or local tax law) and (b) shall file with its applicable U.S. federal income tax return on a timely basis the information required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.351-3 and maintain the permanent records described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.351-3, in each case, to the extent applicable, and in the event a government authority disputes or takes a position inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, the party receiving notice of such dispute shall promptly notify the other parties hereto.
r. Subscriber shall use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish or otherwise make available to the Issuer (and shall cooperate with the Issuer in obtaining) all information and documentation reasonably necessary for the Issuer to specifically identify the tax basis in each such CC for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes, including, but not limited to: (i) the date, time, and source of acquisition of each such CC, (ii) the original cost and fair market value at the time of acquisition of each such CC, (iii) historical wallet and account location with respect to each such CC, and (iv) detailed transaction history (both on-chain and off-chain) with respect to each such CC.
10. Shareholder Approval. The Issuer shall hold a special meeting of shareholders (which may also be at the annual meeting of shareholders) at the earliest practicable date after the date hereof for the purpose of obtaining Shareholder Approval (such meeting, the “Shareholder Approval Meeting”), with the recommendation of the Issuer’s Board of Directors that such proposal be approved, and the Issuer shall solicit proxies from its shareholders in connection therewith in the same manner as all other management proposals in such proxy statement and all management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of such proposal. If Shareholder Approval is not obtained at the Shareholder Approval Meeting, the Issuer shall cause an additional shareholder meeting to be held within ninety (90) days of the date of such Shareholders Approval Meeting (the “Extended Shareholder Approval Period”). If shareholder Approval is not obtained within the Extended Shareholder Approval Period, then the Issuer shall convene additional shareholder meetings every ninety (90) days thereafter until Shareholder Approval is obtained, subject to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants. “Shareholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of the Issuer, or board of directors in lieu thereof, with respect to issuance of all of the Acquired Securities.
11. Equal Treatment of Subscribers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. In addition, the Issuer agrees that the terms and conditions extended to each Subscriber under this Agreement shall be no less favorable than the most favorable terms offered to any similarly situated Subscriber (excluding the Strategic Advisor). For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Subscriber by the Issuer and negotiated separately by each Subscriber, and is intended for the Issuer to treat the Subscribers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Subscribers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
[Signature pages follow.]
| - |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first written above.
| ISSUER: | ||
| THARIMMUNE, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
[Signature page to Subscription Agreement]
| SUBSCRIBER: | ||
| Name of Subscriber: | ||
| Signature of Subscriber: |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
| Name in which securities are to be registered (if different): | |
Email Address: _____________________
Subscriber’s EIN: ___________________
Address:
| Attn: | ||
| Telephone No: | ||
| Facsimile No: | ||
| Subscription Amount: | $ | _________________ (in CC) |
Aggregate Number of Acquired Shares subscribed for: _______________________
Beneficial Ownership Blocker ☐ 4.99% or ☐ 9.99%
Aggregate Number of Pre-Funded Warrants subscribed for: ___________________
Aggregate Purchase Price: $ __________________
You must pay the Purchase Price by transfer of CC to the Custodial Account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner, if different from Subscriber:
Number of shares of Common Stock and other equity securities of the Issuer currently owned by Beneficial Owner prior to this Transaction:
[Signature page to Subscription Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
Summary of Risks
Certain factors may have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer and your proposed investment in the Issuer. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones that the Issuer faces. Additional risks that the Issuer are unaware of, or that the Issuer currently believes are not material, may also become important factors that materially adversely affect the Issuer. If any of the risk factors discussed in the SEC Documents or any of the following risks actually occur, the business, financial condition, results of operation, and future prospects of the Issuer could be adversely affected, the trading price of the Common Stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Related to the Issuer’s Business and CC Strategy and Holdings
| ● | The Issuer’s financial results and the market price of the Common Stock may be affected by the prices of CC. | |
| ● | Investing in CC will expose the Issuer to certain risks associated with CC, such as price volatility, limited liquidity and trading volumes, relative anonymity, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation, theft, compliance and internal control failures at exchanges and other risks inherent in its electronic, virtual form and decentralized network. | |
| ● | Issuer will have broad discretion in how it executes its CC strategy, including the timing of purchases and sale of CC and CC-related products. The Issuer may not execute its strategy effectively, which could affect its results of operations and cause its stock price to decline. | |
| ● | A significant decrease in the market value of the Issuer’s CC holdings could adversely affect its ability to satisfy its financial obligations under debt financings. | |
| ● | Unrealized fair value gains on its CC holdings could cause the Issuer to become subject to the corporate alternative minimum tax under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. | |
| ● | Future developments regarding the treatment of crypto assets for U.S. and foreign tax purposes could adversely impact the Issuer’s business. CC and other digital assets are novel assets, and are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty. | |
