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Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.
Merger Agreement
This section describes the material provisions of the Merger Agreement (as defined herein) but does not purport to describe all of the terms thereof. Glucotrack, Inc.’s stockholders and other interested parties are urged to read such agreement in its entirety. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1. Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used below are defined in the Merger Agreement.
General Description of the Merger Agreement
On July 14, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), Glucotrack, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Acquiror”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Glucotrack Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Merger Sub”), Lokahi Therapeutics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), Glucotrack Technologies Inc. (“Operating Sub”), and Paul V. Goode, solely in his capacity as representative for the Operating Sub (the “Operating Sub Representative”). The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are referred to herein as the “Transactions” and the closing of the Transactions is referred to herein as the “Closing”.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the Closing, articles of merger (the “Articles of Merger”) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (such time of the filing of the Articles of Merger, the “Effective Time”), in accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”). Pursuant to the Articles of Merger, Merger Sub was merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger (the resulting entity, the “Surviving Corporation”). As a result of the Merger, the Company became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror. At the Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub vested in the Surviving Corporation and all of the debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub became the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation. The Closing occurred simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement on the Closing Date.
Transaction Consideration
At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Acquiror, Merger Sub or the holder of any existing common stock of the Company (the “Existing Company Common Stock”): (i) each share of common stock of Merger Sub, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”); and (ii) each share of Existing Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was canceled and converted into the right to receive a portion of the Merger Consideration (as defined below), consisting of (A) shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Acquiror (the “Acquiror Common Stock”), such that the aggregate number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock issued to all holders of Existing Company Common Stock equals 19.99% of the total number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the date of the Merger Agreement, and (B) shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share of the Acquiror (the “Acquiror Preferred Stock”), with each holder of such shares receiving, for each share of Existing Company Common Stock held immediately prior to the Effective Time, a pro rata portion of the Merger Consideration, such that, immediately following the Effective Time, the holders of Existing Company Common Stock collectively hold, on a fully-diluted and as-converted to Acquiror Common Stock basis, 90.0% of the total issued and outstanding equity securities of the Acquiror calculated on a fully diluted basis (the “Company Allocation”); provided, however, that any dilution attributable to Bridge Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and PIPE Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) shall be borne solely by the Company Allocation, such that Acquiror’s existing stockholders shall, in no event, hold less than 10.0% of the total issued and outstanding equity securities of the Acquiror on a fully diluted basis immediately following the Effective Time (the “Acquiror Stockholder Floor”). The shares of Acquiror Common Stock, Acquiror Preferred Stock, and Company Common Stock issued pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Merger Consideration.”
Proxy Statement and Stockholder Meeting
Following the Closing, the Acquiror shall prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a proxy statement on Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies from the Acquiror Stockholders for the approval of the following matters (collectively, the “Proposals”): (i) the approval, for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(a), 5635(b) and 5635(d), of the issuance of (a) shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Acquiror Preferred Stock pursuant to the Conversion (as defined below), and (b) the Floor True-Up Shares (as defined below), and (ii) such other proposals as are required by applicable Law, the Acquiror Organizational Documents (as defined in the Merger Agreement”), and the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Proxy Statement”). The Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) respond to any comments of the SEC with respect to the preliminary Proxy Statement, (ii) cause the definitive Proxy Statement (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) to be filed with the SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable following the resolution of any such SEC comments or, if no comments are received, following the expiration of the applicable SEC review period, and (iii) cause the Definitive Proxy Statement to be disseminated to the Acquiror Stockholders in compliance with applicable Law. As promptly as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, the Acquiror shall duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of the Acquiror Stockholders (the “Acquiror Stockholder Meeting”) for the purpose of obtaining the stockholder approval of the Proposals (the “Acquiror Stockholder Approval”). The Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Acquiror Stockholder Meeting to occur as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Definitive Proxy Statement is filed. The Proxy Statement shall include the recommendation of the board of directors of the Acquiror (the “Acquiror Board”) that the Acquiror Stockholders vote in favor of each of the Proposals.
Within five (5) business days after the later of (i) the date on which the Acquiror Stockholder Approval has been obtained and (ii) the date on which the Trading Market Approval (as defined below) has been obtained, the Acquiror shall cause the Acquiror Preferred Stock to be converted into the applicable number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation (as defined below) of the Acquiror Preferred Stock (the “Conversion”).
Representations and Warranties
The Merger Agreement contains a number of representations and warranties made by Acquiror, the Company, and Merger Sub as of the date of the Merger Agreement or other specific dates solely for the benefit of certain of the parties to the Merger Agreement, which in certain cases are subject to specified exceptions and materiality, Company Material Adverse Effect or Acquiror Material Adverse Effect (each as defined in the Merger Agreement), knowledge and other qualifications contained in the Merger Agreement or in information provided pursuant to certain disclosure schedules to the Merger Agreement. The representations and warranties made under the Merger Agreement did not survive the Closing.
In the Merger Agreement, the Company made certain customary representations to Acquiror including among others, related to the following: (1) corporate matters, including due organization, existence and good standing; (2) corporate authority, approval and binding effect relating to execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and other ancillary documents and non-contravention; (3) government approvals; (4) capitalization; (5) financial statements and internal controls; (6) compliance with laws and permits; (7) absence of certain changes and events; (8) no undisclosed liabilities; (9) information supplied; (10) litigation; (11) contracts; (12) employee benefits; (13) labor and employment; (14) taxes; (15) intellectual property; (16) data protection; (17) information technology; (18) real property; (19) anti-bribery and trade compliance; (20) insurance; (21) competition regulation; (22) environmental matters; (23) brokers; and (24) affiliate agreements.
In the Merger Agreement, Acquiror and Merger Sub made certain customary representations and warranties to the Company, including among others, related to the following: (1) corporate matters, including due organization, existence and good standing; (2) corporate authority, approval and binding effect relating to execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and other ancillary documents, non-contravention and governmental approvals; (3) compliance with laws; (4) employee benefit plans; (5) indebtedness; (6) taxes; (7) brokers; (8) SEC reports, financial statements and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; (9) business activities and absence of certain changes; (10) information supplied and the Proxy Statement; (11) litigation; (12) no outside reliance; (13) capitalization; (14) Nasdaq quotation; (15) affiliate agreements; (16) anti-bribery and economic sanctions; and (17) labor and employment.
Covenants of the Parties
The Merger Agreement contains a number of covenant obligations of the Acquiror, the Company, and Operating Sub as of the date of the Merger Agreement or other specific dates, as further set forth below.
In the Merger Agreement, among other things, the Company covenants to: (1) deliver to Acquiror, within seventy-five (75) days after the Closing Date, unaudited interim financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X, along with any other financial statements required for the Proxy Statement, including pro forma financials; (2) make its officers and employees reasonably available to assist Acquiror and its counsel with drafting the Proxy Statement and responding to SEC comments; (3) promptly notify Acquiror of any developments that would render the Proxy Statement materially misleading and cooperate to correct such disclosures; (4) prior to execution of the Merger Agreement, obtain board and stockholder approval by written consent for the Merger Agreement, the Transactions, and the appointment of Acquiror’s chief executive officer; and (5) consummate a private placement offering in an aggregate amount of up to $30,000,000 (a “Private Placement Offering”), with gross proceeds of no less than $10,000,000 at an initial closing to occur within 15 days after the Closing (the “PIPE Initial Closing”).
In the Merger Agreement, among other things, the Acquiror covenants to: (1) provide the Company reasonable access to its properties, books, and personnel from Closing until the Conversion is effective (the “Conversion Effective Time”); (2) indemnify and hold harmless current and former directors and officers of both parties for pre-Closing matters to the fullest extent permitted by law and organizational documents, including advancement of expenses; (3) maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that provides (i) extended coverage for pre-Closing directors and officers for six years after the Effective Time and (ii) ongoing coverage for post-Closing directors and officers on terms customary for a company whose equity is listed on Nasdaq; (4) from and after the Closing until the Conversion Effective Time (the “Interim Period”), operate its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, comply with applicable laws, and take commercially reasonable measures to preserve its business organization, retain key employees, and maintain control and condition of material assets; (5) take all actions necessary to effect all post-Closing director and officer appointments; (6) simultaneously with or immediately prior to the Closing, cause the existing business of the Acquiror to be transferred to and ring-fenced within Operating Sub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Acquiror, and promptly following the Closing, and in any event within five (5) business days following the Closing, cause all of the assets and liabilities of Acquiror existing immediately prior to the Closing that relate to the Operating Business (as defined below) to be transferred to Operating Sub (the “Operating Sub Assets”), including (A) all intellectual property, know-how, and proprietary information used in or necessary to the Operating Business as of the Closing Date, (B) all employees of the Acquiror as of the Closing Date, (C) all operations of the Operating Business, and (D) all cash and cash equivalents of the Acquiror on hand as of the Closing Date, the purpose of which shall be to continue the current business of the Acquiror, which is focused on the design, development, and commercialization of novel technologies for people with diabetes, including, but not limited to, the development of the Glucotrack Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor (the “Operating Business”); (7) for twelve (12) months following the Closing (the “Post-Closing Period”), the Acquiror shall cause the Operating Business to be preserved and operated in a manner consistent in all material respects with the past practices of the Acquiror prior to the Closing; (8) take all actions necessary to effect all post-Closing director appointments of the Operating Sub; (9) during the Interim Period and until the Conversion Effective Time, use its reasonable best efforts to maintain compliance with all applicable continued listing requirements of Nasdaq (including all minimum bid price, minimum market value, and corporate governance requirements), promptly notify the Company in writing upon receipt of any notice from Nasdaq regarding any actual or potential non-compliance with the Nasdaq listing requirements or any threat of delisting, and in the event the Acquiror receives any such notice, use its reasonable best efforts to cure any such non-compliance within any applicable cure or grace period provided by Nasdaq; (10) prior to the Conversion, obtain conditional approval of its listing application from Nasdaq in connection with the Transactions, including any required new listing application due to a change in control (as contemplated in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5110(a)) (the “Trading Market Approval”), and immediately prior to the Conversion, satisfy all applicable continuing listing requirements of Nasdaq (or be granted a grace period therefrom), not have received any notice of non-compliance, and have the Acquiror Common Stock, including the Merger Consideration, approved for listing on Nasdaq; and (11) as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Closing (and in any event within sixty (60) days thereafter), prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Acquiror, on Form S-1) to register the Merger Consideration for resale by the holders thereof.
The Merger Agreement provides that, during the Post-Closing Period, the management of the Operating Sub shall cause the Operating Business to be operated in a manner consistent in all material respects with the past practices of the Acquiror prior to the Closing. The Operating Sub Representative shall have the right to monitor the Acquiror’s compliance with its obligations regarding the Operating Sub, including receiving regular updates from the Acquiror’s management and Operating Sub’s management, including quarterly reports on operations, financing allocations, and material developments.
Subsidiary Contribution. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, an aggregate of $7,000,000 shall be deposited into an account designated by the Operating Sub and released to the Operating Sub in installments as follows (the “Subsidiary Contribution”): (i) $500,000 on Closing; (ii) $1,500,000 concurrently with the PIPE Initial Closing; (iii) $1,500,000 upon the earliest to occur of (A) the Acquiror’s receipt of notice or a decision from Nasdaq confirming satisfaction of the Nasdaq continued listing requirements or granting a grace period, (B) the official closing price of the Acquiror Common Stock on Nasdaq exceeding $1.25 per share for three (3) consecutive trading days, or (C) August 30, 2026; (iv) $2,000,000 simultaneously with (or promptly following) the filing of the preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC; and (v) $1,500,000 simultaneously with (or promptly following) the Conversion Effective Time. In addition to the Subsidiary Contribution, the Operating Sub shall retain all cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet of the Acquiror as of the Closing Date.
Assumed Note. In connection with the Closing, the Company assumed all obligations and liabilities of the Acquiror under that certain promissory note dated September 12, 2025 (the “Assumed Note”), and from and after the Closing, the Company is solely responsible for the payment and performance of all obligations arising under the Assumed Note.
Changes to the Board of Directors and Management
As contemplated in the Merger Agreement, the Acquiror was required to take all actions necessary to effect, as of the Effective Time: (i) the resignation of Paul V. Goode as chief executive officer of Acquiror; and (ii) the appointment of Erik Emerson as chief executive officer of Acquiror and as a member of the Acquiror Board of Directors. All other officers and directors of Acquiror serving immediately prior to the Effective Time continued in their respective positions.
Accordingly, effective as of the Effective Time, (i) Dr. Goode ceased to serve as chief executive officer of Acquiror and (ii) Mr. Emerson was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Acquiror and as a member of the Acquiror Board of Directors
Following the Conversion Effective Time, except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and Acquiror, and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Conversion, the Acquiror shall take all actions necessary or appropriate to cause certain individuals identified by the Company to be elected as members of the Acquiror Board and to be the executive officers of Acquiror, effective as of the Conversion Effective Time.
Survival
None of the covenants and agreements of the parties contained in the Merger Agreement survived the Closing, except for (a) those covenants and agreements that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches after the Closing and (b) Article X (Miscellaneous) of the Merger Agreement.
Post-Closing Actions
Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock
Within five (5) business days after the later of (i) the date on which the Acquiror Stockholder Approval has been obtained and (ii) the date on which the Trading Market Approval has been obtained, the Acquiror shall cause the Acquiror Preferred Stock to be converted into the applicable number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation.
Acquiror Stockholder Floor True-Up
Simultaneously with the Conversion, if the shares of Acquiror Common Stock held by Acquiror’s existing stockholders (as of the Floor True-Up Record Date) represent less than 10.0% of the total shares of Acquiror Common Stock outstanding immediately following the Conversion on a fully diluted basis, the Acquiror shall issue additional shares of Acquiror Common Stock (the “Floor True-Up Shares”) to such existing stockholders, pro rata in proportion to their respective holdings, in an amount sufficient to ensure that such stockholders collectively hold at least 10.0% of the outstanding equity of the Acquiror on a fully diluted basis immediately following the Conversion. “Floor True-Up Record Date” means the close of business on the date immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Conversion Deadline
The Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Acquiror Stockholder Approval and the Trading Market Approval as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Closing and in any event no later than ninety (90) days following the filing of the Definitive Proxy Statement with the SEC (the “Conversion Deadline”). If such approvals are not obtained by the Conversion Deadline, the Acquiror may extend the Conversion Deadline by up to two (2) additional periods of thirty (30) days each (for a maximum of sixty (60) additional days).
A copy of the Merger Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Bridge Financing
In connection with the Merger, the Acquiror entered into a securities purchase agreement, dated July 14, 2026 (the “Purchase Agreement”), with certain investors (the “Bridge Investors”), pursuant to which the Acquiror agreed to issue senior secured convertible promissory notes for gross proceeds of approximately $4.45 million (the “Notes”) and common stock purchase warrants (the “Bridge Warrants” and, together with the Notes, the “Bridge Securities”) (such transactions, the “Bridge Financing”).
Purchase Agreement
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the Acquiror and the Bridge Investors and customary covenants, including, among other things:
Repayment From Proceeds
The Bridge Investors have the right to be repaid with 100% of the proceeds raised from asset sales, debt issuances, equity issuances, and non-refundable deposits received in connection with any asset sale, and 25% of the proceeds received from any equity line of credit agreement, until the aggregate outstanding amount and accrued interest under the Notes is paid in full. The Acquiror is required to make such repayment within three (3) business days following receipt of any such proceeds.
Registration Rights
The Acquiror is required to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Bridge Warrants within ten (10) days after the closing date of the Bridge Financing (the “Required Filing Registration Date”). The Acquiror is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective within forty-five (45) days of the closing date of the Bridge Financing (the “Required Effective Registration Date”). If the registration statement is not filed by the Required Filing Registration Date, the Acquiror shall issue and deliver to the Bridge Investors a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Acquiror Common Stock between the closing of the Bridge Financing and the Required Filing Registration Date, and for every thirty (30) days thereafter that the registration statement is not filed, the Acquiror shall issue and deliver to the Bridge Investors a number of additional shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Acquiror Common Stock during such thirty (30) day period, subject to an aggregate cap of $1,500,000 in shares. If the registration statement is not declared effective by the Required Effective Registration Date, the Acquiror shall issue and deliver to the Bridge Investors a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Acquiror Common Stock between the closing of the Bridge Financing and the Required Effective Registration Date, and for every thirty (30) days thereafter that the registration statement is not declared effective, the Acquiror shall issue and deliver to the Bridge Investors a number of additional shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Acquiror Common Stock during such thirty (30) day period. The foregoing amounts will be paid to the Bridge Investors in cash, rather than in shares of Acquiror Common Stock, unless and until the Acquiror has obtained the Stockholder Approval permitting such issuances in excess of that threshold.
Bridge Stockholder Approval
Within thirty (30) days of the closing date of the Bridge Financing (the “Required Initial Proxy Date”), the Acquiror is required to file a proxy statement with the SEC for the purpose of obtaining stockholder approval for the issuance of shares of Acquiror Common Stock in excess of 19.99% of the outstanding Acquiror Common Stock pursuant to the Bridge Financing Documents in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “ Bridge Stockholder Approval”). The Acquiror is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Bridge Stockholder Approval within sixty (60) days of the closing date (the “Required Stockholder Meeting Date”). If the proxy statement is not filed by the Required Initial Proxy Date, the Acquiror shall issue and deliver to the Bridge Investors a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Acquiror Common Stock between the closing date of the Bridge Financing and the Required Initial Proxy Date. For every thirty (30) days after the Required Stockholder Meeting Date that the stockholder meeting is not held, the Acquiror shall issue and deliver to the Bridge Investors a number of additional shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Acquiror Common Stock during such thirty (30) day period. If the Bridge Stockholder Approval is not obtained by the first Required Stockholder Meeting Date, the Acquiror is required to cause an additional stockholder meeting to be held every sixty (60) days during the period beginning on such date and continuing 360 days thereafter until the Bridge Stockholder Approval is obtained.
Most Favored Nations
While any Notes remain outstanding, upon any issuance by the Acquiror of its securities for cash consideration (a “Subsequent Financing”), each Bridge Investor may elect, in its sole discretion, to exchange all or some of the Bridge Securities then held for any securities or units issued in a Subsequent Financing on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The Acquiror is required to provide each Bridge Investor with notice of any Subsequent Financing. Additionally, if in any Subsequent Financing there are any contractual provisions or side letters that provide terms more favorable to the investors therein than the terms provided under the Bridge Financing Documents, then the Acquiror shall notify the Bridge Investors of such additional or more favorable terms and such terms, at each Bridge Investor’s option, shall become a part of the Bridge Financing Documents. Additionally, if the Acquiror enters into any subsequent financing with another individual or entity on terms that are more favorable than those provided to the Bridge Investors, the Bridge Financing Documents shall automatically be amended to include such more favorable terms, so long as the Notes remain outstanding. The foregoing most favored nations provisions do not apply to Exempted Securities or to securities of any subsidiary.
Subsequent Equity Sales
From the closing date of the Bridge Financing until ninety (90) days following the effective date of each of the registration statement and Bridge Stockholder Approval, the Acquiror and any subsidiary may not (i) issue, enter into any agreement to issue, or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Acquiror Common Stock or common stock equivalents, other than Exempted Securities (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), or (ii) file any registration statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, in each case other than solely with respect to securities issued pursuant to any share or option plan duly adopted for such purpose by the Acquiror Board or a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Acquiror. While the Notes remain outstanding, the Acquiror and its subsidiaries may not effect or enter into an agreement to effect any issuance of shares of Acquiror Common Stock or common stock equivalents involving a Variable Rate Transaction without the prior written consent of the Bridge Investors. A “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Acquiror (i) issues or sells any equity or debt securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Acquiror Common Stock or common stock equivalents either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price, exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Acquiror Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such equity or debt securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such equity or debt security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Acquiror or the market for the Acquiror Common Stock (including any “full ratchet” or “weighted average” anti-dilution provisions, but not including any standard anti-dilution protection for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction), (ii) issues or sells any equity or debt securities either (A) at a price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Acquiror or the market for the Acquiror Common Stock (other than standard anti-dilution protection for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction), or (B) that are subject to or contain any put, call, redemption, buy-back, price-reset or other similar provision or mechanism that provides for the issuance of additional equity securities of the Acquiror or the payment of cash by the Acquiror, or (iii) enters into any agreement, including an “equity line of credit” (other than the ELOC Purchase Agreement (as defined below)) or other continuous offering or similar offering of Acquiror Common Stock or common stock equivalents, whereby the Acquiror may sell shares of Acquiror Common Stock or common stock equivalents at a future determined price. The Bridge Investors are entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Acquiror to preclude any such issuance involving a Variable Rate Transaction, which remedy is in addition to any right to collect damages. The foregoing restrictions on subsequent equity sales do not apply to Exempted Securities (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) or to securities issued by any subsidiary of the Acquiror.
Notes and Bridge Warrants
The Notes include an original issue discount of 22%, bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum, and mature nine (9) months from the date of issuance. The Notes are convertible, following Bridge Stockholder Approval, at a conversion price equal to the lower of (i) the Nasdaq Minimum Price (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and (ii) 80% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of the Acquiror Common Stock during the fifteen (15) trading days immediately preceding the conversion notice, subject to a floor price equal to 20% of the Nasdaq Minimum Price as of the date of issuance of the Notes.
The Bridge Warrants provide 125% coverage of the principal amount of the Notes, are exercisable for a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance, and have an exercise price per share equal to $35,000,000 divided by the total number of outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock as of the applicable date of exercise.
Security Agreement
In connection with the Bridge Financing, the Acquiror entered into a security agreement (the “Security Agreement”) granting the Bridge Investors a first priority security interest in all assets of the Acquiror and its subsidiaries (excluding the Operating Sub Assets) to secure the obligations under the Notes.
Support Agreement
In connection with the Bridge Financing, on July 14, 2026, White Lion Capital LLC entered into a Voting Support Agreement (the “Voting Support Agreement”, and together with the Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Bridge Warrants, the Security Agreement, and any other documents or agreements executed or delivered in connection therewith, collectively, the “Bridge Financing Documents”) with certain stockholders of the Acquiror (the “Supporting Stockholders”). Pursuant to the Voting Support Agreement, each Supporting Stockholder has agreed to vote (or cause to be voted) all shares of Acquiror Common Stock and other voting securities of the Acquiror beneficially owned by such Supporting Stockholder in favor of (i) the Bridge Stockholder Approval, (ii) any capital event requiring stockholder approval, including the amendment of the Acquiror’s certificate of incorporation to increase authorized share capital or implement a reverse stock split (a “Capital Event”), and (iii) any proposal to adjourn or postpone the stockholder meeting if there are not sufficient votes for adoption of the proposals. The Supporting Stockholders have also agreed to vote against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to impede, delay, or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Bridge Financing Documents. The Voting Support Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the date the Bridge Stockholder Approval has been obtained and (ii) the termination of the Voting Support Agreement by written notice from White Lion Capital LLC to the Supporting Stockholders.
Copies of the Bridge Financing Documents, including the form of Purchase Agreement, the form of Note, the form of Warrant, the Security Agreement, and the form of Voting Support Agreement, are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1, 4.1, 4.2, 10.2, and 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of each is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
ELOC Purchase Agreement
On July 14, 2026, Acquiror entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “ELOC Purchase Agreement”) with White Lion Capital, LLC (the “Investor”), pursuant to which Acquiror has the right, but not the obligation, to require the Investor to purchase, from time to time over a three-year period, up to $50,000,000 of shares of Acquiror Common Stock (the “Purchase Shares”), subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the ELOC Purchase Agreement.
Under the ELOC Purchase Agreement, after the effectiveness of a registration statement registering the resale of shares that may be issued to the Investor, Acquiror may, at its discretion, direct the Investor to purchase shares of Acquiror Common Stock by delivering a purchase notice. The ELOC Purchase Agreement provides for two types of purchase notices: (i) Rapid Purchase Notices, in which the purchase price is the lowest traded price of the Acquiror Common Stock on the date of the notice (the “Rapid Purchase Notice Date”), with the number of shares that may be purchased limited to ten percent (10%) of the trading volume of the Acquiror Common Stock on the Rapid Purchase Notice Date, with closing to occur no later than one (1) business day following the Rapid Purchase Notice Date; and (ii) VWAP Purchase Notices, in which the purchase price is ninety-seven percent (97%) of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of the Acquiror Common Stock during the three (3) consecutive business days commencing on and including the date of the notice (the “VWAP Purchase Valuation Period”), with the number of shares that may be purchased limited to sixty percent (60%) of the average daily trading volume of the Acquiror Common Stock over the five (5) business days immediately preceding receipt of the notice, with closing to occur no later than one (1) business day following the VWAP Purchase Valuation Period.
Acquiror may not require the Investor to purchase shares if such purchase would result in the Investor beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”), which may be increased to 9.99% upon mutual written agreement. In addition, Acquiror may not issue more than 19.99% of the shares of Acquiror Common Stock outstanding as of the date of the ELOC Purchase Agreement (the “Exchange Cap”) under the ELOC Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Warrant (as defined below), unless (i) Acquiror obtains stockholder approval in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “ELOC Stockholder Approval” and together with the Acquiror Stockholder Approval and the Bridge Stockholder Approval, the “Stockholder Approvals”), (ii) the average price paid for all shares of Acquiror Common Stock issued under the ELOC Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Warrant equals or exceeds $0.39912 (the “Minimum Price”), which is a price equal to the lower of (A) the Nasdaq Official Closing Price of the Acquiror Common Stock immediately preceding the execution of the ELOC Purchase Agreement, or (B) the arithmetic average of the five (5) Nasdaq Official Closing Prices for the Acquiror Common Stock immediately preceding the execution of the ELOC Purchase Agreement (such that, for purposes of Nasdaq, the transaction would not be “below market” and the Exchange Cap would not apply), or (iii) the Acquiror is exempt from obtaining ELOC Stockholder Approval for the issuance of shares of Acquiror Common Stock above the Exchange Cap under the rules of Nasdaq.
As consideration for the Investor’s commitment under the ELOC Purchase Agreement, Acquiror agreed to issue to the Investor, within one (1) business day following effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as defined in the ELOC Purchase Agreement): (i) a number of commitment shares of Acquiror Common Stock (the “Commitment Shares”) with an aggregate value of $1,000,000 (the “Commitment Fee Amount”), calculated by dividing the Commitment Fee Amount by the closing price of the Acquiror Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the earlier of (a) the date the ELOC Registration Statement (as defined below) is declared effective or (b) the date that is 180 calendar days following the date of the ELOC Purchase Agreement; and (ii) a common stock purchase warrant (the “Commitment Warrant”) to purchase up to $10,000,000 of Acquiror Common Stock, as described in more detail below. To the extent that the issuance of Commitment Shares would result in the Investor exceeding the Exchange Cap, then the Company shall not issue such Commitment Shares unless shareholder approval is obtained to issue in excess of the Exchange Cap,
The ELOC Purchase Agreement provides that if the ELOC Registration Statement is not filed within ten (10) days of the date of the ELOC Purchase Agreement (the “Required Registration Date”), the Acquiror shall pay to the Investor $250,000 as liquidated damages. In addition, for each thirty (30) day period (or portion thereof) following the Required Registration Date during which the ELOC Registration Statement remains unfiled, the Acquiror shall pay to the Investor an additional $50,000 as escalating liquidated damages, which amounts shall be paid by the Acquiror within five (5) business days following the end of each such thirty (30) day period. All amounts payable constitute partial liquidated damages and not a penalty for the Acquiror’s failure to timely file the ELOC Registration Statement, and are in addition to any other rights or remedies available to the Investor under the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below) or applicable law.
Further, if the Acquiror does not file with the SEC a proxy statement (or, if applicable, an information statement on Schedule 14C) in connection with the stockholder meeting required to obtain the ELOC Stockholder Approval within thirty (30) days after the date of the ELOC Purchase Agreement (the “Required Proxy Filing Date”), the Acquiror shall pay to the Investor $250,000 as liquidated damages. The Acquiror is required to obtain the ELOC Stockholder Approval as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the date of the ELOC Purchase Agreement (the “Required Shareholder Meeting Date”). If the ELOC Stockholder Approval has not been obtained by the Required Shareholder Meeting Date, the Acquiror shall pay to the Investor an additional $50,000 as liquidated damages for each thirty (30) day period (or portion thereof) thereafter during which the ELOC Stockholder Approval remains unobtained, which amounts shall be paid by the Acquiror within five (5) business days following the end of each such thirty (30) day period. All amounts payable constitute partial liquidated damages and not a penalty, and are in addition to any other rights or remedies available to the Investor under the Registration Rights Agreement or applicable law. If the ELOC Stockholder Approval is not obtained by the first Required Shareholder Meeting Date, the Acquiror is required to cause an additional shareholder meeting to be held every ninety (90) days during the period beginning on such date and continuing 270 days thereafter until the ELOC Stockholder Approval is obtained.
Acquiror may terminate the ELOC Purchase Agreement at any time upon two (2) business days’ prior written notice to the Investor, provided that the Commitment Fee Amount has been fully paid and the Commitment Warrant has been issued. The ELOC Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions.
Commitment Warrant
In connection with the ELOC Purchase Agreement, Acquiror issued to the Investor a Commitment Warrant to purchase shares of Acquiror Common Stock with an aggregate value of up to $10,000,000 (such shares, the “Warrant Shares”). The Commitment Warrant is exercisable immediately upon issuance and will expire on the five (5) year anniversary of the date of issuance. The exercise price per share is equal to ninety-eight percent (98%) of the closing sale price of the Acquiror Common Stock on the trading day prior to the exercise date.
The Commitment Warrant is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock (which may be increased to 9.99% with the consent of Acquiror). In addition, the holder may not exercise the Commitment Warrant on any trading day if the number of Warrant Shares to be issued would exceed five percent (5%) of the greater of (A) the trading volume of the Acquiror Common Stock on the trading day before the exercise date and (B) the trading volume of the Acquiror Common Stock on the exercise date.
The Commitment Warrant provides for standard adjustments in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, reclassifications, and similar events. The Commitment Warrant also contains anti-dilution protection, such that if Acquiror issues Acquiror Common Stock or securities convertible into Acquiror Common Stock at a price below the then-current exercise price (other than certain exempt issuances), the exercise price will be reduced to such lower price. In the event of a fundamental transaction (including a merger, sale of substantially all assets, or change of control), the holder will be entitled to receive the same consideration that holders of Acquiror Common Stock receive in such transaction.
If at any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the date of the ELOC Purchase Agreement there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares, the Commitment Warrant may be exercised on a cashless basis.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the execution of the ELOC Purchase Agreement, on July 14, 2026, Acquiror also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Investor, pursuant to which Acquiror agreed to register for resale under the Securities Act the Purchase Shares, the Commitment Shares, and the Warrant Shares (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”).
Under the Registration Rights Agreement, Acquiror is required to file a registration statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form) (the “ELOC Registration Statement”) with the SEC within ten (10) days of the date of the ELOC Purchase Agreement, covering the resale of the Registrable Securities. Acquiror is required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the ELOC Registration Statement declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable after filing.
The Registration Rights Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, and indemnification provisions.
Copies of the ELOC Purchase Agreement, the Commitment Warrant, and the Registration Rights Agreement are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.4, 4.3, and 10.5, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the ELOC Purchase Agreement, the Commitment Warrant, and the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
The Merger Agreement, the Bridge Financing Documents, the ELOC Purchase Agreement, the Commitment Warrant, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Voting Support Agreement contain representations, warranties and covenants that the respective parties made to each other as of the date of such agreements or other specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating such agreements. The foregoing agreements have been filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K in order to provide investors with information regarding their terms. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about the Acquiror, the Company, Merger Sub, the Bridge Investors, or the Investor. In particular, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in such agreements, which were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties thereto, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties (including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties instead of establishing these matters as facts) and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors and reports and documents filed with the SEC. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements, or any descriptions thereof, as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of any party to such agreements. In addition, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements and other terms of such agreements may be subject to subsequent waiver or modification. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties and other terms may change after the date of such agreements, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Acquiror’s public disclosures.
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K in the section titled “Bridge Financing” is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference.
The issuance of the Merger Consideration has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
In the Purchase Agreement, the Bridge Investors represented to the Acquiror, among other things, that each is an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D under the Securities Act). The Bridge Securities were issued and sold by the Acquiror to the Bridge Investors in reliance upon the exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder. Any shares issued as a penalty under the Purchase Agreement will be issued to the Bridge Investors in reliance upon such exemptions.
In the ELOC Purchase Agreement, the Investor represented to the Acquiror, among other things, that it is an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D under the Securities Act). When issued, the Purchase Shares and Commitment Shares will be issued and sold by the Acquiror to the Investor in reliance upon the exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder. The Commitment Warrant was issued to the Investor in reliance upon such exemptions.
Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.
The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 5.01 by reference.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K in the section titled “Changes to the Board of Directors and Management” is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.
On July 9, 2026, the Acquiror Board expanded the size of the Board from five (5) members to six (6) members, effective upon the Closing, and appointed Erik Emerson to fill the vacancy created by such expansion, effective upon the Closing.
There are no family relationships between Erik Emerson and any of the Acquiror’s other officers and directors. Except as provided in the Merger Agreement, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Emerson and other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Acquiror. Mr. Emerson has not engaged in any transaction with the Acquiror that would be reportable as a related party transaction under Item 404(a) of SEC Regulation S-K.
Erik Emerson, age 55, is a 25-year veteran of the biopharmaceutical industry. Mr. Emerson previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (NYSE American: APUS) from September 2023 to December 2025, and as a director of the company from October 2024 to January 2026. Mr. Emerson was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Lokahi Therapeutics Inc. in December 2025. From August 2022 to October 2023, Mr. Emerson has served as Chief Commercial Officer of Odyssey Neuropharma, Inc., where he lead commercial strategy, forecasting, branding, marketing, and financing efforts for a Phase II asset in evaluation for the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury (concussion). He has also served as an advisory board member to NuGen Medical Devices from August 2022 to May 2023, and as a Partner at Pharmacense Consulting from May 2020 to October 2023. Mr. Emerson served as Chief Commercial Officer of Mezzion Pharmaceuticals, a Korean company establishing U.S. operations for the treatment of Single Ventricle Heart Disease following Fontan surgery, from February 2017 to January 2020. During an overlapping period, from February 2018 to November 2019, he served as Chief Commercial Officer and a board member of Adhera Therapeutics (previously known as Marina Biotech). Concurrently, from July 2017 to November 2019, he served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BioMauris LLC, a software entity he founded to track medicinal marijuana products from seed to sale, built on technology adapted from his prior venture, Symplmed. Prior to founding BioMauris, Mr. Emerson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Symplmed Pharmaceuticals & Technologies from July 2013 to May 2018. From May 2010 to July 2013, he served as Senior Director of Commercial Development at Xoma Ltd. He was the Director of Marketing, Cardiopulmonary Division, at Gilead Sciences from May 2007 to May 2010. Mr. Emerson began his career in sales, sales training, and marketing with King Pharmaceuticals from May 2001 to May 2007, ultimately serving as Senior Product Manager – Cardiometabolic. Mr. Emerson received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Oregon in 1993. The Acquiror Board believes that Mr. Emerson’s experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, including his prior service as a chief executive officer, chief commercial officer, and board member at multiple life sciences companies, qualifies him to serve on the board of directors of the Acquiror.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On July 9, 2026, the Acquiror filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “DE SOS”). On July 14, 2026, the Acquiror filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (the “Certificate of Designation”) with the DE SOS, which sets forth the final preferences, rights and limitations of the Acquiror Preferred Stock.
The material terms of the Acquiror Preferred Stock are set forth below:
Designation; Amount; Par Value; Rank. There are 1,000,000 shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.” Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 and a stated value of $40.30 (the “Stated Value”). The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to the Acquiror Common Stock and any other class or series of Preferred Stock of the Acquiror hereafter created, the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series shall rank junior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, (ii) pari passu with any class or series of Preferred Stock of the Acquiror hereafter created, the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series shall rank pari passu to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and (iii) junior to any other class or series of Preferred Stock of the Acquiror hereafter created, the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series shall rank senior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
Voting. The Acquiror Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights, except with respect to certain protective provisions set forth in the Certificate of Designation.
Dividends. The Acquiror Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive the same dividend or distribution as if the shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock had been converted into Acquiror Common Stock immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution.
Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Acquiror, the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the greater of (X) 100% of the Stated Value or (Y) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock been converted into Acquiror Common Stock (without regards to any limitations on conversion) immediately prior to such liquidation.
Redemption. The Acquiror Preferred Stock shall have no redemption rights.
Conversion.
Conversions at Option of Holder. The Acquiror Preferred Stock is not convertible at the election of the holder.
Automatic Conversion. Effective as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date that is the second business day following the later of (i) the date on which the Acquiror Stockholder Approval has been obtained, and (ii) the date on which Nasdaq has approved any required new listing application, including any resulting from a change in control (as contemplated in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5110(a)), such that (A) the Acquiror satisfies all applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of Nasdaq (or has been granted a grace period therefrom), (B) the Acquiror has not received any notice of non-compliance from Nasdaq, and (C) the shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon Conversion have been approved for listing on Nasdaq, each share of Acquiror Preferred Stock then outstanding shall automatically, and without any action required by the holder thereof, convert into a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio (as defined below).
Conversion Ratio. The “Conversion Ratio” for each share of Acquiror Preferred Stock shall be One Hundred (100) shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon the Conversion of each share of Acquiror Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in the Certificate of Designation.
Protective Provisions. For so long as any Acquiror Preferred Stock is outstanding, the Acquiror shall not, without first obtaining the approval of a majority of the holders of the then issued and outstanding Acquiror Preferred Stock: (a) amend any provision of the Certificate of Designation; (b) increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized Preferred Stock of the Acquiror; (c) amend the Certificate of Incorporation (including by designating additional series of Preferred Stock) in a manner which adversely affects the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; (d) effect an exchange, or create a right of exchange, cancel, or create a right to cancel, of all or any part of the shares of another class of shares into Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; or (e) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the shares of such series.
A copy of the Certificate of Designation is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Certificate of Designation is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 14, 2026, the Acquiror issued a press release announcing the Closing. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless the Acquiror specifically states that the information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act or specifically incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Based on the foregoing transactions, as of the date of the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Acquiror believes it has stockholders’ equity in excess of the $2.5 million stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company is awaiting Nasdaq’s formal determination that it has evidenced compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity rule and intends to provide an update upon receipt of such determination.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the Transactions and the Proposals, the Acquiror intends to file with the SEC the Proxy Statement, in preliminary and definitive form, and the Acquiror will file other documents regarding the Transactions and the Proposals with the SEC. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT, AS MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED BY THE ACQUIROR WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACQUIROR, THE COMPANY, THE TRANSACTIONS, THE PROPOSALS AND THE RISKS RELATED THERETO AND RELATED MATTERS.
The Definitive Proxy Statement will be mailed to stockholders of the Acquiror. Investors will be able to obtain free copies of the Proxy Statement, as may be amended from time to time, and other relevant documents filed by the Acquiror with the SEC (when they become available) through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by the Acquiror, including the Proxy Statement (when available), will be available free of charge from Acquiror’s website at www.glucotrack.com under the “Investors” tab.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this report that address activities, events or developments that the Acquiror expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Words such as “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “potential,” “create,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “plan,” “will,” “guidance,” “look,” “goal,” “future,” “build,” “focus,” “continue,” “strive,” “allow” or the negative of such terms or other variations thereof and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future plans, actions, or events identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking.
These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Transaction, (including the Merger and related post-closing actions), the Bridge Financing (and related post-closing actions), the Private Placement Offering and other financing activities, the Conversion, the post-Transaction company and its operations, strategies and plans, integration of businesses, governance changes, debt levels and leverage ratio, capital expenditures, cash flows and anticipated uses thereof, synergies, opportunities and anticipated future performance, including the management team and board of directors of the post-Transaction company, expected use of proceeds from the Private Placement Offering and other financing activities, and any future acquisitions.
There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements included in this report. These include the risk that the Acquiror and the Company’s businesses will not be integrated successfully, synergies and growth from the Transactions may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the Transactions; failure to obtain or maintain required listing approvals or satisfy Nasdaq continued listing standards; the risk that Nasdaq may not confirm that the Acquiror has satisfied the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing or that the Acquiror’s current assessment of its stockholders’ equity position may prove incorrect; failure to obtain the Acquiror Stockholder Approvals or Trading Market Approval in a timely manner or at all, which could delay or prevent the Conversion; inability to consummate planned financings, including the Private Placement Offering, on acceptable terms or within expected timeframes or at all; the risk that changes in the Acquiror’s capital structure and governance following the Transactions could have adverse effects on the market value of its securities; the ability of the Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on the Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation’s operating results and business generally; the risk the Transactions could distract management from ongoing business operations or cause the Acquiror or the Surviving Corporation to incur substantial costs; the risk that the Acquiror may be unable to reduce expenses or access financing or liquidity; the impact of any related economic downturn; the risk of changes in governmental regulations or enforcement practices; and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. All such factors are difficult to predict and are beyond the Acquiror and the Company’s control, including those detailed in the Acquiror’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and such other documents of the Acquiror filed, or to be filed, with the SEC that are or will be available on the Acquiror’s website at www.glucotrack.com and on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that the Acquiror and the Company believe to be reasonable but that may not prove to be accurate. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and neither the Acquiror nor the Company undertakes any obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses or Funds Acquired
The Acquiror will file the financial statements of the Company required by Item 9.01(a) as an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days after the required filing for this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
The Acquiror will file the pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b) as an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days after the required filing for this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(d) Exhibits
| * | The schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules upon its request. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Glucotrack, Inc. | ||
| Date: July 15, 2026 | By: | /s/ Erik Emerson |
| Name: | Erik Emerson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 2.1
Execution Copy
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of
July
by and among
GLUCOTRACK, INC.,
as the Acquiror
GLUCOTRACK MERGER SUB, INC.,
as the Merger Sub
LOKAHI THERAPEUTICS, INC.,
as the Company,
GLUCOTRACK TECHNOLOGIES INC.,
as Operating Sub,
and
PAUL V. GOODE
as the Operating Sub Representative
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | |
| ARTICLE I — CERTAIN DEFINITIONS | 1 |
| Section 1.01 Definitions | 1 |
| Section 1.02 Construction | 11 |
| ARTICLE II — THE MERGER; CLOSING | 11 |
| Section 2.01 The Merger | 11 |
| Section 2.02 Effects of the Merger | 11 |
| Section 2.03 Closing | 11 |
| Section 2.04 Organizational Documents of the Company and Acquiror | 12 |
| Section 2.05 Directors and Officers of the Companies | 12 |
| ARTICLE III — EFFECT ON SECURITIES | 12 |
| Section 3.01 Effect on Securities | 12 |
| Section 3.02 Withholding | 13 |
| Section 3.03 No Fractional Shares | 13 |
| Section 3.04 Conversion of Preferred Stock | 13 |
| ARTICLE IV — REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 14 |
| Section 4.01 Organization, Standing and Corporate Power | 15 |
| Section 4.02 Corporate Authority; Approval; Non-Contravention | 15 |
| Section 4.03 Governmental Approvals | 15 |
| Section 4.04 Capitalization | 15 |
| Section 4.05 Financial Statements; Internal Controls | 16 |
| Section 4.06 Compliance with Laws | 16 |
| Section 4.07 Absence of Certain Changes or Events | 16 |
| Section 4.08 No Undisclosed Liabilities | 17 |
| Section 4.09 Information Supplied | 17 |
| Section 4.10 Litigation | 17 |
| Section 4.11 Contracts | 17 |
| Section 4.12 Employee Benefits | 19 |
| Section 4.13 Labor and Employment | 20 |
| Section 4.14 Taxes | 21 |
| Section 4.15 Intellectual Property | 23 |
| Section 4.16 Data Protection | 23 |
| Section 4.17 Information Technology | 24 |
| Section 4.18 Real Property | 24 |
| Section 4.19 Anti-Bribery; Trade Controls Compliance | 25 |
| Section 4.20 Insurance | 26 |
| Section 4.21 Competition Regulation | 26 |
| Section 4.22 Environmental Matters | 26 |
| Section 4.23 Reserved | 27 |
| Section 4.24 Brokers | 27 |
| Section 4.25 Affiliate Agreements | 27 |
| Section 4.26 Reserved | 27 |
| Section 4.27 No Other Representations or Warranties | 27 |
| ARTICLE V — REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR AND MERGER SUB | 27 |
| Section 5.01 Organization, Standing and Corporate Power | 27 |
| Section 5.02 Corporate Authority; Approval; Non-Contravention; Government Approvals | 28 |
| Section 5.03 Compliance with Laws | 28 |
| Section 5.04 Employee Benefit Plans | 29 |
| Section 5.05 Indebtedness | 29 |
| Section 5.06 Taxes | 29 |
| Section 5.07 Brokers | 30 |
| Section 5.08 Acquiror SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley Act | 30 |
| Section 5.09 Business Activities; Absence of Changes | 31 |
| Section 5.10 Information Supplied; Proxy Statement | 32 |
| Section 5.11 Litigation | 32 |
| Section 5.12 No Outside Reliance | 32 |
| Section 5.13 Capitalization | 33 |
| Section 5.14 Nasdaq Quotation | 33 |
| Section 5.15 Affiliate Agreements | 33 |
| Section 5.16 Anti-Bribery; Economic Sanctions | 33 |
| Section 5.17 Labor and Employment | 33 |
| Section 5.18 No Other Representations or Warranties | 34 |
| ARTICLE VI — COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY | 35 |
| Section 6.01 Financial Statements; Stockholder Approval; Other Actions | 35 |
| ARTICLE VII — COVENANTS OF ACQUIROR | 35 |
| Section 7.01 Access and Information | 35 |
| Section 7.02 Indemnification and Insurance | 36 |
| Section 7.03 Additional Insurance Matters | 36 |
| Section 7.04 Conduct of Business | 37 |
| Section 7.05 Director and Officer Appointments | 39 |
| Section 7.06 Reserved | 39 |
| Section 7.07 Post-Closing Governance of the Surviving Corporations | 39 |
| Section 7.08 Operating Sub and Financing Allocations | 40 |
| Section 7.09 Nasdaq Listing Maintenance | 43 |
| Section 7.10 Nasdaq Listing Application | 43 |
| Section 7.11 Registration Statement | 43 |
| Section 7.12 Efforts to Obtain Acquiror Stockholder Approvals and Nasdaq Approvals; Conversion Deadline | 44 |
| ARTICLE VIII — JOINT COVENANTS | 44 |
| Section 8.01 Support of Transaction | 44 |
| Section 8.02 Preparation of the Proxy Statement | 44 |
| Section 8.03 Tax Matters | 45 |
| Section 8.04 Confidentiality; Publicity | 45 |
| Section 8.05 Notification of Certain Matters | 46 |
| Section 8.06 Post-Closing Cooperation | 46 |
| ARTICLE IX — MISCELLANEOUS | 47 |
| Section 9.01 Notices | 47 |
| Section 9.02 Assignment | 47 |
| Section 9.03 Rights of Third Parties | 47 |
| Section 9.04 Expenses | 47 |
| Section 9.05 Governing Law | 47 |
| Section 9.06 Captions; Counterparts | 48 |
| Section 9.07 Schedules and Exhibits | 48 |
| Section 9.08 Entire Agreement | 48 |
| Section 9.09 Amendments | 48 |
| Section 9.10 Severability | 48 |
| Section 9.11 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury | 48 |
| Section 9.12 Enforcement | 49 |
| Section 9.13 Non-Recourse | 49 |
| Section 9.14 Non-survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants | 49 |
| Section 9.15 Acknowledgements | 49 |
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This
Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”), dated as of July
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Acquiror (the “Acquiror Board”) has determined that it is in the best interest of the Acquiror and its stockholders to consummate the transactions provided for in this Agreement, pursuant to which Merger Sub will, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), so that the Company is the surviving corporation in the Merger (hereinafter sometimes referred to in such capacity as the “Surviving Corporation”); and
WHEREAS, the respective board of directors of each of Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company have each approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the Laws of its jurisdiction and the respective board of directors have recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, by the equity holders of each of Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Acquiror, Merger Sub, the Company, Operating Sub and Operating Sub Representative agree as follows:
Article I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“2024 Plan” means the Glucotrack, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
“Acquiror” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Acquiror and Merger Sub Representations” means the representations and warranties of each of Acquiror and Merger Sub expressly and specifically set forth in Article V of this Agreement, as qualified by the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules. For the avoidance of doubt, the Acquiror and Merger Sub Representations are solely made by Acquiror and Merger Sub.
“Acquiror Board” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Acquiror Bylaws” means the bylaws, as amended, of the Acquiror.
“Acquiror Charter” means the certificate of incorporation, as amended, of the Acquiror.
“Acquiror Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Acquiror.
“Acquiror Disclosure Schedules” means the disclosure schedules of the Acquiror.
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“Acquiror Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, circumstance or development (each an “Effect”) that, individually or in the aggregate with all other Effects, has had or would reasonably be expected to have (a) a material adverse effect on the financial condition, assets, liabilities, business, or results of operations of Acquiror and Merger Sub, taken as a whole, or (b) a prevention, material delay or material impairment in the ability of Acquiror or Merger Sub to timely consummate the Transactions; provided, however, that, solely with respect to clause (a), none of the following (or the effect of any of the following) shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect: (i) any change or proposed change in or change in the interpretation of any Law or GAAP; (ii) events or conditions generally affecting the industries or geographic areas in which Acquiror operates; (iii) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets); (iv) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, embargo, civil unrest, cyberterrorism, terrorism, military actions, earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wildfires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks of illness or public health events and other force majeure events (including any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing Effects); (v) any actions taken or not taken by Acquiror as required by this Agreement; (vi) any Effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency, negotiation or consummation of the Merger or any of the other Transactions; (vii) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changes or events, in each case, which the Company has requested or to which it has consented or which actions are contemplated by this Agreement; or (viii) any event, circumstance, change or effect arising from or related to the exercise of redemption rights by holders of Acquiror Common Stock, except in the cases of clauses (i) through (iii), to the extent that Acquiror is disproportionately affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industry in which Acquiror operates.
“Acquiror Organizational Documents” means the Acquiror Charter and Acquiror Bylaws.
“Acquiror Parties” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Acquiror Preferred Stock” means the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Acquiror, having the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions set forth in the Certificate of Designation, and issued as part of the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.01(b).
“Acquiror SEC Reports” has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(a).
“Acquiror Stockholder” means a holder of any Acquiror Common Stock.
“Acquiror Stockholder Approvals” means, with respect to each Proposal, the approval obtained by the affirmative vote of the holders of the requisite number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, as required by applicable Law, the Acquiror Organizational Documents, and the applicable rules of Nasdaq, at the Acquiror Stockholder Meeting duly called and held in accordance with the DGCL and the Acquiror Organizational Documents.
“Acquiror Stockholder Floor” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).
“Acquiror Stockholder Meeting” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(c).
“Action” means any claim, action, suit, charge, complaint, assessment, audit, investigation, examination, arbitration, inquiry, dispute, litigation, or proceeding, in each case that is by or before any Governmental Authority.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person, the ownership of voting securities, its capacity as a manager, sole or managing member or otherwise, through one or more intermediaries, where “control” means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of such specified Person.
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Anti-Bribery Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 4.19(a).
“Antitrust Law” means (a) the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the Clayton Antitrust Act, in each case, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) any applicable foreign antitrust Laws and (c) all other applicable Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition through merger or acquisition.
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“Articles of Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
“Assumed Note” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08(f).
“ATM Facility” means an at-the-market equity offering program pursuant to which the Acquiror may, from time to time, issue and sell shares of Acquiror Common Stock through a sales agent, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of a sales agreement, as further described in Section 7.08(h).
“Balance Sheet Date” means March 31, 2026.
“Benefit Plan” means any benefit or compensation plan, program, policy, practice, agreement, Contract, arrangement or other obligation, whether or not in writing and whether or not funded, including, but not limited to, “employee benefit plans” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA), “voluntary employees’ beneficiary associations,” under Section 501(c)(9) of the Code, employment, individual consulting, retirement, severance, termination pay, change in control, transaction or retention arrangements, deferred compensation, equity or equity-based compensation, incentive compensation, bonus, supplemental retirement, profit sharing, health, medical, welfare, vacation, paid time off, post-termination or retiree health or welfare, fringe or other benefits or remuneration plan.
“Board Recommendation” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(c).
“Bridge Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to close.
“CBA” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11(a)(xiv).
“Certificate of Designation” means the Certificate of Designation of the Acquiror setting forth the rights, privileges, and preferences of the Acquiror Preferred Stock, in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
“Closing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.
“Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Common Stock Cap” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).
“Company” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Company Allocation” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).
“Company Benefit Plan” means any Benefit Plan which is sponsored or maintained by, contributed to or required to be contributed to by, or with respect to or under which any current or potential liability or obligation is borne by the Company.
“Company Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Company Common Stock” means the “Common Stock” of the Surviving Corporation.
“Company Disclosure Schedules” means the disclosure schedules of the Company.
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“Company Intellectual Property” means all Owned Intellectual Property and all other Intellectual Property used in the business of the Company, as currently conducted.
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate with one or more other Effects, (a) is or would be reasonably expected to be materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company or (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions; provided, however that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) any change in or change in the interpretation of any applicable Laws or GAAP, (ii) any events or conditions generally affecting any industry or geographic area in which the Company operates, (iii) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets), (iv) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, embargo, civil unrest, cyberterrorism, terrorism, military actions, earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wildfires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks of illness or public health events and other force majeure events (including any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing Effects), (v) any actions taken or not taken by the Company as required by this Agreement, (vi) any Effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency or consummation of the Merger or the performance of this Agreement (including the impact thereof on relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, distributors, partners, providers and employees) (provided, that this clause (vi) shall not apply to any representation or warranty in Sections 4.02, 4.03, 4.06 and 4.11 of this Agreement, but subject to the disclosures set forth on Schedules 4.02, 4.03, 4.06 and 4.11), (vii) any failure to meet any projections, forecasts or budgets; provided that this clause (vii) shall not prevent a determination that any Effect underlying such failure has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect, or (viii) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changes or events, in each case, which Acquiror has consented to in writing prior to the taking of, or failure to take, such action, except in the cases of clauses (i) through (iv) to the extent the Company is as a whole materially disproportionately affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industry in which the Company operates.
