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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 13, 2025 (June 9, 2025)

 

Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39796   81-3224056
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

7921 Southpark Plaza, Suite 210

Littleton, Colorado 80120

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(844) 672-4357

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   VVOS   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Closing of The Sleep Center of Nevada Acquisition

 

As previously disclosed, on April 15, 2025, Vivos Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “SCN Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, R.D. Prabhu-Lata K. Shete MDs, LTD., a Nevada professional corporation d/b/a The Sleep Center of Nevada (“SCN” or the “Seller”), and its shareholders Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D. (the “Seller Principal”) and Lata K. Shete, M.D, pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase, among other things, the operating assets related to SCN’s sleep testing, diagnostics, and treatment centers (the “Acquisition”).

 

On June 10, 2025, the Company completed the Acquisition, and the Company had acquired all of the operating assets of the Seller in consideration for a (i) cash payment equal to $6.0 million, (ii) 607,287 shares of restricted common stock in the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), equal to $1.5 million based on the volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Common Stock for the 30 days immediately preceding the Acquisition and (iii) the assumption of certain specific trade accounts payable and liabilities related to specific SCN contracts assigned to the Company as part of the Acquisition. Pending the achievement of an agreed to financial milestone, the Company will pay to the Seller Principal a contingent “earn out” consideration in the form of restricted Common Stock equal to $1.5 million based on the VWAP of the Common Stock for the 30 days following the date on which such financial milestone is achieved, as determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

As of June 10, 2025, but effective as of June 2, 2025, pursuant to the SCN Purchase Agreement, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, (“AIM”), entered into Practice Administration Agreements (“PAAs”) respectively with SCN (the “SCN PAA”) and the Sleep Center of Nevada, Rachakonda & Associates, PLLC, a newly formed Nevada professional limited liability company owned and controlled by the Seller Principal (“SCN PLLC” and the practice management agreement with SCN PLLC, the “SCN PLLC PAA”). SCN PLLC was formed for the purpose of integrating the medical practices of SCN with the Company in connection with the Acquisition. The principal purpose of the PAAs is to allow AIM to manage the SCN practice in compliance with applicable federal and Nevada laws, rules and regulations relating to the corporate practice of medicine (the “CPM Laws”). AIM intends to conduct an orderly transition of the operation of the SCN practice to SCN PLLC.

 

Pursuant to the PAAs, AIM shall provide management, administrative, and non-clinical services to SCN and SCN PLLC, in consideration for monthly administration fees (the “Administration Fees”) of $200,000 from SCN and $100,000 from SCN PLLC. The Administration Fees may be adjusted by AIM prospectively after quarterly reviews. Both the PAAs have a term of fifteen years and subject both SCN and SCN PLLC, along with the Seller Principal, to an exclusivity provision during the term and for a period of one-year after termination, whereby neither SCN nor SCN PLLC shall operate, participate in, or be connected with any other entity providing similar services within Nevada, except for operating its own medical practice without a third-party provider providing covered programs. In connection with the PAAs, the Seller Principal, as an equity owner of and on behalf of SCN and SCN PLLC, has entered into management and succession agreements with AIM for continued operation of their respective medical practices upon occurrence of certain events as described therein and for the Seller Principal to comply with the CPM Laws.

 

Pursuant to the SCN Purchase Agreement, SCN had entered into a physician employment agreement (the “Physician Employment Agreement”) with the Seller Principal. Under the Physician Employment Agreement, the Seller Principal shall perform his duties as a physician in SCN (or SCN affiliated companies) and comply with all CPM Laws. The Physician Employment Agreement provides an annual compensation of $400,000 and bonus incentives, payable in cash, should SCN achieve certain annual revenue targets in a calendar year. The Physician Employment Agreement also affords the Seller Principal a board observation right, whereby the Seller Principal is entitled to receive advanced notices and attend board of directors meeting of the Company. The Seller Principal is subject to customary non-solicitation, non-compete and exclusivity clauses in accordance with the Physician Employment Agreement.

 

In connection with and pursuant to the terms of the SCN Purchase Agreement, AIM entered into assignments and assumptions of three lease agreements previously held by Seller, as the tenant under each lease. The landlords under these leases are entities managed by the Seller Principal. The assigned leases include leased real property at the following locations: (i) Red Rock Medical Center, 5701 West Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, under a lease dated January 1, 2016, as amended; (ii) Eldorado Medical Center, 1905 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas, Nevada, under a lease dated November 1, 2024; and (iii) 5751 South Fort Apache Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, under a lease dated January 1, 2024. Each of the leased premises are used for the general operations of the practice and are believed to be on fair market terms.

 

 

 

Senior Secured Loan

 

On June 9, 2025, concurrently with the Acquisition, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with Streeterville Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (“Lender”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to Lender a Secured Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the original principal amount of $8,250,000 (the “Principal Amount”, and the financing as described herein, the “Note Financing”). The Principal Amount includes an original issue discount of $675,000. The Company also agreed to pay $50,000 to the Lender to cover its legal fees, accounting costs, due diligence, monitoring, and other transaction costs, each of which was added to the Principal Amount, resulting in a purchase price of for the Note and gross proceeds to the Company of $7,500,000 received by the Company. The Note is not convertible into shares of Common Stock or otherwise.

 

The Note accrues interest at a rate of nine percent (9%) per annum and has a maturity date of eighteen (18) months from the issuance of the Note, unless earlier prepaid, redeemed or accelerated in accordance with its terms prior to such date. The Company intends used the net proceeds from the Note Financing for funding the cash portion of the Acquisition purchase price and to support the Company in connection with the Acquisition. No placement agent was used in connection with the Note Financing.

 

The Note is secured by all of the tangible and intangible assets of AIM pursuant to that certain Security Agreement, dated June 9, 2025, between AIM and the Lender (the “Security Agreement”) The Company has also pledged the entirety of AIM’s membership interests to the Lender as collateral for the Loan pursuant to that certain Pledge Agreement dated June 9, 2025, between the Company and the Lender (“Pledge Agreement”) and caused AIM to enter into the Guaranty Agreement, dated June 9, 2025, in favor of the Lender (“Guaranty Agreement”) to respectively secure the performance of the Company and provide a guarantee of the Company’s obligations to the Lender under the Note and the other transaction documents.

 

Commencing six (6) months after the date of issuance of the Note and at any time thereafter until the Note is paid in full, the Lender will have the right to redeem up to $550,000 of the Principal Amount under the Note per calendar month. The Company must pay the redeemed amount in cash within three (3) trading days of receiving a redemption notice. The Company may prepay all or any portion of the outstanding balance of the Note. If the Company elects to prepay the Note in part within one hundred twenty (120) days from the issuance of Note, the Company will be required to pay to the Lender an amount in cash equal to one hundred and seven percent (107%) of the portion (the “Prepayment Premium”) of the outstanding balance the Company elects to prepay. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Prepayment Premium shall not apply to any outstanding balance of the Note that the Company elects to prepay on or after the one hundred twenty (120) days after the issuance of the Note. Additionally, if the Note remains outstanding on the one hundred twenty (120) days from the anniversary of the issuance, the Company will incur a one-time monitoring fee equal to the difference between (i) the outstanding balance of the Note divided by 0.85 (as minuend), and (ii) the outstanding balance of the Note (as subtrahend), which fee will be added to the Principal Amount if incurred.

 

The Note provides for customary events of default (each as defined in the Note, an “Event of Default”), including, among other things, the event of nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, a representation or warranty proving to have been incorrect when made, failure to perform or observe covenants as specified in the Note, failure to obtain prior written consent from the Lender on a fundamental transaction (including consolidations, mergers, and certain changes in control of the Company) undertaken by the Company, and the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar event affecting the Company. Upon the occurrence of certain Events of Default related to the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar event affecting the Company, the outstanding Principal Amount of the Note will become automatically due and payable. Additionally, upon the occurrence of any Events of Default, interest shall begin accruing on the outstanding balance of the Note from the date of the Event of Default equal to the lesser of twenty-two percent (22%) per annum and the maximum rate allowable under law.

 

 

 

Private Placement Financing

 

On June 9, 2025, in connection with the Acquisition, the Company, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “PIPE SPA”) with V-Co Investors 2 LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (“V-Co 2”). V-Co 2 is an affiliate of New Seneca Partners Inc., a Michigan corporation (“Seneca”), a leading independent private equity firm and an existing sponsor of significant private investment in the Company.

 

Pursuant to the PIPE SPA, the Company sold to V-Co 2 in a private placement offering (the “PIPE Offering”): (i) 828,000 shares (the “PIPE Shares”) of Common Stock, (ii) a pre-funded warrant to purchase 725,258 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrant”, with the shares of Common Stock underlying the Pre-Funded Warrant being referred to as the “PFW Shares”), and (iii) a Common Stock Purchase Warrant to purchase up to 2,329,886 shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Purchase Warrant, and together with the Pre-Funded Warrant, the “Warrants”, and with the shares of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock Purchase Warrant being referred to as the “Warrant Shares”).

 

V-Co 2 paid a purchase price of $2.42 for each PIPE Share and Pre-Funded Warrant Share and associated Common Stock Purchase Warrant, with such price being established for purposes of compliance with the listing rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. The PIPE Offering closed on June 9, 2025. The Company received $2,655,000 in cash proceeds upon the closing of the PIPE Offering. Additionally, the $1,100,000 bridge note entered into by the Company and V-Co 2 on May 20, 2025, the terms of which were previously reported, automatically converted into the PIPE Offering, with the Company receiving total gross proceeds of $3,655,000 upon conversion of the bridge note. The gross proceeds exclude an original issue discount of $100,000 paid by the Company in connection with issuing the bridge note. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the PIPE Offering to support to the Company in connection with the Acquisition and for general working capital purposes. No placement agent was used in connection with the PIPE Offering.

 

The Common Stock Purchase Warrant has a term ending on or before June 9, 2029, an exercise price of $2.23 per share and became exercisable immediately as of the date of issuance. The Pre-Funded Warrant has a term ending on the complete exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrant, an exercise price of $0.0001 per share and became exercisable immediately as of the date of issuance. The Warrants also contain customary stock-based (but not price-based) anti-dilution protection as well as beneficial ownership limitations preventing Seneca or its affiliates from exercising Warrants if such exercise would result in Seneca or its affiliates from owning in excess of 19.99% of the then outstanding Common Stock.

 

The terms of the PIPE SPA require the Company to file a registration statement on Form S-3 or other appropriate form (the “Resale Registration Statement”) registering the PIPE Shares, the PFW Shares and the Warrant Shares (collectively, the “Registerable Securities”) for resale no later than 45 days of the closing of the PIPE Offering and to use commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Resale Registration Statement to be effective within 90 days of the closing of the PIPE Offering. The Company must also use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Resale Registration Statement continuously effective (including by filing a post-effective amendment to the Resale Registration Statement or a new registration statement if the Resale Registration Statement expires) for a period of three (3) years after the date of effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement or for such shorter period as such securities no longer constitute Registrable Securities, subject to certain limitations specified in the PIPE SPA. The PIPE SPA further provides that the Company shall pay V-Co 2 in the amount equal to $50,000 for the fees and expenses of V-Co 2’s counsel incurred in connection with the PIPE Offering. The PIPE SPA also includes standard representations, warranties, indemnifications, and covenants of the Company and V-Co 2.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Pre-Funded Warrant, Common Stock Purchase Warrant, PIPE SPA, Note Purchase Agreement, Note, Security Agreement, Guaranty Agreement, Pledge Agreement, SCN PAA, SCN PLLC PAA, and the Physician Employment Agreement are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the forms of such documents, which are filed as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 and 10.9 hereto, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information contained above under Item 1.01, to the extent applicable, is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information contained above under Item 1.01, to the extent applicable, is hereby incorporated by reference herein. Based in part upon the representations of V-Co 2, the offer and sale of the PIPE Shares, Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants was made in a private placement transaction exempt for registration in reliance on the exemption afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and corresponding provisions of state securities or “blue sky” laws.

 

The PIPE Shares, Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities & Exchange Commission or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

 

Item 8.01. Other Information.

 

On June 11, 2025, the Company issued a press release regarding the closings of the Acquisition, the Note Financing and the PIPE Financing. Such press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

 

The audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements of SCN required by this Item 9.01(a) will be filed by amendment not later than 71 calendar days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K related to the closing of the Acquisition is required to be filed.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
4.1   Pre-Funded Warrant, dated June 9, 2025, by and between the Company and V-Co 2.
4.2   Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated June 9, 2025, by and between the Company and V-Co 2.
10.1   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2025, by and between the Company and V-Co 2.
10.2   Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2025, by and between the Company and Lender.
10.3   Secured Promissory Note, dated June 9, 2025, made by the Company in favor of Lender.
10.4   Security Agreement, dated June 9, 2025, by and between AIM and Lender.
10.5   Guaranty Agreement, dated June 9, 2025, by and between AIM and Lender.
10.6   Pledge Agreement, dated June 9, 2025, by and between the Company and Lender.
10.7#   Practice Administration Agreement, dated June 10, 2025, by and between AIM and SCN.
10.8#  

Practice Administration Agreement, dated June 10, 2025, by and between AIM and SCN PLLC.

10.9#   Physician Employment Agreement, dated June 10, 2025, by and between SCN and Seller Principal.
99.1   Press release of the Company, dated June 11, 2025.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

# Pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K, certain identified information marked with [*****] has been excluded from the exhibit because it is both (i) not material and (ii) the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.

 

  

 

 

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.

 

  VIVOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
   
Dated: June 13, 2025 By: /s/ Bradford Amman
  Name: Bradford Amman
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

EX-4.1 2 ex4-1.htm EX-4.1

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

VIVOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, V-Co Investors 2 LLC or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) until this Warrant is exercised in full (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Vivos Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to 725,258 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated June 9, 2025, between the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.

 

Section 2. Exercise.

 

a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

 

 

b) Exercise Price. The aggregate exercise price of this Warrant, except for a nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per Warrant Share, was pre-funded to the Company on or prior to the Initial Exercise Date and, consequently, no additional consideration (other than the nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per Warrant Share) shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Warrant. The Holder shall not be entitled to the return or refund of all, or any portion, of such pre-paid aggregate exercise price under any circumstance or for any reason whatsoever, including in the event this Warrant shall not have been exercised prior to the Termination Date. The remaining unpaid exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.0001, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  (A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
     
  (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
     
  (X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

 

 

“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the third Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by such Warrant Share Delivery Date.

 

ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

 

 

iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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

 

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

 

vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

 

 

e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b) Reserved.

 

 

 

c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

d) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof), 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.

 

e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

 

 

f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g) Notice to Holder.

 

i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.

 

b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a 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 Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

e) No Contravention. 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.

 

 

 

f) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

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. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

i) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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 Common Stock or as a stockholder 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. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

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

 

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 Pre-Funded Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  VIVOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ R. Kirk Huntsman
  Name: R. Kirk Huntsman
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO: VIVOSTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

    ☐ in lawful money of the United States; or
     
    ☐ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

HOLDER

 

V-CO INVESTORS 2 LLC

 
   
By: SP Manager LLC, its manager  
     
By:    
Name: Michael C. Skaff  
Title: Managing Director  

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to:

 

Name:______________________________
 
Address: ____________________________
 
Phone Number: _______________________
 
Email Address: _______________________
 
Dated: _______________ __, ______
 
Holder’s Signature:________________________
 
Holder’s Address: ________________________

 

 

 

EX-4.2 3 ex4-2.htm EX-4.2

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

VIVOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, V-Co Investors 2 LLC or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on June 9, 2029 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Vivos Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to 2,329,886 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated June 9, 2025, between the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.

 

Section 2. Exercise.

 

a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

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b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $2.23, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  (A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
     
  (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
     
  (X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

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“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants), and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the third Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

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iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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

 

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

 

vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b) Reserved.

 

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c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. If the Company, at any time while the Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the VWAP on the record date mentioned below, then the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights, options or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.

 

d) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3(b)), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness or rights or warrants so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company (or any Subsidiary), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g) Notice to Holder.

 

i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

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 conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

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b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the original issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

d) Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions of Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.

 

b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a 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 Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

e) No Contravention. 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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f) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

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. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

i) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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 Common Stock or as a stockholder 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. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

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

 

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.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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

 

  VIVOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ R. Kirk Huntsman
  Name: R. Kirk Huntsman
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO: VIVOSTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

    ☐ in lawful money of the United States; or
     
    ☐ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

(4) Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

HOLDER

 

V-CO INVESTORS 2 LLC

 
   
By: SP Manager LLC, its manager  
     
By:    
Name: Michael C. Skaff  
Title: Managing Director  

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to:

 

Name:_______________________________
 
Address: ____________________________
 
Phone Number: _______________________
 
Email Address: _______________________
 
Dated: _______________ __, ______
 
Holder’s Signature:________________________
 
Holder’s Address: ________________________

 

 

 

EX-10.1 4 ex10-1.htm EX-10.1

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of June 9, 2025, between Vivos Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act (as defined below), and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

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

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

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

 

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.

 

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

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

 

 

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Common Stock Warrants” means the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to five (5) years from the Closing Date, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

“Company Counsel” means Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, with offices located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105-0302.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Per Share Purchase Price” equals $2.42.

 

 

 

“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.

 

“Pre-Funded Warrants” means, collectively, the Pre-Funded Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Pre-Funded Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and shall expire when exercised in full, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Securities” means the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.

 

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

 

“Seneca” means New Seneca Partners, Inc., a Michigan corporation

 

“Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include locating and/or borrowing shares of Common Stock).

 

“Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds (minus, if applicable, a Purchaser’s aggregate exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrants, which amounts shall be paid as and when such Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised for cash).

 

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth in the SEC Reports and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

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

 

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

 

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the Warrants, including all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto.

 

“Transfer Agent” means VStock Transfer, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

“Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of $3,755,000 of Shares and Common Stock Warrants, which includes the conversion and satisfaction in full of $1,100,000 pursuant to Section 8 of the Convertible Promissory Note, dated May 20, 2025, between the Company and Purchaser; provided, however, that, to the extent that a Purchaser determines, in its sole discretion, that such Purchaser (together with such Purchaser’s Affiliates, and any Person acting as a group together with such purchaser or any of such Purchaser’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, or as such Purchaser may otherwise choose, in lieu of purchasing Shares such Purchaser may elect to purchase Pre-Funded Warrants in lieu of Shares in such manner to result in the same aggregate purchase price being paid by such Purchaser to the Company. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the Securities on the Closing Date. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Shares and Warrants, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur by electronic transmission of the documentation required for Closing as provided for herein.

 

2.2 Deliveries.

 

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

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii) a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser, or, at the election of such Purchaser, evidence of the issuance of such Purchaser’s Shares hereunder as held in DRS book-entry form by the Transfer Agent and registered in the name of such Purchaser, which evidence shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser; (iv) a Common Stock Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 150% of such Purchaser’s Shares, with an exercise price equal to $2.23 per share, subject to adjustment therein;

 

 

 

 

(v) for each Purchaser of Pre-Funded Warrants pursuant to Section 2.1, a Pre-Funded Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the portion of such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount applicable to Pre-Funded Warrant divided by the Per Share Purchase Price minus $0.0001, with an exercise price equal to $0.0001, subject to adjustment therein; and

 

(vi) the Company shall have provided each Purchaser with the Company’s wire instructions in writing.

 

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

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and

 

(ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account specified in writing by the Company.

 

2.3 Closing Conditions.

 

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

 

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

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and (iii) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

2.4 Registration Rights. The Purchasers shall be afforded the following registration rights with respect to the Shares and Warrant Shares:

 

(a) Within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or Form S-1 if Form S-3 is unavailable to be used) with the Commission (the “Resale Registration”) to register the resale by the Purchasers of all Shares and Warrant Shares (collectively the “Registrable Securities”). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Resale Registration to be declared effective as soon as practicable but within 90 days of the Closing Date.

 

(b) The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Resale Registration continuously effective (including by filing a post-effective amendment to the Resale Registration or a new Registration Statement if the Resale Registration expires) for a period of three (3) years after the date of effectiveness of the Resale Registration or for such shorter period as such securities no longer constitute Registrable Securities hereunder; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to this Section 2.4, or keep such registration effective pursuant to the terms hereunder, in any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities under the securities laws of such jurisdiction or to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance, in each case where it has not already done so; and provided further that the Company will not be in breach of this Section 2.4 if the Company engages in a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Warrant) approved by the Board of Directors and (if applicable) the stockholders of the Company, the result of which is that the Company’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act are terminated.

 

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.4, if the Commission sets forth a limitation on the number of Shares or Warrant Shares permitted to be registered on the Resale Registration as a secondary offering, the Company shall register the maximum number of Registrable Securities that it is permitted to register, and will, following effectiveness of the Resale Registration, file a new registration statement registering the resale of any remaining unregistered portion of the Registrable Securities as soon as is practicable in light of the requirements of applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidance of the Commission.

 

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except in each case as disclosed in the SEC Reports, which SEC Reports shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in SEC Reports, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:

 

(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth in the SEC Reports. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Agreement, (iii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f) Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants.

 

(g) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company as of the date hereof is as set forth in the SEC Reports. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports or as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders 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 stockholders.

 

 

 

(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since December 31, 2024, except as set disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

(p) Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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

 

 

 

(r) Transactions with Affiliates and Employees. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

 

(s) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(t) Certain Fees. Except for the fees payable to any FINRA member broker-dealers in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(u) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

 

 

 

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

 

(w) Reserved.

 

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

 

(y) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.

 

(z) Disclosure. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading.

 

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

 

 

 

(bb) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Except for the senior secured indebtedness the Company plans to incur contemporaneously with the Closing in connection with the Company’s pending acquisition of The Sleep Center of Nevada (the terms and draft documentation of which have been shared with Seneca, which terms are acknowledged and understood by Seneca and its Affiliate V-CO Investors 2 LLC,the principal Purchaser under this Agreement), the SEC Reports disclose all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary as of their respective filing dates. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $100,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (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 $100,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

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

 

(dd) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

(ee) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

 

 

(ff) Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is set forth in the SEC Reports. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (or its successor in the event such accounting firm is acquired) (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

 

(gg) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no material disagreements of any kind presently existing between the Company and the accountants and lawyers presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.

 

(hh) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

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

 

(jj) FDA. As to each product subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (“FDCA”) that is manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold, and/or marketed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each such product, an “FDA Product”), such FDA Product is being manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold and/or marketed by the Company in compliance with all applicable requirements under FDCA and similar laws, rules and regulations relating to registration, investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure, or application approval, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, good clinical practices, product listing, quotas, labeling, advertising, record keeping and filing of reports, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending, completed or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, action (including any lawsuit, arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding, charge, complaint, or investigation) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice, warning letter or other communication from the FDA or any other governmental entity, which (i) contests the premarket clearance, licensure, registration, or approval of, the uses of, the distribution of, the manufacturing or packaging of, the testing of, the sale of, or the labeling and promotion of any FDA Product, (ii) withdraws its approval of, requests the recall, suspension, or seizure of, or withdraws or orders the withdrawal of advertising or sales promotional materials relating to, any FDA Product, (iii) imposes a clinical hold on any clinical investigation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) enjoins production at any facility of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vi) otherwise alleges any violation of any laws, rules or regulations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and which, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The properties, business and operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the FDA. The Company has not been informed by the FDA that the FDA will prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use in the United States of any product proposed to be developed, produced or marketed by the Company nor has the FDA expressed any concern as to approving or clearing for marketing any product being developed or proposed to be developed by the Company.

 

 

 

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

 

(ll) Cybersecurity. (i)(x) There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.

 

(mm) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.

 

(nn) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

 

 

 

(oo) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(pp) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

(qq) No Disqualification Events. With respect to the Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.

 

3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):

 

(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

 

 

(b) Own Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9), (a)(12), or (a)(13) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

 

(d) Experience and Acknowledgement of Risk. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser acknowledges that an investment in the Company is speculative and risky, that such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(e) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not, to such Purchaser’s knowledge, purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

(f) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.

 

(g) Certain Transactions. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser and its Affiliates have not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser or such Affiliates, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company since June 10, 2024. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 3.2(g) does not apply to the exercise of any warrant subsequent to June 10, 2024 that was previously purchased by the Purchaser or such Affiliate.

 

 

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Transfer Restrictions.

 

(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement.

 

(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:

 

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

(c) Certificates evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof), (i) while a registration statement (including the Resale Registration) covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants), (iii) if requested by a Purchaser, if such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants) or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent or the Purchaser promptly after the effective date of the Resale Registration if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder, or if requested by a Purchaser, respectively. If all or any portion of a Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Warrant Shares, or if such Shares or Warrant Shares may be sold under Rule 144 and the Company is then in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants), or if the Shares or Warrant Shares may be sold under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Shares or Warrant Shares or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends.

 

 

  

(d) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.

 

4.2 Reserved.

 

4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

4.4 Publicity. The Company and Seneca shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

4.5 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.

 

4.6 Reserved.

 

4.7 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder first to fund the acquisition of The Sleep Center of Nevada and then for general working capital purposes.

 

 

 

4.8 Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is solely based upon a material breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

4.9 Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants.

 

4.10 Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on which it is currently listed, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market and promptly secure the listing of all of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Shares and Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. The Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

 

 

4.11 Reserved.

 

4.12 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

 

4.13 Certain Transactions. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that (a) neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities at any time and (b) such Purchaser and its Affiliates will at all times execute any purchases or sales of the Company’s securities in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

 

4.14 Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees, if required, to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.

 

4.15 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Shares and Warrant Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.

 

4.16 Exercise Procedures. The form of Notice of Exercise included in the Warrants set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to exercise the Warrants. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to exercise their Warrants. Without limiting the preceding sentences, 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 in order to exercise the Warrants. The Company shall honor exercises of the Warrants and shall deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

 

 

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before the fifth (5th) Trading Day following the date hereof; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

5.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, provided that the Company shall pay or reimburse Purchaser up to $50,000 for the fees and expenses of Purchaser’s counsel related to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and of Purchaser related to its capital raising efforts in order to consummate the transactions described hereunder.

 

5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

 

5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and Purchasers which purchased at least 51% in interest of the Shares (including any Pre-Funded Warrants) based on the initial Subscription Amounts hereunder (or, prior to the Closing, the Company and each Purchaser) or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any proposed amendment or waiver that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Purchaser relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.

 

 

 

5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”

 

5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.4, 4.8 and this Section 5.8.

 

5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Denver, Colorado. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Denver, Colorado for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.8, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.

 

5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

 

5.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

 

 

5.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that, in the case of a rescission of an exercise of a Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).

 

5.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

 

5.15 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

 

 

 

5.16 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

5.17 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

5.18 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

VIVOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.  

Address for Notice:

7921 SouthPark Drive, Suite 210

Littleton, CO 80120

e-mail:

By: /s/ R. Kirk Huntsman   Attention: R. Kirk Huntsman, CEO
Name: R. Kirk Huntsman    
Title: CEO    

 

 

 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

 

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

V-CO INVESTORS 2 LLC

 

Address for Notice:

Two Towne Square, Suite 810

Southfield , MI 48076

e-mail:

By: SP Manager LLC, its manager    
       
By: /s/ Michael C. Skaff   Attention: Mike Skaff or Tony Zambelli
Name:  Michael C. Skaff    
Title: Managing Director    

 

Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

Subscription Amount: $3,755,000

Shares: 828,000

Pre-Funded Warrants: 725,258

Warrant Shares: 2,329,886

EIN Number: _______________________

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Warrant

 

[attached hereto]

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

Form of Pre-Funded Warrant

 

[attached hereto]

 

 

 

EX-10.2 5 ex10-2.htm EX-10.2

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Note Purchase Agreement

 

This Note Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 10, 2025, is entered into by and between Vivos Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), and Streeterville Capital, LLC a Utah limited liability company, its successors and/or assigns (“Investor”).

 

A. Company and Investor are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration afforded by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

B. Investor desires to purchase, and Company desires to issue and sell to Investor, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, a Secured Promissory Note, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the original principal amount of $8,225,000.00 (the “Note”).

 

C. This Agreement, the Note, the Guaranty (as defined below), the Security Agreement (as defined below), the Pledge Agreement (as defined below), and all other certificates, documents, agreements, resolutions and instruments delivered to any party under or in connection with this Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time, are collectively referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents”.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Company and Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Purchase and Sale of Note.

 

1.1. Purchase of Note. Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to Investor and Investor hereby agrees to purchase from Company the Note. In consideration thereof, Investor agrees to pay the Purchase Price (as defined below) to Company.

 

1.2. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), Investor shall pay the Purchase Price to Company or the Company’s designee (as set forth in a flow of funds memorandum executed by Company and Investor) via wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designed in writing by Company against delivery of the Note.

 

1.3. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 5 and Section 6 below, the date of the issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement shall be the date first written above, or such other mutually agreed upon date (the “Closing Date”). The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date by means of the exchange by email of .pdf documents, but shall be deemed for all purposes to have occurred at the offices of Hansen Black Anderson Ashcraft PLLC in Lehi, Utah.