| ● | While the Issuer intends the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, together with the Other Subscription Agreements, to qualify as a tax-deferred exchange pursuant to Section 351 of the Code (the “Intended Tax Treatment”), because of the lack of authority from the Internal Revenue Service related to the treatment of CC and other cryptocurrencies for U.S. federal income tax purposes and because qualification as a Section 351 transaction requires satisfying various conditions, including the “control” test, which will depend on specific facts and circumstances of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements and could be affected by events or actions that occur after completion of such transactions, no assurances can be provided that the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, together with the other Subscription Agreements, qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment. | |
| ● | CC is a highly volatile asset, and fluctuations in the price of CC are likely to influence the Issuer’s financial results and the market price of the Common Stock. | |
| ● | CC and other digital assets are novel assets, and are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty. | |
| ● | The availability of spot exchange-traded products for other digital assets may adversely affect the market price of its listed securities. |
| Exhibit A- |
| ● | The Issuer’s CC strategy will subject it to enhanced regulatory oversight. | |
| ● | CC trading venues may experience greater fraud, security failures, or regulatory or operational problems than trading venues for more established asset classes. | |
| ● | The concentration of CC holdings may enhance the risks inherent in the Issuer’s CC strategy. | |
| ● | The Issuer’s CC holdings will be less liquid than existing cash and cash equivalents and may not be able to serve as a source of liquidity for it to the same extent as cash and cash equivalents. | |
| ● | If the Issuer or its third-party service providers experience a security breach or cyber-attack and unauthorized parties obtain access to its CC assets, the Issuer may lose some or all of its CC assets and its financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. | |
| ● | The Issuer will face risks relating to the custody of its CC, including the loss or destruction of private keys required to access its CC and cyberattacks or other data loss relating to its CC. | |
| ● | Regulatory changes reclassifying CC as a security could lead to the Issuer’s classification as an “investment company” under the ICA and could adversely affect the market price of CC and the market price of the Issuer’s listed securities and could require the Issuer to sell a substantial majority of its CC, which could further affect the market price of CC. | |
| ● | The Issuer is not subject to legal and regulatory obligations that apply to investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, or to obligations applicable to investment advisers. | |
| ● | The Issuer’s CC strategy exposes it to risk of non-performance by counterparties. |
Risks Related to the Transaction
| ● | The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to purchase CC, the price of which has been, and will likely continue to be, highly volatile. | |
| ● | The Issuer will have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and investors will not have the opportunity as of this process to assess whether the net proceeds are being used in a manner of which you approve. The Issuer intends to use a portion of the proceeds from this offering for transaction costs and for the implementation of the CC tokens treasury operation and ongoing advisory services for the treasury operation. |
| Exhibit A- |
EXHIBIT B
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant
(see attached)
| Exhibit B- |
EXHIBIT C
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
(see attached)
| Exhibit C- |
SCHEDULE A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER
This Schedule must be completed by Subscriber and forms a part of the Subscription Agreement to which it is attached. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Schedule have the meanings given to them in the Subscription Agreement. Subscriber must check the applicable box in either Part A or Part B below and the applicable box in Part C below.
| A. | QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS (Please check the applicable subparagraphs): |
| ☐ | Subscriber is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act). |
*** OR ***
| B. | ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS |
The undersigned represents and warrants that the undersigned is an “accredited investor” (an “Accredited Investor”) as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for one or more of the reasons specified below (please check all boxes that apply):
| ☐ | (i) A natural person whose net worth, either individually or jointly with such person’s spouse or spousal equivalent, at the time of Subscriber’s purchase, exceeds $1,000,000; |
The term “net worth” means the excess of total assets over total liabilities (including personal and real property, but excluding the estimated fair market value of Subscriber’s primary home). For the purposes of calculating joint net worth with the person’s spouse or spousal equivalent, joint net worth can be the aggregate net worth of Subscriber and spouse or spousal equivalent; assets need not be held jointly to be included in the calculation. There is no requirement that securities be purchased jointly. A spousal equivalent means a cohabitant occupying a relationship generally equivalent to a spouse.
| ☐ | (ii) A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000, or joint income with Subscriber’s spouse or spousal equivalent in excess of $300,000, in each of the two most recent years and reasonably expects to reach the same income level in the current year; |
In determining individual “income,” Subscriber should add to Subscriber’s individual taxable adjusted gross income (exclusive of any spousal or spousal equivalent income) any amounts attributable to tax exempt income received, losses claimed as a limited partner in any limited partnership, deductions claimed for depletion, contributions to an IRA or Keogh retirement plan, alimony payments, and any amount by which income from long-term capital gains has been reduced in arriving at adjusted gross income.
| ☐ | (iii) A director or executive officer of the Issuer; |
| ☐ | (iv) A natural person holding in good standing with one or more professional certifications or designations or other credentials from an accredited educational institution that the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has designated as qualifying an individual for accredited investor status; |
| Schedule A- |
The SEC has designated the General Securities Representative license (Series 7), the Private Securities Offering Representative license (Series 82) and the Licensed Investment Adviser Representative (Series 65) as the initial certifications that qualify for accredited investor status.