“Company Option” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).
“Company Organizational Documents” means the Existing Company Charter and the Existing Company Bylaws.
“Company Permits” has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(c).
“Company Representations” means the representations and warranties of the Company expressly and specifically set forth in Article IV of this Agreement, as qualified by the Company Disclosure Schedules. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company Representations are solely made by the Company.
“Company Software” means all Software with respect to which all Intellectual Property embodied thereby are owned or purported to be owned by the Company.
“Company Stockholder” means, as of any particular time, the holder of Existing Company Stock.
“Company Stockholder Approval” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(c).
“Confidential Information” means any proprietary or confidential information concerning the Company, Acquiror or the business and affairs of either party or information not already generally available to the public.
“Contracts” means any legally binding contracts, agreements, subcontracts, licenses, leases, and purchase orders.
“Conversion” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04.
“Conversion Deadline” has the meaning specified in Section 7.12.
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“Conversion Effective Time” means the time the Conversion is effective.
“Definitive Proxy Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(a).
“DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time.
“Effect” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.”
“Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
“ELOC” means an equity line of credit or committed equity purchase facility pursuant to which the Acquiror may, from time to time, direct the purchase of shares of Acquiror Common Stock by a committed purchaser, including pursuant to the ELOC Agreement with Sixth Borough and any other equity purchase agreement entered into after the date hereof with any provider, in each case in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable purchase agreement, as further described in Section 7.08(h).
“ELOC Agreement” means that certain purchase agreement, dated September 11, 2025, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, by and between the Acquiror and Sixth Borough Capital Fund, LP, pursuant to which Sixth Borough Capital Fund, LP has committed to purchase shares of Acquiror Common Stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $20,000,000 from time to time at the Acquiror’s direction, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
“Embargoed Jurisdiction” has the meaning specified in Section 4.19(b).
“Enforceability Exceptions” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a).
“Environmental Laws” means all Laws relating to pollution or protection of the environment (including natural resources), health and safety (to the extent relating to management of or exposure to Hazardous Materials), or the use, generation, storage, emission, transportation, disposal or release of or exposure to Hazardous Materials.
“Equity Securities” means any share, share capital, capital stock, partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interest in any Person (including any stock appreciation right, phantom stock, restricted stock unit, performance stock unit, restricted stock, profit participation or similar rights) and any option, warrant, right or security (including debt securities) convertible, exchangeable or exercisable therefor.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company, any other entity, trade or business that is a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(l) of ERISA that includes the Company, or that is a member of the same “controlled group” as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Existing Company Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Company prior to the Effective Time.
“Existing Company Charter” means the amended and restated articles of incorporation of the Company prior to the Effective Time.
“Existing Company Common Stock” means the “Common Stock” of the Company (as defined in the Existing Company Charter).
“Existing Company Preferred Stock” means the “Preferred Stock” of the Company (as defined in the Existing Company Charter).
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“Existing Company Stock” means the Existing Company Common Stock and the Existing Company Preferred Stock.
“Existing Warrants” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08(g).
“Financial Derivative/Hedging Arrangement” means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) which is a rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any combination of these transactions.
“Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 4.05(a).
“Floor True-Up Record Date” means the close of business on the date immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“Floor True-Up Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(b).
“Form 8-K” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(b).
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.
“Glucotrack CBGM” means the Glucotrack Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor, a long-term implantable system that continually measures blood glucose levels, featuring a sensor longevity of approximately three (3) years, no on-body wearable component, and minimal calibration requirements.
“Governmental Authority” means any U.S. or foreign federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, arbitrator or arbitral body (public or private), court, tribunal, or any state-owned or controlled enterprise.
“Governmental Order” means any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
“Hazardous Material” means any material, substance or waste that is listed, regulated, or defined as “hazardous,” “toxic,” or “radioactive,” or as a “pollutant” or “contaminant” (or words of similar intent or meaning) under applicable Environmental Laws, including but not limited to petroleum, petroleum by-products, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, flammable or explosive substances, toxic mold or pesticides.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any obligations (whether or not contingent) consisting of (a) the outstanding principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on, and other payment obligations for, borrowed money, or payment obligations issued or incurred in substitution or exchange for payment obligations for borrowed money, (b) amounts owing as deferred purchase price for property or services, including “earnout” payments (but excluding ordinary trade accounts payable), (c) payment obligations evidenced by any promissory note, bond, debenture, mortgage or other debt instrument or debt security, (d) contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptance or similar facilities (in each case to the extent drawn), (e) any obligations in the nature of accrued fees, interest, prepayment or other premiums, penalties, termination fees, expenses and other amounts incurred or that would be payable in connection with the prepayment, repayment, redemption, payoff, amendment, modification or supplement of any of the items in the foregoing clauses, (f) payment obligations of a third party secured by (or for which the holder of such payment obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on assets or properties of such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (g) obligations under capitalized leases, (h) obligations net of benefits under all Financial Derivative/Hedging Arrangements, (i) any underfunded pension liability, unfunded deferred compensation plan obligations, and post-retirement health or welfare benefits, (j) any unpaid dividends or distributions declared or payable to any Company Stockholder, (k) any other indebtedness or obligation reflected or required to be reflected as indebtedness in a consolidated balance sheet, in accordance with GAAP, (l) guarantees, make-whole agreements, hold harmless agreements or other similar arrangements with respect to any amounts of a type described in the foregoing clauses, and (m) with respect to each of the foregoing, any unpaid interest, breakage costs, prepayment or redemption penalties or premiums, or other unpaid fees or obligations (including unreimbursed expenses or indemnification obligations for which a claim has been made); provided, however, that Indebtedness shall not include Taxes or accounts payable to trade creditors in the ordinary course of business that are not past due and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
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“Insurance Policies” has the meaning specified in Section 4.20(a).
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights, as they exist anywhere in the world, whether registered or unregistered, including all: (a) patents and patent applications (including any divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations and interferences thereof); (b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, brand names, logos and corporate names; (c) copyrights, mask works and designs; (d) internet domain names; (e) trade secrets and other intellectual property rights in know-how, technology, inventions (whether patentable or not), processes, procedures, database rights, confidential business information and other proprietary information and rights; and (f) intellectual property rights in Software.
“Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(b).
“Interim Period” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
“International Trade Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 4.19(b).
“Issuance Proposal” means the proposal to approve, for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(a), 5635(b) and 5635(d), the issuance of (a) shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Acquiror Preferred Stock pursuant to the Conversion, and (b) the Floor True-Up Shares issuable pursuant to Section 3.04(b), in each case in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq.
“IT Systems” means all computer hardware (including hardware, firmware, peripherals, communication equipment and links, storage media, networking equipment, power supplies and any other components used in conjunction with such), data processing systems, Software, and all other information technology equipment owned or controlled by the Company and/or used in the operation of the Company business.
“Knowledge” shall mean the actual knowledge of (a) in the case of the Company, Erik Emerson and Erick Frim, and (b) in the case of Acquiror, Paul V. Goode.
“Law” means any statute, law (including common law), act, constitution, treaty, code, ordinance, rule, ruling, regulation or Governmental Order, in each case, of any Governmental Authority. All references to “Laws” shall be deemed to include any amendments thereto, and any successor Law, unless the context otherwise requires.
“Lease Documents” has the meaning specified in Section 4.18(c).
“Leased Company Properties” has the meaning specified in Section 4.18(b).
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, easement, right of way, purchase option, right of first refusal, covenant, restriction, security interest, license, title defect, encroachment or other survey defect, or other lien or encumbrance of any kind, except for (a) any restrictions arising under any applicable Securities Laws, and (b) immaterial easements, rights of way, covenants, encumbrances or restrictions that do not materially detract the value of the underlying asset or the use of the asset.
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“Merger” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Merger Consideration” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).
“Merger Sub” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
“Nasdaq Continued Listing Requirements” means (i) Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) which requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and (ii) Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), which requires the Acquiror to maintain stockholders’ equity of $2,500,000.
“Nasdaq Hearings Panel” means the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Hearings Panel, before which the Acquiror appeared on June 18, 2026, to present its plan to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Continued Listing Requirements.
“NRS” means the Nevada Revised Statutes, as amended from time to time.
“Open Source Software” means software that is distributed as “free software” (as defined by the Free Software Foundation), “open source software” (meaning software distributed under any license approved by the Open Source Initiative as set forth at www.opensource.org) or under a similar licensing or distribution model (including under a GNU General Public License (GPL), a GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), a Mozilla Public License (MPL), a BSD license, an Artistic License, a Netscape Public License, a Sun Community Source License (SCSL), a Sun Industry Standards License (SISL), and/or an Apache License).
“Operating Business” means the current business of the Acquiror, which is focused on the design, development, and commercialization of novel technologies for people with diabetes, including, but not limited to, the development of the Glucotrack CBGM.
“Operating Sub” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Operating Sub Representative” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company.
“Permitted Liens” means (a) statutory or common law Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, landlords, carriers, repairmen, construction contractors and other similar Liens that arise in the ordinary course of business, and (i) relate to amounts not yet delinquent or (ii) that are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions and for which appropriate reserves for the amount being contested have been established in accordance with GAAP on the Financial Statements, (b) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business, (c) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions, and for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP on the Financial Statements, (d) non-monetary Liens, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions) of record affecting title to real property that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the occupancy or present uses of such real property, (e) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property, (f) requirements and restrictions of zoning, building and other applicable Laws and municipal by-laws, and development, site plan, subdivision or other agreements with municipalities, which do not materially interfere with the current use or occupancy of any Leased Company Properties, and (g) Liens that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect, or materially disrupt, the ordinary course operation of the businesses of the Company, taken as a whole.
“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind.
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“Personal Information” means any personal information that specifically identifies any individual who has provided information to the Company, including names, addresses, telephone numbers, personal health information, drivers’ license numbers and government-issued identification numbers, as applicable.
“PIPE Initial Closing” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08(d).
“PIPE Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).
“Post-Closing Period” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08(b).
“Premium Cap” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(b).
“Press Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(b).
“Privacy Laws” means any and all Laws applicable to the Company relating to the collection, use, storage, safeguarding and security (both technical and physical) of Personal Information.
“Private Placement Offering” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08(d).
“Proposals” means, collectively, the proposals to be submitted to the Acquiror Stockholders at the Acquiror Stockholder Meeting for approval in connection with the Transactions, including the Issuance Proposal and any other proposal that the Acquiror Board determines is necessary or appropriate to submit to the Acquiror Stockholders in connection with the Transactions.
“Proxy Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(a).
“Public Official” means (a) any director, manager, officer, employee or representative of any Governmental Authority; (b) any director, manager, officer, employee or representative of any commercial enterprise that is owned or controlled by a Governmental Authority; (c) any director, manager, officer, employee or representative of any public international organization; (d) any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any Governmental Authority; and (e) any political party, party official or candidate for political office.
“Registered IP” has the meaning specified in Section 4.15(a).
“Representative” means, as to any Person, any of the officers, directors, managers, employees, counsel, accountants, disclosed financial advisors, disclosed lenders, disclosed debt financing sources and consultants of such Person.
“Resale Registration Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 7.11.
“Sanctioned Person” has the meaning specified in Section 4.19(b).
“Sanctions” has the meaning specified in Section 4.19(b).
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities Laws” means the securities laws of any state, U.S. federal or foreign jurisdiction and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Sixth Borough” means Sixth Borough Capital Fund, LP, as the initial provider under the ELOC Agreement.
“Software” means any and all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, human readable form or other form, (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (c) descriptions, flow charts and other work products used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons and (d) all documentation including user manuals and other training documentation relating to any of the foregoing.
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“Subsidiary” means, with respect to a Person, any corporation or other organization (including a limited liability company or a partnership), whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which such Person directly or indirectly owns or controls a majority of the Equity Securities.
“Subsidiary Contribution” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08(e).
“Surviving Corporation” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.
“Tax” means any federal, state, provincial, territorial, local, foreign and other net income, alternative or add-on minimum, franchise, gross income, adjusted gross income or gross receipts, employment, environmental, unemployment, compensation, utility, social security (or similar), withholding, payroll, ad valorem, transfer, windfall profits, license, branch, excise, severance, production, stamp, occupation, premium, personal property, real property, capital stock, profits, disability, registration, value added, capital gains, goods and services, estimated, sales, use, unclaimed property or escheat obligation, or other tax, governmental fee, duty, charge, impost, or assessment of any kind whatever in the nature of a tax, whether disputed or not, together with any interest, deficiency, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto by a Governmental Authority.
“Tax Authority” means any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction or authority to impose, administer, levy, assess or collect Tax.
“Tax Return” means any return, report, statement, refund, claim, election, disclosure, declaration, information report or return, estimate or other document filed or required to be filed with a Tax Authority with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and including any amendments thereof.
“Trading Day” means any day on which shares of Acquiror Common Stock are purchased and sold on Nasdaq.
“Trading Market Approval” has the meaning specified in Section 7.10.
“Transaction Expenses” means any fees, costs and expenses incurred or subject to reimbursement by the Company, Acquiror or Merger Sub, whether accrued for or not, in each case in connection with the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (a) any brokerage fees, commissions, finders’ fees, or financial advisory fees, and, in each case, related costs and expenses, (b) any fees, costs and expenses of counsel, accountants or other advisors or service providers, and (c) with respect to Acquiror and Merger Sub, any fees, costs and expenses or payments related to any transaction bonus, discretionary bonus, change-of-control payment, retention or other compensatory payments made to any employee of the Acquiror or Merger Sub solely as a result or related to (and measured assuming the satisfaction of any other related contingencies such as termination or the passage of time) of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the employer portion of any payroll, social security, unemployment or similar Taxes imposed with respect thereto). For the avoidance of doubt, no bonus, change-of-control payment, retention or other compensatory payment paid to any manager, officer or employee of the Company shall be a Transaction Expense.
“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger.
“Transfer Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).
“Treasury Regulations” means the U.S. Treasury Department regulations promulgated under the Code.
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Section 1.02 Construction.
(a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender, (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (iv) the terms “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule,” “Exhibit” and “Annex” refer to the specified Article, Section, Schedule, Exhibit or Annex of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified, (v) the word “including” shall mean “including without limitation,” (vi) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive and (vii) any reference to a Law shall mean such Law as amended.
(b) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, waivers and other modifications thereto.
(c) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder and references to statutes or regulations shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation.
(d) The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.
(e) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day.
(f) The phrases “delivered,” “provided to,” “furnished to,” “made available” and phrases of similar import when used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, means that a copy of the information or material referred to has been provided no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the date of this Agreement to the party to which such information or material is to be provided or furnished (i) in the virtual “data room” set up by the Company in connection with this Agreement or (ii) by delivery to such party or its legal counsel via electronic mail or hard copy form.
Article II
THE MERGER; CLOSING
Section 2.01 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, with the Company being the Surviving Corporation following the Merger and shall continue its corporate existence under the laws of Nevada as a wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror, and the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease. The Merger shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and the NRS and evidenced by the articles of merger (the “Articles of Merger”), such Merger to be consummated and effective upon the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada or at such later time as may be agreed by Acquiror and the Company in writing and specified in the Articles of Merger (the “Effective Time”).
Section 2.02 Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and the NRS. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject thereto, by virtue of the Merger and without further act or deed, at the Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation and all of the debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 2.03 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place electronically through the exchange of documents via e-mail or facsimile simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement. On the Closing Date, the Company, Acquiror and Merger Sub shall cause the Articles of Merger to be executed, acknowledged and filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada as provided in the NRS. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date.”
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Section 2.04 Organizational Documents of the Company and Acquiror.
(a) At the Effective Time, the Existing Company Charter, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter supplemented or amended as provided therein and in accordance with the NRS (subject to Section 7.02).
(b) At the Effective Time, the Existing Company Bylaws, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall continue to be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter supplemented or amended in accordance with its terms and the NRS.
(c) The Acquiror Charter, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Acquiror, until thereafter supplemented or amended in accordance with its terms and the DGCL.
(d) The Acquiror Bylaws, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Acquiror, until thereafter supplemented or amended in accordance with its terms and the DGCL.
Section 2.05 Directors and Officers of the Companies.
(a) Persons constituting the officers and directors of the Company prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation, in their respective capacities, until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly appointed.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, Acquiror shall take all actions necessary to effect the following, each to be effective as of the Effective Time: (i) the individual serving as chief executive officer of Acquiror immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to hold such office; (ii) Erik Emerson shall be appointed as chief executive officer of Acquiror and as a member of the Acquiror Board of Directors and the Acquiror shall assume Mr. Emerson’s existing employment agreement with the Company; (iii) Paul Goode shall be appointed as chief executive officer of the Operating Sub; and (iv) all other officers and directors of Acquiror serving immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue in their respective positions, until the earlier of their death, resignation, or removal, or until their respective successors are duly appointed.
Article III
EFFECT ON SECURITIES
Section 3.01 Effect on Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Acquiror, Merger Sub or the holder of any Existing Company Stock:
(a) Conversion of Merger Sub Common Stock. Each share of common stock of Merger Sub, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Company Common Stock.
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(b)
Consideration for All Other Company Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, (i) each share of Existing Company Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and converted into the right to receive a portion of the Merger
Consideration, consisting of shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock, as set forth in this Section 3.01(b); and (ii) each holder of
such shares shall receive, for each share of Existing Company Common Stock held immediately prior to the Effective Time, a pro rata portion
of the Merger Consideration, allocated as follows: (A) a number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares
of Acquiror Common Stock, such that the aggregate number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock issued to all holders of Existing Company
Common Stock shall equal
Section 3.02 Withholding. Each of Acquiror, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation and their respective Affiliates and agents shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts otherwise deliverable or payable under this Agreement such amounts that any such Persons are required to deduct and withhold with respect to any of the deliveries and payments contemplated by this Agreement under the Code or any other applicable Law. To the extent that Acquiror, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or their respective Affiliates withholds or deducts such amounts with respect to any Person and properly remits such withheld or deducted amounts to the applicable Governmental Authority, such withheld or deducted amounts shall be treated as having been paid to or on behalf of such Person in respect of which such withholding or deduction was made for all purposes. In the case of any such payment payable to employees of the Company or its Affiliates in connection with the Merger that is properly treated as compensation, the parties shall cooperate to pay such amounts through the Company’s or an Affiliate’s payroll to facilitate applicable withholding.
Section 3.03 No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Acquiror Common Stock shall be issued upon the exchange for Existing Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 3.01(b), and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a holder of Acquiror Common Stock.
Section 3.04 Conversion of Preferred Stock.
(a) Within five (5) Business Days after the later of (i) the date on which the Acquiror Stockholder Approvals have been obtained and, (ii) the date on which the Trading Market Approval has been obtained, the Acquiror shall cause the Acquiror Preferred Stock to be converted into the applicable number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation (the “Conversion”).
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(b) Acquiror Stockholder Floor True-Up.
(i) As of the Floor True-Up Record Date, Acquiror shall, through its transfer agent, establish and maintain a record of each holder of Acquiror Common Stock and the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock held by each such holder as of such date (the “Floor True-Up Record”). The Floor True-Up Record shall serve as the sole basis for determining entitlements to the Floor True-Up Shares, if any, pursuant to this Section 3.04(b), and no transfer of Acquiror Common Stock occurring after the Floor True-Up Record Date shall affect any such entitlement.
(ii) Simultaneously with the Conversion, Acquiror shall calculate: (A) the total number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock that would be outstanding immediately following the Conversion, on a fully diluted basis in accordance with the methodology set forth in Section 3.01(b) and excluding any shares to be issued pursuant to this Section 3.04(b) (the “Post-Conversion Diluted Count”); and (B) the aggregate number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock reflected in the Floor True-Up Record (the “Existing GCTK Count”).
(iii)
If the Existing GCTK Count represents less than
(iv) No later than five (5) Business Days prior to the anticipated Conversion Effective Time, Acquiror shall instruct its transfer agent to (A) prepare the Floor True-Up Record, (B) calculate the Floor True-Up Shares in accordance with Section 3.04(b)(ii) and Section 3.04(b)(iii), and (C) process the issuance of the Floor True-Up Shares, if any, through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company in accordance with its customary procedures for share distributions, using the Floor True-Up Record Date as the record date and the Conversion Effective Time as the payable date. Acquiror shall deliver written notice of the anticipated Conversion Effective Time to the Company no later than ten (10) Business Days prior thereto to facilitate the foregoing.
(v) The Floor True-Up Shares shall be deemed included within the definition of “Merger Consideration” solely for purposes of Section 7.11 (Registration Statement), and Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to include the Floor True-Up Shares in the Resale Registration Statement to the extent required under applicable Securities Laws.
Article IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement (each of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent on its face), the Company represents and warrants to Acquiror and Merger Sub as follows:
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Section 4.01 Organization, Standing and Corporate Power.
(a) The Company is a corporation, duly incorporated, and validly existing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has all requisite legal entity power and authority to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions or have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company Organizational Documents, as amended to the date of this Agreement and that have been made available to the Acquiror are true, correct and complete and are in effect as of the date of the Agreement and the Company is not in material default under or in material violation of any provision thereunder.
Section 4.02 Corporate Authority; Approval; Non-Contravention.
(a) Including the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company has all requisite corporate or other legal entity power and authority and has taken all corporate or other legal entity action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and, subject to satisfaction of the conditions to Closing contemplated hereby, to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, and the consummation by it of the Transactions, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate consent and authorizations on the part of the Company, and no other corporate actions on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and by general equitable principles (the “Enforceability Exceptions”)).
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, do not, and will not, constitute or result in (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Company Organizational Documents or, (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) of or default or change of control under, the creation or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any of the material assets of the Company pursuant to, any Material Contract to which any member of the Company is a party or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and consummation of the Transactions) compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4.02(a), under any Law to which the Company is subject (except Laws that are applicable due to the Company’s business, or the Contracts or licenses of the Company), except as disclosed on Schedule 4.02(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules.
Section 4.03 Governmental Approvals. No consent of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to the Company in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, except for such consents, registrations, declarations, notices and filings which, if not obtained or made, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company.
Section 4.04 Capitalization.
(a) Set forth on Schedule 4.04(a) is a true, correct and complete list of each holder of issued and outstanding Equity Securities (including notes and other securities convertible into Equity Securities) of the Company and the Equity Securities held by each such holder as of the date hereof. Each of the outstanding Equity Securities of the Company (1) is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (2) was issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Laws, and (3) was not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract. The Company’s Subsidiaries are set forth on Schedule 4.04(a).
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.04(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there are no preemptive or other outstanding rights, options, warrants, phantom interests, conversion rights, equity appreciation rights, profit participation rights, redemption rights, repurchase rights, agreements, arrangements, calls or commitments of any kind that obligate the Company to issue or to sell any Equity Securities of the Company, or any securities or obligations convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for, valued by reference to or giving any Person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any Equity Securities of the Company or to vote with the Company Stockholders on any matter, and no securities or obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.04(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not party to any stockholders agreement, voting agreement or registration rights agreement relating to its Equity Securities.
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(c) The Company Common Stock to be issued by the Company in connection with the Transactions, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable under the NRS, and will not be subject to any preemptive rights, free and clear of all Liens (other than restrictions on transfer under applicable Securities Laws and the Existing Company Charter).
Section 4.05 Financial Statements; Internal Controls.
(a) The audited statements of financial position, statements of comprehensive income, statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and statements of cash flows of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2025 (collectively, the “Financial Statements”), were prepared and audited in accordance with the standards, principles and practices specified therein and, subject thereto, in accordance with GAAP and applicable Law as at the Balance Sheet Date, except as otherwise noted therein.
(b) The Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the assets, liabilities, cash flow and financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the times and for the periods referred to therein. Since the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has not made any material change in the accounting practices or policies applied in the preparation of the Financial Statements, except as required by applicable Law or GAAP.
(c) The Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of the Company, has not received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or their respective internal accounting controls, including any such complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices and there have been no internal investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general counsel, the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof. The financial statements, when delivered by the Company for inclusion in the Information Statement for filing with the SEC following the date of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.02, will comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Securities Act in effect as of such date.
Section 4.06 Compliance with Laws.
(a) The Company is conducting and has conducted its business in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to it and the Company’s business, properties or other assets.
(b) The Company has not received any written notice (official or otherwise) from any Governmental Authority (i) with respect to an alleged, actual or potential violation and/or failure to comply, in any material respect, with any such applicable Law or (ii) requiring the Company to take or omit any material action to ensure compliance with any such applicable Law.
(c) The Company possesses all permits, approvals, orders, authorizations, consents, licenses, certificates, franchises, accreditations, waivers, identification numbers, exemptions of, or filings or registrations (excluding Intellectual Property registrations and certifications) with, or issued by, any Governmental Authority necessary for the ownership and use of the assets of the Company and the operation of the Company’s business as currently conducted (the “Company Permits”), except where the failure to possess the same has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company. Except as has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company, all such Company Permits are valid and in full force and effect, and there are no lawsuits or other proceedings pending before or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Governmental Authority that seek the revocation, cancellation, suspension or adverse material modification thereof. Except as has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company, the Company is not in default, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no condition exists that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default, under the Company Permits.
Section 4.07 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since the Balance Sheet Date and through the date hereof, and except as expressly set forth on Schedule 4.07 or as required by this Agreement, (a) the Company has conducted its businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course (and in a manner consistent with past practice), and (b) there has not been any change, effect, event, circumstance, occurrence or state of facts that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 4.08 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except (a) as disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Financial Statements or the notes thereto, (b) for liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date, (c) as expressly permitted or contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise incurred in connection with the Transactions, (d) as disclosed on Schedule 4.08, (e) contingent liabilities under executory contracts and (f) for liabilities that have been discharged or paid in full in the ordinary course of business, as of the date hereof, the Company does not have any material liabilities of any nature, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise required to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and in accordance with past practice.
Section 4.09 Information Supplied. The information supplied in writing by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not false or misleading.
Section 4.10 Litigation.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there is no material Action pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any outstanding Governmental Order (except if generally applicable without the Company being named therein) that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company.
Section 4.11 Contracts.
(a) Schedule 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list as of the date hereof of the following types of Contracts to which the Company is a party or is bound (other than any Contracts under which the Company does not have any continuing or potential liability and the Lease Documents set forth on Schedule 4.18(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, Contracts set forth on Schedule 4.25 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, Company Benefit Plans set forth on Schedule 4.12(a)) (all such Contracts set forth on Schedule 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, or which are required to be so disclosed, the “Material Contracts”):
(i) each Contract with consideration paid or would reasonably be expected to be payable to the Company of more than $100,000, in the aggregate, over any twelve (12)-month period;
(ii) all distributor, agency, sales promotion, market research, marketing consulting and advertising Contracts or arrangements that are material to the business of the Company;
(iii) all Contracts (excluding Contracts for employment) with management and consultants;
(iv) all bonus and commission plans of the Company with a reasonably expected value in excess of $100,000 in any 12-month period;
(v) all Contracts involving the payment of royalties or other amounts calculated based upon the revenues or income of the Company or income or revenues related to any product of the Company to which the Company is a party;
(vi) all Contracts evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money in an amount greater than $100,000, and any pledge agreements, security agreements or other collateral agreements in which the Company granted to any person a Lien on any of the property or assets of the Company;
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(vii) all partnership, joint venture or similar agreement or arrangement, including as may be provided in any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or agreement in principle;
(viii) all Contracts, including any grant agreements with any economic development corporation, with any Governmental Authority to which the Company is a party, other than any Company Permits;
(ix) all Contracts that (a) limit, or purport to limit, in any material respect, the ability of the Company to compete in any line of business or material business activity or with any Person or in any jurisdiction or during any period of time, excluding customary non-solicitation obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and confidentiality agreements and agreements that contain customary confidentiality clauses, and (b) that impose “most favored nations” or “most favored supplier” restrictions;
(x) all Contracts that result in any Person or entity holding a power of attorney from the Company;
(xi) all leases or master leases of personal property reasonably likely to result in annual payments of $100,000 or more in a 12-month period;
(xii) any note, mortgage, indenture or other obligation or agreement or other instrument for or relating to indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $100,000, or any guarantee of third party obligations in excess of $100,000, or any letters of credit, performance bonds or other credit support for the Company;
(xiii) all Contracts for the employment or engagement of any employee, officer, director or other individual service provider that (A) provide for annualized base compensation in excess of $200,000 or (B) are not terminable by the Company on no more than 30 days’ notice and without liability to or financial obligation by the Company;
(xiv) any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union, works council, or other labor organization (each, a “CBA”);
(xv) Contracts which involve the license or grant of rights under any Intellectual Property owned by a third party to the Company, or under Company Intellectual Property by the Company to a third party, excluding (A) nondisclosure agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business by the Company; (B) licenses of commercially available and/or off-the-shelf Software (including Software provided as a service) or other standard or commercially available Intellectual Property licensed under shrinkwrap, clickwrap, online terms of use or service or other standard license terms with an aggregate annual license cost of $100,000 or less; (C) Contracts between the Company and its customers entered into in the ordinary course of business in which Company Intellectual Property is licensed on a non-exclusive basis; (D) invention assignment and confidentiality agreements between the Company and its employees and/or independent contractors entered into by the Company in the ordinary course of business on the standard form(s) of such Contract(s) made available to Acquiror; (E) Contracts between the Company and its vendors or suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business in which the Company has granted a license to the supplier or vendor (i) to use the Company’s trademarks, service marks, or other source identifiers for purposes of indicating that the Company is a customer of the vendor or supplier; (ii) to use feedback, suggestions or ideas provided by the Company to the vendor or supplier; or (iii) to use any Company Intellectual Property for purposes of providing goods or services to or as directed by the Company, and (F) Contracts under which the license or grant of rights is merely incidental to the transaction(s) contemplated by such Contract;
(xvi) any Contract that is a settlement, conciliation or similar agreement with any Governmental Authority or pursuant to which the Company will have any material outstanding obligation after the date of this Agreement;
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(xvii) all Contracts for the development of Intellectual Property for the benefit of the Company (other than invention assignment and confidentiality agreements entered into with employees and contractors of the Company that have provisions relating to confidentiality and assignment of Intellectual Property that are materially similar to the confidentiality and Intellectual Property assignment provisions set forth in the standard form(s) of such agreement(s) used by the Company and made available to Acquiror); and
(xviii) any principal transaction Contract entered into in connection with a completed acquisition or disposition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries involving consideration in excess of $250,000 of any Person or other business organization, division or business of any Person (including through merger or consolidation or the purchase of a controlling equity interest in or substantially all of the assets of such Person or by any other manner).
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company (i) is not, nor has it received written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice that any other party to any Material Contract is, except as such may be limited the Enforceability Exceptions, in material violation or material breach of or material default (immediately or upon notice or lapse of time) under or (ii) has not waived or failed to enforce any material rights or material benefits under any Material Contract to which it is a party or any of its properties or other assets is subject. No Material Contract is the subject of a written notice to terminate delivered or communicated in accordance with the terms of any Material Contract, except for any expiration of the term of a Material Contract following the date of this Agreement in accordance with its terms. Each Material Contract is in full force and effect and, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, is legal, valid and binding on the Company, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, except as would not be material and adverse to the Company, taken as a whole. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there is no default under any such Material Contracts by the Company, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, and no event has occurred that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute a default thereunder by the Company, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, in each case, except as would not be material and adverse to the Company, taken as a whole.
Section 4.12 Employee Benefits.
(a) Schedule 4.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth an accurate and complete list of each material Company Benefit Plan. With respect to each material Company Benefit Plan, the Company has made available, to the extent applicable, accurate and complete copies of (i) the current plan document, including all amendments thereto, (ii) a written description of such Company Benefit Plan if it is not set forth in a written document, (iii) the most recently prepared actuarial report, (iv) the most recent summary plan description together with all summaries of all material modifications thereto, (v) the most recent IRS determination or opinion letter, (vi) the related insurance policies, trust agreements or other funding arrangements, and (vii) the most recent IRS Form 5500 annual report (and all schedules thereto).
(b) Each Company Benefit Plan has been established, maintained, funded and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and is in material compliance with all applicable Laws. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, Action or claim relating to or against any Company Benefit Plans (other than routine claims for benefits). Except as would not result in material liability to the Company, all contributions, premiums and other payments that the Company is required to make with respect to any Company Benefit Plan have been fully and timely paid when due, and any such amounts not yet due have been paid or properly accrued. Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has timely received a current favorable determination, advisory or opinion letter from the IRS, and to the Knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of the qualification or tax exemption of any such Company Benefit Plan. The Company has not incurred (whether or not assessed) any material Tax, penalty or other liability under Section 4980B, 4980D, 4980H, 6721 or 6722 of the Code. There is no material unpaid liability for any nonexempt “prohibited transactions” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) or any breach of fiduciary duty (as determined under ERISA) with respect to any Company Benefit Plan.
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(c) No Company Benefit Plan is, or was, and neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates sponsor, maintains, contributes to (or is required to contribute to), or has any current or contingent liability or obligation under or with respect to: (i) any “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA, whether or not subject thereto) or a plan that is or was subject to Section 412 of the Code, Section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA; (ii) a “multiple employer plan” (within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code or Section 210 of ERISA); (iii) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA); or (iv) a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA). No Company Benefit Plan provides, and the Company has not promised to provide, any post-termination, post-ownership or retiree health or welfare benefits to any Person, other than (A) as required under Section 4980B of the Code or similar applicable Law for which the covered Person pays the full premium cost of coverage or which is paid pursuant to a government subsidy, (B) coverage through the end of the month of termination of employment or service (to the extent permitted under the terms of the applicable Company Benefit Plan), (C) disability benefits attributable to disabling events occurring at or prior to termination of employment or service, (D) death benefits attributable to deaths occurring at or prior to termination of employment or service, or (E) benefits in the nature of severance pay pursuant to a Company Benefit Plan set forth on Schedule 4.12(a). The Company does not have any current or contingent liability or obligation by reason of at any time being treated as a single employer with any other Person under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
(d) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby, (alone or in conjunction with any other event that would not, standing alone, trigger such payment of benefit) would result in (i) any entitlement by any current or former employee or individual service provider of the Company to any compensation or benefit, or (ii) any increase in the amount, or acceleration of the time of payment or vesting, or trigger any payment or funding, of any compensation or benefits for any current or former employee or individual service provider of the Company. Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby (alone or in conjunction with any other event) could result in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(e) Each Company Benefit Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” subject to Section 409A of the Code that constitutes in any part a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined under Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) subject to Section 409A of the Code has been operated and administered in all material respects in operational compliance with, and is in all material respects in documentary compliance with, Section 409A of the Code, and no amount under any such plan, agreement or arrangement is or has been subject to the interest and additional Tax set forth under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.
(f) The Company does not have any obligation to indemnify or gross-up any Person for any Tax under Section 4999 of the Code and Section 409A of the Code (or any corresponding provisions of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Laws).
Section 4.13 Labor and Employment.
(a) Schedule 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all current employees of the Company, as of a date not more than five (5) days before the Closing Date, including any employee who is on a leave of absence of any nature, authorized or unauthorized, and sets forth for each such individual the following: (i) name; (ii) title or position (including whether full or part time); (iii) hire date; (iv) current annual base compensation rate; (v) commission, bonus or other incentive based compensation; and (vi) the term of their employment (indefinite or definite). As of the date hereof, all compensation, including wages, commissions and bonuses, due and payable to all employees for services performed on or prior to the date hereof, has been paid in full.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (i) there are no material Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company alleging violations of any Law pertaining to labor relations or employment matters, by any of their respective current or former employees, which Actions would be material to the Company, taken as a whole; (ii) the Company is not, nor has the Company been for the past two (2) years, a party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with a union, works council or labor organization applicable to persons employed by the Company, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is there a union organizing campaign in progress with respect to any such employees; (iii) there are no unfair labor practice complaints pending against the Company before any Governmental Authority; and (iv) for the past two (2) years there has not been, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has there been threatened in writing, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other material labor dispute affecting any employees of the Company.
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(c) The Company is, and for the last two (2) years has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment, employment practices, employment discrimination, terms and conditions of employment, mass layoffs and plant closings (including the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar Laws), immigration, meal and rest breaks, pay equity, workers’ compensation, family and medical leave, and occupational safety and health requirements, including those related to wages, hours, collective bargaining and the payment and withholding of Taxes and other sums as required by the appropriate Governmental Authority and are not liable for any arrears of wages, Taxes, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, no current or former employee or independent contractor of the Company is in any material respect in violation of any term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, common law nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty, noncompetition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, restrictive covenant or other obligation: (i) owed to the Company; or (ii) owed to any third party with respect to such Person’s right to be employed or engaged by the Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, no current employee of the Company with annualized base compensation at or above $250,000, has given notice to the Company that the employee intends to terminate his or her employment prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing.
(e) The Company has promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigated all sexual harassment, or other unlawful discrimination or unlawful retaliation, complaints made by or against employees of the Company, in each case in connection with their employment with the Company, of which it has been made aware in the past two (2) years. With respect to each such complaint to the extent warranted based on the Company’s investigation, the Company has taken prompt corrective action that is reasonably calculated to prevent further improper action. The Company does not reasonably expect any material liabilities with respect to any such complaints and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no such complaints relating to officers, directors, employees, contractors, or agents of the Company relating to their employment with or service to the Company, that, if known to the public, would bring the Company into material disrepute.
(f) Except as would not result in material liability for the Company, in the past two (2) years the Company has fully and timely paid all (i) wages, salaries, wage premiums, commissions, overtime, bonuses, severance and termination payments, fees, and other compensation that has come due and payable to its current or former employees and independent contractors under applicable Laws, Contract or Company policy, and (ii) fines, Taxes, interest, or other penalties for any failure to pay or delinquency in paying such compensation.
Section 4.14 Taxes.
(a) The Company: (i) has duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them as of the date hereof and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects; (ii) has timely paid all material Taxes that are shown as due on such filed Tax Returns and any other material Taxes that the Company is otherwise obligated to pay, and no material penalties or charges are due with respect to the late filing of any Tax Return required to be filed by or with respect to any of them on or before the Effective Time; (iii) with respect to all material Tax Returns filed by or with respect to them, have not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency; and (iv) do not have any deficiency, audit, examination, investigation or other proceeding in respect of Taxes or Tax matters pending or proposed or threatened in writing, for a Tax period which the statute of limitations for assessments remains open.
(b) The Company is not a party to, bound by or otherwise obligated under any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement (including any agreement, contract or arrangement providing for the sharing or ceding of credits or losses) or has a potential liability or obligation to any person as a result of or pursuant to any such agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment other than an agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes.
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(c) The Company will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date under Code Section 481(c) (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law); (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Code Section 7121 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; or (iii) installment sale made on or prior to the Closing Date.
(d) The Company has withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any current or former employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party and has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes.
(e) The Company has not been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Return (other than a group of which the Company was the common parent).
(f) The Company does not have material liability for the Taxes of any person (other than the Company) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.
(g) The Company does not have any request for a material ruling in respect of Taxes pending between the Company or any Company Subsidiary and any Tax authority.
(h) The Company has made available to Acquiror true, correct, and complete copies of the income Tax Returns filed by the Company for tax years through 2025.
(i) The Company has not in any year for which the applicable statute of limitations remains open distributed stock of another person, or has had its stock distributed by another person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.
(j) The Company has not engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law).
(k) No Governmental Authority has asserted in writing or, to the knowledge of the Company, has threatened to assert against the Company any deficiency or claim for any Taxes or interest thereon or penalties in connection therewith.
(l) There are no Tax Liens upon any assets of the Company except for Permitted Liens.
(m) The Company has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. The Company: (A) is not a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Code, (B) does not have a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise have an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized, and (C) is not otherwise subject to taxation in a country other than the country in which it is organized.
(n) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with applicable transfer pricing Laws.
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Section 4.15 Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule 4.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules contains a complete and accurate list of all (i) issued patents and pending patent applications, (ii) trademark and service mark registrations and applications, (iii) copyright registrations and (iv) registered domain names, in each case that are owned by the Company (collectively, “Registered IP”), indicating for each item, as applicable, the registration or application number, the applicable filing jurisdiction and the date of filing or issuance, and registrar. The Company exclusively owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Registered IP, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Registered IP is subsisting and, excluding any Registered IP which is the subject of an application for registration or issuance, has not been held invalid by any Governmental Authority and is enforceable, in each case, except as would not be material and adverse to the Company, taken as a whole.
(b) The Company solely and exclusively owns all right, title, and interest in and to or is licensed to use or otherwise has the right to use all Intellectual Property used in or necessary to the conduct of the business of the Company as currently conducted, except as would not be material and adverse to the Company, taken as a whole. All Owned Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property licensed to the Company by a third party that is used in or necessary to the conduct of the business of the Company as currently conducted shall be owned or available for use by the Company immediately after the Closing on terms and conditions substantially the same as those under which any Company owned or used such Intellectual Property immediately prior to the Closing, in each case, except as would not be material and adverse to the Company, taken as a whole.
(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, to the Knowledge of the Company (i) the operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate, dilute or otherwise violate any third-party Intellectual Property, except as would not be material and adverse to the Company, taken as a whole, and (ii) no third party infringes, misappropriates, dilutes or otherwise violates on the date of this Agreement, and no third party has infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated any material Owned Intellectual Property.
(d) As of the date hereof, there is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company (i) challenging the ownership, validity, registrability, patentability, or enforceability of the Owned Intellectual Property (excluding office actions and similar ex-parte proceedings in connection with the prosecution of applications for the registration or issuance of any Intellectual Property) or (ii) asserting that the Company has infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated any third-party Intellectual Property, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), except as would not be material and adverse to the Company, taken as a whole.
(e) Reserved.
(f) The Company has not received any funding of any university or other educational or research center or Governmental Authority. No such university, educational or research center, or Governmental Authority has any rights in or to any Owned Intellectual Property or, to the Knowledge of Company, any other Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the business of the Company as currently conducted.
(g) To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company Software is developed, used, distributed or modified under any Open Source Software license in a manner which has or would require any disclosure, licensing or distribution of the source code of any such Company Software to any Person, other than the applicable Open Source Software. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has complied, and currently complies, in all material respects with the terms of all applicable Open Source Software licenses.
(h) The Company has taken and takes commercially reasonable actions to maintain, protect and enforce Intellectual Property rights in the trade secrets owned by the Company.
Section 4.16 Data Protection.
(a) The Company (i) has been in compliance in all material respects with all Privacy Laws and (ii) has not been subject to any regulatory audits or, to the Knowledge of the Company, investigations by any Governmental Authority relating to Privacy Laws. The Company has taken commercially reasonable steps to ensure that all Personal Information is protected in all material respects against loss and against unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other use or misuse. To the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no loss, theft or unauthorized access to or misuse of any Personal Information, in each case, that has resulted in, or is reasonably likely to result in, material liability to the Company, taken as a whole.
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(b) The Company has not received any written requests, complaints or objections to its collection or use of Personal Information from any data protection authority or third party (including data subjects) that remains unresolved that has resulted in, or is reasonably likely to result in, material liability to the Company, taken as a whole. To the Knowledge of the Company, no individual has been awarded compensation from the Company under any Privacy Laws, and no written claim for such compensation is outstanding.
(c) The Company does not sell, rent or otherwise make available to any Person any Personal Information, except in a manner that complies in all material respects with the applicable Privacy Laws. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein comply, and will comply, in all material respects, with all Privacy Laws and other contractual commitments related to the privacy and security of Personal Information to which the Company is bound, except as would not be material and adverse to the Company, taken as a whole.
Section 4.17 Information Technology.
(a) The IT Systems: (i) operate and perform in material accordance with the requirements of the Company for the operation of its business as currently conducted and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, are free from bugs and other defects, in each case, except as would not be material and adverse to the Company, taken as a whole.
(b) The Company uses commercially reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of the IT Systems used in the operation of the business of the Company from any unauthorized use, access, interruption, or modification. Such IT Systems are sufficient for current needs of the Company, including as to capacity, scalability and ability to process current and anticipated peak volumes in a timely manner. The IT Systems include a sufficient number of license seats for all Software licensed by the Company from third parties as necessary for the usage of such Software in the operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted.
(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no unauthorized intrusions, failures, breakdowns, security breaches, continued substandard performance, or other adverse events affecting any such IT Systems that have caused any substantial disruption of or interruption in or to the use of such IT Systems or any unauthorized use, misappropriation, modification, encryption, corruption, disclosure, or transfer of any information or data contained therein, in each case, that has resulted in, or is reasonably likely to result in, material liability to the Company. The Company maintains commercially reasonable disaster recovery and business continuity plans, procedures and facilities in connection with the operation of the business of the Company, acts in compliance therewith, and has taken commercially reasonable steps to test such plans and procedures on a periodic basis, and such plans and procedures have been proven effective upon such testing in all material respects.
Section 4.18 Real Property.
(a) The Company does not own any real property.
(b) Schedule 4.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules contains a complete and accurate list by property, city, state and country, of all real property leasehold or subleasehold estates and other rights to possess or occupy any land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures or other interest in real property held by the Company as of the date of this Agreement (the “Leased Company Properties”). The Company is the sole legal and beneficial owner of a leasehold or subleasehold interest in, or other right to possess or occupy, the Leased Company Properties.
(c) Schedule 4.18(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules contains a complete and accurate list of all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions, and other Contracts, agreements and leasehold arrangements and all related supplemental documents (collectively, the “Lease Documents”) pursuant to which the Company leases, licenses, subleases or otherwise occupies any Leased Company Property on the date hereof. The Company has delivered to Acquiror a true and complete copy of each such Lease Document. Neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party to any Lease Document is in material breach or material default under such Lease Document, and no event has occurred or circumstances exist which, with the delivery of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit the termination or acceleration of rent under such Lease Document, by the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto.
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(d) Each Lease Document is a written agreement in full force and effect, and, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, is legal, valid, binding and enforceable against the Company that is a party to such Lease Document and, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party to such Lease Document. The Company has paid the rent and all other sums that are due and payable under such Lease Documents and there are no significant arrears thereunder due and payable by the Company.
(e) To the Knowledge of the Company, there exist no restrictions, covenants or encumbrances which encumber any of the Leased Company Properties and which prevent any of the Leased Company Properties from being used now or in the future for their current use or would prevent, or require consent from a third party as a result of, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which would be material and adverse to the Company, taken as a whole.
(f) The Company has not, at any time, given any covenant or entered into any agreement in respect of any leasehold real property other than the Leased Company Properties in respect of which any material contingent liability of the Company remains as of the date of this Agreement. The Company has not subleased, licensed or otherwise granted any Person the right to use or occupy any Leased Company Property or any portion thereof, and the Company has not collaterally assigned or granted any other security interest in any Lease Document or any interest therein.
(g) As of the date of this Agreement, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no material outstanding Actions to which the Company is a party in respect of any of the Leased Company Properties, other than nondelinquent real property assessments affecting the Leased Company Properties. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company’s possession and quiet enjoyment of the Leased Company Property under each Lease Document is not materially disturbed.
Section 4.19 Anti-Bribery; Trade Controls Compliance.
(a) Anti-Bribery. The Company and each of its managers, officers, directors, employees, and to the Knowledge of the Company, agents, and any other Person acting on their behalf, (i) are and have been, in compliance with the anti-bribery Laws and anti-corruption Laws of each jurisdiction in which the Company operates or has operated, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (collectively, “Anti-Bribery Laws”), and (ii) have not paid, given, offered or promised to pay, or authorized or ratified the payment or transfer, directly or indirectly, of any monies or anything of value to any Public Official or other Person, for the purpose of corruptly influencing any act or decision of such Public Official or of a Governmental Authority, or any other Person, to obtain or retain business, to direct business to any Person, or to secure any other improper benefit or advantage. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.19(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not subject, and has not been subject, to any Actions or made any disclosures, voluntary or otherwise, to any Governmental Authority relating to the Anti-Bribery Laws.
(b) Trade Control Compliance. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company is and has been, in compliance in all respects with all applicable international trade control compliance Laws, including but not limited to: (i) U.S. Laws governing economic sanctions, including those administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control codified at 31 C.F.R. Part 500 et. seq., and the U.S. Department of State (“Sanctions”); (ii) U.S. Laws governing the exportation of goods, technology, software, and services, including the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730 et seq.), and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R. § 120 et seq.); (iii) U.S. Laws governing the importation of goods, including laws administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and (iv) U.S. Laws governing international boycotts administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Internal Revenue Service (collectively, the “International Trade Laws”). None of the Company and its directors or director equivalents, members, officers, employees, or to the Knowledge of the Company, agents, representatives or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company, (a) have been the target of Sanctions, (b) are located, organized, or ordinarily resident in a jurisdiction subject to comprehensive Sanctions (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, and so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine) (each, an “Embargoed Jurisdiction”), or (c) are owned fifty percent (50%) or more, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, by Persons described in clause (a) or (b) (collectively, a “Sanctioned Person”). To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not engaged in any unlawful dealings or transactions, directly or indirectly, with any Sanctioned Person. The Company is not subject, and has not been subject, to any Actions, or made any disclosures to any Governmental Authority, involving the Company relating to the International Trade Laws. The Company has implemented and administered internal controls, policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to promote compliance with International Trade Laws.
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Section 4.20 Insurance.
(a) Schedule 4.20(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of the material current insurance policies or binders maintained by the Company (the “Insurance Policies”). To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no events, circumstances or other liabilities that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a material claim under the Insurance Policies.
(b) Except as has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company, the Insurance Policies are in full force and effect as of the date of this Agreement with respect to the Company, and the limits thereunder have not been impaired, exhausted or materially diminished.
(c) As of the date hereof, the Company has not received any written or oral notice of cancellation of, a material premium increase (relative to others in the industry in which the Company operates) with respect to, or of a material alteration of coverage under, any Insurance Policy. Except as has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company, all of the Insurance Policies (i) are valid and binding in accordance with their terms, subject to Enforceability Exceptions and (ii) have not been subject to any lapse in coverage. There are no material claims related to the Company or the assets, business, operations, employees, officers and directors of the Company pending under any such Insurance Policies as to which coverage has been denied or disputed or in respect of which there is an outstanding reservation of rights.
Section 4.21 Competition Regulation. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company is in compliance with all applicable Antitrust Laws in all material respects. The Company is not a party to any agreement or arrangement with a Governmental Authority under any Antitrust Laws in any jurisdiction in which the Company has assets or carries on or intends to carry on business.
Section 4.22 Environmental Matters. Except as has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company:
(a) the Company is in material compliance in all respects with all Environmental Laws and all material Company Permits required under Environmental Laws in connection with the operation of the Company’s business or ownership or operation of the Leased Company Properties, which Company Permits have been obtained by the Company and are current and valid, except as such Company Permit would not be material to the Company’s business, taken as a whole;
(b) there are no Actions or Governmental Orders pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has the Company received any written notification of or otherwise been made aware of, any actual or alleged violation of, or liability under, Environmental Laws;
(c) the Company (or to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Person to the extent giving rise to liability for the Company) has not manufactured, generated, treated, stored, disposed or arranged for disposal of, transported, released, exposed any Person to, or owned or operated any property or facility contaminated by, any Hazardous Material under circumstances or in quantities that violate Environmental Laws or which would reasonably be expected to give rise to liability for the Company pursuant to Environmental Laws; and
(d) the Company has furnished to the Acquiror copies of all material environmental reports, assessments and audits in its possession or reasonable control relating to the Company’s compliance with Environmental Laws or the environmental condition of the real property operated or leased by the Company in connection with its business.
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Section 4.23 Reserved.
Section 4.24 Brokers. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.24 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person, the fees and expenses of which will be paid by the Company pursuant to an engagement letter entered into therewith, is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.
Section 4.25 Affiliate Agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not party to any transaction, agreement, arrangement or understanding with any (a) present or former executive officer or director of the Company, (b) beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of five (5%) percent or more of the capital stock or equity interests of the Acquiror, Merger Sub or the Company or (c) Affiliate, “associate” or member of the “immediate family” (as such terms are respectively defined in Rules 12b-2 and 16a-1 of the Exchange Act) of any of the foregoing.
Section 4.26 Reserved.
Section 4.27 No Other Representations or Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Company in this Article IV are the exclusive representations and warranties made by the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article IV, neither the Company nor any other Person has made or makes any other express or implied representation or warranty, either written or oral, on behalf of the Company, to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Company available to the other parties or their respective Representatives and expressly disclaims any such other representations or warranties. For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Company, its Affiliates and each of their respective Representatives has not made and does not make any express or implied representation or warranty, either written or oral, with respect to the Company. In particular, without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty to the other parties hereto, and shall have no liability in respect of, with respect to (a) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospect information relating to the Company or (b) any oral or, except for the representations and warranties expressly made by the Company in this Article IV written information made available to the other parties hereto in the course of their evaluation of the Company and the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the Transactions. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees with the statements and provisions set forth in Section 5.18.
Article V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR AND MERGER SUB
Except as set forth in the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules (each of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent on its face) or in the Acquiror SEC Reports filed or furnished by Acquiror on or before the date of this Agreement (excluding (i) any disclosures in such Acquiror SEC Reports under the headings “Risk Factors” or “Forward-Looking Statements” and other disclosures that are predictive, cautionary or forward looking in nature and (ii) any exhibits or other documents appended thereto), each of Acquiror and Merger Sub, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
Section 5.01 Organization, Standing and Corporate Power.
(a) Each of Acquiror and Merger Sub is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of formation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now being conducted. Merger Sub has no assets or operations other than those required to effect the Transactions contemplated hereby. Acquiror is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except as would not have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Law of the State of Nevada, with full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder.
(c) Acquiror has provided to the Company a true, complete and correct copy of the Acquiror Organizational Documents and the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub and there are no other Contracts which would amend, supplement or relate to the subject matters described in the Acquiror Organizational Documents or the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub.
Section 5.02 Corporate Authority; Approval; Non-Contravention; Government Approvals.