 

1.4. Collateral for the Note. Company’s obligations under the Note will be secured by: (i) a Guaranty from Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC (“AIM”), attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Guaranty”); (ii) all of AIM’s assets as more specifically set forth in the Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Security Agreement”); and (iii) a pledge by Company of the membership units or other equity in AIM pursuant to the Pledge Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Pledge Agreement”).

 

 

 

1.5. Original Issue Discount; Transaction Expense Amount. The Note carries an original issue discount of $675,000.00 (the “OID”). In addition, Company agrees to pay $50,000.00 to Investor to cover Investor’s legal fees, accounting costs, due diligence, monitoring and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of the Note (the “Transaction Expense Amount”). The OID and the Transaction Expense Amount will be included in the initial principal balance of the Note. The “Purchase Price”, therefore, shall be $7,500,000.00, computed as follows: $8,225,000.00 initial principal balance, less the OID, and less the Transaction Expense Amount.

 

2. Investor’s Representations and Warranties. Investor represents and warrants to Company that as of the Closing Date: (i) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized; (ii) this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Investor enforceable in accordance with its terms; (iii) Investor is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of the 1933 Act; (iv) prior to the execution of this Agreement, Investor and Investor’s attorney, accountant and/or tax or investment adviser, if any (collectively, the “Advisors”), have received all documents related to Company and its current and future business as requested by Investor, have carefully reviewed them and understand the information contained therein; (v) Investor and its Advisors have been afforded by Company a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf of Company concerning the matters contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the business, financial condition and results of operations of Company, and all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of Investor; (vi) Investor is aware that an investment in the Note is high risk, involving a number of very significant risks and has carefully read and considered the matters set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in each of the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025, and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, as well as Company’s disclosures contained in subsequent Current Reports on Form 8-K, including the documents incorporated by reference therein (the “SEC Reports”) and (vii) neither Company nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives has made any representations or warranties to Investor or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents and, in making its decision to enter into the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, Investor is not relying on any representation, warranty, covenant or promise of Company or its officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives other than as set forth in the Transaction Documents. Company covenants and agrees it will not use any inaccuracy in any of the foregoing representations and warranties as a defense to performance of its obligations under the Transaction Documents or in any attempt to avoid, modify, reduce, rescind or void such obligations; provided, however, that Company shall otherwise retain all rights and remedies for Investor’s breach of any such representations or warranties.

 

 

 

3. Company’s Representations and Warranties. Company represents and warrants to Investor that as of the Closing Date: (i) Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted; (ii) Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary; (iii) Company has registered its shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Shares”), under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and is obligated to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act; (iv) each of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by Company and all necessary actions have been taken; (v) this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by Company and constitute the valid and binding obligations of Company enforceable in accordance with their terms; (vi) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by Company and the consummation by Company of the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach by Company of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under (a) Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, each as currently in effect, (b) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other material agreement or instrument to which Company is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound, except for conflicts, breaches or defaults which, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business and operations of Company (a “Material Adverse Effect”) or (c) any existing applicable law, rule, or regulation or any applicable decree, judgment, or order of any court, United States federal, state or foreign regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental body having jurisdiction over Company or any of Company’s properties or assets, except for conflicts, breaches or defaults which, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (vii) no further authorization, approval or consent of any court, governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, or stock exchange or market or the stockholders or any lender of Company is required to be obtained by Company for the issuance of the Note to Investor or the entering into of the Transaction Documents; (viii) none of the SEC Reports contained, at the time they were filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (ix) since January 1, 2024, Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by Company with the SEC under the 1934 Act on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such report, schedule, form, statement or other document prior to the expiration of any such extension; (x) except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board or body pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened against or affecting Company before or by any governmental authority or non-governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality or any other person, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would have a material adverse effect on Company or which would adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of Company to perform its obligations under, any of the Transaction Documents; (xi) Company has not consummated any financing transaction that has not been disclosed in an SEC Report; (xii) Company is not, nor has it been at any time in the previous twelve (12) months, a “Shell Company,” as such type of “issuer” is described in Rule 144(i)(1) under the 1933 Act; (xiii) with respect to any commissions, placement agent or finder’s fees or similar payments that will or would become due and owing by Company to any person or entity as a result of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Broker Fees”), any such Broker Fees will be made in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and only to a person or entity that is a registered investment adviser or registered broker-dealer; (xiv) Investor shall have no obligation with respect to any Broker Fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other persons for fees of a type contemplated in this subsection that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each of Investor, Investor’s employees, officers, directors, stockholders, managers, agents, and partners, and their respective affiliates, from and against all claims, losses, damages, costs (including the costs of preparation and attorneys’ fees) and expenses suffered in respect of any such claimed or existing Broker Fees; (xv) neither Investor nor any of its officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents or representatives has made any representations or warranties to Company or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents and, in making its decision to enter into the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, Company is not relying on any representation, warranty, covenant or promise of Investor or its officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents or representatives other than as set forth in the Transaction Documents; (xvi) Company has 200,000,000 Common Shares authorized, and 5,889,520 Common Shares issued an outstanding; (xvii) Company acknowledges that the State of Utah has a reasonable relationship and sufficient contacts to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and any dispute that may arise related thereto such that the laws and venue of the State of Utah, as set forth more specifically in Section 9.2 below, shall be applicable to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated therein; (xviii) Company acknowledges that Investor is not registered as a ‘dealer’ under the 1934 Act; and (xix) Company has performed due diligence and background research on Investor and its affiliates and acknowledges and agrees that any publicly known regulatory or similar matters involving Investor or its affiliates have no bearing on the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and covenants and agrees it will not use any such information or legal theory as a defense to performance of its obligations under the Transaction Documents or in any attempt to avoid, modify, reduce, rescind or void such obligations.

 

 

 

4. Company Covenants. Until all of Company’s obligations under all of the Transaction Documents are paid and performed in full, or within the timeframes otherwise specifically set forth below, Company will at all times comply with the following covenants: (i) Company will timely file on the applicable deadline (including any permitted extension periods) all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, and will ensure that adequate current public information with respect to Company, as required in accordance with Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, is publicly available, and will not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination; (ii) the Common Shares shall be listed or quoted for trading on NYSE, NYSE American, or Nasdaq; (iii) Company will ensure that trading in the Common Shares will not be suspended, halted, chilled, frozen, reach zero bid or otherwise cease trading for more than three (3) full Trading Days (not including any market-wide shutdown) on principal trading market for the Common Shares; (iv) Company will not make any Restricted Issuance (as defined below) without Investor’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Investor’s sole and absolute discretion; (v) Company will not enter into any agreement or otherwise agree to any covenant, condition, or obligation that locks up, restricts in any way or otherwise prohibits Company from issuing Common Shares, preferred stock, warrants, convertible notes, other debt securities, or any other Company securities to Investor or any affiliate of Investor, provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that such securities or instruments issued to Investor shall not provide for any “variable rate” conversion feature if Company is contractually precluded from issuing securities or instruments with such feature; (vi) except for purchase money security interests incurred in the ordinary course of business, neither Company nor AIM will grant any security interest, lien, pledge or other encumbrance with respect to any of the membership interests or other equity in AIM or any of AIM’s assets without Investor’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Investor’s sole and absolute discretion; (vii) Company will not sell, transfer, or issue any equity or grant any rights to any equity interest or voting rights in AIM without Investor’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Investor’s sole and absolute discretion; (viii) Company will not allow AIM to sell, transfer or issue any equity or grant any right to any equity interest or voting rights in AIM without Investor’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Investor’s sole and absolute discretion; (ix) Company will not terminate, sell, amend, transfer or assign, or enter into any contract to terminate, sell, amend, transfer or assign, any contract, contractual right, revenue stream or other material asset to or from AIM without Investor’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Investor’s sole and absolute discretion; (x) Company will not allow AIM to issue or incur any debt outside the ordinary course of business without Investor’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Investor’s sole and absolute discretion; and (xi) all management operations, including management of dental and medical operations, related to sleep centers in the State of Nevada will be conducted exclusively through AIM; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Vivos Integrated Providers or legacy operations conducted by Company within the State of Nevada.

 

For purposes hereof, the term “Restricted Issuance” means the issuance, incurrence or guaranty of any debt obligations (including any merchant cash advance, account receivable factoring or other similar agreement) other than trade payables in the ordinary course of business, purchase money security interests in the ordinary course of business, or indebtedness, the use of proceeds of which will be used to repay the Note in full, or the issuance of any securities that: (1) have or may have conversion rights of any kind, contingent, conditional or otherwise, in which the number of shares that may be issued pursuant to such conversion right varies with the market price of the Common Shares; (2) are or may become convertible into Common Shares (including without limitation convertible debt, warrants or convertible preferred shares), with a conversion price that varies with the market price of the Common Shares, even if such security only becomes convertible following an event of default, the passage of time, or another trigger event or condition; (3) have a fixed conversion price, exercise price or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security (A) due to a change in the market price of Company’s Common Shares since the date of the initial issuance, or (B) upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of Company (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), or such security contains a fixed conversion price with a provision to increase the outstanding balance upon a breach or default; or (4) are issued in connection with a Section 3(a)(9) exchange, a Section 3(a)(10) settlement, or any other similar settlement or exchange.

 

 

 

For the avoidance of doubt, none of the following will be considered Restricted Issuances: (i) current or future “at the market” offering facilities; (ii) direct registered or unregistered offerings of Common Shares and/or warrants provided that such offerings do not contain any variable pricing terms, (iii) issuances of options or other equity awards under the Company’s equity incentive plans or (iv) issuance of Common Shares upon the exercise of any warrants outstanding as of the Closing Date, so long as such warrants are not amended after the Closing Date to include any variable pricing or variable exercise price feature or other provision that would increase the number of shares issuable under each warrant to a ratio of more than 1:1.

 

5. Conditions to Company’s Obligation to Sell. The obligation of Company hereunder to issue and sell the Note to Investor at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

 

5.1. Investor shall have executed the applicable Transaction Documents and delivered the same to Company.

 

5.2. Investor shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1.2 above.

6. Conditions to Investor’s Obligation to Purchase. The obligation of Investor hereunder to purchase the Note at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for Investor’s sole benefit and may be waived by Investor at any time in its sole discretion:

 

6.1. Company shall have executed and delivered this Agreement, the Note and the Pledge Agreement to Investor.

 

6.2. AIM shall have executed and delivered the Guaranty and the Security Agreement to Investor.

 

6.3. Company shall have delivered to Investor a fully executed Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E evidencing Company’s approval of the Transaction Documents.

 

6.4. Company shall have raised $1,500,000.00 in equity financing.

 

6.5. The Management Services Agreement dated June 10, 2024 between AIM and V-CO Investors shall have been assigned to and assumed by Company or one its affiliates.

 

 

 

6.6. Fully executed versions of all contracts, agreements and documents necessary to close The Sleep Center of Nevada acquisition and operate such acquisition post-closing, including all medical and dental practice management and administration agreements, shall be held in escrow by Company in a form satisfactory to Investor in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

6.7. Company shall have delivered to Investor fully executed copies of all other Transaction Documents required to be executed by Company herein or therein.

 

7. Reinvestment Right. During the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending six (6) months from the date of repayment of the Note in full, Investor will have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion, to fund the debt portion of any acquisitions of Company financed through the use of debt on the same terms and conditions as the Note and the other Transaction Documents (the “Reinvestment Right”); provided, that the Reinvestment Right will be subject to the mutual agreement of Company and Investor (in each party’s sole discretion) on any applicable monitoring fee. Within three (3) Trading Days of entering into an acquisition term sheet or letter of intent, Company will provide Investor with the terms of the acquisition. Investor will then have five (5) days within which to elect to provide the debt financing for such acquisition. The parties agree that in the event Company breaches its obligations with respect to the Reinvestment Right, Investor’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be to receive, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the amount Investor would have been entitled to invest under the Reinvestment Right. Company’s breach of its obligations with respect to the Reinvestment Right will not be considered an Event of Default (as defined in the Note) under the Note. For the avoidance of doubt and subject to the other terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents, the Reinvestment Right will not prevent a payoff or refinancing of the Note.

 

8. Equity Line of Credit. During the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date the Note is repaid in full, Investor will have the exclusive right, but not the obligation, to be the counterparty with respect to any equity line of credit which Company may elect (in its sole discretion) to enter into.

 

9. Miscellaneous. The provisions set forth in this Section 9 shall apply to this Agreement, as well as all other Transaction Documents as if these terms were fully set forth therein; provided, however, that in the event there is a conflict between any provision set forth in this Section 9 and any provision in any other Transaction Document, the provision in such other Transaction Document shall govern.

 

9.1. Arbitration of Claims. The parties shall submit all Claims (as defined in Exhibit F) arising under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any other agreement between the parties and their affiliates or any Claim relating to the relationship of the parties to binding arbitration pursuant to the arbitration provisions set forth in Exhibit F attached hereto (the “Arbitration Provisions”). For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the injunction described in Section 9.3 below may be pursued in an arbitration that is separate and apart from any other arbitration regarding all other Claims arising under the Transaction Documents. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Arbitration Provisions are unconditionally binding on the parties hereto and are severable from all other provisions of this Agreement. By executing this Agreement, Company represents, warrants and covenants that Company has reviewed the Arbitration Provisions carefully, consulted with legal counsel about such provisions (or waived its right to do so), understands that the Arbitration Provisions are intended to allow for the expeditious and efficient resolution of any dispute hereunder, agrees to the terms and limitations set forth in the Arbitration Provisions, and that Company will not take a position contrary to the foregoing representations. Company acknowledges and agrees that Investor may rely upon the foregoing representations and covenants of Company regarding the Arbitration Provisions.

 

 

 

9.2. Governing Law; Venue. 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 Utah, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Utah or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Utah. Each party consents to and expressly agrees that the exclusive venue for arbitration of any dispute arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document or the relationship of the parties or their affiliates shall be in Salt Lake County, Utah. Without modifying the parties’ obligations to resolve disputes hereunder pursuant to the Arbitration Provisions, for any litigation arising in connection with any of the Transaction Documents, each party hereto hereby (i) consents to and expressly submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah, (ii) expressly submits to the exclusive venue of any such court for the purposes hereof, and (iii) waives any claim of improper venue and any claim or objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or any other claim, defense or objection to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdiction or to any claim that such venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. Finally, Company covenants and agrees to name Investor as a party in interest in, and provide written notice to Investor in accordance with Section 9.11 below prior to bringing or filing any action (including without limitation any filing or action against any person or entity that is not a party to this Agreement) that is related in any way to the Transaction Documents or any transaction contemplated herein or therein, and further agrees to timely name Investor as a party to any such action. Company acknowledges that the governing law and venue provisions set forth in this Section 9.2 are material terms to induce Investor to enter into the Transaction Documents and that but for Company’s agreements set forth in this Section 9.2 Investor would not have entered into the Transaction Documents.

 

9.3. Specific Performance. Company acknowledges and agrees that Investor may suffer irreparable harm if Company fails to perform any material provision of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents in accordance with its specific terms. It is accordingly agreed that Investor shall be entitled to one or more injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which Investor may be entitled under the Transaction Documents, at law or in equity. Company specifically agrees that: (i) following an Event of Default under the Note, Investor shall have the right to seek and receive injunctive relief from a court or an arbitrator prohibiting Company from issuing any of its Common Shares or preferred stock to any party unless fifty percent (50%) of the gross proceeds received by Company in connection with such issuance are simultaneously used by Company to make a payment under the Note; (ii) following a breach of Section 4(v) above, Investor shall have the right to seek and receive injunctive relief from a court or arbitrator invalidating such lock-up; and (iii) if Company enters into a definitive agreement that contemplates a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Note), unless such agreement contains a closing condition that the Note is repaid in full upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction or Investor has provided its written consent in writing to such Fundamental Transaction, Investor shall have the right to seek and receive injunctive relief from a court or arbitrator preventing the consummation of such transaction. Company specifically acknowledges that Investor’s right to obtain specific performance constitutes bargained for leverage and that the loss of such leverage would result in irreparable harm to Investor. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event Investor seeks to obtain an injunction from a court or an arbitrator against Company or specific performance of any provision of any Transaction Document, such action shall not be a waiver of any right of Investor under any Transaction Document, at law, or in equity, including without limitation its rights to arbitrate any Claim pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents, nor shall Investor’s pursuit of an injunction prevent Investor, under the doctrines of claim preclusion, issues preclusion, res judicata or other similar legal doctrines, from pursuing other Claims in the future in a separate arbitration.

 

 

 

9.4. Counterparts. Each Transaction Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. The parties hereto confirm that any electronic copy of another party’s executed counterpart of a Transaction Document (or such party’s signature page thereof) will be deemed to be an executed original thereof.

 

9.5. Document Imaging. Investor shall be entitled, in its sole discretion, to image or make copies of all or any selection of the agreements, instruments, documents, and items and records governing, arising from or relating to any of Company’s loans, including, without limitation, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and Investor may destroy or archive the paper originals. The parties hereto (i) waive any right to insist or require that Investor produce paper originals, (ii) agree that such images shall be accorded the same force and effect as the paper originals, (iii) agree that Investor is entitled to use such images in lieu of destroyed or archived originals for any purpose, including as admissible evidence in any demand, presentment or other proceedings, and (iv) further agree that any executed facsimile (faxed), scanned, emailed, or other imaged copy of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall be deemed to be of the same force and effect as the original manually executed document.

 

9.6. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

9.7. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform to such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.

 

9.8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents, contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither Company nor Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. For the avoidance of doubt, all prior term sheets or other documents between Company and Investor, or any affiliate thereof, related to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (collectively, “Prior Agreements”), that may have been entered into between Company and Investor, or any affiliate thereof, are hereby null and void and deemed to be replaced in their entirety by the Transaction Documents. To the extent there is a conflict between any term set forth in any Prior Agreement and the term(s) of the Transaction Documents, the Transaction Documents shall govern.

 

9.9. No Reliance. Company acknowledges and agrees that neither Investor nor any of its officers, directors, members, managers, representatives or agents has made any representations or warranties to Company or any of its officers, directors, representatives, agents or employees except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents and, in making its decision to enter into the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, Company is not relying on any representation, warranty, covenant or promise of Investor or its officers, directors, members, managers, agents or representatives other than as set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

9.10. Amendments. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto.

 

 

 

9.11. Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be deemed effectively given on the earliest of: (i) the date delivered, if delivered by personal delivery as against written receipt therefor or by email to an executive officer, or by facsimile (with successful transmission confirmation), (ii) the earlier of the date delivered or the third business day after deposit, postage prepaid, in the United States Postal Service by certified mail, or (iii) the earlier of the date delivered or the third business day after mailing by express courier, with delivery costs and fees prepaid, in each case, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following addresses (or at such other addresses as such party may designate by five (5) calendar days’ advance written notice similarly given to each of the other parties hereto):

 

If to Company:

 

Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.

Attn: R. Kirk Huntsman

7921 Southpark Plaza, Suite 210

Littleton, Colorado 80120

 

With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

Attn: Lawrence A. Rosenbloom

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10105

Email:

 

If to Investor:

 

Streeterville Capital, LLC

Attn: John Fife

297 Auto Mall Drive, Suite #4

St. George, Utah 84770

 

With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

 

Hansen Black Anderson Ashcraft PLLC

Attn: Jonathan Hansen

3051 West Maple Loop Drive, Suite 325

Lehi, Utah 84043

Email:

 

9.12. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be performed by Investor hereunder may be assigned by Investor to a third party, including its affiliates, in whole or in part, without the need to obtain Company’s consent thereto. Company may not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement or delegate its duties hereunder without the prior written consent of Investor.

 

9.13. Survival. The representations and warranties of Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of Investor. Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Investor and all its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.

 

 

 

9.14. 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.

 

9.15. Investor’s Rights and Remedies Cumulative. All rights, remedies, and powers conferred in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies, and shall be in addition to every other right, power, and remedy that Investor may have, whether specifically granted in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or existing at law, in equity, or by statute, and any and all such rights and remedies may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as Investor may deem expedient.

 

9.16. Attorneys’ Fees and Cost of Collection. In the event of any arbitration or action at law or in equity to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, the parties agree that the party who is awarded the most money (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be determined without regard to any statutory fines, penalties, fees, or other charges awarded to any party) shall be deemed the prevailing party for all purposes and shall therefore be entitled to an additional award of the full amount of its reasonable attorneys’ fees, deposition costs, and expenses paid by such prevailing party in connection with arbitration or litigation without reduction or apportionment based upon the individual claims or defenses giving rise to the fees and expenses. Nothing herein shall restrict or impair an arbitrator’s or a court’s power to award fees and expenses for frivolous or bad faith pleading. If (i) the Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement prior to commencing arbitration or legal proceedings, or is collected or enforced through any arbitration or legal proceeding, or Investor otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under the Note or to enforce the provisions of the Note, or (ii) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of Company or other proceedings affecting Company’s creditors’ rights and involving a claim under the Note; then Company shall pay the costs incurred by Investor for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses, deposition costs, and disbursements.

 

9.17. Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in the form of a writing signed by the party granting the waiver. No waiver of any provision or consent to any prohibited action shall constitute a waiver of any other provision or consent to any other prohibited action, whether or not similar. No waiver or consent shall constitute a continuing waiver or consent or commit a party to provide a waiver or consent in the future except to the extent specifically set forth in writing.

 

9.18. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO DEMAND THAT ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, OR THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE PARTIES HERETO BE TRIED BY JURY. THIS WAIVER EXTENDS TO ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO DEMAND A TRIAL BY JURY ARISING UNDER COMMON LAW OR ANY APPLICABLE STATUTE, LAW, RULE OR REGULATION. FURTHER, EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SUCH PARTY IS KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVING SUCH PARTY’S RIGHT TO DEMAND TRIAL BY JURY.

 

9.19. Time is of the Essence. Time is expressly made of the essence with respect to each and every provision of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

9.20. Voluntary Agreement. Company has carefully read this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and has asked any questions needed for Company to understand the terms, consequences and binding effect of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and fully understand them. Company has had the opportunity to seek the advice of an attorney of Company’s choosing, or has waived the right to do so, and is executing this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence by Investor or anyone else.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Investor and Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written

 

  INVESTOR:
     
  Streeterville Capital, LLC
     
     
  By: /s/ John Fife
    John Fife, President
     
     
  COMPANY:
     
  Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.
     
     
  By: /s/ R. Kirk Huntsman
     R. Kirk Huntsman, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

ATTACHED EXHIBITS:

 

Exhibit A Note
Exhibit B Guaranty
Exhibit C Security Agreement
Exhibit D Pledge Agreement
Exhibit E Officer’s Certificate
Exhibit F Arbitration Provisions

 

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

ARBITRATION PROVISIONS

 

1. Dispute Resolution. For purposes of this Exhibit F, the term “Claims” means any disputes, claims, demands, causes of action, requests for injunctive relief, requests for specific performance, liabilities, damages, losses, or controversies whatsoever arising from, related to, or connected with the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents and any communications between the parties related thereto, including without limitation any claims of mutual mistake, mistake, fraud, misrepresentation, failure of formation, failure of consideration, promissory estoppel, unconscionability, failure of condition precedent, rescission, and any statutory claims, tort claims, contract claims, or claims to void, invalidate or terminate the Agreement (or these Arbitration Provisions (defined below)) or any of the other Transaction Documents. The parties to this Agreement (the “parties”) hereby agree that the Claims may be arbitrated in one or more Arbitrations pursuant to these Arbitration Provisions (one for an injunction or injunctions and a separate one for all other Claims). The parties hereby agree that the arbitration provisions set forth in this Exhibit F (“Arbitration Provisions”) are binding on each of them. As a result, any attempt to rescind the Agreement (or these Arbitration Provisions) or declare the Agreement (or these Arbitration Provisions) or any other Transaction Document invalid or unenforceable for any reason is subject to these Arbitration Provisions. These Arbitration Provisions shall also survive any termination or expiration of the Agreement. Any capitalized term not defined in these Arbitration Provisions shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

 

2. Arbitration. Except as otherwise provided herein, all Claims must be submitted to arbitration (“Arbitration”) to be conducted exclusively in Salt Lake County, Utah and pursuant to the terms set forth in these Arbitration Provisions. Subject to the arbitration appeal right provided for in Paragraph 5 below (the “Appeal Right”), the parties agree that the award of the arbitrator rendered pursuant to Paragraph 4 below (the “Arbitration Award”) shall be (a) final and binding upon the parties, (b) the sole and exclusive remedy between them regarding any Claims, counterclaims, issues, or accountings presented or pleaded to the arbitrator, and (c) promptly payable in United States dollars free of any tax, deduction or offset (with respect to monetary awards). Subject to the Appeal Right, any costs or fees, including without limitation attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with or incident to enforcing the Arbitration Award shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be charged against the party resisting such enforcement. The Arbitration Award shall include default interest (as defined or otherwise provided for in the Note, “Default Interest”) (with respect to monetary awards) at the rate specified in the Note for Default Interest both before and after the Arbitration Award. Judgment upon the Arbitration Award will be entered and enforced by any state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah.

 

3. The Arbitration Act. The parties hereby incorporate herein the provisions and procedures set forth in the Utah Uniform Arbitration Act, U.C.A. § 78B-11-101 et seq. (as amended or superseded from time to time, the “Arbitration Act”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to, and to the maximum extent permitted by, Section 105 of the Arbitration Act, in the event of conflict or variation between the terms of these Arbitration Provisions and the provisions of the Arbitration Act, the terms of these Arbitration Provisions shall control and the parties hereby waive or otherwise agree to vary the effect of all requirements of the Arbitration Act that may conflict with or vary from these Arbitration Provisions.

 

4. Arbitration Proceedings. Arbitration between the parties will be subject to the following:

 

4.1 Initiation of Arbitration. Pursuant to Section 110 of the Arbitration Act, the parties agree that a party may initiate Arbitration by giving written notice to the other party (“Arbitration Notice”) in the same manner that notice is permitted under Section 9.11 of the Agreement; provided, however, that the Arbitration Notice may not be given by email or fax. Arbitration will be deemed initiated as of the date that the Arbitration Notice is deemed delivered to such other party under Section 9.11 of the Agreement (the “Service Date”). After the Service Date, information may be delivered, and notices may be given, by email or fax pursuant to Section 9.11 of the Agreement or any other method permitted thereunder. The Arbitration Notice must describe the nature of the controversy, the remedies sought, and the election to commence Arbitration proceedings. All Claims in the Arbitration Notice must be pleaded consistent with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.

 

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4.2 Selection and Payment of Arbitrator.

 

(a) Within ten (10) calendar days after the Service Date, the party initiating arbitration (the “initiating party”) shall select and submit to the other party the names of three (3) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Services (http://www.utahadrservices.com) (such three (3) designated persons hereunder are referred to herein as the “Proposed Arbitrators”). For the avoidance of doubt, each Proposed Arbitrator must be qualified as a “neutral” with Utah ADR Services. Within five (5) calendar days after initiating party has submitted to the other party the names of the Proposed Arbitrators, the other party must select, by written notice to the initiating party, one (1) of the Proposed Arbitrators to act as the arbitrator for the parties under these Arbitration Provisions. If other party fails to select one of the Proposed Arbitrators in writing within such 5-day period, then the initiating party may select the arbitrator from the Proposed Arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to the other party.

 

(b) If initiating party fails to submit to the other party the Proposed Arbitrators within ten (10) calendar days after the Service Date pursuant to subparagraph (a) above, then the other party may at any time prior to the initiating party so designating the Proposed Arbitrators, identify the names of three (3) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Service by written notice to the initiating party. The initiating party may then, within five (5) calendar days after the other has submitted notice of its Proposed Arbitrators to the initiating party, select, by written notice to the other party, one (1) of the Proposed Arbitrators to act as the arbitrator for the parties under these Arbitration Provisions. If initiating party fails to select in writing and within such 5-day period one (1) of the three (3) Proposed Arbitrators selected by the other party, then the other party may select the arbitrator from its three (3) previously selected Proposed Arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to the initiating party.

 

(c) If a Proposed Arbitrator chosen to serve as arbitrator declines or is otherwise unable to serve as arbitrator, then the party that selected such Proposed Arbitrator may select one (1) of the other three (3) Proposed Arbitrators within three (3) calendar days of the date the chosen Proposed Arbitrator declines or notifies the parties he or she is unable to serve as arbitrator. If all three (3) Proposed Arbitrators decline or are otherwise unable to serve as arbitrator, then the arbitrator selection process shall begin again in accordance with this Paragraph 4.2.

 

(d) The date that the Proposed Arbitrator selected pursuant to this Paragraph 4.2 agrees in writing (including via email) delivered to both parties to serve as the arbitrator hereunder is referred to herein as the “Arbitration Commencement Date”. If an arbitrator resigns or is unable to act during the Arbitration, a replacement arbitrator shall be chosen in accordance with this Paragraph 4.2 to continue the Arbitration. If Utah ADR Services ceases to exist or to provide a list of neutrals and there is no successor thereto, then the arbitrator shall be selected under the then prevailing rules of the American Arbitration Association.