| ☐ | (v) A natural person who is a “knowledgeable employee” as defined in Rule 3c-5(a)(4) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold where the issuer would be an investment company, as defined in Section 3 of the Investment Company Act, but for the exclusion provided by either Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act; |
| ☐ | (vi) A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; |
| ☐ | (vii) A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); |
| ☐ | (viii) An investment adviser registered pursuant to Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Investment Advisers Act”) or registered pursuant to the laws of a state, or an investment adviser relying on the exemption from registering with the SEC under Section 203(l) or (m) of the Investment Advisers Act; |
| ☐ | (ix) An insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Exchange Act; |
| ☐ | (x) An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act; |
| ☐ | (xi) A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; |
| ☐ | (xii) A Rural Business Investment Company as defined in Section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; |
| ☐ | (xiii) A plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state, or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
| ☐ | (xiv) An employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors; |
| ☐ | (xv) A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; |
| ☐ | (xvi) An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, or a corporation, business trust, partnership, or limited liability company, or any other entity not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Securities, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
| ☐ | (xvii) A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investing in the Issuer; |
| Schedule A- |
| ☐ | (xviii) A “family office” as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000 that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered and whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment; |
| ☐ | (xix) A “family client” as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act, of a family office meeting the requirements set forth in (xviii) and whose prospective investment in the issuer is directed by a person from a family office that is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment; |
| ☐ | (xx) A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act; |
| ☐ | (xxi) An entity, of a type not listed above, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, owning investments in excess of $5,000,000; and/or |
| ☐ | (xxii) An entity in which all of the equity owners qualify as an accredited investor under any of the above subparagraphs. |
| ☐ | (xxiii) Subscriber does not qualify under any of the investor categories set forth in (i) through (xxi) above. |
*** AND ***
| C. | AFFILIATE STATUS |
| (Please check the applicable box) | |
| SUBSCRIBER: |
| ☐ | is: |
| ☐ | is not: |
| an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Issuer or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Issuer. |
| Schedule A- |
SCHEDULE B
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
This Subscription Assignment and Joinder Agreement (this “Assignment Agreement”), dated _________ ____, 2025, is made and entered into by and between (“Subscriber”) and (“Assignee”) and acknowledged by Tharimmune, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).
WHEREAS, the Issuer and Subscriber entered into that certain Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”), dated _________ _, 2025, pursuant to which Subscriber agreed to subscribe for and purchase from the Issuer shares (the “Acquired Shares”) of the Issuer’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and/or the pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants” and, together with the Acquired Shares, the “Acquired Securities”);
WHEREAS, Subscriber and Assignee are affiliated investment funds; and
WHEREAS, for administrative reasons, Subscriber desires to assign its rights to subscribe for and purchase of the Acquired Securities along with the rights and obligations set forth in the Subscription Agreement of such Acquired Securities (the “Assigned Securities”) to Assignee.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 9.d of the Subscription Agreement, and as further described in the table below, Subscriber hereby assigns its rights to subscribe for and purchase the Assigned Securities to Assignee and Assignee hereby (i) accepts the rights to subscribe for and purchase the Assigned Securities and agrees to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement, (ii) expressly makes the representations and warranties in Section 4 of the Subscription Agreement with respect to the Assigned Securities and (iii) completed Schedule A to the Subscription Agreement and attached it hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Assignment Agreement shall not relieve Subscriber of any of its obligations under the Subscription Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Subscription Agreement.
The following assignment by Subscriber to Assignee of its rights to subscribe for and purchase all or a portion of the Acquired Securities have been made:
| Date
of Assignment |
Subscriber | Assignee | Number
of Acquired Shares and/or Pre-Funded Warrants Assigned |
Subscriber Revised Subscription Amount |
Assignee Subscription Amount |
|||||||||||
[Signature Page Follows]
| Schedule B- |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Subscription Assignment and Joinder Agreement has been executed by Subscriber and Assignee and acknowledged by a duly authorized representative of the Issuer as of the date set forth above.
Acknowledgement by the Issuer:
| THARIMMUNE, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Signature of Subscriber: | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Signature of Assignee: | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Assignee’s EIN: _______________
| Address: | ||
| Attn: | ||
[Signature page to Subscription Assignment and Joinder Agreement]
| Schedule B- |
Exhibit 10.3
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
Tharimmune, Inc.
34 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 1C
Red Bank, NJ 07701
This agreement (this “Lock-Up Agreement”) is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed private placement offering of (i) shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of Tharimmune, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and/or (ii) pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to that certain Subscription Agreement dated November 3, 2025 (the “Subscription Agreement”) by and between you and the Company (the “Offering”). Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Subscription Agreement.