(a) Each of Acquiror and Merger Sub has the requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and subject to satisfaction of the conditions to Closing contemplated hereby, to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by Acquiror and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the Transactions, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate consent and authorizations on the part of Acquiror and Merger Sub, and no other corporate or other actions on the part of Acquiror or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by Acquiror or Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the Transactions, in each case, subject to receipt of the Acquiror Stockholder Approvals. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Acquiror and Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and Merger Sub, enforceable against Acquiror and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms (subject to the Enforceability Exceptions).
(b) The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, and (in the case of Acquiror) subject to receipt of the Acquiror Stockholder Approvals, do not, and will not, constitute or result in (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Acquiror Organizational Documents or any organizational documents of Merger Sub or (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) of or default under, the creation or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the assets of Acquiror, Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates pursuant to, any Contract to which Acquiror, Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates is a party or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and consummation of the Transactions) compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.02(a), under any Law to which Acquiror, Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates is subject, except (in the case of clause (ii) above) for such violations, breaches or defaults which has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impair, delay or prohibit the ability of Acquiror or Merger Sub to enter into, perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions.
(c) No consent of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to Acquiror or Merger Sub in connection with the execution and delivery by Acquiror or Merger Sub of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement except for (i) the filing with the SEC of (A) the Proxy Statement and (B) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) filing of the Certificate of Designation, (iii) filing of the Articles of Merger or (iv) such other consents, registrations, declarations, notices and filings which, if not obtained or made, would not have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.03 Compliance with Laws. Acquiror and Merger Sub are, and since their respective dates of incorporation, have been, operating in all material respects in a manner that is customary for businesses similar to Acquiror and Merger Sub, and each of Acquiror and Merger Sub is conducting and, since their respective dates of incorporation, has conducted its business in material compliance with all Laws, and no notices have been received by either Acquiror or Merger Sub from any Governmental Authority or any other Person alleging an uncured material violation of any Law.
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Section 5.04 Employee Benefit Plans. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.04 of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub maintains or contributes to any Benefit Plan. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in combination with another event) will (i) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any shareholder, stockholder, director, officer or employee of Acquiror or Merger Sub, or (ii) result in the acceleration, vesting or creation of any rights of any shareholder, director, officer or employee of Acquiror or Merger Sub to payments or benefits or increases in any existing payments or benefits or any loan forgiveness.
Section 5.05 Indebtedness. As of the date hereof, Acquiror has no Indebtedness other than as set forth on Schedule 5.05 of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, which sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all outstanding Indebtedness of Acquiror as of the date hereof (including, for each item of Indebtedness, the outstanding principal amount, accrued and unpaid interest, and the identity of the lender or counterparty). Except as set forth on Schedule 5.05 of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, Acquiror does not have any present intention, agreement, arrangement or understanding to enter into or incur any obligations with respect to or under any Indebtedness.
Section 5.06 Taxes.
(a) Each of Acquiror and Merger Sub is and has at all times since its date of formation been, treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(b) Each of Acquiror and Merger Sub has timely filed with the appropriate Tax Authority, or has caused to be timely filed on its behalf (taking into account any valid extension of time within which to file), all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such Tax Returns were and are true, correct and complete in all material respects and were prepared in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws. Each of Acquiror and Merger Sub has timely paid all material amounts of Taxes due and payable (whether or not shown on any Tax Return), other than Taxes being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.
(c) Each of Acquiror and Merger Sub, as applicable, has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes and Tax information reporting, collection and retention and has, within the time and in the manner prescribed by applicable Laws, (i) withheld all material amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld by it in connection with amounts paid to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or any other third party, and (ii) timely remitted such amounts required to have been remitted to the appropriate Tax Authority.
(d) No claim, assessment, deficiency or proposed adjustment for any Tax has been asserted or assessed by any Tax Authority against Acquiror or Merger Sub that remains unresolved or unpaid except for claims, assessments, deficiencies or proposed adjustments being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.
(e) There is no Tax audit, examination or other Action of Acquiror or Merger Sub presently in progress, and there are no waivers, extensions or requests for any waivers or extensions of any statute of limitations currently in effect with respect to any material Taxes of Acquiror or Merger Sub.
(f) Neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub is or has been (i) a party to any Tax sharing, indemnification, allocation or similar agreement or arrangement (excluding any commercial contract entered into in the ordinary course of business and not primarily related to Taxes), (ii) a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar Tax group (other than any such Tax group the common parent of which was the Company), or (iii) a party to any “listed transaction” under Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b) (2) (or any similar or corresponding provision of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Law).
(g) Acquiror and Merger Sub do not have any liability for Taxes of any other Person as a result of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Law), as a transferee or successor, or by operation of Law.
(h) Acquiror and Merger Sub will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting, or use of an improper method of accounting, for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue accrued on or prior to the Closing Date outside of the ordinary course of business; or (v) intercompany item under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-13 (or any corresponding or similar provision of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Law) or excess loss account under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-19 (or any corresponding or similar provision of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Law).
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(i) There are no Liens for Taxes on any assets of either Acquiror or Merger Sub other than Permitted Liens.
(j) No written claims have ever been made by any Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where Acquiror and Merger Sub do not file Tax Returns that Acquiror or Merger Sub is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction, which claims have not been resolved or withdrawn.
(k) Neither Acquiror or Merger Sub has been either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” within the respective meanings of such terms under Code Section 355(a)(1)(A) in a distribution of stock qualifying under Code Section 355 (i) in the two years before the date of this Agreement or (ii) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” within the meaning of Code Section 355(e) in conjunction with the Transactions.
(l) The Acquiror is not and has never been a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Code Section 897(c)(2).
(m) The Merger Sub has been formed solely for the purpose of effecting the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and has not engaged in any activity other than activity consistent with this purpose.
(n) Neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub has taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
(o) To the Knowledge of Acquiror, no facts or circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
Section 5.07 Brokers. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person, other than those set out in Schedule 5.07, the fees and expenses of which will be paid by Acquiror or Merger Sub pursuant to an engagement letter entered into therewith, is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Acquiror, Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates.
Section 5.08 Acquiror SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(a) Acquiror has filed or furnished in a timely manner all required registration statements, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC since January 1, 2025, pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (collectively, as they have been amended since the time of their filing and including all exhibits thereto, the “Acquiror SEC Reports”). None of the Acquiror SEC Reports, as of their respective dates (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement or the Closing Date, then on the date of such filing), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements (including, in each case, the notes and schedules thereto) included in the Acquiror SEC Reports complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto and except with respect to unaudited statements as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC), and fairly present (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements included therein, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of complete footnotes) in all material respects the financial position of Acquiror as of the respective dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended.
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(b) Acquiror has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to Acquiror and other material information required to be disclosed by Acquiror in the reports and other documents that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to Acquiror’s management, including its principal executive officer and its principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Reports, Acquiror’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2026. Except as disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Reports, there has been no change in Acquiror’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Acquiror’s internal control over financial reporting.
(c) Except as disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Reports, Acquiror has established and maintained a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). As disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Reports, Acquiror’s management has identified material weaknesses in Acquiror’s internal control over financial reporting. Except as so disclosed, such internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of Acquiror’s financial reporting and the preparation of Acquiror’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
(d) There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by Acquiror to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of Acquiror. Acquiror has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(e) Except as disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Reports, neither Acquiror (including any employee thereof) nor Acquiror’s independent auditors has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in Acquiror’s internal control over financial reporting, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Acquiror’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or Acquiror’s internal control over financial reporting or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.
(f) Acquiror does not have any past due liability relating to the PCAOB issuer accounting support fee.
(g) As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding comments from the SEC with respect to the Acquiror SEC Reports. To the Knowledge of Acquiror, none of the Acquiror SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.
Section 5.09 Business Activities; Absence of Changes.
(a) There is no agreement, commitment or Governmental Order binding upon Acquiror or to which Acquiror is a party which has had or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of Acquiror or any acquisition of property by Acquiror or the conduct of business by Acquiror as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect on the ability of Acquiror or Merger Sub to enter into, perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions.
(b) Except as disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Reports, other than Merger Sub, Acquiror does not own or have a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity.
(c) Reserved.
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(d) There is no liability, debt or obligation against Acquiror or Merger Sub, except for (i) liabilities and obligations reflected or reserved for on Acquiror’s consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2026, or disclosed in the notes thereto (other than any such liabilities not reflected, reserved or disclosed as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to Acquiror and Merger Sub, taken as a whole), (ii) that have arisen since the date of Acquiror’s consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2026, in the ordinary course of the operation of business of the Acquiror and Merger Sub (other than any such liabilities as are or would be, in the aggregate, material to Acquiror and Merger Sub, taken as a whole) or (iii) disclosed in Schedule 5.09(d) of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules.
(e) Since its organization, Merger Sub has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of the Merger. Except as set forth in Merger Sub’s organizational documents, there is no agreement, commitment, or Governmental Order binding upon Merger Sub or to which Merger Sub is a party which has had or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of Merger Sub or any acquisition of property by Merger Sub or the conduct of business by Merger Sub as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing other than such effects which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Merger Sub does not own or have a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity.
(g) Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of effecting the Merger and has not engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations other than in connection with the Merger and has no, and at all times prior to the Effective Time except as contemplated by this Agreement, will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any kind or nature whatsoever other than those incident to its formation.
Section 5.10 Information Supplied; Proxy Statement. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Acquiror or Merger Sub for inclusion in the Proxy Statement (together with any amendments or supplements thereto) will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time such information is filed, submitted or made publicly available with the SEC; provided, however, that Acquiror makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Proxy Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Acquiror by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion in the Proxy Statement.
Section 5.11 Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no material Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, threatened against the Acquiror or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, any director, officer or employee of the Acquiror (in their capacity as such) and since the Acquiror’s date of incorporation there have not been any such material Actions. There are no material Actions pending or threatened by Acquiror against any other Person.
Section 5.12 No Outside Reliance. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article V or any other provision hereof, Acquiror and its Affiliates acknowledge and agree that Acquiror has made its own investigation of the Company and that neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders, partners, members, agents or Representatives is making any representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by the Company in Article IV, including any implied warranty or representation as to condition, merchantability, suitability or fitness for a particular purpose or trade as to any of the assets of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is understood that any cost or other estimates, financial or other projections or other predictions that may be contained or referred to in the Schedules or elsewhere, as well as any information, documents or other materials (including any such materials contained in any “data room” (whether or not accessed by Acquiror or its Representatives)) or management presentations that have been or shall hereafter be provided to Acquiror or any of its Affiliates, agents or Representatives are not and will not be deemed to be representations or warranties of the Company, and no representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the foregoing except as may be expressly set forth in Article IV of this Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Acquiror understands and agrees that any assets, properties and business of the Company are furnished “as is,” “where is” and subject to and except as otherwise provided in the representations and warranties contained in Article IV, with all faults and without any other representation or warranty of any nature whatsoever.
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Section 5.13 Capitalization.
(a) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.13(a), the capitalization of the Acquiror is as set forth in the Acquiror SEC Reports.
(b) All of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities of Merger Sub and Operating Sub are held by Acquiror as of the date of this Agreement. All outstanding Equity Securities of Merger Sub and Operating Sub are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and are not subject to preemptive rights or any other Liens (other than Liens arising pursuant to applicable Securities Laws).
Section 5.14 Nasdaq Quotation. The issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Capital Market tier of Nasdaq under the symbol “GCTK.” Except as disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Reports or on Schedule 5.14, Acquiror is in compliance in all material respects with the rules of Nasdaq and there is no action or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Acquiror, threatened against Acquiror by Nasdaq, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Acquiror Common Stock or terminate the listing of Acquiror Common Stock on Nasdaq. None of Acquiror or its Affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the Acquiror Common Stock under the Exchange Act except as contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.15 Affiliate Agreements. Except as disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Reports, neither of the Acquiror nor Merger Sub is a party to any transaction, agreement, arrangement or understanding with any (a) present or former executive officer or director of either of the Acquiror or Merger Sub, (b) beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of five (5%) percent or more of the capital stock or equity interests of Acquiror or (c) Affiliate, “associate” or member of the “immediate family” (as such terms are respectively defined in Rules 12b-2 and 16a-1 of the Exchange Act) of any of the foregoing.
Section 5.16 Anti-Bribery; Economic Sanctions.
(a) Since their respective dates of incorporation, Acquiror and Merger Sub have complied with all applicable Anti-Bribery Laws. Since their respective dates of incorporation, neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub, nor to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, any of their respective Representatives, have directly or indirectly paid, offered or promised to pay, or authorized or ratified the payment, directly or indirectly, of any monies or anything of value to any Public Official for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of such official or of any Governmental Authority to obtain or retain business, or direct business to any person or to secure any other improper benefit or advantage.
(b) Neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub are Sanctioned Persons or located, organized, or ordinarily reside in an Embargoed Jurisdiction.
(c) Acquiror and Merger Sub maintain in effect written policies, procedures and internal controls, including an internal controls system, that are reasonably designed to promote compliance with applicable International Trade Laws and Anti-Bribery Laws.
Section 5.17 Labor and Employment.
(a) Reserved.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.17(b) of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, (i) there are no material Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, threatened in writing against the Acquiror alleging violations of any Law pertaining to labor relations or employment matters, by any of their respective current or former employees, which Actions would be material to the Acquiror, taken as a whole; (ii) the Acquiror is not, nor has the Acquiror been for the past two (2) years, a party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with a union, works council or labor organization applicable to persons employed by the Acquiror, nor, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, is there a union organizing campaign in progress with respect to any such employees; (iii) there are no unfair labor practice complaints pending against the Acquiror before any Governmental Authority; and (iv) for the past two (2) years there has not been, nor, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, has there been threatened in writing, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other material labor dispute affecting any employees of the Acquiror.
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(c) The Acquiror is, and for the last two (2) years has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment, employment practices, employment discrimination, terms and conditions of employment, mass layoffs and plant closings (including the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar Laws), immigration, meal and rest breaks, pay equity, workers’ compensation, family and medical leave, and occupational safety and health requirements, including those related to wages, hours, collective bargaining and the payment and withholding of Taxes and other sums as required by the appropriate Governmental Authority and are not liable for any arrears of wages, Taxes, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Acquiror, no current or former employee or independent contractor of the Acquiror is in any material respect in violation of any term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, common law nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty, noncompetition agreement, nonsolicitation agreement, restrictive covenant or other obligation: (i) owed to the Acquiror; or (ii) owed to any third party with respect to such Person’s right to be employed or engaged by the Acquiror. To the Knowledge of the Acquiror, no current employee of the Acquiror with annualized base compensation at or above $250,000, has given notice to the Acquiror that the employee intends to terminate his or her employment prior to the one year anniversary of the Closing.
(e) The Acquiror has promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigated all sexual harassment, or other unlawful discrimination or unlawful retaliation, complaints made by or against employees of the Acquiror, in each case in connection with their employment with the Acquiror, of which it has been made aware in the past two (2) years. With respect to each such complaint to the extent warranted based on the Acquiror’s investigation, the Acquiror has taken prompt corrective action that is reasonably calculated to prevent further improper action. The Acquiror does not reasonably expect any material liabilities with respect to any such complaints and, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, there are no such complaints relating to officers, directors, employees, contractors, or agents of the Acquiror relating to their employment with or service to the Acquiror, that, if known to the public, would bring the Acquiror into material disrepute.
(f) Except as would not result in material liability for the Acquiror, in the past two (2) years the Acquiror has fully and timely paid all (i) wages, salaries, wage premiums, commissions, overtime, bonuses, severance and termination payments, fees, and other compensation that has come due and payable to its current or former employees and independent contractors under applicable Laws, Contract or Acquiror policy, and (ii) fines, Taxes, interest, or other penalties for any failure to pay or delinquency in paying such compensation.
Section 5.18 No Other Representations or Warranties. The representations and warranties made by Acquiror and Merger Sub in this Article V are the exclusive representations and warranties made by Acquiror, Merger Sub, their Affiliates, and their respective Representatives. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article V, neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub, nor any other Person, has made or makes any other express or implied representation or warranty, either written or oral, on behalf of Acquiror or Merger Sub, to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding Acquiror or Merger Sub available to the other parties or their respective Representatives and expressly disclaims any such other representations or warranties. Without limiting the foregoing, neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub, nor any other Person, makes or has made any representation or warranty to the other parties hereto with respect to, and shall have no liability in respect of, (a) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospect information relating to Acquiror or Merger Sub or (b) any oral or, except for the representations and warranties expressly made by Acquiror or Merger Sub in this Article V, written information made available to the other parties hereto in the course of their evaluation of Acquiror and Merger Sub and the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the Transactions.
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Article VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 6.01 Financial Statements; Stockholder Approval; Other Actions.
(a) The Company agrees to use reasonable best efforts to provide Acquiror, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, and in any event by no later than seventy-five (75) days from the Closing, unaudited interim financial statements, including consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, statements of cash flows, and statements of stockholders’ equity of the Company on a consolidated basis as of and for the three (3) months ended March 31, 2026, prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X, and any other financial statements (other than financial statements of Acquiror or Merger Sub) required to be included in the Proxy Statement in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, including pro forma financial statements. The Company shall be available to, and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to make their officers and employees available to, in each case, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advanced notice, Acquiror and its counsel in connection with (i) the drafting of the Proxy Statement and (ii) responding in a timely manner to comments on the Proxy Statement from the SEC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Acquiror in connection with Acquiror’s preparation for inclusion in the Proxy Statement of pro forma financial statements that comply with the requirements of Regulation S-X under the rules and regulations of the SEC (as interpreted by the staff of the SEC) to the extent such pro forma financial statements are required.
(b) During the Interim Period, the Company will give Acquiror prompt written notice of any action taken or not taken by the Company or of any development regarding the Company, in any such case which is known by the Company, that would cause the Proxy Statement to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that, if any such action shall be taken or fail to be taken or such development shall otherwise occur, Acquiror and the Company shall cooperate fully to cause an amendment or supplement to be made promptly to the Proxy Statement, such that the Proxy Statement no longer contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, further, however, that no information received by Acquiror pursuant to this Section 6.01(b) shall operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by the party who disclosed such information, and no such information shall be deemed to change, supplement or amend the Schedules.
(c) Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall have obtained the requisite approval of the Company Board and its stockholders, by written consent (the “Company Stockholder Approval”), (i) approving the entry by the Company into this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, and (ii) approving and authorizing the designation of the individual to serve as the Acquiror’s chief executive officer in accordance with Section 2.05(b).
Article VII
COVENANTS OF ACQUIROR
Section 7.01 Access and Information. From and after the Closing until the Conversion Effective Time (the “Interim Period”), Acquiror will give, and will cause its Representatives to give, the Company, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable intervals and notice, reasonable access to all offices and other facilities and to appropriate employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records, financial and operating data and other information (including Tax Returns, internal working papers, client files, client Contracts and director service agreements), of or pertaining to Acquiror, as the Company or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding Acquiror, and its respective business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects (including unaudited quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet and income statement, a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed with or received by a Governmental Authority under the requirements of applicable securities Laws, and independent public accountants’ work papers (subject to the consent or any other conditions required by such accountants, if any)) and cause each of Acquiror’s Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the Company and its Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that the Company and its Representatives will conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of Acquiror and Acquiror will not be required to provide information it reasonably determines that it cannot provide as a matter of Law, Contract, or protection of attorney-client or similar privilege. No information or knowledge obtained by the Company in any investigation conducted under the access contemplated by this Section 7.01 will affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty of Acquiror set forth in this Agreement or otherwise impair the rights and remedies available to the Company.
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Section 7.02 Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) From and after the Effective Time, Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director or officer of the Company, and each present director or officer of Acquiror, against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent that the Company or Acquiror, as applicable, would have been permitted under applicable Law, the Company Organizational Documents or Acquiror Organizational Documents and indemnification agreements (or Contracts containing similar indemnification provisions) in effect on the date of this Agreement to indemnify such Person (and advance expenses as incurred in defense of any Action to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law). Without limiting the foregoing, Acquiror shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, for a period of not less than six years from the Effective Time, (i) maintain provisions in its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, other organization documents and indemnification agreements (or Contracts containing similar indemnification provisions), to the extent applicable, concerning the indemnification and exculpation (and provisions relating to expense advancement) of officers and directors that are no less favorable to those Persons than the provisions of the Acquiror Organizational Documents, and such indemnification agreements (or Contracts containing similar indemnification provisions), to the extent applicable, as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) not amend, repeal, terminate or otherwise modify such provisions in any respect that would adversely affect the rights of those Persons thereunder, in each case, except as required by Law. Acquiror shall assume, and be liable for, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to honor, each of the covenants in this Section 7.02.
(b) For a period of six years from the Effective Time, Acquiror shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain in effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s and Acquiror’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies (true, correct and complete copies of which have been heretofore made available to Acquiror or its agents or Representatives) on terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage; provided, however, that (i) Acquiror may cause coverage to be extended under the Company’s and/or Acquiror’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance by obtaining a six-year “tail” policy containing terms not materially less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage with respect to claims existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, provided that (A) in no event shall Acquiror be required to expend on the premium thereof in excess of 350% of the aggregate annual premiums currently payable by the Company or Acquiror, as applicable, with respect to such current policy (the “Premium Cap”), and (B) if such minimum coverage under any such “tail” policy is or becomes not available at the Premium Cap, then any such tail policy shall contain the maximum coverage available at the Premium Cap; and (ii) if any claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, any insurance required to be maintained under this Section 7.02 shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof.
(c) This Section 7.02 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation and all successors and assigns of Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation. In the event that Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation shall ensure that proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Acquiror or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 7.02. The obligations of Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation under this Section 7.02 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to materially and adversely affect any present and former director and officer of the Company or any present director or officer of Acquiror without the consent of the affected Person (it being expressly agreed that the covered directors and officers of the Company and the covered directors and officers of the Acquiror shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 7.02).
Section 7.03 Additional Insurance Matters. The Acquiror shall maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (such insurance to be reasonably acceptable to the Company) that shall be effective as of Closing and will cover those Persons who will be the directors and officers of Acquiror and its Subsidiaries (including the officers of the Company) at and after the Closing on terms customary for a typical directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy for a company whose equity is listed on Nasdaq which policy has a scope and amount of coverage that is reasonably appropriate for a company of similar characteristics (including the line of business and revenues) as Acquiror and its Subsidiaries (including the Company).
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Section 7.04 Conduct of Business.
(a) Unless the Company will otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the Interim Period, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, Acquiror and Operating Sub will (i) conduct their respective businesses, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) comply with all Laws applicable to Acquiror and their respective businesses, assets and employees, and (iii) take all commercially reasonable measures necessary or appropriate to preserve intact, in all material respects, their respective business organizations, to keep available the services of the key employees, and to preserve the possession, control and condition of their respective material assets, all as consistent with past practice.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 7.04(a) and except as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement, during the Interim Period, without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Acquiror will not:
(i) amend, waive or otherwise change, in any respect, the Acquiror Organizational Documents;
(ii) authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any of its equity securities or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell any of its equity securities, or other securities, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its shares or other equity securities or securities of any class and any other equity-based awards, or engage in any hedging transaction with a third Person with respect to such securities; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not restrict (A) the grant of awards or the issuance of shares of Acquiror Common Stock pursuant to the 2024 Plan as set forth in Schedule 7.04(b)(ii) of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, (B) the issuance of shares of Acquiror Common Stock upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of any awards outstanding under the 2024 Plan as of the date of this Agreement, in each case in accordance with the terms of such plan and the applicable award agreements, or (C) the issuance and sale of shares of Acquiror Common Stock as contemplated by Section 7.08(h);
(iii) split, combine, recapitalize or reclassify any of its shares or other equity interests or issue any other securities or pay or set aside any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, equity or property or any combination) in respect of its shares or other equity interests, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any of its securities;
(iv) (A) materially increase the wages, salaries or compensation of its employees, in any event not in the aggregate by more than five percent (5%), (B) make or commit to make any bonus payment (whether in cash, property or securities) to any employee, or (C) enter into, establish, materially amend or terminate any benefit plan with, for or in respect of any current consultant, officer, manager director or employee, in each case of (A) – (C) other than as required by applicable Law, under the terms of any benefit plans or in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(v) make, change, or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, settle any claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy relating to Taxes, file any amended Tax Return or claim for refund, or make any change in its accounting or Tax policies or procedures, in each case except as required by applicable Law or in compliance with GAAP;
(vi) transfer or license to any Person or otherwise extend, materially amend or modify, permit to lapse or fail to preserve any material Intellectual Property of the Acquiror, or disclose to any Person who has not entered into a confidentiality agreement any trade secrets;
(vii) terminate or waive or assign any right under, any material contract of the Acquiror or enter into any Contract that would be a material contract;
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(viii) fail to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(ix) establish any Subsidiary or enter into any new line of business;
(x) fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in force insurance policies or replacement or revised policies providing insurance coverage with respect to its assets, operations and activities in such amount and scope of coverage substantially similar to that which is currently in effect;
(xi) change its fiscal year, revalue any of its material assets or make any change in accounting methods, principles or practices, except to the extent required to comply with GAAP and after consulting with Acquiror’s outside auditors;
(xii) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any claim, action or proceeding (including any suit, Action, claim, proceeding or investigation relating to this Agreement or the Merger and the other contemplated transactions);
(xiii) close or materially reduce its activities, or effect any layoff or other personnel reduction or change, at any of its facilities, including terminating or diminishing the title, authority, duties, responsibilities, reporting relationship, or position within the company of its Chief Executive Officer;
(xiv) acquire, including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of equity interests or assets, or any other form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, other business organization or any division, or any material amount of assets outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xv) incur, create, assume, prepay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness (directly, contingently or otherwise) in excess of $100,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate, make a loan or advance to or investment in any third party, or guarantee or endorse any Indebtedness, Liability or obligation of any Person in excess of $100,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate;
(xvi) make capital expenditures in excess of $50,000 (individually for any project (or set of related projects) or $100,000 in the aggregate);
(xvii) authorize, recommend, propose, or announce an intention to adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization (other than with respect to the Merger);
(xviii) voluntarily incur any Liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) in excess of $50,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate other than under the terms of a material contract or benefit plan of the Acquiror;
(xix) sell, lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage or otherwise pledge or encumber (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose of any portion of its properties, assets or rights;
(xx) enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting of Equity Securities of Acquiror;
(xxi) take any action that would reasonably be expected to significantly delay or impair the obtaining of any consents of any Governmental Authority to be obtained in connection with this Agreement;
(xxii) hire any employee, officer, consultant, freelancer, independent contractor or sub-contractor, or adopt or enter into any new employee benefit or compensatory plan, policy, program, agreement, trust or arrangement;
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(xxiii) other than in the ordinary course of business (A) pay or promise to pay, fund any new, enter into or make any grant of any severance, change in control, retention or termination payment to any director, officer, employee, consultant, freelancer, independent contractor or sub-contractor of Acquiror, (B) take any Action to accelerate any material payments or benefits, or the funding of any material payments or benefits, payable or to become payable to any director, officer, other employee of Acquiror, or (C) take any action to materially increase any compensation or material benefits of any director, officer, other employee, consultant, freelancer, independent contractor or sub-contractor of Acquiror;
(xxiv) accelerate the collection of any trade receivables or delay the payment of trade payables or any other liabilities other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xxv) enter into, amend, waive or terminate (other than terminations in accordance with their terms) any transaction with any employee, contractor or director (other than compensation and benefits and advancement of expenses, in each case, provided in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice); and
(xxvi) take any action that would materially impair the existing relations and goodwill of Acquiror with customers, suppliers, distributors or creditors of Acquiror, or fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain all insurance policies of Acquiror or equivalent substitutes;
(xxvii) use any portion of the proceeds received from the Private Placement Offering contrary to the allocation set forth in Section 7.08(e);
(xxviii) directly or indirectly engage in any capital raising transaction; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not restrict or prohibit (A) any draw or sale as contemplated by Section 7.08(h), or (B) the consummation of the Private Placement Offering as contemplated by Section 7.08(d); or
(xxix) agree or commit to do, or resolve, authorize or approve any action to do any of the foregoing, or take any action or omission that would result in any of the foregoing.
Section 7.05 Director and Officer Appointments. Except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and Acquiror prior to the Conversion Effective Time, and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Conversion, subject to any limitation imposed under applicable Laws and Nasdaq listing requirements, Acquiror shall take all actions necessary or appropriate to cause (a) the number of directors constituting the Acquiror Board to be five (5), (b) the individuals set forth on Schedule 7.05 to be elected as members of the Acquiror Board, effective as of the Conversion Effective Time, and (c) the individuals set forth on Schedule 7.05 to be the executive officers of Acquiror, effective as of the Conversion Effective Time. At the Conversion Effective Time, Acquiror shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Company with the individuals set forth on Schedule 7.05, which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Conversion Effective Time.
Section 7.06 Reserved.
Section 7.07 Post-Closing Governance of the Surviving Corporations. The members of the Company Board immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue to serve in their respective capacities with respect to the Surviving Corporation following the Closing. During the Interim Period, the Company Board shall have sole and complete authority and control over the business and affairs of the Surviving Corporation, including but not limited to (a) to manage and direct all operations of the Surviving Corporation, (b) control and access to all bank accounts and other financial accounts of the Surviving Corporation, (c) the authority to approve or disapprove all expenditures, obligations, and other commitments of funds, (d) authorize any hiring, termination, or compensation decisions with respect to personnel, and (e) approve the receipt, use, and disbursement of any and all funds or other assets of the Surviving Corporation.
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Section 7.08 Operating Sub and Financing Allocations.
(a) Simultaneously with or immediately prior to the Closing, the existing business of the Acquiror shall be transferred to and ring-fenced within the Operating Sub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Acquiror. Promptly following the Closing, and in any event within five (5) Business Days following the Closing, Acquiror shall cause all of the assets and liabilities of Acquiror existing immediately prior to the Closing that relate to the Operating Business to be transferred to Operating Sub, including (i) all Intellectual Property, know-how, and proprietary information used in or necessary to the Operating Business as of the Closing Date, (ii) all employees of the Acquiror as of the Closing Date, (iii) all operations of the Operating Business, and (iv) all cash and cash equivalents of the Acquiror on hand as of the Closing Date. The Intellectual Property transferred to Operating Sub pursuant to this Section 7.08(a) shall not be licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of without the prior written consent of the Operating Sub Representative. For the avoidance of doubt, the Operating Sub shall be delivered free and clear of the Existing Warrants and the Assumed Note, each of which is retained and shall be resolved at the Acquiror (public-company) level and shall not constitute obligations of the Operating Sub. From and after the Closing, the Operating Sub shall not be responsible for, and shall have no liability with respect to, any costs, expenses, liabilities or obligations of the Acquiror or any of its other subsidiaries, except for expenses incurred directly in connection with the operation of the Operating Sub’s own business; and the Acquiror shall not cause or permit the Operating Sub to bear, guaranty, or otherwise become responsible for any liabilities or obligations that are not attributable to the operation of the Operating Business. For the avoidance of doubt, no post-closing expense, cost, liability, or obligation of the Acquiror shall be borne by, charged against, or funded from the Operating Sub or the Subsidiary Contribution (defined below), including, without limitation, expenses incurred by the Acquiror pursuant to Sections 7.11, 7.12, and 8.02. The Chief Executive Officer and President of the Operating Sub shall be Paul V. Goode.
(b) For twelve (12) months following the Closing (the “Post-Closing Period”), the Acquiror shall cause the Operating Business to be preserved and operated in a manner consistent in all material respects with the past practices of the Acquiror prior to the Closing. The Operating Business shall be maintained within the Operating Sub and shall continue to be conducted in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. During the Post-Closing Period, except as otherwise expressly consented to by the Operating Sub Representative, the Acquiror shall not, and the Acquiror shall not cause the Operating Sub to:
(i) Amend or propose to amend Operating Sub’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or similar organizational documents;
(ii) split, combine, reclassify, or otherwise alter the Operating Sub’s outstanding capital stock, equity interests, voting securities, or issue or authorize any securities in substitution thereof;
(iii) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, or encumber any shares of the Operating Sub’s capital stock, securities convertible into such stock, or any options, warrants, calls, or rights to acquire shares;
(iv) sell, lease, license, transfer, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose of or encumber any material assets or properties of the Operating Sub;
(v) discontinue any material business lines of the Operating Business;
(vi) enter into, amend, modify, terminate, or waive rights under any material contract, lease, or agreement;
(vii) dispose of, fail to maintain, or grant licenses to any intellectual property rights, or subject any assets to new liens or encumbrances;
(viii) engage in or become a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, or similar transaction involving the Operating Sub;
(ix) acquire by merger, consolidation, or purchase any business, entity or substantial assets thereof;
(x) enter into any collective bargaining agreement, labor union contract, or similar;
(xi) commence, settle, or compromise any material litigation, claims, or legal proceedings, or waive/release material rights;
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(xii) terminate the employment of any employee of Acquiror, as of the Closing Date (except for cause (as defined in the applicable employment agreement or Operating Sub’s policies));
(xiii) reduce in force, layoff or make any material changes to any compensation or benefits plans;
(xiv) make, change, or revoke any tax election;
(xv) settle or compromise any tax liability;
(xvi) extend or waive any limitations periods for tax assessments; or
(xvii) fail to maintain in full force all material insurance policies covering the Operating Sub.
(c) The board of directors of Operating Sub shall, at all times until the end of the Post-Closing Period, consist solely of the individuals serving as directors of Acquiror immediately prior to the Closing, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Operating Sub Representative.
(d)
The Company shall consummate a private placement offering in an aggregate amount of up to
(e) An aggregate of $7,000,000.00 shall be deposited into an account designated by the Operating Sub and released to the Operating Sub as follows: (the “Subsidiary Contribution”):
(i). $500,000 on Closing;
(ii) $1,500,000 concurrently with the PIPE Initial Closing;
(ii)
$1,500,000 upon the earliest to occur of: (A) the Acquiror’s receipt of notice or a decision from Nasdaq (including the Nasdaq
Hearings Panel) confirming satisfaction of the Nasdaq Continued Listing Requirements, or granting a grace period, exception, or compliance
period with respect thereto; (B) the official closing price of the Acquiror Common Stock on Nasdaq exceeding $1.25 per share for three
(3) consecutive Trading Days; or (C)
(iii) $2,000,000 simultaneously with (or promptly following) the filing by the Acquiror of the preliminary Proxy Statement (defined below) with the SEC pursuant to Section 8.02(a), and in any event within two (2) Business Days thereafter; and
(iv) $1,500,000 simultaneously with (or promptly following) the Conversion Effective Time, and in any event within two (2) Business Days thereafter.
If another financing event occurs prior to the PIPE Initial Closing, it will take the place of the PIPE for purposes hereof. The Subsidiary Contribution shall not be reduced by, netted against, or satisfied with any existing cash of the Acquiror or the Operating Sub, and, except as set forth above, shall not be subject to any offset, holdback, or reduction for any other obligations of the Acquiror or any other Person (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be subject to any post-Closing expense, cost, liability, or obligation of the Acquiror as further provided in Section 7.08(a)). In addition to the Subsidiary Contribution, the Operating Sub shall retain all cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet of the Acquiror as of the Closing Date (as transferred pursuant to Section 7.08(a)), which retained cash shall be in addition to, and without any reduction of, the Subsidiary Contribution.
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(f) In connection with the Closing, the Company shall assume all obligations and liabilities of the Acquiror under that certain promissory note dated September 12, 2025 (the “Assumed Note”), and from and after the Closing, the Company shall be solely responsible for the payment and performance of all obligations arising under the Assumed Note. Acquiror shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain any consents required from the holder of the Assumed Note in connection with such assumption, including by promptly preparing and delivering to the holder all documents and information reasonably requested by the holder in connection with such consent and keeping the Company reasonably informed of the status of such efforts. Notwithstanding any failure to obtain such consent, (i) the Company’s obligation to assume, pay, perform and discharge all obligations under the Assumed Note shall remain in full force and effect as between the parties, (ii) the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Acquiror and its Affiliates, officers, directors and Representatives from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to the Assumed Note from and after the Closing, and (iii) the Company shall promptly reimburse Acquiror for any payment Acquiror is required to make under the Assumed Note as a result of the failure to obtain such consent. The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.08(f) are absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any failure to obtain the consent of the holder of the Assumed Note.
(h)
For so long as the Operating Sub remains a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Acquiror, Acquiror shall cause fifty percent (50%) of the net
proceeds received by the Acquiror from the following sources to be allocated and promptly transferred to the Operating
(i) The parties have appointed Paul V. Goode as the Operating Sub Representative, who shall have the right to monitor the Acquiror’s compliance with its obligations in this Section 7.08. Following the Closing, the Operating Sub Representative shall be entitled to receive regular updates from the Acquiror’s management and Operating Sub’s management, including quarterly reports on operations, financing allocations, and material developments.
(j) During the Post-Closing Period, the management of the Operating Sub shall cause the Operating Business to be operated in a manner consistent in all material respects with the past practices of the Acquiror prior to the Closing.
(k) Acquiror grants an irrevocable proxy to the Operating Sub Representative in connection with voting the shares of Operating Sub owned by Acquiror to be effective upon the Closing.
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(l) During the Post-Closing Period, the Acquiror shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) sell, transfer, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, or otherwise dispose of any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Operating Sub held by the Acquiror, (ii) enter into any agreement, arrangement, or understanding (whether written or oral) to do any of the foregoing, or (iii) direct, instruct, compel, or otherwise cause the Operating Sub to authorize, approve, or issue any new shares of capital stock or other equity interests, including by (A) exercising or purporting to exercise its rights as sole stockholder of the Operating Sub to vote in favor of, or to consent to, any such issuance, (B) directing or instructing the board of directors or officers of the Operating Sub to approve or effectuate any such issuance, or (C) entering into any agreement, arrangement, or understanding (whether written or oral) pursuant to which any such issuance would be required or contemplated, in each case of (i) through (iii) without the prior written consent of the Operating Sub Representative (which consent may be withheld in the Operating Sub Representative’s sole discretion). Any purported transfer, issuance, vote, or consent in violation of this Section 7.08(l) shall be null and void ab initio. For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions in this Section 7.08(l) are in addition to, and not in limitation of, the restrictions set forth in Section 7.08(b)(ii), Section 7.08(b)(iii) and the anti-avoidance provisions of Section 7.08(h).
(m) During the Interim Period, the Acquiror shall have customary information and reporting rights with respect to the Operating Sub, including the right to receive quarterly unaudited and annual financial statements of the Operating Sub and to inspect its books and records upon reasonable prior written notice, in each case for informational and monitoring purposes only and without any right to control, direct, or manage the operations or management of the Operating Sub.
The covenants in this Section 7.08 shall be binding on Acquiror and its successors and shall survive the Closing. In the event of a breach of this Section 7.08, the Operating Sub Representative shall have the right to seek specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, and shall have standing to bring legal action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the obligations set forth herein. The parties expressly agree that the Operating Sub Representative shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Section 7.08 with full enforcement rights.
Section 7.09 Nasdaq Listing Maintenance. During the Interim Period and until the Conversion Effective Time, Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain compliance with all applicable continued listing requirements of Nasdaq (including all minimum bid price, minimum market value, and corporate governance requirements). Acquiror shall promptly notify the Company in writing upon receipt of any notice from Nasdaq regarding any actual or potential non-compliance with the Nasdaq listing requirements or any threat of delisting. In the event Acquiror receives any such notice, Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to cure any such non-compliance within any applicable cure or grace period provided by Nasdaq.
Section 7.10 Nasdaq Listing Application. Prior to the Conversion, Acquiror shall obtain conditional approval of its listing application from Nasdaq in connection with the Transactions, including any required new listing application due to a change in control (as contemplated in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5110(a)) (the “Trading Market Approval”). Immediately prior to the Conversion, Acquiror shall satisfy all applicable continuing listing requirements of Nasdaq (or be granted a grace period therefrom), shall not have received any notice of non-compliance, and the Acquiror Common Stock, including the Merger Consideration, shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq.
Section 7.11 Registration Statement. As promptly as reasonably practicable following the Closing (and in any event within sixty (60) days thereafter), Acquiror shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Acquiror, on Form S-1) under the Securities Act to register the Merger Consideration for resale by the holders thereof (including any shares of Acquiror Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Acquiror Preferred Stock) (the “Resale Registration Statement”). Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Resale Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable after filing. Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement until the earlier of (i) the date on which all shares of Merger Consideration registered thereunder have been sold or (ii) the date on which all such shares may be sold without restriction under Rule 144 under the Securities Act (including without any volume or manner-of-sale limitations). Acquiror shall bear all expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, filing and maintenance of the Resale Registration Statement (other than underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of shares by individual holders). If at any time after the Resale Registration Statement has been declared effective, the Acquiror receives notice from the SEC or otherwise determines that the Resale Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits a material fact, Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to file an amendment or supplement to the Resale Registration Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable to correct such misstatement or omission.
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Section 7.12 Efforts to Obtain Acquiror Stockholder Approvals and Nasdaq Approvals; Conversion Deadline. Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain the Acquiror Stockholder Approvals, including the approval of the Issuance Proposal, and (ii) obtain the Trading Market Approval, in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Closing and in any event no later than ninety (90) days following the filing of the Definitive Proxy Statement with the SEC (such date, as may be extended pursuant to this Section 7.12(a), the “Conversion Deadline”). If the Acquiror Stockholder Approvals or Trading Market Approval are not obtained by the Conversion Deadline, Acquiror may extend the Conversion Deadline by up to two (2) additional periods of thirty (30) days each (for a maximum of sixty (60) additional days) by delivering written notice to the Company prior to the then-applicable Conversion Deadline, provided that Acquiror is continuing to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such approvals and is not otherwise in breach of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement. Promptly following the Closing, Acquiror shall engage a nationally recognized proxy solicitation firm reasonably acceptable to the Company to assist in soliciting proxies from the Acquiror’s stockholders for the Acquiror Stockholder Approvals.
Article VIII
JOINT COVENANTS
Section 8.01 Support of Transaction. Without limiting any covenant contained in Article VI or Article VII, including the obligations of the Company and Acquiror with respect to the notifications, filings, reaffirmations and applications described in Section 6.01, which obligations shall control to the extent of any conflict with the succeeding provisions of this Section 8.01, Acquiror and the Company shall each, and Acquiror shall cause Merger Sub to: (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to assemble, prepare and file any information (and, as needed, to supplement such information) as may be reasonably necessary to obtain as promptly as practicable all governmental and regulatory consents required to be obtained in connection with the Transactions, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all material consents and approvals of third parties that any of Acquiror, the Company, or their respective Affiliates are required to obtain in order to consummate the Transactions, including any required approvals of parties to Material Contracts with the Company as specified in Schedule 8.01, and (iii) take such other action as may reasonably be necessary or as another party may reasonably request to satisfy the conditions of Articles VI, VII and VIII or otherwise to comply with this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions as soon as practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Acquiror, Merger Sub or the Company be obligated to bear any expense or pay any fee or grant any concession in connection with obtaining any consents, authorizations or approvals pursuant to the terms of any Contract to which the Company is a party or otherwise in connection with the consummation of the Transactions.
Section 8.02 Preparation of the Proxy Statement.
(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, the Acquiror shall prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act in connection with the solicitation of proxies from the Acquiror Stockholders for the approval of the Proposals at a duly noticed meeting of Acquiror Stockholders (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Proxy Statement”). The Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) respond to any comments of the SEC with respect to the preliminary Proxy Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable, (ii) cause the definitive Proxy Statement (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) to be filed with the SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable following the resolution of any such SEC comments or, if no comments are received, following the expiration of the applicable SEC review period, and (iii) cause the Definitive Proxy Statement to be disseminated to the Acquiror Stockholders in compliance with applicable Law, including Rules 14a-3 and 14a-16 under the Exchange Act.
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(b) The Acquiror shall provide the Company with a draft of the Proxy Statement (and any amendment or supplement thereto) prior to filing with the SEC and shall consider in good faith any comments of the Company thereon. The Company shall provide the Acquiror with all information concerning the Company and its Affiliates as may be reasonably requested by the Acquiror and is customarily included in a proxy statement relating to a transaction of the type contemplated by this Agreement. The Company shall promptly correct any information with respect to it or provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement if and to the extent that, in the absence of such correction, the Proxy Statement would contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and the Acquiror shall disseminate such correction to the stockholders of the Acquiror in an amendment or supplement and to cause such amendment or supplement to be filed with the SEC. The Acquiror shall notify the Company promptly in writing upon receipt of any comments from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, and shall promptly supply the Company with copies of all such comments, requests, and any other written correspondence between the Acquiror or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement.
(c) The Acquiror shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the filing of the Definitive Proxy Statement, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of the Acquiror Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Acquiror Stockholder Approvals (the “Acquiror Stockholder Meeting”). The Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Acquiror Stockholder Meeting to occur as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Definitive Proxy Statement is filed. The Proxy Statement shall include the recommendation of the Acquiror Board that the Acquiror Stockholders vote in favor of each of the Proposals (the “Board Recommendation”), and the Acquiror Board shall not withdraw, modify, qualify or otherwise change the Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to the Company without the prior written consent of the Company. If the Acquiror, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates is required to file any other document with the SEC in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions, Acquiror shall provide the Company with a reasonable opportunity to review and propose comments on any such document, which Acquiror shall consider in good faith.
Section 8.03 Tax Matters.
(a) Transfer Taxes. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added or other similar Taxes incurred in connection with the Transactions (“Transfer Taxes”) shall be borne equally (i.e. 50/50) by the Company, on the one hand, and Acquiror, on the other hand. The Company and Acquiror further agree to reasonably cooperate to reduce or eliminate the amount of any such Transfer Taxes.
(b) Tax Treatment. The parties intend that, for United States federal income tax purposes, subject to the last sentence of this Section 8.03(b), the Merger shall be treated as a sale of the Existing Company Common Stock by each holder of such shares of common stock in exchange for Acquiror Common Stock and Acquiror Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Intended Tax Treatment”). The Transactions shall be reported by the parties for all Tax purposes in accordance with the Intended Tax Treatment, unless otherwise required by a Tax Authority as a result of a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or any similar or corresponding provision of applicable Law). The parties hereto shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, cooperate with each other and their respective counsel to document and support the Intended Tax Treatment and, following the Closing, the parties hereto shall not, and shall not permit or cause their respective controlled Affiliates to, take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act prevents or impedes, or would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede, the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. The parties agree, that, at the option of the Acquiror, elections under Section 338(g) of the Code (and any analogous applicable state, local or non-U.S. election) may be made with respect to the purchase by Acquiror of the Existing Company Common Stock or, alternatively, elections pursuant to U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(c) may be made effective prior to the Closing Date to treat the Company as an entity that is not classified as an association for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Section 8.04 Confidentiality; Publicity.
(a) Each party agrees that it will, and will cause its respective Affiliates and Representatives to, hold in strict confidence and agrees that it will not, and will cause its respective Affiliates and Representatives not to disclose or use any Confidential Information. If a party is requested or required pursuant to written or oral questions or requests for information or documents in any litigation, Governmental Order, interrogatory, civil investigation, demand or other similar process to disclose any Confidential Information, then such party will notify the other promptly of the request or requirement so that the non-requesting party may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 8.04(a). If, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, a party is, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential Information to any Governmental Authority or else stand liable for contempt, then such party may disclose the Confidential Information to the Governmental Authority; provided, however, that such party shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, at the request of the other, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such portion of the Confidential Information required to be disclosed as the non-requesting party shall designate. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to any Confidential Information that is generally available to the public immediately prior to the time of disclosure unless such Confidential Information is so available due to the actions of a party.
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(b) The initial Press Release relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press release, the text of which has been agreed to by each of Acquiror and the Company (the “Press Release”). Promptly after the issuance of the Press Release, Acquiror shall file a current report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) with the Press Release and a description of this Agreement as required by applicable Securities Laws, which the Company shall review, comment upon and approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to filing (with the Company reviewing, commenting upon and approving such Form 8-K in any event no later than the third (3rd) Business Day after the execution of this Agreement). In connection with the preparation of the Press Release, the Form 8-K, or any other report, statement, filing notice or application made by or on behalf of a party to any Governmental Authority or other third party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, each party shall, upon request by any other party, furnish the parties with all information concerning themselves, their respective directors, officers and equity holders, and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby, or any other report, statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of a party to any third party and/or any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby. Furthermore, nothing contained in this Section 8.04(b) shall prevent Acquiror or the Company or its respective Affiliates from furnishing customary or other reasonable information concerning the Transactions to their investors and prospective investors that is substantively consistent with public statements previously consented to by the other party in accordance with this Section 8.04(b).
Section 8.05 Notification of Certain Matters. During the Interim Period, each party will give prompt notice to the other parties if such party or its Affiliates: (a) fails to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it or its Affiliates in any material respect; (b) receives any notice or other communication in writing from any third party (including any Governmental Authority) alleging (i) that the consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) any non-compliance with any Law by such party or its Affiliates; (c) receives any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (d) becomes aware of the commencement or threat, in writing, of any Action against such party or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective properties or assets, or, to the Knowledge of such party, any officer, director, partner, member or manager, in his, her or its capacity as such, of such party or of its Affiliates with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No such notice will constitute an acknowledgement or admission by the party providing the notice regarding whether or not any of the representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement have been breached.
Section 8.06 Post-Closing Cooperation. Following the Closing, each party shall, on the request of any other party, execute such further documents, and perform such further acts, as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to give full effect to the allocation of rights, benefits, obligations and liabilities contemplated by this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Article IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01 Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (iv) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:
(a) If to Acquiror or Merger Sub to:
Glucotrack, Inc.
301 Rte. 17 North, Ste. 800
Rutherford, NJ 07070
Attn: Paul V. Goode
E-mail: pvgoode@glucotrack.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
301 Hillsborough Street, Suite 1400
Raleigh, NC 27603
Attn: David Mannheim
E-mail: david.mannheim@nelsonmullins.com
(b) If to the Company to:
Lokahi Therapeutics, Inc.
3366 N. Torrey Pines Court, Suite 140
La Jolla, CA 92037
Attn: Erik Emerson
E-mail: erik@lokahithera.com
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Lucosky Brookman LLP
101 Wood Avenue South
Woodbridge, New Jersey 08830
Attn: Joseph M. Lucosky; Eric Mendelson
E-mail: jlucosky@lucbro.com; emendelson@lucbro.com
or to such other address or addresses as the parties may from time to time designate in writing.
Section 9.02 Assignment. No party hereto shall assign this Agreement or any part hereof without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 9.02 shall be null and void, ab initio.
Section 9.03 Rights of Third Parties. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.02, Section 7.08(b) and Section 9.14, this Agreement is exclusively for the benefit of the Company, and its respective successors and permitted assigns, with respect to the obligations of Acquiror and Merger Sub under this Agreement, and for the benefit of Acquiror and Merger Sub, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, with respect to the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, and this Agreement shall not be deemed to confer upon or give to any other third party any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right.
Section 9.04 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein (including Section 8.03(a) and this Section 9.04), each party hereto shall bear its own Transaction Expenses in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions, including all fees and expenses of legal counsel, investment banks, brokers, finders and other representatives. In addition, except as otherwise provided herein, each party shall be solely responsible for any and all expenses, liability, and obligations arising from or relating to its own operations prior to the Closing, including but not limited to, tax liabilities, payroll, employee benefits, severance, accrued compensation, and any other employment-related liabilities.
Section 9.05 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws of another jurisdiction.
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Section 9.06 Captions; Counterparts. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Agreement shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf,” “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.
Section 9.07 Schedules and Exhibits. The Schedules and Exhibits referenced herein are a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. All references herein to Schedules and Exhibits shall be deemed references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require. Any disclosure made by a party in the Schedules with reference to any section or schedule of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a disclosure with respect to all other sections or schedules to which such disclosure may apply solely to the extent the relevance of such disclosure is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure in such Schedule. Certain information set forth in the Schedules is included solely for informational purposes.
Section 9.08 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement among the parties relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede any other agreements, whether written or oral, that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the parties hereto or any of their respective Subsidiaries relating to the transactions contemplated hereby. No representations, warranties, covenants, understandings, agreements, oral or otherwise, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement exist between the parties except as expressly set forth or referenced in this Agreement.
Section 9.09 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part, only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed in the same manner as this Agreement (but not necessarily by the same natural persons who executed this Agreement) and which makes reference to this Agreement. The approval of this Agreement by the equityholders of any of the parties shall not restrict the ability of the board of directors of any of the parties to enter into an amendment to this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.09.
Section 9.10 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The parties further agree that if any provision contained herein is, to any extent, held invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the Laws governing this Agreement, they shall take any actions necessary to render the remaining provisions of this Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law and shall amend or otherwise modify this Agreement to replace any provision contained herein that is held invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision giving effect to the intent of the parties.
Section 9.11 Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be brought in any state or federal court located in the State of New York, and each of the parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law, or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 9.11. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE 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) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS IN THIS SECTION 9.11.
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Section 9.12 Enforcement. The parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the parties do not perform their obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without proof of damages, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement, and (b) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without that right, none of the parties would have entered into this Agreement. Each party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at Law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or equity. The parties acknowledge and agree that any party seeking an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 9.12 shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such injunction.
Section 9.13 Non-Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be brought against, the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto, and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party. Except to the extent a named party to this Agreement (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such named party in this Agreement), (a) no past, present or future director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or Representative or Affiliate of any named party to this Agreement and (b) no past, present or future director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or Representative or Affiliate of any of the foregoing shall have any liability (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of any one or more of the Company, Acquiror or Merger Sub under this Agreement of or for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 9.14 Non-survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. None of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing and shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Closing (and there shall be no liability after the Effective Time in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring after the Closing and (b) this Article IX.