 

(e) Subject to Paragraph 4.10 below, the cost of the arbitrator must be paid equally by both parties. Subject to Paragraph 4.10 below, if one party refuses or fails to pay its portion of the arbitrator fee, then the other party can advance such unpaid amount (subject to the accrual of Default Interest thereupon), with such amount being added to or subtracted from, as applicable, the Arbitration Award.

 

4.3 Applicability of Certain Utah Rules. The parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted generally in accordance with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and the Utah Rules of Evidence. More specifically, the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply, without limitation, to the filing of any pleadings, motions or memoranda, the conducting of discovery, and the taking of any depositions. The Utah Rules of Evidence shall apply to any hearings, whether telephonic or in person, held by the arbitrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the parties’ intent that the incorporation of such rules will in no event supersede these Arbitration Provisions. In the event of any conflict between the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure or the Utah Rules of Evidence and these Arbitration Provisions, these Arbitration Provisions shall control.

 

4.4 Answer and Default. An answer and any counterclaims to the Arbitration Notice shall be required to be delivered to the party initiating the Arbitration within twenty (20) calendar days after the Arbitration Commencement Date. If an answer is not delivered by the required deadline, the arbitrator must provide written notice to the defaulting party stating that the arbitrator will enter a default award against such party if such party does not file an answer within five (5) calendar days of receipt of such notice. If an answer is not filed within the five (5) day extension period, the arbitrator must render a default award, consistent with the relief requested in the Arbitration Notice, against a party that fails to submit an answer within such time period.

 

4.5 Related Litigation. The party that delivers the Arbitration Notice to the other party shall have the option to also commence concurrent legal proceedings with any state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah (“Litigation Proceedings”), subject to the following: (a) the complaint in the Litigation Proceedings is to be substantially similar to the claims set forth in the Arbitration Notice, provided that an additional cause of action to compel arbitration will also be included therein, (b) so long as the other party files an answer to the complaint in the Litigation Proceedings and an answer to the Arbitration Notice, the Litigation Proceedings will be stayed pending an Arbitration Award (or Appeal Panel Award (defined below), as applicable) hereunder, (c) if the other party fails to file an answer in the Litigation Proceedings or an answer in the Arbitration proceedings, then the party initiating Arbitration shall be entitled to a default judgment consistent with the relief requested, to be entered in the Litigation Proceedings, and (d) any legal or procedural issue arising under the Arbitration Act that requires a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction may be determined in the Litigation Proceedings. Any award of the arbitrator (or of the Appeal Panel (defined below)) may be entered in such Litigation Proceedings pursuant to the Arbitration Act.

 

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4.6 Discovery. Pursuant to Section 118(8) of the Arbitration Act, the parties agree that discovery shall be conducted as follows:

 

(a) Written discovery will only be allowed if the likely benefits of the proposed written discovery outweigh the burden or expense thereof, and the written discovery sought is likely to reveal information that will satisfy a specific element of a claim or defense already pleaded in the Arbitration. The party seeking written discovery shall always have the burden of showing that all of the standards and limitations set forth in these Arbitration Provisions are satisfied. The scope of discovery in the Arbitration proceedings shall also be limited as follows:

 

(i) To facts directly connected with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.

 

(ii) To facts and information that cannot be obtained from another source or in another manner that is more convenient, less burdensome or less expensive than in the manner requested.

 

(b) No party shall be allowed (i) more than fifteen (15) interrogatories (including discrete subparts), (ii) more than fifteen (15) requests for admission (including discrete subparts), (iii) more than ten (10) document requests (including discrete subparts), or (iv) more than three (3) depositions (excluding expert depositions) for a maximum of seven (7) hours per deposition. The costs associated with depositions will be borne by the party taking the deposition. The party defending the deposition will submit a notice to the party taking the deposition of the estimated attorneys’ fees that such party expects to incur in connection with defending the deposition. If the party defending the deposition fails to submit an estimate of attorneys’ fees within five (5) calendar days of its receipt of a deposition notice, then such party shall be deemed to have waived its right to the estimated attorneys’ fees. The party taking the deposition must pay the party defending the deposition the estimated attorneys’ fees prior to taking the deposition, unless such obligation is deemed to be waived as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. If the party taking the deposition believes that the estimated attorneys’ fees are unreasonable, such party may submit the issue to the arbitrator for a decision. All depositions will be taken in Utah.

 

(c) All discovery requests (including document production requests included in deposition notices) must be submitted in writing to the arbitrator and the other party. The party submitting the written discovery requests must include with such discovery requests a detailed explanation of how the proposed discovery requests satisfy the requirements of these Arbitration Provisions and the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. The receiving party will then be allowed, within five (5) calendar days of receiving the proposed discovery requests, to submit to the arbitrator an estimate of the attorneys’ fees and costs associated with responding to such written discovery requests and a written challenge to each applicable discovery request. After receipt of an estimate of attorneys’ fees and costs and/or challenge(s) to one or more discovery requests, consistent with subparagraph (c) above, the arbitrator will within three (3) calendar days make a finding as to the likely attorneys’ fees and costs associated with responding to the discovery requests and issue an order that (i) requires the requesting party to prepay the attorneys’ fees and costs associated with responding to the discovery requests, and (ii) requires the responding party to respond to the discovery requests as limited by the arbitrator within twenty-five (25) calendar days of the arbitrator’s finding with respect to such discovery requests. If a party entitled to submit an estimate of attorneys’ fees and costs and/or a challenge to discovery requests fails to do so within such 5-day period, the arbitrator will make a finding that (A) there are no attorneys’ fees or costs associated with responding to such discovery requests, and (B) the responding party must respond to such discovery requests (as may be limited by the arbitrator) within twenty-five (25) calendar days of the arbitrator’s finding with respect to such discovery requests. Any party submitting any written discovery requests, including without limitation interrogatories, requests for production subpoenas to a party or a third party, or requests for admissions, must prepay the estimated attorneys’ fees and costs, before the responding party has any obligation to produce or respond to the same, unless such obligation is deemed waived as set forth above.

 

(d) In order to allow a written discovery request, the arbitrator must find that the discovery request satisfies the standards set forth in these Arbitration Provisions and the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. The arbitrator must strictly enforce these standards. If a discovery request does not satisfy any of the standards set forth in these Arbitration Provisions or the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, the arbitrator may modify such discovery request to satisfy the applicable standards, or strike such discovery request in whole or in part.

 

(e) Each party may submit expert reports (and rebuttals thereto), provided that such reports must be submitted within sixty (60) days of the Arbitration Commencement Date. Each party will be allowed a maximum of two (2) experts. Expert reports must contain the following: (i) a complete statement of all opinions the expert will offer at trial and the basis and reasons for them; (ii) the expert’s name and qualifications, including a list of all the expert’s publications within the preceding ten (10) years, and a list of any other cases in which the expert has testified at trial or in a deposition or prepared a report within the preceding ten (10) years; and (iii) the compensation to be paid for the expert’s report and testimony. The parties are entitled to depose any other party’s expert witness one (1) time for no more than four (4) hours. An expert may not testify in a party’s case-in-chief concerning any matter not fairly disclosed in the expert report.

 

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4.6 Dispositive Motions. Each party shall have the right to submit dispositive motions pursuant Rule 12 or Rule 56 of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure (a “Dispositive Motion”). The party submitting the Dispositive Motion may, but is not required to, deliver to the arbitrator and to the other party a memorandum in support (the “Memorandum in Support”) of the Dispositive Motion. Within seven (7) calendar days of delivery of the Memorandum in Support, the other party shall deliver to the arbitrator and to the other party a memorandum in opposition to the Memorandum in Support (the “Memorandum in Opposition”). Within seven (7) calendar days of delivery of the Memorandum in Opposition, as applicable, the party that submitted the Memorandum in Support shall deliver to the arbitrator and to the other party a reply memorandum to the Memorandum in Opposition (“Reply Memorandum”). If the applicable party shall fail to deliver the Memorandum in Opposition as required above, or if the other party fails to deliver the Reply Memorandum as required above, then the applicable party shall lose its right to so deliver the same, and the Dispositive Motion shall proceed regardless.

 

4.7 Confidentiality. All information disclosed by either party (or such party’s agents) during the Arbitration process (including without limitation information disclosed during the discovery process or any Appeal (defined below)) shall be considered confidential in nature. Each party agrees not to disclose any confidential information received from the other party (or its agents) during the Arbitration process (including without limitation during the discovery process or any Appeal) unless (a) prior to or after the time of disclosure such information becomes public knowledge or part of the public domain, not as a result of any inaction or action of the receiving party or its agents, (b) such information is required by a court order, subpoena or similar legal duress to be disclosed if such receiving party has notified the other party thereof in writing and given it a reasonable opportunity to obtain a protective order from a court of competent jurisdiction prior to disclosure, or (c) such information is disclosed to the receiving party’s agents, representatives and legal counsel on a need to know basis who each agree in writing not to disclose such information to any third party. Pursuant to Section 118(5) of the Arbitration Act, the arbitrator is hereby authorized and directed to issue a protective order to prevent the disclosure of privileged information and confidential information upon the written request of either party.

 

4.8 Authorization; Timing; Scheduling Order. Subject to all other portions of these Arbitration Provisions, the parties hereby authorize and direct the arbitrator to take such actions and make such rulings as may be necessary to carry out the parties’ intent for the Arbitration proceedings to be efficient and expeditious. Pursuant to Section 120 of the Arbitration Act, the parties hereby agree that an Arbitration Award must be made within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the Arbitration Commencement Date. The arbitrator is hereby authorized and directed to hold a scheduling conference within ten (10) calendar days after the Arbitration Commencement Date in order to establish a scheduling order with various binding deadlines for discovery, expert testimony, and the submission of documents by the parties to enable the arbitrator to render a decision prior to the end of such 120-day period.

 

4.9 Relief. The arbitrator shall have the right to award or include in the Arbitration Award (or in a preliminary ruling) any relief which the arbitrator deems proper under the circumstances, including, without limitation, specific performance and injunctive relief, provided that the arbitrator may not award exemplary or punitive damages.

 

4.10 Fees and Costs. As part of the Arbitration Award, the arbitrator is hereby directed to require the losing party (the party being awarded the least amount of money by the arbitrator, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be determined without regard to any statutory fines, penalties, fees, or other charges awarded to any party) to (a) pay the full amount of any unpaid costs and fees of the Arbitration, and (b) reimburse the prevailing party for all reasonable attorneys’ fees, arbitrator costs and fees, deposition costs, other discovery costs, and other expenses, costs or fees paid or otherwise incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the Arbitration.

 

5. Arbitration Appeal.

 

5.1 Initiation of Appeal. Following the entry of the Arbitration Award, either party (the “Appellant”) shall have a period of thirty (30) calendar days in which to notify the other party (the “Appellee”), in writing, that the Appellant elects to appeal (the “Appeal”) the Arbitration Award (such notice, an “Appeal Notice”) to a panel of arbitrators as provided in Paragraph 5.2 below. The date the Appellant delivers an Appeal Notice to the Appellee is referred to herein as the “Appeal Date”. The Appeal Notice must be delivered to the Appellee in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4.1 above with respect to delivery of an Arbitration Notice. In addition, together with delivery of the Appeal Notice to the Appellee, the Appellant must also pay for (and provide proof of such payment to the Appellee together with delivery of the Appeal Notice) a bond in the amount of 110% of the sum the Appellant owes to the Appellee as a result of the Arbitration Award the Appellant is appealing. In the event an Appellant delivers an Appeal Notice to the Appellee (together with proof of payment of the applicable bond) in compliance with the provisions of this Paragraph 5.1, the Appeal will occur as a matter of right and, except as specifically set forth herein, will not be further conditioned. In the event a party does not deliver an Appeal Notice (along with proof of payment of the applicable bond) to the other party within the deadline prescribed in this Paragraph 5.1, such party shall lose its right to appeal the Arbitration Award. If no party delivers an Appeal Notice (along with proof of payment of the applicable bond) to the other party within the deadline described in this Paragraph 5.1, the Arbitration Award shall be final. The parties acknowledge and agree that any Appeal shall be deemed part of the parties’ agreement to arbitrate for purposes of these Arbitration Provisions and the Arbitration Act.

 

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5.2 Selection and Payment of Appeal Panel. In the event an Appellant delivers an Appeal Notice to the Appellee (together with proof of payment of the applicable bond) in compliance with the provisions of Paragraph 5.1 above, the Appeal will be heard by a three (3) person arbitration panel (the “Appeal Panel”).

 

(a) Within ten (10) calendar days after the Appeal Date, the Appellee shall select and submit to the Appellant the names of five (5) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Services (http://www.utahadrservices.com) (such five (5) designated persons hereunder are referred to herein as the “Proposed Appeal Arbitrators”). For the avoidance of doubt, each Proposed Appeal Arbitrator must be qualified as a “neutral” with Utah ADR Services, and shall not be the arbitrator who rendered the Arbitration Award being appealed (the “Original Arbitrator”). Within five (5) calendar days after the Appellee has submitted to the Appellant the names of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators, the Appellant must select, by written notice to the Appellee, three (3) of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators to act as the members of the Appeal Panel. If the Appellant fails to select three (3) of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators in writing within such 5-day period, then the Appellee may select such three (3) arbitrators from the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to the Appellant.

 

(b) If the Appellee fails to submit to the Appellant the names of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators within ten (10) calendar days after the Appeal Date pursuant to subparagraph (a) above, then the Appellant may at any time prior to the Appellee so designating the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators, identify the names of five (5) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Service (none of whom may be the Original Arbitrator) by written notice to the Appellee. The Appellee may then, within five (5) calendar days after the Appellant has submitted notice of its selected arbitrators to the Appellee, select, by written notice to the Appellant, three (3) of such selected arbitrators to serve on the Appeal Panel. If the Appellee fails to select in writing within such 5-day period three (3) of the arbitrators selected by the Appellant to serve as the members of the Appeal Panel, then the Appellant may select the three (3) members of the Appeal Panel from the Appellant’s list of five (5) arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to the Appellee.

 

(c) If a selected Proposed Appeal Arbitrator declines or is otherwise unable to serve, then the party that selected such Proposed Appeal Arbitrator may select one (1) of the other five (5) designated Proposed Appeal Arbitrators within three (3) calendar days of the date a chosen Proposed Appeal Arbitrator declines or notifies the parties he or she is unable to serve as an arbitrator. If at least three (3) of the five (5) designated Proposed Appeal Arbitrators decline or are otherwise unable to serve, then the Proposed Appeal Arbitrator selection process shall begin again in accordance with this Paragraph 5.2; provided, however, that any Proposed Appeal Arbitrators who have already agreed to serve shall remain on the Appeal Panel.

 

(d) The date that all three (3) Proposed Appeal Arbitrators selected pursuant to this Paragraph 5.2 agree in writing (including via email) delivered to both the Appellant and the Appellee to serve as members of the Appeal Panel hereunder is referred to herein as the “Appeal Commencement Date”. No later than five (5) calendar days after the Appeal Commencement Date, the Appellee shall designate in writing (including via email) to the Appellant and the Appeal Panel the name of one (1) of the three (3) members of the Appeal Panel to serve as the lead arbitrator in the Appeal proceedings. Each member of the Appeal Panel shall be deemed an arbitrator for purposes of these Arbitration Provisions and the Arbitration Act, provided that, in conducting the Appeal, the Appeal Panel may only act or make determinations upon the approval or vote of no less than the majority vote of its members, as announced or communicated by the lead arbitrator on the Appeal Panel. If an arbitrator on the Appeal Panel ceases or is unable to act during the Appeal proceedings, a replacement arbitrator shall be chosen in accordance with Paragraph 5.2 above to continue the Appeal as a member of the Appeal Panel. If Utah ADR Services ceases to exist or to provide a list of neutrals, then the arbitrators for the Appeal Panel shall be selected under the then prevailing rules of the American Arbitration Association.

  

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 (d) Subject to Paragraph 5.7 below, the cost of the Appeal Panel must be paid entirely by the Appellant.

 

5.3 Appeal Procedure. The Appeal will be deemed an appeal of the entire Arbitration Award. In conducting the Appeal, the Appeal Panel shall conduct a de novo review of all Claims described or otherwise set forth in the Arbitration Notice. Subject to the foregoing and all other provisions of this Paragraph 5, the Appeal Panel shall conduct the Appeal in a manner the Appeal Panel considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the Appeal, may hold one or more hearings and permit oral argument, and may review all previous evidence and discovery, together with all briefs, pleadings and other documents filed with the Original Arbitrator (as well as any documents filed with the Appeal Panel pursuant to Paragraph 5.4(a) below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the Appeal, the Appeal Panel shall not permit the parties to conduct any additional discovery or raise any new Claims to be arbitrated, shall not permit new witnesses or affidavits, and shall not base any of its findings or determinations on the Original Arbitrator’s findings or the Arbitration Award.

 

5.4 Timing.

 

(a) Within seven (7) calendar days of the Appeal Commencement Date, the Appellant (i) shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Appeal Panel copies of the Appeal Notice, all discovery conducted in connection with the Arbitration, and all briefs, pleadings and other documents filed with the Original Arbitrator (which material Appellee shall have the right to review and supplement if necessary), and (ii) may, but is not required to, deliver to the Appeal Panel and to the Appellee a Memorandum in Support of the Appellant’s arguments concerning or position with respect to all Claims, counterclaims, issues, or accountings presented or pleaded in the Arbitration. Within seven (7) calendar days of the Appellant’s delivery of the Memorandum in Support, as applicable, the Appellee shall deliver to the Appeal Panel and to the Appellant a Memorandum in Opposition to the Memorandum in Support. Within seven (7) calendar days of the Appellee’s delivery of the Memorandum in Opposition, as applicable, the Appellant shall deliver to the Appeal Panel and to the Appellee a Reply Memorandum to the Memorandum in Opposition. If the Appellant shall fail to substantially comply with the requirements of clause (i) of this subparagraph (a), the Appellant shall lose its right to appeal the Arbitration Award, and the Arbitration Award shall be final. If the Appellee shall fail to deliver the Memorandum in Opposition as required above, or if the Appellant shall fail to deliver the Reply Memorandum as required above, then the Appellee or the Appellant, as the case may be, shall lose its right to so deliver the same, and the Appeal shall proceed regardless.

 

(b) Subject to subparagraph (a) above, the parties hereby agree that the Appeal must be heard by the Appeal Panel within thirty (30) calendar days of the Appeal Commencement Date, and that the Appeal Panel must render its decision within thirty (30) calendar days after the Appeal is heard (and in no event later than sixty (60) calendar days after the Appeal Commencement Date).

 

5.5 Appeal Panel Award. The Appeal Panel shall issue its decision (the “Appeal Panel Award”) through the lead arbitrator on the Appeal Panel. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, the Appeal Panel Award shall (a) supersede in its entirety and make of no further force or effect the Arbitration Award (provided that any protective orders issued by the Original Arbitrator shall remain in full force and effect), (b) be final and binding upon the parties, with no further rights of appeal, (c) be the sole and exclusive remedy between the parties regarding any Claims, counterclaims, issues, or accountings presented or pleaded in the Arbitration, and (d) be promptly payable in United States dollars free of any tax, deduction or offset (with respect to monetary awards). Any costs or fees, including without limitation attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with or incident to enforcing the Appeal Panel Award shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be charged against the party resisting such enforcement. The Appeal Panel Award shall include Default Interest (with respect to monetary awards) at the rate specified in the Note for Default Interest both before and after the Arbitration Award. Judgment upon the Appeal Panel Award will be entered and enforced by a state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah.

 

5.6 Relief. The Appeal Panel shall have the right to award or include in the Appeal Panel Award any relief which the Appeal Panel deems proper under the circumstances, including, without limitation, specific performance and injunctive relief, provided that the Appeal Panel may not award exemplary or punitive damages.

 

5.7 Fees and Costs. As part of the Appeal Panel Award, the Appeal Panel is hereby directed to require the losing party (the party being awarded the least amount of money by the arbitrator, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be determined without regard to any statutory fines, penalties, fees, or other charges awarded to any party) to (a) pay the full amount of any unpaid costs and fees of the Arbitration and the Appeal Panel, and (b) reimburse the prevailing party (the party being awarded the most amount of money by the Appeal Panel, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be determined without regard to any statutory fines, penalties, fees, or other charges awarded to any part) the reasonable attorneys’ fees, arbitrator and Appeal Panel costs and fees, deposition costs, other discovery costs, and other expenses, costs or fees paid or otherwise incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the Arbitration (including without limitation in connection with the Appeal).

 

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6. Miscellaneous.

 

6.1 Severability. If any part of these Arbitration Provisions is found to violate or be illegal under applicable law, then such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make such provision enforceable under applicable law, and the remainder of the Arbitration Provisions shall remain unaffected and in full force and effect.

 

6.2 Governing Law. These Arbitration Provisions shall be governed by the laws of the State of Utah without regard to the conflict of laws principles therein.

 

6.3 Interpretation. The headings of these Arbitration Provisions are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, these Arbitration Provisions.

 

6.4 Waiver. No waiver of any provision of these Arbitration Provisions shall be effective unless it is in the form of a writing signed by the party granting the waiver.

 

6.5 Time is of the Essence. Time is expressly made of the essence with respect to each and every provision of these Arbitration Provisions.

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE

 

Effective Date: June 10, 2025 U.S. $8,225,000.00

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Vivos Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), promises to pay to Streeterville Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company, or its successors or assigns (“Lender”), $8,225,000.00 and any interest, fees, charges, and late fees accrued provided for hereunder on the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Purchase Price Date (the “Maturity Date”) in accordance with the terms set forth herein and to pay interest on the Outstanding Balance at the rate of nine percent (9%) per annum from the Purchase Price Date until the same is paid in full. All interest calculations hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve (12) thirty (30) day months, shall compound daily and shall be payable in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

This Secured Promissory Note (this “Note”) is issued and made effective as of June 10, 2025 (the “Effective Date”). This Note is issued pursuant to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated June 10, 2025, as the same may be amended from time to time, by and between Borrower and Lender (the “Purchase Agreement”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Attachment 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

This Note carries an original issue discount of $675,000.00 (the “OID”). In addition, Borrower agrees to pay $50,000.00 to Lender to cover Lender’s legal fees, accounting costs, due diligence, monitoring and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of this Note (the “Transaction Expense Amount”). The OID and Transaction Expense Amount are both included in the initial principal balance of this Note and are deemed to be fully earned and non-refundable as of the Purchase Price Date. The purchase price for this Note shall be $7,500,000.00 (the “Purchase Price”), computed as follows: $8,225,000.00 original principal balance, less the OID, less the Transaction Expense Amount.

 

1. Payment; Prepayment.

 

1.1. Payment. All payments owing hereunder shall be in lawful money of the United States of America and delivered to Lender at the address or bank account furnished by Lender to Borrower for that purpose. All payments shall be applied first to (a) Lender’s reasonable costs of collection, if any, then to (b) fees and charges hereunder, if any, then to (c) accrued and unpaid interest hereunder, and thereafter, to (d) principal hereunder.

 

1.2. Prepayment. Borrower may prepay all or any portion of this Note at any time. If Borrower exercises its right to prepay this Note prior to the 120-day anniversary of the Purchase Price Date, Borrower shall make payment to Investor of an amount in cash equal to 107% multiplied by the portion of the Outstanding Balance Borrower elects to prepay. If Borrower exercises its right to prepay this Note on or after the 120-day anniversary of the Purchase Price Date, Borrower shall make payment to Investor of an amount in cash equal to 100% multiplied by the portion of the Outstanding Balance Borrower elects to prepay. Early payments of less than all principal, fees and interest outstanding will not, unless agreed to by Lender in writing, relieve Borrower of Borrower’s remaining obligations hereunder.

 

2. Monitoring Fee. In the event this Note is outstanding on the 120-day anniversary of the Purchase Price Date (the “Monitoring Fee Date”), then Borrower will be charged a one-time fee to cover Lender’s accounting, legal and other costs incurred in monitoring this Note (the “Monitoring Fee”) equal to the Outstanding Balance divided by .85 less the Outstanding Balance. The Monitoring Fee will be automatically added to the Outstanding Balance on the Monitoring Fee Date. By way of example only, if the Outstanding Balance on the Monitoring Fee Date were $1,000,000.00, then the Monitoring Fee added to the Outstanding Balance would be $176,471.00 ($1,000,000.00/.85 - $1,000,000.00).

 

 

 

3. Security. This Note is secured by the Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement (each as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

 

4. Redemptions. Beginning on the six (6) month anniversary of the Purchase Price Date, Lender shall have the right, exercisable at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, to redeem up to $550,000.00 (such amount, the “Redemption Amount”) per calendar month by providing written notice to Borrower (each, a “Redemption Notice”). For the avoidance of doubt, Lender may submit to Borrower one (1) or more Redemption Notices in any given calendar month up to the Redemption Amount. Upon receipt of a Redemption Notice, Borrower shall pay the applicable Redemption Amount to Lender in cash within three (3) Trading Days.

 

5. Events of Default; Remedies.

 

5.1. Events of Default. The following are events of default under this Note (each, an “Event of Default”): (a) Borrower fails to pay any principal, interest, fees, charges, or any other amount when due and payable hereunder; (b) a receiver, trustee or other similar official shall be appointed over Borrower or a material part of its assets and such appointment shall remain uncontested for thirty (30) days or shall not be dismissed or discharged within seventy five (75) days; (c) Borrower becomes insolvent or generally fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, subject to applicable grace periods, if any; (d) Borrower makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (e) Borrower files a petition for relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law (domestic or foreign); (f) an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding is commenced or filed against Borrower; (g) Borrower fails to observe or perform any covenant set forth in Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement; (h) the occurrence of a Fundamental Transaction without Lender’s prior written consent; (i) Borrower defaults or otherwise fails to observe or perform any material covenant, obligation, condition or agreement contained herein or in any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), other than those specifically set forth in this Section ‎5.1 and Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement, and except for such defaults or failures of observance which would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Purchase Agreement); (j) any representation, warranty or other statement made or furnished by or on behalf of Borrower to Lender herein, in any Transaction Document, or otherwise in connection with the issuance of this Note is false, incorrect, incomplete or misleading in any material respect when made or furnished, except for matters which would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect; (k) any money judgment, writ or similar process is entered or filed against Borrower or any subsidiary of Borrower or any of its property or other assets for more than $500,000.00, and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) calendar days unless otherwise consented to by Lender; or (l) a preliminary proxy not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors is filed seeking to elect members to such Board of Directors who are not directors holding office as of the Effective Date.

 

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5.2. Default Remedies. At any time and from time to time following the occurrence of any Event of Default, Lender may accelerate this Note by written notice to Borrower, with the Outstanding Balance becoming immediately due and payable in cash. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in clauses ‎5.1(b) - ‎5.1(f), an Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred and the Outstanding Balance as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default shall become immediately and automatically due and payable in cash, without any written notice required by Lender for the Event of Default to become an Event of Default. At any time following the occurrence of any Event of Default, upon written notice given by Lender to Borrower, interest shall accrue on the Outstanding Balance beginning on the date the applicable Event of Default occurred at an interest rate equal to the lesser of twenty-two percent (22%) per annum simple interest or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law (“Default Interest”). In connection with acceleration described herein, Lender need not provide, and Borrower hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and Lender may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Lender at any time prior to payment hereunder and Lender shall have all rights as a holder of the Note until such time, if any, as Lender receives full payment pursuant to this Section ‎5.4. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Nothing herein shall limit Lender’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it at law or in equity.

 

6. Unconditional Obligation; No Offset. Borrower acknowledges that this Note is an unconditional, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Borrower not subject to offset, deduction or counterclaim of any kind. Borrower hereby waives any rights of offset it now has or may have hereafter against Lender, its successors and assigns, and agrees to make the payments called for herein in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

7. Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Note shall be effective unless it is in the form of a writing signed by the party granting the waiver. No waiver of any provision or consent to any prohibited action shall constitute a waiver of any other provision or consent to any other prohibited action, whether or not similar. No waiver or consent shall constitute a continuing waiver or consent or commit a party to provide a waiver or consent in the future except to the extent specifically set forth in writing.

 

8. Governing Law; Venue. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Note shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Utah, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Utah or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Utah. The provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement to determine the proper venue for any disputes are incorporated herein by this reference.

 

9. Arbitration of Disputes. By its issuance or acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the Arbitration Provisions (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) set forth as an exhibit to the Purchase Agreement.

 

10. Cancellation. After repayment of the entire Outstanding Balance, this Note shall be deemed paid in full, shall automatically be deemed canceled and terminated without any further action required of Borrower or Lender.

 

11. Amendments. The prior written consent of both Borrower and Lender shall be required for any change or make any amendment to this Note.

 

12. Assignments. Borrower may not assign this Note without the prior written consent of Lender. This Note may be offered, sold, assigned or transferred by Lender to any of its affiliates without the consent of Borrower, but to no other party without the prior written consent of Borrower.

 

13. Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the subsection of the Purchase Agreement titled “Notices.”

 

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14. Liquidated Damages. Lender and Borrower agree that in the event Borrower fails to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this Note, Lender’s damages would be uncertain and difficult (if not impossible) to accurately estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates, future share prices, future trading volumes and other relevant factors. Accordingly, Lender and Borrower agree that any fees, balance adjustments, Default Interest or other charges assessed under this Note are not penalties but instead are intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, liquidated damages.