In order to induce the Company to enter into the Subscription Agreement, and in light of the benefits that the Offering will confer upon you in your capacity as a securityholder and/or a director or officer of the Company, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, you hereby irrevocably agree that, without the prior written consent of the Company, during the period beginning on the date of the Subscription Agreement through and including the date that is 180 days following the Closing Date, you will not, and will not cause or direct any of your affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) to, directly or indirectly, (1) offer for sale, sell, assign, hypothecate, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of (or enter into any transaction or agreement that is designed to, or would reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) the Common Stock and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants purchased in the Offering (collectively, the “Acquired Securities”), (2) enter into any swap, hedge or similar agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, the purchase or sale of, or entry into, any put or call option, or combination thereof, forward, swap or any other derivatives transaction or instrument, however described or defined) that transfers, is designed to transfer or reasonably could be expect to transfer (whether by the undersigned or someone other than the undersigned) to another, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of shares of Common Stock or any Acquired Securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, in cash or otherwise, (3) make any demand for or exercise any right to file, cause to be filed, or cause to be confidentially submitted any registration statement, including any amendments thereto, with respect to the registration of any shares of Common Stock, the Acquired Securities, or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or any other securities of the Company, provided that, to the extent the undersigned has demand and/or piggyback registration rights under any registration rights agreement, investor rights agreement or similar agreement, the undersigned may notify the Company privately that the undersigned is or will be exercising its demand and/or piggyback registration rights under any such agreement following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period (as defined below) and undertake preparations related thereto and, provided, further, that nothing in this Lock-Up Agreement shall in any way amend, modify or otherwise reduce the Company’s obligations under the Subscription Agreement to register the Acquired Securities within the time periods provided therein, or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing (the “Lock-Up Restrictions”); provided that, the Lock-Up Restrictions shall automatically terminate (i) with respect to one-third of the Acquired Securities upon the effectiveness of the resale registration statement on Form S-3 (or Form S-1 as applicable) (the “Registration Date”) registering for resale the Acquired Securities with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; (ii) with respect to an additional one-third of the Acquired Securities upon the 90th day following the Registration Date; and (iii) with respect to the remaining Acquired Securities upon the 180th day following the Registration Date (the period during which the Acquired Securities are subject to the Lock-Up Restrictions, the “Lock-Up Period”); provided, further, that, in no event shall the Lock-Up Period extend beyond the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the Closing Date (the “Outside Release Date”), whether or not the Registration Date has occurred. Accordingly, the Lock-Up Restrictions shall automatically terminate with respect to all Acquired Securities on the Outside Release Date if the Registration Date has not occurred by such date. Furthermore, the Lock-Up Restrictions shall automatically terminate once the Subscriber is permitted to sell all of its Acquired Securities under Rule 144 without restriction, regardless of whether the Registration Statement has been declared effective.
The foregoing restrictions are expressly agreed to preclude you from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to, or which reasonably could be expected to, lead to or result in a sale or disposition of shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company even if such shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company would be disposed of by someone other than you, including, without limitation, any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put or call option, forward, swap or any other derivative transaction or instrument) with respect to any shares of Common Stock, or any other security of the Company that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company.
The foregoing restrictions, including without limitation the immediately preceding paragraph, shall not apply to:
(a) (i) any bona fide charitable gift or gifts, including, without limitation, to a charitable organization or educational institution, or (ii) bona fide gifts, sales or other dispositions of shares of any class of the Company’s capital stock, in each case, that are made exclusively between and among the undersigned or members of the undersigned’s family, or affiliates of the undersigned, including its partners (if a partnership) or members (if a limited liability company); provided, that it shall be a condition to any transfer pursuant to this clause (a) that (1) the transferee/donee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement (including, without limitation, the restrictions set forth in the preceding paragraphs) to the same extent as if the transferee/donee were a party hereto, (2) any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, (3) each party (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) shall agree to not voluntarily make, any filing or public announcement of the gift, sale or other disposition prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, and (4) the undersigned notifies the Company at least two business days prior to the proposed gift, sale or other disposition;
(b) the exercise or settlement of stock options or other equity awards granted pursuant to the Company’s stock option/incentive plans or awards, provided, that the restrictions shall apply to shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise; (c) any transfers by will or intestacy; provided, that no public disclosure or filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), shall be voluntarily made during the Lock-Up Period and any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (c);
(d) any transfers pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of a marriage or civil union, provided, that no public disclosure or filing under the Exchange Act shall be voluntarily made during the Lock-Up Period and any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (d);
(e) transfers or dispositions of shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, such capital stock to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned in a transaction not involving a disposition for value, or, if the undersigned is a trust, to a trustor or beneficiary of the trust, or, if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the undersigned or as part of a disposition, transfer or distribution by the undersigned to partners, limited partners, stockholders, members or equityholders of the undersigned, provided, in each case, that (1) any transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement (including, without limitation, the restrictions set forth in the preceding sentence) to the same extent as if the transferee(s) were a party hereto, (2) any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, (3) no public disclosure or filing under the Exchange Act shall be voluntarily made during the Lock-Up Period and (4) any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (e);
(f) the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants or the conversion, exercise or exchange of any other securities of the Company, into Common Stock or any other securities of the Company, provided, that such shares of Common Stock or other securities issued upon conversion, exercise or exchange remain subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement;
(g) any transfers or commitments to transfer pursuant to a merger, consolidation, tender offer or other similar transaction involving a Change of Control (as defined below) or reverse merger, provided, that in the event that such merger, consolidation, tender offer or other such transaction involving a Change of Control or reverse merger is not completed, such shares of Common Stock or other securities held by the undersigned shall remain subject to the provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement;
(h) the transfer by the undersigned of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock to the Company upon a vesting or settlement event of the Company’s securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase the Company’s securities on a “cashless” or “net exercise” basis, or in a “sell-to-cover” transaction, in each case, pursuant to any equity incentive plan or award of the Company and to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such options or warrants outstanding as of the date of the Subscription Agreement, provided, that (1) the shares received upon exercise or settlement of such option or warrant or other security are subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement, (2) no public disclosure or filing under the Exchange Act shall be voluntarily made during the Lock-Up Period and (3) any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (h); (i) the transfer of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock to the Company in connection with the termination of the undersigned’s employment with the Company, provided, that no public disclosure or filing under the Exchange Act shall be voluntarily made during the Lock-Up Period and any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (i);
(j) transfers that are approved by the prior written consent of the Company;
(k) sales of shares of Common Stock purchased by the undersigned on the open market following the date of the Subscription Agreement, provided, that any required filing under the Exchange Act made during the Lock-Up Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this clause (k); and
(l) transfers to any affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), provided that (i) such transfer is not for value, (ii) the affiliate transferee agrees in writing, prior to such transfer, to be bound by the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement to the same extent as if the affiliate were an original party hereto, and (iii) the undersigned provides the Company with at least two (2) business days’ prior written notice of such transfer, including the identity of the affiliate transferee and a copy of the executed agreement by which the affiliate agrees to be bound by this Lock-Up Agreement.
Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed by this Lock-Up Agreement, the undersigned may (i) establish or enter into a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 (“10b5-1 Trading Plan”) under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, provided, that such plan does not provide for any transfers of shares of Common Stock, and no filing under the Exchange Act or other public announcement shall be required or voluntarily made by the undersigned or any other person in connection therewith, in each case during the Lock-Up Period and (ii) transfer or sell the undersigned’s shares of Common Stock pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan that was established on or prior to the date of this Lock-Up Agreement and exists as of the date hereof, provided further, that, if the undersigned is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during the Lock-Up Period, such filing shall state that such transaction has been executed under a 10b5-1 Trading Plan and shall also state the date such 10b5-1 Trading Plan was established.
“Change of Control” shall mean the consummation of any bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, the result of which is that any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or group of persons, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the voting capital stock of the Company (or the surviving entity).
Delivery of an executed Lock-Up Agreement by one party to any other party may be made by facsimile, electronic mail (including PDF or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com or www.echosign.com) or other transmission method, and the parties hereto agree that any copy so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
This Lock-Up Agreement and any transaction contemplated by this Lock-Up Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles that would result in the application of any other law than the laws of the State of New York.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Lock-Up Agreement. Any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the heirs and executors (in the case of individuals), personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.
Dated: [●], 2025
| (Name - Please Print) | |
| (Signature) | |
| (Name of Signatory, in the case of entities - Please Print) | |
| (Title of Signatory, in the case of entities - Please Print) |
| Address: | ||
[Signature page to Lock-Up Agreement]
Exhibit 10.4
STRATEGIC ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This Strategic Advisory Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of [●] 2025 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Tharimmune, Inc. (the “Company”), and DRW Canton Investments LLC, as the lead advisor (the “Lead Advisor” and together with the Company, being the “Parties” and each, a “Party”) on behalf of itself and such other advisors as the Lead Advisor will designate on Schedule A hereto (each, an “Advisor” and collectively, the “Advisors” and the Advisors).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company desires to expand and diversify its business through integration of cryptocurrency and digital asset strategies as part of its treasury management strategy;
WHEREAS, Company intends to conduct an offering of securities of the Company pursuant to a private investment in public equity transaction (the “Proposed Offering”); and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to appoint the Advisors, and the Advisors wish to be appointed by the Company, to provide certain advisory and consulting services to the Company for such purposes, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises herein contained, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Engagement
1.1. Scope. Each Advisor shall provide strategic advisory services to the Company in connection with the expansion and diversification of the Company’s core business through integration of cryptocurrency and digital asset strategies in its product offerings and as part of its treasury management strategy, and the related services described in Schedule B attached hereto (the “Services”). Each Advisor’s obligations are several and not joint. Each Advisor is solely responsible for its own Services and deliverables and is not responsible for, and has no duty to supervise or review, the other Advisor’s work. No Advisor is the agent of, or may bind, any other Advisor.
1.2. Agents. Each Advisor may retain for and on behalf of the Company, and at the sole cost and expense of the Company, such services of accountants, legal counsel, investment banks, other financial advisors, and such other persons as each Advisor deems necessary or advisable in connection with the provision of the Services.
1.3. Independent Contractor. Each Advisor shall perform the Services as independent contractors and not as employees, agents, or partners of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a joint venture, partnership, or agency relationship between the Parties.