Section 9.15 Acknowledgements. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees (on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives) that: (a) it has conducted its own independent investigation of the financial condition, results of operations, assets, liabilities, properties and projected operations of the other parties (and their respective Subsidiaries) and has been afforded satisfactory access to the books and records, facilities and personnel of the other parties (and their respective Subsidiaries) for purposes of conducting such investigation; (b) the Company Representations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; (c) the Acquiror and Merger Sub Representations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of Acquiror and Merger Sub; (d) except for the Company Representations by the Company and the Acquiror and Merger Sub Representations by each of Acquiror and Merger Sub, respectively, none of the parties hereto or any other Person makes, or has made, any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any party hereto (or any party’s Affiliates) or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature expressed or implied (including (i) regarding the completeness or accuracy of, or any omission to state or to disclose, any information, including in the estimates, projections or forecasts or any other information, document or material provided to or made available to any party hereto or their respective Affiliates or Representatives in certain “data rooms,” management presentations or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions, including meetings, calls or correspondence with management of any party hereto (or any party’s Subsidiaries), and (ii) any relating to the future or historical business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, prospects, assets or liabilities of any party hereto (or its Subsidiaries), or the quality, quantity or condition of any party’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets) are specifically disclaimed by all parties hereto and their respective Subsidiaries and all other Persons (including the Representatives and Affiliates of any party hereto or its Subsidiaries); and (e) each party hereto and its respective Affiliates are not relying on any representations and warranties in connection with the Transactions except the Company Representations by the Company, the Acquiror and Merger Sub Representations by each of Acquiror and Merger Sub.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Acquiror, Merger Sub, Operating Sub, Operating Sub Representative, and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
| GLUCOTRACK, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Paul V. Goode | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| GLUCOTRACK MERGER SUB, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Paul V. Goode | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Lokahi Therapeutics, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Erik Emerson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| GLUCOTRACK TECHNOLOGIES INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Paul V. Goode | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| PAUL V. GOODE, AS OPERATING SUB REPRESENTATIVE | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Paul V. Goode | |
[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]
EXHIBIT A
Form of Certificate of Designation
Exhibit 3.1
GLUCOTRACK, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY CERTIFY, on behalf of Glucotrack, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), that the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), pursuant to a unanimous written consent of the Board executed on July 9, 2026, in lieu of a meeting, which resolution provides for the creation of a series of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, which is designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,” with the preferences, rights and limitations set forth therein relating to dividends, conversion, redemption, dissolution and distribution of assets of the Corporation.
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation (“Preferred Stock”) in one or more series, and expressly authorizes the Board, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock, and, with respect to each such series, to establish and fix the number of shares to be included in any series of Preferred Stock and the designation, rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, and limitations of the shares of such series; and
WHEREAS it is the desire of the Board to establish and fix the number of shares to be included in a new series of Preferred Stock and the designation, rights, preferences, and limitations of the shares of such new series.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board by the Certificate of Incorporation, (i) a series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation be, and hereby is authorized by the Board, (ii) the Board hereby authorizes the issuance of 2,000,000 shares of “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”, and (iii) the Board hereby fixes the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of such shares of Preferred Stock, as follows:
TERMS OF SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
1. Defined Terms. For purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Board” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Certificate of Incorporation” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Certificate of Designation” means this Certificate of Designation of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.
“Conversion” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
“Conversion Ratio” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
“Conversion Share(s)” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as set forth in Section 7.2.
“Converted Stock” means the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that are converted into Conversion Shares upon the Automatic Conversion, as set forth in Section 7.4.
“Corporation” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Effective Date” means the fifth Business Day following the satisfaction of the Required Approvals, as set forth in Section 7.2.
“Fundamental Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.
“Holder” means a holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Liquidation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association, or other entity.
“Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.
“Protective Provisions” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.
“Required Approvals” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
“Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Simple Majority” means the holders of at least a majority of the then issued and outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Stated Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2, as the same may be increased pursuant to this Certificate of Designation.
“Stockholder Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which a majority of the outstanding shares or other equity interests having the power to vote for directors or comparable managers are owned, directly or indirectly, by the first Person.
“Trading Market” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
“Trading Market Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
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2. Designation; Amount; Par Value; Rank. There shall be a series of Preferred Stock that shall be designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 2,000,000. Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001, and a stated value equal to $19.43 (the “Stated Value”). The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to the Common Stock and any other class or series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation hereafter created, the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series shall rank junior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and (ii) pari passu with any class or series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation hereafter created, the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series shall rank pai passu to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and (iii) junior to any other class or series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation hereafter created, the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series shall rank senior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, and limitations of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be as set forth herein.
3. Voting. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights, except with respect to the Protective Provisions.
4. Dividends. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive the same dividend or distribution as if the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution.
5. Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, including, without limitation, a Fundamental Transaction (a “Liquidation”), the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets available for distribution to stockholders, (i) after and subject to the payment in full of all amounts required to be distributed to the holders of another class or series of stock of the Corporation ranking on liquidation prior and in preference to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, (ii) ratably with any class or series of stock ranking on liquidation on parity with the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and (iii) in preference and priority to the holders of Common Stock or shares of any Preferred Stock the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series shall rank junior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, an amount equal to the greater of: (X) 100% of the Stated Value, in proportion to the full and preferential amount that all shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to receive or (Y) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein or otherwise) pursuant to Section 7 immediately prior to such Liquidation. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation not less than 20 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder.
6. Redemption. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have no redemption rights.
7. Conversion.
7.1 Conversions at Option of Holder. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is not convertible at the election of the Holder.
7.2 Automatic Conversion. Effective as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date that is the second Business Day following the later of (i) the date on which the Corporation’s stockholders approve the conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock (each share, a “Conversion Share”) in accordance with the listing rules of the Trading Market (the “Stockholder Approval”), and (ii) the date on which the Trading Market has approved any required new listing application, including any resulting from a change in control (as contemplated in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5110(a)), such that (A) the Corporation satisfies all applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of the Trading Market (or has been granted a grace period therefrom), (B) the Corporation has not received any notice of non-compliance from the Trading Market, and (C) the Conversion Shares have been approved for listing on the Trading Market (collectively, the “Trading Market Approval” and together with the Stockholder Approval, the “Required Approvals”), such date being referred to herein as the “Effective Date,” each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding shall automatically, and without any action required by the Holder thereof, convert into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio (as defined below) (the “Conversion”).
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7.3 Conversion Ratio. The “Conversion Ratio” for each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be One Hundred (100) shares of Common Stock issuable upon the Conversion of each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
7.4 Procedures for Conversion; Effect of Conversion. On the Effective Date, all outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be converted into Common Stock, without any further action by the relevant Holder of such shares or the Corporation. The shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that are converted in the Conversion are referred to as the “Converted Stock.” The Converted Stock shall be automatically cancelled and shall no longer be deemed outstanding as of the Effective Date, and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate as of such time, other than the right of the Holder to receive Conversion Shares in exchange therefor. The Conversion Shares shall be issued in book entry form and shall be delivered to the Holders within two Business Days of the Effective Date. All shares of Common Stock issued hereunder by the Corporation shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, free and clear of all taxes, liens, charges, and encumbrances with respect to the issuance thereof.
7.5 Reservation of Stock. The Corporation shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that the Conversion Shares may be issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Corporation upon each such issuance). The Corporation shall not close its books against the transfer of any of its capital stock in any manner which would prevent the timely conversion of the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
7.6 No Charge or Payment. The issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7.2 shall be made without payment of additional consideration by, or other charge, cost, or tax to, the Holder in respect thereof.
8. Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while this Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of this Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) with respect to the then outstanding shares of Common Stock; (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares; or (C) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then the Conversion Ratio shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately after such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation). Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 8 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 or combination.
9. Adjustments for Merger or Reorganization. If there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Corporation (collectively, a “Fundamental Transaction”) in which the Common Stock (but not the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (other than a transaction covered by Section 8 hereof), then, following any such Fundamental Transaction, each share of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall thereafter be convertible in lieu of the Common Stock into which it was convertible prior to such event into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issuable upon conversion of one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such transaction; and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board) shall be made in the application of the provisions in Sections 7, 8 and 9 with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, to the end that the provisions set forth in Sections 7, 8 and 9 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Conversion Rate of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any securities or other property thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
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10. Reissuance of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock converted, or otherwise acquired by the Corporation or any Subsidiary shall be cancelled and returned as authorized and unissued shares of capital stock of the Corporation.
11. Protective Provisions. For so long as any Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the approval (at a meeting duly called or by written consent, as provided by law) of a Simple Majority:
(a) Amend any provision of this Certificate of Designation;
(b) Increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized Preferred Stock of the Corporation;
(c) Amend the Certificate of Incorporation (including by designating additional series of Preferred Stock) in a manner which adversely affects the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock;
(d) Effect an exchange, or create a right of exchange, cancel, or create a right to cancel, of all or any part of the shares of another class of shares into Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; or
(e) Alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the shares of such series (collectively, the “Protective Provisions”).
12. Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given: (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient; or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent (a) to the Corporation, at its principal executive offices and (b) to any stockholder, at such holder’s address at it appears in the stock records of the Corporation (or at such other address for a stockholder as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10).
13. Amendment and Waiver. No provision of this Certificate of Designation may be amended, modified, or waived except by an instrument in writing executed by the Corporation and a Simple Majority.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Glucotrack, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to be duly executed by its Chief Executive Officer on July 9, 2026.
| GLUCOTRACK, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Paul V. Goode | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation]
Exhibit 3.2
GLUCOTRACK, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY CERTIFY, on behalf of Glucotrack, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), that the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), at a meeting of the Board held on July 13, 2026, which resolution amends and restates in its entirety the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 9, 2026 (the “Original Certificate of Designation”) and provides for the preferences, rights and limitations set forth therein relating to dividends, conversion, redemption, dissolution and distribution of assets of the Corporation, as so amended and restated.
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation (“Preferred Stock”) in one or more series, and expressly authorizes the Board, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock, and, with respect to each such series, to establish and fix the number of shares to be included in any series of Preferred Stock and the designation, rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, and limitations of the shares of such series; and
WHEREAS, the Board previously established and fixed the number of shares to be included in a series of Preferred Stock designated as the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the designation, rights, preferences, and limitations of the shares of such series pursuant to the Original Certificate of Designation; and
WHEREAS, no shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock authorized pursuant to the Original Certificate of Designation have been issued as of the date hereof; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board to amend and restate the Original Certificate of Designation in its entirety to modify the designation, rights, preferences, and limitations of the shares of such series as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board by the Certificate of Incorporation and Section 151 of the DGCL, the Original Certificate of Designation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
TERMS OF SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
1. Defined Terms. For purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Board” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Certificate of Incorporation” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Certificate of Designation” means this Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.
“Conversion” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
“Conversion Ratio” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
“Conversion Share(s)” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as set forth in Section 7.2.
“Converted Stock” means the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that are converted into Conversion Shares upon the Automatic Conversion, as set forth in Section 7.4.
“Corporation” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Effective Date” means the second Business Day following the satisfaction of the Required Approvals, as set forth in Section 7.2.
“Fundamental Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.
“Holder” means a holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Liquidation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association, or other entity.
“Original Certificate of Designation” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.
“Protective Provisions” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.
“Required Approvals” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
“Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Simple Majority” means the holders of at least a majority of the then issued and outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Stated Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2, as the same may be increased pursuant to this Certificate of Designation.
“Stockholder Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which a majority of the outstanding shares or other equity interests having the power to vote for directors or comparable managers are owned, directly or indirectly, by the first Person.
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“Trading Market” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
“Trading Market Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
2. Designation; Amount; Par Value; Rank. There shall be a series of Preferred Stock that shall be designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 1,000,000. Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001, and a stated value equal to $40.30 (the “Stated Value”). The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to the Common Stock and any other class or series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation hereafter created, the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series shall rank junior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and (ii) pari passu with any class or series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation hereafter created, the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series shall rank pari passu to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and (iii) junior to any other class or series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation hereafter created, the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series shall rank senior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, and limitations of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be as set forth herein.
3. Voting. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights, except with respect to the Protective Provisions.
4. Dividends. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive the same dividend or distribution as if the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution.
5. Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, including, without limitation, a Fundamental Transaction (a “Liquidation”), the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets available for distribution to stockholders, (i) after and subject to the payment in full of all amounts required to be distributed to the holders of another class or series of stock of the Corporation ranking on liquidation prior and in preference to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, (ii) ratably with any class or series of stock ranking on liquidation on parity with the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and (iii) in preference and priority to the holders of Common Stock or shares of any Preferred Stock the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series shall rank junior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, an amount equal to the greater of: (X) 100% of the Stated Value, in proportion to the full and preferential amount that all shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to receive or (Y) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein or otherwise) pursuant to Section 7 immediately prior to such Liquidation. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation not less than 20 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder.
6. Redemption. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have no redemption rights.
7. Conversion.
7.1 Conversions at Option of Holder. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is not convertible at the election of the Holder.
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7.2 Automatic Conversion. Effective as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date that is the second Business Day following the later of (i) the date on which the Corporation’s stockholders approve the conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock (each share, a “Conversion Share”) in accordance with the listing rules of the Trading Market (the “Stockholder Approval”), and (ii) the date on which the Trading Market has approved any required new listing application, including any resulting from a change in control (as contemplated in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5110(a)), such that (A) the Corporation satisfies all applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of the Trading Market (or has been granted a grace period therefrom), (B) the Corporation has not received any notice of non-compliance from the Trading Market, and (C) the Conversion Shares have been approved for listing on the Trading Market (collectively, the “Trading Market Approval” and together with the Stockholder Approval, the “Required Approvals”), such date being referred to herein as the “Effective Date,” each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding shall automatically, and without any action required by the Holder thereof, convert into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio (as defined below) (the “Conversion”).
7.3 Conversion Ratio. The “Conversion Ratio” for each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be One Hundred (100) shares of Common Stock issuable upon the Conversion of each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
7.4 Procedures for Conversion; Effect of Conversion. On the Effective Date, all outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be converted into Common Stock, without any further action by the relevant Holder of such shares or the Corporation. The shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that are converted in the Conversion are referred to as the “Converted Stock.” The Converted Stock shall be automatically cancelled and shall no longer be deemed outstanding as of the Effective Date, and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate as of such time, other than the right of the Holder to receive Conversion Shares in exchange therefor. The Conversion Shares shall be issued in book entry form and shall be delivered to the Holders within two Business Days of the Effective Date. All shares of Common Stock issued hereunder by the Corporation shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, free and clear of all taxes, liens, charges, and encumbrances with respect to the issuance thereof.
7.5 Reservation of Stock. The Corporation shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that the Conversion Shares may be issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Corporation upon each such issuance). The Corporation shall not close its books against the transfer of any of its capital stock in any manner which would prevent the timely conversion of the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
7.6 No Charge or Payment. The issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7.2 shall be made without payment of additional consideration by, or other charge, cost, or tax to, the Holder in respect thereof.
8. Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while this Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of this Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) with respect to the then outstanding shares of Common Stock; (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares; or (C) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then the Conversion Ratio shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately after such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation). Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 8 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 or combination.
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9. Adjustments for Merger or Reorganization. If there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Corporation (collectively, a “Fundamental Transaction”) in which the Common Stock (but not the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (other than a transaction covered by Section 8 hereof), then, following any such Fundamental Transaction, each share of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall thereafter be convertible in lieu of the Common Stock into which it was convertible prior to such event into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issuable upon conversion of one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such transaction; and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board) shall be made in the application of the provisions in Sections 7, 8 and 9 with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, to the end that the provisions set forth in Sections 7, 8 and 9 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Conversion Rate of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any securities or other property thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
10. Reissuance of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock converted, or otherwise acquired by the Corporation or any Subsidiary shall be cancelled and returned as authorized and unissued shares of capital stock of the Corporation.
11. Protective Provisions. For so long as any Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the approval (at a meeting duly called or by written consent, as provided by law) of a Simple Majority:
(a) Amend any provision of this Certificate of Designation;
(b) Increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized Preferred Stock of the Corporation;
(c) Amend the Certificate of Incorporation (including by designating additional series of Preferred Stock) in a manner which adversely affects the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock;
(d) Effect an exchange, or create a right of exchange, cancel, or create a right to cancel, of all or any part of the shares of another class of shares into Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; or
(e) Alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the shares of such series (collectively, the “Protective Provisions”).
12. Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given: (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient; or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent (a) to the Corporation, at its principal executive offices and (b) to any stockholder, at such holder’s address at it appears in the stock records of the Corporation (or at such other address for a stockholder as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 12).
13. Amendment and Waiver. No provision of this Certificate of Designation may be amended, modified, or waived except by an instrument in writing executed by the Corporation and a Simple Majority.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Glucotrack, Inc. has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to be duly executed by its Chief Executive Officer on July 13, 2026.
| GLUCOTRACK, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Paul V. Goode | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation]
Exhibit 4.1
NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS NOTE IS CONVERTIBLE 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 AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
Glucotrack, Inc.
Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note
| Dated: July 14, 2026 (the “Issuance Date”) | [Up to $__________] |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, GLUCOTRACK, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Maker” or the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of _____________________, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”) the principal sum of up to ____________________ United States Dollars (the “Principal Amount”) pursuant to the terms of this Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note (this “Note”). The Principal Amount constitutes the aggregate principal amount of this Note, and the disbursement thereof, whether in a single funding of a Tranche (as defined in the Purchase Agreement, as defined below) or of an additional Tranche, shall be made in such amounts and at such times as provided in, and pursuant to the terms and conditions of, the Purchase Agreement. The aggregate consideration to the Maker for this Note is up to [__________________] (the “Consideration”) in United States currency, due to original issuance discount of twenty-two percent (22%) (the “OID”).
The maturity date of this Note shall be the date that is nine (9) months from the Issuance Date (the “Maturity Date”) and is the date upon which the Principal Amount shall be due and payable unless otherwise accelerated pursuant to the terms of this Note.
This Note shall bear interest at a rate of eight percent (8%) per annum from the Issuance Date until paid in full or converted in accordance with the terms hereof. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and shall accrue on the Outstanding Principal Amount.
All payments under or pursuant to this Note shall be made in United States Dollars in immediately available funds to the Holder at the address of the Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter defined) or at such other place as the Holder may designate from time to time in writing to the Maker or by wire transfer of funds to the Holder’s account designated in writing by Holder to the Maker.
1.1 Purchase Agreement. This Note has been executed and delivered pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2026 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Maker and the Holder. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
1.2 Default Interest.
If any amount payable by Company under any Transaction Document is not paid when due, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at the Past Due Rate (as hereinafter defined) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In addition, following any Event of Default, any Outstanding Principal Amount shall bear interest at the Past Due Rate. In either case, accrued and unpaid Interest or past due amounts (including interest on past due Interest) shall be due and payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal to eighteen percent (18%) accruing annually and computed on the basis of a 360-day year (the “Past Due Rate”), provided that, in no event shall the rate of interest hereunder exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law (the “Past Due Rate”).
1.3 Payment on Non-Business Days. Whenever any payment to be made shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day.
1.4 Transfer. This Note may be transferred or sold, subject to the provisions of Section 5.8 of this Note, or pledged, hypothecated or otherwise granted as security by the Holder.
1.5 Replacement. Upon receipt of a duly executed and notarized written statement from the Holder with respect to the loss, theft or destruction of this Note (or any replacement hereof), or, in the case of a mutilation of this Note, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Maker shall issue a new Note, of like tenor and amount, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.
1.6 Use of Proceeds. The Maker shall use the proceeds of this Note as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
1.7 Repayment from Proceeds. The Holder shall have the right to be repaid with one hundred percent (100%) of the proceeds raised from any of the following: asset sales, debt issuances, equity issuances and twenty-five percent (25%) of the proceeds from any ELOC Agreement ( as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement), and non-refundable deposits received in connection with any asset sale, until the Outstanding Principal Amount, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing hereunder, is paid in full. The Maker shall make such repayment to the Holder within three (3) Business Days following the Maker’s receipt of any such proceeds, and the failure of the Maker to make such repayment within such three (3) Business Day period shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder.
1.8 Status of Note. The obligations of the Maker under this Note constitute senior secured obligations of the Company, secured by a first priority security interest in all assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Security Agreement (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). Upon any Liquidation Event (as hereinafter defined), the Holder will be entitled to receive, before any distribution or payment is made upon, or set apart with respect to, any other Indebtedness of the Maker or any class of shares of the Maker, an amount equal to the sum of the Outstanding Principal Amount, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing hereunder. For purposes of this Note, “Liquidation Event” means a liquidation pursuant to a filing of a petition for bankruptcy under applicable law or any other insolvency or debtor’s relief, an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Maker.
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1.9 Most Favored Nation. If the Company enters into any subsequent financing with another individual or entity on terms that are more favorable than those provided to the Holder under this Note or any other Transaction Document, the agreements between the Company and the Holder shall automatically be amended to include such more favorable terms, so long as this Note remains outstanding.
ARTICLE 2
2.1 Events of Default. An “Event of Default” under this Note shall mean the occurrence of any default, breach, violation or failure to perform under the Purchase Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Warrants, the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter, or any other Transaction Document, and any of the additional events described below (unless the Event of Default is waived in writing by the Requisite Holder):
(a) Any default in the payment of (i) the Principal Amount hereunder when due; or (ii) interest as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise);
(b) the Maker shall fail to observe or perform any other material covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Note or any Transaction Document;
(c) the Maker’s notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its inability to comply (including for any of the reasons described in Section 3.6(a) hereof) or its intention not to comply with proper requests for conversion of this Note into Common Stock;
(d) the Maker shall fail to (i) timely deliver the Common Stock as and when required in Section 3.2; or (ii) make the payment of any fees and/or liquidated damages under this Note, the Purchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents;
(e) at any time after the next reverse stock split is consummated, the Maker shall fail to have the Required Minimum of Common Stock authorized, reserved and available for issuance to satisfy the potential conversion in full (disregarding for this purpose any and all limitations of any kind on such conversion) of this Note;
(f) any representation or warranty made by the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries in the Purchase Agreement, this Note, or any other Transaction Document shall prove to have been false or incorrect or breached in a material respect on the date as of which made or deemed to be made;
(g) the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries shall (A) default in any payment of any amount or amounts of principal of or interest (if any) on any Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness hereunder), the aggregate principal amount of which Indebtedness is in excess of $100,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) or (B) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Indebtedness to cause with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity, in each case, prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such Indebtedness;
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(h) the Maker or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property or assets; (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (iii) commence a voluntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic); (iv) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (v) acquiesce in writing to any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic); (vi) issue a notice of bankruptcy or winding down of its operations or issue a press release regarding same; or (vii) take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing;
(i) a proceeding or case shall be commenced in respect of the Maker or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, without its application or consent, in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking: (i) the liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of its debts; (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of it or of all or any substantial part of its assets in connection with the liquidation or dissolution of the Maker or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or (iii) similar relief in respect of it under any law providing for the relief of debtors, and such proceeding or case described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of sixty (60) days or any order for relief shall be entered in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) against the Maker or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing shall be taken with respect to the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries and shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect for a period of thirty (30) days;
(j) one or more final judgments, settlements, or orders for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $100,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) are rendered against or entered into one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries, where such judgment, settlement or order is not discharged or stayed within thirty (30) days;
(k) the failure of the Maker to instruct its transfer agent to remove any legends from the Common Stock and issue such unlegended certificates to the Holder within one (1) Trading Days of the Holder’s lawful request so long as the Holder has provided reasonable assurances to the Maker that such Common Stock can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or any other applicable exemption;
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(l) the Maker’s Common Stock is no longer publicly traded or cease to be listed on the Trading Market or, after the six month anniversary of the Issuance Date, any Investor Shares may not be immediately resold under Rule 144 without restriction on the number of shares to be sold or manner of sale, unless such Investor Shares have been registered for resale under the 1933 Act and may be sold without restriction;
(m) the Maker consummates a “going private” transaction and as a result shares of Common Stock are no longer registered under Sections 12(b) or 12(g) of the 1934 Act;
(n) there shall be any SEC or judicial stop trade order or trading suspension stop-order or any restriction in place with the transfer agent for the Common Stock restricting the trading of such Common Stock;
(o) the Depository Trust Company places any restrictions on transactions in the Common Stock or the Common Stock is no longer tradeable through the Depository Trust Company Fast Automated Securities Transfer program;
(p) following the date that the Effectiveness Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) was required to occur pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Maker shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (including but not limited to becoming delinquent in its filings); and/or the Maker shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act for a period of twenty (20) or more Business Days; or
(q) the failure to file the Registration Statement pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the failure to file the proxy statement required to obtain the Stockholder Approval within the time period required by the Purchase Agreement, or the failure to obtain the Stockholder Approval in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement;
(r) the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Maker, or the Maker and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole which would reasonably be considered to substantially impair the ability of the Maker to satisfy its obligations in the Transaction Documents;
(s) the failure by the Company to pay the True-Up Amount (as defined below) when due in accordance with Section 3.8 hereof; and
(t) the occurrence of any default or event of default (howsoever defined or described) under any Transaction Document (including, without limitation, the Purchase Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Warrants and the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter), whether or not such default or event of default results in the acceleration of any obligations thereunder.
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2.2 Remedies Upon an Event of Default. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been remedied by the earlier of (i) two (2) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of written notice (the “Event of Default Notice”) from the Holder of such Event of Default, or (ii) ten (10) calendar days after the occurrence of such Event of Default, the Maker shall be obligated to pay to the Holder immediately the Mandatory Default Amount.
ARTICLE 3
Conversion.
3.1 Conversion. Subject to Section 3.3, this Note shall be convertible (in whole or in part) at any time on or after the Issuance Date into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as shall be determined by dividing (x) that portion identified in the Conversion Notice (as defined below) of (A) the Outstanding Principal Amount, plus (B) accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such Outstanding Principal Amount of this Note and any other amounts owing under this Note or the Transaction Documents (the “Conversion Amount”) by (y) the Conversion Price then in effect on the date on which the Holder delivers a notice of conversion, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Conversion Notice”), in accordance with this Section 3.1 to the Maker. The Holder shall deliver this Note to the Maker at the address designated in the Purchase Agreement at any such time that this Note is converted. With respect to partial conversions of this Note, the Maker shall keep written records of the amount of this Note converted as of the date of such conversion (each, a “Conversion Date”).
The “Conversion Price” means, from and after the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, the lower of (i) the Nasdaq Minimum Price and (ii) eighty percent (80%) of the lowest daily Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of the Common Stock during the fifteen (15) Trading Days immediately preceding the Holder’s delivery of a Conversion Notice, but in no event lower than the Floor Price; provided, however, that at any time the Common Stock has ceased to be listed on the Trading Market (whether before or after the Stockholder Approval), the Conversion Price shall equal eighty percent (80%) of the lowest daily VWAP of the Common Stock during the fifteen (15) Trading Days immediately preceding the Holder’s delivery of a Conversion Notice, without regard to the Nasdaq Minimum Price or the Floor Price.
3.2 Delivery of Conversion Shares. As soon as practicable after any conversion or payment of any amount due hereunder in the form of Common Stock in accordance with this Note, and in any event no later than one (1) Trading Day following the Maker’s receipt of a Conversion Notice from the Holder (such date, the “Share Delivery Date”), the Maker shall, at its expense, cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder, or as the Holder may direct, book-entry statements evidencing the number of fully paid and non-assessable Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled on such conversion or payment (the “Conversion Shares”), in the applicable denominations based on the applicable conversion or payment; provided that, if the Common Stock are then DWAC Eligible and such Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered for resale pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, upon request of the Holder, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit such Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note to [(i) the third-party purchaser in the resale thereof by the Investor or (ii) by crediting the account of the Holder’s (or its designee’s) broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (provided that the same time periods herein as for book-entry statements shall apply) as instructed by the Holder (or its designee, in which case such Common Stock (x) shall only be used by such broker to deliver such Common Stock to DTC for the purpose of settling the Holder’s share delivery obligations with respect to the sale of such Common Stock, which may include delivery to other accounts of such broker and inclusion in the number of Common Stock delivered by that broker in “net settling” that broker’s trading of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, including its positions with the brokers of the respective persons who purchase such Common Stock from the Holder, and (y) shall remain “restricted securities” as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act until so delivered). In the event that the Maker fails to comply with its obligations under this Section 3.2, a liquidated damages charge of 2% of the Outstanding Principal Amount of this Note will be assessed and will become immediately due and payable each month while such failure remains uncured to the Holder at its election in the form of a cash payment or added to the balance of this Note.
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3.3 Caps on Conversion Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Holder shall not be entitled to receive shares representing Equity Interests upon conversion of this Note to the extent (but only to the extent) that:
Ownership Cap. Such exercise or receipt would cause the Holder Group (as defined below) to become, directly or indirectly, a “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of a number of Equity Interests of a class that is registered under the 1934 Act which exceeds the Maximum Percentage (as defined below) of the Equity Interests of such class that are outstanding at such time. Any purported delivery of Equity Interests in connection with the conversion of this Note prior to the termination of this restriction in accordance herewith shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that such delivery would result in the Holder Group becoming the beneficial owner of more than the Maximum Percentage of the Equity Interests of a class that is registered under the 1934 Act that is outstanding at such time. If any delivery of Equity Interests owed to the Holder following conversion of this Note is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this limitation, the Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and the Company shall deliver such Equity Interests as promptly as practicable after the Holder gives notice to the Company that such delivery would not result in such limitation being triggered or upon termination of the restriction in accordance with the terms hereof; provided that no liquidated damages will be assessed or become due and payable pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof with respect to any such Equity Interests not being delivered solely as a result of this limitation. To the extent limitations contained in this Section 3.3(a) apply, the determination of whether this Note is convertible and of which portion of this Note is convertible shall be the sole responsibility and in the sole determination of the Holder, and the submission of a notice of conversion shall be deemed to constitute the Holder’s determination that the issuance of the full number of Conversion Shares requested in the notice of conversion is permitted hereunder, and the Company shall not have any obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. For purposes of this Section 3.3, (i) the term “Maximum Percentage” shall mean 4.9%; provided, that the Holder may, at its sole discretion, increase the Maximum Percentage to 9.9% upon written notice to the Company; and (ii) the term “Holder Group” shall mean the Holder plus any other Person with which the Holder is considered to be part of a group under Section 13 of the 1934 Act or with which the Holder otherwise files reports under Sections 13 and/or 16 of the 1934 Act. In determining the number of Equity Interests of a particular class outstanding at any point in time, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding Equity Interests of such class as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K or Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) a more recent notice by the Company or its transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of Equity Interests of such class then outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall, within one (1) Business Day of such request, confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of Equity Interests of any class then outstanding. The provisions of this Section 3.3 shall be construed, corrected and implemented in a manner so as to effectuate the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, unless and until the Company has obtained the Stockholder Approval, the Holder shall not be entitled to convert any portion of this Note, and the Company shall not issue any Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Note; provided, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply, and the Holder may convert this Note in accordance with Section 3.1 at the Conversion Price then in effect without regard to whether the Stockholder Approval has been obtained, from and after the date the Common Stock ceases to be listed on the Trading Market. The Company and Holder acknowledge that, because the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable in connection with the Merger Agreement (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) already constitute up to 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock or voting power for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the issuance of any Conversion Shares prior to receipt of the Stockholder Approval would cause the total cumulative number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Transaction Documents, taken together with the shares issued or issuable in connection with the Merger Agreement, to exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”). This limitation shall cease to apply upon the earlier of (x) the Company’s receipt of the Stockholder Approval and (y) the Common Stock ceasing to be listed on the Trading Market. If the Company is unable to obtain the Stockholder Approval and the Common Stock has not ceased to be listed on the Trading Market, any remaining outstanding balance of this Note shall be repaid in cash.
3.4 Adjustments to Conversion Price and Floor Price.
(a) Until the Note has been paid in full or converted in full except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.4, the Conversion Price and Floor Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(i) Adjustments for Stock Splits. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) effect a split of the outstanding Common Stock, the applicable Conversion Price and Floor Price in effect immediately prior to the stock split shall be proportionately decreased. If the Company shall at any time or from time-to-time after the Closing Date, effects a combination or reverse stock split of the outstanding Common Stock, the Conversion Price and Floor Price in effect immediately prior to such event shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustments under this Section 3.4(a)(i) shall be effective at the close of business on the date the stock split or combination occurs.
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(ii) Adjustments for Certain Dividends and Distributions. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, then, and in each event, the applicable Conversion Price and Floor Price in effect immediately prior to such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the applicable Conversion Price and Floor Price then in effect by a fraction:
(1) the numerator of which shall be the total number of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date; and
(2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.
(iii) Adjustment for Other Dividends and Distributions. If the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in securities or property other than Common Stock, then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the applicable Conversion Price and Floor Price shall be made and provision shall be made (by adjustments of the Conversion Price and Floor Price or otherwise) so that the Holder of this Note shall receive upon conversions thereof, in addition to the number of Common Stock receivable thereon, the number of securities of the Maker or other issuer (as applicable) or other property that it would have received had this Note been converted into Common Stock in full (without regard to any conversion limitations herein) on the date of such event and had thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Conversion Date, retained such securities (together with any distributions payable thereon during such period) or assets, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 3.4(a)(iii) with respect to the rights of the holders of this Note; provided, however, that if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Conversion Price and Floor Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions.
(iv) Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange or Substitution. If the Common Stock at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) shall be changed to the same or different number of shares or other securities of any class of shares or other property, whether by reclassification, exchange, substitution or otherwise (other than by way of a stock split or combination of shares or stock dividends provided for in Sections 3.4(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, or a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale of assets provided for in Section 3.4(a)(viii) hereof), then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the Conversion Price and Floor Price shall be made and provisions shall be made (by adjustments of the Conversion Price and Floor Price or otherwise) so that the Holder shall have the right thereafter to convert this Note into the kind and amount of shares or other securities or other property receivable upon reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, by holders of the number of Common Stock into which such Note might have been converted immediately prior to such reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.
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(v) Adjustment Due to Dilutive Issuance. If, at any time while this Note is outstanding the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 3.4(a)(v) hereof is deemed to have issued or sold, except for Common Stock issued in an issuance of Exempted Securities (except for issuances under clauses (d), (e), or (f) of the definition of Exempted Securities in the Purchase Agreement), any Common Stock for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the Conversion Price in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such Common Stock (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price will be reduced to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Company in such Dilutive Issuance.
The Company shall be deemed to have issued or sold Common Stock if the Company in any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights or options (not including employee stock option plans), whether or not immediately exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (“Convertible Securities”) (such warrants, rights and options to Common Stock or Convertible Securities are hereinafter referred to as “Options”) and the price per share for which such Common Stock are issuable upon the exercise of such Options is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which such Common Stock are issuable upon the exercise of such Options” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance or granting of all such Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such Options, plus, in the case of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Options (assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities, if applicable). No further adjustment to the Conversion Price or Floor Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Options.
Additionally, the Company shall be deemed to have issued or sold Common Stock if the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than in an issuance of Exempted Securities (except for issuances under clause (d) of the definition of Exempted Securities in the Purchase Agreement)), and the price per share for which such Common Stock issuable upon such conversion or exchange is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which such Common Stock issuable upon such conversion or exchange” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance or sale of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities. No further adjustment to the Conversion Price or Floor Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
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(vi) Share Combination Event Adjustment. If at any time and from time to time on or after the Issuance Date there occurs any share split, share dividend, share combination recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock (each, a “Share Combination Event”, and such date thereof, the “Share Combination Event Date”) and the Event Market Price is less than the Conversion Price or Floor Price then in effect (after giving effect to the adjustment in clause 3.4(a) above), then on the sixteenth (16th) Trading Day immediately following such Share Combination Event, the Conversion Price and Floor Price then in effect on such sixteenth (16th) Trading Day (after giving effect to the adjustment in clause 3.4(a) above) shall be reduced (but in no event increased) to the Event Market Price. For the avoidance of doubt, if the adjustment in the immediately preceding sentence would otherwise result in an increase in the Conversion Price or Floor Price hereunder, no adjustment shall be made.
(vii) Other Events. In the event that the Company (or any Subsidiary (as defined in the Purchase Agreement)) shall take any action to which the provisions hereof are not strictly applicable, or, if applicable, would not operate to protect the Holder from dilution or if any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 3.4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of share appreciation rights, phantom share rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s board of directors shall in good faith determine and implement an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price, the Floor Price and the number of Conversion Shares (if applicable) so as to protect the rights of the Holder, provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 3.4 will increase the Conversion Price or Floor Price or decrease the number of Conversion Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 3.4 provided further that if the Holder does not accept such adjustments as appropriately protecting its rights hereunder, then the Board of Directors and the Holder shall agree, in good faith, upon an independent investment bank of nationally recognized standing to make such appropriate adjustments, whose determination shall be final and binding absent manifest error and whose fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company.
(viii) Consideration for Stock. In case any Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents shall be issued or sold:
(1) in connection with any merger or consolidation in which the Maker is the surviving corporation (other than any consolidation or merger in which the previously outstanding Common Stock of the Maker shall be changed to or exchanged for the stock or other securities of another corporation), the amount of consideration therefor shall be deemed to be the fair value, as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Maker and approved by the Requisite Holder, with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, of such portion of the assets and business of the non-surviving corporation as such Board of Directors may determine to be attributable to such Common Stock, rights or warrants or options or other Convertible Securities, as the case may be; or
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(2) in the event of any consolidation or merger of the Maker in which the Maker is not the surviving corporation or in which the previously outstanding Common Stock of the Maker shall be changed into or exchanged for the stock or other securities of another corporation or other property, or in the event of any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Maker for stock or other securities or other property of any corporation, the Maker shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock, at a price per share equal to the valuation of the Maker’s Common Stock based on the actual exchange ratio on which the transaction was predicated, as applicable, and the fair market value on the date of such transaction of all such stock or securities or other property of the other corporation. If any such calculation results in adjustment of the applicable Conversion Price or Floor Price, or the number of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note, the determination of the applicable Conversion Price or Floor Price or the number of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sale, shall be made after giving effect to such adjustment of the number of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note. In the event Common Stock issued with other shares or securities or other assets of the Maker for consideration which covers both, the consideration computed as provided in this Section 3.4(a)(viii) shall be allocated among such securities and assets as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Maker, and approved by the Requisite Holder.
(ix) Record Date. In case the Maker shall take record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities, then the date of the issue or sale of the Common Stock shall be deemed to be such record date.
(b) No Impairment. The Maker shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Maker, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 3.4 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the Holder against impairment. In the event the Holder shall elect to convert this Note as provided herein, the Maker cannot refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, violation of an agreement to which the Holder is a party or for any reason whatsoever, unless, an injunction from a court, or notice, restraining and or adjoining conversion of this Note shall have issued and the Maker posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Principal Amount of the Note the Holder has elected to convert, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Holder (as liquidated damages) in the event it obtains judgment.
(c) Certificates as to Adjustments. Upon occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price or Floor Price or number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note pursuant to this Section 3.4, the Maker at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to the Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment and readjustment, showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Maker shall, upon written request of the Holder, at any time, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Holder a like certificate setting forth such adjustments and readjustments, the applicable Conversion Price and Floor Price in effect at the time, and the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Maker shall not be obligated to deliver a certificate unless such certificate would reflect an increase or decrease of at least one percent (1%) of such adjusted amount.
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(d) Issue Taxes. The Maker shall pay any and all issue and other taxes, excluding federal, state or local income taxes, that may be payable in respect of any issue or delivery of Common Stock on conversion of this Note pursuant thereto; provided, however, that the Maker shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes resulting from any transfer requested by the Holder in connection with any such conversion.
(e) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of this Note. In lieu of any fractional shares to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, the Maker shall pay cash equal to such fractional shares multiplied by the Conversion Price then in effect.
(f) Reservation of Common Stock. From and after the Issuance Date and until the completion of the contemplated reverse stock split and Capital Event (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Maker shall reserve, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, and keep available for issuance, all shares of Common Stock available under its authorized share capital that are not otherwise reserved for issuance, to satisfy its obligations to issue Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares hereunder. After the contemplated reverse stock split and completion of a Capital Event, the Maker shall at all times while this Note shall be outstanding, keep available out of its authorized Common Stock a number of shares of Common Stock equal to at least five hundred percent (500%) of the number of shares of Common Stock necessary to effect (i) the conversion of the Outstanding Principal Amount and accrued interest owing hereunder into Conversion Shares at the then applicable Conversion Price and (ii) the exercise of the Warrants (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in full into Warrant Shares (disregarding for this purpose any and all limitations of any kind on such conversion or exercise). The Maker shall, from time to time, increase the authorized number of Common Stock or take other effective action if at any time the unissued number of authorized shares shall not be sufficient to satisfy the Maker’s obligations under this Section 3.4(f).
(g) Regulatory Compliance. If any Common Stock for the purpose of conversion of this Note require registration or listing with or approval of any governmental authority, stock exchange or other regulatory body under any federal or state law or regulation or otherwise before such shares may be validly issued or delivered upon conversion, the Maker shall, at its sole cost and expense, in good faith and as expeditiously as possible, secure such registration, listing or approval, as the case may be.
3.5 Prepayment Following a Change of Control.
(a) Mechanics of Prepayment at Option of Holder in Connection with a Change of Control. No later than fifteen (15) days following the entry by the Company into an agreement for a Change of Control, but in no event prior to the public announcement of such Change of Control, the Maker shall deliver written notice describing the entry into such agreement (“Notice of Change of Control”) to the Holder. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of a Notice of Change of Control, the Requisite Holder may require the Maker to prepay, effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control, an amount equal to the Mandatory Default Amount on such date (the “COC Repayment Price”), by delivering written notice thereof (“Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Change of Control”) to the Maker.
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(b) Payment of COC Repayment Price. Upon the Maker’s receipt of a Notice(s) of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Change of Control from the Holder, the Maker shall deliver the COC Repayment Price to the Holder immediately prior to the consummation of the Change of Control; provided that the Holder’s original Note shall have been so delivered to the Maker.
3.6 Inability to Fully Convert.
(a) Holder’s Option if Maker Cannot Fully Convert. If, upon the Maker’s receipt of a Conversion Notice or as otherwise required under this Note, including with respect to repayment of principal in Common Stock as permitted under this Note, the Maker cannot issue Common Stock for any reason, including, without limitation, because the Maker (x) does not have a sufficient number of Common Stock authorized and available or (y) is otherwise prohibited by applicable law or by the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Maker or any of its securities from issuing all of the Common Stock which are to be issued to the Holder pursuant to this Note, then the Maker shall issue as many Common Stock as it is able to issue and, with respect to the unconverted portion of this Note or with respect to any Common Stock not timely issued in accordance with this Note, the Holder, solely at Holder’s option, can elect to:
(i) require the Maker to prepay that portion of this Note for which the Maker is unable to issue Common Stock or for which Common Stock were not timely issued (the “Mandatory Prepayment”) at a price equal to the number of Common Stock that the Maker is unable to issue multiplied by the Conversion Price on the date of the Conversion Notice (the “Mandatory Prepayment Price”); provided that an election under this clause (i) shall not be available in the event that the Maker is unable to issue Common Stock solely pursuant to the caps set forth in Section 3.3 above;
(ii) void its Conversion Notice and retain or have returned, as the case may be, this Note that was to be converted pursuant to the Conversion Notice (provided that the Holder’s voiding its Conversion Notice shall not affect the Maker’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice); or
(iii) defer issuance of the applicable Conversion Shares until such time as the Maker can legally issue such shares; provided that the Principal Amount underlying such Conversion Shares shall remain outstanding until the delivery of such Conversion Shares; and provided, further, that if the Holder elects to defer the issuance of the Conversion Shares, it may exercise its rights under either clause (i) or (ii) above at any time prior to the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon two (2) Business Days’ notice to the Maker.
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(b) Mechanics of Fulfilling Holder’s Election. The Maker shall immediately send to the Holder, upon receipt of a Conversion Notice from the Holder, which cannot be fully satisfied as described in Section 3.6(a) above, a notice of the Maker’s inability to fully satisfy the Conversion Notice (the “Inability to Fully Convert Notice”). Such Inability to Fully Convert Notice shall indicate (i) the reason why the Maker is unable to fully satisfy the Holder’s Conversion Notice; and (ii) the amount of this Note which cannot be converted. The Holder shall notify the Maker of its election pursuant to Section 3.6(a) above by delivering written notice to the Maker (“Notice in Response to Inability to Convert”).
(c) Payment of Mandatory Prepayment Price. If the Holder shall elect to have its Note prepaid pursuant to Section 3.6(a)(i) above, the Maker shall pay the Mandatory Prepayment Price to the Holder within five (5) Business Days of the Maker’s receipt of the Holder’s Notice in Response to Inability to Convert; provided that prior to the Maker’s receipt of the Holder’s Notice in Response to Inability to Convert the Maker has not delivered a notice to the Holder stating, to the satisfaction of the Holder, that the event or condition resulting in the Mandatory Prepayment has been cured and all Conversion Shares issuable to the Holder can and will be delivered to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note. If the Maker shall fail to pay the applicable Mandatory Prepayment Price to the Holder on the date that is two (2) Business Days following the Maker’s receipt of the Holder’s Notice in Response to Inability to Convert, in addition to any remedy the Holder may have under this Note and the Purchase Agreement, such unpaid amount shall bear interest at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Until the full Mandatory Prepayment Price is paid in full to the Holder, the Holder may (i) void the Mandatory Prepayment with respect to that portion of the Note for which the full Mandatory Prepayment Price has not been paid and (ii) receive back such Note.
(d) Prepayment. The Maker may, at any time, prepay all or any such portion by paying to the Holder an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Outstanding Principal Amount being prepaid, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any other amounts then owing under this Note.
(e) No Rights as Shareholder. Except as expressly set forth hereunder, nothing contained in this Note shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder, prior to the conversion of this Note, the right to vote or to receive dividends or to consent or to receive notice as a shareholder of the Company in respect of any meeting of shareholders for the election of directors of the Maker or of any other matter, or any other rights as a shareholder of the Maker.
3.7 Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Conversion Shares. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to deliver or cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder, Conversion Shares or any other shares pursuant to a conversion on or before the 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, Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such conversion (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 Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Conversion Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the conversion 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 Note and equivalent number of Conversion Shares for which such conversion was not honored (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its conversion 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 conversion 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 evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver Common Stock upon conversion of the Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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3.8 Make-Whole Payment. If, on any Conversion Date, the Conversion Price applicable to such conversion would, but for the application of the Floor Price, be less than the Floor Price (such price, the “Unrestricted Conversion Price”), then:
(a) The Conversion Price for such conversion shall be the Floor Price;
(b) The Company shall determine the number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder would have been entitled to receive in respect of the Conversion Amount on such Conversion Date if the Conversion Price were equal to the Unrestricted Conversion Price (the “Unrestricted Shares”), and the number of shares issuable at the Floor Price (the “Floor Shares”). The difference between such amounts shall be the “Share Shortfall,” which shall be determined by the following formula: Share Shortfall = (PC ÷ UCP) – (PC ÷ FP), where: PC = the Conversion Amount being converted on such Conversion Date; UCP = the Unrestricted Conversion Price; and FP = the Floor Price.
(c) Simultaneously with the issuance of the Floor Shares, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount (the “True-Up Amount”), which shall be determined by the following formula: True-Up Amount = Share Shortfall × MP, where “MP” means the lowest VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date.
(d) If the True-Up Amount is not paid in cash on the Conversion Date, then such amount shall automatically and without further action be added to the Outstanding Principal Amount.
(e) Each conversion shall independently give rise to a separate True-Up Amount obligation pursuant to this Section 3.8. In the event the Company fails to pay the True-Up Amount when due, such unpaid amount shall bear interest at the Past Due Rate until paid in full, and the failure to pay the True-Up Amount shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder.
ARTICLE 4
4.1 Covenants. For so long as any Note is outstanding, without the prior written consent of the Holder:
(a) Compliance with Transaction Documents. The Maker shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, comply with its obligations under this Note and the other Transaction Documents.
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(b) Payment of Taxes, Etc. The Maker shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, promptly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, when due and payable, all lawful taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the income, profits, property or business of the Maker and the Subsidiaries, except for such failures to pay that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that any such tax, assessment, charge or levy need not be paid if the validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and if the Maker or such Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto, and provided, further, that the Maker and such Subsidiaries will pay all such taxes, assessments, charges or levies forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any lien which may have attached as security therefor.
(c) Corporate Existence. The Maker shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in full force and effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises and all licenses and other rights to use property owned or possessed by it and reasonably deemed to be necessary to the conduct of its business.
(d) Investment Company Act. The Maker shall conduct its businesses in a manner so that it will not be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.2 Set-Off. This Note shall be subject to the set-off provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
4.3 Usury. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Maker covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Maker from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest, if any, on this Note.
ARTICLE 5
5.1 Reserved.
5.2 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on such date, (c) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for notice shall be as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
5.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of laws or choice of laws. This Note shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing this Note to be drafted.
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5.4 Headings. Article and section headings in this Note are included herein for purposes of convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Note for any other purpose.
5.5 Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note, at law or in equity (including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Maker to comply with the terms of this Note. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the holder thereof and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Maker (or the performance thereof). The Maker acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable and material harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach would be inadequate. Therefore, the Maker agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available rights and remedies, at law or in equity, to equitable relief, including but not limited to an injunction restraining any such breach or threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
5.6 Enforcement Expenses. The Maker agrees to pay all costs and expenses of enforcement of this Note, including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and expenses.
5.7 Binding Effect; Assignment. The obligations of the Maker and the Holder set forth herein shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each such party, whether or not such successors or assigns are permitted by the terms herein. The Holder shall have the right to assign this Note hereunder without notice to or the consent of the Maker.
5.8 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Note may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder and approved by the Requisite Holder (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Note shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.9 Compliance with Securities Laws. The Holder of this Note acknowledges that this Note is being acquired solely for the Holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Note in violation of securities laws. This Note and any Note issued in substitution or replacement therefor shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
“NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS NOTE IS CONVERTIBLE 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 AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.”
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5.10 Jurisdiction; Venue. g. Any action, proceeding or claim arising out of, or relating in any way to this Note shall be brought and enforced in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, in each case sitting in Wilmington, Delaware. The Company and the Holder irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, and hereby waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. The prevailing party in any such action shall be entitled to recover its reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses relating to such action or proceeding.
5.11 Reserved.
5.12 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
5.13 Maker Waivers. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Maker and all others that may become liable for all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note, hereby waive presentment, demand, notice of nonpayment, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note, and do hereby consent to any number of renewals of extensions of the time or payment hereof and agree that any such renewals or extensions may be made without notice to any such persons and without affecting their liability herein and do further consent to the release of any person liable hereon, all without affecting the liability of the other persons, firms or Maker liable for the payment of this Note, AND DO HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY.
(a) No delay or omission on the part of the Holder in exercising its rights under this Note, or course of conduct relating hereto, shall operate as a waiver of such rights or any other right of the Holder, nor shall any waiver by the Holder of any such right or rights on any one occasion be deemed a waiver of the same right or rights on any future occasion.
(b) THE MAKER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE TRANSACTION OF WHICH THIS NOTE IS A PART IS A COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION, AND TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO NOTICE AND HEARING WITH RESPECT TO ANY PREJUDGMENT REMEDY WHICH THE HOLDER OR ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS MAY DESIRE TO USE.
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5.14 Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Closing Price” means the closing price of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on the date of determination.
(b) “Event Market Price” means, with respect to any Share Combination Event Date, the quotient determined by dividing (x) the sum of the VWAP of the Common Stock for each of the five (5) lowest Trading Days during the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the sixteenth (16th) Trading Day after such Share Combination Event Date, divided by (y) five (5). All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split, share combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.
(c) “Floor Price” means 20% of the Nasdaq Minimum Price of the Company’s common stock on the Issuance Date, as subject to adjustment as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) no conversion may occur at less than the Floor Price except to the extent the Conversion Price has been adjusted below the Floor Price pursuant to Section 3.4(a)(v), (vi) or (vii) hereof and (ii) the Floor Price shall not limit any adjustment to the Conversion Price made pursuant to Section 3.4(a)(v), (vi) or (vii) hereof. If the VWAP of the Common Stock is less than the Floor Price then in effect on each of any ten (10) consecutive Trading Days, the Floor Price shall, subject to the Company’s receipt of the Stockholder Approval, automatically reset to, and thereafter equal, the lowest VWAP during such ten (10) Trading Day period; provided, that in the event the Stockholder Approval has not been obtained, such reset shall not take effect until the Stockholder Approval is obtained.
(d) “Indebtedness” means: (a) all obligations for borrowed money; (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments; (c) reserved; (d) all obligations or liabilities secured by a lien or encumbrance on any asset of the Maker, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is assumed; (e) all obligations for the deferred purchase price of assets, other than trade debt and other accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business; (f) all synthetic leases; and (g) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with recourse) any of the foregoing obligations of any other person.
(e) “Mandatory Default Amount” means an amount equal to 125% of the Outstanding Principal Amount, accrued interest and all other amounts owing in respect of this Note.
(f) “Nasdaq Minimum Price” means the lower of (i) the Nasdaq Official Closing Price immediately preceding the execution of this Note or (ii) the arithmetic average of the five (5) Nasdaq Official Closing Prices for the Common Stock immediately preceding the execution of this Note.
(g) “Outstanding Principal Amount” means, at the time of determination, the Principal Amount outstanding after giving effect to any conversions or prepayments pursuant to the terms hereof.
(h) “Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that constitutes, or any group of Subsidiaries of the Company that, in the aggregate, would constitute, a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the 1934 Act) of the Company.
(i) “Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock are traded on a Trading Market.
(j) “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock are 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 are then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock are traded on OTCQB or OTCQX , the volume weighted average sales price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock are not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (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 a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has caused this Note to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.
| GLUCOTRACK, INC. | ||
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| Name: | ||
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $ ________________ of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note issued to the Holder on July 14, 2026 by Glucotrack, Inc. (the “Maker”) into Common Stock of the Maker according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below.
Date of Conversion:
Conversion Price:
Number of Common Stock beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned by the Holder on the Conversion Date:
| [HOLDER] | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Address: | ||
Exhibit 4.2
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
GLUCOTRACK, INC.
| Warrant Shares: [________] | Issue Date: July 14, 2026 |
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, White Lion Capital LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, 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 Initial Exercise Date (as defined herein) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) on July 14, 2031 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Glucotrack, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to [________] shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(c).
Section 1. Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1 or in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of July 14, 2026, among the Company and the purchaser signatory thereto:
For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(d).
“Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(f)(i).