 

15. Severability. If any part of this Note is construed to be in violation of any law, such part shall be modified to achieve the objective of Borrower and Lender to the fullest extent permitted by law and the balance of this Note shall remain in full force and effect.

 

16. FINAL AGREEMENT. PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANNOTATED SECTION 25-5-4, BORROWER IS NOTIFIED THAT THIS NOTE AND THE OTHER WRITTEN TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF ANY ALLEGED PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Effective Date.

 

  BORROWER:
   
  Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ R. Kirk Huntsman
    R. Kirk Huntsman, Chief Executive Officer

 

ACKNOWLEDGED, ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

 

LENDER:

 

Streeterville Capital, LLC

 

By: /s/ John Fife  
  John Fife, President  

 

 

 

ATTACHMENT 1

DEFINITIONS

 

For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

A1. “Common Shares” means shares of Borrower’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

A2. “Fundamental Transaction” means that (a) (i) Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not Borrower or any of its subsidiaries is the surviving corporation) any other person or entity, (ii) Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its respective properties or assets to any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by way of a spin-off, spin-out or similar transaction), (iii) Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, allow any other person or entity to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of Borrower (not including any shares of voting stock of Borrower held by the person or persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the persons or entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), (iv) Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with any other person or entity whereby such other person or entity acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of Borrower (not including any shares of voting stock of Borrower held by the other persons or entities making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other persons or entities making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination), (v) Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify the Common Shares or preferred stock, other than (A) an increase in the number of authorized shares of Borrower’s Common Shares or preferred stock or (B) a reverse stock split undertaken to remain in compliance with the listing requirements of the principal market on which the Common Shares are traded, (vi) AIM assigns or transfers any material asset to any subsidiary, affiliate, person or entity under common ownership or control with Borrower, or (vii) Borrower pays or makes any monetary or non-monetary dividend or distribution to its shareholders; or (b) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding voting stock of Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower or any if the subsidiaries entering into a definitive agreement that contemplates a Fundamental Transaction will be deemed to be a Fundamental Transaction unless such agreement contains a closing condition that this Note is repaid in full upon consummation of the transaction.

 

A3. “Other Agreements” means all existing and future agreements and instruments between, among or by Borrower (or an affiliate), on the one hand, and Lender (or an affiliate), on the other hand.

 

A4. “Outstanding Balance” means as of any date of determination, the Purchase Price, as reduced or increased, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms hereof for payment, offset, or otherwise, plus the Transaction Expense Amount, plus the OID, accrued but unpaid interest, collection and enforcements costs (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by Lender, transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes and fees incurred under this Note.

 

A5. “Purchase Price Date” means the date the Purchase Price is delivered by Lender to Borrower, which shall be no later than one (1) Trading Day following the Effective Date.

 

A6. “Trading Day” means any day on which Borrower’s principal trading market (or such other principal market for the Common Shares) is open for trading.

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

Security Agreement

 

This Security Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 10, 2025, is executed by Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“Guarantor”), in favor of Streeterville Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (“Secured Party”).

 

A. Vivos Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation and parent company of Guarantor (“Debtor”), issued to Secured Party a certain Secured Promissory Note of even date herewith in the original principal amount of $8,225,000.00 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Note”).

 

B. In order to induce Secured Party to extend the credit evidenced by the Note, Guarantor has agreed to enter into: (i) that certain Guaranty of even date herewith between Guarantor and Secured Party (the “Guaranty”), and (ii) this Agreement to grant Secured Party a security interest in the Collateral (as defined below).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Guarantor hereby agrees with Secured Party as follows:

 

1. Definitions and Interpretation. When used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following respective meanings:

 

“Collateral” means the property described in Schedule A hereto, and all replacements, proceeds, products, and accessions thereof.

 

“Intellectual Property” means all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses (software or otherwise), information, know-how, inventions, discoveries, published and unpublished works of authorship, processes, any and all other proprietary rights, and all rights corresponding to all of the foregoing throughout the world, now owned and existing or hereafter arising, created or acquired.

 

“Lien” shall mean, with respect to any property, any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, claim, charge or other encumbrance in, of, or on such property or the income therefrom, including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under a conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement, or any agreement to provide any of the foregoing, and the filing of any financing statement or similar instrument under the UCC or comparable law of any jurisdiction.

 

“Obligations” means (a) all loans, advances, future advances, debts, liabilities and obligations, howsoever arising, owed by Debtor or Guarantor to Secured Party or any affiliate of Secured Party of every kind and description, now existing or hereafter arising, whether created by the Note, this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Guaranty, any other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), any replacement, modification or amendment to any of the foregoing, whether incurred or owed directly to Secured Party or to an affiliate of Secured Party, (b) all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Secured Party or any affiliate of Secured Party in connection with the Note or in connection with the collection or enforcement of any portion of the indebtedness, liabilities or obligations described in the foregoing clause (a), (c) the payment of all other sums, with interest thereon, advanced in accordance herewith to protect the security of this Agreement, and (d) the performance of the covenants and agreements of Guarantor contained in this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents.

 

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“Permitted Liens” means (a) Liens for taxes not yet delinquent or Liens for taxes being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established, (b) Liens in favor of Secured Party under this Agreement or arising under the other Transaction Documents or any prior agreements between Guarantor and Secured Party, and (c) purchase money security interests for equipment made by Guarantor in the ordinary course of operating its business.

 

“Purchase Agreement” means that certain Note Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between Debtor and Secured Party pursuant to which the Note was issued to Secured Party.

 

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the state whose laws would govern the security interest in, including without limitation the perfection thereof, and foreclosure of the applicable Collateral.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms defined in the UCC have the respective meanings given to those terms in the UCC.

 

2. Grant of Security Interest. As security for the Obligations, Guarantor hereby pledges to Secured Party and grants to Secured Party a first-position security interest in all right, title, interest, claims and demands of Guarantor in and to the Collateral, which Security Interest shall be subordinate only to the Permitted Liens.

 

3. Authorization to File Financing Statements. Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes Secured Party at any time and from time to time to file in any filing office in any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction or other jurisdiction of Guarantor or its subsidiaries any financing statements or documents having a similar effect and amendments thereto that provide any other information required by the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar law of any non-United States jurisdiction, if applicable) of such state or jurisdiction for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment, including whether Guarantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organization identification number issued to Guarantor. Guarantor agrees to furnish any such information to Secured Party promptly upon Secured Party’s request.

 

4. General Representations and Warranties. Guarantor represents and warrants to Secured Party that (a) Guarantor is the owner of the Collateral and that no other person has any right, title, claim or interest (by way of Lien or otherwise) in, against or to the Collateral, other than Permitted Liens, (b) upon the filing of UCC-1 financing statements in any applicable jurisdiction, Secured Party shall have a perfected security interest in the Collateral to the extent that a security interest in the Collateral can be perfected by such filing, except for Permitted Liens; (c) Guarantor has received at least a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for entering into this Agreement, and (d) as such, this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any sale, assignment, hypothecation or other transfer of the Note or a portion of the Note where in return Secured Party receives consideration, the value of the consideration received by Secured Party will offset any amounts owed by Guarantor as of the date the consideration is received by Secured Party.

 

5. Additional Covenants. Guarantor hereby agrees:

 

5.1. to perform all acts that may be necessary to maintain, preserve, protect and perfect in the Collateral, the Lien granted to Secured Party therein, and the perfection and priority of such Lien;

 

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5.2. to procure, execute (including endorse, as applicable), and deliver from time to time any endorsements, assignments, financing statements, certificates of title, and all other instruments, documents and/or writings reasonably deemed necessary or appropriate by Secured Party to perfect, maintain and protect Secured Party’s Lien hereunder and the priority thereof;

 

5.3. to provide at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice to Secured Party of any of the following events: (a) any changes or alterations of Guarantor’s name, (b) any changes with respect to Guarantor’s address or principal place of business, and (c) the formation of any subsidiaries of Guarantor;

 

5.4. upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Note) and, thereafter, at Secured Party’s request, to endorse (up to the outstanding amount under the Note at the time of Secured Party’s request), assign and deliver any promissory notes included in the Collateral to Secured Party, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as Secured Party may from time to time specify;

 

5.5. to the extent the Collateral is not delivered to Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement, to keep the Collateral at the principal office of Guarantor (unless otherwise agreed to by Secured Party in writing), and not to relocate the Collateral to any other locations without the prior written consent of Secured Party;

 

5.6. not to sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose, or offer to sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose, of the Collateral or any interest therein (other than inventory or obsolete or defective assets in the ordinary course of business);

 

5.7. not to, directly or indirectly, allow, grant or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of the Collateral, other than Permitted Liens;

 

5.8. not to grant any license or sublicense under any of its Intellectual Property, or enter into any other agreement with respect to any of its Intellectual Property, except in the ordinary course of Guarantor’s business;

 

5.9. to the extent commercially reasonable and in Guarantor’s good faith business judgment: (a) to file and prosecute diligently any patent, trademark or service mark applications pending as of the date hereof or hereafter until all Obligations shall have been paid in full, (b) to make application on unpatented but patentable inventions and on trademarks and service marks, (c) to preserve and maintain all rights in all of its Intellectual Property, and (d) to ensure that all of its Intellectual Property is and remains enforceable. Any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with each of Guarantor’s obligations under this Section 5.9 shall be borne by Guarantor. Guarantor shall not knowingly and unreasonably abandon any right to file a patent, trademark or service mark application, or abandon any pending patent application, or any other of its Intellectual Property, without the prior written consent of Secured Party except for Intellectual Property that Guarantor determines, in the exercise of its good faith business judgment, is not or is no longer material to its business;

 

5.10. not terminate, sell, transfer or assign, or enter into any contract to terminate, sell, transfer or assign, any contract, contractual right, revenue stream or other material asset included as part of the Collateral;

 

5.11. upon the request of Secured Party at any time or from time to time, and at the sole cost and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) of Guarantor, Guarantor shall take all actions and execute and deliver any and all instruments, agreements, assignments, certificates and/or documents reasonably required by Secured Party to collaterally assign any and all of Guarantor’s foreign patent, copyright and trademark registrations and applications now owned or hereafter acquired to and in favor of Secured Party; and

 

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5.12. at any time amounts paid by Secured Party under the Transaction Documents are used to purchase Collateral, Guarantor shall perform all acts that may be necessary, and otherwise fully cooperate with Secured Party, to cause (a) any such amounts paid by Secured Party to be disbursed directly to the sellers of any such Collateral, (b) all certificates of title pertaining to such Collateral (as applicable) to be properly filed and reissued to reflect Secured Party’s Lien on such Collateral, and (c) all such reissued certificates of title to be delivered to and held by Secured Party.

 

6. Authorized Action by Secured Party. Guarantor hereby irrevocably appoints Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact (which appointment is coupled with an interest) and agrees that Secured Party may perform (but Secured Party shall not be obligated to and shall incur no liability to Guarantor or any third party for failure so to do) any act which Guarantor is obligated by this Agreement to perform, and to exercise such rights and powers as Guarantor might exercise with respect to the Collateral, including the right to (a) collect by legal proceedings or otherwise and endorse, receive and receipt for all dividends, interest, payments, proceeds and other sums and property now or hereafter payable on or on account of the Collateral; (b) enter into any extension, reorganization, deposit, merger, consolidation or other agreement pertaining to, or deposit, surrender, accept, hold or apply other property in exchange for the Collateral; (c) make any compromise or settlement, and take any action Secured Party deems advisable, with respect to the Collateral, including without limitation bringing a suit in Secured Party’s own name to enforce any Intellectual Property; (d) endorse Guarantor’s name on all applications, documents, papers and instruments necessary or desirable for Secured Party in the use of any Intellectual Property; (e) grant or issue any exclusive or non-exclusive license under any Intellectual Property to any person or entity; (f) assign, pledge, sell, convey or otherwise transfer title in or dispose of any Intellectual Property to any person or entity; (g) cause the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, United States Patent and Trademark Office (or as appropriate, such equivalent agency in foreign countries) to issue any and all patents and related rights and applications to Secured Party as the assignee of Guarantor’s entire interest therein; (h) insure, process and preserve the Collateral; (i) file a copy of this Agreement with any governmental agency, body or authority, including without limitation the United States Patent and Trademark Office and, if applicable, the United States Copyright Office or Library of Congress, at the sole cost and expense of Guarantor; (j) pay any indebtedness of Guarantor relating to the Collateral; (k) execute and file UCC financing statements and other documents, certificates, instruments and agreements with respect to the Collateral or as otherwise required or permitted hereunder; and (l) take any and all lawful and appropriate action and execute any and all documents and instruments that may be necessary or useful to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement; provided, however, that Secured Party shall not exercise any such powers granted pursuant to clauses (a) through (h) above prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and shall only exercise such powers following the occurrence of an Event of Default or event of default or breach of the Guaranty. The powers conferred on Secured Party under this Section 6 are solely to protect its interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Secured Party shall be accountable only for the amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither Secured Party nor any of its stockholders, directors, officers, managers, employees or agents shall be responsible to Guarantor for any act or failure to act, except with respect to Secured Party’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Nothing in this Section 6 shall be deemed an authorization for Guarantor to take any action that it is otherwise expressly prohibited from undertaking by way of other provision of this Agreement.

 

7. Default and Remedies.

 

7.1. Default. Guarantor shall be deemed in default under this Agreement upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.

 

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7.2. Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any such Event of Default, Secured Party shall have the rights of a secured creditor under the UCC, all rights granted by this Agreement and by law, including, without limiting the foregoing, (a) the right to require Guarantor to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Secured Party at a place to be designated by Secured Party, and (b) the right to peaceably take possession of the Collateral, and for that purpose Secured Party may peaceably enter upon premises on which the Collateral may be situated and remove the Collateral therefrom. Guarantor hereby agrees that fifteen (15) days’ notice of a public sale of any Collateral or notice of the date after which a private sale of any Collateral may take place is reasonable. In addition, Guarantor waives any and all rights that it may have to a judicial hearing in advance of the enforcement of any of Secured Party’s rights and remedies hereunder, including, without limitation, Secured Party’s right following an Event of Default to take immediate possession of Collateral and to exercise Secured Party’s rights and remedies with respect thereto. Secured Party may also have a receiver appointed to take charge of all or any portion of the Collateral and to exercise all rights of Secured Party under this Agreement. Secured Party may exercise any of its rights under this Section 7.2 without demand or notice of any kind. The remedies in this Agreement, including without limitation this Section 7.2, are in addition to, not in limitation of, any other right, power, privilege, or remedy, either in law, in equity, or otherwise, to which Secured Party may be entitled. No failure or delay on the part of Secured Party in exercising any right, power, or remedy will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. All of Secured Party’s rights and remedies, whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any other agreement, instrument or document shall be cumulative and may be exercised singularly or concurrently.

 

7.3. Standards for Exercising Rights and Remedies. To the extent that applicable law imposes duties on Secured Party to exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable manner, Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially unreasonable for Secured Party (a) to fail to incur expenses reasonably deemed significant by Secured Party to prepare Collateral for disposition, (b) to fail to obtain third party consents for access to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not required by other law, to fail to obtain governmental or third party consents for the collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of, (c) to fail to exercise collection remedies against account Guarantors or other persons obligated on Collateral or to fail to remove liens or encumbrances on or any adverse claims against Collateral, (d) to exercise collection remedies against account Guarantors and other persons obligated on Collateral directly or through the use of collection agencies and other collection specialists, (e) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through publications or media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature, (f) to contact other persons, whether or not in the same business as Guarantor, for expressions of interest in acquiring all or any portion of the Collateral, (g) to hire one or more professional auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature, (h) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets, (i) to dispose of assets in wholesale rather than retail markets, (j) to disclaim disposition warranties, (k) to purchase insurance or credit enhancements to insure Secured Party against risks of loss, collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide to Secured Party a guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of Collateral, or (l) to the extent deemed appropriate by Secured Party, to obtain the services of other brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist Secured Party in the collection or disposition of any of the Collateral. Guarantor acknowledges that the purpose of this Section is to provide non-exhaustive indications of what actions or omissions by Secured Party would fulfill Secured Party’s duties under the UCC in Secured Party’s exercise of remedies against the Collateral and that other actions or omissions by Secured Party shall not be deemed to fail to fulfill such duties solely on account of not being indicated in this Section. Without limitation upon the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to grant any rights to Guarantor or to impose any duties on Secured Party that would not have been granted or imposed by this Agreement or by applicable law in the absence of this Section.

 

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7.4. Marshalling. Secured Party shall not be required to marshal any present or future Collateral for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or to resort to such Collateral or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and in respect of such Collateral and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies, however existing or arising. To the extent that it lawfully may, Guarantor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshalling of Collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of Secured Party’s rights and remedies under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.

 

7.5. Application of Collateral Proceeds. The proceeds and/or avails of the Collateral, or any part thereof, and the proceeds and the avails of any remedy hereunder (as well as any other amounts of any kind held by Secured Party at the time of, or received by Secured Party after, the occurrence of an Event of Default) shall be paid to and applied as follows:

 

(a) First, to the payment of reasonable costs and expenses, including all amounts expended to preserve the value of the Collateral, of foreclosure or suit, if any, and of such sale and the exercise of any other rights or remedies, and of all proper fees, expenses, liability and advances, including reasonable legal expenses and attorneys’ fees, incurred or made hereunder by Secured Party;

 

(b) Second, to the payment to Secured Party of the amount then owing or unpaid on the Note (to be applied first to accrued interest and second to outstanding principal) and all amounts owed under any of the other Transaction Documents or other documents included within the Obligations; and

 

(c) Third, to the payment of the surplus, if any, to Guarantor, its successors and assigns, or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same as directed by the Debtor.

 

In the absence of final payment and satisfaction in full of all of the Obligations, Guarantor shall remain liable for any deficiency.

 

8. Miscellaneous.

 

8.1. Termination. Upon the indefeasible payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations, the security interests granted herein shall automatically, and without further action of the Guarantor or the Secured Party required, terminate, all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Guarantor and the term of this Agreement shall end.

 

8.2. Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in the manner provided in the subsection titled “Notices” in the Purchase Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by this reference.

 

8.3. Non-waiver. No failure or delay on Secured Party’s part in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other further exercise thereof or of any other right.

 

8.4. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended or modified, nor may any of its terms be waived, except by written instruments signed by Guarantor and Secured Party. Each waiver or consent under any provision hereof shall be effective only in the specific instances for the purpose for which given.

 

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8.5. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Secured Party and Guarantor and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that Guarantor may not sell, assign or delegate rights and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Secured Party.

 

8.6. Cumulative Rights, etc. The rights, powers and remedies of Secured Party under this Agreement shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies given to Secured Party by virtue of any applicable law, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, or the Note, all of which rights, powers, and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised successively or concurrently without impairing Secured Party’s rights hereunder. Guarantor waives any right to require Secured Party to proceed against any person or entity or to exhaust any Collateral or to pursue any remedy in Secured Party’s power.

 

8.7. Partial Invalidity. If any part of this Agreement is construed to be in violation of any law, such part shall be modified to achieve the objective of the parties to the fullest extent permitted and the balance of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

8.8. Expenses. Guarantor shall pay on demand all reasonable fees and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by Secured Party in connection with the custody, preservation or sale of, or other realization on, any of the Collateral or the enforcement or attempt to enforce any of the Obligations which are not performed as and when required by this Agreement.

 

8.9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Note and the other Transaction Documents, taken together, constitute and contain the entire agreement of Guarantor and Secured Party with respect to this particular matter and supersede any and all prior agreements, negotiations, correspondence, understandings and communications between the parties, whether written or oral, respecting the subject matter hereof.

 

8.10. Governing Law; Venue. Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, the parties expressly agree that this Agreement shall be governed solely by the laws of the State of Utah, without giving effect to the principles thereof regarding the conflict of laws; provided, however, that enforcement of Secured Party’s rights and remedies against the Collateral as provided herein will be subject to the UCC. The provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement to determine the proper venue for any disputes are incorporated herein by this reference.

 

8.11. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO DEMAND THAT ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE PARTIES HERETO BE TRIED BY JURY. THIS WAIVER EXTENDS TO ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO DEMAND A TRIAL BY JURY ARISING UNDER COMMON LAW OR ANY APPLICABLE STATUTE, LAW, RULE OR REGULATION. FURTHER, EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVING ITS RIGHT TO DEMAND TRIAL BY JURY.

 

8.12. Purchase Agreement; Arbitration of Disputes. By executing this Agreement, each party agrees to be bound by the terms, conditions and general provisions of the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including without limitation the Arbitration Provisions (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) set forth as an exhibit to the Purchase Agreement.

 

8.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Any electronic copy of a party’s executed counterpart will be deemed to be an executed original.

 

8.14. Time of the Essence. Time is expressly made of the essence with respect to each and every provision of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Secured Party and Guarantor have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  SECURED PARTY:
   
  Streeterville Capital, LLC
     
  By: /s/ John M. Fife
    John M. Fife, President
     
  GUARANTOR:
   
  Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC
     
  By: /s/ R. Kirk Huntsman
    R. Kirk Huntsman, Chief Executive Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

TO SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

All right, title, interest, claims and demands of Guarantor in and to all of Guarantor’s assets owned as of the date hereof and/or acquired by Guarantor at any time while the Obligations are still outstanding, including without limitation, the following property:

 

1. All equity interests in all wholly- or partially-owned subsidiaries of Guarantor;

 

2. All customer accounts, insurance contracts, and clients underlying such insurance contracts;

 

3. All goods and equipment now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, all laboratory equipment, computer equipment, office equipment, machinery, fixtures, vehicles, and any interest in any of the foregoing, and all attachments, accessories, accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions, and improvements to any of the foregoing, wherever located;

 

4. All inventory now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, all merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and shipping materials, work in process and finished products including such inventory as is temporarily out of Guarantor’s custody or possession or in transit and including any returns upon any accounts or other proceeds, including insurance proceeds, resulting from the sale or disposition of any of the foregoing and any documents of title representing any of the above, and Guarantor’s books relating to any of the foregoing;

 

5. All accounts receivable, contract rights, general intangibles, healthcare insurance receivables, payment intangibles and commercial tort claims, now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, all patents, patent rights and patent applications (including without limitation, the inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, and (a) all reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part thereof, (b) all income, royalties, damages, proceeds and payments now and hereafter due or payable under or with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof, (c) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, and (d) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world), trademarks and service marks (and applications and registrations therefor), inventions, discoveries, copyrights and mask works (and applications and registrations therefor), trade names, trade styles, software and computer programs including source code, trade secrets, methods, published and unpublished works of authorship, processes, know how, drawings, specifications, descriptions, and all memoranda, notes, and records with respect to any research and development, goodwill, license agreements, information, any and all other proprietary rights, franchise agreements, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders, customer lists, route lists, infringements, claims, computer programs, computer disks, computer tapes, literature, reports, catalogs, design rights, income tax refunds, payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind and whether in tangible or intangible form or contained on magnetic media readable by machine together with all such magnetic media, and all rights corresponding to all of the foregoing throughout the world, now owned and existing or hereafter arising, created or acquired;

 

6. All now existing and hereafter arising accounts, contract rights, royalties, license rights and all other forms of obligations owing to Guarantor arising out of the sale or lease of goods, the licensing of technology or the rendering of services by Guarantor (subject, in each case, to the contractual rights of third parties to require funds received by Guarantor to be expended in a particular manner), whether or not earned by performance, and any and all credit insurance, guaranties, and other security therefor, as well as all merchandise returned to or reclaimed by Guarantor and Guarantor’s books relating to any of the foregoing;

 

7. All documents, cash, deposit accounts, letters of credit, letter of credit rights, supporting obligations, certificates of deposit, instruments, chattel paper, electronic chattel paper, tangible chattel paper and investment property, including, without limitation, all securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, security entitlements, securities accounts, commodity contracts and commodity accounts, and all financial assets held in any securities account or otherwise, wherever located, now owned or hereafter acquired and Guarantor’s books relating to the foregoing;

 

8. All other assets, goods and personal property of Guarantor, wherever located, whether tangible or intangible, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired; and

 

9. Any and all claims, rights and interests in any of the above and all substitutions for, additions and accessions to and proceeds and products thereof, including, without limitation, insurance, condemnation, requisition or similar payments and the proceeds thereof.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

GUARANTY

 

This GUARANTY, made effective as of June 10, 2025, is given by Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“Guarantor”), for the benefit of Streeterville Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company, and its successors, transferees, and assigns (collectively “Investor”).

 

PURPOSE

 

A. Vivos Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation and parent of Guarantor (“Company”), has issued to Investor that certain Secured Promissory Note of even date herewith in the original principal amount of $8,225,000.00 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified, the “Note”).

 

B. The Note was issued pursuant to the terms of a Note Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between Company and Investor (as amended, restated or otherwise modified, the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

C. Investor agreed to provide the financing to Company evidenced by the Note upon the inducement and representation of Guarantor that Guarantor would guaranty certain indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of Company owed to Investor under the Note and all the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), as provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of $10.00 and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce Investor to enter into the Transaction Documents and provide the financing contemplated therein, Guarantor hereby agrees for the benefit of Investor as follows:

 

GUARANTY

 

1. Indebtedness Guaranteed. Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees the prompt payment in full of the Obligations (as defined below), as and when the same (including without limitation portions thereof) become due and payable. Guarantor acknowledges that the amount of the Obligations may exceed the principal amount of the Note. Guarantor further acknowledges that the foregoing guaranty is made for the timely payment and performance of each of the Obligations and is not merely a guaranty of collection. For purposes of this Guaranty, “Obligations” means (a) all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations, arising on or after the date of this Guaranty, created under the Note, the Purchase Agreement, any other Transaction Documents or arising therefrom, including by reason of any modification or amendment to any of the foregoing (b) all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Investor in connection with the Note or in connection with the collection or enforcement of any portion of the indebtedness, liabilities or obligations described in the foregoing clause (a) and (b).

 

 

 

2. Representations and Warranties. Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to Investor that:

 

(a) Guarantor is a limited liability company, organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and has the power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its properties and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged.

 

(b) Guarantor has the power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Guaranty and has taken all necessary action required by its form of organization to authorize such execution, delivery and performance.

 

(c) This Guaranty constitutes Guarantor’s legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).

 

(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty will not (i) violate any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court, governmental agency or arbitrator presently in effect having applicability to Guarantor, (ii) violate or contravene any provision of Guarantor’s organizational documents, or (iii) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or instrument to which Guarantor is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or result in the creation of any lien thereunder. Guarantor is not in default under or in violation of any such law, statute, rule or regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award or any such indenture, loan or credit agreement or other agreement, lease or instrument in any case in which the consequences of such default or violation could have a material adverse effect on its business, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise).

 

(e) No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any governmental or public body or authority is required on Guarantor’s part to authorize, or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of, or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of, this Guaranty.

 

(f) There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting Guarantor or any of its properties before any court or arbitrator, or any governmental department, board, agency or other instrumentality which, if determined adversely to Guarantor, would have a material adverse effect on its business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) or on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(g) (i) This Guaranty is not given with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any entity to which Guarantor is, or will become on or after the date of this Guaranty, indebted, (ii) Guarantor has received at least a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the giving of this Guaranty, (iii) Guarantor is not insolvent, as defined in any applicable state or federal statute, nor will Guarantor be rendered insolvent by the execution and delivery of this Guaranty to Investor, and (iv) Guarantor does not intend to incur debts that will be beyond Guarantor’s ability to pay as such debts become due.

 

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(h) Guarantor has examined or has had the full opportunity to examine the Note and all the other Transaction Documents, all the terms of which are acceptable to Guarantor.

 

(i) This Guaranty is given in consideration of Investor entering into the Transaction Documents and providing financing thereunder.

 

(j) Guarantor is not insolvent, as defined in any applicable state or federal statute, nor will Guarantor be rendered insolvent by the execution and delivery of this Guaranty to Investor.

 

(k) Guarantor has received adequate consideration and at least a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the giving of this Guaranty, which Guarantor hereby acknowledges having received, and thereby will materially benefit from the financial accommodations granted to Company by Investor pursuant to the Transaction Documents. Investor may rely conclusively on the continuing warranty, hereby made, that Guarantor continues to be benefitted by Investor’s extension of credit accommodations to Company and Investor shall have no duty to inquire into or confirm the receipt of any such benefits, and this Guaranty shall be effective and enforceable by Investor without regard to the receipt, nature or value of any such benefits. As such, this Guaranty is a valid and binding obligation of Guarantor. Guarantor further covenants and agrees that it will not use lack of consideration as a defense to its performance of its obligations under this Guaranty. Investor may rely conclusively on the continuing warranty, hereby made, that Guarantor continues to be benefitted by Investor’s extension of accommodations to Company and Guarantor, and Investor shall have no duty to inquire into or confirm the receipt of any such benefits, and this Guaranty shall be effective and enforceable by Investor without regard to the receipt, nature or value of any such benefits.