1.4. Fiduciary and Investment Advisor Status. Each Advisor is not, and shall not be deemed to be, acting as a fiduciary or investment adviser to the Company, or any of their respective affiliates, shareholders, or partners in connection with this Agreement or any matter contemplated herein. The Company acknowledges that it is not relying on each Advisor as a fiduciary or for investment advice, and that all decisions made by the Company are based on its own independent evaluation and judgment. The Company further acknowledges and agrees that it shall not be considered an “advisory client” of the Advisors for purposes of the Investment Advisers Act or any other applicable securities law, and shall not be entitled to the protections afforded to advisory clients thereunder. Each Advisor’s role under this Agreement is strictly limited to providing strategic advice and guidance relating to the Company’s business, operations and growth initiatives, and industry trends in the crypto technology sector. Each Advisor shall not, and is not expected or authorized to: (a) solicit investors, (b) participate in the negotiation or execution of securities transactions, or (c) receive any transaction-based compensation related to the purchase or sale of securities. The Advisors are not required and shall not engage in the purchase, sale, or trading of securities, including securities of the Company or its affiliates, whether for its own account or on behalf of any third party, in connection with this Agreement. The Advisors shall not provide recommendations, strategies, or advice concerning the purchase or sale of any securities. The Company shall not request, and no Advisor shall be required to provide, any services that would require registration as an investment adviser, broker-dealer, or similar regulated role.
2. Term and Termination
2.1. Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for an initial period of three (3) years (the “Term”) and shall thereafter renew for successive one (1) year periods, unless earlier terminated in accordance with this Section 2.
2.2. Termination for Cause. Either Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice if the other Party materially breaches a material provision of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of the breach. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company agrees and confirms that this Agreement may not be terminated pursuant to this Section 2.2 due to the poor performance or underperformance of any assets held by the Company or its stock price.
2.3. Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement by the Company for cause pursuant to Section 2.2, the Advisors shall cease providing the Services on the effective date of such termination, and the Company shall pay the Advisors any fees that would be due and payable under this Agreement to the Advisors to the effective date of such termination. Upon termination of this Agreement by any Advisor for, for cause pursuant to Section 2.2, the Advisors shall cease providing the Services as of the effective date of such termination, and the Company shall pay the Advisors any fees that would be due and payable under this Agreement for the remainder of the Term as if the Agreement had not been terminated.
3. Compensation and Rights
3.1. Compensation.
(a) As compensation for the Services rendered hereunder, the Company shall issue to the Advisors an aggregate number of warrants (the “Advisor Warrants”) to purchase an amount of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), equal to five percent (5%) of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis (including all outstanding shares of Common Stock, and shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding options, warrants, and other convertible securities) as of the close of business on the date of consummation of the Proposed Offering (and after giving effect to such transactions). The exercise price per share of the Advisor Warrants shall be equal to $0.001. Each Advisor shall be issued the portion of the aggregate Advisor Warrants set forth on Schedule A. Each Advisor acknowledges and agrees that neither the Advisory Warrants nor any rights thereunder may be transferred, in whole or in part. Each Advisor agrees not to sell, transfer, pledge, hedge, or otherwise dispose of any Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the Advisory Warrants (the “Lock-Up”) for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the closing date of the Proposed Offering (the “Lock-Up Period”), except that the Advisors may each transfer such Common Stock without regard to the Lock-Up Period (i) to its respective affiliates that agree in writing to be bound by the remainder of the Lock-Up Period, or (ii) with the Company’s prior written consent. The Advisor Warrants shall vest and be exercisable in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth substantially in the applicable form attached hereto as Schedule C. The Advisor Warrants shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule C. The Parties acknowledge that the Advisor Warrants are not compensation for placement agent, underwriting, solicitation, or other broker-dealer services, and no finder’s fees are payable in connection with such issuance.
(b) Notwithstanding any early termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 2, the Parties expressly agree that the Advisor Warrants shall be deemed fully earned as of the Effective Date, shall be issued in accordance with Section 3.1(a), and once issued shall not be subject to revocation, cancellation, or clawback, in whole or in part, for any reason, including any termination of this Agreement by the Company. If the Advisors and the Company are required to report the issuance of the Advisor Warrants to any third party governmental or regulatory authority, the parties shall consult and mutually agree upon a consistent reporting position.
3.2. Reimbursement. The Company shall reimburse each Advisors for reasonable and documented out of pocket fees, costs and expenses (including the reasonable and documented expenses of each Advisor’s advisors and representatives) incurred: (a) in connection with pursuing or consummating the Proposed Offering, upon completion of the Proposed Offering using proceeds therefrom; and (b) in connection with the provision of the Services, upon presentation of relevant documentation. The Advisors shall provide periodic invoices to the Company related to such fees, costs and expenses, and the Company shall pay all such amounts within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such invoice. The provisions of this Section 3.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement to the extent such expenses were incurred prior to the termination of this Agreement.
3.3. Rights of the Advisors.
(a) The Company undertakes in favor of each Advisor that, in respect of any decision by the Company or the board of directors of the Company (“Board of Directors”) during the Term regarding the compensation of the members of the Board of Directors (or any of them), including without limitation, the awarding or issuance of warrants or shares (or other securities of the Company) or other incentive awards, to any member of the Board of Directors, no such decision or action shall be effective nor taken without the prior written consent of the Lead Advisor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this section shall constrain the Board of Directors from exercising their fiduciary duties with respect to the Company. The foregoing right of the Lead Advisor is subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, rules and requirements and any applicable requirements of a securities exchange on which the Company’s equity securities are listed.