“Bloomberg” means Bloomberg L.P.
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States, or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Buy-In” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(e)(iv).
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Change of Control” means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any merger of the Company or any of its, direct or indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiaries with or into any of the foregoing Persons, (ii) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the shares of Common Stock in which holders of the Company’s voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, are, in all material respects, the holders of the voting power of the surviving entity (or entities with the authority or voting power to elect the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities) after such reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification, or (iii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Company” means Glucotrack, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Convertible Securities” means any stock, shares, or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.
“Distribution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(c).
“DWAC” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(e)(i).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exercise Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(c).
“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(d).
“Holder” means White Lion Capital LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, or its assigns.
“Initial Exercise Date” means (i) the date on which the Company obtains the Stockholder Approval, or (ii) if the Common Stock ceases to be listed on the Trading Market prior to the date on which the Company obtains the Stockholder Approval, the Issue Date.
“Issue Date” means the date set forth on the cover page of this Warrant.
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“Market Price” means the highest traded price of the Common Stock during the three hundred sixty-five (365) Trading Days prior to the date of the respective Notice of Exercise.
“Notice of Exercise” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(a).
“Options” means any rights, warrants, options, or restricted share units to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire shares of Common Stock, or Convertible Securities.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Purchase Rights” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(b).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Share Equivalents” shall mean any securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, shares of Common Stock.
“Standard Settlement Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(e)(i).
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“Successor Entity” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(d).
“Termination Date” means July 14, 2031.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading; provided, however, that if the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on the Trading Market, then Trading Day shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday, and any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE American, or the Nasdaq Stock Market (including the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market), on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
“Transfer Agent” means the current transfer agent of the Company, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
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“Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction, other than an Exempted Transaction (defined in the Purchase Agreement) in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price, or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise, or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit (except that certain equity line of credit established by the Purchase Agreement) or an “at-the-market offering”, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price, regardless of whether shares pursuant to such agreement have actually been issued and regardless of whether such agreement is subsequently canceled.
“VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Trading Market (or, if the Trading Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as determined by the Holder, or if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in any principal quotation system operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. or other principal exchange or recognized quotation system which is at the time the principal trading platform or market for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as determined by the Holder, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security shall be the fair market value of such security 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.
“Warrant” means this Warrant.
“Warrant Shares” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble of this Warrant.
“Warrant Shares Delivery Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(e)(i).
“Warrant Register” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4(c).
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Section 2. Exercise.
(a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights for Warrant Shares 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 (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed notice of exercise in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A (a “Notice of Exercise”), which may be delivered in a .PDF format via electronic mail pursuant to the notice provisions set forth in Section 5(i). Within two (2) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company (or within three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company if the Notice of Exercise is received after 12 p.m. EST on such day), the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Warrant Shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, unless such exercise is made pursuant to Section 2(i) below. 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 form be required. The Company shall be entitled to conclusively assume the genuineness of any signature on any Notice of Exercise delivered to the Company pursuant to this Section 2(a), the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons signing any Notice of Exercise so delivered, the authenticity of any Notice of Exercise so delivered, the conformity to an authentic original of any Notice of Exercise so delivered as certified, authenticated, conformed, photostatic, facsimile, or electronic and the authenticity of the original of such Notice of Exercise. 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 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 two (2) Business Days 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) Number of Warrant Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Holder shall have the right to purchase from the Company a number of Warrant Shares determined by dividing (i) one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the Principal Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) by (ii) the Exercise Price as of the applicable date of exercise.
(c) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Warrant Share shall be equal to (x) prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the greater of (1) the Nasdaq Minimum Price (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and (2) the quotient obtained by dividing $35,000,000 (the “Valuation”) by the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the applicable date of exercise, and (y) from and after the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, the quotient obtained by dividing the Valuation by the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the applicable date of exercise (the “Exercise Price”).
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(d) Restrictive Legend; Legend Removal.
i. Restrictive Legend. The certificate(s) or book-entry statement(s) representing any Warrant Shares issued hereunder, except as set forth below, shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and stop transfer instructions may be placed against transfer of any such Securities):
THE SHARES UNDERLYING THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS. AS A RESULT THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS (PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM).
ii. Legend Removal. Upon the written request by the Holder to the Company if, at the time of such request, the Holder covenants and agrees that it has resold or will resell the Warrant Shares only (A)(i) pursuant to an effective registration statement registering the issuance of the Warrant Shares to, or resale of the Warrant Shares by, the Holder under the Securities Act, in a manner described under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in such registration statement, in a manner in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules, and regulations, including, without limitation, any applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, or (ii) in compliance with an available exemption under the Securities Act, and (B) concurrently with such request, the Holder delivers to the Company, its counsel, and the Transfer Agent a customary written certification that the requirements set forth in clause (A) are accurate, and if the Holder resold the Warrant Shares under (A)(ii), to the extent the Company’s counsel or the Transfer Agent requires, additional customary requirements to qualify for the applicable exemption under the Securities Act, the Company shall, no later than one (1) Trading Day following the delivery by the Holder to the Transfer Agent, as applicable, of one or more legended certificates or book-entry statements representing any Securities subject to such request, together with such other documentation from the Holder and its designated broker-dealer as the Transfer Agent, as applicable, deem reasonably necessary and appropriate, authorize the Transfer Agent, as applicable, to remove the Securities Act restrictive legend (and any stop transfer instructions placed against transfer thereof) contemplated by Section 2(d)(i) affixed to the Warrant Shares (as applicable) subject to such request. At the times the Company authorizes the removal of the Securities Act restrictive legends on the Warrant Shares subject to such request (and any stop transfer instructions placed against transfer thereof) pursuant to this Section 2(d)(ii)), the Company shall, at its sole expense, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its legal counsel to issue to the Transfer Agent, as applicable, a legal opinion or direction letter authorizing the Transfer Agent, as applicable, to remove the Securities Act restrictive legends contemplated by Section 2(d)(i) on the Warrant Shares (as applicable) subject to such request (which legal opinion or direction letter may be delivered to the Transfer Agent, as applicable, in advance setting forth the conditions to the removal of such legends). The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its Transfer Agent and the Company’s legal counsel associated with any such legend removals. If counsel to the Company fails to provide a legal opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Transfer Agent, as applicable, in accordance with this Section, the Holder shall have the right to provide an opinion of counsel selected by the Holder, the cost of which shall be borne by the Company.
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(e) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. Upon delivery by the Holder of a Notice of Exercise in accordance with Section 2(a), 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 the deliver order (DO) system maintained by DTC (or any similar program hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function) or its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) the legend has been properly removed from the Warrant Shares in accordance with Section 2(d)(ii) or (B) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder, 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. In any case, delivery will be made by the date that is the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (provided that delivery shall be two (2) Trading Days after delivery to the Company of said Notice of Exercise if the Company receives the Notice of Exercise after 12 p.m. EST on such day) (such date, the “Warrant Shares 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 is received by the Warrant Shares Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Shares Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fourth Trading Day after the Warrant Shares Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Shares 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 DTC/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 shares of 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 Holder fails to make payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Warrant Shares pursuant to a Notice of Exercise within two (2) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, then the Company will have the right to rescind such exercise. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) by the Warrant Shares Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
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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(e)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Shares 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 shares of 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 of Common Stock or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share of Common Stock 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 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 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 fees charged by the Transfer Agent and the Depository Trust Company (or other established clearing corporation) required for processing of any Notice of Exercise.
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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.
(f) Holder’s Exercise Limitations.
i. 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) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of calculating “beneficial ownership” under this Section 2(f), the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which 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 and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Share 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. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(f), “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(f) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) 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 of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of this Warrant that are in non-compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, it being understood that the Company has the right to confirm that any exercise does not result in “holdings” of the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. 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(f), 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Report on Form 8-K or other public filings 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 (which, for clarity, includes electronic mail), 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 since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 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; provided that the Holder may, at its sole discretion, increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to 9.99% upon written notice to the Company. Any change 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(f) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
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ii. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant, the Company and the Holder acknowledge that, because the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable in connection with the Merger Agreement (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) already constitute up to 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock or voting power for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the total cumulative number of shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder hereunder together with all other Transaction Documents, taken together with the shares issued or issuable in connection with the Merger Agreement, may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”) unless and until the Company has obtained the Stockholder Approval, at which point such limitation will no longer apply.
(g) Floor Price. The Exercise Price shall be subject to a floor price (the “Floor Price”) equal to twenty percent (20%) of the Nasdaq Minimum Price (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) of the Company on the Issue Date; provided, however, that if the VWAP of the Common Stock is less than the Floor Price then in effect on each of any ten (10) consecutive Trading Days, the Floor Price shall automatically reset to, and thereafter equal, the lowest VWAP during such ten (10) Trading Day period, provided such reset has been approved by the Company’s shareholders.
(h) Reserved.
(i) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after the six month anniversary of the date of the Purchase Agreement, there is no effective Registration Statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares, 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) = | the Market Price; | |
| (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. |
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(j) Assuming (i) the Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company, and (ii) all of the applicable conditions of Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and/or Rule 144 promulgated thereunder (“Rule 144”) with respect to Holder and the Warrant Shares are met, in the case of such a cashless exercise, the Company agrees that the Company will either (A) cause the Transfer Agent to issue such Warrant Shares without any restrictive legend in accordance with Section 2(d)(ii), or (B) if such Warrant Shares are issued with a restrictive legend, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the removal of the legend from such Warrant Shares (including by delivering an opinion of the Company’s counsel to the Transfer Agent at its own expense to ensure the foregoing), and the Company agrees that the Holder is under no obligation to sell the Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to removing the legend. The Company expressly acknowledges that Rule 144(d)(3)(ii), as currently in effect, provides that Warrant Shares issued solely upon a cashless exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired at the same time as the Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(j). The Company shall pay all costs associated with any required opinions of counsel, and counsel to the Company shall provide all opinions with respect to any resales pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 144 or otherwise at the sole cost of the Company, and the Company shall provide confirmation to the Transfer Agent that all such opinions are acceptable. If counsel to the Company fails to provide a legal opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Company in accordance with this Section, the Holder shall have the right to provide an opinion of counsel selected by the Holder, the cost of which shall be borne by the Company.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
(a) Share Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a share 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), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common Stock, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse share split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of Common Stock or 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 Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination, or re-classification.
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(b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, during such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Share Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder 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 “holding” 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). To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.
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(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 (other than for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or a holding company for the Company), (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets (on a consolidated basis) 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 shares of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding securities of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the shares of Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the shares of Common Stock are effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding securities of the Company (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 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(f) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock or other capital 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(f) 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 shares 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) 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 be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein.
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(e) Subsequent Equity Sales. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell, enter into an agreement to sell, or grant any option to purchase, or sell, enter into an agreement to sell, or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Share Equivalents excluding Exempted Securities (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), at an effective price per share less than the Exercise Price then in effect (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (it being understood and agreed that if the holder of the Common Stock or Share Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance at such effective price), then simultaneously with the consummation (or, if earlier, the announcement) of each Dilutive Issuance the Exercise Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price. The Company shall notify the Holder, in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance or deemed issuance of any Common Stock or Share Equivalents subject to this Section 3(e), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(e), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Share Equivalents at the lowest possible price, conversion price or exercise price at which such securities may be issued, converted or exercised. For the avoidance of doubt, any reduction of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 3(e) is in addition to, and not in lieu of, the separate calculation of the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares under Section 2(b) and Section 2(c), and to the extent the application of this Section 3(e) and of Section 2(b) or Section 2(c) to the same event would produce different results, the calculation yielding the lower Exercise Price (and correspondingly greater number of Warrant Shares) shall control.
(f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares of Common Stock, if any) issued and outstanding.
(g) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver via electronic mail to the Holder 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 shares of Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of 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 shareholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the shares of 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 shares of Common Stock are converted into other securities, cash, or property, (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the affairs of the Company, or (F) the Company shall authorize or effect any forward or reverse stock split, subdivision, or combination of the shares of Common Stock, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered via electronic mail to the Holder at its last 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 shares of 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, share exchange, stock split, subdivision, or combination is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the shares 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, share exchange, stock split, subdivision, or combination; 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 its 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.
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(h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
(a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the provisions below, 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 as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued. 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, provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the cost of which shall be borne by the Company and the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Warrants or Warrant Shares under the Securities Act.
(b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
(c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
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(d) 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; provided, however, that the Holder reserves the right to dispose of the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws and the applicable securities laws of any jurisdiction relevant to such disposition and subject to compliance with the terms of this Warrant.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(a), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.
(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 Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
(d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, 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 deposit of shares of Common Stock for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant (the “Required Reserve Amount”). The Required Reserve Amount shall be calculated based on the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant as determined pursuant to Section 2(b) and Section 2(c) as of the date of determination, and the Company shall promptly increase the Required Reserve Amount from time to time to the extent necessary to reflect any increase in the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder, including as a result of any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 3. 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).
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Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its 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) Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company covenants and agrees that it will, at all times during the period the Warrant is outstanding, maintain a duly qualified independent Transfer Agent. The Company represents and covenants that it has issued irrevocable instructions to its Transfer Agent (and will issue such irrevocable instructions to each Transfer Agent appointed thereafter), in the form approved by the Holder, to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Holder or its nominee, for the Warrant Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Holder to the Company upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms thereof and to irrevocably reserve the Required Reserve Amount (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). The Company represents and covenants that the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions have been signed by the Transfer Agent and by the Company as of the Initial Exercise Date. The Company warrants that (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5(e), and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 5(g) (prior to registration of the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act or the date on which the Warrant Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold), will be given by the Company to its Transfer Agent and that the Warrant Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement, (ii) it will not direct its Transfer Agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its Transfer Agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to this Warrant as and when required by this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement, and (iii) it will not fail to remove (or direct its Transfer Agent not to remove or impair, delay, and/or hinder its Transfer Agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any Warrant Shares issued to the Holder upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to this Warrant as and when required by this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement. Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Holder’s obligations to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon resale of the Warrant Shares. If a Holder provides the Company, at the cost of the Holder, with an opinion of counsel in form, substance, and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Warrant Shares may be made without registration under the Securities Act and such sale or transfer is effected, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Warrant Shares, promptly instruct its Transfer Agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Holder. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5(e) may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
(f) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits that any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Warrant shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, in each case sitting in Wilmington, Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. The Company and the Holder agree that all dispute resolution proceedings in accordance with this Section 5(f) may be conducted in a virtual setting. If either party shall commence an action, suit, or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
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(g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
(h) 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 that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully or 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.
(i) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally or by e-mail, addressed to the Company, at Glucotrack, Inc., 301 Rte. 17 North, Ste. 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070, Attention: Erik Emerson, email address: erik@lokahithera.com or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 4:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 4:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day or (iii) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.
(j) 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.
(k) 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, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company agrees that monetary damages may 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.
(l) 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.
(m) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
(n) Severability. If any provision of this Warrant is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Warrant so long as this Warrant as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
(o) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the Initial Exercise Date.
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: GLUCOTRACK, INC.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, 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):
[ ] lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] if permitted pursuant to Section 2(i) of the Warrant, a cashless exercise in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 2(i) of the Warrant.
(3) Please register and issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
______________________________
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
(4) Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity:
___________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
___________________________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________
Date: _______________________________________________________________
EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
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Exhibit 4.3
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS. AS A RESULT, THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS (PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT THERETO).
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
GLUCOTRACK, INC.
Initial Exercise Date: July 14, 2026
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, White Lion Capital LLC 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 July 14, 2026 (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Termination Date but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Glucotrack, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), shares of the Company’s Common Stock, in the amounts and the price per share as set forth in Section 2 (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of July 14, 2026, by and between the Company and the Holder.
For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(d).
“Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(f)(i).
“Bloomberg” means Bloomberg L.P.
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States, or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Buy-In” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(e)(iv).
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Change of Control” means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any merger of the Company or any of its, direct or indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiaries with or into any of the foregoing Persons, (ii) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the shares of Common Stock in which holders of the Company’s voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, are, in all material respects, the holders of the voting power of the surviving entity (or entities with the authority or voting power to elect the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities) after such reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification, or (iii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security on the Trading Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Trading Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Trading Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last trade price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 5(f). All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations, or other similar transactions during such period.
“Company” means Glucotrack, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Convertible Securities” means any stock, shares, or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.
“Distribution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(c).
“DWAC” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(e)(i).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exercise Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(c).
“Exercise Value” means the number of shares of Common Stock received upon an exercise of this Warrant multiplied by the Exercise Price applicable to such exercise.
“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(d).
“Holder” means White Lion Capital LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, or its assigns.
“Initial Exercise Date” means July 14, 2026.
“Market Price” means the highest traded price of the Common Stock during the three hundred sixty-five (365) Trading Days prior to the date of the respective Notice of Exercise.
“Notice of Exercise” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(a).
“Options” means any rights, warrants, options, or restricted share units to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire shares of Common Stock, or Convertible Securities.
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“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Purchase Notice Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“Purchase Rights” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(b).
“Rapid Purchase Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Share Equivalents” shall mean any securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, shares of Common Stock.
“Standard Settlement Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(e)(i).
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“Successor Entity” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(d).
“Termination Date” means the five (5) year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading; provided, however, that if the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on the Trading Market, then Trading Day shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday, and any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE, the NYSE American, The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the OTCQX Best Market, the OTCQB Venture Market, the OTCID Basic Market, the Pink Limited Market (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transfer Agent” means the current transfer agent of the Company, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price, or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise, or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit or an “at-the-market offering”, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price, regardless of whether shares pursuant to such agreement have actually been issued and regardless of whether such agreement is subsequently canceled.
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“VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Trading Market (or, if the Trading Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as determined by the Holder, or if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in any principal quotation system operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. or other principal exchange or recognized quotation system which is at the time the principal trading platform or market for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as determined by the Holder, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security shall be the fair market value of such security 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.
“Warrant” means this Warrant.
“Warrant Shares” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble of this Warrant.
“Warrant Shares Delivery Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2(e)(i).
“Warrant Register” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4(c).
Section 2. Exercise.
(a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights for Warrant Shares 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 (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed notice of exercise in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A (a “Notice of Exercise”), which may be delivered in a .PDF format via electronic mail pursuant to the notice provisions set forth in Section 5(i). Within one (1) Trading Day of the date on which the Company delivers the Warrant Shares subject to said Notice of Exercise pursuant to Section 2(e) below, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Warrant Shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, unless such exercise is made pursuant to Section 2(g) below. 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 form be required. The Company shall be entitled to conclusively assume the genuineness of any signature on any Notice of Exercise delivered to the Company pursuant to this Section 2(a), the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons signing any Notice of Exercise so delivered, the authenticity of any Notice of Exercise so delivered, the conformity to an authentic original of any Notice of Exercise so delivered as certified, authenticated, conformed, photostatic, facsimile, or electronic and the authenticity of the original of such Notice of Exercise. 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 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 two (2) Business Days 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.
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(b) Number of Warrant Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the aggregate number of Warrant Shares that Holder shall have the right to purchase from the Company hereunder shall be a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) $10,000,000 less the Exercise Value of all partial exercises of this Warrant in accordance with Section 2(a) prior to the Exercise Date, by (ii) the Exercise Price.
(c) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Warrant Share shall be 98% multiplied by the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day prior to the Exercise Date.
(d) Restrictive Legend; Legend Removal.
i. Restrictive Legend. The certificate(s) or book-entry statement(s) representing any Warrant Shares issued hereunder, except as set forth below, shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and stop transfer instructions may be placed against transfer of any such Securities):
THE SHARES UNDERLYING THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS. AS A RESULT THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS (PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM).
ii. Legend Removal. Upon the written request by the Holder to the Company if, at the time of such request, the Holder covenants and agrees that it has resold or will resell the Warrant Shares only (A)(i) pursuant to an effective registration statement registering the issuance of the Warrant Shares to, or resale of the Warrant Shares by, the Holder under the Securities Act, in a manner described under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in such registration statement, in a manner in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules, and regulations, including, without limitation, any applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, or (ii) in compliance with an available exemption under the Securities Act, and (B) concurrently with such request, the Holder delivers to the Company, its counsel, and the Transfer Agent a customary written certification that the requirements set forth in clause (A) are accurate, and if the Holder resold the Warrant Shares under (A)(ii), to the extent the Company’s counsel or the Transfer Agent requires, additional customary requirements to qualify for the applicable exemption under the Securities Act, the Company shall, no later than one (1) Trading Day following the delivery by the Holder to the Transfer Agent, as applicable, of one or more legended certificates or book-entry statements representing any Securities subject to such request, together with such other documentation from the Holder and its designated broker-dealer as the Transfer Agent, as applicable, deem reasonably necessary and appropriate, authorize the Transfer Agent, as applicable, to remove the Securities Act restrictive legend (and any stop transfer instructions placed against transfer thereof) contemplated by Section 2(d)(i) affixed to the Warrant Shares (as applicable) subject to such request. At the times the Company authorizes the removal of the Securities Act restrictive legends on the Warrant Shares subject to such request (and any stop transfer instructions placed against transfer thereof) pursuant to this Section 2(d)(ii)), the Company shall, at its sole expense, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its legal counsel to issue to the Transfer Agent, as applicable, a legal opinion or direction letter authorizing the Transfer Agent, as applicable, to remove the Securities Act restrictive legends contemplated by Section 2(d)(i) on the Warrant Shares (as applicable) subject to such request (which legal opinion or direction letter may be delivered to the Transfer Agent, as applicable, in advance setting forth the conditions to the removal of such legends). The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its Transfer Agent and the Company’s legal counsel associated with any such legend removals. If counsel to the Company fails to provide a legal opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Transfer Agent, as applicable, in accordance with this Section, the Holder shall have the right to provide an opinion of counsel selected by the Holder, the cost of which shall be borne by the Company.
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(e) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. Upon delivery by the Holder of a Notice of Exercise in accordance with Section 2(a), 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 the deliver order (DO) system maintained by DTC (or any similar program hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function) or its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) the legend has been properly removed from the Warrant Shares in accordance with Section 2(d)(ii) or (B) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder, 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. In any case, delivery will be made by the date that is the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (provided that delivery shall be two (2) Trading Days after delivery to the Company of said Notice of Exercise if the Company receives the Notice of Exercise after 12 p.m. EST on such day) (such date, the “Warrant Shares 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 is received by the Warrant Shares Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Shares Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fourth Trading Day after the Warrant Shares Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Shares 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 DTC/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 shares of 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.
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iii. Rescission Rights. If the Holder fails to make payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Warrant Shares pursuant to a Notice of Exercise within two (2) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, then the Company will have the right to rescind such exercise. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) by the Warrant Shares 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(e)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Shares 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 shares of 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 of Common Stock or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share of Common Stock 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 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 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 fees charged by the Transfer Agent and the Depository Trust Company (or other established clearing corporation) required for processing of any Notice of Exercise.
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.
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(f) Holder’s Exercise Limitations.
i. 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) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of calculating “beneficial ownership” under this Section 2(f), the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which 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 and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Share 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. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(f), “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(f) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) 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 of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of this Warrant that are in non-compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, it being understood that the Company has the right to confirm that any exercise does not result in “holdings” of the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. 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(f), 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Report on Form 8-K or other public filings 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 (which, for clarity, includes electronic mail), 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 since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 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 notice to and with the consent of the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(f), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of 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(f) shall continue to apply. Any change 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(f) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
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ii. To the extent the exercise of any portion of this Warrant requires the Company to receive the approval of the Company’s shareholders pursuant to the rules of the applicable Trading Market, the Company shall not effect such exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any such portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, unless and until such approval has been received by the Company.
(g) 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 the number of Warrant Shares to be issued on any Trading Day would exceed five percent (5%) of the greater of (A) the trading volume of the Common Stock (as reported on Bloomberg) on the Trading Day before the Exercise Date and (B) the trading volume of the Common Stock (as reported on Bloomberg) on the Exercise Date.
(h) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after the six month anniversary of the date of the Purchase Agreement, there is no effective Registration Statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares, 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) = | the Market Price; | |
| (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. |
(i) Assuming (i) the Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company, and (ii) all of the applicable conditions of Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and/or Rule 144 promulgated thereunder (“Rule 144”) with respect to Holder and the Warrant Shares are met, in the case of such a cashless exercise, the Company agrees that the Company will either (A) cause the Transfer Agent to issue such Warrant Shares without any restrictive legend in accordance with Section 2(d)(ii), or (B) if such Warrant Shares are issued with a restrictive legend, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the removal of the legend from such Warrant Shares (including by delivering an opinion of the Company’s counsel to the Transfer Agent at its own expense to ensure the foregoing), and the Company agrees that the Holder is under no obligation to sell the Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to removing the legend. The Company expressly acknowledges that Rule 144(d)(3)(ii), as currently in effect, provides that Warrant Shares issued solely upon a cashless exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired at the same time as the Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(h). The Company shall pay all costs associated with any required opinions of counsel, and counsel to the Company shall provide all opinions with respect to any resales pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 144 or otherwise at the sole cost of the Company, and the Company shall provide confirmation to the Transfer Agent that all such opinions are acceptable. If counsel to the Company fails to provide a legal opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Transfer Agent in accordance with this Section, the Holder shall have the right to provide an opinion of counsel selected by the Holder, the cost of which shall be borne by the Company.
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Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
(a) Share Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a share 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), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common Stock, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse share split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of Common Stock or 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 Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination, or re-classification.
(b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, during such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Share Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder 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 “holding” 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). To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.
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(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 (other than for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or a holding company for the Company), (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets (on a consolidated basis) 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 shares of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding securities of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the shares of Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the shares of Common Stock are effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding securities of the Company (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 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(f) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock or other capital 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(f) 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 shares 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) 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 be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein.
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(e) Subsequent Equity Sales. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell, enter into an agreement to sell, or grant any option to purchase, or sell, enter into an agreement to sell, or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Share Equivalents, at an effective price per share less than the Exercise Price then in effect (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (it being understood and agreed that if the holder of the Common Stock or Share Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance at such effective price), then simultaneously with the consummation (or, if earlier, the announcement) of each Dilutive Issuance the Exercise Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price. The Company shall notify the Holder, in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance or deemed issuance of any Common Stock or Share Equivalents subject to this Section 3(e), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(e), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Share Equivalents at the lowest possible price, conversion price or exercise price at which such securities may be issued, converted or exercised.
(f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares of Common Stock, if any) issued and outstanding.
(g) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver via electronic mail to the Holder 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 shares of Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of 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 shareholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the shares of 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 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 via electronic mail to the Holder at its last 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 shares of 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 shares 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 its 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.
(h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.
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Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
(a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the provisions below, 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 as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued. 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, provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the cost of which shall be borne by the Company and the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Warrants or Warrant Shares under the Securities Act.
(b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
(c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
(d) 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; provided, however, that the Holder reserves the right to dispose of the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws and the applicable securities laws of any jurisdiction relevant to such disposition and subject to compliance with the terms of this Warrant.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(a), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.
(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 Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
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(d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the deposit of shares of Common Stock for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant (the “Required Reserve Amount”). 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.
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(e) Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company covenants and agrees that it will, at all times during the period the Warrant is outstanding, maintain a duly qualified independent Transfer Agent. The Company represents and covenants that it has issued irrevocable instructions to its Transfer Agent (and will issue such irrevocable instructions to each Transfer Agent appointed thereafter), in the form approved by the Holder, to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Holder or its nominee, for the Warrant Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Holder to the Company upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms thereof and to irrevocably reserve the Required Reserve Amount (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). The Company represents and covenants that the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions have been signed by the Transfer Agent and by the Company as of the Initial Exercise Date. The Company warrants that (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5(e), and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 5(g) (prior to registration of the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act or the date on which the Warrant Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold), will be given by the Company to its Transfer Agent and that the Warrant Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement, (ii) it will not direct its Transfer Agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its Transfer Agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to this Warrant as and when required by this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement, and (iii) it will not fail to remove (or direct its Transfer Agent not to remove or impair, delay, and/or hinder its Transfer Agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any Warrant Shares issued to the Holder upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to this Warrant as and when required by this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement. Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Holder’s obligations to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon resale of the Warrant Shares. If a Holder provides the Company, at the cost of the Holder, with an opinion of counsel in form, substance, and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Warrant Shares may be made without registration under the Securities Act and such sale or transfer is effected, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Warrant Shares, promptly instruct its Transfer Agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Holder. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5(e) may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
(f) Variable Rate Transactions. From the Initial Exercise Date until the earlier of the Termination Date or when this Warrant is exercised in full, without the Holder’s prior written consent, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any Subsequent Placement involving any Variable Rate Transaction. The Holder shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company and its Subsidiaries to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.
(g) Participation Right. From the Effective Date until the end of the Commitment Period, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option or right to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any issuance, offer, sale, grant of any option or right to purchase or other disposition of) any equity security or any equity-linked or related security (including, without limitation, any “equity security” (as that term is defined under Rule 405 promulgated under the 1933 Act), any Convertible Securities, any debt, any preferred stock or any purchase rights (any such issuance, offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement is referred to as a “Subsequent Placement”) unless the Company shall have first complied with this Section 5(g).
i. Prior to any proposed or intended Subsequent Placement, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a written notice of the Company’s intention to effect such Subsequent Placement (each such notice, a “Pre-Notice”). For the avoidance of doubt, such Pre-Notice shall be delivered between the time period of 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) and 6:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Trading Day of the expected announcement of the Subsequent Placement (or, if the Trading Day of the expected announcement of the Subsequent Placement is the first Trading Day following a holiday or a weekend (including a holiday weekend), between the time period of 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately prior to such holiday or weekend and 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the day immediately prior to the Trading Day of the expected announcement of the Subsequent Placement). Upon the written request of the Holder within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s delivery of such Pre-Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one (1) Trading Day after such request, deliver to the Holder a written notice (the “Offer Notice”) of any proposed or intended issuance, sale, or exchange (the “Offer”) of the securities being offered (the “Offered Securities”) in a Subsequent Placement, which Offer Notice shall (A) identify and describe the Offered Securities, (B) describe the price and other terms upon which they are to be issued, sold, or exchanged, and the number or amount of the Offered Securities to be issued, sold, or exchanged, and (C) offer to issue and sell to or exchange with the Holder in accordance with the terms of the Offer the Holder’s pro rata portion of fifty percent (50%) of the Offered Securities (the “Basic Amount”).
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ii. To accept an Offer, in whole or in part, the Holder must deliver a written notice to the Company prior to the end of the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Holder’s receipt of the Offer Notice (the “Offer Period”), setting forth the portion of the Holder’s Basic Amount that the Holder elects to purchase (the “Notice of Acceptance”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company desires to modify or amend the terms and conditions of the Offer prior to the expiration of the Offer Period, the Company may deliver to the Holder a new Offer Notice and the Offer Period shall expire on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Holder’s receipt of such new Offer Notice.
iii. The Company shall have fifteen (15) Business Days from the expiration of the Offer Period above (A) to offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such Offered Securities as to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by the Holder (the “Refused Securities”) pursuant to a definitive agreement(s) (the “Subsequent Placement Agreement”), but only to the offerees described in the Offer Notice (if so described therein) and only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices and interest rates) that are not more favorable to the acquiring Person or Persons or less favorable to the Company than those set forth in the Offer Notice and (B) if the Offer Notice constitutes or contains material, non-public information and such Offer Notice was delivered to the Holder, to publicly announce (x) the execution of such Subsequent Placement Agreement, and (y) either (I) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such Subsequent Placement Agreement or (II) the termination of such Subsequent Placement Agreement, which shall be filed with the SEC on a Current Report on Form 8-K with such Subsequent Placement Agreement and any documents contemplated therein filed as exhibits thereto.
iv. If the Company shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Securities (any such sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified in Section 5(g)(iii) above), then the Holder may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, withdraw its Notice of Acceptance or reduce the number or amount of the Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance to an amount that shall be not less than the number or amount of the Offered Securities that the Holder elected to purchase pursuant to Section 5(g)(ii) above multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number or amount of Offered Securities the Company actually proposes to issue, sell or exchange (including Offered Securities to be issued or sold to the Holder pursuant to this Section 5(g) prior to such reduction) and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the original amount of the Offered Securities. If the Holder so elects to reduce the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance, the Company may not issue, sell, or exchange more than the reduced number or amount of the Offered Securities unless and until such securities have again been offered to the Holder in accordance with Section 5(g)(i) above.
v. Upon the closing of the issuance, sale, or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused Securities, the Holder shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue to the Holder, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 5(g)(iv) above if the Holder has so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer. The purchase by the Holder of any Offered Securities is subject in all cases to the preparation, execution, and delivery by the Company and the Holder of a separate purchase agreement relating to such Offered Securities reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder and its counsel.
vi. Any Offered Securities not acquired by the Holder or other Persons in accordance with this Section 5(g) may not be issued, sold, or exchanged until they are again offered to the Holder under the procedures specified in this Warrant.
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vii. The Company and the Holder agree that if the Holder elects to participate in the Offer, (x) neither the Subsequent Placement Agreement with respect to such Offer nor any other transaction documents related thereto (collectively, the “Subsequent Placement Documents”) shall include any term or provision whereby the Holder shall be required to agree to any restrictions on trading as to any securities of the Company, except to implement customary lock-up arrangements (but only with respect to the Offered Securities) or as necessary to comply with applicable securities laws, or be required to consent to any amendment to or termination of, or grant any waiver, release, or the like under or in connection with, any agreement previously entered into with the Company or any instrument received from the Company, and (y) with respect to any Offered Securities acquired by the Holder pursuant to this Section 5(g), the Holder shall receive registration rights that are no less favorable than those granted to any other purchaser of Offered Securities in the same Subsequent Placement; provided that if such Subsequent Placement is a registered offering effected pursuant to an effective registration statement, (I) the Holder shall participate on the same terms and conditions as all other purchasers therein, (II) the Offered Securities acquired by the Holder shall be issued pursuant to and covered by the prospectus supplement filed in connection with such offering without any further registration obligation, and (III) no separate registration rights agreement shall be required.
viii. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5(g) and unless otherwise agreed to by the Holder, the Company shall either confirm in writing to the Holder that the transaction with respect to the Subsequent Placement has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the Offered Securities, in either case, in such a manner such that the Holder will not be in possession of any material, non-public information, by the fifteenth (15th) Business Day following delivery of the Offer Notice. If by such fifteen (15) Business Days, no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Offered Securities has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by the Holder, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the Holder shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Should the Company decide to pursue such transaction with respect to the Offered Securities, the Company shall provide the Holder with another Offer Notice and the Holder will again have the right of participation set forth in this Section 5(g).
(h) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits that any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Warrant shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Clark (8th Judicial District) and the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. The Company and the Holder agree that all dispute resolution proceedings in accordance with this Section 5(h) may be conducted in a virtual setting. If either party shall commence an action, suit, or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
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(i) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
(j) 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 that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully or 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.
(k) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally or by e-mail, addressed to the Company, at 301 Rte. 17 North, Ste. 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070, Attention: Erik Emerson, email address: erik@lokahithera.com or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 4:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 4:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day or (iii) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.
(l) 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.
(m) 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, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company agrees that monetary damages may 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.
(n) 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.
(o) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
(p) Severability. If any provision of this Warrant is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Warrant so long as this Warrant as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
(q) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the Initial Exercise Date.
| GLUCOTRACK, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Erik Emerson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Holder: | ||
| WHITE LION CAPITAL LLC | ||
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
| To: | GlucoTrack, Inc. |
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, 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):
[ ] lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] if permitted pursuant to Section 2(g) of the Warrant, a cashless exercise in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 2(g) of the Warrant.
(3) Please register and 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:
______________________________
______________________________
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(4) Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity:
___________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
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Name of Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________
Date: _______________________________________________________________
EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
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Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended, supplemented, restated and/or modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of July 14, 2026, by and between Glucotrack, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and the investors named on the signature pages annexed hereto (collectively, the “Investors”).
BACKGROUND
A. The board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) of the Company has authorized the issuance to the Investors of certain Notes (as defined below) and Warrants (as defined below).
B The Investor desires to purchase the Note on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings specified or indicated below, and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of such defined terms:
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Affiliate” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified.
“Aggregate Outstanding Amount” means the sum of (a) the outstanding Principal Amount plus (b) the aggregate accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts owing to the Investor under the Note as of the applicable measurement date.
“Aggregate Principal Amount” means the aggregate principal amount of the Note as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by the Investor.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Board of Directors” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City.
“Capital Event” means either (i) the Company’s amendment of its certificate of incorporation to increase the authorized share capital of the Company to an amount sufficient to cover issuances contemplated by the Transaction Documents or (ii) the Company’s amendment of its certificate of incorporation to implement a reverse stock split.
“Change of Control” means, with respect to the Company:
| (a) | other than a shareholder that holds such a position at the date of this Agreement, if a Person comes to have beneficial ownership, control or direction over more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting rights attached to any class of voting securities of the Company; or |
| (b) | the sale or other disposition in a single transaction, or in a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole to any Person. |
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in the Note. “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.
“Common Stock Equivalent” means any convertible security or warrant, option or other right to subscribe for or purchase any share of Common Stock or any convertible security convertible into Common Stock.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Conversion Shares” means the Common Stock issuable upon the full or any partial conversion of a Note.
“DWAC Eligible” means that (a) the Common Stock is eligible at the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for full services pursuant to DTC’s Operational Arrangements, including, without limitation, transfer through DTC’s Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) service, (b) the Transfer Agent is approved as an agent in DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, (c) the Conversion Shares are otherwise eligible for delivery to the third-party purchaser in the resale thereof by the Investor via DWAC, and (d) the Transfer Agent does not have a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of the Conversion Shares via DWAC.
“Effectiveness Date” means the date on which the Registration Statement covering the resale of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares by the Investor has been declared effective by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the use of the prospectus contained therein has been issued by the SEC and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or threatened by the SEC.
“ELOC Agreement” means that certain equity line of credit or purchase agreement by and between the Company and White Lion Capital LLC (or its Affiliates), pursuant to which the Company may sell shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to White Lion Capital LLC (or its Affiliates) over time at a future determined price or price formula.
“Equity Interests” means and includes the Common Stock and any Common Stock Equivalents.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
“Exempted Securities” means (a) equity securities issued by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up or other distribution on Common Stock, (b) Common Stock or rights, warrants or options to purchase Common Stock issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a plan, agreement or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors (“Equity Plans”), (c) Common Stock or rights, warrants or options to purchase Common Stock issued to a seller of stock or assets to the Company or any of its subsidiaries as acquisition consideration pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation by the Company by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or to a joint venture agreement, (d) Common Stock or rights, warrants or options to purchase Common Stock issued to banks, equipment lessors or other financial institutions, or to real property lessors, pursuant to a debt financing, equipment leasing or real property leasing transaction resulting in aggregate proceeds, in a single or multiple transactions, not to exceed $100,000, (e) securities issued upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities or Exempted Securities issued hereunder and/or rights or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement as disclosed on Schedule 1 hereto, provided that such rights and securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities or to extend the term of such securities; (f) securities issued in connection with the Existing ELOC, Subsequent PIPE or any ELOC Agreement; (g) securities issued in connection with a merger, acquisition or other strategic transaction approved by the Company’s independent directors; or (h) securities issued or issuable to Lokahi Therapeutics, Inc. (or its stockholders) in connection with that certain merger agreement dated on or about the date hereof among the Company and the parties named therein (the “Merger Agreement”), or as otherwise necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the securities described in clause (f) above shall not constitute “Exempted Securities” for purposes of Section 3.4(a) of the Note (governing adjustments to the Conversion Price upon a Dilutive Issuance), and any issuance of such securities at a price per share below the then-applicable Conversion Price shall be subject to the Dilutive Issuance adjustment provisions of the Note, notwithstanding the treatment of such securities as Exempted Securities for all other purposes under this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 5.10.
“Existing ELOC” means that certain equity line of credit or purchase agreement to which the Company is a party as of the date of this Agreement, other than the ELOC Agreement, pursuant to which the Company may sell shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to the counterparty thereto (or its Affiliates) over time at a future determined price or price formula.
“Initial Proxy” means the initial proxy statement filed by the Company with the SEC for the purpose of obtaining Stockholder Approval.
“Funding Amount” shall mean, in respect of the Investor, the amount identified as such on the signature page hereto executed by the Investor.
“Investor” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Investor Group” shall mean, in respect of the Investor, the Investor plus any other Person with which the Investor is considered to be part of a group under Section 13 of the 1934 Act or with which the Investor otherwise files reports under Sections 13 and/or 16 of the 1934 Act.
“Investor Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).
“Investor Shares” means the Conversion Shares, the Warrant Shares and any other shares issued or issuable to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement, the Note or the Warrant.
“IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
“Law” means any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree, including, without limitation, any federal and state securities laws.
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).
“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the businesses, properties, assets, operations, results of operations or financial condition of the Company, or the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or, (ii) the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its obligations hereunder or under the Note; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed either alone or in combination to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would be, a Material Adverse Effect: (a) any adverse effect resulting from or arising out of general economic conditions; (b) any adverse effect resulting from or arising out of general conditions in the industries in which the Company and the Subsidiaries operate; (c) any adverse effect resulting from any changes to applicable Law; or (d) any adverse effect resulting from or arising out of any natural disaster or any acts of terrorism, sabotage, military action or war or any escalation or worsening thereof; provided, further, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change referred to in clauses (a) through (d) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition or change has a disproportionate effect on the Company and/or the Subsidiaries compared to other participants in the industries in which the Company and the Subsidiaries operate.
“Maximum Percentage” means 4.9%; provided, that the Investor may, at its sole discretion, increase the Maximum Percentage to 9.9% upon written notice to the Company.
“Money Laundering Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.24.
“New Securities” means, collectively, equity or debt securities of the Company, whether or not currently authorized, as well as rights, options, or warrants to purchase such equity or debt securities, or securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such equity or debt securities.
“Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22.
“Offer Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Placement Agent” means E.F. Hutton & Co.
“Principal Amount” means the principal amount of the Note(s) as of the applicable date of determination.
“Proceedings” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
“Registration Statement” means the registration statement on Form S-1 (or such other form as may then be available to the Company) required to be filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Section 5.8 covering the resale by the Investor of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, and shall also include any Piggyback Registration effected pursuant to Section 5.8, in each case including the related prospectus, and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement or prospectus (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments), all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
“Required Effective Registration Date” means the date that is forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date.
“Required Filing Registration Date” means the date that is ten (10) days after the Closing Date.
“Required Initial Proxy Date” means the date that is thirty (30) days after the Closing Date.
“Required Minimum” means, as of any date of determination (including following the completion of a Capital Event), five hundred percent (500%) of the maximum aggregate number of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion in full of the Note at the Conversion Price and any Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise in full of the Warrants, without giving effect to any conversion or exercise limits as set forth therein.
“Required Stockholder Meeting Date” means the date that is sixty (60) days after the Closing Date.
“Requisite Holders” means the holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Securities issued in connection with the Transaction Documents.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC Reports” means all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company with the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two (2) years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such reports), including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein.
“Securities” means the Note, the Warrants and the Investor Shares.
“Security Agreement” means that certain security agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and the Investor, pursuant to which the Company grants to the Investor a first priority security interest in all assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Securities Termination Event” means either of the following has occurred:
(a) trading in securities generally in the United States has been suspended or limited for a consecutive period of greater than three (3) Business Days; or
(b) a banking moratorium has been declared by the United States or the New York State authorities and is continuing for a consecutive period of greater than three (3) Business Days.
“Stockholder Meeting” means a meeting of the stockholders of the Company, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, called for the purpose of obtaining Stockholder Approval.
“Stockholder Approval” means the majority approval of the holders of the requisite number of the outstanding shares of Common Stock to ratify and approve the issuance of shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, in excess of 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock or voting power, pursuant to a proxy statement to be filed by the Company in accordance with Section 5.9 and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).
“Subsequent PIPE” means any private placement of equity securities, equity-linked securities, or other securities convertible into or exercisable for equity securities, in each case pursuant to one or more securities purchase agreements or similar agreements entered into with one or more investors, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000.
“Subsidiaries” and “Subsidiary” have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b).
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE American, or the Nasdaq Stock Market (including the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market), on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Note, the Warrant, the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter, Security Agreement, and any other documents or agreements executed or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Warrants” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.17.
“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
“Transfer Agent” means VStock Transfer, LLC. with an address at 18 Lafayette Pl, Woodmere, NY 11598.
“Transfer Agent Instruction Letter” means a letter of irrevocable instructions addressed by the Company to the Transfer Agent, acceptable to the Investor in its sole discretion.
“Voting Support Agreement” means a voting and support agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, by and between the Investor and each Person required by the Investor, pursuant to which such Person agrees, with respect to all shares of Common Stock and other voting securities of the Company now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person, to vote (or cause to be voted) all such shares and securities in favor of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, the Stockholder Approval) and against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would impede, delay, or adversely affect the consummation thereof.
“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 traded on OTCQB or OTCQX, the volume weighted average sales 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 in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (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 a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Investor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE NOTE AND WARRANTS.
2.1 Purchase and Sale of the Note and Warrants. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 6.1 hereof, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company, a senior secured convertible promissory note, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Note”), in the principal amount set forth on the signature page hereto executed by the Investor and the Warrants. The Note shall be funded in a single tranche, subject to usual and customary closing conditions, such as volume limitations, to be set forth in the definitive documents. The principal amount of the Note includes an original issue discount of twenty-two percent (22%) (the “OID”). The Note shall bear interest at a rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. The Note shall mature nine (9) months from the Closing Date. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the OID (i) shall not be funded, but shall be deemed to be fully earned at the Closing, and (ii) shall not reduce the principal amount of the Note.
2.2 Closings. The closing and funding of the Note shall occur in one closing (a “Closing”), with the date upon which the Closing occurs being referred to as the “Closing Date.”
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Closing, including payment for and delivery of the Note and funding thereof, shall take place remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures.
2.3 Priority of Obligation. As an inducement for the Investor to enter into this Agreement and to purchase the Note, all obligations of the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the Note until repaid or otherwise satisfied shall be senior in payment to any subsequent Indebtedness (as defined in the Note).
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor and covenants with the Investor that, the following representations and warranties are true and correct that as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
3.1 Organization and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.2 Authorization; Enforcement; Compliance with Other Instruments. The Company and each Subsidiary has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute the Transaction Documents, and if applicable, to issue and sell the Note pursuant hereto, and to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including issuing the Investor Shares on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and each Subsidiary and the issuance and sale of the Securities by the Company pursuant hereto have been duly and validly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors, or member(s), as applicable and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors, its shareholders or members or any other Person in connection therewith, assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations in Section 4, and except such as have been waived and other than such filings as are required to be made under applicable Laws. The Transaction Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company to which they are a party and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar Laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.
3.3 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and each Subsidiary and the issuance and sale of the Note hereunder will not (a) conflict with or result in a violation of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a material default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party, or (c) violate in any material respect any Law applicable to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or by which any of their properties or assets are bound or affected. Assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations in Section 4 and subject to the making of the filings referred to in Section 6, (i) no approval or authorization will be required from any governmental authority or agency, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or other third party in connection with the issuance of the Note and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note), and (ii) the issuance of the Note and the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon the conversion of the Note will be exempt from the registration and qualification requirements under the 1933 Act and all applicable state securities Laws.
3.4 Capitalization and Subsidiaries.
(a) As of the date hereof, 6,559,279 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding. The Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the applicable Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof. No Common Stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws are true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws as in effect as of the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of any provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws nor is any Subsidiary in violation of its organization documents.
(b) As disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has certain direct and indirect subsidiaries (each, a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”). No Subsidiary has any outstanding stock options, warrants or other instruments pursuant to which such Subsidiary may at any time or under any circumstances be obligated to issue any shares of its capital stock or other Equity Interests. Each Subsidiary is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, except to the extent that the failure to be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
(c) Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is bound by any agreement or arrangement pursuant to which it is obligated to register the sale of any securities under the 1933 Act. There are no outstanding securities of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem or purchase any security of the Company or any Subsidiary. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there will be no outstanding securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Note or the Investor Shares. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.
(d) Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the issuance and sale of any of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue Common Stock or other securities to any Person other than the Investor and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange, or reset price of any outstanding securities.
3.5 Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two (2) years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such reports) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP), and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(b) Since the date of the most recent SEC Report filed by the Company, there has been no change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operations of the Company from that reflected in the financial statements included in such SEC Report, except changes in the ordinary course of business that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Company 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) reasonable controls to safeguard assets are in place 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.
3.6 Litigation and Regulatory Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there are no actions, causes of action, suits, claims, proceedings, inquiries or investigations (collectively, “Proceedings”) before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of Company or any of the Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any other class of issued and outstanding shares of the Company, or any of the Company’s or the Subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, which adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or would, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company, there is no reason to believe that there is any basis for any such Proceeding.
3.7 No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed in the SEC Reports, no event, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company is reasonably anticipated to occur or exist that (a) would reasonably be anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities Laws and which has not been publicly announced.
3.8 Compliance with Law. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company and each of the Subsidiaries have conducted and are conducting their respective businesses in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws.
3.9 Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is involved in any union labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute threatened. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any collective bargaining agreement. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 1933 Act) has notified the Company that such officer intends to leave the Company’s employ or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company.
3.10 Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and each Subsidiary owns or possesses or can acquire on reasonable terms adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) used in or reasonably necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. None of the material IP Rights of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries are expected to expire or terminate within three (3) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice alleging that it is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any IP Rights of any other Person. No written notice of a claim has been received by, and no Proceeding is pending against, the Company or any Subsidiary alleging that the Company or any Subsidiary is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the IP Rights of any other Person, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such claim or Proceeding is threatened, and the Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any such claim or Proceeding. The Company and the Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their material IP Rights.
3.11 Environmental Laws. Except, in each case, as would not be reasonably anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the Subsidiaries (a) are in compliance with any and all applicable Laws relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, (b) have received and hold all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under all such Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (c) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.
3.12 Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all personal property (other than IP Rights, which is addressed in Section 3.9) owned by them which is material to their respective businesses, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except as disclosed in the SEC Reports. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company or any Subsidiary are held under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and the Subsidiaries.
3.13 Insurance. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company reasonably believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and the Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew all existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers.
3.14 Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries have in full force and effect all certificates, approvals, authorizations and permits from all regulatory authorities and agencies necessary to own, lease or operate their respective properties and assets and conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of Proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, approval, authorization or permit, except for such certificates, approvals, authorizations or permits with respect to which the failure to hold would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
3.15 No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is (a) subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree or order which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or would reasonably be expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company’s management has or would reasonably be anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.16 Taxes. The Company and the Subsidiaries each has made or filed, or caused to be made or filed, all United States federal, and applicable state, local and non-U.S. tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, required to be paid by it, regardless of whether such amounts are shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which it has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no basis for any such claim.
3.17 Solvency. After giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the Company’s book value of its assets exceeds the Company’s book value of existing debts and other liabilities (ignoring any potential contingent liabilities) as they mature; and (b) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets at book value, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt at book value when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction.
3.18 Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
3.19 Certain Transactions. Other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there are no contracts, transactions, arrangements or understandings between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any director, officer or employee thereof on the other hand, of the type that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
3.20 No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any person acting on its behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement.
3.21 Acknowledgment Regarding the Investor’s Purchase of the Note. The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the execution of the Transaction Documents and the issuance and sale of the Note, based on its own independent evaluation and determination that the terms of the Transaction Documents are reasonable and fair to the Company and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The Company is entering into this Agreement and is issuing and selling the Note voluntarily. The Company has had independent legal counsel of its own choosing review the Transaction Documents and advise the Company with respect thereto. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Note and the transactions contemplated hereby and that neither the Investor nor any person affiliated with the Investor is acting as a financial advisor to, or a fiduciary of, the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to execution of the Transaction Documents or the issuance of the Note or any other transaction contemplated hereby.
3.22 No Brokers’, Finders’ or Other Advisory Fees or Commissions. No brokers, finders or other similar advisory fees or commissions will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary or by any of their respective agents with respect to the issuance of the Note or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than fees and commissions payable to the Placement Agent.
3.23 OFAC. None of the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf of the Company and/or any Subsidiary has been or is currently subject to any United States sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use any proceeds received from the Investor, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to its Subsidiaries or to any affiliated entity, joint venture partner or other person or entity, to finance any investments in, or make any payments to, any country or person currently subject to any of the sanctions of the United States administered by OFAC.
3.24 No Foreign Corrupt Practices. None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly: (a) made or authorized any contribution, payment or gift of funds or property to any official, employee or agent of any governmental authority of any jurisdiction except as otherwise permitted under applicable Law; or (b) made any contribution to any candidate for public office, in either case, where either the payment or the purpose of such contribution, payment or gift was, is, or would be prohibited under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or under any other legislation of any relevant jurisdiction covering a similar subject matter applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries and their respective operations and the Company has instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance with such legislation.
3.25 Anti-Money Laundering. The operations of each of the Company and the Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations, rules and guidelines in its jurisdiction of association and in each other jurisdiction in which such entity, as the case may be, conducts business (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental authority involving the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to any of the Money Laundering Laws is, to the best knowledge of the Company, pending, threatened or contemplated.
3.26 Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it, nor to its knowledge, any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosures provided to the Investor regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company (including the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the SEC Reports) are true and correct in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
3.27 Available Common Stock. The Company has sufficient authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock available for issuance in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or shall complete a Capital Event promptly following the Closing Date to ensure sufficient authorized shares are available.
3.28 Indebtedness. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any outstanding Indebtedness. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $250,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $10,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
3.29 No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and in other Transaction Documents, the Company makes no other representations or warranties to the Investor.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
4.1 Organization and Qualification. Such Investor is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its association or formation.
4.2 Authorization; Enforcement; Compliance with Other Instruments. Such Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into the Transaction Documents and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery by the Investor of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly and validly authorized by the Investor’s governing body, as necessary, and no further consent or authorization is required. The Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Investor and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar Laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.