 

3. Alteration of Obligations. In such manner, upon such terms and at such times as Investor and Company deem best and without notice to Guarantor, Investor and Company may agree in writing to alter, compromise, accelerate, extend, renew or change the time or manner for the payment of any Obligation, increase or reduce the rate of interest on the Note, release Company, as to all or any portion of the Obligations, release, substitute or add any one or more guarantors or endorsers, accept additional or substituted security therefor, or release or subordinate any security therefor. No exercise or non-exercise by Investor of any right available to Investor, no dealing by Investor with Guarantor or any other potential future guarantor, endorser of the Note or any other person, and no change, impairment or release of all or a portion of the obligations of Company under any of the Transaction Documents or suspension of any right or remedy of Investor against any person, including, without limitation, Company and any other such potential future guarantor, endorser or other person, shall in any way affect any of the obligations of Guarantor hereunder or any security furnished by Guarantor or give Guarantor any recourse against Investor. Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of Company.

 

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4. Waiver. To the extent permitted by law, Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes all rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to guarantors and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any such rights or remedies, including (without limitation) (a) any right to require Investor to proceed against Company or any other person or to pursue any other remedy in Investor’s power before proceeding against Guarantor; (b) any defense that may arise by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of any other person or persons or the failure of Investor to file or enforce a claim against the estate (in administration, bankruptcy or any other proceeding) of any other person or persons; (c) demand, protest and notice of any kind, including, without limitation, notice of the existence, creation or incurring of any new or additional indebtedness, liability or obligation or of any action or non-action on the part of Company, Investor, any endorser or creditor of Company or Guarantor or on the part of any other person whomsoever under this or any other instrument in connection with any obligation or liability or evidence of indebtedness held by Investor as collateral or in connection with any Obligation hereby guaranteed; (d) any defense based upon an election of remedies by Investor which may destroy or otherwise impair the subrogation rights of Guarantor or the right of Guarantor to proceed against Company for reimbursement, or both; (e) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (f) any duty on the part of Investor to disclose to Guarantor any facts Investor may now or hereafter know about Company, regardless of whether Investor has reason to believe that any such facts materially increase the risk beyond that which Guarantor intends to assume or has reason to believe that such facts are unknown to Guarantor or has a reasonable opportunity to communicate such facts to Guarantor, since Guarantor acknowledges that it is fully responsible for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of Company and of all circumstances bearing on the risk of non-payment of any Obligation; (g) any defense arising because of Investor’s election, in any proceeding instituted under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Federal Bankruptcy Code; (h) any defense based on any borrowing or grant of a security interest under Section 364 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code; (i) any claim, right or remedy which Guarantor may now have or hereafter acquire against Company that arises hereunder and/or from the performance by Guarantor hereunder, including, without limitation, any claim, right or remedy of Investor against Company or any security which Investor now has or hereafter acquires, whether or not such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or otherwise; and (j) any obligation of Investor to pursue any other guarantor or any other person, or to foreclose on any collateral.

 

5. Bankruptcy. So long as any Obligation shall be owing to Investor, Guarantor shall not, without the prior written consent of Investor, commence, or join with any other person in commencing, any bankruptcy, reorganization, or insolvency proceeding against Company. The obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall not be altered, limited or affected by any proceeding, voluntary or involuntary, involving the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, liquidation or arrangement of Company, or by any defense which Company may have by reason of any order, decree or decision of any court or administrative body resulting from any such proceeding.

 

6. Claims in Bankruptcy. Guarantor shall file in any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of claims is required or permitted by law all claims that Guarantor may have against Company relating to any indebtedness, liability or obligation of Company owed to Guarantor and will assign to Investor all rights of Guarantor thereunder. If Guarantor does not file any such claim, Investor, as attorney-in-fact for Guarantor, is hereby authorized to do so in the name of Guarantor or, in Investor’s discretion, to assign the claim to a nominee and to cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of Investor’s nominee. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked. Investor or Investor’s nominee shall have the sole right to accept or reject any plan proposed in such proceeding and to take any other action that a party filing a claim is entitled to do. In all such cases, whether in administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the person or persons authorized to pay such claim shall pay to Investor the amount payable on such claim and, to the full extent necessary for that purpose, Guarantor hereby assigns to Investor all of Guarantor’s rights to any such payments or distributions to which Guarantor would otherwise be entitled; provided, however, that Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be deemed satisfied except to the extent that Investor receives cash by reason of any such payment or distribution. If Investor receives anything hereunder other than cash, the same shall be held as collateral for amounts due under this Guaranty. If at any time the holder of any of the Note is required to refund to Company any payments made by Company under the Note because such payments have been held by a bankruptcy court having jurisdiction over Company to constitute a preference under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law then in effect, or for any other reason, then in addition to Guarantor’s other obligation under this Guaranty, Guarantor shall reimburse the holder in the aggregate amount of such refund payments.

 

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7. Costs and Attorneys’ Fees. If Company or Guarantor fails to pay all or any portion of any Obligation, or Guarantor otherwise breaches any provision hereof or otherwise defaults hereunder, Guarantor shall pay all such expenses and actual, reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by Investor in connection with the enforcement of any obligations of Guarantor hereunder, including, without limitation, any attorneys’ fees incurred in any negotiation, alternative dispute resolution proceeding subsequently agreed to by the parties, if any, litigation, or bankruptcy proceeding or any appeals from any of such proceedings.

 

 

8. Cumulative Rights. The amount of Guarantor’s liability and all rights, powers and remedies of Investor hereunder and under any other agreement now or at any time hereafter in force between Investor and Guarantor, including, without limitation, any other guaranty executed by Guarantor relating to any indebtedness, liability or obligation of Company owed to Investor, shall be cumulative and not alternative and such rights, powers and remedies shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies given to Investor by law. This Guaranty is in addition to and exclusive of the guaranty of any other guarantor of any indebtedness, liability or obligation of Company owed to Investor.

 

9. Independent Obligations. The obligations of Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of Company and, to the extent permitted by law, in the event of any breach or default hereunder, a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against Guarantor whether or not Company is joined therein or a separate action or actions are brought against Company. Investor may maintain successive actions for other breaches or defaults. Investor’s rights hereunder shall not be exhausted by Investor’s exercise of any of Investor’s rights or remedies or by any such action or by any number of successive actions until and unless all Obligations have been paid and fully performed.

 

10. Severability. If any part of this Guaranty is construed to be in violation of any law, such part shall be modified to achieve the objective of the parties to the fullest extent permitted and the balance of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect.

 

11. Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of Investor, Investor’s permitted successors and assigns, including the assignees of any Obligation, and shall bind the heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns of Guarantor. This Guaranty may be assigned by Investor on the terms provided for in the Purchase Agreement with respect to all or any portion of the Obligations, and when so assigned, Guarantor shall be liable to the assignees under this Guaranty without in any manner affecting the liability of Guarantor hereunder with respect to any Obligations retained by Investor.

 

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12. Notices. Whenever Guarantor or Investor shall desire to give or serve any notice, demand, request or other communication with respect to this Guaranty, each such notice shall be given in writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be deemed effectively given on the earliest of:

 

(a) the date delivered, if delivered by personal delivery as against written receipt therefor or by email to an executive officer, or by confirmed facsimile,

 

(b) the fifth business day after deposit, postage prepaid, in the United States Postal Service by registered or certified mail, or

 

(c) the third Trading Day after mailing by domestic or international express courier, with delivery costs and fees prepaid,

 

in each case, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the address for such party (or the Company, in respect of notices delivered to the Guarantor) set forth in the Purchase Agreement (or at such other addresses as such party may designate by ten (10) calendar days’ advance written notice similarly given to each of the other parties hereto).

 

13. Application of Payments or Recoveries. With or without notice to Guarantor, Investor, in Investor’s sole discretion and at any time and from time to time when rights or remedies may be exercised by Investor under the Transaction Documents, and in such manner and upon such terms as Investor deems fit, may (a) apply any or all payments or recoveries from Company or from any other guarantor or endorser under any other instrument or realized from any security, in such manner and order of priority as Investor may determine, to any indebtedness, liability or obligation of Company owed to Investor, whether or not such indebtedness, liability or obligation is guaranteed hereby or is otherwise secured or is due at the time of such application; and (b) refund to Company any payment received by Investor in connection with any Obligation and payment of the amount refunded shall be fully guaranteed hereby.

 

14. Setoff. Investor shall have a right of setoff against all monies, securities and other property of Guarantor now or hereafter in the possession of, or on deposit with, Investor (if any), whether held in a general or special account or deposit, or for safekeeping or otherwise. Such right is in addition to any right of setoff Investor may have by law. All rights of setoff may be exercised without notice or demand to Guarantor. No right of setoff shall be deemed to have been waived by any act or conduct on the part of Investor, or by any neglect to exercise such right of setoff, or by any delay in doing so. Every right of setoff shall continue in full force and effect until specifically waived or released by an instrument in writing executed by Investor.

 

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15. Miscellaneous.

 

15.1 Governing Law and Venue. This Guaranty shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah for contracts to be wholly performed in such state and without giving effect to the principles thereof regarding the conflict of laws. Without modifying Guarantor’s obligations to resolve disputes hereunder pursuant to the Arbitration Provisions (as defined below), Guarantor consents to and expressly agrees that exclusive venue for the arbitration of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Guaranty or the relationship of the parties or their affiliates shall be in Salt Lake County, Utah or Utah County, Utah. Without modifying the parties obligations to resolve disputes hereunder pursuant to the Arbitration Provisions (as defined below), for any litigation arising in connection with this Agreement, Guarantor hereby (a) consents to and expressly submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of any state court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah, (b) expressly submits to the exclusive venue of any such court for the purposes hereof, and (c) waives any claim of improper venue and any claim or objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or any other claim or objection to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions or to any claim that such venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper.

 

15.2 Arbitration of Claims. The parties hereto hereby incorporate by this reference the arbitration provisions set forth as an exhibit to the Purchase Agreement (“Arbitration Provisions”). Guarantor and Investor shall submit all Claims (as defined in the Arbitration Provisions) arising under this Guaranty or other agreements between the parties and their affiliates to binding arbitration pursuant to the Arbitration Provisions. It is acknowledged and agreed that the Arbitration Provisions are unconditionally binding on Guarantor and Investor and are severable from all other provisions of this Guaranty. Any capitalized term not defined in the Arbitration Provisions shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement. By executing this Guaranty, Guarantor represents, warrants and covenants that Guarantor has reviewed the Arbitration Provisions carefully, consulted with legal counsel about such provisions (or waived its right to do so), understands that the Arbitration Provisions are intended to allow for the expeditious and efficient resolution of any dispute hereunder, agrees to the terms and limitations set forth in the Arbitration Provisions, and that Guarantor will not take a position contrary to the foregoing representations. Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that Investor may rely upon the foregoing representations and covenants of Guarantor regarding the Arbitration Provisions.

 

15.3 Entire Agreement. This Guaranty shall constitute the entire agreement of Guarantor with Investor with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no representation, understanding, promise or condition concerning the subject matter hereof shall be binding upon Investor unless expressed herein.

 

15.4 Construction. When the context and construction so require, all words used in the singular herein shall be deemed to have been used in the plural and the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter and vice versa. The word “person” as used herein shall include any individual, company, firm, association, partnership, corporation, trust or other legal entity of any kind whatsoever. The headings of this Guaranty are inserted for convenience only and shall have no effect upon the construction or interpretation hereof.

 

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15.5 Waiver. No provision of this Guaranty or right granted to Investor hereunder can be waived in whole or in part nor can Guarantor be released from Guarantor’s obligations hereunder except by a writing duly executed by an authorized officer of Investor.

 

15.6 No Subrogation. Until all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of Company owed to Investor have been paid in full, Guarantor shall not have any right of subrogation.

 

15.7 Survival. All representations and warranties contained in this Guaranty shall survive the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty and the creation and payment of the Obligations.

 

15.8 Joint and Several Liability. Guarantor’s covenants, obligations and agreements set forth herein are joint and several liabilities and obligations of Guarantor together with every other guarantor of the Obligations, if any.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed this Guaranty to be effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

  Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC
     
  By: /s/ R. Kirk Huntsman
    R. Kirk Huntsman, Chief Executive Officer

 

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EX-10.6 9 ex10-6.htm EX-10.6

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

PLEDGE AGREEMENT

 

This PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of June 10, 2025 by and between Streeterville Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (the “Secured Party”), and Vivos Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Pledgor”).

 

A. Effective as of the date hereof, the Secured Party purchased from Pledgor that certain Secured Promissory Note of even date herewith in the principal amount of $8,225,000.00 (as amended, restated or otherwise modifed from time to time, the “Note”). The Note was issued pursuant to a certain Note Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between the Secured Party and the Pledgor (as amended, restated or otherwise modified, the “Purchase Agreement”). Any capitalized term referred to herein without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.

 

B. The Pledgor has agreed to pledge of all the membership interests it owns in Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company and a subsidiary of the Pledgor (“AIM”), to secure performance of Pledgor’s obligations under the Note and related documents.

 

C. The Secured Party purchased the Note in reliance on the Pledgor’s agreement to provide this pledge of the AIM membership interests as set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of $10.00, the premises, the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Grant of Security Interest. The Pledgor hereby pledges to the Secured Party as collateral and security for the Secured Obligations (as defined in Section 2) and grants the Secured Party a first-position security interest in the membership interests of AIM held by Pledgor (the “Pledged Equity”). The Secured Party shall have the right to exercise the rights and remedies set forth herein and in the Transaction Documents if an Event of Default (as defined in the Note) has occurred. The Pledgor is the beneficial and record owner of the Pledged Equity. Such Pledged Equity, together with any additions, replacements, accessions or substitutes therefor or proceeds thereof, are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Collateral.”

 

2. Secured Obligations. During the term hereof, the Collateral shall secure the performance by Pledgor of all of its obligations under the Note and the other Transaction Documents (the “Secured Obligations”).

 

 

 

3. Perfection of Security Interest.

 

(a) The Pledgor will, at the Pledgor’s own expense, cause to be searched the public records with respect to the Collateral and will execute, deliver, file and record (in such manner and form as the Secured Party may require), or permit the Secured Party to file and record, as the Pledgor’s attorney-in-fact, any financing statements, any carbon, photographic or other reproduction of a financing statement or this Agreement (which shall be sufficient as a financing statement hereunder), and any specific assignments or other paper that may be reasonably necessary or desirable, or that the Secured Party may request, in order to create, preserve, perfect or validate any security interest or to enable the Secured Party to exercise and enforce the Secured Party’s rights hereunder with respect to any of the Collateral. The Pledgor hereby appoints the Secured Party as the Pledgor’s attorney-in-fact to execute in the name and on behalf of the Pledgor such additional financing statements as the Secured Party may request.

 

(b) The Pledgor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file one or more UCC-1 financing statements or other appropriate documents with applicable governmental agencies to evidence, perfect, and/or protect Secured Party’s security interest in the Collateral.

 

4. Assignment. In connection with the transfer of the Note made in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, the Secured Party may assign or transfer the whole or any part of the Secured Party’s security interest granted hereunder. Any such assignee or transferee of the Secured Party shall be vested with all of the rights and powers of the Secured Party hereunder with respect to the Collateral.

 

5. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Pledgor.

 

(a) Title. The Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to the Secured Party as follows with respect to the Collateral:

 

(i) The Pledged Equity has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of AIM and are duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable;

 

(ii) The Pledged Equity represents 100% of the outstanding equity interests in AIM;

 

(iii) The Pledged Equity is free from all taxes, liens, claims, pledges, mortgages, restrictions, obligations, security interests and encumbrances of any kind, nature or description, and will not subject the Secured Party to personal liability by reason of being the holder thereof;

 

(iv) The Pledgor has fully performed under all agreements between it and AIM pursuant to which the Pledged Equity was issued and AIM has no claims, defenses or rights of offset against the Pledgor or the Pledged Equity pursuant to the terms of any such agreements;

 

(v) The Pledgor is the sole owner of the Collateral;

 

(vi) The Pledgor further agrees not to grant or create any security interest, claim, transfer restriction, lien, pledge or other encumbrance with respect to such Collateral or attempt to or actually sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Collateral, until the Secured Obligations have been paid and performed in full; and

 

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(vii) This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Pledgor enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws now or hereafter in effect).

 

(b) Other.

 

(i) The Pledgor fully intends to fulfill and has the capability of fulfilling the Secured Obligations to be performed by the Pledgor in accordance with the terms of the Note.

 

(ii) The Pledgor is not acting, and has not agreed to act, in any plan to sell or dispose of any Pledged Equity in a manner intended to circumvent the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any applicable state law.

 

(iii) The Pledgor has been advised by counsel of the elements of a bona-fide pledge for purposes of determining the holding period for restricted securities under Rule 144(d)(3)(iv) under the Securities Act, including the relevant U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission interpretations, and affirms that the pledge of units by the Pledgor pursuant to this Agreement will constitute a bona-fide pledge of such units for purposes of such Rule.

 

(iv) The Pledgor will not consent to or otherwise approve of, or cause AIM to consent to or otherwise approve of, or take any action that amends or alters the rights of the Pledged Equity to the detriment of the Secured Party without the written consent of the Secured Party to such amendment. The Pledgor further covenants and agrees not to take any action that would impair the Secured Party’s rights hereunder or as a holder of the Pledged Equity without the written consent of the Secured Party.

 

6. Collection of Dividends and Interest. After the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Secured Party shall be authorized to collect as additional Collateral all dividends, distributions, interest payments, and other amounts that may be, or may become, due on any of the Collateral, to be held under the terms hereof in the same manner as the Collateral.

 

7. Voting Rights. During the term of this Agreement and until such time as this Agreement has terminated or the Secured Party has exercised the Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement to foreclose the Secured Party’s interest in the Collateral, the Pledgor shall have the right to exercise any voting rights evidenced by, or relating to, the Collateral.

 

8. Warrants and Options. In the event that, during the term of this Agreement, subscription, spin-off, warrants, dividends, or any other rights or option shall be issued in connection with the Collateral, such warrants, dividends, rights and options shall immediately be deemed to have become part of the Collateral and, to the extent such items of Collateral are certificated, shall promptly be delivered to the Secured Party to be held under the terms hereof in the same manner as the Collateral.

 

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9. Preservation of the Value of the Collateral. The Pledgor shall pay all taxes, charges, and assessments against the Collateral and do all acts necessary to preserve and maintain the value thereof.

 

10. The Secured Party as the Pledgor’s Attorney-in-Fact.

 

(a) The Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Party as the Pledgor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Pledgor and in the name of the Pledgor, the Secured Party or otherwise, only after the occurrence of an Event of Default, from time to time at the Secured Party’s discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument, that the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including: (i), to receive, endorse, and collect all instruments made payable to the Pledgor representing any dividend, interest payment or other distribution in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof to the extent permitted hereunder and to give full discharge for the same and to execute and file governmental notifications and reporting forms; and (ii) to arrange for the transfer of the Collateral on the books of AIM or any other person to the name of the Secured Party or to the name of the Secured Party’s nominee.

 

(b) In addition to the designation of the Secured Party as the Pledgor’s attorney-in-fact in subsection (a), the Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Party as the Pledgor’s agent and attorney-in-fact, only after the occurrence of an Event of Default, to make, execute and deliver any and all documents and writings which may be necessary or appropriate for approval of, or be required by, any regulatory authority located in any city, county, state or country where the Pledgor or AIM engages in business, in order to transfer or to more effectively transfer any of the Pledged Equity or otherwise enforce the Secured Party’s rights hereunder.

 

11. Remedies upon Default. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default:

 

(a) The Secured Party may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to the Secured Party, all the rights and remedies of a Secured Party on default under applicable law (irrespective of whether such applies to the affected items of Collateral), and the Secured Party may also without notice (except as specified below) (i) convert the Collateral into an electronic format, if applicable, (ii) cause AIM’s transfer agent, if applicable, to put all certificates evidencing the Pledged Equity into Secured Party’s name and instruct AIM’s transfer agent (if any) to remove all legends from such certificates, and (iii) sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any exchange, broker’s board or at any of the Secured Party’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, at such time or times and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable, irrespective of the impact of any such sales on the market price of the Collateral. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Secured Party may be the purchaser of any or all of the Collateral at any such sale and shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply all or any part of the Secured Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price of any Collateral payable at such sale. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of the Pledgor, and the Pledgor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay, or appraisal that the Pledgor now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted. The Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten (10) calendar days’ notice to the Pledgor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which a private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Pledgor hereby waives any claims against the Secured Party arising because the price at which any Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price that might have been obtained at a public sale, even if the Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree.

 

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(b) The Pledgor hereby agrees that any sale or other disposition of the Collateral conducted in conformity with reasonable commercial practices of banks, insurance companies, or other financial institutions in the city and state where the Secured Party is located in disposing of property similar to the Collateral shall be deemed to be commercially reasonable.

 

(c) The Pledgor hereby acknowledges that the sale by the Secured Party of any Collateral pursuant to the terms hereof in compliance with the Securities Act, as well as applicable “Blue Sky” or other state securities laws, may require strict limitations as to the manner in which the Secured Party, or any subsequent transferee of the Collateral, may dispose thereof. The Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that in order to protect the Secured Party’s interest it may be necessary to sell the Collateral at a price less than the maximum price attainable if a sale were delayed or were made in another manner, such as a public offering under the Securities Act. The Pledgor has no objection to a sale in such a manner and agrees that the Secured Party shall have no obligation to obtain the maximum possible price for the Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Pledgor agrees that, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party may, subject to applicable law, from time to time attempt to sell all or any part of the Collateral by a private placement, restricting the bidders and prospective purchasers to those who will represent and agree that they are purchasing for investment only and not for distribution. In so doing, the Secured Party may solicit offers to buy the Collateral or any part thereof for cash, from a limited number of investors reasonably believed by the Secured Party to be institutional investors or other accredited investors who might be interested in purchasing the Collateral. If the Secured Party shall solicit such offers, then the acceptance by the Secured Party of one of the offers shall be deemed to be a commercially reasonable method of disposition of the Collateral.

 

(d) If the Secured Party shall determine to exercise the Secured Party’s right to sell all or any portion of the Collateral pursuant to this Section, then the Pledgor agrees that, upon request of the Secured Party, the Pledgor, at the Pledgor’s own expense, shall:

 

(i) execute and deliver, or cause the officers and directors of AIM to execute and deliver, to any person, entity or governmental authority as the Secured Party may choose, any and all documents and writings which, in the Secured Party’s reasonable judgment, may be necessary or appropriate for approval, or be required by, any regulatory authority located in any city, county, state or country where the Pledgor or AIM engage in business, in order to transfer or to more effectively transfer the Collateral or otherwise enforce the Secured Party’s rights hereunder; and

 

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(ii) do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be necessary to make such sale of the Collateral or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law.

 

The Pledgor acknowledges that there is no adequate remedy at law for failure by the Pledgor to comply with the provisions of this Section 11 and that such failure would not be adequately compensable in damages, and therefore agrees that the Pledgor’s agreements contained in this Section 11 may be specifically enforced.

 

(e) THE PLEDGOR EXPRESSLY WAIVES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW: (i) ANY CONSTITUTIONAL OR OTHER RIGHT TO A JUDICIAL HEARING PRIOR TO THE TIME THE SECURED PARTY DISPOSES OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE COLLATERAL AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION; (ii) ALL RIGHTS OF REDEMPTION, STAY, OR APPRAISAL THAT THE PLEDGOR NOW HAS OR MAY AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE HAVE UNDER ANY RULE OF LAW OR STATUTE NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ENACTED; AND (iii) EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (a) OF THIS SECTION 11, ANY REQUIREMENT OF NOTICE, DEMAND, OR ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE.

 

12. Application of Proceeds. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, any cash held by the Secured Party as Collateral and all cash proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to the exercise by the Secured Party of the Secured Party’s remedies as a secured creditor as provided in Section 11 shall be applied from time to time by the Secured Party as follows:

 

(a) First, to the payment of reasonable costs and expenses, including all amounts expended to preserve the value of the Collateral, of foreclosure or suit, if any, and of such sale and the exercise of any other rights or remedies, and of all proper fees, expenses, liability and advances, including reasonable legal expenses and attorneys’ fees and brokerage commissions related to selling any Collateral, incurred or made hereunder by the Secured Party;

 

(b) Second, to the payment to the Secured Party of the amount then owing or unpaid on the Note (to be applied first to any charges, fees and other expenses incurred thereunder, then to accrued interest and finally to outstanding principal) and under any of the other Transaction Documents; and

 

(c) Third, to the payment of the surplus, if any, to the Pledgor, the Pledgor’s assigns, or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, including the transfer to the Pledgor of any remaining Collateral that has not been converted to cash proceeds. For the avoidance of doubt, any Pledged Equity that are not sold to satisfy the Pledgor’s Secured Obligations shall be returned to the Pledgor following the satisfaction of all of the Secured Obligations. Moreover, under no circumstance shall the Secured Party return or be required to return any cash to the Pledgor.

 

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In the absence of final payment and satisfaction in full of all of the Secured Obligations, the Pledgor shall remain liable for any deficiency in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents.

 

13. Indemnity and Expenses. The Pledgor agrees:

 

(a) To indemnify and hold harmless the Secured Party and each of the Secured Party’s agents and affiliates from and against any and all claims, damages, demands, losses, obligations, judgments and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in any way arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Secured Obligations, except to the extent the same shall arise as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party seeking to be indemnified; and

 

(b) To pay and reimburse the Secured Party upon demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) that the Secured Party may incur in connection with (i) the custody, use or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, including the reasonable expenses of re-taking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, (ii) the exercise or enforcement of any rights or remedies granted hereunder, under the Note or otherwise available to the Secured Party (whether at law, in equity or otherwise), or (iii) the failure by the Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof. The provisions of this Section 13 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the repayment of any of the Secured Obligations, the termination of the commitments of the Secured Party under the Note and the termination of this Agreement.

 

14. Duties of the Secured Party. The powers conferred upon the Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Party’s interests in the Collateral and shall not impose on the Secured Party any duty to exercise such powers. Except as provided in Section 9-207 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Utah, the Secured Party shall have no duty with respect to the Collateral or any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any persons with respect to any Collateral.

 

15. Governing Law; Venue. 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 Utah, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Utah or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Utah. The provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement to determine the proper venue for any disputes are incorporated herein by this reference.

 

16. Arbitration of Claims. Each party agrees to be bound by the Arbitration Provisions (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) set forth as an exhibit to the Purchase Agreement.

 

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17. Amendments; etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure by the Pledgor herefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Secured Party, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on the part of the Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising any right under this Agreement, any other document or documents delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Note, this Agreement or any other agreement entered into in conjunction herewith or therewith, or otherwise with respect to any of the Secured Obligations, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under this Agreement, any other Transaction Document, or otherwise with respect to any of the Secured Obligations preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies provided for in this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any of the Secured Obligations are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by other agreement or applicable law.

 

18. Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be deemed effectively given on the earliest of: (a) the date delivered, if delivered by personal delivery as against written receipt therefor or by e-mail to an executive officer, or by facsimile (with successful transmission confirmation), (b) the earlier of the date delivered or the third business day after deposit, postage prepaid, in the United States Postal Service by certified mail, or (c) the earlier of the date delivered or the third business day after mailing by express courier, with delivery costs and fees prepaid, in each case, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the addresses set forth in the Purchase Agreement in the “Notices” section (or at such other addresses as such party may designate by five (5) calendar days’ advance written notice similarly given to each of the other parties hereto).

 

19. Continuing Security Interest; Term. This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall: (a) remain in full force and effect until the indefeasible payment and performance in full of all the Secured Obligations; (b) be binding upon the Pledgor and the Pledgor’s successors and assigns; and (c) inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and the Secured Party’s successors, transferees, and assigns. Upon the indefeasible payment and performance in full of all of the Secured Obligations, the security interests granted herein shall automatically, and without further action of the Pledgor or the Secured Party required, terminate, all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Pledgor and the term of this Agreement shall end. Upon any such termination, the Secured Party, at the Pledgor’s expense, shall execute and deliver to the Pledgor such documents as the Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination. Such documents shall be prepared by the Pledgor and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all provisions of this Agreement that by their nature are intended to survive the termination of this Agreement shall so survive such termination.

 

20. Security Interest Absolute. To the maximum extent permitted by law, all rights of the Secured Party, all security interests hereunder, and all obligations of the Pledgor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:

 

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the Secured Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto, including any of the Transaction Documents;

 

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(b) any change in the time, manner, or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from any of the Transaction Documents, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

 

(c) any exchange, release, or non-perfection of any other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guaranty for all or any of the Secured Obligations; or

 

(d) any other circumstances that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Pledgor.

 

21. Headings. Section and subsection headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement or be given any substantive effect.

 

22. Severability. If any part of this Agreement is construed to be in violation of any law, such part shall be modified to achieve the objective of the parties to the fullest extent permitted by law and the balance of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

23. Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or email shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or email also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, or binding effect hereof.

 

24. Waiver of Marshaling. Each of the Pledgor and the Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that in exercising any rights under or with respect to the Collateral the Secured Party: (a) is under no obligation to marshal any Collateral; (b) may, in the Secured Party’s absolute discretion, realize upon the Collateral in any order and in any manner the Secured Party so elects; and (c) may, in the Secured Party’s absolute discretion, apply the proceeds of any or all of the Collateral to the Secured Obligations in any order and in any manner the Secured Party so elects. The Pledgor and the Secured Party waive any right to require the marshaling of any of the Collateral.