(b) The Company undertakes in favor of each Advisor that, in respect of the following actions during the Term:
i. any appointment or removal of the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Company; and
ii. any appointment or removal of the President of the Company;
no such decision or action shall be effective nor taken without consultation with the Lead Advisor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this section shall constrain the Board of Directors from exercising their fiduciary duties with respect to the Company. The foregoing right of the Lead Advisor is subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, rules and requirements and any applicable requirements of a securities exchange on which the Company’s equity securities are listed.
3.4. Change of Company Name. Upon the written request of any Advisor, the Company shall take all necessary actions to promptly change its corporate name and, if required, its trading ticker symbol to such name and ticker symbol as specified by the requesting Advisor, subject to compliance with applicable securities laws and the requirements of the securities exchange on which the Company’s equity securities are then listed. Subject to law and listing rules, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect any requested name and ticker change within 90 days of request.
3.5. Shareholder Meeting. The Company agrees that, upon the written request of any Advisor, the Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable and in accordance with applicable law and the rules of any exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed, file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and distribute to its shareholders a proxy statement soliciting votes with respect to the replacement or election of the members of the Board of Directors (the “Director Slate”) at a meeting of shareholders duly called for such purpose and that such proxy statement shall include a statement, to be prepared in consultation with the requesting Advisor, from the Company explaining its recommendation and the rationale for supporting the Director Slate, and shall otherwise cooperate in good faith with the requesting Advisor to facilitate such shareholder vote. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to file or distribute any additional proxy statements under this Section if a valid request has been received and acted upon within the prior six (6) months, measured from the date the Company receives such written request from the requesting Advisor.
4. Confidentiality
4.1. Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” means non-public information regarding the disclosing Party’s business affairs, products, services, confidential intellectual property, trade secrets, third-party confidential information and other sensitive or proprietary information, whether orally or in visual, written, electronic, or other form or media, and whether or not marked, designated, or otherwise identified as “confidential.”
4.2. Exclusions. Confidential Information does not include information that: (a) is or becomes publicly available without breach of this Agreement; (b) was known to the receiving Party prior to disclosure; (c) is independently developed by the receiving Party without use of or reference to the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information; or (d) is disclosed pursuant to legal or regulatory requirements, provided, however, in the case of clause (d), the disclosing Party shall disclose no more than that portion of the Confidential Information which, on the advice of the receiving Party’s legal counsel, such legal or regulatory requirement specifically requires the receiving Party to disclose.
4.3. Treatment of Confidential Information. Each Party shall: (a) protect and safeguard the confidentiality of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information with at least the same degree of care as the receiving Party would protect its own Confidential Information, but in no event with less than a commercially reasonable degree of care; (b) not use the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, or permit it to be accessed or used, for any purpose other than to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (c) not disclose any such Confidential Information to any person or entity, except to the receiving Party’s representatives who need to know the Confidential Information to assist the recipient, or act on its behalf, to exercise its rights or perform its obligations under this Agreement. The recipient shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 4.3 caused by any of its representatives. On the expiration or termination of the Agreement, the receiving Party and its representatives shall promptly return to the disclosing Party all copies, whether in written, electronic or other form or media, of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, or destroy all such copies and certify in writing to the disclosing Party that such Confidential Information has been destroyed.
4.4. Survival. The obligations under this Section 4 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years.
5. Limitation of Liability
5.1 Liability. Except in the cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence or fraud of an Advisor (each, a “Disqualifying Action”), none of the Advisors, nor any of their respective affiliates or their respective officers, directors, agents, members, and employees (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) for any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, penalties, obligations or expenses of any kind whatsoever, including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and court costs (“Losses”), suffered by the Company as the result of any act or omission by the Advisors in connection with, arising out of or relating to the performance of the Services hereunder. The Company further agrees that no Covered Person shall be liable for any Losses caused, directly or indirectly, by any act or omission of the Company or any act or omission by any third party, unless such acts, omissions or other conduct is at the direction of the Advisor affiliated with such Covered Person and/or any of its Representatives and such Advisor’s and/or any of its Representatives’ direction constitutes a Disqualifying Action.
5.2. Exclusion of Consequential Damages. Neither Party shall be liable to the other Party for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, including loss of profits or revenue, arising out of or related to this Agreement, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
5.3. Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Covered Persons, against any actual reasonable and documented out-of-pocket Losses suffered or incurred by reason of, relating to, based upon, arising from or in connection with (directly or indirectly) (a) the Services rendered by or on behalf of the Advisors, (b) a Disqualifying Action by the Company, or (c) the Company’s breach of this Agreement, in each case except to the extent that such Losses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, upon entry of a final judgment, to be attributable to a Disqualifying Action of any Covered Person.
5.4 Reliance. Each Advisor and any person acting on its behalf shall be entitled to rely in good faith upon information, opinions, reports or statements of legal counsel (as to matters of law) and accountants (as to matters of accounting or tax) and, accordingly, such good faith reliance by a person shall not constitute a Disqualifying Action so long as such counsel or accountant is qualified and was selected and consulted with due care.