4.3 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by the Investor and the purchase of a Note by the Investor will not (a) conflict with or result in a violation of the Investor’s organizational documents, if applicable, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, contract, indenture mortgage, indebtedness or instrument to which the Investor is a party, or (c) violate any Law applicable to the Investor or by which any of the Investor’s properties or assets are bound or affected. No approval or authorization will be required from any governmental authority or agency, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or other third party in connection with the purchase of a Note and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.4 Investment Intent; Accredited Investor. The Investor is purchasing its Note for its own account, for investment purposes, and not with a view towards distribution. Such Investor is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of the 1933 Act. Such Investor has, by reason of its business and financial experience, such knowledge, sophistication and experience in financial and business matters and in making investment decisions of this type that it is capable of (a) evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in its Note and the Investor Shares and making an informed investment decision, (b) protecting its own interests and (c) bearing the economic risk of such investment for an indefinite period of time. Such Investor is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring its Note and the Investor Shares.
4.5 Acknowledgement of Risk; Opportunity to Discuss. The Investor acknowledges that an investment in the Company is speculative and subject to numerous risks. The Investor has received all materials relating to the business, finance and operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries as it has requested and has had an opportunity to discuss the business, management and financial affairs of the Company and the Subsidiaries with the Company’s management. In making its investment decision, the Investor has relied solely on its own due diligence performed on the Company by its own representatives.
4.6 Restricted Securities. The Investor understands that its Notes and the Investor Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the 1933 Act and that its Note and the Investor Shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act. The Investor understands that its Notes and the Investor Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the Investor absent an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, except (i) to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, (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 1933 Act or (iii) pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, and, in each of cases (ii) and (iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any book-entry position or certificates representing its Notes or Investor Shares shall contain a notation or restrictive legend, as applicable, to such effect substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and as a result of these transfer restrictions, the Investor may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of its Notes or Investor Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in its Notes and Investor Shares for an indefinite period of time. The Investor understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of its Notes or Investor Shares.
4.7 No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and in other Transaction Documents, the Investor makes no other representations or warranties to the Company.
5. OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
5.1 Restrictions on Transfer. The Investor Shares, when issued, will be restricted and book-entry positions or certificates relating to the same shall bear a restrictive legend unless sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.
5.2 Furnishing of Information. For a period of three years from the date hereof, the Company will prepare and furnish to the Investor such information regarding the Company as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in connection with any proposed transfer of Investor Shares. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell the Investor Shares without registration under the 1933 Act within the limitation of applicable exemptions.
5.3 Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the 1933 Act) that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the 1933 Act of the sale of the Securities to the Investor.
5.4 Notification of Certain Events. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Investor of (a) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or (b) any Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against a party relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
5.5 Available Shares. The Company shall at all times keep authorized and available for issuance, free of preemptive rights, the Required Minimum of Common Stock; provided, that the Company’s obligation under this Section 5.5 shall become effective upon the completion of a Capital Event. If the Company determines at any time that it does not have a sufficient number of authorized Common Stock to keep available for issuance as described in this Section 5.5, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to complete a Capital Event to increase the number of authorized Common Stock available for issuance.
5.6 Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Note to fund its general working capital and to re-pay certain liabilities as set forth in Schedule 5.6 hereof.
5.7 Repayment from Proceeds. The Investor shall have the right to be repaid with one hundred percent (100%) of the proceeds raised from any of the following: asset sales, debt issuances, equity issuances, and non-refundable deposits received in connection with any asset sale, and twenty-five percent (25%) of the proceeds received from any ELOC Agreement, until the Aggregate Outstanding Amount and accrued interest under the Note is paid in full. The Company will notify the Investor no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the public announcement of any such transaction and provide the Investor the opportunity to exercise the right set forth in the preceding sentence; it being agreed, however, that, notwithstanding such notice to the Investor, the Company shall not be under an obligation to make a public announcement regarding such transaction until it is legally required to do so. The Company shall make such repayment to the Investor within three (3) Business Days following the Company’s receipt of any such proceeds, and the failure of the Company to make such repayment within such three (3) Business Day period shall constitute an Event of Default (as such term is defined in the Note).
5.8 Registration. The Company shall file the Registration Statement by the Required Filing Registration Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable. In addition, if at any time until the Investor Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without volume limitation, and provided the Note has been purchased by the Investor, if the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, or (v) a Registration Statement for an underwriting offering), then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to the Investor as soon as practicable but not less than five (5) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall offer to the Investor the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Investor Shares as the Investor may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, include such Investor Shares in such Piggyback Registration.
5.9 Stockholder Approval. Within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date, the Company shall file a proxy statement with the SEC for the purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval for the issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock pursuant to the Transaction Documents in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d). The Company shall use its commercially best efforts to obtain the Stockholder Approval within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date.
5.10 Subsequent Equity Sales.
(a) From the Closing Date until ninety (90) days following the effective date of each of the Registration Statement and Stockholder Approval, the Company and any Subsidiary shall not (i) issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents other than Exempted Securities or (ii) file any registration statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, in each case other than solely with respect to securities issued pursuant to any share or option plan duly adopted for such purpose by the Board of Directors or a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company.
(b) While the Note remains outstanding, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not effect or enter into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction without the prior written consent of the Investor. Any Investor shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages. For purposes of this Agreement, “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any equity or debt securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price, exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such equity or debt securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such equity or debt security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock (including, without limitation, any “full ratchet” or “weighted average” anti-dilution provisions, but not including any standard anti-dilution protection for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction), (ii) issues or sells any equity or debt securities, including without limitation, Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, either (A) at a price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock (other than standard anti-dilution protection for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction), or (B) that are subject to or contain any put, call, redemption, buy-back, price-reset or other similar provision or mechanism (including, without limitation, a “Black-Scholes” put or call right, other than in connection with a “fundamental transaction”) that provides for the issuance of additional equity securities of the Company or the payment of cash by the Company, or (iii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an “equity line of credit” (other than the ELOC Agreement) or other continuous offering or similar offering of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, whereby the Company may sell shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at a future determined price.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 5.10 shall not apply in respect of an Exempted Security.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 5.10 shall prevent the Company or a Subsidiary from issuing, transferring or selling securities issued by any Subsidiary.
5.11 Indemnification of the Investor.
(a) The Company will indemnify and hold the Investor, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, managers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents and permitted successors and assigns (each, an “Investor Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation and defense (collectively, “Losses”) that any such Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to:
(i) any material breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in any Transaction Document;
(ii) any material misrepresentation made by the Company in any Transaction Document;
(iii) any material omission to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made in any Transaction Document, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(iv) any Proceeding before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body based upon, or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, and whether or not the Investor is party thereto by claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, as a defendant or otherwise, or if such Proceeding is based upon, or results from, any of the items set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above;
except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such misrepresentation or omission is based upon information regarding the Investor furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use therein or the Investor has omitted a material fact from such information or otherwise violated the 1933 Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder.
(b) If any action shall be brought against the Investor Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, the Investor Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Investor Party. Any Investor Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Investor Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of the Investor Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to the Investor Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by the Investor Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to the Investor Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Investor Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.
(c) In addition to the indemnity contained herein, the Company will reimburse the Investor Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred.
(d) The provisions of this Section 5.12 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
5.12 Registration Failure to Effectiveness Payments. If the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Required Effective Registration Date, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Investor a number of shares of Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Common Stock between the Closing Date and the Required Effective Registration Date; for every thirty (30) days after the Required Effective Registration Date that the Registration Statement is not declared effective, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Investor a number of additional shares of Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Common Stock during such thirty (30) day period.
5.13 Registration Failure to File Payments. If the Registration Statement is not filed by the Required Filing Registration Date, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Investor a number of shares of Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Common Stock between the consummation of the Closing and the Required Filing Registration Date; for every thirty (30) days after the Required Filing Registration Date that the Registration Statement is not filed, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Investor a number of additional shares of Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Common Stock during such thirty (30) day period. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Section shall not exceed that number of shares of Common Stock equal to $1,500,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Common Stock during the applicable measurement period. The parties agree that the shares issuable pursuant to this Section represent liquidated damages and not a penalty, and that the Investor’s actual damages would be difficult to calculate. Such liquidated damages shall be the Investor’s exclusive monetary remedy for a breach of the Company’s obligation to file the Registration Statement by the Required Filing Registration Date, but shall not affect the Investor’s right to pursue injunctive or other equitable relief or any other remedies available under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
5.14 Set-Off.
(a) The Investor may, subject to the provisions of Section 2.4 hereof, set off any of its obligations to the Company (whether or not due for payment), against any of the Company’s obligations to the Investor (whether or not due for payment) under this Agreement and/or any other Transaction Document.
(b) The Investor may do anything necessary to effect any set-off undertaken in accordance with this Section 5.14 (including varying the date for payment of any amount payable by the Investor to the Company).
5.15 Stockholder Approval Failure Payments. If the Initial Proxy is not filed by the Required Initial Proxy Date, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Investor a number of shares of Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Common Stock between the Closing Date and the Required Initial Proxy Date. For every thirty (30) days after the Required Stockholder Meeting Date that the Stockholder Meeting is not held, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Investor a number of additional shares of Common Stock equal to $250,000 divided by the lowest traded price of the Common Stock during such thirty (30) day period.
5.16 Stockholder Approval Failure. If the Stockholder Approval is not obtained by the first Required Stockholder Meeting Date, the Company shall, during the period beginning on such date and continuing 360 days thereafter, cause an additional Stockholder Meeting to be held every sixty (60) days until the Stockholder Approval is obtained.
5.17 Most Favored Nations. From the date hereof until the Note is no longer outstanding or has been otherwise satisfied, upon any issuance by the Company of its securities for cash consideration (a “Subsequent Financing”), the Investor may elect, in its sole discretion, to exchange (in lieu of conversion), if applicable, all or some of the Securities then held for any securities or units issued in a Subsequent Financing on a $1.00 for $1.00 basis. The Company shall provide the Investor with notice of any such Subsequent Financing in the manner set forth below. Additionally, if in such Subsequent Financing there are any contractual provisions or side letters that provide terms more favorable to the investors therein than the terms provided for hereunder, then the Company shall specifically notify the Investor of such additional or more favorable terms and such terms, at Investor’s option, shall become a part of the Transaction Documents with the Investor. The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing stock sale price, price per share, and warrant coverage. For purposes of illustration, if a Subsequent Financing were to occur whereby the Company sells and issues a convertible note with a conversion price that includes a discount to the market price of its Common Stock, the Investor will be entitled to receive the same convertible note on the exact same terms on a dollar for dollar basis via the exchange of the Securities the Investor holds on the date of the sale and issuance of the convertible note. This Section 5.17 shall not be applicable to offers, issuances, sales or other transactions related to Exempted Securities. For purposes of clarity, this Section 5.17 shall not apply to the securities of any Subsidiary. Additionally, if the Company enters into any subsequent financing with another individual or entity on terms that are more favorable than those provided to the Investor hereunder, the Transaction Documents shall automatically be amended to include such more favorable terms, so long as the Note remains outstanding.
5.18 Warrants. At the Closing, the Company shall issue to the Investor warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”) with one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) coverage of the Principal Amount of the Note, exercisable for a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance, at an exercise price per share equal to $35,000,000 divided by the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date of exercise. The terms and conditions of the Warrants shall be set forth in a separate warrant agreement in form and substance mutually acceptable to the Company and the Investor.
5.19 Roll-Over Rights. The Investor shall have the right, at its sole election, to roll over any outstanding Principal Amount and accrued but unpaid interest and other amounts owing under the Note into any subsequent financing undertaken by the Company on the same terms and conditions as such subsequent financing.
6. CLOSING CONDITIONS
6.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Investor. The obligation of the Investor to fund its Note at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Investor, at or before the Closing, or, as specified below, only at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) General Conditions Precedent.
(i) Required Documentation. Solely with respect to the Closing, the Company must have delivered to the Investor (i) copies of duly executed resolutions or consents of the directors, members or manager, as applicable, of such party, approving and consenting to such party’s execution, performance of its obligations under the applicable Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (ii) copies of each Transaction Document, duly executed by the Company, or the Transfer Agent, as applicable;
(ii) Blanket Opinion Letter. The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a blanket opinion letter from the Company’s counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investor, specific to the Common Stock issued pursuant to conversion of the Note and such other matters as required by the Investor.
(iii) Consents and Permits. The Company must have obtained and delivered to the Investor copies of all necessary permits, approvals, and registrations necessary to effect this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(iv) No Event(s) of Default. No Event of Default has occurred and no Event of Default would result from the execution of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(v) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing as though made on and as of such date;
(vi) Performance. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing;
(vii) No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(viii) Funds Flow Request. The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a flow of funds request, substantially in the form set out in Exhibit B.
(ix) Non-Public Information. The Company shall have disclosed all material, non-public information (if any) provided up to the Closing to the Investor by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents. In addition, upon the Closing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, whether written or oral, between the Company, or any of its officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and any of the Investor or any of their affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate.
(x) ELOC. The Company shall have (i) entered into the ELOC Agreement and delivered to the Investor a true, correct and complete copy thereof, duly executed by the parties thereto, and (ii) delivered to the Investor evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investor, that the Company has validly terminated the Existing ELOC in accordance with its terms, including a true, correct and complete copy of the written notice of termination delivered by the Company to the counterparty under the Existing ELOC, together with evidence of delivery thereof (including, without limitation, a delivery or read receipt, courier or email delivery confirmation, or written acknowledgment of receipt from such counterparty).
(xi) Voting Support Agreements. The Company shall have delivered to the Investor executed Voting Support Agreements, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “C”, from such stockholders of the Company as required by the Investor, pursuant to which each such stockholder agrees, with respect to all shares of Common Stock and other voting securities of the Company now owned or hereafter acquired by such stockholder, to vote (or cause to be voted) all such shares and securities in favor of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, the Stockholder Approval).
(b) Specific Closing Conditions. The closing conditions set forth in Section 2.2 relating to the applicable Closing Date shall be met.
6.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to issue a Note to the Investor at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Required Documentation. Such Investor must have delivered to the Company copies of each Transaction Document to which the Investor is a party, duly executed by the Investor;
(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Investor contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;
(c) Performance. The Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing; and
(d) No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
7.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall be an “Event of Default” under this Agreement:
(a) an Event of Default under a Note;
(b) any of the representations or warranties made by the Company or any of its agents, officers, directors, employees or representatives in any Transaction Document or public filing being inaccurate, false or misleading in any material respect, as of the date as of which it is made or deemed to be made, or any certificate or financial or other written statements furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor or any of its representatives, is inaccurate, false or misleading, in any material respect, as of the date as of which it is made or deemed to be made, or on any Closing Date; or
(c) a failure by the Company to comply with any of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, including those set forth in Section 5 in all material respects.
7.2 Investor Right to Investigate an Event of Default. If in the reasonable opinion of the Requisite Holders, an Event of Default has occurred, or is or may be continuing:
(a) the Requisite Holders may notify the Company that they wish to investigate such purported Event of Default;
(b) the Company shall cooperate with the Requisite Holders in such investigation;
(c) the Company shall comply with all reasonable requests made by the Requisite Holders to the Company in connection with any investigation by the Requisite Holders and shall (i) provide all information requested by the Requisite Holders in relation to the Event of Default to the Requisite Holders; provided that the Requisite Holders agree that any materially price sensitive information and/or non-public information will be subject to confidentiality, and (ii) provide all such requested information within three (3) Business Days of such request; and
(d) the Company shall pay all reasonable costs incurred by the Requisite Holders in connection with any such investigation.
7.3 Remedies Upon an Event of Default
(a) If an Event of Default occurs pursuant to Section 7.1(a), the Investor shall have such remedies as are set forth in their Note.
(b) If an Event of Default occurs pursuant to Section 7.1(b) or Section 7.1(c) and is not remedied following written notice provided by the Requisite Holders to the Company within (i) two (2) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring by the Company’s failure to comply with Section 7.1(c), or (ii) ten (10) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring pursuant to Section 7.1(b), the Requisite Holders may declare, by written notice to the Company, effective immediately, all outstanding obligations by the Company under the Transaction Documents to be immediately due and payable in immediately available funds and the Investor shall have no obligation to consummate any Closing under this Agreement or to accept the conversion of any Note into Conversion Shares.
(c) If any Event of Default occurs and is not remedied following written notice provided by the Requisite Holders to the Company within (i) two (2) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring by the Company’s failure to comply with Section 7.1(c), or (ii) ten (10) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring pursuant to Section 7.1(b), the Requisite Holders may, by written notice to the Company, terminate this Agreement effective as of the date set forth in the Requisite Holders’ notice.
8. TERMINATION
8.1 Events of Termination. This Agreement:
(a) may be terminated:
(i) by the Requisite Holders on the occurrence or existence of a Securities Termination Event or a Change of Control;
(ii) by either the Company or the Requisite Holders, by written notice to the other party, effective immediately, if the applicable Closing has not occurred within thirty (30) Business Days of the date specified in Section 2.2 of this Agreement or such later date as the Company and the Requisite Holders agree in writing, provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(a)(ii) is not available to any party that is in material breach of or material default under this Agreement or whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the principal cause of, or has resulted in the failure of the applicable Closing to occur; or
(iii) by the Requisite Holders, in accordance with Section 7.3(c).
(b) will automatically terminate, without further action by the parties, on the date that is twenty-four (24) months from the date of this Agreement; provided, that this Agreement shall not automatically terminate pursuant to this Section 8.1(b) for so long as any amounts remain outstanding under the Note or the Warrants remain outstanding.
8.2 Effect of Termination.
(a) Upon termination of this Agreement, no Investor will be required to fund any further amount after the date of termination of the Agreement, provided that termination will not affect any undischarged obligation under this Agreement, and any obligation of the Company to pay or repay any amounts owing to the Investor hereunder and which have not been repaid at the time of termination.
(b) Nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other Party of its obligations under this Agreement.
9. RESERVED
10. RIGHTS TO FUTURE STOCK ISSUANCES. Exempted Securities and subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 10 and applicable securities laws, if at any time during the period ending on the sooner of the date the Note is repaid in full, otherwise satisfied or eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date, the Company proposes to offer or sell any New Securities, the Company shall offer to the Investor the opportunity to participate in any such equity, equity-linked, or debt financing. If accepted by the Investor, the Investor shall be afforded the opportunity to purchase all or any portion of such New Securities, in the Investor’s sole discretion (such amount, the “Offered Securities”). The Investor shall be entitled to apportion the right of first offer hereby granted to it in such proportions as it deems appropriate among itself and its Affiliates. This right shall not be applicable to an underwritten public offering, provided that all outstanding Indebtedness has been repaid in full.
10.1 The Company shall give notice no fewer than three (3) Business Days in advance of the proposed date of the sale of New Securities (the “Information Notice”) to the Requisite Holders and the Investor, requesting if such Requisite Holders and Investor would desire to receive further information regarding the proposed sale. In the event that the Investor does not affirmatively respond to the Information Notice within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof, the Company may proceed with the sale; provided that obligations and rights set forth in this Section 10 shall not be in force and effective for a period with respect to any non-affirming Investor for a period of 45 days following the delivery of the Information Notice; provided, further that the obligations and rights set forth in this Section 10 shall automatically renew following the expiration of such period. If the Investor affirmatively responds to the Information Notice, such sale shall be subject to the obligations and rights set forth in this Section 10.
10.2 The Company shall give notice no fewer than two (2) Business Days following receipt of an affirmative response to the Information Notice (the “Offer Notice”) to the Requisite Holders and the Investor, stating (a) its bona fide intention to offer such New Securities, (b) the number of such New Securities to be offered, and (c) the price and terms, if any, upon which it proposes to offer such New Securities.
10.3 By notification to the Company within five (5) days after the Offer Notice is given, the Requisite Holders and the Investor may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire, at the price and on the terms specified in the Offer Notice, up to their Pro Rata Portion of the Offered Securities. “Pro Rata Portion” means the ratio of (x) Securities purchased by the Investor participating under this Section 10.3 and (y) the sum of the aggregate Securities purchased by the Investor participating under this 10.3. The closing of any sale pursuant to this Section 10.3 shall occur within the later of ninety (90) days of the date that the Offer Notice is given and the date of initial sale of New Securities pursuant to Section 10.4.
10.4 The Company may, during the ninety (90) day period following the expiration of the period provided in Section 10.3, offer and sell the remaining portion of such New Securities to any Person or Persons at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than, those specified in the Offer Notice. If the Company does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the New Securities within such period, or if such agreement is not consummated within thirty (30) days of the execution thereof, the right provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such New Securities shall not be offered unless first reoffered to the Investor in accordance with this Section 10.
10.5 The right of first offer in this Section shall not be applicable to offers, issuances, sales or other transactions related to Exempted Securities, or any New Securities registered for sale under the 1933 Act.
11. GENERAL PROVISIONS
11.1 Fees and Expenses. , The Company shall reimburse the Investor for actual and reasonably documented due diligence, travel and legal fees and expenses related to the preparation and negotiation of the Transaction Documents and disbursements of its counsel, it being understood that the Investor’s counsel has not rendered any legal advice to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that the Company has relied for such matters on the advice of its own counsel. In the event that this Agreement is terminated prior to the occurrence of the Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Investor for all actual and reasonably documented due diligence and legal fees and expenses. Except as specified above, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale of the Note.
11.2 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on such date, (c) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company:
Glucotrack, Inc.
301 Rte. 17 North, Ste. 800
Rutherford, NJ 07070
Attn: Erik Emerson
E-mail: erik@lokahithera.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
301 Hillsborough Street, Suite 1400
Raleigh, NC 27603
Attn: David Mannheim
E-mail: david.mannheim@nelsonmullins.com
If to the Investor:
White Lion Capital LLC
21031 Ventura Blvd Suite #920
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Attention: Alan Uryniak, Portfolio Manager
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Marc A. Indeglia, Esq.
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP
10250 Constellation Boulevard, 19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
mindeglia@glaserweil.com
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.
11.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
11.4 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of laws or choice of laws.
11.5 Jurisdiction and Venue. Any action, proceeding or claim arising out of, or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, any state court sitting in the State of Delaware or, if no state court sitting in the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware). The Company and the Investor irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, and hereby waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. The prevailing party in any such action shall be entitled to recover its reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses relating to such action or proceeding.
11.6 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTORS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.
11.7 Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.
11.8 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits and Schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
11.9 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Requisite Holders. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
11.10 Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
11.11 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, the Company and the Investor and their respective successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Requisite Holders. The Investor may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom the Investor assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the “Investor” and such transferee is an accredited investor.
11.12 Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
11.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which 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 parties. Signature pages delivered by facsimile or e-mail shall have the same force and effect as an original signature.
11.14 Specific Performance. Each of the Company and the Investor acknowledges that monetary damages alone would not be adequate compensation to the other parties hereto for a breach of this Agreement and the Company or the Requisite Holders may seek an injunction or an order for specific performance from a court of competent jurisdiction if (a) the Company or the Investor fails to comply or threatens not to comply with this Agreement or (b) on the one hand, the Company has reason to believe that the Investor will not comply with this Agreement or, on the other hand, the Requisite Holders have reason to believe that the Company will not comply with this Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
[COMPANY SIGNATURE PAGE – SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
COMPANY:
| GLUCOTRACK, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGE - SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized signatory as of the date first indicated above.
Name of Investor: White Lion Capital LLC
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investor:
Name of Authorized Signatory: Alan Uryniak
Title of Authorized Signatory: Portfolio Manager
Email Address of Authorized Signatory:
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: N/A
Address for Notice to Investor: 21031 Ventura Blvd Suite #920, Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Address for Delivery of Securities to Investor (if not same as address for notice):
Funding Amount:
Principal amount of Note:
EIN Number:
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
[See attached]
EXHIBIT B
FLOW OF FUNDS REQUEST
Glucotrack, Inc.– Securities Purchase Agreement – Flow of Funds Request
In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated July 14, 2026 (the “Agreement”) between Glucotrack, Inc. (the “Company”) and the investors named therein (the “Investors”), the Company irrevocably authorizes the Investor to distribute such funds as set out below, in the manner set out below, at the Closing.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this letter will have the meaning given to such terms in the Agreement.
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| Closing | $ | |||
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| Total | $ | |||
Please transfer the net amount of US $________due at the Closing, to the following bank account:
Bank ID type:
Bank ID:
Bank Name:
Bank Address 1:
Bank Address 2:
Recipient Account (if appropriate enter the IBAN):
Recipient name:
Recipient Address 1:
Recipient Address 2:
Yours sincerely,
| GLUCOTRACK, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF VOTING SUPPORT AGREEMENT
[See attached]
Exhibit 10.2
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This
SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the securities purchase agreement entered into by the Company and the Secured Parties on or around July
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Secured Parties to extend the loan evidenced by the Note under the Purchase Agreement, the Debtor has agreed to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) this Agreement and to grant the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), a security interest in certain property of such Debtor to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of the Company’s obligations under the Note.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1. Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of the UCC (such as “account”, “chattel paper”, “commercial tort claim”, “deposit account”, “document”, “equipment”, “fixtures”, “general intangibles”, “goods”, “instruments”, “inventory”, “investment property”, “letter-of-credit rights”, “proceeds” and “supporting obligations”) shall have the respective meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC.
(a) “Collateral” means the collateral in which the Secured Parties are granted a security interest by this Agreement in all of the Debtor’ assets, and which shall include but is not limited to the following personal property of the Debtor, whether presently owned or existing or hereafter acquired or coming into existence, wherever situated, and all additions and accessions thereto and all substitutions and replacements thereof, and all proceeds, products and accounts thereof, including, without limitation, all proceeds from the sale or transfer of the Collateral and of insurance covering the same and of any tort claims in connection therewith, and all dividends, interest, cash, notes, securities, equity interest or other property at any time and from time to time acquired, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any or all of the Pledged Securities (as defined below):
(i) All goods, including, without limitation, (A) all machinery, equipment, computers, motor vehicles, trucks, tanks, boats, ships, appliances, furniture, special and general tools, fixtures, test and quality control devices and other equipment of every kind and nature and wherever situated, together with all documents of title and documents representing the same, all additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, all parts therefor, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing and all other items used and useful in connection with any Debtor’s businesses and all improvements thereto; and (B) all inventory;
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(ii) All contract rights and other general intangibles, including, without limitation, Intellectual Property, all partnership interests, membership interests, stock or other securities, rights under any of the Organizational Documents, agreements related to the Pledged Securities, licenses, distribution and other agreements, computer software (whether “off-the-shelf”, licensed from any third party or developed by any Debtor), computer software development rights, leases, franchises, customer lists, quality control procedures, grants and rights, goodwill, Intellectual Property, income tax refunds, and employee retention tax credits;
(iii) All accounts, together with all instruments, all documents of title representing any of the foregoing, all rights in any merchandising, goods, equipment, motor vehicles and trucks which any of the same may represent, and all right, title, security and guaranties with respect to each account, including any right of stoppage in transit;
(iv) All documents, letter-of-credit rights, instruments and chattel paper;
(v) All commercial tort claims (including but not limited to any such claims that arise in connection with any existing or future claims of breaches of loyalty, good faith, care, or obedience against any past, present, or future officers or directors of any of the Debtor);
(vi) All deposit accounts and all cash (whether or not deposited in such deposit accounts);
(vii) All investment property;
(viii) All supporting obligations; and
(ix) All files, records, books of account, business papers, and computer programs; and
(x) the products and proceeds of all of the foregoing Collateral set forth in clauses (i)-(ix) above.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the “Collateral” shall include all investment property and general intangibles respecting ownership and/or other equity interests in each Guarantor, including, without limitation, the shares of capital stock and the other equity interests listed on Schedule E hereto (as the same may be modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof), and any other shares of capital stock and/or other equity interests of any other direct or indirect subsidiary of any Debtor obtained in the future (other than the equity interest in the Operating Sub), and, in each case, all certificates representing such shares and/or equity interests and, in each case, all rights, options, warrants, stock, other securities and/or equity interests that may hereafter be received, receivable or distributed in respect of, or exchanged for, any of the foregoing and all rights arising under or in connection with the Pledged Securities, including, but not limited to, all dividends, interest and cash.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an assignment of any asset which, in the event of an assignment, becomes void by operation of applicable law or the assignment of which is otherwise prohibited by applicable law (in each case to the extent that such applicable law is not overridden by Sections 9-406, 9-407 and/or 9-408 of the UCC or other similar applicable law); provided, however, that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall create a valid security interest in such asset and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall create a valid security interest in the proceeds of such asset; (ii) “Collateral” shall not include the Excluded Assets; and (iii) “Collateral” shall not include the Company’s equity interest in the Operating Sub, and no security interest, lien, or other encumbrance shall attach to such equity interest pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) “Intellectual Property” means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, (i) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, (ii) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, (iii) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, service marks, logos, domain names and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common law rights related thereto, (iv) all trade secrets arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (v) all rights to obtain any reissues, renewals or extensions of the foregoing, (vi) all licenses for any of the foregoing, and (vii) all causes of action for infringement of the foregoing.
(c) “Collateral Agent” means White Lion Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.
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(d) “Excluded Assets” means all Intellectual Property of the Company relating to the Operating Business that is contributed to the Operating Sub immediately prior to the signing of the Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 7.08(a) of the Merger Agreement.
(e) “Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July [__], 2026, by and among the Company, Glucotrack Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Lokahi Therapeutics Inc., a Nevada corporation, the Operating Sub and Paul V. Goode, solely in his capacity as representative for the Operating Sub.
(f) “Necessary Endorsement” means undated stock powers endorsed in blank or other proper instruments of assignment duly executed and such other instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request.
(g) “Obligations” means all of the liabilities and obligations (primary, secondary, direct, contingent, sole, joint or several) due or to become due, or that are now or may be hereafter contracted or acquired, or owing to, of any Debtor to the Secured Parties, including, without limitation, all obligations under this Agreement, the Note, the Warrants (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (the “Warrants”), and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing, voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from any of the Secured Parties as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Obligations” shall include, without limitation: (i) principal, interest, and penalties under the Note and all other amounts owed thereunder; (ii) any and all other fees, indemnities, costs, obligations and liabilities of the Debtor from time to time under or in connection with this Agreement, the Note, the Warrants, and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith; and (iii) all amounts (including but not limited to post-petition interest) in respect of the foregoing that would be payable but for the fact that the obligations to pay such amounts are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving any Debtor.
(h) “Operating Sub” means Glucotrack Technologies Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
(h) “Operating Business” means the Company’s current business, which is focused on the design, development, and commercialization of novel technologies for people with diabetes, including, but not limited to, the development of the Glucotrack Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor, a long-term implantable system that continually measures blood glucose levels, featuring a sensor longevity of approximately three (3) years, no on-body wearable component, and minimal calibration requirements.
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(j) “Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Debtor, the documents by which such Debtor was organized (such as a certificate of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership or articles of organization, and including, without limitation, any certificates of designation for preferred stock or other forms of preferred equity) and which relate to the internal governance of such Debtor (such as bylaws, a partnership agreement or an operating, limited liability or members agreement).
(k) “Pledged Interests” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(j).
(l) “Pledged Securities” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(i).
(m) “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware and or any other applicable law of any state or states which has jurisdiction with respect to all, or any portion of, the Collateral or this Agreement, from time to time. It is the intent of the parties that defined terms in the UCC should be construed in their broadest sense so that the term “Collateral” will be construed in its broadest sense. Accordingly if there are, from time to time, changes to defined terms in the UCC that broaden the definitions, they are incorporated herein and if existing definitions in the UCC are broader than the amended definitions, the existing ones shall be controlling.
2. Grant of Security Interest in Collateral. As an inducement for the Secured Parties to extend the loan as evidenced by the Note, and to secure the complete and timely payment, performance and discharge in full, as the case may be, of all of the Obligations, the Debtor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably pledges, grants and hypothecates to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and to, a lien upon and a right of set-off against all of their respective right, title and interest of whatsoever kind and nature in and to, the Collateral (a “Security Interest” and, collectively, the “Security Interests”).
3. Delivery of Certain Collateral. Contemporaneously or prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Debtor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent (a) any and all certificates and other instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Securities, and (b) any and all certificates and other instruments or documents representing any of the other Collateral, in each case, together with all Necessary Endorsements. The Debtor are, contemporaneously with the execution hereof, delivering to the Collateral Agent, or have previously delivered to the Collateral Agent, a true and correct copy of each Organizational Document governing any of the Pledged Securities.
4. Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements of the Debtor. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Debtor represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Secured Parties as follows:
(a) The Debtor has the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by the Debtor of this Agreement and the filings contemplated therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Debtor and no further action is required by such Debtor. This Agreement has been duly executed by the Debtor. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Debtor, enforceable against the Debtor in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general principles of equity.
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(b) The Debtor have no place of business or offices where their respective books of account and records are kept (other than temporarily at the offices of its attorneys or accountants) or places where Collateral is stored or located, except as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto. Except as specifically set forth on Schedule A, the Debtor is the record owner of the real property where such Collateral is located, and there exist no mortgages or other liens on any such real property. Except as disclosed on Schedule A, none of such Collateral is in the possession of any consignee, bailee, warehouseman, agent or processor.
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule C attached hereto, the Debtor are the sole owner of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by any Debtor in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances, rights or claims. The Debtor are fully authorized to grant the Security Interests. Except as set forth in Schedule C attached hereto, there is not on file in any governmental or regulatory authority, agency or recording office an effective financing statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than those that will be filed in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of the Collateral. Except as set forth in Schedule C attached hereto and except pursuant to this Agreement, as long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Debtor shall not execute and shall not knowingly permit to be on file in any such office or agency any other financing statement or other document or instrument (except to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).
(d) No written claim has been received that any Collateral or any Debtor’s use of any Collateral violates the rights of any third party. There has been no adverse decision to any Debtor’s claim of ownership rights in or exclusive rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to any Debtor’s right to keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no proceeding involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of any Debtor, threatened before any court, judicial body, administrative or regulatory agency, arbitrator or other governmental authority.
(e) The Debtor shall at all times maintain its books of account and records relating to the Collateral at its principal place of business and its Collateral at the locations set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and may not relocate such books of account and records or tangible Collateral unless it delivers to the Secured Parties at least 30 days prior to such relocation (i) written notice of such relocation and the new location thereof (which must be within the United States) and (ii) evidence that appropriate financing statements under the UCC and other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken to perfect the Security Interests to create in favor of the Secured Parties a valid, perfected and continuing perfected first priority lien in the Collateral.
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(f) This Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Parties a valid security interest in the Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Obligations. Upon making the filings described in the immediately following paragraph, all security interests created hereunder in any Collateral which may be perfected by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements shall have been duly perfected. Except for the filing of the Uniform Commercial Code financing statements referred to in the immediately following paragraph, the execution and delivery of deposit account control agreements satisfying the requirements of Section 9-104(a)(2) of the UCC with respect to each deposit account of the Debtor, and the delivery of the certificates and other instruments provided in Section 3, no action is necessary to create, perfect or protect the security interests created hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for the filing of said financing statements and the execution and delivery of said deposit account control agreements, no consent of any third parties and no authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, (ii) the creation or perfection of the Security Interests created hereunder in the Collateral or (iii) the enforcement of the rights of the Secured Parties hereunder.
(g) The Debtor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to file one or more financing statements under the UCC with respect to the Security Interests, with the proper filing and recording agencies in any jurisdiction deemed proper by it. The Collateral Agent shall have the right (and is hereby authorized to) to file with the applicable filing office(s) such financing statements, amendments, addenda, continuations, terminations, assignments and other records (whether or not executed by Debtor) to perfect and to maintain perfected first priority security interests in the Collateral by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, including but not limited to a financing statement on Form UCC-1 with the State of Delaware and in all other applicable jurisdictions with respect to the Collateral promptly upon the execution of this Agreement, as well as with the proper filing and recording agencies (including but not limited to any filings with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office).
(h) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Debtor does not (i) violate any of the provisions of any Organizational Documents of any Debtor or any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator or any applicable law, rule or regulation applicable to any Debtor, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing any Debtor’s debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which any Debtor is a party or by which any property or asset of any Debtor is bound or affected. If any, all required consents (including, without limitation, from stockholders or creditors of any Debtor) necessary for any Debtor to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder have been obtained.
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(i) The capital stock and other equity interests listed on Schedule E hereto (the “Pledged Securities”) represent all of the capital stock and other equity interests owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, including but not limited to all of the Company’s capital stock and other equity interests in the Guarantors; provided, however, that the Pledged Securities shall not include the Company’s equity interest in the Operating Sub. All of the Pledged Securities are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Securities, free and clear of any lien, security interest or other encumbrance except for the security interests created by this Agreement.
(j) The ownership and other equity interests in partnerships and limited liability companies (if any) included in the Collateral (the “Pledged Interests”) by their express terms do not provide that they are securities governed by Article 8 of the UCC and are not held in a securities account or by any financial intermediary.
(k) The Debtor shall at all times maintain the liens and Security Interests provided for hereunder as valid and perfected first priority liens and security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) until this Agreement and the Security Interest hereunder shall be terminated pursuant to Section 14 hereof. The Debtor hereby agrees to defend the same against the claims of any and all persons and entities. The Debtor shall safeguard and protect all Collateral for the account of the Collateral Agent. The Debtor shall pay the cost of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Collateral Agent to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations provided for herein. The Debtor shall file with the applicable filing office(s) such financing statements, amendments, addenda, continuations, terminations, assignments and other records (whether or not executed by Debtor) to perfect and to maintain perfected security interests in the Collateral by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, including but not limited to (a) promptly upon the execution of this Agreement, a financing statement on Form UCC-1 shall be filed with the State of Delaware and in all other applicable jurisdictions on behalf of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Collateral. The Financing Statement shall designate the Collateral Agent as the secured party and Debtor as the debtor, shall identify the security interest in the Collateral, and contain any other items required by law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Debtor shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the Collateral and the Security Interests hereunder, and the Debtor shall obtain and furnish to the Collateral Agent from time to time, upon demand, such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the priority of the Security Interests hereunder.
(l) No Debtor will transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral (except for (i) non-exclusive licenses granted by a Debtor in its ordinary course of business, (ii) sales of inventory by a Debtor in its ordinary course of business, and (iii) contributions of the Excluded Assets to the Operating Sub pursuant to Section 7.08(a) of the Merger Agreement) without the prior written consent of the Secured Parties.
(m) The Debtor shall keep and preserve its equipment, inventory and other tangible Collateral in good condition, repair and order and shall not operate or locate any such Collateral (or cause to be operated or located) in any area excluded from insurance coverage.
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(n) The Debtor shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to the Collateral, including Collateral hereafter acquired, against loss or damage of the kinds and in the amounts customarily insured against by entities of established reputation having similar properties similarly situated and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by other such entities and otherwise as is prudent for entities engaged in similar businesses but in any event sufficient to cover the full replacement cost thereof. The Debtor shall cause each insurance policy issued in connection herewith to provide, and the insurer issuing such policy to certify to the Secured Parties, that (a) the Secured Parties will be named as lender loss payee and additional insured under each such insurance policy; (b) if such insurance be proposed to be cancelled or materially changed for any reason whatsoever, such insurer will promptly notify the Secured Parties and such cancellation or change shall not be effective as to the Secured Parties for at least thirty (30) days after receipt by the Secured Parties of such notice, unless the effect of such change is to extend or increase coverage under the policy; and (c) the Secured Parties will have the right (but no obligation) at its election to remedy any default in the payment of premiums within thirty (30) days of notice from the insurer of such default. If no Event of Default (as defined in the Note) under the Note exists and if the proceeds arising out of any claim or series of related claims do not exceed $100,000, loss payments in each instance will be applied by the applicable Debtor to the repair and/or replacement of property with respect to which the loss was incurred to the extent reasonably feasible, and any loss payments or the balance thereof remaining, to the extent not so applied, shall be payable to the applicable Debtor; provided, however, that payments received by any Debtor after an Event of Default occurs and is continuing or in excess of $100,000 for any occurrence or series of related occurrences shall be paid to the Secured Parties and accordingly, if received by such Debtor, shall be held in trust for the Secured Parties and immediately paid over to the Secured Parties. Copies of such policies or the related certificates, in each case, naming the Secured Parties as lender loss payee and additional insured shall be delivered to the Secured Parties at least annually and at the time any new policy of insurance is issued.
(o) The Debtor shall, within twenty (20) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, advise the Secured Parties promptly, in sufficient detail, of any material adverse change in the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or on the Secured Parties’ security interest therein.
(p) The Debtor shall promptly execute and deliver to the Secured Parties such further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing statements or other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take such further action as the Secured Parties may from time to time request and may in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect or enforce the Secured Parties’ security interest in the Collateral.
(q) The Debtor shall permit the Secured Parties and its representatives and agents to inspect the Collateral during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, and to make copies of records pertaining to the Collateral as may be reasonably requested by the Secured Parties from time to time.
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(r) The Debtor shall take all steps reasonably necessary to diligently pursue and seek to preserve, enforce and collect any rights, claims, causes of action and accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral.
(s) The Debtor shall promptly notify the Secured Parties in sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process levied against any Collateral and of any other information received by such Debtor that may materially affect the value of the Collateral, the Security Interest or the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder.
(t) All information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to the Secured Parties by or on behalf of any Debtor with respect to the Collateral is accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date furnished.
(u) The Debtor shall at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect their respective valid existence and good standing and any rights and franchises material to its business.
(v) No Debtor will change its name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number (if it has one), legal or corporate structure, or identity, or add any new fictitious name unless it provides at least 30 days prior written notice to the Secured Parties of such change and, at the time of such written notification, such Debtor provides any financing statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the Security Interests granted and evidenced by this Agreement.
(w) Except in the ordinary course of business, no Debtor may consign any of its inventory or sell any of its inventory on bill and hold, sale or return, sale on approval, or other conditional terms of sale without the consent of the Secured Parties which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(x) No Debtor may relocate its chief executive office to a new location without providing 30 days prior written notification thereof to the Secured Parties and so long as, at the time of such written notification, such Debtor provides any financing statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the Security Interests granted and evidenced by this Agreement.
(y) The Debtor was organized and remains organized solely under the laws of the state set forth next to such Debtor’s name in Schedule B attached hereto, which Schedule B sets forth the Debtor’s organizational identification number or, if any Debtor does not have one, states that one does not exist.
(z) (i) The actual name of the Debtor is the name set forth in Schedule B attached hereto; (ii) no Debtor has any trade names except as set forth in Schedule B attached hereto; (iii) no Debtor has used any name other than that stated in the preamble hereto or as set forth in Schedule B attached hereto for the preceding five years; and (iv) no entity has merged into any Debtor or been acquired by any Debtor within the past five years except as set forth on Schedule B attached hereto.
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(aa) At any time and from time to time that any Collateral consists of instruments, certificated securities or other items that require or permit possession by the Collateral Agent to perfect the security interest created hereby, the applicable Debtor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent.
(bb) The Debtor, in its capacity as issuer, hereby agrees to comply with any and all orders and instructions of Secured Parties regarding the Pledged Interests consistent with the terms of this Agreement without the further consent of any Debtor as contemplated by Section 8-106 (or any successor section) of the UCC. Further, the Debtor agrees that it shall not enter into a similar agreement (or one that would confer “control” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC) with any other person or entity.
(cc) The Debtor shall cause all tangible chattel paper constituting Collateral to be delivered to the Secured Parties, or, if such delivery is not possible, then to cause such tangible chattel paper to contain a legend noting that it is subject to the security interest created by this Agreement. To the extent that any Collateral consists of electronic chattel paper, the applicable Debtor shall cause the underlying chattel paper to be “marked” within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the UCC (or successor section thereto).
(dd) If there is any investment property or deposit account included as Collateral that can be perfected by “control” through an account control agreement, the applicable Debtor shall cause such an account control agreement, in form and substance in each case satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, to be entered into and delivered to the Collateral Agent.
(ee) To the extent that any Collateral consists of letter-of-credit rights, the applicable Debtor shall cause the issuer of each underlying letter of credit to consent to an assignment of the proceeds thereof to the Collateral Agent.
(ff) To the extent that any Collateral is in the possession of any third party, the applicable Debtor shall join with the Collateral Agent in notifying such third party of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in such Collateral and shall use its best efforts to obtain an acknowledgement and agreement from such third party with respect to the Collateral, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
(gg) If any Debtor shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim, such Debtor shall promptly notify the Secured Parties in a writing signed by such Debtor of the particulars thereof and grant to the Secured Parties in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Secured Parties.
(hh) The Debtor shall immediately provide written notice to the Secured Parties of any and all accounts which arise out of contracts with any governmental authority and, to the extent necessary to perfect or continue the perfected status of the Security Interests in such accounts and proceeds thereof, shall execute and deliver to the Secured Parties an assignment of claims for such accounts and cooperate with the Secured Parties in taking any other steps required, in its judgment, under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar federal, state or local statute or rule to perfect or continue the perfected status of the Security Interests in such accounts and proceeds thereof.
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(ii) The Debtor shall cause each subsidiary of such Debtor (including but not limited to each subsidiary acquired or formed by a Debtor after the date of this Agreement, other than the Operating Sub) to immediately become a party hereto (an “Additional Debtor”), by executing and delivering an Additional Debtor Joinder in substantially the form of Annex A attached hereto and comply with the provisions hereof applicable to the Debtor. Concurrent therewith, the Additional Debtor shall deliver replacement schedules for, or supplements to all other Schedules to (or referred to in) this Agreement, as applicable, which replacement schedules shall supersede, or supplements shall modify, the Schedules then in effect. The Additional Debtor shall also deliver such opinions of counsel, authorizing resolutions, good standing certificates, incumbency certificates, organizational documents, financing statements and other information and documentation as the Secured Parties may reasonably request. Upon delivery of the foregoing to the Secured Parties, the Additional Debtor shall be and become a party to this Agreement with the same rights and obligations as the Debtor, for all purposes hereof as fully and to the same extent as if it were an original signatory hereto and shall be deemed to have made the representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein as of the date of execution and delivery of such Additional Debtor Joinder, and all references herein to the “Debtor” shall be deemed to include each Additional Debtor.
(jj) The Debtor shall vote the Pledged Securities to comply with the covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Note.
(kk) The Debtor shall register the pledge of the applicable Pledged Securities on the books of such Debtor. The Debtor shall notify each issuer of Pledged Securities to register the pledge of the applicable Pledged Securities in the name of the Collateral Agent on the books of such issuer. Further, except with respect to certificated securities delivered to the Collateral Agent, the applicable Debtor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent an acknowledgement of pledge (which, where appropriate, shall comply with the requirements of the UCC with respect to perfection by registration) signed by the issuer of the applicable Pledged Securities, which acknowledgement shall confirm that: (a) it has registered the pledge on its books and records; and (b) at any time directed by the Collateral Agent during the continuation of an Event of Default, such issuer will transfer the record ownership of such Pledged Securities into the name of the Collateral Agent or any designee of the Collateral Agent, will take such steps as may be necessary to effect the transfer, and will comply with all other instructions of the Collateral Agent regarding such Pledged Securities without the further consent of the applicable Debtor.
(ll) In the event that, upon an occurrence of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall sell all or any of the Pledged Securities to another party or parties (herein called the “Transferee”) or shall purchase or retain all or any of the Pledged Securities, the Debtor shall, to the extent applicable: (i) deliver to the Collateral Agent or the Transferee, as the case may be, the articles of incorporation, bylaws, minute books, stock certificate books, corporate seals, deeds, leases, indentures, agreements, evidences of indebtedness, books of account, financial records and all other Organizational Documents and records of the Debtor and their direct and indirect subsidiaries; (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain resignations of the persons then serving as officers and directors of the Debtor and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, if so requested; and (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any approvals that are required by any governmental or regulatory body in order to permit the sale of the Pledged Securities to the Transferee or the purchase or retention of the Pledged Securities by the Collateral Agent and allow the Transferee or the Collateral Agent to continue the business of the Debtor and their direct and indirect subsidiaries.
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(mm) Without limiting the generality of the other obligations of the Debtor hereunder, the Debtor shall promptly (i) cause to be registered at the United States Copyright Office all of its material copyrights (other than copyrights included in the Excluded Assets), (ii) cause the security interest contemplated hereby with respect to all Intellectual Property (other than the Excluded Assets) registered at the United States Copyright Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office to be duly recorded at the applicable office, and (iii) give the Secured Parties notice whenever it acquires (whether absolutely or by license) or creates any additional material Intellectual Property (other than any Intellectual Property included in the Excluded Assets).
(nn) The Debtor will from time to time, at the joint and several expense of the Debtor, promptly execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents, and take all such further action as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Secured Parties may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder and with respect to any Collateral or to otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
(oo) Schedule D attached hereto lists all of the patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, registered copyrights, and domain names owned by any of the Debtor as of the date hereof. Schedule D attached hereto lists all material licenses in favor of any Debtor for the use of any patents, trademarks, copyrights and domain names as of the date hereof. All material patents and trademarks of the Debtor have been duly recorded at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and all material copyrights of the Debtor have been duly recorded at the United States Copyright Office.
(pp) None of the account Debtor or other persons or entities obligated on any of the Collateral is a governmental authority covered by the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar federal, state or local statute or rule in respect of such Collateral.
5. Effect of Pledge on Certain Rights. If any of the Collateral subject to this Agreement consists of nonvoting equity or ownership interests (regardless of class, designation, preference or rights) that may be converted into voting equity or ownership interests upon the occurrence of certain events (including, without limitation, upon the transfer of all or any of the other stock or assets of the issuer), it is agreed that the pledge of such equity or ownership interests pursuant to this Agreement or the enforcement of any of Secured Parties’ rights hereunder shall not be deemed to be the type of event which would trigger such conversion rights notwithstanding any provisions in the Organizational Documents or agreements to which any Debtor is subject or to which any Debtor is party.
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6. Defaults. The following events shall each be an “Event of Default” under this Agreement:
(a) The occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Note) under the Note;
(b) Any representation or warranty of any Debtor in this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made;
(c) The failure by any Debtor to observe or perform any of its obligations hereunder for ten (10) days after delivery to such Debtor of notice of such failure by or on behalf of the Secured Parties unless such default is capable of cure but cannot be cured within such time frame and such Debtor is using best efforts to cure same in a timely fashion; or
(d) If any provision of this Agreement shall at any time for any reason be declared to be null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any Debtor, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Debtor, or by any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any Debtor, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or any Debtor shall deny that any Debtor has any liability or obligation purported to be created under this Agreement.
7. Duty To Hold In Trust.
(a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under this Agreement and at any time thereafter, the Debtor shall, upon receipt of any revenue, income, dividend, interest or other sums subject to the Security Interests, whether payable pursuant to the Note or otherwise, or of any check, draft, note, trade acceptance or other instrument evidencing an obligation to pay any such sum, hold the same in trust for the Secured Parties and shall forthwith endorse and transfer any such sums or instruments, or both, to the Secured Parties, for application to the satisfaction of the Obligations.
(b) If any Debtor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any securities or other property (including, without limitation, shares of Pledged Securities or instruments representing Pledged Securities acquired after the date hereof, or any options, warrants, rights or other similar property or certificates representing a dividend, or any distribution in connection with any recapitalization, reclassification or increase or reduction of capital, or issued in connection with any reorganization of such Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries) in respect of the Pledged Securities (whether as an addition to, in substitution of, or in exchange for, such Pledged Securities or otherwise), such Debtor agrees to (i) accept the same as the agent of the Collateral Agent; (ii) hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties; and (iii) to deliver any and all certificates or instruments evidencing the same to the Collateral Agent on or before the close of business on the fifth business day following the receipt thereof by such Debtor, in the exact form received together with the Necessary Endorsements, to be held by the Collateral Agent subject to the terms of this Agreement as Collateral.
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8. Rights and Remedies Upon Default.
(a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under this Agreement and at any time thereafter, the Collateral Agent, acting on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right to exercise all of the remedies conferred hereunder and under the Note, and the Collateral Agent shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC. Without limitation, the Collateral Agent shall have the following rights and powers:
(i) The Collateral Agent shall have the right to take possession of the Collateral and, for that purpose, enter, with the aid and assistance of any person, any premises where the Collateral, or any part thereof, is or may be placed and remove the same, and the Debtor shall assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Collateral Agent at places which the Collateral Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Debtor’s premises or elsewhere, and make available to the Collateral Agent, without rent, all of such Debtor’s respective premises and facilities for the purpose of the Collateral Agent taking possession of, removing or putting the Collateral in saleable or disposable form.
(ii) Upon notice to the Debtor by the Collateral Agent, all rights of the Debtor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise and all rights of the Debtor to receive the dividends and interest which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain, shall cease. Upon such notice, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to receive any interest, cash dividends or other payments on the Collateral and, at the option of the Collateral Agent, to exercise in its discretion all voting rights pertaining thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to exercise all rights with respect to the Collateral as it were the sole and absolute owner thereof, including, without limitation, to vote and/or to exchange, at its sole discretion, any or all of the Collateral in connection with a merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization or other readjustment concerning or involving the Collateral or any Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries.
(iii) The Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of and deliver all or any part of the Collateral, at public or private sale or otherwise, either with or without special conditions or stipulations, for cash or on credit or for future delivery, in such parcel or parcels and at such time or times and at such place or places, and upon such terms and conditions as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable, all without (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) advertisement or demand upon or notice to any Debtor or right of redemption of a Debtor, which are hereby expressly waived. Upon each such sale, lease, assignment or other transfer of Collateral, the Collateral Agent, may, unless prohibited by applicable law which cannot be waived, purchase all or any part of the Collateral being sold, free from and discharged of all trusts, claims, right of redemption and equities of any Debtor, which are hereby waived and released.
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(iv) The Collateral Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to notify any account Debtor and any obligors under instruments or accounts to make payments directly to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and to enforce the Debtor’ rights against such account Debtor and obligors.
(v) The Collateral Agent may (but is not obligated to) direct any financial intermediary or any other person or entity holding any investment property to transfer the same to the Collateral Agent or its designee.
(vi) The Collateral Agent may (but is not obligated to) transfer any or all Intellectual Property (other than the Excluded Assets) registered in the name of any Debtor at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or Copyright Office into the name of the Collateral Agent or any designee or any purchaser of any Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Collateral Agent shall not transfer, encumber or otherwise take any action with respect to any Excluded Assets.
(b) The Secured Parties shall comply with any applicable law in connection with a disposition of Collateral and such compliance will not be considered adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral. The Secured Parties may sell the Collateral without giving any warranties and may specifically disclaim such warranties. If the Secured Parties sell any of the Collateral on credit, the Debtor will only be credited with payments actually made by the purchaser.