 

25. Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PLEDGOR AND THE SECURED PARTY HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. THE PLEDGOR AND THE SECURED PARTY REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 

26. Attorneys’ Fees. In the event of any action at law or in equity to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the parties agree that the party who is awarded the most money shall be deemed the prevailing party for all purposes and shall therefore be entitled to an additional award of the full amount of the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses paid by such prevailing party in connection with the litigation and/or dispute without reduction or apportionment based upon the individual claims or defenses giving rise to the fees and expenses. Nothing herein shall restrict or impair a court’s power to award fees and expenses for frivolous or bad faith pleading.

 

27. Recitals. The recitals of this Agreement are contractual in nature and are hereby agreed to and incorporated into this Agreement.

 

28. Further Assurances. At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Secured Party, the Pledgor will promptly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents as the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to obtain the full benefits and security of this Agreement, including, without limitation, executing and filing such financing or continuation statements, securities account control agreements or amendments thereto, as may be necessary or desirable or that the Secured Party may reasonably request in order to perfect, preserve and enforce the security interest created hereby.

 

THE PROXIES AND POWERS GRANTED BY THE PLEDGOR PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND ARE GIVEN TO SECURE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PLEDGOR’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pledgor and the Secured Party have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered (by their duly authorized officers, as applicable), as of the date first written above.

 

  PLEDGOR:
     
  VIVOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ R. Kirk Huntsman
    R. Kirk Huntsman, Chief Executive Officer
     
  SECURED PARTY:
     
  STREETERVLLE CAPITAL, LLC
     
  By: /s/ John M. Fife
    John M. Fife, President

 

 

 

 

EX-10.7 10 ex10-7.htm EX-10.7

 

EXHIBIT 10.7

 

Pursuant to item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K, certain identified information marked with [*****] has been excluded from the exhibit because it is both (i) not material and (ii) the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential

 

PRACTICE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

 

This PRACTICE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT, as it may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time (collectively, this “Agreement”), is effective as of the Effective Date (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto), by and between the Administrator (as defined in Exhibit A) and the Practice (as defined in Exhibit A).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Practice is engaged in the practice of medicine and related activities in the State (as defined in Exhibit A) and any physicians associated with the Practice are duly licensed in the State;

 

WHEREAS, the Practice is principally maintained, controlled and operated by the individual set forth in Exhibit A, who is also an owner of the Practice and authorized to enter this Agreement on its behalf;

 

WHEREAS, the Practice desires to obtain from the Administrator, and the Administrator desires to provide to the Practice, the services of the Administrator and the benefits of the Administrator’s expertise in the non-clinical management and administration services along with access to doctor-directed oral appliance therapy programs, each as more particularly described in Section 2.1 below; and

 

WHEREAS, the Practice and the Administrator desire to enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth, the Practice and the Administrator (each, a “Party,” collectively, the “Parties”) hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1
RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PRACTICE

 

1.1 Responsibilities of the Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree that the responsibilities of the Parties under this Agreement shall not in any way constitute or be construed as, directly or by implication, the practice of medicine by the Administrator. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the relationship created herein complies with the Nevada Medical Practice Act (the “State Statutes”) and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including by the Board of Medical Examiners of Nevada and other regulatory agencies and other State legal requirements, and it is the Parties’ intent that this Agreement be construed in such a manner to comply with the State Statutes, rules and regulations and all binding guidance and interpretation thereof (collectively, “State Law”). The Parties further agree that if any provision of this Agreement is susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation, one which would render this Agreement legal and one which would render this Agreement illegal, it is the intent of the Parties to be bound by the interpretation of this Agreement that would render this Agreement legal and enforceable. Should at any point during the term of this Agreement it be decided in a final order or decree issued by a court, regulatory body or other administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction that the terms and conditions hereof violate any statute, rule or law of the United States or the State, whether now existing or enacted hereafter, the parties shall work together to reform this Agreement in such a manner as to cause this Agreement to be compliant with such statute, rule, or law in such a fashion as the parties believe best conforms to the intent of the Parties as expressed herein. The Parties agree to not unreasonably withhold their consent to execute such reformed Agreement and agree that the resolution of any dispute over executing such reformed Agreement shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with Section 6.8 of this Agreement.

 

(a) Appointment and Authority. Practice hereby appoints Administrator for the management of the business functions and affairs of Practice as more fully described in this Agreement, and Administrator hereby accepts the appointment, subject at all times to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(b) The Practice is solely responsible for all professional care. The Parties agree and acknowledge that the Practice shall provide, and shall be responsible for providing, clinical services, and that the Management Services and Covered Programs (each as defined below) provided by the Administrator hereunder shall be limited to the business, administrative, and non-clinical services as further described in this Agreement. Nothing herein shall permit the Administrator to furnish medical services or medical advice, to promote or perform any unlawful advertisement or other unlawful act prohibited by applicable State Law, or to hold itself out as being entitled or able to perform any of the foregoing.

 

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(c) The Practice shall have complete authority over the provision of medical services. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Practice (through its licensed professionals), shall be responsible for and shall have complete authority, supervision, and control over the provision and performance of all medical services and other professional services related thereto. All diagnoses, treatments and other professional healthcare services shall be provided and performed exclusively by or under the supervision of such doctors and medical assistants as the Practice deems appropriate. The Parties agree that the Administrator shall have, and exercise absolutely, no control or supervision over the provision of medical services and other clinical services related thereto.

 

(d) No intent to establish partnership or proprietorship. The Parties further agree and acknowledge that the services provided by the Administrator are not intended to, and do not, establish a partnership or proprietorship of any kind, regardless of how defined, and that at all times the Practice shall remain in sole control over all decisions regarding the management and operation of the Practice and the Practice’s medical offices. Further, nothing contained herein shall in any way grant the Administrator the right, duty, or obligation to own, maintain, control, or operate the Practice, or the Practice’s medical offices, and the services provided by the Administrator hereunder are being delivered (i) at the request of the Practice, and (ii) under the direction, control, and supervision of the Practice.

 

1.2 Regulatory Compliance. The Practice agrees to comply with all applicable State Law, federal and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances (“Applicable Law”), including, without limitation, with respect to the licensing, credentialing and certification of its professional service providers. Each Party agrees to materially comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b), the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a), the federal physician self-referral law commonly known as the Stark Law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn), the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. § 1320d-2), as amended, and all corresponding regulations. The Practice covenants that it will not make any referral to itself or another entity that would violate State Law, Medicare or Medicaid requirements or the requirements of any healthcare program sponsored or maintained by the United States federal government or the State.

 

1.3 Laboratory Services. The Practice shall be responsible for all clinical protocols. For the avoidance of any doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Practice has complete decision-making authority regarding the quality and clinical aspects of the laboratory services for the Practice.

 

1.4 Practice Cooperation. Practice shall reasonably cooperate with the Administrator in connection with the Management Services and Covered Programs and in coordination with the Administrator in the delivery of the Oral Appliance Therapy by the Practice. This shall include, without limitation, items such as the following: (i) responding promptly to Administrator questions or requests in connection with the delivery of the Management Services and Covered Programs, including without limitation in connection with requests for adjustments to treatment plans (“Adjustments”) or responding to consumer questions and requests; (ii) working with the Administrator staff on development of policies and procedures; (iii) working with Administrator to improve responsiveness of call center personnel and providing responses in the manner desired by the Practice; (iv) working with the Administrator to develop metrics regarding performance of the Covered Programs, and in implementing corrective action programs to improve the quality of the Covered Programs; (v) entry into agreements with certain third parties; (vi) provide appropriate staffing for any fixed site activities (“On-Site Personnel”), including necessary training and supervision and compensating such On-Site Personnel for any clinical services provided; (vii) notifying the Administrator of any quality problems or concerns so that Administrator may respond; (viii) reasonably cooperating in the development and administration of any applicable compliance programs, (ix) reasonably cooperating with the billing process and with the process of seeking payment from third party payors or assisting patients with obtaining payment from third party payors, (x) reasonably cooperating with the Administrator in any background check and credit check processes, including by providing any needed authorizations; and (xi) coordinating with Administrator to assure that the Practice’s notice of privacy practices is consistent with the notices of privacy practices used by other medical providers affiliated with Administrator.

 

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ARTICLE 2
SERVICES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

 

2.1 Management Administration Services. Administrator shall provide (or cause one or more of its affiliates to provide) the Practice with certain oversight, management consulting and advisory services, including, without limitation: (i) management of general and administrative operations, (ii) billing and collection services, including advice on strategies with a view towards correct coding that complies with all Applicable Law and billing requirements and guidelines, while maximizing both revenue and profit, (iii) electronic health record platform service management, (iv) online scheduling and telehealth platform management, (v) information technology managed services, (vi) assistance with provider credentialing, (vii) provider and staff recruiting services, (viii) employee training programs, (ix) payroll administration assistance, (x) benefits administration assistance, (xi) supply management and procurement, (xii) patient review management, (xiii) call center and support services, (xiv) marketing services, including search engine optimization, digital listings, social media management, website marketing, collateral design and development and (xv) performing such other advisory and consulting services as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Practice and agreed to by the Administrator, taking into account the level of compensation for services and other engagements that the Administrator and its affiliates may have (collectively, the “Management Services”). Nothing herein shall in any way preclude the Administrator or its affiliates or subsidiaries from engaging in any business activities or from performing services for its or their own account or for the account of others.

 

2.2 Covered Programs. During the term of this Agreement, the Administrator, either directly or through its affiliates, shall provide to or perform for the Practice the services and activities specified below, but only in consultation with and under the supervision and direction of the Practice (“Covered Programs”):

 

(a) Non-clinical Doctor-directed Oral Appliance Therapy Administration. The Administrator shall provide administrative services to the Practice as needed, including the following:

 

(i) Online Outreach, Order Processing and Fulfillment.

 

(1) Online platform. Maintenance of an online platform (the “Platform”) through which sleep groups and the public may (a) access information about specific oral appliance therapy services; (b) obtain the Practice’s notice of privacy practices, other disclosures or statements required by Applicable Law, and policies and procedures related to oral appliance therapy; (c) provide certain demographic and other relevant information (including potentially photographs which may be uploaded) to the Administrator and/or to the Practice as applicable; (d) review material related to informed consent for services that may be provided by the Practice and submit related documentation; (e) order products and services through Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.; and (f) obtain training through Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.

 

(ii) Services Procurement and Administration.

 

(1) Billing and Collections, Patient Scheduling, etc. In consultation with the Practice, Administrator shall provide the Practice with solutions for billing and collections management, accounts receivable management, patient scheduling and patient record management in respect of providing the Covered Programs.

 

(2) Oral Appliance Manufacturer. Arranging for the services of an oral appliance manufacturer, which shall manufacture oral appliances upon receipt from the Practice of prescriptions and approved treatment plans, as necessary; and

 

(3) Medical Device Delivery Provider. Arranging for the delivery oral appliances to the patients in accordance with the requirements of a medical products logistics provider.

 

(4) Patient Finance Services. The Administrator (in cooperation with the Practice) will attempt to verify, arrange for, and/or implement patient financing services for patients of the Practice.

 

2.3 Authorization and Performance of Covered Programs. The Administrator is hereby expressly authorized to perform the Covered Programs hereunder in such reasonable manner it deems appropriate to meet the day-to-day administrative needs of the Practice, subject to supervision and approval by the Practice. The Administrator may use any personnel, equipment, programs, facilities and know-how it uses to provide the Covered Programs to provide similar or dissimilar services to third parties, provided, however, that if the Practice objects to the use of particular individuals, the Parties shall reasonably cooperate to replace such individual in providing services for the Practice.

 

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2.4 Events Excusing Performance. The Administrator shall not be liable to the Practice for failure to perform any of the Management Services and/or Covered Programs in the event of strikes, lockouts, calamities, acts of God, unavailability of supplies or other events over which the Administrator reasonably has no control for so long as such event continues and for a reasonable period of time thereafter.

 

2.5 Excluded Services; Practice of Medicine. The Parties expressly acknowledge that the provision of all professional services, including, but not limited to, medical services by the Practice, shall be separate and independent from the provision of management, administrative, fiscal and support services by the Administrator, and the Practice shall be solely and exclusively responsible for all professional services rendered to patients of the Practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge that the Practice shall be solely responsible for setting all professional standards of the Practice and shall be responsible for the employment and discharge of all clinical personnel. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to permit the Administrator to practice medicine (including the diagnosis or treatment of any person for any medical condition), to operate a medical office or practice, to furnish medical services, to advertise under or assume the title of doctor or physician or equivalent title, to promote or perform any unlawful advertisement or other unlawful act prohibited by Applicable Law, or to hold itself out as being entitled or able to perform any of the foregoing. The rendition of all professional services, including, but not limited to, the prescription or administration of medicine and drugs, shall be the sole responsibility of the Practice and its clinical personnel in the exercise of their own independent professional judgment within the scope of their licenses. The Administrator shall not interfere in any manner or to any extent with the performance of any clinical personnel’s medical or professional judgment. To the extent any act or service herein required by the Administrator is construed to constitute the practice of medicine by any governmental authority, the requirement to perform that act or service by the Administrator shall be deemed waived and unenforceable. The Practice shall have the right to, upon written notice to the Administrator, veto or decline to utilize any service provided under this Agreement as it may determine in its sole discretion.

 

ARTICLE 3
PROPRIETARY INTEREST AND RIGHTS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

 

3.1 Exclusivity. During the term of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year after termination of this agreement, the Practice shall not directly or indirectly, own an interest in, administer, manage, advise, assist, operate, join, control, participate in, contract with or be connected in any manner with any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, proprietorship, firm, association, person or entity providing services such as the Covered Programs within the State of Nevada. This shall not be interpreted as limiting the ability of the Practice to operate a medical practice without the use of the third-party provider of Covered Programs.

 

3.2 Confidential Information.

 

(a) Obligations. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means information that is disclosed by a Party or its affiliates (a “Disclosing Party”) to the other Party (a “Receiving Party”) that is marked “Confidential,” “Proprietary” or similarly or that, by its nature or the circumstances surrounding its disclosure, ought in good faith be considered confidential, including without limitation the Disclosing Party’s non-public technical, business, financial, customer and other information and management know how, techniques, methodologies, systems and programs. Receiving Party will not redistribute, market, publish, disclose or divulge to any other person or entity, or use or modify for use, directly or indirectly in any way for any person or entity, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.2(b) below, the Confidential Information and shall protect such information from unauthorized use, access or disclosure in the same manner as a Receiving Party protects its own confidential or proprietary information of a similar nature and with no less than a reasonable degree of care. A Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to its respective employees, agents, and contractors who have a need to know such Confidential Information for the performance of their duties and who are bound by contractual or other legal obligations of confidentiality.

 

(b) Exceptions. In no event shall information held or obtained by a Receiving Party be deemed to be Confidential Information if that information: (i) was already lawfully known to the Receiving Party at the time of disclosure to the Receiving Party; (ii) is disclosed to the Receiving Party by a third party who had the right to make such disclosure without any confidentiality restrictions; (iii) is, or through no fault of the Receiving Party has become, generally available to the public; (iv) is independently developed by the Receiving Party without access to, or use of, a Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information; or (v) is designated in writing as non-Confidential by a party entitled to disclose Confidential Information. In addition, a Receiving Party may, divulge to another person or entity Confidential Information when doing so: (vi) is necessary for the Receiving Party to enforce its rights under this Agreement in connection with a legal proceeding but only for the purposes of such legal proceeding; or (vii) is required to comply with applicable laws, governmental or regulatory regulations, or subpoenas or court orders from a court of competent jurisdiction, or to prosecute or defend itself in any litigation or legal dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, but only if it first provides reasonable prior written notice to permit the Disclosing Party to have an opportunity to seek a protective order, and if the disclosure is to be in any litigation or other dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement or the performance of either Party, then the Receiving Party agrees to reasonably cooperate in the entry of a protective order that is to provide for the maximum protection provided such Confidential Information is allowed by applicable law and legal procedure. The Receiving Party will disclose only that information as is required by legal proceeding (in the case of Section 3.2(b)(vi)) or subpoena, court order or government entity (in the case of Section 3.2(b)(vii)) and shall use commercially reasonably efforts to maintain confidential treatment for any Confidential Information so disclosed.

 

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(c) Obligation to Return or Destroy. Each Receiving Party will return to the Disclosing Party all Confidential Information in its possession or control and permanently erase all electronic copies of such Confidential Information promptly upon the written request of the Disclosing Party or the expiration or termination of this Agreement, whichever comes first. At the Disclosing Party’s request, the Receiving Party will certify in writing that it has fully complied with its obligations under this Section 3.2(c). Both Parties agree and acknowledge that any breach of the provisions of this Section 3.2 may cause irreparable harm and significant injury to an extent that may be extremely difficult to ascertain. Accordingly, the Parties agree that the Disclosing Party will have, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it at law or in equity, the right to seek injunctive relief to enjoin any breach or violation of this Section, without the prior necessity of posting bond or other security or the proving that the likelihood of substantial damages will accrue to the Disclosing Party in the absence of such injunctive relief.

 

ARTICLE 4
COMPENSATION

 

4.1 Administration Fee and Expenses. The term “Administration Fee” as used in this Article shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit B hereto. In the event that all or some portion of the Administration Fee is not paid due to a lack of funds in the Practice, the Administration Fee shall carry-over and remain payable until the Practice has funds sufficient to pay the Administration Fee and said Administration Fees which are in arrears shall be paid as soon as any funds are available in the Practice while permitting a working capital balance for the operations of the Practice.

 

4.2 Compensation Review. The Parties recognize that the scope and complexity of the Management Services and Covered Programs may change over the term of this Agreement, which may necessitate adjusting the fees provided for herein. Therefore, the Parties shall meet and confer regularly, and no less than quarterly within seven (7) days following the end of each fiscal quarter of Administrator, to review the Administration Fee. After such meeting, the Administrator shall determine if there should be any adjustment, either up or down, in the Administration Fee being charged hereunder. Any such adjustments to the Administration Fee may only be prospective in nature. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any subsequent modifications to the Administration Fee determined by the Administrator after a quarterly review may be documented via an e-mail acknowledgement memorializing the Parties’ acceptance of such change, and no formal amendment to this Agreement or Exhibit B is required. In addition, without contradicting the prospective nature of such changes to the Administration Fee as set forth herein, the Parties recognize that because of factors such as payment delays, refunds, Adjustments and other factors, Administrator shall have the right to reconciliations of past payments due hereunder, and such reconciliations shall not be temporally constrained unless, and only to the extent, required by Applicable Law. The Parties shall reasonably cooperate in any such reconciliations. If any other regulatory body reaches a final and non-appealable determination that the Administration Fee or any other amount payable pursuant to this Agreement violates any applicable law or regulation, the Parties shall immediately seek to make such revisions, amendments, and changes to this Agreement necessary (and only those that are necessary) for this Agreement to no longer be found to be in violation. In the event that the Parties cannot mutually agree on the acceptability of such revisions, amendments, or changes necessary (and only those that are necessary) for this Agreement to no longer be found to be a financial interest of the Service Provider in the Company, then Administrator may terminate this Agreement upon the delivery of [*****] written notice to the Practice, and the Practice shall pay Administrator a termination fee in the amount of [*****].

 

ARTICLE 5
TERM, TERMINATION AND CONTINUATION

 

5.1 Term. Unless sooner terminated in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof, the initial term of this Agreement shall be for a period of fifteen (15) years from the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”). Unless earlier terminated, upon the end of the Initial Term the Agreement shall automatically renew for a additional successive terms of five (5) years on each fifth (5th) anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter unless (a) either Party provides written notice to the other Party of its intention not to renew the Agreement at least [*****] but no sooner than [*****] before the [*****] of the Effective Date, (b) the Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof or (c) the Agreement is amended in accordance with Section 6.17.

 

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5.2 Termination. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated as set forth below:

 

(a) By the by either Party without cause upon the delivery of [*****] written notice to the other Party.

 

(i) In the event that The Practice terminates this agreement before completion of the first term of the contract the practice agrees to reimburse the Administrator for any costs for licensing that were paid for by the Administrator hereunder.

 

(b) In the event of a material breach of this Agreement, or any of its exhibits attached hereto, by either Party, the other Party may, at any time commencing [*****] after providing written notice of the breach to the breaching Party, terminate this Agreement by delivery to the breaching Party of a written notice of termination (the “Notice of Termination”). If the Practice, after receiving such Notice of Termination, has begun efforts to cure the breach and failed to complete such cure of the alleged breach within [*****] of receiving the Notice of Termination, then Administrator shall be entitled to complete termination of this Agreement with the Practice, or require the Practice or a third party to complete such cure, after such [*****] following Practice’s receipt of the Notice of Termination, and for so long as completion of such cure may take. The Notice of Termination shall state with reasonable specificity the precise breach or breaches of the Agreement identified by the non-breaching Party. No Party may commence any action for any breach of this Agreement that is not specified with particularity in a Notice of Termination.

 

(c) If either Party (i) commences a voluntary case under bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or (ii) an involuntary case is commenced against either Party under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law and such involuntary case is not dismissed within [*****] after the approval of the Practice as a debtor or the appointment of a trustee (for purposes of this Section 5.2(c), each of the Practice, as a debtor in bankruptcy, and the trustee are referred to in this Agreement as, the “Trustee”), then termination may occur immediately upon notice from the other Party.

 

(A) If the Practice should commence a voluntary or other form of bankruptcy proceeding, it may only continue to operate its business under the terms of this Agreement by applying to the Trustee for payment of all past and future fees due the Administrator for services provided pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Parties agree that, because of the intellectual property rights of the Administrator, the bankruptcy court’s approval of the recommendation of the Trustee is fair and essential to protect the Administrator’s intellectual property rights, which will be pre-eminent.

 

(B) Should the Administrator commence a voluntary or other form of bankruptcy proceedings, this Agreement may be continued if the Trustee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof by giving to the Practice confirmation thereof within [*****] of the appointment of the Trustee to the extent not in violation of HIPAA.

 

(d) By the Administrator, immediately, by giving notice to the Practice upon the permanent or temporary revocation, suspension, cancellation or restriction, in any manner, of the Physician’s (or the applicable owner of the Practice’s) license to practice medicine in the State.

 

(e) By the Administrator, immediately, by giving notice to the Practice upon the engagement by or conviction of the Physician (or of any owner of the Practice, as applicable) of any crime (i) punishable as a felony under federal or state law, (ii) involving documented sexual harassment or abuse, (iii) involving documented illegal drug usage, (iv) involving the violation of State Law, or (v) constituting fraud or deceit.

 

(f) In the event the Administrator terminates the Agreement it will take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that there are no patient abandonment issues and that adequate provisions are made for the continuity of patient care.

 

5.3 Rights Upon Termination. The termination of this Agreement shall not release or discharge either Party from any obligation, debt or liability that shall have previously accrued and remains to be performed upon the date of termination.

 

5.4 Notice and Opportunity to Cure. The notice to a breaching Party as set forth in Section 5.2(b) herein shall be a condition precedent to any remedy sought by a non-breaching Party, including, but not limited to, termination of this Agreement, mediation, arbitration, litigation and/or injunctive relief.

 

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ARTICLE 6
GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

6.1 Indemnification.

 

(a) Generally. Each Party shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the other Party from and against any liability, loss, claim, lawsuit, damage, injury, cost, expense or other detriment caused or asserted to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by or as a result of the performance of any intentional acts, negligent acts or omissions under this Agreement by such Indemnifying Party (as defined in subsection (b) below), its employees, clinical personnel, non-clinical and administrative personnel and agents, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, provided, however, that neither Party shall be liable to the other Party under this Section 6.1 for any claim that is covered by insurance, including covered attorneys’ fees and costs, except to the extent liability of the protected Party exceeds the amount of the coverage. The duty to indemnify and hold harmless will not be asserted until fault of the indemnitor is proven by a judicial or arbitration finding that the duty exists.

 

(b) Indemnification Procedures.

 

(1) Immediately upon the receipt of any Party (the “Indemnified Party”) of any claim, demand, assertion of loss, notice of lawsuit, notice of investigation by any state or federal regulatory authority or court order (each a “Claim”) in which any third party alleges a failure of such Party of a duty or obligation of that Party to the third-party, and the conduct complained of in the Claim, reasonably appears, in good faith, to arise out of any duty or obligation of the other Party (the “Indemnifying Party”), then the Indemnified Party shall provide a copy of such Claim to the Indemnifying Party and together with a written statement requesting indemnification under this Agreement and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and basis upon which the Indemnified Party is relying in seeking indemnification hereunder, but the failure to provide the copy of the Claim and the accompanying written statement immediately upon its receipt by the Indemnified Party shall not excuse the obligation of indemnification set forth herein unless the Indemnifying Party is substantially prejudiced by such delay.

 

(2) Upon receipt by the Indemnifying Party of such Claim and written statement, the Indemnifying Party shall conduct a prompt investigation to determine if the Indemnifying Party concurs that the circumstances alleged in the Claim reasonably appear to arise out of or be related to the obligations of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnified Party shall provide all reasonable cooperation to the Indemnifying Party in conducting such investigation.

 

(3) If the Indemnifying Party, in good faith, concludes that the circumstances alleged in the Claim reasonably appear to arise out of or be related to the obligations of the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall assume responsibility for the payment of the costs of defense of the Claims, but shall also have control over such defense, including the right to select counsel, the right to approve the defenses, and counterclaims asserted by the Parties in defense of the Claims, and the right to settle the Claims. The Indemnifying Party’s rights hereunder shall be in both its own name, and the right to act in the name of the Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding the right of the Indemnifying Party to control the defense under this subsection (b), the Indemnifying Party shall not enter into any settlement of the Claims that was not negotiated in good faith, or that would be substantially prejudicial to the interest of the Indemnified Party without first giving the Indemnified Party notice of the proposed settlement terms at least [*****] before the settlement would become final.

 

(4) If the Indemnifying Party, in good faith, shall conclude that the circumstances alleged in the Claim reasonably do not appear to arise out of or be related to the obligations of the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall promptly so inform the Indemnified Party and shall surrender the Indemnifying Party’s right to control the defense against such Claims or to approve any settlement, in which case the Indemnified Party shall be solely responsible for its own defense, but without prejudice to its right to seek recovery from the Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Agreement for such costs and any other losses suffered by the Indemnified Party found to have been caused by the failure of the Indemnifying Party to act in compliance with this Agreement.

 

(5) Regardless of which Party controls the defense of the third-party claims against either Party hereto, whether or not the Party named in such claims is entitled to indemnification hereunder, the other Party seeking indemnification, whether or not entitled to be an Indemnified Party under this Agreement, has the right to have counsel of its choosing and expense monitor the defense and be apprised of all material developments in the matter, including receiving a copy of any documents, pleadings, motions, and other papers filed in the matter, and the other Party agrees to reasonably cooperate with such counsel.

 

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6.2 Liability Insurance. Each Party shall maintain a comprehensive general liability policy with a commercial insurance company rated “A” or higher on the A.M. Best Company Financial Strength Ratings to protect against Claims contemplated in Section 6.1 or that may arise under the provisions of this Agreement. Specifically and without limitation, the Practice shall, with respect to the professional services it provides during the term of the Agreement, maintain professional liability insurance coverage with annual coverage limits of at least [*****], and shall also assure that any On-Site Personnel are additional insureds and otherwise covered by appropriate professional liability insurance coverage.

 

6.3 HIPAA Compliance. The Practice is a “Covered Entity” as defined in the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 1320d through 1320d-9, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (“HITECH”), codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 17921 through 17953, and the privacy and security regulations promulgated under HIPAA and HITECH by the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) at 45 C.F.R. §§ 160.101 through 160.312, and §§ 164.102 through 164.106; §§ 164.302 through 164.318 (the “Security Rule”); §§ 164.401 through 164.414 (the “Breach Notification Rule”); and §§ 164.500 through 164.534 (the “Privacy Rule”) (collectively, the “Rules”). The Administrator is a “Business Associate” of the Practice as defined by the Rules. The Parties obligations as a Covered Entity and Business Associate are set forth in that certain HIPAA Business Associate Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

6.4 Notices. Except as specified herein, all notices, requests or instructions hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, sent by telecopier or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid; sent by overnight delivery service through a recognized nationwide delivery service (e.g., FedEx, UPS, DHL); or transmitted by electronic mail to the addresses set forth in Exhibit A hereto. All notices, requests or instructions given in accordance herewith shall be deemed received on the date of delivery. Electronic mail shall not be used for disputes, termination, extensions, material amendments to this Agreement, allegations of breach, requests for indemnification, or complaints, or a matter specifically requested by either Party, if agreed upon by the other Party, which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

6.5 Exculpation Provisions. EACH OF THE PARTIES AGREES THAT IT HAS A DUTY TO READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT IT IS CHARGED WITH NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT; THAT IT HAS IN FACT READ THIS AGREEMENT AND IS FULLY INFORMED AND HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THEM; THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE THROUGHOUT THE NEGOTIATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND HAS RECEIVED THE ADVICE OF ITS LEGAL COUNSEL IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT; AND THAT IT RECOGNIZES THAT CERTAIN TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT RESULT IN ONE PARTY ASSUMING THE LIABILITY INHERENT IN SOME ASPECT OF THE TRANSACTION WHILE RELIEVING THE OTHER PARTY OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT LIABILITY. EACH PARTY AGREES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT CONTEST THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY EXCULPATORY PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ON THE BASIS THAT THE PARTY HAD NO NOTICE OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROVISION OR THAT THE PROVISION IS NOT “CONSPICUOUS.”