6. Representations and Warranties
6.1. Mutual Representations. Each Party represents and warrants to each other that: (a) it has the full right, power, and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (b) its performance under this Agreement will not violate any applicable laws or regulations.
6.2. Disclaimer. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, each Advisor makes no warranties, express or implied, including any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
7. Miscellaneous
7.1. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. Any claim, dispute, or controversy (“Claim”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the relationships among the Parties hereto shall be resolved by one arbitrator through binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the expedited procedures set forth in the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the “Rules”) as those Rules exist on the Effective Date, including Rules 16.1 and 16.2 of those Rules. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final, binding, and non-appealable. Judgment upon the award may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction. This clause is made pursuant to a transaction involving interstate commerce and shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. Neither Party shall sue the other Party other than as provided herein or for enforcement of this clause or of the arbitrator’s award; any such suit may be brought only in a Federal District Court or a New York state court. The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, unconscionability, arbitrability, enforceability, or formation of this Agreement including any Claim that all or any part of the Agreement is void or voidable.
7.2. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including its Schedules, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, and communications, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof.
7.3. Amendments. This Agreement may only be amended in writing signed by the Parties.
7.4. Assignment. Neither Party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, except in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all of its assets or, in the case of the Advisors, to a wholly-owned subsidiary or direct or indirect subsidiary of its ultimate parent company.
7.5. Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by certified mail, courier, or email (with confirmation of receipt). Such notices shall be sent to the following addresses (or such other addresses as may be designated by the Parties):
If to any Advisors, to the address for notices of such Advisor set forth on Schedule A.
If to the Company:
34 Shrewsbury Avenue
Red Bank, NJ 07701
E-mail: sireesh@tharimmune.com
Phone: (732) 889-3111
7.6. Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both Parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file or Docusign, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” or Docusign signature page were an original thereof.
7.8. Specific Performance. All rights, remedies and powers of a Party are irrevocable and cumulative, and not alternative or exclusive, and shall be in addition to all other rights, remedies and powers given hereby or any laws now existing or hereafter enacted. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that if it breaches any obligations hereunder, the other Party may suffer immediate and irreparable harm for which monetary damages alone shall not be a sufficient remedy, and that in addition to all other remedies that the nonbreaching Party may have, the nonbreaching Party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, specific performance or any other form of relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, equitable relief, to remedy a breach or threatened breach hereof by the breaching Party and to enforce this Agreement, and the breaching Party hereby waives any and all defenses and objections it may have on grounds of jurisdiction and venue, including, but not limited to, lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue, and waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy or to prove the inadequacy of monetary damages.
7.9 Other Relationships. The Company acknowledges that each Advisor, its affiliates and their respective members, partners, officers, employees and other personnel may provide business and advisory services and advice of the type contemplated by this Agreement to others, and that nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit or restrict the Advisors in providing such services or advice to others.
7.10 Force Majeure. No Party to this Agreement shall be liable for damages resulting from delayed or defective performance when such delays or defects arise out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the offending Party. Such causes may include, but are not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, terrorism, acts of the state in its sovereign capacity, fires, floods, earthquakes, power failure, tariffs, government regulations or executive orders, disabling strikes, epidemics, pandemics, quarantine restrictions and freight embargoes.
7.11 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are intended solely for convenience and shall not affect the rights of the Parties to this Agreement.
7.12 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provisions hereof.
7.13 Effectiveness. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall automatically be deemed null, void and of no further effect if a closing of the Proposed Transaction does not occur.
[Signature page follows.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
| COMPANY: | ||
|
THARIMMUNE, INC. |
||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
|
LEAD ADVISOR: |
||
|
DRW CANTON INVESTMENTS LLC |
||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Schedule A
(The schedule has been removed from this redacted version)
Schedule B
Services
| 1. | Provide the Company with strategic advice and guidance relating to the Company’s business, operations and growth initiative, and industry trends in the crypto technology sector. | |
| 2. | Analyze and evaluate the implementation of the Company’s Canton Coin (collectively, “Token”) treasury strategy. | |
| 3. | Advise the Company on the creation and ongoing review of its Treasury Reserve Policy. | |
| 4. | Advise the management team regarding the Company’s Token treasury strategy. | |
| 5. | Advise and assist with investor relations with regards to the Company. | |
| 6. | Review presentations and related materials regarding the Token treasury strategy. | |
| 7. | Advise the Company regarding marketing to the digital asset ecosystem including advice on vendor selection. | |
| 8. | Advise the Company regarding third-party vendors the Company should consider with respect to custody, staking, and related digital asset service providers. | |
| 9. | Advise the Company regarding third-party vendors the Company should consider with respect to asset management as it relates to digital assets held by the Company in treasury. | |
| 10. | Provide assistance to the Company’s board of directors in the recruitment of executives to the Company. | |
| 11. | Provide other consulting services generally related to the above areas of expertise concerning the Company’s business as the Company from time to time reasonably may request and agreed to by any Advisor. |
Schedule C
Form of Warrant
Exhibit 99.1
