(c) For the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to further exercise rights and remedies under this Section 8 or elsewhere provided by agreement or applicable law, the Debtor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an irrevocable, nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Debtor) to use, license or sublicense following an Event of Default, any Intellectual Property (other than the Excluded Assets) now owned or hereafter acquired by such Debtor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.
9. Applications of Proceeds. The proceeds of any such sale, lease or other disposition of the Collateral hereunder or from payments made on account of any insurance policy insuring any portion of the Collateral shall be applied first, to the expenses of retaking, holding, storing, processing and preparing for sale, selling, and the like (including, without limitation, any taxes, fees and other costs incurred in connection therewith) of the Collateral, to the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent in enforcing the Collateral Agent’s rights hereunder and in connection with collecting, storing and disposing of the Collateral, and then to satisfaction of the Obligations to the Secured Parties, and to the payment of any other amounts required by applicable law, after which the Collateral Agent shall pay to the applicable Debtor any surplus proceeds. If, upon the sale, license or other disposition of the Collateral, the proceeds thereof are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Parties are legally entitled, the Debtor will be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon, at the rate of the Past Due Rate (as defined in the Note), and the reasonable fees of any attorneys employed by the Collateral Agent to collect such deficiency. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Debtor waives all claims, damages and demands against the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties arising out of the repossession, removal, retention or sale of the Collateral, unless due solely to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties as determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of competent jurisdiction.
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10. Securities Law Provision. The Debtor recognizes that Secured Parties may be limited in its ability to effect a sale to the public of all or part of the Pledged Securities by reason of certain prohibitions in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other federal or state securities laws (collectively, the “Securities Laws”), and may be compelled to resort to one or more sales to a restricted group of purchasers who may be required to agree to acquire the Pledged Securities for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. The Debtor agrees that sales so made may be at prices and on terms less favorable than if the Pledged Securities were sold to the public, and that Secured Parties have no obligation to delay the sale of any Pledged Securities for the period of time necessary to register the Pledged Securities for sale to the public under the Securities Laws. The Debtor shall cooperate with Secured Parties in its attempt to satisfy any requirements under the Securities Laws (including, without limitation, registration thereunder if requested by Secured Parties) applicable to the sale of the Pledged Securities by Secured Parties.
11. Costs and Expenses. The Debtor agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any filing required hereunder, including without limitation, any financing statements pursuant to the UCC, continuation statements, partial releases and/or termination statements related thereto or any expenses of any searches reasonably required by the Secured Parties. The Debtor shall also pay all other claims and charges which in the reasonable opinion of the Secured Parties is reasonably likely to prejudice, imperil or otherwise affect the Collateral or the Security Interests therein. The Debtor will also, upon demand, pay to the Secured Parties the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Secured Parties may incur in connection with the creation, perfection, protection, satisfaction, foreclosure, collection or enforcement of the Security Interest and the preparation, administration, continuance, amendment or enforcement of this Agreement and pay to the Secured Parties the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Secured Parties may incur in connection with (i) the enforcement of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, or (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Parties under the Note. Until so paid, any fees payable hereunder shall be added to the principal amount of the Note and shall bear interest at the rate of the Past Due Rate (as defined in the Note).
12. Responsibility for Collateral. The Debtor assume all liabilities and responsibility in connection with all Collateral, and the Obligations shall in no way be affected or diminished by reason of the loss, destruction, damage or theft of any of the Collateral or its unavailability for any reason. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Secured Parties do not (i) have any duty (either before or after an Event of Default) to collect any amounts in respect of the Collateral or to preserve any rights relating to the Collateral, or (ii) have any obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale, and (b) the Debtor shall remain obligated and liable under each contract or agreement included in the Collateral to be observed or performed by such Debtor thereunder. The Secured Parties shall not have any obligation or liability under any such contract or agreement by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Secured Parties of any payment relating to any of the Collateral, nor shall the Secured Parties be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Debtor under or pursuant to any such contract or agreement, to make inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any such contract or agreement, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which the Secured Parties may be entitled at any time or times.
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13. Security Interests Absolute. All rights of the Secured Parties and all obligations of the Debtor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Note or any agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Note or any other agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing; (c) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any guarantee, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations; (d) any action by the Secured Parties to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (e) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense available to a Debtor, or a discharge of all or any part of the Security Interests granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Parties shall continue even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, without limitation, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. The Debtor expressly waives presentment, protest, notice of protest, demand, notice of nonpayment and demand for performance. In the event that at any time any transfer of any Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Parties hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the United States, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party other than the Secured Parties, then, in any such event, the Debtor’s obligations hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. The Debtor waives all right to require the Secured Parties to proceed against any other person or entity or to apply any Collateral which the Secured Parties may hold at any time, or to marshal assets, or to pursue any other remedy. The Debtor waives any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured hereby.
14. Term of Agreement. This Agreement and the Security Interests shall terminate on the date on which all payments under the Note have been indefeasibly paid in full and all other Obligations have been paid or discharged; provided, however, that all indemnities of the Debtor contained in this Agreement shall survive and remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement.
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15. Power of Attorney; Further Assurances.
(a) The Debtor authorizes the Collateral Agent, and does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Collateral Agent and its officers, agents, successors or assigns with full power of substitution, as such Debtor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with power, in the name of the Collateral Agent or such Debtor, to, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) endorse any note, checks, drafts, money orders or other instruments of payment (including payments payable under or in respect of any policy of insurance) in respect of the Collateral that may come into possession of the Collateral Agent; (ii) to sign and endorse any financing statement pursuant to the UCC or any invoice, freight or express bill, bill of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against Debtor, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts, and other documents relating to the Collateral; (iii) to pay or discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral; (iv) to demand, collect, receipt for, compromise, settle and sue for monies due in respect of the Collateral; (v) to transfer any Intellectual Property (other than the Excluded Assets) or provide licenses respecting any Intellectual Property (other than the Excluded Assets); and (vi) generally, at the option of the Collateral Agent, and at the expense of the Debtor, at any time, or from time to time, to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments and to do all acts and things which the Collateral Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve and realize upon the Collateral and the Security Interests granted therein in order to effect the intent of this Agreement and the Note all as fully and effectually as the Debtor might or could do; and the Debtor hereby ratifies all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be outstanding. The designation set forth herein shall be deemed to amend and supersede any inconsistent provision in the Organizational Documents or other documents or agreements to which any Debtor is subject or to which any Debtor is a party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent is specifically authorized to execute and file any applications for or instruments of transfer and assignment of any patents, trademarks, copyrights or other Intellectual Property (other than the Excluded Assets) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office.
(b) On a continuing basis, the Debtor will make, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record, as the case may be, with the proper filing and recording agencies in any jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the jurisdictions indicated on Schedule B attached hereto, all such instruments, and take all such action as may reasonably be deemed necessary or advisable, or as reasonably requested by the Secured Parties, to perfect the Security Interests granted hereunder and otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement, or for assuring and confirming to the Secured Parties the grant or perfection of a perfected security interest in all the Collateral under the UCC.
(c) The Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as such Debtor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and instead of such Debtor and in the name of such Debtor, from time to time in the Collateral Agent’s discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including the filing, in its sole discretion, of one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments thereto, relative to any of the Collateral without the signature of such Debtor where permitted by law, which financing statements may (but need not) describe the Collateral as “all assets” or “all personal property” or words of like import, and ratifies all such actions taken by the Collateral Agent. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be outstanding.
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16. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be subject to the notice provision of the Purchase Agreement.
17. Other Security. To the extent that the Obligations are now or hereafter secured by property other than the Collateral or by the guarantee, endorsement or property of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, then the Secured Parties shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take any other action with respect thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting any of the Secured Parties’ rights and remedies hereunder.
18. [Intentionally Omitted].
19. Miscellaneous.
(a) No course of dealing between the Debtor and the Secured Parties, nor any failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Secured Parties, any right, power or privilege hereunder or under the Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(b) All of the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral, whether established hereby or by the Note or by any other agreements, instruments or documents or by law shall be cumulative and may be exercised singly or concurrently.
(c) This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules hereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Debtor and the Requisite Holder (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought.
(d) If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
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(e) No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
(f) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Debtor may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Secured Parties. The Secured Parties may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any party to whom such Secured Parties assigns or transfers any Obligations, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Obligations, by the provisions of this Agreement that apply to the “Secured Parties.”
(g) Each party shall take such further action and execute and deliver such further documents as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
(h) This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware. Any action, proceeding or claim arising out of, or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Debtor and Secured Parties irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, and hereby waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, nothing herein shall limit, or shall be deemed or construed to limit, the ability of the Secured Parties to realize on any collateral or any other security, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Secured Parties, including through a legal action in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Debtor hereby irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, and any claim that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper (including but not limited to based upon forum non conveniens). THE DEBTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. The Debtor irrevocably waive personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to Debtor at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The prevailing party in any action or dispute brought in connection with this Agreement or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
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(i) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by electronic transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such electronic signature were the original thereof.
(j) All Debtor shall jointly and severally be liable for the obligations of the Debtor to the Secured Parties hereunder.
(k) The Debtor shall indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless the Secured Parties and their respective partners, members, managers, shareholders, officers, directors, attorneys, employees, and agents (and any other persons with other titles that have similar functions) (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs and expenses, of any kind or nature, (including fees relating to the cost of investigating and defending any of the foregoing) imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee in any way related to or arising from or alleged to arise from this Agreement or the Collateral, except any such losses, claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs and expenses which result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnitee as determined by a final, nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. This indemnification provision is in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other indemnification provision in the Note, the Purchase Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or other document executed or delivered in connection herewith or therewith.
(l) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to subject the Secured Parties to liability as a partner in any Debtor or any if its direct or indirect subsidiaries that is a partnership or as a member in any Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries that is a limited liability company, nor shall the Secured Parties be deemed to have assumed any obligations under any partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement, as applicable, of any such Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or otherwise, unless and until any such Secured Parties exercise its right to be substituted for such Debtor as a partner or member, as applicable, pursuant hereto.
(m) To the extent that the grant of the security interest in the Collateral and the enforcement of the terms hereof require the consent, approval or action of any partner or member, as applicable, of any Debtor or any direct or indirect subsidiary of any Debtor or compliance with any provisions of any of the Organizational Documents, the Debtor hereby grant such consent and approval and waive any such noncompliance with the terms of said documents.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.
| GLUCOTRACK, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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SCHEDULE A
(a) The following are all other locations in the United States of America or any other location in which the Company maintains any books or records relating to any of the Collateral consisting of accounts, instruments, chattel paper, general intangibles or mobile goods:
| Address | County | State/Country | ||
| [____] | [____] | [____] | ||
| Source: | UCC §9-301(2) and (3). |
(b) The following are all other places of business of the Company in the United States of America or any other location:
| Address | County | State/Country | ||
| None. | ||||
| Source: | UCC §9-301(2) and (3). |
(c) The following are all other locations in the United States of America or any other location where any of the Collateral consisting of inventory or equipment is located:
| Address | County | State/Country | ||
| [____] | [____] | [____] | ||
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[____] |
[____] |
[____] |
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| Source: | UCC §§-301(2) and (3). |
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(d) The following are the names and addresses of all persons or entities other than the Company, such as lessees, consignees, warehousemen or purchasers of chattel paper, which have possession or are intended to have possession of any of the Collateral consisting of instruments, chattel paper, inventory or equipment:
| Name | Mailing Address | County | State/Country | |||
| None. | ||||||
Source: UCC §§9-301(2) and (3), 9-312 and 9-313.
(c) The following is a complete list of all bank accounts (including securities and commodities accounts) maintained by the Company (provide name and address of depository bank, type of account and account number):
| Depository Bank | Bank Address | Type of Account | Acct. No. | |||
| [____] |
[____]
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[____] | [____] | |||
| [____] |
[____]
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[____] | [____] | |||
| [____] |
[____]
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[____] | [____] | |||
| [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] |
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SCHEDULE B
| Debtor Name | Other Names | Tax Identification Number | Jurisdiction of Organization | |||
| Glucotrack, Inc. | None. | [__________] | Delaware | |||
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SCHEDULE C
Other Liens and Related Filings
None
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SCHEDULE D
Patents and Trademarks
Patents
| Patent
Application No. |
Patent No. | Patent Name | Date Filed | Date Issued | Location | |||||
| [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] |
Trademarks
| Title | Serial No. | Registration No. | G & S | |
| [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] |
| [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] | |
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SCHEDULE E
NONE
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ANNEX A
to
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
FORM OF ADDITIONAL DEBTOR JOINDER
Security Agreement dated as of July __, 2026 made by
Glucotrack, Inc.
and its subsidiaries party thereto from time to time, as Debtor
to and in favor of
the Secured Parties identified therein and the Collateral Agent identified therein (the “Security Agreement”)
Reference is made to the Security Agreement as defined above; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in, or by reference in, the Security Agreement.
The undersigned hereby agrees that upon delivery of this Additional Debtor Joinder to the Collateral Agent referred to above, the undersigned shall (a) be an Additional Debtor under the Security Agreement, (b) have all the rights and obligations of the Debtor under the Security Agreement as fully and to the same extent as if the undersigned was an original signatory thereto and (c) be deemed to have made the representations and warranties set forth therein as of the date of execution and delivery of this Additional Debtor Joinder. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE UNDERSIGNED SPECIFICALLY GRANTS TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SECURED PARTIES, A SECURITY INTEREST IN THE COLLATERAL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE SECURITY AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL PROVISIONS SET FORTH THEREIN.
Attached hereto are supplemental and/or replacement Schedules to the Security Agreement, as applicable.
An executed copy of this Joinder shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent may rely on the matters set forth herein on or after the date hereof. This Joinder shall not be modified, amended or terminated without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Joinder to be executed in the name and on behalf of the undersigned.
| [Name of Additional Debtor] | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Address: | ||
Dated:
Exhibit 10.3
VOTING SUPPORT AGREEMENT
THIS VOTING SUPPORT AGREEMENT, dated as of July __, 2026 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among the investors listed on the signature page hereto (collectivity, the “Investor”), and each of the individuals or entities listed on the signature pages hereto (each, a “Stockholder” and, together, the “Stockholders”).
RECITALS
A.
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Glucotrack, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the
State of Delaware (the “Company”), is entering into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July
B. As a condition and inducement to the willingness of the Investor to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to purchase the Note and Warrants, the Investor has required that each Stockholder agree, and each Stockholder has agreed, to enter into this Agreement with the Investor with respect to all shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by such Stockholder as of the date hereof, as set forth opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule I, together with any additional shares of Company Common Stock or other voting securities of the Company that such Stockholder acquires beneficial ownership of after the date hereof, whether by purchase, exercise of Company Stock Options, conversion, exchange, dividend, distribution or otherwise (collectively, the “Subject Shares”).
AGREEMENT
The parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, and for and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as set forth herein:
SECTION 1 VOTING AGREEMENT; GRANT OF PROXY
1.1 Voting Agreement.
(a) During the Agreement Period (as defined below), each Stockholder hereby agrees that, at any meeting (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting) of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, however called (each, a “Stockholder Meeting”), and in connection with any written consent of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, such Stockholder shall, unless the Investor votes the Subject Shares pursuant to the proxy granted by Section 1.2, vote (or cause to be voted) or, if applicable, deliver (or caused to be delivered) a written consent with respect to all of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares, in each case, to the fullest extent that such Subject Shares are entitled to be voted at the time of any vote or action by written consent:
(i) in favor of (A) the Stockholder Approval; (B) if submitted to the Company’s stockholders for approval, a Capital Event; and (C) without limitation of the preceding clauses, the approval of any proposal to adjourn or postpone the Stockholder Meeting to a later date if there are not sufficient votes for adoption of the Proposals on the date on which the Stockholder Meeting is held (the Stockholder Approval and any such Capital Event, collectively, the “Proposals”); and
(ii) against (A) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of such Stockholder under this Agreement or of the Company under the Purchase Agreement; and (B) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to impede, delay, or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, the Stockholder Approval) or the Proposals in any material respect.
(b) Subject to the proxy granted under Section 1.2, each Stockholder shall retain at all times the right to vote or exercise such Stockholder’s right to consent with respect to such Stockholder’s Subject Shares in such Stockholder’s sole discretion and without any other limitation on those matters other than those set forth in Section 1.1(a) that are at any time or from time to time presented for consideration to the Company’s stockholders generally; provided that such vote or consent would not reasonably be expected to frustrate the purposes, or prevent or delay consummation, of the Proposals in any material respect.
1.2 Irrevocable Proxy.
(a) Each Stockholder hereby revokes (or agrees to cause to be revoked) any and all proxies that it has heretofore granted with respect to the Subject Shares that conflict with this Agreement. Each Stockholder hereby irrevocably appoints the Investor as attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full power of substitution, for and on behalf of such Stockholder, for and in the name, place and stead of such Stockholder, to (i) vote, express consent or dissent or issue instructions to the record holder of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares to vote such Subject Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.1 at any Stockholder Meeting, and (ii) grant or withhold, or issue instructions to the record holder of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares to grant or withhold, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.1, all written consents with respect to the Subject Shares.
(b) The foregoing proxy shall be deemed to be a proxy coupled with an interest, is irrevocable (and as such shall survive and not be affected by the death, incapacity, mental illness or insanity of such Stockholder) until the end of the Agreement Period and shall not be terminated by operation of any Law or upon the occurrence of any other event other than the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.3. Each Stockholder hereby affirms that the irrevocable proxy set forth in this Section 1.2 is given in connection with, and granted in consideration of and as an inducement to the Investor entering into the Purchase Agreement and that such irrevocable proxy is given to secure the obligations of such Stockholder under Section 1.1. The Investor covenants and agrees with each Stockholder that the Investor will exercise the foregoing proxy consistent with the provisions of Section 1.1.
SECTION 2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
2.1 Representations and Warranties of Stockholder. Each Stockholder, severally but not jointly as to any other Stockholder, represents and warrants to the Investor as follows (it being understood that, except where expressly stated to be given or made as of the date hereof only, the representations and warranties contained in this Section 2.1 shall be made as of the date hereof and as of the date of each Stockholder Meeting):
(a) Organization. If such Stockholder is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.
(b) Authorization. If such Stockholder is not an individual, it has the requisite corporate, limited liability company, partnership or trust power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. If such Stockholder is an individual, such Stockholder has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Investor, is enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms. If this Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement.
(c) No Conflict.
(i) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder nor the consummation by such Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by such Stockholder with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will (A) if such Stockholder is not an individual, conflict with or violate any provision of its articles of incorporation, bylaws or similar organizational documents, (B) assuming that each of the filings referred to in Section 2.1(c)(ii) are made and any applicable waiting periods referred to therein have expired, violate any Law or judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any arbitrator or Governmental Entity (a “Judgment”) applicable to such Stockholder, or (C) require any consent or other action by any Person under, result in any violation or breach of, result in the loss of a benefit under, conflict with any provision of, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which such Stockholder is a party, or result in the creation of a Lien upon such Stockholder’s Subject Shares, other than in the case of clauses (B) and (C) as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on such Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(ii) Except for (A) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other United States state or federal securities Laws, (B) compliance with any NASDAQ rules, and (C) actions or filings the failure of which to be made or obtained has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on such Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, no consents or approvals of, or filings, declarations or registrations with, any Governmental Entity or any other Person are necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder and the consummation by such Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Ownership of Subject Shares. As of the date hereof, such Stockholder is, and at all times during the Agreement Period will be, the record and beneficial owner (for purposes of this Agreement, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares free and clear of any Liens and with no restrictions on such Stockholder’s rights of voting or disposition pertaining thereto, except for any applicable restrictions on Transfer under the Securities Act. Except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule I, the Subject Shares set forth on Schedule I opposite the name of such Stockholder constitute (i) all of the shares of Company Common Stock held by such Stockholder as of the date hereof and (ii) all of the shares of Company Common Stock subject to Company Stock Options held by such Stockholder which are exercisable as of the date hereof or will become exercisable within 60 days thereafter. Other than as set forth or otherwise disclosed on Schedule I (and excluding any shares of Company Common Stock subject to Company Stock Options held by such Stockholder which will become exercisable more than 60 days after the date of this Agreement), as of the date hereof, such Stockholder does not beneficially own any (x) shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or ownership interests in the Company, (y) securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or ownership interests in the Company, or (z) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company any capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in the Company.
(e) Proxy. Except for this Agreement, none of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares are subject to any voting agreement, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement, including any proxy, consent or power of attorney, with respect to the voting of the Subject Shares on the date hereof, except pursuant to this Agreement. Such Stockholder further represents that any proxies heretofore given in respect of the Subject Shares, if any, are revocable.
(f) Absence of Litigation. With respect to such Stockholder, as of the date hereof, there is no legal, administrative or arbitral proceeding, suit, claim, arbitration, mediation, action, investigation or demand (a “Legal Proceeding”) pending or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, threatened against or affecting such Stockholder or any of his, her or its properties, assets or Affiliates (including such Stockholder’s Subject Shares) that could reasonably be expected to impair the ability of such Stockholder to perform his, her or its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
(g) Reliance. Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges that the Investor is entering into the Purchase Agreement in reliance upon such Stockholder’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
(h) Finder’s Fees. No agent, broker, investment banker, finder or other intermediary is or will be entitled to any fee or commission or reimbursement of expenses from the Investor or any of its Affiliates in respect of this Agreement based upon any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of such Stockholder.
2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Investor. The Investor hereby represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and as of the date of each Stockholder Meeting, to the Stockholders as follows:
(a) Organization; Authorization. The Investor (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and (ii) has all requisite power and authority necessary to own or lease and operate all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Investor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Investor and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Stockholders, is enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms.
(b) No Conflict.
(i) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Investor nor the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Investor with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will (A) conflict with or violate any provision of the Investor’s organizational documents, as amended to the date of this Agreement, (B) assuming that each of the filings referred to in Section 2.2(b)(ii) are made and any applicable waiting periods referred to therein have expired, violate any Law or Judgment applicable to the Investor, or (C) require any consent or other action by any Person under, result in any violation or breach of, result in the loss of a benefit under, conflict with any provision of, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which the Investor is a party, other than in the case of clauses (B) and (C) as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Investor to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(ii) Except for (A) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other United States state or federal securities Laws, (B) compliance with any Nasdaq rules, and (C) actions or filings the failure of which to be made or obtained has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Investor to perform its obligations under this Agreement, no consents or approvals of, or filings, declarations or registrations with, any Governmental Entity or any other Person are necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Investor and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 3 CERTAIN COVENANTS
3.1 No Proxies for, Transfers of, or Liens on Subject Shares.
(a) Except pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including Section 3.1(b), during the Agreement Period, no Stockholder shall (nor permit any Person under such Stockholder’s control to), without the prior written consent of the Investor, directly or indirectly, (i) grant any proxies, consents, powers of attorney, rights of first offer or refusal or enter into any voting trust or voting agreement or arrangement that conflict with the proxy granted pursuant to Section 1.2, (ii) sell (including short sell), assign, transfer, tender, pledge, encumber, grant a participation interest in, hypothecate, place in trust or otherwise dispose of (including by gift), whether voluntarily or by operation of Law, or limit its right, title or interest or right to vote in any manner with respect to (except, in each case, by will or under the laws of intestacy) any Subject Shares (each, a “Transfer”), (iii) enter into any Contract with respect to the direct or indirect Transfer of any Subject Shares, or (iv) otherwise permit any Liens to be created on any Subject Shares.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.1(a) to the contrary, any Stockholder may Transfer Subject Shares (i) to any member of such Stockholder’s immediate family, (ii) to a trust for the sole benefit of such Stockholder or any member of such Stockholder’s immediate family (i.e., spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent, brother or sister, adopted child or grandchild or the spouse of any child, adopted child, grandchild or adopted grandchild), (iii) upon the death of such Stockholder, (iv) in the case of a Stockholder that is an entity, to any parent entity, subsidiary or affiliate under common control with such Stockholder, or to a partner or member of such Stockholder, (v) to effect a cashless exercise for the primary purpose of paying the exercise price of Company Stock Options or to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with such exercise to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such Company Stock Options or (vi) pursuant to the terms as in effect on the date hereof of a 10b5-1 plan of such Stockholder that is in existence on the date hereof; provided, that a Transfer referred to in clause (i) through (iv) of this Section 3.1(b) shall be permitted only if the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. In addition, except as otherwise provided on Schedule I, each Stockholder may Transfer up to 20% of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares as a bona fide charitable gift or donation to a charitable entity.
3.2 Documentation and Information. Each Stockholder (a) consents to and authorizes the publication and disclosure by the Company of such Stockholder’s identity and holding of Subject Shares, the nature of such Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement (including, for clarity, the disclosure of this Agreement) and any other information, in each case, that the Company reasonably determines is required to be disclosed by applicable Law in any press release, any schedules and documents filed with the SEC or any other disclosure document in connection with the Transactions, and (b) agrees promptly to give to the Company any information related to such Stockholder it may reasonably require for the preparation of any such disclosure documents. Each Stockholder agrees promptly to notify the Company of any required corrections with respect to any information supplied by such Stockholder specifically for use in any such disclosure document, if and to the extent that any such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. The Company hereby consents to and authorizes each Stockholder to make such disclosure or filings to the extent required by the SEC or NASDAQ.
3.3 Certain Adjustments. In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the shares of Company Common Stock by reason of a stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, readjustment, exchange of shares or the like, the term “Subject Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged.
3.4 Additional Shares. In the event that any Stockholder acquires record or beneficial ownership of, or the power to vote or direct the voting of, any shares of Company Common Stock or other voting securities of the Company after the date of this Agreement, whether by purchase, exercise of Company Stock Options, conversion or exchange of other securities, share dividend, distribution or otherwise, such shares shall automatically become subject to the terms of this Agreement and shall constitute Subject Shares for all purposes hereof, including the voting obligations set forth in Section 1.1 and the irrevocable proxy granted pursuant to Section 1.2. Each Stockholder shall promptly notify the Investor in writing of the acquisition of any such additional shares.
3.5 Further Assurances. The Investor and each Stockholder will each execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all further documents and instruments and use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws, in order to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 4 MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, facsimiled (which is confirmed) or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses:
if to the Investor, to:
White Lion Capital LLC
21031 Ventura Blvd
Suite #920
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Attention: Alan Uryniak, Portfolio Manager
Facsimile: N/A
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP
10250 Constellation Boulevard, 19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Attention: Marc A. Indeglia, Esq.
Facsimile: N/A
and
if to a Stockholder, to his, her or its address set forth on a signature page hereto, with a copy
4.2 Amendment; Waiver. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived during the Agreement Period if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement or, in the case of a waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power or privilege.
4.3 Termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate and become void and of no further force or effect on the earlier of (i) the date the Stockholder Approval has been obtained and (ii) the termination of this Agreement by written notice from the Investor to the Stockholders (the period from the date hereof through such time being referred to as the “Agreement Period”); provided that (x) Section 4.1, Section 4.2, Section 4.5, Section 4.9, Section 4.10 and Section 4.15 shall survive such termination, and (y) upon termination of this Agreement, all obligations of the parties hereunder will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party hereto to any Person in respect hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no party shall have any claim against another (and no Person shall have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided that the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party from liability arising from fraud or any willful and intentional breach prior to such termination.
4.4 No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Investor any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Subject Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Subject Shares shall remain vested in and belong to the Stockholders, and the Investor shall have no authority to direct any Stockholder in the voting or disposition of any of the Subject Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.
4.5 Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs or expenses, whether or not the Transactions are consummated.
4.6 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall not survive the termination of this Agreement.
4.7 Entire Agreement; Counterparts. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement) and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered (by electronic communication, facsimile or otherwise) to the other parties. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other parties hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).
4.8 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. No party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of each other party; provided, however, that the Investor may assign any of its rights hereunder to a wholly owned direct or indirect Affiliate of the Investor without the prior written consent of the Stockholders, but no such assignment shall relieve the Investor of any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement is not intended to and shall not confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto (and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns) any rights, remedies, benefits, obligations, liabilities or claims hereunder.
4.9 Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that (i) all actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom sitting in New Castle County in the State of Delaware (or, if the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware), (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, and (iii) a final Judgment in any action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the Judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
(c) Each party irrevocably consents to the service of process outside the territorial jurisdiction of the courts referred to in this Section 4.9 in any such action or proceeding by mailing copies thereof by registered or certified United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to its address as specified in or pursuant to this Agreement. However, the foregoing shall not limit the right of a party to effect service of process on the other party by any other legally available method.
4.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
4.11 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Entity to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in a mutually acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fulfilled to the extent possible.
4.12 Enforcement. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
4.13 Construction. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. References to a Person are also to its permitted assigns and successors.
4.14 No Presumption. Each of the parties agrees that he, she or it has had the opportunity to review this Agreement with counsel of his, her or its own choosing and, therefore, waives the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.
4.15 Obligations; Stockholder Capacity. The obligations of each Stockholder under this Agreement are several and not joint, and no Stockholder shall have any liability or obligation under this Agreement for any breach hereunder by any other Stockholder. Each Stockholder is signing and entering this Agreement solely in his, her or its capacity as the beneficial owner of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Stockholder makes any agreement or understanding in this Agreement in such Stockholder’s capacity as an employee, officer or director of the Company, and nothing herein (i) shall limit or affect in any way any actions that may hereafter be taken by him, her or it in his, her or its capacity as an employee, officer or director of the Company, including in exercising rights under the Purchase Agreement, and no such actions or omissions shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement or (ii) shall be construed to prohibit, limit or restrict him, her or it from exercising his, her or its fiduciary duties as an employee, officer or director to the Company or its stockholders.
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Exhibit 10.4
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Common Stock Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of July 14, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Glucotrack, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and White Lion Capital, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Investor”).
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Investor shall purchase, from time to time, as provided herein, and the Company shall issue and sell up to Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) of the Company’s Common Stock (as defined below);
WHEREAS, such sales of Common Stock by the Company to the Investor will be made in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act (“Section 4(a)(2)”) and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) promulgated thereunder, and upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the issuances and sales of Common Stock by the Company to the Investor to be made hereunder;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are concurrently entering into the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below), pursuant to which the Company shall register the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, in consideration for the Investor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall issue to the Investor the Commitment Shares (as defined herein), pursuant to and in accordance with Section 6.4; and
WHEREAS, in further consideration for the Investor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall issue to the Investor the Commitment Warrant (as defined herein), pursuant to and in accordance with Section 6.4;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Article I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings specified or indicated (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble hereof.
“Average Daily Trading Volume” shall mean the average daily trading volume of the Company’s Common Stock over the most recent five (5) Business Days immediately preceding the date of delivery of a Purchase Notice.
“Bankruptcy Law” shall mean Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.2(g).
“Business Day” shall mean any full day on which the Principal Market is open.
“Claim Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).
“Clearing Costs” shall mean the Investor’s broker and Transfer Agent costs with respect to each deposit of Securities.
“Closing” shall mean the closing of a purchase and sale of shares of Common Stock as described in Section 2.1.
“Commitment Amount” shall mean Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000).
“Commitment Fee Amount” shall mean One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), subject to adjustment as set forth herein.
“Commitment Fee Price” shall mean the closing price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the earlier of (i) the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC and (ii) the date that is 180 calendar days following the date hereof (or if such date is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day).
“Commitment Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the date that is three (3) years after the Effective Date.
“Commitment Shares” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.4(a).
“Commitment Warrant” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.4(b).
“Common Stock” shall mean the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value, and any shares of any other class of ordinary shares, whether now or hereafter authorized, having the right to participate in the distribution of dividends (as and when declared) and assets (upon liquidation of the Company).
“Common Stock Equivalents” shall mean any securities of the Company entitling the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant, or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Convertible Securities” shall mean any capital stock or other security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is at any time and under any circumstances directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any capital stock or other security of the Company (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock) or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Company” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Current Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
“Custodian” shall mean any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
“Damages” shall mean any loss, claim, damage, liability, cost, and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and costs and expenses of expert witnesses and investigation).
“Designated Brokerage Account” shall mean the brokerage account provided by the Investor for the delivery of the applicable Securities.
“Document Preparation Fee” shall mean the Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) paid to Investor counsel.
“DTC/FAST Program” shall mean the DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.
“DTC” shall mean The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing substantially the same function for the Company.
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“DWAC Eligible” shall mean that (a) the Common Stock are eligible at DTC for full services pursuant to DTC’s Operational Arrangements, including, without limitation, transfer through DTC’s DWAC system, (b) the Company has been approved (without revocation) by the DTC’s underwriting department, (c) the Transfer Agent is approved as an agent in the DTC/FAST Program, (d) the Securities are otherwise eligible for delivery via DWAC, and (e) the Transfer Agent does not have a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of the Securities, as applicable, via DWAC.
“DWAC Shares” shall mean shares of Common Stock that are (i) issued in electronic form, (ii) freely tradable and transferable and without restriction on resale, and (iii) timely credited by the Company to the Investor’s or its designee’s specified DWAC account with DTC under the DTC/FAST Program, or any similar program hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function.
“DWAC” shall mean Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian as defined by the DTC.
“Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Eligible Market” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital Market.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange Agreement” shall mean that certain Exchange Agreement relating to that certain promissory note, by and among the Company and certain other parties thereto, to be entered into concurrently herewith or shortly after the date hereof.
“Exchange Cap” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(c).
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.1.
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.1.
“Indemnity Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(b).
“Investment Amount” shall mean the gross price of the Purchase Notice Shares, less Clearing Costs.
“Investor” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions” shall mean a signed form of irrevocable transfer agent instructions, substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, instructing the Transfer Agent to immediately deliver any Purchase Notice Shares to the Investor upon the Transfer Agent’s receipt of the copy of a Purchase Notice from the Company, without further instruction from the Company.
“Lien” shall mean a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right, or other restriction.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any effect on the business, operations, properties, or financial condition of the Company that is material and adverse to the Company and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under any Transaction Document.
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“PEA Period” shall mean the period commencing at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately prior to the filing of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or any new registration statement, or any annual and quarterly report, and ending at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following (i) the effective date of such post-effective amendment of the Registration Statement or such new registration statement, or (ii) the date of filing of such annual and quarterly report, as applicable.
“Person” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Principal Market” shall mean the Nasdaq Capital Market.
“Purchase” shall mean a purchase of Purchase Notice Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“Purchase Notice” shall mean a Rapid Purchase Notice or VWAP Purchase Notice, as applicable.
“Purchase Notice Shares” shall mean all shares of Common Stock that the Company shall be entitled to issue as set forth in all applicable Purchase Notices in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“Rapid Closing Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(b).
“Rapid Purchase Investment Amount” shall mean the applicable Purchase Notice Shares referenced in the Rapid Purchase Notice multiplied by the applicable Rapid Purchase Price.
“Rapid Purchase Notice Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(a).
“Rapid Purchase Notice” shall mean a written notice from Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a “Rapid Purchase Notice Form”), to the Investor and the Transfer Agent setting forth the Purchase Notice Shares which the Company requires the Investor to purchase pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Rapid Purchase Notice Limit” shall mean, for any Rapid Purchase Notice, the maximum amount of Purchase Notice Shares the Company may require the Investor to purchase per each Rapid Purchase Notice, which shall be ten percent (10%) of the trading volume of the Common Stock on the Rapid Purchase Notice Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor may waive the Rapid Purchase Notice Limit at any time to allow the Investor to purchase additional shares.
“Rapid Purchase Price” shall mean the lowest traded price of the Common Stock during the Rapid Purchase Valuation Period.
“Rapid Purchase Valuation Period” shall mean the same Business Day as the Rapid Purchase Notice Date.
“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement entered into by and among the Company and the Investor, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
“Registration Statement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.3.
“Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule 144” shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act.
“SEC Documents” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.5.
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“SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities” means (i) the Purchase Notice Shares issued to the Investor by the Company pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the Commitment Shares.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities Purchase Agreement” shall mean the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into by and among the Company and the Investor concurrently herewith, together with the senior secured note and warrant issued in connection therewith (collectively, the “Bridge Financing”).
“Subsidiary” means any Person the Company wholly-owns or controls, or in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the voting stock or similar voting interest, in each case that would be disclosable pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Termination” shall mean any termination outlined in Section 10.5.
“Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, and all schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto.
“Transfer Agent” shall mean the transfer agent of the Company as of the Effective Date and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “VWAP” function (set to 09:30:01 start time and 15:59:59 end time) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security on the OTCQB or OTCQX tiers of OTC Markets for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the OTCID tier of OTC Markets Group Inc. If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Investor. If the Company and the Investor are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 10.16. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split, share combination, recapitalization, or other similar transaction during such period.
“VWAP Purchase Closing Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(d).
“VWAP Purchase Investment Amount” shall mean the applicable Purchase Notice Shares referenced in the VWAP Purchase Notice multiplied by the VWAP Purchase Price.
“VWAP Purchase Notice Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(c).
“VWAP Purchase Notice” shall mean a written notice from Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (a “VWAP Purchase Notice Form”), to the Investor and the Transfer Agent setting forth the Purchase Notice Shares which the Company requires the Investor to purchase pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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“VWAP Purchase Notice Limit” shall mean, for any VWAP Purchase Notice, the maximum amount of Purchase Notice Shares the Company may require the Investor to purchase per each Purchase Notice, which shall be sixty percent (60%) of the Average Daily Trading Volume immediately preceding receipt of the applicable VWAP Purchase Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor may waive the VWAP Purchase Notice Limit at any time to allow the Investor to purchase additional shares.
“VWAP Purchase Price” shall mean ninety-seven percent (97%) multiplied by the lowest daily VWAP of the Common Stock during the VWAP Purchase Valuation Period.
“VWAP Purchase Valuation Period” shall mean the three (3) consecutive Business Days commencing on and including the VWAP Purchase Notice Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the VWAP Purchase Notice Date shall be the first Business Day in the VWAP Purchase Valuation Period.
Article II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK
Section 2.1 PURCHASE NOTICES. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, the provisions of Article VII), the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Investor, by its delivery to the Investor of a Purchase Notice, from time to time, with a copy to the Transfer Agent, to purchase Purchase Notice Shares, provided that (i) the amount of Purchase Notice Shares shall not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation set forth in Section 7.2(g) (each such purchase, a “Closing”). The Company may not deliver a subsequent Purchase Notice until the Closing of an active Purchase Notice, except if waived by the Investor in writing. Furthermore, the Company shall not deliver any Purchase Notices to the Investor during the PEA Period.
Section 2.2 MECHANICS.
(a) RAPID PURCHASE NOTICE. At any time and from time to time during the Commitment Period, except during a PEA Period, and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Company may deliver a Rapid Purchase Notice to Investor, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VII and otherwise provided herein, provided that the amount of Purchase Notice Shares set forth on the Rapid Purchase Notice shall not exceed the Rapid Purchase Notice Limit. The Company shall provide the Transfer Agent with a copy of such Rapid Purchase Notice concurrently with its delivery to the Investor. The Company shall deliver the Purchase Notice Shares as DWAC Shares to the Designated Brokerage Account alongside the delivery of the Rapid Purchase Notice. A Rapid Purchase Notice shall be deemed delivered on the Business Day (i) a Rapid Purchase Notice Form is received and accepted by email by the Investor and (ii) the DWAC of the applicable Purchase Notice Shares has been initiated and completed as confirmed by the Investor’s Designated Brokerage Account by 6:00 a.m. Pacific time (the “Rapid Purchase Notice Date”). If the applicable Rapid Purchase Notice Form is received after 6:00 a.m. Pacific time or the DWAC of the applicable Purchase Notice Shares has not been completed as confirmed by the Investor’s Designated Brokerage Account by 6:00 a.m. Pacific time, then the next Business Day shall be the Rapid Purchase Notice Date, unless waived by the Investor in writing. Each party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to perform or fulfill all conditions and obligations to be performed or fulfilled by it under this Agreement so that the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated as soon as practicable. Each party also agrees that it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
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(b) RAPID PURCHASE CLOSING. The Closing of a Rapid Purchase Notice shall occur no later than one (1) Business Day following the Rapid Purchase Notice Date (the “Rapid Closing Date”), whereby the Investor shall deliver to the Company, by 3:00 p.m. Pacific time on the Rapid Closing Date, the Rapid Purchase Investment Amount in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company, provided that the Investor has received the applicable Purchase Notice Shares as DWAC Shares. The Company shall not issue any fraction of a Common Stock pursuant to any Rapid Purchase Notice. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a Common Stock up to the nearest whole Common Stock.
(c) VWAP PURCHASE NOTICE. At any time and from time to time during the Commitment Period, except during a PEA Period and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Company may deliver a VWAP Purchase Notice to Investor, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VII and otherwise provided herein, provided that the amount of Purchase Notice Shares set forth on the VWAP Purchase Notice shall not exceed the VWAP Purchase Notice Limit. The Company shall provide the Transfer Agent with a copy of such VWAP Purchase Notice concurrently with its delivery to the Investor. The Company shall deliver the Purchase Notice Shares as DWAC Shares to the Designated Brokerage Account alongside the delivery of the VWAP Purchase Notice. A VWAP Purchase Notice shall be deemed delivered on the Business Day (i) a VWAP Purchase Notice Form is received and confirmed by 6:00 a.m. Pacific time by email by the Investor and (ii) the DWAC of the applicable Purchase Notice Shares has been initiated and completed as confirmed by the Investor’s Designated Brokerage Account by 6:00 a.m. Pacific time (the “VWAP Purchase Notice Date”). If the applicable VWAP Purchase Notice Form is received after 6:00 a.m. Pacific time or the DWAC of the applicable Purchase Notice Shares has not been completed as confirmed by the Investor’s Designated Brokerage Account by 6:00 a.m. Pacific time, then the next Business Day shall be the VWAP Purchase Notice Date, unless waived by the Investor in writing. Each party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to perform or fulfill all conditions and obligations to be performed or fulfilled by it under this Agreement so that the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated as soon as practicable. Each party also agrees that it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective Section 2.2(c) of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
(d) VWAP PURCHASE NOTICE CLOSING. The Closing of a VWAP Purchase Notice shall occur no later than one (1) Business Day following the VWAP Purchase Valuation Period (the “VWAP Purchase Closing Date”); whereby the Investor shall deliver to the Company, by 3:00 p.m. Pacific time on the VWAP Purchase Closing Date, the VWAP Purchase Investment Amount in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company, provided that the Investor has received the applicable Purchase Notice Shares as DWAC Shares. The Company shall not issue any fraction of a Common Stock pursuant to any VWAP Purchase Notice. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a Common Stock up to the nearest whole Common Stock.
Article III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTOR
The Investor represents and warrants the following to the Company:
Section 3.1 INTENT. The Investor is entering into this Agreement and purchasing the Securities for its own account, and not as nominee or agent, for investment purposes and not with a view towards, or for a sale in connection with, a “distribution” (as such term is defined in the Securities Act), and the Investor has no present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) at any time to sell the Securities to or through any Person in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws; provided, however, that the Investor reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition.
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Section 3.2 NO LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE COMPANY. The documents delivered in connection with this transaction have been prepared by counsel to the Company solely as a convenience to the parties and should not be construed as legal advice or a legal opinion rendered to any Investor or any other party. Each Investor acknowledges and agrees that (a) counsel to the Company represents only the Company in connection with this transaction and does not represent, and owes no duties to, any Investor or any other party, (b) no attorney-client relationship exists or shall be deemed to exist between counsel to the Company and any Investor, and (c) each Investor has been afforded the opportunity to retain and consult with its own legal counsel with respect to the documents and the transactions contemplated hereby. No Investor shall have any claim against counsel to the Company arising out of or relating to the preparation of the documents delivered in connection with this transaction.
Section 3.3 ACCREDITED INVESTOR. The Investor is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D), and the Investor has such experience in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities. The Investor acknowledges that an investment in the Securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. The Investor represents that it is able to bear any loss associated with an investment in the Company.
Section 3.4 AUTHORITY. The Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action and no further consent or authorization of the Investor is required. The Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed by the Investor, and when delivered by the Investor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Investor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
Section 3.5 NOT AN AFFILIATE. The Investor is not an officer, director, or “affiliate” (as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company.
Section 3.6 ORGANIZATION AND STANDING; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.. The Investor is an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada with full right and limited liability company power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Investor will comply with all U.S. federal securities laws applicable to its purchase and resale of Common Stock.
Section 3.7 ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance with the requirements hereof and thereof, will not (a) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Investor, (b) violate any provision of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which the Investor is a party or is subject, or by which the Investor or any of its assets is bound, or conflict with or constitute a material default thereunder, (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement, or constitute a breach of any fiduciary duty owed by the Investor to any third party, or (d) require the approval of any third-party (that has not been obtained) pursuant to any material contract, instrument, agreement, relationship or legal obligation to which the Investor is subject or to which any of its assets, operations or management may be subject.
Section 3.8 DISCLOSURE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION. The Investor had an opportunity to review copies of the SEC Documents filed on behalf of the Company and has had access to all publicly available information with respect to the Company.
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Section 3.9 MANNER OF SALE. At no time was the Investor presented with or solicited by or through any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television advertisement, or any other form of general solicitation or advertising.
Section 3.10 PRIOR COMMUNICATION. The Investor confirms that it is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of the Company or any of its affiliates, as investment or tax advice or as a recommendation to purchase the Common Stock. It is understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Securities provided by the Company or any of its affiliates shall not be considered investment or tax advice or a recommendation to purchase the Securities, and that neither the Company nor any of its affiliates is acting or has acted as an advisor to the undersigned in deciding to invest in the Company.
Article IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, which SEC Documents shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein, the Company represents and warrants the following to the Investor, as of the Effective Date:
Section 4.1 ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY. The Company is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company is not in violation or default of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or other organizational or charter documents. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in 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. The Company’s subsidiaries, if any, are disclosed in the SEC Documents.
Section 4.2 AUTHORITY. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or shareholders is required. The Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
Section 4.3 CAPITALIZATION. As of the Effective Date, the Company is authorized to issue a maximum of 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which there are 6,559,279 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the Effective Date. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has not issued any capital stock, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the Effective Date. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, 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 set forth 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 shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investor) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders.
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Section 4.4 LISTING AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the Effective Date, received notice from the Principal Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Principal Market. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company is and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
Section 4.5 SEC DOCUMENTS; DISCLOSURE. The Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) thereof, for the one (1) year preceding the Effective Date (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and other federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to such SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents when filed contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply as to form and substance in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (a) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (b) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of 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). Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
Section 4.6 VALID ISSUANCES. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.
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Section 4.7 NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Purchase Notice Shares, do not and will not: (a) result in a violation of the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or charter documents, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, instrument or any “lock-up” or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company is a party, or (c) result in a violation of any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect) nor is the Company otherwise in violation of, conflict with or in default under any of the foregoing. The business of the Company is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations that either singly or in the aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents (other than (i) any SEC or state securities filings that may be required to be made by the Company in connection with the issuance of Purchase Notice Shares or subsequent to any Closing or any registration statement that may be filed pursuant hereto, or (ii) the filing of a Listing of Additional Shares Notification Form with the Principal Market, which, in each case, have been made or will be made in a timely manner); provided that, for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of Investor herein.
Section 4.8 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT. No event has occurred that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company that has not been disclosed in subsequent SEC Documents.
Section 4.9 LITIGATION AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no material actions, suits, investigations, inquiries (including, without limitation, SEC inquiries, FINRA inquiries, or inquiries of the Principal Market) or similar proceedings (however any governmental agency may name them) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or its properties, nor has the Company received any written or oral notice of any such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, which would have a Material Adverse Effect. No judgment, order, writ, injunction, or decree or award has been issued by or, to the knowledge of the Company, requested of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency which would have a Material Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.
Section 4.10 REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no Person (other than the Investor) has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
Section 4.11 ACKNOWLEDGMENT REGARDING INVESTOR’S PURCHASE OF SECURITIES. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that the Investor is not (i) an officer or director of the Company, or (ii) an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by the Investor or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Investor’s purchase of the Purchase Notice Shares. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a dealer of the Company’s Common Stock (or any other securities of the Company). The Company further represents to the Investor that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
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Section 4.12 NO GENERAL SOLICITATION. Neither the Company, nor any Person acting on its behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
Section 4.13 NO INTEGRATED OFFERING. Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company, its affiliates, and any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings for purposes of any applicable shareholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated, but excluding shareholder consents required to authorize and issue the Securities or waive any anti-dilution provisions in connection therewith.
Section 4.14 PLACEMENT AGENT; OTHER COVERED PERSONS. The Company is not aware of any other Person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of the Investor in connection with the sale of any Regulation D Securities.
Article V
COVENANTS OF INVESTOR
Section 5.1 SHORT SALES AND CONFIDENTIALITY. Neither the Investor, nor any affiliate of the Investor acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, (i) has executed any Short Sales or established any Synthetic Short Position prior to the Effective Date, and (ii) will execute any Short Sales or establish any Synthetic Short Position during the period from the Effective Date to the end of the Commitment Period. For the purposes hereof, and in accordance with Regulation SHO, the sale of Common Stock purchased under the applicable Purchase Notice after delivery of the Purchase Notice shall not be deemed a Short Sale or establishment of a Synthetic Short Position. The parties acknowledge and agree that during the Rapid Purchase Notice Date and VWAP Purchase Valuation Period, the Investor may contract for, or otherwise effect, the resale of the subject purchased Purchase Notice Shares to third parties. The Investor shall, until such time as the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents are publicly disclosed by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents. “Short Sales” shall mean “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act. “Synthetic Short Position” shall mean any transaction, agreement, or arrangement (or series thereof), including, without limitation, any put option, short call option, total return swap, contract for difference, equity swap or other derivative transaction, the purpose or effect of which is to provide an economic benefit to a party in the event of a decline in the trading price of the Common Stock, regardless of whether such transaction, agreement, or arrangement is required to be reported as a short position under applicable securities laws; provided, however, that the existence or exercise of the Commitment Warrant shall not constitute or be deemed a Synthetic Short Position for any purpose under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the warrants issued in connection therewith, or any indebtedness of the Company outstanding as of the Effective Date shall constitute or be deemed to constitute a Synthetic Short Position. For the further avoidance of doubt, none of the transactions contemplated in connection with this Agreement, the Bridge Financing, and the Exchange Agreement shall constitute or be deemed to constitute a Synthetic Short Position.
Section 5.2 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; TRADING IN SECURITIES. The Investor’s trading activities with respect to shares of Common Stock will be in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of FINRA and the Principal Market.
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Article VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 6.1 LISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain, so long as any shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, the listing, if required, of all such Common Stock on the Principal Market or any other Eligible Market during the Commitment Period. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing or quotation and trading of the Common Stock on the Principal Market or any other Eligible Market (including, without limitation, maintaining sufficient net tangible assets, if required) and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing, and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market or any other Eligible Market.
Section 6.2 FILING OF CURRENT REPORT. The Company agrees that it shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the SEC within the time required by the Exchange Act, relating to the execution of the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, the Transaction Documents (the “Current Report”). The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report at least two (2) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give reasonable consideration to all such comments. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report within one (1) Business Day from the date the Investor receives it from the Company.
Section 6.3 FILING OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Company shall file with the SEC, within ten (10) days after the Effective Date, a new Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) in compliance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, covering only the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) by the Investor; provided, however, that this deadline shall be tolled by one Business Day for each Business Day that the SEC is closed due to a shutdown of the United States government. The Registration Statement shall relate to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, this Agreement and disclosing all information relating to the transactions contemplated hereby required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and the prospectus supplement as of the date of the Registration Statement, including, without limitation, information required to be disclosed in the section captioned “Plan of Distribution” in the Registration Statement. The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the Registration Statement at least two (2) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC, the Company shall give reasonable consideration to all such comments, and the Company shall not file the Current Report or the Registration Statement with the SEC in a form to which the Investor reasonably objects. The Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Company’s securities beneficially owned by the Investor and the intended method of distribution thereof, including any arrangement between the Investor and any other person or relating to the sale or distribution of the Company’s securities, as shall be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Current Report and the Registration Statement, and shall otherwise cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Current Report and the Registration Statement with the SEC. The Company shall have no knowledge of any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact or omission (or alleged omission) of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in any pre-existing registration statement filed or any new registration statement or prospectus which is a part of the foregoing. The Company shall promptly give the Investor notice of any event (including the passage of time) which makes the final prospectus not to be in compliance with Section 5(b) or 10 of the Securities Act and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts thereafter to file with the SEC any Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement, amended prospectus or prospectus supplement in order to comply with Section 5(b) or 10 of the Securities Act.
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Section 6.4 COMMITMENT SHARES.
(a) In consideration for the Investor’s execution and delivery of, and agreement to perform under this Agreement, the Company shall issue and deliver to Investor, within one (1) Business Day following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as directed by the Investor, a number of shares of Common Stock (the “Commitment Shares”) equal to the Commitment Fee Amount divided by the Commitment Fee Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the issuance of Commitment Shares pursuant to this Section 6.4 would result in the Investor exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or in the Company exceeding the Exchange Cap, then the Company shall not issue such Commitment Shares and the portion of such Commitment Shares shall be held in abeyance for the Investor until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Investor exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation and would not result in the Company exceeding the Exchange Cap, unless shareholder approval is obtained to issue in excess of the Exchange Cap, at which time or times the Company shall issue such Commitment Shares in such tranches as directed by the Investor to the same extent as if there had been no such limitations. The foregoing Exchange Cap limitation shall not apply if (A) at any time the Exchange Cap is reached and at all times thereafter the average price paid for all Common Stock issued under this Agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement is equal to or greater than the Minimum Price or (B) the Company is exempt from obtaining shareholder approval for the issuance of shares of Common Stock above the Exchange Cap under the rules of the Principal Market. For the avoidance of doubt, all of the Commitment Shares shall be fully earned as of the Effective Date, and the issuance of the Commitment Shares is not contingent upon any other event or condition, including, without limitation, the Company’s submission of a Purchase Notice to the Investor or the filing or effectiveness of any Registration Statement, and irrespective of any termination of this Agreement.