 

6.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the exhibits referenced herein and the documents referred to herein represent the final and entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed in them and cannot and will not be contradicted by evidence of any prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the Parties. No modification to this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party against which it is sought to be enforced. Should the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the exhibits attached hereto conflict, the provisions set forth in the exhibits shall control the interpretation of the agreement of the Parties.

 

6.7 Further Assurances. Except as may be specifically provided in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this Agreement shall be self-operative and shall not require further agreement by the Parties; provided, however, at the request of any Party, the other Party shall execute any additional instruments and take any additional acts that are reasonable and that the requesting Party may deem necessary to effectuate this Agreement.

 

6.8 Dispute Resolution.

 

(a) Confidential Mediation. The Parties agree that any dispute or controversy arising out of, or in any way relating to this Agreement that cannot be resolved within twenty (20) days of written notification by one Party to the other that a dispute has occurred shall be initially redressed by mediation. The mediation shall be in Clark County, Nevada and will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures. The mediation shall take place within thirty (30) days of notice of said mediation being sent to the Parties. The cost of the mediation shall be borne equally by the Parties, and such mediation shall engage a sole mediator selected from the panel of mediators of the AAA. The Parties shall attempt in good faith to agree upon a mediator, and if there is no agreement, the mediator shall be selected by the AAA. The Parties agree to keep the proceedings of the mediation, all events leading up to the mediation and the outcome of the mediation confidential. Should mediation fail to resolve the Parties’ differences, the Parties agree to submit their dispute to arbitration in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.8(b).

 

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(b) Confidential Binding Arbitration. Should the mediation procedures set forth in Section 6.8(a) fail to resolve the Parties’ differences, the Parties agree to submit their dispute to arbitration in accordance with the commercial rules of the AAA then in effect. The arbitration shall be in Denver, Colorado if arbitration is initiated by the Practice, or in Clark County, Nevada, if arbitration is initiated by Administrator, before a sole arbitrator agreed to by the Parties and selected from the panel of arbitrators of the AAA. The Parties shall attempt in good faith to agree upon an arbitrator, and if there is no agreement, then the selection of the arbitrator shall be made by the AAA. The Parties agree to keep the proceedings of the arbitration, all events leading up to the arbitration and the outcome of the arbitration confidential. It is the intent of the Parties that this Section 6.8(b) provides a broad arbitration clause and is intended to include claims and causes of action regarding, arising out of, or relating to this Agreement, whether arising in contract, tort, statute, regulation, common law or otherwise. The Parties’ submission and agreement to arbitrate shall be specifically enforceable, and the judgment of the arbitrator granting an award (the “Arbitration Award”) to a Party may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each Party shall bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees and the Arbitrator shall have no authority to award to any party its attorneys’ fees or costs under this Agreement or State law. Except as provided in this Section 6.8, the Practice shall not pursue any litigation in any court in an effort to obtain relief under this Agreement.

 

(c) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each Party knowingly, willingly, voluntarily and irrevocably waives any right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or other proceeding, to enforce or defend any rights under or in connection with this Agreement.

 

(d) Injunctive Relief. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.8, both Parties agree and acknowledge that any actions of the Practice which violate the rights of the Administrator under Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 of this Agreement or which in the Administrator’s reasonable determination, threaten Administrator’s intellectual property rights, may cause irreparable harm and significant injury to an extent that (i) may be extremely difficult to ascertain and (ii) an immediate remedy may be necessary yet cannot be adequately addressed within the dispute mediation timeframe set forth in this Section 6.8. Accordingly, the Practice agrees that with regard to any breach or threatened breach by the Practice of Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 hereof, or violation or threat to violate the Administrator’s intellectual property rights, the Administrator will have the right to obtain injunctive relief to enjoin any such breach or violation without the prior necessity of posting bond or other security or proving the likelihood that substantial damages will accrue to the Administrator in the absence of such injunctive relief. The Parties also agree that the Practice shall have the same right to seek injunctive relief to enjoin any breach or threatened breach by the Administrator of Section 6.3 of this Agreement.

 

6.9 Obligations of Practice. Except as specifically set forth in this paragraph, the Administrator agrees that any obligations or debts owed by the Practice to the Administrator under this Agreement are organizational debts of the Practice and not debts or obligations of any officer, director, shareholder, or employee of the Practice. The Parties agree that the obligations under Section 1.4, Section 2.1, Article 3 (Non-Competition and Confidentiality), and Article 6, are also obligations of the individual executing this Agreement on behalf of the Practice as indicated on the signature page of this Agreement.

 

6.10 Limitation of Liability. Neither Party nor any of its affiliates, members, officers or employees, or any third party vendor, will be liable to the other Party for any special, indirect, consequential or incidental damages arising from or related to any provision of this Agreement, including but not limited to loss of revenue or anticipated profits, lost business, goodwill, business interruptions or cost of procurement of substitute goods, technology, or software, whether or not the circumstances giving rise to such claims may have been within the control of such Party, and whether or not such Party may have been advised of or foreseen the possibility thereof. This Section 6.9 shall survive termination of this Agreement. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATOR’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF PROVISION OF SERVICES HEREUNDER EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE PRACTICE HEREUNDER DURING THE THREE (3) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE CLAIM. THE EXISTENCE OF ONE OR MORE CLAIMS WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT.

 

6.11 Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE ADMINISTRATOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE. THE ADMINISTRATOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND THOSE ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

 

6.12 Attorneys’ Fees. Except as otherwise stated in this Agreement, the exhibits or as provided by law, each of the Parties shall bear such Party’s own attorneys’ fees and other expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.13 Governing Law and Venue. Except as provided in this paragraph, this Agreement and its validity, construction and performance shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Nevada without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law or application of the principle of forum non conveniens. All legal matters pertaining to the practice of medicine, the provision of clinical services, or professional matters, shall be governed by the State Law.

 

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6.14 Article and Section Headings. The article and section headings in this Agreement are inserted solely for convenience of reference and are not a part of and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereof.

 

6.15 Waiver. The waiver of any covenant, condition or duty hereunder by either Party shall not prevent that Party from later insisting upon full performance of the same. Any such waiver must be in writing and signed by the duly authorized representative of each Party.

 

6.16 Relationship of the Parties. The Practice and the Administrator are not joint venturers, partners, employees or agents of each other and, except as specifically provided herein, neither Party shall have any authority to bind the other Party. No partnership of any kind is intended to be created pursuant to this Agreement or the provision of the Management Services and/or Covered Programs by the Administrator.

 

6.17 Amendment. No amendment in the terms of this Agreement shall be binding on either Party unless in writing and executed by the duly authorized representatives of each Party.

 

6.18 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and both of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement, by facsimile, electronic mail or by any other electronic means, has the same effect as delivery of an executed original of this Agreement.

 

6.19 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if the rights or obligations of any Party will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (a) such provision will be fully severable, (b) this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, (c) the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance here from and (d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be added as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible upon which the Parties agree based upon the underlying intent of the Parties as set forth in Section 6.7.

 

6.20 Regulatory Requirements. If any federal, state or local government or agency or board created thereby, passes, issues or promulgates any law, rule, regulation, standard or interpretation or materially changes its current position as to the interpretation of any existing law, rule, regulation or standard, at any time while this Agreement is in effect which would prohibit, restrict, limit or render illegal the relationships described herein, or if a governmental entity issues a written allegation to the Practice (or any owner thereof, if applicable), or the Administrator or any affiliate thereof to the effect that any relationship described herein is in violation of any law, rule or regulation, the Administrator may by notice to the Practice (or applicable owner) amend this Agreement in order to bring it into compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations so long as the basic economic results of this transaction would survive any such amendment.

 

6.21 Survival. Article 3, Article 4 and Article 6 of this Agreement, as well as any other provision that, in order to give proper effect to its intent, should survive such expiration or termination, will survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

6.22 Assignment and Subcontracting. Upon providing advance written notice to Practice, Administrator may (a) assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, to a subsidiary or an affiliate, or to any business that purchases all or substantially all of the assets of Administrator or all or substantially all of the assets of Administrator in a particular state; (b) assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any lender or financing source, as a collateral assignment, in connection with a bona fide financing transaction; and (c) subcontract the performance of certain tasks or functions to a third-party vendor in the normal course of business, provided that such subcontracting does not relieve Administrator of responsibility hereunder. Practice is prohibited from assignment of this Agreement, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, without the consent of Administrator. (If there is a change of control of the Practice, this Agreement shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the Administrator to terminate immediately upon notice, at any time following such change of control.) Practice is prohibited from subcontracting its obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, without the consent of the Administrator.

 

6.23 Interpretation. This Agreement supersedes, amends, restates, and overrides any previous management services agreement between the Parties, including any amendments thereto, the entirety of which shall be null and void upon the execution and Effective Date of this Agreement. Ambiguities in this Agreement shall not be construed for the benefit of either Party on the basis that a Party or its representatives drafted the provision or this Agreement. Each Party has had the opportunity to review this Agreement with counsel.

 

6.24 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person, entity, company, partnership, limited liability company or other unincorporated association other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Practice Administration Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the dates set forth below.

 

Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC   R.D. Prabhu-Lata K. Shete MDs, LTD., a Nevada professional corporation doing business as The Sleep Center of Nevada
 

 

     
By: /s/ R. Kirk Huntsman   By: /s/ Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda
Name: R. Kirk Huntsman   Name: Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D.
Title: CEO   Title: President
Date: June 10, 2025   Date: June 10, 2025

 

If the Practice is an entity, the authorized owner of the Practice individually agrees with respect to the obligations under Section 1.4, Section 2.1, Article 3, and Article 6.

 

Physician Name: Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D.

 

Physician Signature: /s/ Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda

Date: June 10, 2025

 

Signature Page to Practice Administration Agreement

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

“Effective Date” shall mean June 2, 2025.

 

“Administrator” shall mean Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC or its designated affiliate or subsidiary.

 

“Physician” shall mean Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D.

 

“Practice” shall mean R.D. Prabhu-Lata K. Shete MDs, LTD., a Nevada professional corporation doing business as The Sleep Center of Nevada.

 

“State” shall mean the State of Nevada.

 

The information regarding notices referenced in Section 6.4 is as follows:

 

To Administrator:

 

Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC

7921 Southpark Plaza, Suite 210

Highlands Ranch, CO 80120

Attn: Brad Amman, CFO

Email: [*****]

 

To Practice:

 

The Sleep Center of Nevada

5701 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 105

Las Vegas, Nevada 89146

Attn: Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D.

Email: [*****]

 

Any of the above addresses may be changed at any time by notice given as provided above; provided, however, that any such notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

Exhibit A to Practice Administration Agreement

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

ADMINISTRATION FEES

 

I. “Administration Fee” shall mean the consideration payable to Administrator for the Management Services rendered by Administrator for each calendar month during the term of this Agreement that Practice shall pay to Administrator in an amount equal to $200,000.

 

II. Payment of Expenses: Administrator shall submit regular invoices to the Practice in accordance with Administrator’s standard invoicing policies. Such invoices shall include a statement of the expenses incurred, and due for such invoice period. Practice will remit to Administrator within [*****] days following receipt of such statement an amount equal to the amount payable on each applicable invoice.

 

III. Late Fees: Any amount not paid by Practice on or before the date such amount becomes due and payable will be considered late and shall accrue interest at the rate of [*****] per month from the date such amount became due and payable until paid or recovered in full.

 

Exhibit B to Practice Administration Agreement

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

HIPAA BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT

 

[See Attached.]

 

Exhibit C to Practice Administration Agreement

 

 

 

 

EX-10.8 11 ex10-8.htm EX-10.8

 

EXHIBIT 10.8

 

Pursuant to item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K, certain identified information marked with [*****] has been excluded from the exhibit because it is both (i) not material and (ii) the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.

 

PRACTICE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

 

This PRACTICE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT, as it may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time (collectively, this “Agreement”), is effective as of the Effective Date (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto), by and between the Administrator (as defined in Exhibit A) and the Practice (as defined in Exhibit A).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Practice is engaged in the practice of medicine and related activities in the State (as defined in Exhibit A) and any physicians associated with the Practice are duly licensed in the State;

 

WHEREAS, the Practice is owned, maintained, controlled and operated by the individual set forth in Exhibit A, who is also an owner of the Practice and authorized to enter this Agreement on its behalf;

 

WHEREAS, the Practice desires to obtain from the Administrator, and the Administrator desires to provide to the Practice, the services of the Administrator and the benefits of the Administrator’s expertise in the non-clinical management and administration services along with access to doctor-directed oral appliance therapy programs, each as more particularly described in Section 2.1 below; and

 

WHEREAS, the Practice and the Administrator desire to enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth, the Practice and the Administrator (each, a “Party,” collectively, the “Parties”) hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PRACTICE

 

1.1 Responsibilities of the Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree that the responsibilities of the Parties under this Agreement shall not in any way constitute or be construed as, directly or by implication, the practice of medicine by the Administrator. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the relationship created herein complies with the Nevada Medical Practice Act (the “State Statutes”) and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including by the Board of Medical Examiners of Nevada and other regulatory agencies and other State legal requirements, and it is the Parties’ intent that this Agreement be construed in such a manner to comply with the State Statutes, rules and regulations and all binding guidance and interpretation thereof (collectively, “State Law”). The Parties further agree that if any provision of this Agreement is susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation, one which would render this Agreement legal and one which would render this Agreement illegal, it is the intent of the Parties to be bound by the interpretation of this Agreement that would render this Agreement legal and enforceable. Should at any point during the term of this Agreement it be decided in a final order or decree issued by a court, regulatory body or other administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction that the terms and conditions hereof violate any statute, rule or law of the United States or the State, whether now existing or enacted hereafter, the parties shall work together to reform this Agreement in such a manner as to cause this Agreement to be compliant with such statute, rule, or law in such a fashion as the parties believe best conforms to the intent of the Parties as expressed herein. The Parties agree to not unreasonably withhold their consent to execute such reformed Agreement and agree that the resolution of any dispute over executing such reformed Agreement shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with Section 6.8 of this Agreement.

 

(a) Appointment and Authority. Practice hereby appoints Administrator for the management of the business functions and affairs of Practice as more fully described in this Agreement, and Administrator hereby accepts the appointment, subject at all times to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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(b) The Practice is solely responsible for all professional care. The Parties agree and acknowledge that the Practice shall provide, and shall be responsible for providing, clinical services, and that the Management Services and Covered Programs (each as defined below) provided by the Administrator hereunder shall be limited to the business, administrative, and non-clinical services as further described in this Agreement. Nothing herein shall permit the Administrator to furnish medical services or medical advice, to promote or perform any unlawful advertisement or other unlawful act prohibited by applicable State Law, or to hold itself out as being entitled or able to perform any of the foregoing.

 

(c) The Practice shall have complete authority over the provision of medical services. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Practice (through its licensed professionals), shall be responsible for and shall have complete authority, supervision, and control over the provision and performance of all medical services and other professional services related thereto. All diagnoses, treatments and other professional healthcare services shall be provided and performed exclusively by or under the supervision of such doctors and medical assistants as the Practice deems appropriate. The Parties agree that the Administrator shall have, and exercise absolutely, no control or supervision over the provision of medical services and other clinical services related thereto.

 

(d) No intent to establish partnership or proprietorship. The Parties further agree and acknowledge that the services provided by the Administrator are not intended to, and do not, establish a partnership or proprietorship of any kind, regardless of how defined, and that at all times the Practice shall remain in sole control over all decisions regarding the management and operation of the Practice and the Practice’s medical offices. Further, nothing contained herein shall in any way grant the Administrator the right, duty, or obligation to own, maintain, control, or operate the Practice, or the Practice’s medical offices, and the services provided by the Administrator hereunder are being delivered (i) at the request of the Practice, and (ii) under the direction, control, and supervision of the Practice.

 

1.2 Regulatory Compliance. The Practice agrees to comply with all applicable State Law, federal and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances (“Applicable Law”), including, without limitation, with respect to the licensing, credentialing and certification of its professional service providers. Each Party agrees to materially comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b), the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a), the federal physician self-referral law commonly known as the Stark Law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn), the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. § 1320d-2), as amended, and all corresponding regulations. The Practice covenants that it will not make any referral to itself or another entity that would violate State Law, Medicare or Medicaid requirements or the requirements of any healthcare program sponsored or maintained by the United States federal government or the State.

 

1.3 Laboratory Services. The Practice shall be responsible for all clinical protocols. For the avoidance of any doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Practice has complete decision-making authority regarding the quality and clinical aspects of the laboratory services for the Practice.

 

1.4 Practice Cooperation. Practice shall reasonably cooperate with the Administrator in connection with the Management Services and Covered Programs and in coordination with the Administrator in the delivery of the Oral Appliance Therapy by the Practice. This shall include, without limitation, items such as the following: (i) responding promptly to Administrator questions or requests in connection with the delivery of the Management Services and Covered Programs, including without limitation in connection with requests for adjustments to treatment plans (“Adjustments”) or responding to consumer questions and requests; (ii) working with the Administrator staff on development of policies and procedures; (iii) working with Administrator to improve responsiveness of call center personnel and providing responses in the manner desired by the Practice; (iv) working with the Administrator to develop metrics regarding performance of the Covered Programs, and in implementing corrective action programs to improve the quality of the Covered Programs; (v) entry into agreements with certain third parties; (vi) provide appropriate staffing for any fixed site activities (“On-Site Personnel”), including necessary training and supervision and compensating such On-Site Personnel for any clinical services provided; (vii) notifying the Administrator of any quality problems or concerns so that Administrator may respond; (viii) reasonably cooperating in the development and administration of any applicable compliance programs, (ix) reasonably cooperating with the billing process and with the process of seeking payment from third party payors or assisting patients with obtaining payment from third party payors, (x) reasonably cooperating with the Administrator in any background check and credit check processes, including by providing any needed authorizations; and (xi) coordinating with Administrator to assure that the Practice’s notice of privacy practices is consistent with the notices of privacy practices used by other medical providers affiliated with Administrator.

 

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ARTICLE 2

SERVICES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

 

2.1 Management Administration Services. Administrator shall provide (or cause one or more of its affiliates to provide) the Practice with certain oversight, management consulting and advisory services, including, without limitation: (i) management of general and administrative operations, (ii) billing and collection services, including advice on strategies with a view towards correct coding that complies with all Applicable Law and billing requirements and guidelines, while maximizing both revenue and profit, (iii) electronic health record platform service management, (iv) online scheduling and telehealth platform management, (v) information technology managed services, (vi) assistance with provider credentialing, (vii) provider and staff recruiting services, (viii) employee training programs, (ix) payroll administration assistance, (x) benefits administration assistance, (xi) supply management and procurement, (xii) patient review management, (xiii) call center and support services, (xiv) marketing services, including search engine optimization, digital listings, social media management, website marketing, collateral design and development and (xv) performing such other advisory and consulting services as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Practice and agreed to by the Administrator, taking into account the level of compensation for services and other engagements that the Administrator and its affiliates may have (collectively, the “Management Services”). Nothing herein shall in any way preclude the Administrator or its affiliates or subsidiaries from engaging in any business activities or from performing services for its or their own account or for the account of others.

 

2.2 Covered Programs. During the term of this Agreement, the Administrator, either directly or through its affiliates, shall provide to or perform for the Practice the services and activities specified below, but only in consultation with and under the supervision and direction of the Practice (“Covered Programs”):

 

(a) Non-clinical Doctor-directed Oral Appliance Therapy Administration. The Administrator shall provide administrative services to the Practice as needed, including the following:

 

(i) Online Outreach, Order Processing and Fulfillment.

 

(1) Online platform. Maintenance of an online platform (the “Platform”) through which sleep groups and the public may (a) access information about specific oral appliance therapy services; (b) obtain the Practice’s notice of privacy practices, other disclosures or statements required by Applicable Law, and policies and procedures related to oral appliance therapy; (c) provide certain demographic and other relevant information (including potentially photographs which may be uploaded) to the Administrator and/or to the Practice as applicable; (d) review material related to informed consent for services that may be provided by the Practice and submit related documentation; (e) order products and services through Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.; and (f) obtain training through Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.

 

(ii) Services Procurement and Administration.

 

(1) Billing and Collections, Patient Scheduling, etc. In consultation with the Practice, Administrator shall provide the Practice with solutions for billing and collections management, accounts receivable management, patient scheduling and patient record management in respect of providing the Covered Programs.

 

(2) Oral Appliance Manufacturer. Arranging for the services of an oral appliance manufacturer, which shall manufacture oral appliances upon receipt from the Practice of prescriptions and approved treatment plans, as necessary; and

 

(3) Medical Device Delivery Provider. Arranging for the delivery oral appliances to the patients in accordance with the requirements of a medical products logistics provider.

 

(4) Patient Finance Services. The Administrator (in cooperation with the Practice) will attempt to verify, arrange for, and/or implement patient financing services for patients of the Practice.

 

2.3 Authorization and Performance of Covered Programs. The Administrator is hereby expressly authorized to perform the Covered Programs hereunder in such reasonable manner it deems appropriate to meet the day-to-day administrative needs of the Practice, subject to supervision and approval by the Practice. The Administrator may use any personnel, equipment, programs, facilities and know-how it uses to provide the Covered Programs to provide similar or dissimilar services to third parties, provided, however, that if the Practice objects to the use of particular individuals, the Parties shall reasonably cooperate to replace such individual in providing services for the Practice.

 

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2.4 Events Excusing Performance. The Administrator shall not be liable to the Practice for failure to perform any of the Management Services and/or Covered Programs in the event of strikes, lockouts, calamities, acts of God, unavailability of supplies or other events over which the Administrator reasonably has no control for so long as such event continues and for a reasonable period of time thereafter.

 

2.5 Excluded Services; Practice of Medicine. The Parties expressly acknowledge that the provision of all professional services, including, but not limited to, medical services by the Practice, shall be separate and independent from the provision of management, administrative, fiscal and support services by the Administrator, and the Practice shall be solely and exclusively responsible for all professional services rendered to patients of the Practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge that the Practice shall be solely responsible for setting all professional standards of the Practice and shall be responsible for the employment and discharge of all clinical personnel. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to permit the Administrator to practice medicine (including the diagnosis or treatment of any person for any medical condition), to operate a medical office or practice, to furnish medical services, to advertise under or assume the title of doctor or physician or equivalent title, to promote or perform any unlawful advertisement or other unlawful act prohibited by Applicable Law, or to hold itself out as being entitled or able to perform any of the foregoing. The rendition of all professional services, including, but not limited to, the prescription or administration of medicine and drugs, shall be the sole responsibility of the Practice and its clinical personnel in the exercise of their own independent professional judgment within the scope of their licenses. The Administrator shall not interfere in any manner or to any extent with the performance of any clinical personnel’s medical or professional judgment. To the extent any act or service herein required by the Administrator is construed to constitute the practice of medicine by any governmental authority, the requirement to perform that act or service by the Administrator shall be deemed waived and unenforceable. The Practice shall have the right to, upon written notice to the Administrator, veto or decline to utilize any service provided under this Agreement as it may determine in its sole discretion.

 

ARTICLE 3

PROPRIETARY INTEREST AND RIGHTS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

 

3.1 Exclusivity. During the term of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year after termination of this agreement, the Practice shall not directly or indirectly, own an interest in, administer, manage, advise, assist, operate, join, control, participate in, contract with or be connected in any manner with any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, proprietorship, firm, association, person or entity providing services such as the Covered Programs within the State of Nevada. This shall not be interpreted as limiting the ability of the Practice to operate a medical practice without the use of the third-party provider of Covered Programs.

 

3.2 Confidential Information.

 

(a) Obligations. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means information that is disclosed by a Party or its affiliates (a “Disclosing Party”) to the other Party (a “Receiving Party”) that is marked “Confidential,” “Proprietary” or similarly or that, by its nature or the circumstances surrounding its disclosure, ought in good faith be considered confidential, including without limitation the Disclosing Party’s non-public technical, business, financial, customer and other information and management know how, techniques, methodologies, systems and programs. Receiving Party will not redistribute, market, publish, disclose or divulge to any other person or entity, or use or modify for use, directly or indirectly in any way for any person or entity, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.2(b) below, the Confidential Information and shall protect such information from unauthorized use, access or disclosure in the same manner as a Receiving Party protects its own confidential or proprietary information of a similar nature and with no less than a reasonable degree of care. A Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to its respective employees, agents, and contractors who have a need to know such Confidential Information for the performance of their duties and who are bound by contractual or other legal obligations of confidentiality.

 

(b) Exceptions. In no event shall information held or obtained by a Receiving Party be deemed to be Confidential Information if that information: (i) was already lawfully known to the Receiving Party at the time of disclosure to the Receiving Party; (ii) is disclosed to the Receiving Party by a third party who had the right to make such disclosure without any confidentiality restrictions; (iii) is, or through no fault of the Receiving Party has become, generally available to the public; (iv) is independently developed by the Receiving Party without access to, or use of, a Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information; or (v) is designated in writing as non-Confidential by a party entitled to disclose Confidential Information. In addition, a Receiving Party may, divulge to another person or entity Confidential Information when doing so: (vi) is necessary for the Receiving Party to enforce its rights under this Agreement in connection with a legal proceeding but only for the purposes of such legal proceeding; or (vii) is required to comply with applicable laws, governmental or regulatory regulations, or subpoenas or court orders from a court of competent jurisdiction, or to prosecute or defend itself in any litigation or legal dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, but only if it first provides reasonable prior written notice to permit the Disclosing Party to have an opportunity to seek a protective order, and if the disclosure is to be in any litigation or other dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement or the performance of either Party, then the Receiving Party agrees to reasonably cooperate in the entry of a protective order that is to provide for the maximum protection provided such Confidential Information is allowed by applicable law and legal procedure. The Receiving Party will disclose only that information as is required by legal proceeding (in the case of Section 3.2(b)(vi)) or subpoena, court order or government entity (in the case of Section 3.2(b)(vii)) and shall use commercially reasonably efforts to maintain confidential treatment for any Confidential Information so disclosed.

 

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(c) Obligation to Return or Destroy. Each Receiving Party will return to the Disclosing Party all Confidential Information in its possession or control and permanently erase all electronic copies of such Confidential Information promptly upon the written request of the Disclosing Party or the expiration or termination of this Agreement, whichever comes first. At the Disclosing Party’s request, the Receiving Party will certify in writing that it has fully complied with its obligations under this Section 3.2(c). Both Parties agree and acknowledge that any breach of the provisions of this Section 3.2 may cause irreparable harm and significant injury to an extent that may be extremely difficult to ascertain. Accordingly, the Parties agree that the Disclosing Party will have, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it at law or in equity, the right to seek injunctive relief to enjoin any breach or violation of this Section, without the prior necessity of posting bond or other security or the proving that the likelihood of substantial damages will accrue to the Disclosing Party in the absence of such injunctive relief.

 

ARTICLE 4

COMPENSATION

 

4.1 Administration Fee and Expenses. The term “Administration Fee” as used in this Article shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit B hereto. In the event that all or some portion of the Administration Fee is not paid due to a lack of funds in the Practice, the Administration Fee shall carry-over and remain payable until the Practice has funds sufficient to pay the Administration Fee and said Administration Fees which are in arrears shall be paid as soon as any funds are available in the Practice while permitting a working capital balance for the operations of the Practice.

 

4.2 Compensation Review. The Parties recognize that the scope and complexity of the Management Services and Covered Programs may change over the term of this Agreement, which may necessitate adjusting the fees provided for herein. Therefore, the Parties shall meet and confer regularly, and no less than quarterly within seven (7) days following the end of each fiscal quarter of Administrator, to review the Administration Fee. After such meeting, the Administrator shall determine if there should be any adjustment, either up or down, in the Administration Fee being charged hereunder. Any such adjustments to the Administration Fee may only be prospective in nature. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any subsequent modifications to the Administration Fee determined by the Administrator after a quarterly review may be documented via an e-mail acknowledgement memorializing the Parties’ acceptance of such change, and no formal amendment to this Agreement or Exhibit B is required. In addition, without contradicting the prospective nature of such changes to the Administration Fee as set forth herein, the Parties recognize that because of factors such as payment delays, refunds, Adjustments and other factors, Administrator shall have the right to reconciliations of past payments due hereunder, and such reconciliations shall not be temporally constrained unless, and only to the extent, required by Applicable Law. The Parties shall reasonably cooperate in any such reconciliations. If any other regulatory body reaches a final and non-appealable determination that the Administration Fee or any other amount payable pursuant to this Agreement violates any applicable law or regulation, the Parties shall immediately seek to make such revisions, amendments, and changes to this Agreement necessary (and only those that are necessary) for this Agreement to no longer be found to be in violation. In the event that the Parties cannot mutually agree on the acceptability of such revisions, amendments, or changes necessary (and only those that are necessary) for this Agreement to no longer be found to be a financial interest of the Service Provider in the Company, then Administrator may terminate this Agreement upon the delivery of [*****] written notice to the Practice, and the Practice shall pay Administrator a termination fee in the amount of [*****] of the then-current Administration Fee.