(b) In further consideration for the Investor’s execution and delivery of, and agreement to perform under this Agreement, the Company shall issue and deliver to Investor, upon execution of this Agreement, a common stock purchase warrant (the “Commitment Warrant”) to purchase up to $10,000,000 of Common Stock in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E. For the avoidance of doubt, the Commitment Warrant shall be fully earned as of the Effective Date, and the issuance of the Commitment Warrant is not contingent upon any other event or condition, including, without limitation, the Company’s submission of a Purchase Notice to the Investor or the filing or effectiveness of any Registration Statement, and irrespective of any termination of this Agreement.
Section 6.5 SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to duly call, give notice of, convene, and hold a shareholder meeting (the “Shareholder Meeting”) as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Effective Date (the “Required Shareholder Meeting Date”), for the approval by the Company’s shareholders of the issuance of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement in excess of the Exchange Cap (the “Shareholder Approval”). In connection with such Shareholder Meeting, the Company shall provide each shareholder with a proxy statement and shall use its best efforts to solicit the Shareholder Approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any such time, the Company is able to obtain the written consent of a majority of the shares of its issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock to approve the issuance of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement in excess of the Exchange Cap, the Company may satisfy this obligation by obtaining such consent and submitting for filing with the SEC an Information Statement on Schedule 14C.
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Section 6.6 NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 6.2 and otherwise provided herein, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto the Investor shall have consented in writing to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to the Investor without such prior written consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Investor shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, or affiliates, not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Investor shall remain subject to applicable law. The Company represents that as of the Effective Date, except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents, neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has previously provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information. After the Effective Date, to the extent that any notice or communication made by the Company, or information provided by the Company, to the Investor constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice or other material information with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. In addition to any other remedies provided by this Agreement or other Transaction Documents, if the Company provides any material, non-public information to the Investor without its prior written consent, and it fails to promptly (no later than by 9:00 am New York City time the next Business Day) file a Form 8-K disclosing this material, non-public information, it shall pay the Investor as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty a sum equal to $1,000 per day beginning with the day the information is disclosed to the Investor and ending and including the day the Form 8-K disclosing this information is filed.
Section 6.7 VARIABLE RATE SECURITIES. From the Effective Date until the end of the Commitment Period, without the Investor’s prior written consent, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any Subsequent Placement involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company or any Subsidiary (i) issues or sells any Convertible Securities either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for shares of Common Stock, other than pursuant to a customary “weighted average” anti-dilution provision, or (ii) enters into any agreement (including, without limitation, an equity line of credit or an “at-the-market” offering) whereby the Company or any Subsidiary may sell securities at a future determined price (other than standard and customary “preemptive” or “participation” rights). The Investor shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company and its Subsidiaries to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages. In addition, if the Company effects or enters into any Variable Rate Transaction in violation of the foregoing, it shall pay to the Investor as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty a sum equal to $1,000 per day beginning with the date on which such Variable Rate Transaction is effected or entered into and ending and including the date on which such Variable Rate Transaction is terminated or unwound to the Investor’s reasonable satisfaction.
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Section 6.8 COMPENSATION FOR BUY-IN ON FAILURE TO TIMELY DELIVER PURCHASE NOTICE SHARES. In addition to any other rights available to the Investor, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Investor the Purchase Notice Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 above pursuant to a Purchase Notice on or before a VWAP Purchase Closing Date or a Rapid Closing Date, as applicable, and if after such date the Investor is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Investor’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Investor of the Purchase Notice Shares which the Investor anticipated receiving upon such Purchase in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 above (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Investor the amount, if any, by which (x) the Investor’s total purchase price (including reasonable and documented brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Stock so purchased in the Buy-In exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Purchase Notice Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Investor in connection with such Purchase times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Investor, either treat the Purchase as rescinded under this Agreement (which would result in no reduction in the Commitment Amount as a result of such attempted Purchase) or deliver to the Investor the number of Purchase Notice Shares that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Investor purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted Purchase 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 Investor $1,000. The Investor shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Investor in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit the Investor’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 Purchase Notice Shares as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
Section 6.9 REGISTRATION FAILURE PAYMENTS. If the Registration Statement is not filed within ten (10) days of the Effective Date (the “Required Registration Date”), the Company shall pay to Investor an amount equal to $250,000 as liquidated damages. In addition, for each thirty (30) day period (or portion thereof) following the Required Registration Date during which the Registration Statement remains unfiled, the Company shall pay to the Investor an additional $50,000 as escalating liquidated damages, which amounts shall be paid by the Company within five (5) Business Days following the end of each such thirty (30) day period. All amounts payable under this Section shall constitute partial liquidated damages and not a penalty for the Company’s failure to timely file the Registration Statement, and shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies available to the Investor under this Agreement or applicable law.
Section 6.10 SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL FAILURE PAYMENTS. If the Company does not file with the SEC a proxy statement (or, if applicable, an Information Statement on Schedule 14C) in connection with the Shareholder Meeting within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date (the “Required Proxy Filing Date”), the Company shall pay to Investor an amount equal to $250,000 as liquidated damages. In addition, if the Shareholder Approval has not been obtained by the Required Shareholder Meeting Date, the Company shall pay to the Investor an additional $50,000 as liquidated damages for each thirty (30) day period (or portion thereof) thereafter during which the Shareholder Approval remains unobtained, which amounts shall be paid by the Company within five (5) Business Days following the end of each such thirty (30) day period. All amounts payable under this Section shall constitute partial liquidated damages and not a penalty, and shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies available to the Investor under this Agreement or applicable law.
Section 6.11 SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL FAILURE. If the Shareholder Approval is not obtained by the first Required Shareholder Meeting Date, the Company shall, during the period beginning on such date and continuing two hundred seventy (270) days thereafter, cause an additional Shareholder Meeting to be held every ninety (90) days until the Shareholder Approval is obtained.
Section 6.12 RESERVATION OF SECURITIES. The Company covenants that until the later of (a) the end of the Commitment Period, and (b) while any Commitment Fee Amount (including any increased amount that may result pursuant to Section 6.1), remains outstanding, the Company will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock, One Hundred Twenty-Five Million (125,000,000) shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment for reverse and forward share splits, share dividends, share combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement), free from pre-emptive rights, which such reserved amounts shall be increased by the Company from time to time, and in no event less than every three (3) months, as reasonably requested by the Investor (the “Required Minimum”).
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Article VII
CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF
PURCHASE NOTICE AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 7.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO ISSUE AND SELL PURCHASE NOTICE SHARES. The right of the Company to issue and sell the Purchase Notice Shares to the Investor is subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth below:
(a) ACCURACY OF INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each Closing as though made at each such time.
(b) PERFORMANCE BY INVESTOR. Investor shall have performed, satisfied, and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to such Closing.
(c) PRINCIPAL MARKET REGULATION. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and in addition to the limitations set forth herein, the Company shall not issue more than 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of the Effective Date (the “Exchange Cap”) under this Agreement and the Commitment Warrant unless shareholder approval is obtained to issue in excess of the Exchange Cap; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply if (A) at any time the Exchange Cap is reached and at all times thereafter the average price paid for all Common Stock issued under this Agreement and the Commitment Warrant is equal to or greater than $0.39912 (the “Minimum Price”), a price equal to the lower of (i) the Nasdaq Official Closing Price of the Common Stock immediately preceding the execution of this Agreement or (ii) the arithmetic average of the five (5) Nasdaq Official Closing Prices for the Common Stock immediately preceding the execution of this Agreement, as calculated in accordance with the rules of the Principal Market (such that, in such circumstance, for purposes of the Principal Market, the transaction contemplated hereby would not be “below market” and the Exchange Cap would not apply) or (B) the Company is exempt from obtaining shareholder approval for the issuance of shares of Common Stock above the Exchange Cap under the rules of the Principal Market. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required or permitted to issue, and the Investor shall not be required to purchase, any Securities under this Agreement if such issuance would violate the rules or regulations of the Principal Market. The Exchange Cap shall be reduced, on a share-for-share basis, by the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable that may be aggregated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under applicable rules of the Principal Market.
Section 7.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF INVESTOR TO PURCHASE THE PURCHASE NOTICE SHARES. The obligation of the Investor hereunder to purchase the Purchase Notice Shares is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a) EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, shall have been declared effective and shall remain effective for the resale of the Securities, the Company shall not have received notice that the SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to such Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so, and no other suspension of the use of, or withdrawal of the effectiveness of, such Registration Statement or related prospectus shall exist. The Investor shall not have received any notice from the Company that the prospectus and/or any prospectus supplement or amendment thereto fails to meet the requirements of Section 5(b) or Section 10 of the Securities Act.
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(b) ACCURACY OF THE COMPANY’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each Closing (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a particular date).
(c) PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements, and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied, or complied with by the Company.
(d) NO INJUNCTION. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling, or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and materially adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and no proceeding shall have been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting or materially adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(e) ADVERSE CHANGES. Since the date of filing of the Company’s most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, no event that had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
(f) NO SUSPENSION OF TRADING IN OR DELISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The trading of the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market, or otherwise halted for any reason, and the Common Stock shall have been approved for listing or quotation on and shall not have been delisted from or no longer quoted on the Principal Market. In the event of a suspension, delisting, or halting for any reason, of the trading of the Common Stock during an active Purchase Notice, as contemplated by this Section 7.2(f), the Investor shall purchase the Purchase Notice Shares in the respective Purchase Notice at a value equal to $0.0001 per share of Common Stock.
(g) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP LIMITATION. The number of Purchase Notice Shares then to be purchased by the Investor shall not exceed the number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then owned by the Investor beneficially or deemed beneficially owned by the Investor, would result in the Investor owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below), as determined in accordance with Section 13 of the Exchange Act. For purposes of this Section 7.2(g), in the event that the amount of Common Stock outstanding is greater or lesser on a date of a Closing (a “Closing Date”) than on the date upon which the Purchase Notice associated with such Closing Date is given, the amount of Common Stock outstanding on such issuance of a Purchase Notice shall govern for purposes of determining whether the Investor, when aggregating all purchases of Common Stock made pursuant to this Agreement, would own more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation following a purchase on any such Closing Date. In the event the Investor claims that compliance with a Purchase Notice would result in the Investor owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, upon request of the Company the Investor will provide the Company with evidence of the Investor’s then existing shares beneficially or deemed beneficially owned. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Purchase Notice, provided that, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may be increased up to 9.99% upon mutual written agreement of the Investor and the Company, effective not less than sixty-one (61) days after such mutual written agreement. To the extent that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation is exceeded, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Investor shall be reduced so it does not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.
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(h) STOCK PROMOTION. The Company shall be free from any “stock promotion” flag.
(i) NO KNOWLEDGE. The Company shall have no knowledge of any event more likely than not to have the effect of causing the effectiveness of the Registration Statement to be suspended or any prospectus or prospectus supplement failing to meet the requirement of Sections 5(b) or 10 of the Securities Act (which event is more likely than not to occur within the fifteen (15) Business Days following the Business Day on which such Purchase Notice is deemed delivered).
(j) NO VIOLATION OF SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL REQUIREMENT. The issuance of the Purchase Notice Shares shall not violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market.
(k) DWAC ELIGIBLE. The Common Stock must be DWAC Eligible and not subject to a “DTC chill”.
(l) SEC DOCUMENTS. All reports, schedules, registrations, forms, statements, information and other documents required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act after the Effective Date (the “Future SEC Documents”) shall have been filed with the SEC within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings under the Exchange Act.
(m) EXCHANGE CAP. The Exchange Cap has not been reached, unless Shareholder Approval is obtained to issue in excess of the Exchange Cap; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply if (A) at any time the Exchange Cap is reached and at all times thereafter the average price paid for all Common Stock issued under this Agreement and the Commitment Warrant is equal to or greater than the Minimum Price or (B) the Company is exempt from obtaining shareholder approval for the issuance of shares of Common Stock above the Exchange Cap under the rules of the Principal Market. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required or permitted to issue, and the Investor shall not be required to purchase, any Securities under this Agreement if such issuance would violate the rules or regulations of the Principal Market. The Exchange Cap shall be reduced, on a share-for-share basis, by the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable that may be aggregated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under applicable rules of the Principal Market.
(n) IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions shall have been delivered by the Company to, and acknowledged in writing (email being sufficient) by, the Transfer Agent (or any successor transfer agent).
Article VIII
LEGENDS
Section 8.1 NO RESTRICTIVE STOCK LEGEND. No restrictive stock legend shall be placed on the share certificates representing the Purchase Notice Shares.
Section 8.2 INVESTOR’S COMPLIANCE. Nothing in this Article VIII shall affect in any way the Investor’s obligations hereunder to comply with all applicable securities laws upon the sale of the Common Stock.
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Article IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 INDEMNIFICATION. Each party (an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party along with its officers, directors, employees, and authorized agents, and each Person or entity, if any, who controls such party within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any Damages, and any action in respect thereof to which the Indemnified Party becomes subject to, resulting from, arising out of this Agreement or relating to (i) any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or nonfulfillment of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or prospectus or prospectus supplement, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, or (iv) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, as such Damages are incurred, except to the extent such Damages result primarily from the Indemnified Party’s failure to perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or the Indemnified Party’s, recklessness or willful misconduct in performing its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any Damages of an Indemnified Party to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made by an Indemnifying Party in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Indemnifying Party by the Indemnified Party expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereof, prospectus, prospectus supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus (as amended or supplemented).
Section 9.2 INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURE.
(a) A party that seeks indemnification hereunder must promptly give the other party notice of any legal action; however, a delay in notice does not relieve an Indemnifying Party of any liability to any Indemnified Party, except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shows that the delay prejudiced the defense of the action.
(b) The Indemnifying Party may participate in the defense at any time or it may assume the defense by giving notice to the Indemnified Parties. After assuming the defense, the Indemnifying Party:
(i) must select counsel (including local counsel if appropriate) that is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Parties;
(ii) is not liable to the other party for any later attorney’s fees or for any other later expenses that the Indemnified Parties incur, except for reasonable investigation costs;
(iii) must not compromise or settle the action without the Indemnified Parties’ consent (which may not be unreasonably withheld); and
(iv) is not liable for any compromise or settlement made without its consent.
(c) If the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense within 10 days after receiving notice of the action, the Indemnifying Party shall be bound by any determination made in the action or by any compromise or settlement made by the Indemnified Parties, and also remains liable to pay the Indemnified Parties’ legal fees and expenses.
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Section 9.3 METHOD OF ASSERTING INDEMNIFICATION CLAIMS. All claims for indemnification by any Indemnified Party under Section 9.2 shall be asserted and resolved as follows:
(a) If any claim or demand in respect of which an Indemnified Party might seek indemnity under Section 9.2 is asserted against or sought to be collected from such Indemnified Party by a Person other than a party hereto or an affiliate thereof (a “Third Party Claim”), the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification, enclosing a copy of all papers served, if any, and specifying the nature of and basis for such Third Party Claim and for the Indemnified Party’s claim for indemnification that is being asserted under any provision of Section 9.2 against an Indemnifying Party, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such Third Party Claim (a “Claim Notice”) with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnified Party fails to provide the Claim Notice with reasonable promptness after the Indemnified Party receives notice of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim to the extent that the Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend has been prejudiced by such failure of the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party as soon as practicable within the period ending thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by the Indemnifying Party of either a Claim Notice or an Indemnity Notice (as defined below) (the “Dispute Period”) whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party under Section 9.2 and whether the Indemnifying Party desires, at its sole cost and expense, to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim.
If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim pursuant to this Section 9.3(a), then the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, such Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be vigorously and diligently prosecuted by the Indemnifying Party to a final conclusion or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnifying Party (but only with the consent of the Indemnified Party in the case of any settlement that provides for any relief other than the payment of monetary damages, that provides for the payment of monetary damages as to which the Indemnified Party shall not be indemnified in full pursuant to Section 9.2, or that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation). The Indemnifying Party shall have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party may, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnified Party, at any time prior to the Indemnifying Party’s delivery of the notice referred to in the first sentence of this clause (i), file any motion, answer or other pleadings or take any other action that the Indemnified Party reasonably believes to be necessary or appropriate to protect its interests; and provided, further, that if requested by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnifying Party in contesting any Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party elects to contest. Counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such Third Party Claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party’s expense unless (w) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, (x) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim within a reasonable time after receipt of notice of such claim from the Indemnified Party hereunder and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, (y) the Indemnified Party has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of its counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party, or (z) in the reasonable judgment of any such person (based upon advice of its counsel) a conflict of interest may exist between such person and the Indemnifying Party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party may take over the control of the defense or settlement of a Third Party Claim at any time if it irrevocably waives its right to indemnity under Section 9.2 with respect to such Third Party Claim.
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(i) If the Indemnifying Party fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Third Party Claim pursuant to Section 9.3(a), or if the Indemnifying Party gives such notice but fails to prosecute vigorously and diligently or settle the Third Party Claim, or if the Indemnifying Party fails to give any notice whatsoever within the Dispute Period, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to defend, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be prosecuted by the Indemnified Party in a reasonable manner and in good faith or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnified Party (with the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld). The Indemnified Party will have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that if requested by the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnified Party and its counsel in contesting any Third Party Claim which the Indemnified Party is contesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause (ii), if the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability hereunder to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim and if such dispute is resolved in favor of the Indemnifying Party in the manner provided in clause (iii) below, the Indemnifying Party will not be required to bear the costs and expenses of the Indemnified Party’s defense pursuant to this clause (ii) or of the Indemnifying Party’s participation therein at the Indemnified Party’s request, and the Indemnified Party shall reimburse the Indemnifying Party in full for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party in connection with such litigation. The Indemnifying Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement controlled by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this clause (ii), and the Indemnifying Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with respect to such participation.
(ii) If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim under Section 9.2 or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim, the amount of Damages specified in the Claim Notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.
(b) If any Indemnified Party should have a claim under Section 9.2 against the Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification of a claim for indemnity under Section 9.2 specifying the nature of and basis for such claim, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such claim (an “Indemnity Notice”) with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. The failure by any Indemnified Party to give the Indemnity Notice shall not impair such party’s rights hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that it has been irreparably prejudiced thereby. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice, the amount of Damages specified in the Indemnity Notice will be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.
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(c) The Indemnifying Party agrees to pay the Indemnified Party, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Third Party Claim.
(d) The indemnity provisions contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar rights of the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party or others, and (ii) any liabilities to which the Indemnifying Party may be subject.
Article X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.
Section 10.2 JURY TRIAL WAIVER. The Company and the Investor hereby waive a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties hereto against the other in respect of any matter arising out of or in connection with the Transaction Documents.
Section 10.3 ASSIGNMENT. The Transaction Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their respective successors. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other Person.
Section 10.4 NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their respective successors, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as contemplated by Article IX.
Section 10.5 TERMINATION. The Company may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion, upon two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Investor, provided that (i) the Commitment Fee Amount has been fully paid and (ii) the Commitment Warrant has been issued to the Investor. In addition, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the earlier of (i) the end of the Commitment Period or (ii) the date that, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Articles III, IV, V, VI, IX and the agreements and covenants of the Company and the Investor set forth in this Article X shall survive the termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Date, Section 6.4 shall not survive the termination of this Agreement. For avoidance of doubt, Section 6.4 shall survive the termination of this Agreement if this Agreement is terminated on or after the Effective Date. For further avoidance of doubt, the covenant set forth in Section 6.7 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and shall remain in effect until the date on which the Commitment Period would otherwise have ended had this Agreement not been terminated.
Section 10.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits thereto, contain the entire understanding of the Company and the Investor with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents and exhibits.
Section 10.7 FEES AND EXPENSES. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents or any other writing to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree that the Document Preparation Fee shall be deducted from the applicable Purchase Investment Amount to be paid by the Investor to the Company for the Purchase Notice Shares, pursuant to the first Purchase Notice delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
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Section 10.8 COUNTERPARTS. The Transaction Documents may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the parties, all of which together will constitute one instrument, will be deemed to be an original, and will be enforceable against the parties. The Transaction Documents may be delivered to the other party hereto by email of a copy of the Transaction Documents bearing the signature of the party so delivering the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that this Agreement shall be considered signed when the signature of a party is delivered by .PDF, DocuSign or other generally accepted electronic signature. Such .PDF, DocuSign, or other generally accepted electronic signature shall be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature. The signatories to this Agreement each represent and warrant that they are duly authorized by the parties with the power and authority to bind the parties to the terms and conditions thereof.
Section 10.9 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that such severability shall be ineffective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.
Section 10.10 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments, and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 10.11 NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The Parties acknowledge that they have had an adequate opportunity to review each and every provision contained in this Agreement and to submit the same to legal counsel for review and comment. The parties agree with each and every provision contained in this Agreement and agree that the rule of construction that a contract be construed against the drafter, if any, shall not be applied in the interpretation and construction of this Agreement.
Section 10.12 EQUITABLE RELIEF. The Company recognizes that if it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Investor. The Company therefore agrees that the Investor shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, both parties will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
Section 10.13 TITLE AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for the convenience of reference and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
Section 10.14 AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and after the date that is one (1) Business Day immediately preceding the initial filing of the prospectus to the Registration Statement with the SEC. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, (i) no provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto, and (ii) no provision of this Agreement may be waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. No failure or delay in the exercise of any power, right, or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right, or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power, or privilege.
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Section 10.15 PUBLICITY. The Company and the Investor shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement, other than as required by law, without the prior written consent of the other parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure is required by law, in which such case the disclosing party shall provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Investor without the prior written consent of the Investor, except to the extent required by law. The Investor acknowledges that the Transaction Documents may be deemed to be “material contracts,” as that term is defined by Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, and that the Company may therefore be required to file such documents as exhibits to reports or registration statements filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. The Investor further agrees that the status of such documents and materials as material contracts shall be determined solely by the Company, in consultation with its counsel.
Section 10.16 DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
(a) GOVERNANCE OF ALL DISPUTES. The parties recognize that disagreements as to certain matters may from time to time arise out of these Transaction Documents. The parties agree that any disagreements that arise from these Transaction Documents are to be governed in accordance with this Section 10.16.
(b) SUBMISSION TO DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
(i) In the case of a dispute relating to the Average Daily Trading Volume, VWAP Purchase Notice Limit, VWAP, or highest or lowest traded price (as the case may be) (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the Investor (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via facsimile or electronic mail (A) if by the Company, within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by the Investor at any time after the Investor learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Investor and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such Average Daily Trading Volume, VWAP Purchase Notice Limit, VWAP, or highest or lowest traded price (as the case may be), at any time after the second (2nd) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or the Investor (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or the Investor (as the case may be), then the Company and the Investor may select an independent, reputable investment bank as mutually agreed upon to resolve such dispute.
(ii) The Investor and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 10.16 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date on which such investment bank was selected (the “Dispute Submission Deadline”) (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the “Required Dispute Documentation”) (it being understood and agreed that if either the Investor or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and the Investor or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor the Investor shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).
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(iii) The Company and the Investor shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and the Investor of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne by the losing party, and such investment bank’s resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error. The terms of this Agreement, each other applicable Transaction Document, and the Required Dispute Documentation shall serve as the basis for the selected investment bank’s resolution of the applicable dispute, such investment bank shall be entitled (and is hereby expressly authorized) to make all findings, determinations and the like that such investment bank determines are required to be made by such investment bank in connection with its resolution of such dispute and in resolving such dispute such investment bank shall apply such findings, determinations and the like to the terms of this Agreement and any other applicable Transaction Documents.
(c) Good Faith Attempt To Resolve Other Disputes. If either the Company or the Investor believes that a dispute not covered by Section 10.16(b) has arisen under these Transaction Documents, that party, prior to commencing arbitration, must provide the other side with written notice detailing the nature of the alleged dispute. Upon receipt of such written notice, the parties are required to engage in good faith negotiations in an attempt to resolve the dispute for a period of not less than fourteen (14) days, such time as may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. If the Company and the Investor are unable to resolve such dispute within that fourteen (14) day period (or any period of extension as agreed by the parties), then either party may pursue resolution of the dispute pursuant to Section 10.16(d).
(d) ARBITRATION. Any dispute, controversy, difference or claim that may arise between the Company and the Investor in connection with these Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, any claim that, for whatever reason, was not resolved by the procedures of Section 10.16(b); and all claims arising out of or relating to the validity, construction, interpretation, enforceability, breach, performance, application or termination of these Transaction Documents), shall be submitted to binding arbitration to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in accordance with the rules and protocols of the American Arbitration Association. There shall be only one arbitrator selected in accordance with the rules and protocols of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be conducted in English and may be conducted in a virtual setting. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding and judgment may be entered thereon.
(e) COSTS AND AWARD. Each side must bear its own costs and legal fees during the pendency of the arbitration. A party’s failure to pay any costs or fees required to proceed in the arbitration, as they timely come due, shall result in an immediate default against that party. The prevailing party in the arbitration shall be entitled to recoup all its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs from the nonprevailing, including, without limitation, all of its costs relating to the arbitration, excluding only the costs incurred in connection with the procedures of Section 10.16(b). The arbitrator’s final award shall include this assessment of costs and fees. That award also shall include interest from the date of any damages incurred for breach of these Transaction Documents, and from the date of the award until paid in full assessed at the prevailing statutory rate. The nonprevailing party must promptly pay that award in U.S. dollars, free of any tax, deduction or offset. Further, in the event a party fails to proceed with arbitration, unsuccessfully challenges the arbitrator’s award, or fails to comply with the arbitrator’s award, the other party is entitled to all costs of suit including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in respect to any of these further actions. With respect to damages, the only damages recoverable under these Transaction Documents are compensatory; both the Company and the Investor expressly disclaim the right to seek punitive or other exemplary damages.
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(f) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. Provided a party has made a sufficient showing under applicable law, the arbitrator shall have the power and authority to invoke, and the parties agree to abide by, equitable relief or interim or provisional relief from the arbitrator, including a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other interim or permanent equitable relief. Additionally, nothing in this Section 10.16 shall preclude either party from seeking equitable relief or interim or provisional relief from a court of competent jurisdiction, including a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other interim or permanent equitable relief, concerning a dispute either prior to or during arbitration if necessary to protect the interests of such party or to preserve the status quo pending the arbitration proceeding.
(g) Confidentiality. The arbitration proceeding and subsequent award shall be confidential. The arbitrator shall issue appropriate protective orders to safeguard each party’s confidential information. Except as required by law (or if necessary to enforce the award), including without limitation securities regulations, neither party is to make any public announcement with respect to the proceedings or decision of the arbitrator without the prior written consent of the other party. The existence of any dispute submitted to arbitration, and the award, shall be kept in confidence by the parties thereto and the arbitrator, except as required in connection with the enforcement of such an award or as otherwise required by law.
Section 10.17 NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, waivers, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (a) personally served, (b) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid next Business Day delivery, or (c) transmitted by hand delivery, or email as a PDF, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective upon hand delivery or delivery by email at the address designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received).
The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Glucotrack, Inc.
301 Rte. 17 North, Ste. 800
Rutherford, NJ 07070
Attn: Erik Emerson
E-mail: erik@lokahithera.com
with a copy (not constituting notice) to:
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
301 Hillsborough Street, Suite 1400
Raleigh, NC 27603
Attn: David Mannheim
E-mail: david.mannheim@nelsonmullins.com
If to the Investor:
WHITE LION CAPITAL LLC
21031 Ventura Blvd., Suite 920
Encino, CA 91316
Attention: Yash Thukral, Managing Director
E-mail: team@whitelioncapital.com
With a copy (not constituting notice) to:
Marc A. Indeglia, Esq.
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP
10250 Constellation Boulevard, 19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Email: mindeglia@glaserweil.com
Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or email for notices under this Section 10.17 by giving prior written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the Effective Date, such Agreement being effective as of the Effective Date.
| Glucotrack, Inc. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Erik Emerson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| White Lion Capital LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Yash Thukral | |
| Title: | Partner | |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF RAPID PURCHASE NOTICE
TO: WHITE LION CAPITAL LLC;
We refer to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2026, (the “Agreement”), entered into by and between Glucotrack, Inc., and White Lion Capital LLC. Capitalized terms defined in the Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meaning when used herein.
We hereby:
1) Give you notice that we require you to purchase __________ Purchase Notice Shares at the Rapid Purchase Price; and
2) Certify that, as of the date hereof, the conditions set forth in Section 7 of the Agreement are satisfied.
| Glucotrack, Inc. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF VWAP PURCHASE NOTICE
TO: WHITE LION CAPITAL LLC;
We refer to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2026, (the “Agreement”), entered into by and between Glucotrack, Inc., and White Lion Capital LLC. Capitalized terms defined in the Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meaning when used herein.
We hereby:
1) Give you notice that we require you to purchase __________ Purchase Notice Shares at the VWAP Purchase Price; and
2) Certify that, as of the date hereof, the conditions set forth in Section 7 of the Agreement are satisfied.
| Glucotrack, Inc. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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EXHIBIT C
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT D
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions
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Exhibit 10.5
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into effective as of July 14, 2026 (the “Execution Date”), by and between Glucotrack, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and White Lion Capital, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Investor”).
RECITALS
A. WHEREAS, in connection with the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2026, by and between the Company and the Investor (the “Purchase Agreement”), the Company may issue and sell to the Investor, from time to time, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company, up to $50,000,000 in aggregate gross purchase price of newly issued Purchase Notice Shares;
B. WHEREAS, in consideration for the Investor’s execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall issue to the Investor the Commitment Shares and the Commitment Warrant (each as defined in the Purchase Agreement),
C. WHEREAS, the Registrable Securities (as more fully defined in Section 1(w) below) include, among other things, (i) the Purchase Notice Shares issuable to the Investor under the equity line of credit established by the Purchase Agreement (referred to herein as the “ELOC Shares”), (ii) the Commitment Shares, and (iii) the Commitment Warrant Shares; and
D. WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of, and in consideration for the Investor entering into the Purchase Agreement, and to induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the Investor with certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined herein) as set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Purchase Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble of this Agreement.
(b) “Allowable Grace Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3(o).
(c) “Blue Sky Filing” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).
(d) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(e) “Claims” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).
(f) “Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor entity.
(g) “Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company.
(h) “Company” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble of this Agreement.
(i) “Effective Date” means the date that the applicable Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission.
(j) “Filing Deadline” means the date that is ten (10) Business Days after the Execution Date.
(k) “Indemnified Damages” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).
(l) “Initial Registration Statement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(a).
(m) “Investor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble of this Agreement.
(n) “Investor Party” and “Investor Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in Section 6(a).
(o) “Legal Counsel” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(b).
(p) “New Registration Statement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c).
(q) “Person” means any person or entity, whether a natural person, trustee, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, business association, firm, joint venture, governmental agency or authority.
(r) “Prospectus” means the prospectus in the form included in the Registration Statement at the applicable Effective Date of the Registration Statement, as supplemented from time to time by any Prospectus Supplement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein.
(s) “Prospectus Supplement” means any prospectus supplement to the Prospectus filed with the Commission from time to time pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the documents incorporated by reference therein.
(t) “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
(u) “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 and the declaration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the Commission.
(v) “Registrable Securities” means Common Stock representing (i) an aggregate of up to $50,000,000 Purchase Notice Shares, (ii) the Commitment Shares, (iii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Commitment Warrant (the “Commitment Warrant Shares”), (iv) any and all other Common Stock issued or issuable to the Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and (v) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Purchase Notice Shares, the Commitment Shares, the Commitment Warrant Shares, or other capital stock, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the Common Stock are converted or exchanged and shares of capital stock of a successor entity into which the shares of Common Stock are converted or exchanged, in each case until such time as such securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(f).
(w) “Registration Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3(a).
(x) “Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act registering the resale by the Investor of Registrable Securities, including without limitation a New Registration Statement, as such registration statement or registration statements may be amended and supplemented from time to time, including all documents filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein.
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(y) “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration.
(z) “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the Commission providing for offering securities on a delayed or continuous basis.
(aa) “Staff” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c).
(bb) “Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Commitment Warrant, the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter and all schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto.
(cc) “Violations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).
2. Registration.
(a) Mandatory Registration. On or before the Filing Deadline, the Company shall file with the Commission an initial Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form) registering the resale by the Investor of the maximum number of Registrable Securities as shall be permitted to be included thereon in accordance with applicable Commission rules, regulations and interpretations (determined as of two Business Days prior to such submission or filing) so as to permit the resale of such Registrable Securities by the Investor under Rule 415 under the Securities Act at then prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (the “Initial Registration Statement”). The Initial Registration Statement shall contain a Prospectus describing the material terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, and disclosing all information relating to the transactions contemplated thereby required to be disclosed in the Prospectus, including, without limitation, “Selling Stockholder” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the forms approved in writing by the Investor, and shall conform in all material respects when filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, and shall otherwise conform to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to have the Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the Commission; provided, however, that the Company’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Initial Registration Statement are contingent upon the Investor furnishing in writing to the Company such information, and executing such documents, in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request in accordance with Section 4(a).
(b) Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Investor shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee, solely on its behalf, any registration pursuant to this Section 2 (“Legal Counsel”), which shall be Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP, or such other counsel as thereafter designated by the Investor. The Company shall have no obligation to reimburse the Investor for any legal fees and expenses of the Legal Counsel incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(c) Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) as a result of Section 2(e) or otherwise, or the Initial Registration Statement is no longer effective, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts, to the extent necessary and permissible, amend the Initial Registration Statement, cause an existing registration statement that has been filed but not declared effective by the Commission to become effective, or to file with the Commission one or more additional Registration Statements (which, if the Company shall at such time have qualified for the use of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any successor form thereto, may be Registration Statement(s) on Form S-3 or any similar short-form Registration Statement in lieu of a Registration Statement on Form S-1) so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any position of the staff of the Commission (“Staff”) with respect to the date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the Commission and the rules and regulations of the Commission) (each such additional Registration Statement, a “New Registration Statement”). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause each such New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the Commission.
(d) No Inclusion of Other Securities; Statutory Underwriter Status. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(c) without consulting the Investor and Legal Counsel and receiving the written consent of the Investor, prior to filing such Registration Statement with the Commission. The Investor acknowledges that it will be disclosed as an “underwriter” and a “selling stockholder” in each Registration Statement and in any Prospectus contained therein to the extent required by applicable law and to the extent the Prospectus is related to the resale of Registrable Securities.
(e) Offering. If the Staff or the Commission seeks to prevent the Company from including any or all of the Registrable Securities proposed to be registered under a Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415, or if after the filing of any Registration Statement, or any Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement, pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(c), the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the Commission to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration Statement (after consultation with the Investor and Legal Counsel as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom), to no more than the maximum number of securities as is permitted to be registered by the Commission until such time as the Staff and the Commission shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the Commission does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor of Registrable Securities on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices), the Company shall not request acceleration of the Effective Date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to file one or more New Registration Statements with the Commission in accordance with Section 2(c) until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the Prospectuses contained therein are available for use by the Investor.
(f) Any Registrable Security shall cease to be a “Registrable Security” at the earliest of the following: (i) when a Registration Statement covering such Registrable Security becomes or has been declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement by the Investor; (ii) when such Registrable Security is held by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries; (iii) such securities are sold by the Investor under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act are met and (iv) such securities become eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) or Rule 144(i)(2) thereunder.
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(g) Registration Failure Payments. If the Company fails to file the Initial Registration Statement with the Commission by the Filing Deadline, the Company shall be liable for liquidated damages payable to the Investor in the amounts, and otherwise on the terms, set forth in Section 6.9 of the Purchase Agreement (including, without limitation, the escalating payments provided for continued non-compliance thereunder), it being acknowledged that the Filing Deadline under this Agreement and the Required Registration Date under the Purchase Agreement are intended to run concurrently.
3. Related Obligations.
For the duration of the Registration Period, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and, pursuant thereto, during the term of this Agreement, the Company shall have the following obligations:
(a) Following the Execution Date, the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the Commission the Initial Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof and one or more New Registration Statements pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof with respect to the Registrable Securities, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing. Subject to Allowable Grace Periods, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep each Registration Statement effective (and the Prospectus contained therein available for use) pursuant to Rule 415 for resales by the Investor of Registrable Securities on a continuous basis at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) at all times until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investor shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, (ii) the date of termination of the Purchase Agreement if as of such termination date the Investor holds no Registrable Securities (or, if applicable, the date on which such securities cease to be Registrable Securities after the date of termination of the Purchase Agreement) and (iii) all such securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(f)(iii) or Section 2(f)(iv) (the “Registration Period”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (but subject to the provisions of Section 3(o) hereof), the Company shall ensure that, when filed and at all times while effective, each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) and the Prospectus (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) used in connection with such Registration Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of Prospectuses, in light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading. The Company shall submit to the Commission, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date that the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the Staff or that the Staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement (as the case may be), a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date as soon as reasonably practicable in accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act.
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(b) Subject to Section 3(o) of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection with each such Registration Statement, which Prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep each such Registration Statement effective (and the Prospectus contained therein current and available for use) at all times during the Registration Period for such Registration Statement, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company required to be covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Investor as set forth in such Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company covenants and agrees that (i) on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately following the Effective Date of the Initial Registration Statement and any New Registration Statement (or any post-effective amendment thereto), the Company shall file with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (or post-effective amendment thereto), and (ii) if the transactions contemplated by any Purchase Notice are material to the Company (individually or collectively with all other prior Purchase Notices, the consummation of which have not previously been reported in any Prospectus Supplement filed with the Commission under Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act or in any report, statement or other document filed by the Company with the Commission under the Exchange Act), or if otherwise required under the Securities Act (or the interpretations of the Commission thereof), in each case as reasonably determined by the Company and the Investor, then, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the Closing Date, if a Purchase Notice was properly delivered to the Investor hereunder in connection with such purchase, the Company shall file with the Commission a Prospectus Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act with respect to the purchase(s), the total purchase amount for the Purchase Notice Shares subject to such purchase(s) (as applicable), the applicable Purchase Amount(s) for such Purchase Notice Shares and the net proceeds that are to be (and, if applicable, have been) received by the Company from the sale of such Purchase Notice Shares. To the extent not previously disclosed in the Prospectus or a Prospectus Supplement, the Company shall disclose in its Annual Reports on Form 10-K the information described in the immediately preceding sentence relating to all purchase(s) consummated during the relevant fiscal quarter and shall file such Quarterly Reports and Annual Reports with the Commission within the applicable time period prescribed for such report under the Exchange Act. In the case of amendments and supplements to any Registration Statement on Form S-1, Form S-3 or Prospectus related thereto that are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q or Form 10-K or any analogous report under the Exchange Act, the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement and Prospectus, if applicable and if such ability to incorporate such report by reference is available to the Company at such time, or shall file such amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus with the Commission on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed that created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus, for the purpose of including or incorporating such report into such Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus (including, without limitation, any supplement thereto) included in each Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and with the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the jurisdictions in which the Registrable Securities may be sold by the Investor, in connection with the resale of the Registrable Securities and for such period of time thereafter as such Prospectus (including, without limitation, any supplement thereto) (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with resales of Registrable Securities.
(c) The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel an opportunity to review and comment upon (i) each Registration Statement at least two (2) Business Days prior to its filing with the Commission and (ii) all amendments and supplements to each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, the Prospectus contained therein) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the Commission, and (B) shall reasonably consider any comments of the Investor and Legal Counsel on any such Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto or to any Prospectus contained therein; provided, that the Company shall not have any obligation to modify any information if the Company expects that so doing would cause (i) the Registration Statement to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) the Prospectus to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company shall promptly furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) electronic copies of any correspondence from the Commission or the Staff to the Company or its representatives relating to each Registration Statement (which correspondence shall be redacted to exclude any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), (ii) after the same is prepared and filed with the Commission, one (1) electronic copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by the Investor, and (iii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, one (1) electronic copy of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to furnish any document (other than the Prospectus, which may be provided in .PDF format) to Legal Counsel to the extent such document is available on Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”).
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(d) Without limiting any obligation of the Company under the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall promptly furnish to the Investor, without charge, (i) after the same is prepared and filed with the Commission, at least one (1) electronic copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by the Investor, (ii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, one (1) electronic copy of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto and (iii) such other documents, including, without limitation, copies of any final Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement thereto, as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investor; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to furnish any document (other than the Prospectus, which may be provided in .PDF format) to the Investor to the extent such document is available on EDGAR.
(e) The Company shall take such action as is reasonably necessary to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities, under such other securities or “Blue Sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and the Investor of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
(f) The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and the Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided, that in no event shall such notice contain any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and, subject to Section 3(o), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement and such Prospectus contained therein to correct such untrue statement or omission. The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and the Investor in writing (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and the Investor by facsimile or e-mail (with read receipt) on the same day of such effectiveness), and when the Company receives written notice from the Commission that a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment will be reviewed by the Commission, (ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or related information, (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate and (iv) of the receipt of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for any additional information relating to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or any related Prospectus. The Company shall respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto. Nothing in this Section 3(f) shall limit any obligation of the Company under the Purchase Agreement.
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(g) The Company shall (i) use its commercially reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the use of any Prospectus contained therein, or the suspension of the qualification, or the loss of an exemption from qualification, of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible time and (ii) notify Legal Counsel and the Investor of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding.
(h) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required to be disclosed in such Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Act, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to the Investor and allow the Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.
(i) Without limiting any obligation of the Company under the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts either to (i) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement to be listed on the Principal Market (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement on another Eligible Market (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(i).
(j) The Company shall cooperate with the Investor and, to the extent applicable, use its commercially reasonable best efforts to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of Registrable Securities, as DWAC Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such DWAC Shares to be in such denominations or amounts (as the case may be) as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time. Investor hereby agrees that it shall cooperate with the Company, its counsel and Transfer Agent in connection with any issuances of DWAC Shares, and hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Company that it will resell such DWAC Shares only pursuant to the Registration Statement in which such DWAC Shares are included, in a manner described under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in such Registration Statement, and in a manner in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, any applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. At the time such DWAC Shares are offered and sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, such DWAC Shares shall be free from all restrictive legends (except as otherwise required by applicable federal laws) and may be transmitted by the transfer agent to the Investor by crediting an account at DTC as directed in writing by the Investor.
(k) Upon the written request of the Investor, the Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of notice from the Investor, and subject to Section 3(o) hereof, (i) incorporate in a Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Investor reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement or Prospectus contained therein if reasonably requested by the Investor.
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(l) [Reserved].
(m) The Company shall make generally available to its security holders (which may be satisfied by making such information available on EDGAR) as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the Securities Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the applicable Effective Date of each Registration Statement.
(n) The Company shall otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission in connection with any registration hereunder.
(o) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (but subject to the last sentence of this Section 3(o)), at any time, the Company may, upon written notice to Investor, delay the filing or effectiveness of any Registration Statement, or suspend Investor’s use of any Prospectus that is a part of any Registration Statement (in which event the Investor shall discontinue sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, but shall settle any previously made sales of Registrable Securities) if the Company determines that in order for such Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain a material misstatement or omission, (i) an amendment or supplement thereto would be needed to include information at that time, (ii) the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Company or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event the Company’s board of directors reasonably believes would require additional disclosure by the Company in such Registration Statement or Prospectus of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in such Registration Statement or Prospectus would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s board of directors, to cause such Registration Statement or Prospectus to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements of the Commission, or (iii) in the good faith judgment of the majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors, such filing or effectiveness or use of such Registration Statement or Prospectus, as applicable, would be materially detrimental to the Company and, as a result, that it is essential to defer such filing, effectiveness or use (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”); provided, however, that in no event shall the Company delay or suspend the filing, effectiveness, or use of any Registration Statement or Prospectus for a period that exceeds 30 consecutive Business Days or an aggregate of 75 total Business Days in any 365-day period; and provided, further, the Company shall not effect any such suspension during the applicable valuation period following the applicable purchase notice date for any Purchase Notice Shares. Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition described above, the Company shall provide prompt notice, but in any event within one Business Day of such disclosure or termination, to the Investor and shall promptly terminate any suspension or delay it has put into effect and shall take such other reasonable actions to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated in this Agreement (including as set forth in the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material nonpublic information is no longer applicable). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3(o), the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver DWAC Shares to a transferee of the Investor in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which (i) the Company has made a sale to Investor and (ii) the Investor has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the Prospectus included as part of the particular Registration Statement to the extent applicable, in each case prior to the Investor’s receipt of the notice of an Allowable Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
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(p) The Company shall at all times maintain the services of the Transfer Agent (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and DTC (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) with respect to the administration of its Common Stock.
4. Obligations of the Investor.
(a) At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of each Registration Statement (or such shorter period to which the parties agree), the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from the Investor with respect to such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of the Investor that the Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.
(b) The Investor, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of each Registration Statement hereunder, unless the Investor has notified the Company in writing of the Investor’s election to exclude all of the Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
(c) The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(o) or the first sentence of 3(f), the Investor shall (i) immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(o) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required and (ii) maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(c), the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver DWAC Shares to a transferee of the Investor in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which the Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(o) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
(d) The Investor covenants and agrees that it shall comply with the prospectus delivery and other requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
5. Expenses of Registration.
All reasonable expenses of the Company, other than sales or brokerage commissions and fees and disbursements of counsel for, and other expenses of, the Investor, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees incurred by the Company, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be paid by the Company.
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6. Indemnification.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, each of its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title) and each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and each of the directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling Persons (each, an “Investor Party” and collectively, the “Investor Parties”), against any losses, obligations, claims, damages, liabilities, contingencies, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs (including, without limitation, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs of defense and investigation), amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”) reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the Commission, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an Investor Party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “Blue Sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) or in any Prospectus Supplement or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Investor Parties, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Investor Party arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs (A) as a result of the Investor Party’s affirmatively adjudicated fraud, bad faith, negligence or misconduct, or (B) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Investor Party for such Investor Party expressly for use in connection with the preparation of such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto (it being hereby acknowledged and agreed that only written information expressly confirmed and consented to in writing by the Investor as furnished by the Investor for use in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement shall be utilized by the Company for such purposes); (ii) shall not be available to the Investor to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) made available by the Company (to the extent applicable), including, without limitation, a corrected Prospectus, if such Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) or corrected Prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d) and then only if, and to the extent that, following the receipt of the corrected Prospectus no grounds for such Claim would have existed; and (iii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Investor Party and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9.
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(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which the Investor is participating, the Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Company Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case, to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to the Investor furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement, the Prospectus included therein or any Prospectus Supplement thereto (it being hereby acknowledged and agreed that only written information expressly confirmed and consented to in writing by the Investor as furnished by the Investor for use in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement shall be utilized by the Company for such purposes); and, subject to Section 6(c) and the below provisos in this Section 6(b), the Investor shall reimburse a Company Party any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Company Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and provided, further that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the applicable sale of Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Company Party and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including, without limitation, any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Investor Party or the Company Party (as the case may be); provided, however, an Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by the indemnifying party if: (i) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Claim and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) in any such Claim; or (iii) the named parties to any such Claim (including, without limitation, any impleaded parties) include both such Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) and the indemnifying party, and such Investor Party or such Company Party (as the case may be) shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Investor Party or such Company Party and the indemnifying party (in which case, if such Investor Party or such Company Party (as the case may be) notifies the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, then the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof on behalf of the indemnified party and such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party), provided further that in the case of clause (iii) above the indemnifying party shall not be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one (1) separate legal counsel for all Investor Parties or Company Parties (as the case may be). The Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Company Party. For the avoidance of doubt, the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to Sections 6(a) and 6(b) hereof. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
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(d) No Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities who is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to indemnification from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who is not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.
(e) The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred; provided that any Person receiving any payment pursuant to this Section 6 shall promptly reimburse the Person making such payment for the amount of such payment to the extent a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such Person receiving such payment was not entitled to such payment.
(f) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Company Party or Investor Party against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
7. Contribution.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however: (i) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement, (ii) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (iii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the applicable sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, the Investor shall not be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by the Investor from the applicable sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Claim exceeds the amount of any damages that the Investor has otherwise been required to pay, or would otherwise be required to pay under Section 6(b), by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
8. Reports Under the Exchange Act.
With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144, the Company agrees to:
(a) use its commercially reasonable efforts to make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
(b) use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit any of the Company’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144;
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(c) furnish to the Investor, so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting, submission and posting requirements of Rule 144 and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company with the Commission if such reports are not publicly available via EDGAR, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration; and
(d) take such additional action as is reasonably requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions to the Company’s Transfer Agent as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Investor and otherwise fully cooperate with Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of securities pursuant to Rule 144.
9. Assignment of Registration Rights.
Neither the Company nor the Investor shall assign this Agreement or any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder.
10. Amendment or Waiver.
No provision of this Agreement may be (i) amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto or (ii) waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Solely for purposes of this Agreement, a Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from such record owner of such Registrable Securities.
(b) Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be given in accordance with Section 10.17 of the Purchase Agreement.
(c) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. The Company and the Investor acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that either party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement by the other party and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof (without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required), this being in addition to any other remedy to which either party may be entitled by law or equity.
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(d) All questions concerning the governing law, construction, validity, enforcement, arbitration, dispute resolution and interpretation of this Agreement shall be under the same terms as set forth under Article X of the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.11, 10.12, and 10.16 thereunder. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(e) The Transaction Documents set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties solely with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, negotiations and understandings between the parties, both oral and written, solely with respect to such matters. There are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by either party relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and without implication that the contrary would otherwise be true, nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit, modify or affect in any manner whatsoever (i) the conditions precedent to a purchase contained in Article VII of the Purchase Agreement or (ii) any of the Company’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement.
(f) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors. This Agreement is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any Person, other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and the Persons referred to in Sections 6 and 7 hereof (and in such case, solely for the purposes set forth therein).
(g) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.
(h) This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which 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; provided that a facsimile signature or signature delivered by e-mail in a “.pdf” format data file, including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com, www.echosign.adobe.com, etc., shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original signature.
(i) Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(j) The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
12. Termination.
This Agreement shall terminate in its entirety upon the date on which the Investor shall no longer hold any Registrable Securities; provided, that the provisions of Sections 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 shall remain in full force and effect for the longest period under applicable laws.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the Execution Date.
| COMPANY: | ||
| GLUCOTRACK, INC. | ||
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| Name: | Erik Emerson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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| WHITE LION CAPITAL LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Yash Thukral | |
| Title: | Partner | |
Exhibit 99.1
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Glucotrack and Lōkahi Therapeutics Complete Strategic Business Combination, Establishing Lōkahi-Controlled Public Platform
Transaction positions the combined company to execute a capital-efficient, repeatable strategy leveraging public market access and Lōkahi Therapeutics ai²-driven asset sourcing, development, and advancement platform
Rutherford, N.J., and La Jolla, CA July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Glucotrack, Inc. (Nasdaq: GCTK) today announced the completion of its strategic business combination with Lōkahi Therapeutics, establishing a publicly listed, capital-efficient platform for the identification, acquisition, and advancement of differentiated healthcare assets.
The transaction is structured such that Lōkahi Therapeutics becomes the operating and controlling business of the combined company, leveraging Glucotrack’s public market platform to support long-term growth and access to capital. The combined organization integrates Lōkahi Therapeutics’ dual-engine model - its late-stage clinical development program and ai²-driven asset sourcing and advancement platform - with Glucotrack’s existing technology infrastructure to create a scalable, repeatable framework for value creation.
In connection with the closing, Lōkahi Therapeutics securityholders received a combination of Glucotrack common stock and convertible preferred stock. Upon receipt of required stockholder approvals and satisfaction of applicable Nasdaq listing requirements, the preferred stock is expected to convert into common equity, resulting in Lōkahi Therapeutics securityholders holding approximately 90% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis.
The transaction is supported by a planned private placement financing designed to strengthen the combined company’s capital position and support near-term execution. A designated portion of the proceeds is expected to be allocated to support the continued development and operation of Glucotrack’s legacy continuous blood glucose monitoring (CBGM) technology within a dedicated subsidiary structure.
Glucotrack’s CBGM business will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of the combined company, with its operations, assets, and capital structure maintained separately to enable focused execution and strategic flexibility.
Erik Emerson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the combined company, providing unified leadership across the organization. Paul Goode will serve as Chief Technical Officer of the combined company and Chief Executive Officer of the CBGM subsidiary.
“This transaction establishes a capital-efficient, publicly listed platform designed to systematically identify, acquire, and advance differentiated healthcare assets,” said Erik Emerson, Chief Executive Officer. “By combining public market access with Lōkahi Therapeutics’ ai² platform and disciplined operating model, we are positioned to expand our pipeline, strengthen our capital structure, and pursue a broader set of strategic opportunities.”
Paul Goode, Chief Technical Officer, added: “This combination enables the continued advancement of Glucotrack’s core technology within a focused operating structure while participating in a broader platform designed for scalable growth. We believe this integrated approach supports disciplined execution across both operating priorities.”
About Lōkahi Therapeutics
Lōkahi Therapeutics is a capital-efficient biopharmaceutical platform company focused on identifying, evaluating, acquiring, and advancing overlooked therapeutic assets. Through its ai² platform and ai² Futures Lab execution model, Lōkahi integrates cross-functional expertise and disciplined decision-making to drive strategic development and long-term value creation. For more information, visit www.lokahithera.com.
About Glucotrack, Inc.
Glucotrack, Inc. (NASDAQ: GCTK) is focused on the design, development, and commercialization of novel technologies for people with diabetes, including a long-term implantable continuous blood glucose monitoring system. The Glucotrack CBGM is an Investigational Device and is limited by federal (or United States) law to investigational use. For more information, please visit www.glucotrack.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained in this news release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “plan,” and “will” are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. These statements relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made, and Glucotrack undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results anticipated by Glucotrack will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to or effects on us or our business or operations. Readers are cautioned that certain important factors may affect Glucotrack’s actual results and could cause such results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements that may be made in this news release. Factors that may affect Glucotrack’s results include, but are not limited to, the ability of Glucotrack to raise additional capital to finance its operations (whether through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, strategic collaborations or otherwise); risks relating to merger integration; risks relating to the receipt (and timing) of regulatory approvals (including U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval); risks relating to enrollment of patients in, and the conduct of, clinical trials; risks relating to Glucotrack’s future distribution agreements; risks relating to its ability to hire and retain qualified personnel, including sales and distribution personnel; and the additional risk factors described in Glucotrack’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2026.
Media Contacts:
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