 

ARTICLE 5

TERM, TERMINATION AND CONTINUATION

 

5.1 Term. Unless sooner terminated in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof, the initial term of this Agreement shall be for a period of fifteen (15) years from the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”). Unless earlier terminated, upon the end of the Initial Term the Agreement shall automatically renew for a additional successive terms of five (5) years on each fifth (5th) anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter unless (a) either Party provides written notice to the other Party of its intention not to renew the Agreement at least [*****] but no sooner than [*****] before the [*****] of the Effective Date, (b) the Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof or (c) the Agreement is amended in accordance with Section 6.17.

 

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5.2 Termination. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated as set forth below:

 

(a) By the by either Party without cause upon the delivery of [*****] written notice to the other Party.

 

(i) In the event that The Practice terminates this agreement before completion of the first term of the contract the practice agrees to reimburse the Administrator for any costs for licensing that were paid for by the Administrator hereunder.

 

(b) In the event of a material breach of this Agreement, or any of its exhibits attached hereto, by either Party, the other Party may, at any time commencing [*****] after providing written notice of the breach to the breaching Party, terminate this Agreement by delivery to the breaching Party of a written notice of termination (the “Notice of Termination”). If the Practice, after receiving such Notice of Termination, has begun efforts to cure the breach and failed to complete such cure of the alleged breach within [*****] of receiving the Notice of Termination, then Administrator shall be entitled to complete termination of this Agreement with the Practice, or require the Practice or a third party to complete such cure, after such [*****] following Practice’s receipt of the Notice of Termination, and for so long as completion of such cure may take. The Notice of Termination shall state with reasonable specificity the precise breach or breaches of the Agreement identified by the non-breaching Party. No Party may commence any action for any breach of this Agreement that is not specified with particularity in a Notice of Termination.

 

(c) If either Party (i) commences a voluntary case under bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or (ii) an involuntary case is commenced against either Party under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law and such involuntary case is not dismissed within [*****] after the approval of the Practice as a debtor or the appointment of a trustee (for purposes of this Section 5.2(c), each of the Practice, as a debtor in bankruptcy, and the trustee are referred to in this Agreement as, the “Trustee”), then termination may occur immediately upon notice from the other Party.

 

(A) If the Practice should commence a voluntary or other form of bankruptcy proceeding, it may only continue to operate its business under the terms of this Agreement by applying to the Trustee for payment of all past and future fees due the Administrator for services provided pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Parties agree that, because of the intellectual property rights of the Administrator, the bankruptcy court’s approval of the recommendation of the Trustee is fair and essential to protect the Administrator’s intellectual property rights, which will be pre-eminent.

 

(B) Should the Administrator commence a voluntary or other form of bankruptcy proceedings, this Agreement may be continued if the Trustee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof by giving to the Practice confirmation thereof within [*****] of the appointment of the Trustee to the extent not in violation of HIPAA.

 

(d) By the Administrator, immediately, by giving notice to the Practice upon the permanent or temporary revocation, suspension, cancellation or restriction, in any manner, of the Physician’s (or the applicable owner of the Practice’s) license to practice medicine in the State.

 

(e) By the Administrator, immediately, by giving notice to the Practice upon the engagement by or conviction of the Physician (or of any owner of the Practice, as applicable) of any crime (i) punishable as a felony under federal or state law, (ii) involving documented sexual harassment or abuse, (iii) involving documented illegal drug usage, (iv) involving the violation of State Law, or (v) constituting fraud or deceit.

 

(f) In the event the Administrator terminates the Agreement it will take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that there are no patient abandonment issues and that adequate provisions are made for the continuity of patient care.

 

5.3 Rights Upon Termination. The termination of this Agreement shall not release or discharge either Party from any obligation, debt or liability that shall have previously accrued and remains to be performed upon the date of termination.

 

5.4 Notice and Opportunity to Cure. The notice to a breaching Party as set forth in Section 5.2(b) herein shall be a condition precedent to any remedy sought by a non-breaching Party, including, but not limited to, termination of this Agreement, mediation, arbitration, litigation and/or injunctive relief.

 

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ARTICLE 6

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

6.1 Indemnification.

 

(a) Generally. Each Party shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the other Party from and against any liability, loss, claim, lawsuit, damage, injury, cost, expense or other detriment caused or asserted to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by or as a result of the performance of any intentional acts, negligent acts or omissions under this Agreement by such Indemnifying Party (as defined in subsection (b) below), its employees, clinical personnel, non-clinical and administrative personnel and agents, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, provided, however, that neither Party shall be liable to the other Party under this Section 6.1 for any claim that is covered by insurance, including covered attorneys’ fees and costs, except to the extent liability of the protected Party exceeds the amount of the coverage. The duty to indemnify and hold harmless will not be asserted until fault of the indemnitor is proven by a judicial or arbitration finding that the duty exists.

 

(b) Indemnification Procedures.

 

(1) Immediately upon the receipt of any Party (the “Indemnified Party”) of any claim, demand, assertion of loss, notice of lawsuit, notice of investigation by any state or federal regulatory authority or court order (each a “Claim”) in which any third party alleges a failure of such Party of a duty or obligation of that Party to the third-party, and the conduct complained of in the Claim, reasonably appears, in good faith, to arise out of any duty or obligation of the other Party (the “Indemnifying Party”), then the Indemnified Party shall provide a copy of such Claim to the Indemnifying Party and together with a written statement requesting indemnification under this Agreement and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and basis upon which the Indemnified Party is relying in seeking indemnification hereunder, but the failure to provide the copy of the Claim and the accompanying written statement immediately upon its receipt by the Indemnified Party shall not excuse the obligation of indemnification set forth herein unless the Indemnifying Party is substantially prejudiced by such delay.

 

(2) Upon receipt by the Indemnifying Party of such Claim and written statement, the Indemnifying Party shall conduct a prompt investigation to determine if the Indemnifying Party concurs that the circumstances alleged in the Claim reasonably appear to arise out of or be related to the obligations of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnified Party shall provide all reasonable cooperation to the Indemnifying Party in conducting such investigation.

 

(3) If the Indemnifying Party, in good faith, concludes that the circumstances alleged in the Claim reasonably appear to arise out of or be related to the obligations of the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall assume responsibility for the payment of the costs of defense of the Claims, but shall also have control over such defense, including the right to select counsel, the right to approve the defenses, and counterclaims asserted by the Parties in defense of the Claims, and the right to settle the Claims. The Indemnifying Party’s rights hereunder shall be in both its own name, and the right to act in the name of the Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding the right of the Indemnifying Party to control the defense under this subsection (b), the Indemnifying Party shall not enter into any settlement of the Claims that was not negotiated in good faith, or that would be substantially prejudicial to the interest of the Indemnified Party without first giving the Indemnified Party notice of the proposed settlement terms at least [*****] before the settlement would become final.

 

(4) If the Indemnifying Party, in good faith, shall conclude that the circumstances alleged in the Claim reasonably do not appear to arise out of or be related to the obligations of the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall promptly so inform the Indemnified Party and shall surrender the Indemnifying Party’s right to control the defense against such Claims or to approve any settlement, in which case the Indemnified Party shall be solely responsible for its own defense, but without prejudice to its right to seek recovery from the Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Agreement for such costs and any other losses suffered by the Indemnified Party found to have been caused by the failure of the Indemnifying Party to act in compliance with this Agreement.

 

(5) Regardless of which Party controls the defense of the third-party claims against either Party hereto, whether or not the Party named in such claims is entitled to indemnification hereunder, the other Party seeking indemnification, whether or not entitled to be an Indemnified Party under this Agreement, has the right to have counsel of its choosing and expense monitor the defense and be apprised of all material developments in the matter, including receiving a copy of any documents, pleadings, motions, and other papers filed in the matter, and the other Party agrees to reasonably cooperate with such counsel.

 

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6.2 Liability Insurance. Each Party shall maintain a comprehensive general liability policy with a commercial insurance company rated “A” or higher on the A.M. Best Company Financial Strength Ratings to protect against Claims contemplated in Section 6.1 or that may arise under the provisions of this Agreement. Specifically and without limitation, the Practice shall, with respect to the professional services it provides during the term of the Agreement, maintain professional liability insurance coverage with annual coverage limits of at least [*****] in the annual aggregate, and shall also assure that any On-Site Personnel are additional insureds and otherwise covered by appropriate professional liability insurance coverage.

 

6.3 HIPAA Compliance. The Practice is a “Covered Entity” as defined in the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 1320d through 1320d-9, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (“HITECH”), codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 17921 through 17953, and the privacy and security regulations promulgated under HIPAA and HITECH by the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) at 45 C.F.R. §§ 160.101 through 160.312, and §§ 164.102 through 164.106; §§ 164.302 through 164.318 (the “Security Rule”); §§ 164.401 through 164.414 (the “Breach Notification Rule”); and §§ 164.500 through 164.534 (the “Privacy Rule”) (collectively, the “Rules”). The Administrator is a “Business Associate” of the Practice as defined by the Rules. The Parties obligations as a Covered Entity and Business Associate are set forth in that certain HIPAA Business Associate Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

6.4 Notices. Except as specified herein, all notices, requests or instructions hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, sent by telecopier or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid; sent by overnight delivery service through a recognized nationwide delivery service (e.g., FedEx, UPS, DHL); or transmitted by electronic mail to the addresses set forth in Exhibit A hereto. All notices, requests or instructions given in accordance herewith shall be deemed received on the date of delivery. Electronic mail shall not be used for disputes, termination, extensions, material amendments to this Agreement, allegations of breach, requests for indemnification, or complaints, or a matter specifically requested by either Party, if agreed upon by the other Party, which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

6.5 Exculpation Provisions. EACH OF THE PARTIES AGREES THAT IT HAS A DUTY TO READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT IT IS CHARGED WITH NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT; THAT IT HAS IN FACT READ THIS AGREEMENT AND IS FULLY INFORMED AND HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THEM; THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE THROUGHOUT THE NEGOTIATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND HAS RECEIVED THE ADVICE OF ITS LEGAL COUNSEL IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT; AND THAT IT RECOGNIZES THAT CERTAIN TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT RESULT IN ONE PARTY ASSUMING THE LIABILITY INHERENT IN SOME ASPECT OF THE TRANSACTION WHILE RELIEVING THE OTHER PARTY OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT LIABILITY. EACH PARTY AGREES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT CONTEST THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY EXCULPATORY PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ON THE BASIS THAT THE PARTY HAD NO NOTICE OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROVISION OR THAT THE PROVISION IS NOT “CONSPICUOUS.”

 

6.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the exhibits referenced herein and the documents referred to herein represent the final and entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed in them and cannot and will not be contradicted by evidence of any prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the Parties. No modification to this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party against which it is sought to be enforced. Should the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the exhibits attached hereto conflict, the provisions set forth in the exhibits shall control the interpretation of the agreement of the Parties.

 

6.7 Further Assurances. Except as may be specifically provided in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this Agreement shall be self-operative and shall not require further agreement by the Parties; provided, however, at the request of any Party, the other Party shall execute any additional instruments and take any additional acts that are reasonable and that the requesting Party may deem necessary to effectuate this Agreement.

 

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6.8 Dispute Resolution.

 

(a) Confidential Mediation. The Parties agree that any dispute or controversy arising out of, or in any way relating to this Agreement that cannot be resolved within twenty (20) days of written notification by one Party to the other that a dispute has occurred shall be initially redressed by mediation. The mediation shall be in Clark County, Nevada and will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures. The mediation shall take place within thirty (30) days of notice of said mediation being sent to the Parties. The cost of the mediation shall be borne equally by the Parties, and such mediation shall engage a sole mediator selected from the panel of mediators of the AAA. The Parties shall attempt in good faith to agree upon a mediator, and if there is no agreement, the mediator shall be selected by the AAA. The Parties agree to keep the proceedings of the mediation, all events leading up to the mediation and the outcome of the mediation confidential. Should mediation fail to resolve the Parties’ differences, the Parties agree to submit their dispute to arbitration in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.8(b).

 

(b) Confidential Binding Arbitration. Should the mediation procedures set forth in Section 6.8(a) fail to resolve the Parties’ differences, the Parties agree to submit their dispute to arbitration in accordance with the commercial rules of the AAA then in effect. The arbitration shall be in Denver, Colorado if arbitration is initiated by the Practice, or in Clark County, Nevada, if arbitration is initiated by Administrator, before a sole arbitrator agreed to by the Parties and selected from the panel of arbitrators of the AAA. The Parties shall attempt in good faith to agree upon an arbitrator, and if there is no agreement, then the selection of the arbitrator shall be made by the AAA. The Parties agree to keep the proceedings of the arbitration, all events leading up to the arbitration and the outcome of the arbitration confidential. It is the intent of the Parties that this Section 6.8(b) provides a broad arbitration clause and is intended to include claims and causes of action regarding, arising out of, or relating to this Agreement, whether arising in contract, tort, statute, regulation, common law or otherwise. The Parties’ submission and agreement to arbitrate shall be specifically enforceable, and the judgment of the arbitrator granting an award (the “Arbitration Award”) to a Party may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each Party shall bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees and the Arbitrator shall have no authority to award to any party its attorneys’ fees or costs under this Agreement or State law. Except as provided in this Section 6.8, the Practice shall not pursue any litigation in any court in an effort to obtain relief under this Agreement.

 

(c) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each Party knowingly, willingly, voluntarily and irrevocably waives any right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or other proceeding, to enforce or defend any rights under or in connection with this Agreement.

 

(d) Injunctive Relief. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.8, both Parties agree and acknowledge that any actions of the Practice which violate the rights of the Administrator under Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 of this Agreement or which in the Administrator’s reasonable determination, threaten Administrator’s intellectual property rights, may cause irreparable harm and significant injury to an extent that (i) may be extremely difficult to ascertain and (ii) an immediate remedy may be necessary yet cannot be adequately addressed within the dispute mediation timeframe set forth in this Section 6.8. Accordingly, the Practice agrees that with regard to any breach or threatened breach by the Practice of Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 hereof, or violation or threat to violate the Administrator’s intellectual property rights, the Administrator will have the right to obtain injunctive relief to enjoin any such breach or violation without the prior necessity of posting bond or other security or proving the likelihood that substantial damages will accrue to the Administrator in the absence of such injunctive relief. The Parties also agree that the Practice shall have the same right to seek injunctive relief to enjoin any breach or threatened breach by the Administrator of Section 6.3 of this Agreement.

 

6.9 Obligations of Practice. Except as specifically set forth in this paragraph, the Administrator agrees that any obligations or debts owed by the Practice to the Administrator under this Agreement are organizational debts of the Practice and not debts or obligations of any officer, director, shareholder, or employee of the Practice. The Parties agree that the obligations under Section 1.4, Section 2.1, Article 3 (Non-Competition and Confidentiality), and Article 6, are also obligations of the individual executing this Agreement on behalf of the Practice as indicated on the signature page of this Agreement.

 

6.10 Limitation of Liability. Neither Party nor any of its affiliates, members, officers or employees, or any third party vendor, will be liable to the other Party for any special, indirect, consequential or incidental damages arising from or related to any provision of this Agreement, including but not limited to loss of revenue or anticipated profits, lost business, goodwill, business interruptions or cost of procurement of substitute goods, technology, or software, whether or not the circumstances giving rise to such claims may have been within the control of such Party, and whether or not such Party may have been advised of or foreseen the possibility thereof. This Section 6.9 shall survive termination of this Agreement. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATOR’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF PROVISION OF SERVICES HEREUNDER EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE PRACTICE HEREUNDER DURING THE THREE (3) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE CLAIM. THE EXISTENCE OF ONE OR MORE CLAIMS WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT.

 

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6.11 Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE ADMINISTRATOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE. THE ADMINISTRATOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND THOSE ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

 

6.12 Attorneys’ Fees. Except as otherwise stated in this Agreement, the exhibits or as provided by law, each of the Parties shall bear such Party’s own attorneys’ fees and other expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.13 Governing Law and Venue. Except as provided in this paragraph, this Agreement and its validity, construction and performance shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Nevada without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law or application of the principle of forum non conveniens. All legal matters pertaining to the practice of medicine, the provision of clinical services, or professional matters, shall be governed by the State Law.

 

6.14 Article and Section Headings. The article and section headings in this Agreement are inserted solely for convenience of reference and are not a part of and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereof.

 

6.15 Waiver. The waiver of any covenant, condition or duty hereunder by either Party shall not prevent that Party from later insisting upon full performance of the same. Any such waiver must be in writing and signed by the duly authorized representative of each Party.

 

6.16 Relationship of the Parties. The Practice and the Administrator are not joint venturers, partners, employees or agents of each other and, except as specifically provided herein, neither Party shall have any authority to bind the other Party. No partnership of any kind is intended to be created pursuant to this Agreement or the provision of the Management Services and/or Covered Programs by the Administrator.

 

6.17 Amendment. No amendment in the terms of this Agreement shall be binding on either Party unless in writing and executed by the duly authorized representatives of each Party.

 

6.18 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and both of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement, by facsimile, electronic mail or by any other electronic means, has the same effect as delivery of an executed original of this Agreement.

 

6.19 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if the rights or obligations of any Party will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (a) such provision will be fully severable, (b) this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, (c) the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance here from and (d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be added as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible upon which the Parties agree based upon the underlying intent of the Parties as set forth in Section 6.7.

 

6.20 Regulatory Requirements. If any federal, state or local government or agency or board created thereby, passes, issues or promulgates any law, rule, regulation, standard or interpretation or materially changes its current position as to the interpretation of any existing law, rule, regulation or standard, at any time while this Agreement is in effect which would prohibit, restrict, limit or render illegal the relationships described herein, or if a governmental entity issues a written allegation to the Practice (or any owner thereof, if applicable), or the Administrator or any affiliate thereof to the effect that any relationship described herein is in violation of any law, rule or regulation, the Administrator may by notice to the Practice (or applicable owner) amend this Agreement in order to bring it into compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations so long as the basic economic results of this transaction would survive any such amendment.

 

6.21 Survival. Article 3, Article 4 and Article 6 of this Agreement, as well as any other provision that, in order to give proper effect to its intent, should survive such expiration or termination, will survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

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6.22 Assignment and Subcontracting. Upon providing advance written notice to Practice, Administrator may (a) assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, to a subsidiary or an affiliate, or to any business that purchases all or substantially all of the assets of Administrator or all or substantially all of the assets of Administrator in a particular state; (b) assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any lender or financing source, as a collateral assignment, in connection with a bona fide financing transaction; and (c) subcontract the performance of certain tasks or functions to a third-party vendor in the normal course of business, provided that such subcontracting does not relieve Administrator of responsibility hereunder. Practice is prohibited from assignment of this Agreement, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, without the consent of Administrator. (If there is a change of control of the Practice, this Agreement shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the Administrator to terminate immediately upon notice, at any time following such change of control.) Practice is prohibited from subcontracting its obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, without the consent of the Administrator.

 

6.23 Interpretation. This Agreement supersedes, amends, restates, and overrides any previous management services agreement between the Parties, including any amendments thereto, the entirety of which shall be null and void upon the execution and Effective Date of this Agreement. Ambiguities in this Agreement shall not be construed for the benefit of either Party on the basis that a Party or its representatives drafted the provision or this Agreement. Each Party has had the opportunity to review this Agreement with counsel.

 

6.24 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person, entity, company, partnership, limited liability company or other unincorporated association other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Practice Administration Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the dates set forth below.

 

Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC   Sleep Center of Nevada, Rachakonda & Associates, PLLC, a Nevada professional limited liability company

 

   
By: /s/ R. Kirk Huntsman   By: /s/ Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda
Name: R. Kirk Huntsman   Name: Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D.
Title: CEO   Title: Sole Member
Date: June 10, 2025   Date: June 10, 2025

 

If the Practice is an entity, the authorized owner of the Practice individually agrees with respect to the obligations under Section 1.4, Section 2.1, Article 3, and Article 6.

 

Physician Name: Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D.

 

Physician Signature: /s/ Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda

 

Date: June 10, 2025

 

Signature Page to Practice Administration Agreement

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

“Effective Date” shall mean June 2, 2025.

 

“Administrator” shall mean Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC or its designated affiliate or subsidiary.

 

“Physician” shall mean Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D.

 

“Practice” shall mean Sleep Center of Nevada, Rachakonda & Associates, PLLC, a Nevada professional limited liability company.

 

“State” shall mean the State of Nevada.

 

The information regarding notices referenced in Section 6.4 is as follows:

 

To Administrator:

 

Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC

7921 Southpark Plaza, Suite 210

Highlands Ranch, CO 80120

Attn: Brad Amman, CFO

Email: [*****]

 

To Practice:

 

Sleep Center of Nevada, Rachakonda & Associates, PLLC

5701 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 105

Las Vegas, Nevada 89146

Attn: Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D.

Email: [*****]

 

Any of the above addresses may be changed at any time by notice given as provided above; provided, however, that any such notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

Exhibit A to Practice Administration Agreement

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

ADMINISTRATION FEES

 

I. “Administration Fee” shall mean the consideration payable to Administrator for the Management Services rendered by Administrator for each calendar month during the term of this Agreement that Practice shall pay to Administrator in an amount equal to $100,000.

 

II. Payment of Expenses: Administrator shall submit regular invoices to the Practice in accordance with Administrator’s standard invoicing policies. Such invoices shall include a statement of the expenses incurred, and due for such invoice period. Practice will remit to Administrator within [*****] following receipt of such statement an amount equal to the amount payable on each applicable invoice.

 

III. Late Fees: Any amount not paid by Practice on or before the date such amount becomes due and payable will be considered late and shall accrue interest at the rate of [*****] per month from the date such amount became due and payable until paid or recovered in full.

 

Exhibit B to Practice Administration Agreement

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

HIPAA BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT

 

[See Attached.]

 

Exhibit C to Practice Administration Agreement

 

 

 

 

EX-10.9 12 ex10-9.htm EX-10.9

 

Exhibit 10.9

 

Pursuant to item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K, certain identified information marked with [*****] has been excluded from the exhibit because it is both (i) not material and (ii) the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.

 

PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June 10, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Prabhu-Lata K. Shete MDs, LTD., a Nevada professional corporation d/b/a The Sleep Center of Nevada (the “Practice”) and Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D. (the “Physician”) (together with the Practice, the “Parties”).

 

WHEREAS, the Practice is providing professional medical services to patients in the State of Nevada and desires to obtain the services of a duly qualified medical doctor to provide clinical services, including sleep apnea testing and diagnostics; and

 

WHEREAS, the Physician is licensed by the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners (the “Board”) to practice medicine in the State of Nevada (the “State”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Practice wishes to employ the Physician on a full-time, exclusive basis to render professional medical services to its patients, and the Physician wishes to be employed by the Practice, on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1. Professional Employment Relationship. The Practice hereby employs the Physician, and the Physician hereby accepts this employment to perform Professional Medical Services (as defined in the following Section) on the terms and conditions set forth below.

 

2. Professional Medical Services.

 

(a) The Physician shall provide and personally render clinical services (including but not limited to medical examination, testing, orders, interpretation, diagnosis, treatment, and prescription within the scope of the Physician’s licensure and/or specialty) to and for patients of, or assigned by, the Practice on a full-time, exclusive basis. The Physician agrees to devote substantially their entire time and attention to the practice of medicine on the Practice’s behalf.

 

(b) The Physician shall perform all administrative and management duties necessary and attendant to such practice and that may otherwise be assigned to them by the Practice. All earnings derived from or related to services personally rendered by the Physician to or for the Practice’s patients (the “Professional Medical Services”) shall accrue to and be the property of the Practice, unless otherwise excepted according to the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c) The Physician shall supervise allied health professionals, non-physician practitioners, and appropriate non-physician clinical personnel who participate in the care of patients assigned to the Physician.

 

(d) The Physician shall participate in and attend staff meetings and staff education and participate in the Practice’s quality-improvement programs and compliance training.

 

(e) The Professional Medical Services are to be performed predominantly at the Practice’s various office locations throughout Nevada.

 

(f) To the extent necessary, the Physician agrees to participate in and share responsibility for non-hospital on-call coverage with the Practice’s other employed physicians. The Physician will only be responsible for the dates of assigned on-call coverage. The Physician recognizes and acknowledges, however, that emergencies may arise requiring the Physician’s particular specialty or services outside of assigned on-call coverage dates, and the Physician agrees to render any services as may be required, where reasonably able to do so.

 

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3. Work Schedule. The Practice will set the work schedule for the Physician. The Physician shall be available and perform the Professional Medical Services during those hours determined by the Practice and as may be changed by the Practice from time to time. For purposes of this Agreement, full-time shall mean the commitment by the Physician of an average of forty (40) hours to perform patient care and administrative duties in any seven (7) day week, with on-call hours not being considered as hours worked.

 

4. Exclusive Relationship. During the term of this Agreement, the Physician will not engage in any other occupation or professional activity without the prior written consent of the Practice, including but not limited to, medical services, consulting, advisory board, or speaker program agreements with medical device companies, pharmaceutical companies, or other health care related entities.

 

(a) Except for Permitted External Activities, the Physician agrees that all fees received for any services by the Physician shall be paid directly to the Practice. The Physician may engage in activities outside of employment and on their own time if these are not otherwise precluded by this Agreement, like personal investments, hobbies, charitable, and civic activities which do not interfere with the performance of the Physician’s duties under this Agreement or have otherwise been approved by the Practice as a Permitted External Activity as set out below.

 

(b) The Physician agrees that they will not render medical services of a professional nature to or for any person or firm, for compensation, during the term of this Agreement, nor engage in any activity competitive with or adverse to the Practice’s business or professional practice, whether alone, as a partner, or as an officer, director, member, physician, shareholder, or investor of any other practice, partnership, limited liability practice, or in any other capacity.

 

5. Permitted External Activities. The Physician may engage in academic lecturing, speaking engagements, teaching, research, and writing only as requested by the Practice on its behalf, or only as approved by the Practice under this Section as a Permitted External Activity. External Activities are any professional activities outside the scope of this Agreement in any field of medicine or surgery, or academic lecturing, including without limitation, consulting, promotion, marketing, speaking engagements, teaching, research, writing, “moonlighting” or the provision of testimony as an expert witness.

 

(a) The Physician will not engage in consulting, advisory board, or speaker program agreements with medical device companies, pharmaceutical companies, or other health care related entities without the prior written consent of the Practice as an External Activity.

 

(b) The Physician agrees that they will not render medical services of a professional nature to or for any person or firm, for compensation, during the term of this Agreement, nor engage in any activity competitive with or adverse to the Practice’s business or professional practice, whether alone, as a partner, or as an officer, director, member, physician, shareholder, or investor of any other practice, partnership, limited liability practice, or in any other capacity, without the prior written consent of the Practice as an External Activity.

 

(c) The Physician agrees not to engage in, receive compensation for, or bill for, any External Activity including any professional activity outside the scope of this Agreement in any field of medicine or surgery, academic lecturing, including consulting, promotional, marketing, or speaking engagements, or teaching, research, writing, or the provision of testimony as an expert witness, without the prior written consent of the Practice as an External Activity.

 

(d) The Physician agrees that any proposed External Activity shall first be submitted in writing to the Practice’s Administrator (as defined in the Practice Administration Agreement entered into by the Practice) for approval. If the Administrator approves the External Activity in writing, before the Physician engages in any Permitted External Activity, the Practice will enter into a contract with the entity or person requesting the services unless the Administrator otherwise permits the Physician to directly contract for the External Activity.

 

(e) Any Permitted External Activity engaged in by the Physician must be consistent with the interests of the Practice, conflict of interest and compliance policies, and may not pose any potential for bias and influence on the physician’s medical judgment.

 

(f) If, upon securing the Practice’s prior written approval for any Permitted External Activity, the Physician conducts any professional activities outside the scope of this Agreement, the Physician shall maintain, at the Physician’s expense, professional malpractice liability insurance for such activities, unless the Practice agrees otherwise in writing. Written acknowledgment of coverage shall be provided to the Practice.

 

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6. Board Observer Right.

 

(a) During the term of this Agreement, the Physician will be entitled to sit as a non-voting observer (a “Board Observer”) to the Board of Directors of Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. (“Vivos”). As a Board Observer, the Physician shall be entitled to: (i) receive notice of any regular or special meeting of Board of Directors at the time such notice is provided to the members of the Board of Directors; (ii) receive copies of any materials delivered to the Company’s directors in connection with such meetings; and (iii) attend all such meetings of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that as a Board Observer, the Physician shall not be entitled to: (i) vote on any matter submitted to the Board of Directors; (ii) offer any motions or resolutions to the Board of Directors; or (iii) receive information or materials or attend any meeting or portion thereof if (as determined by the Board of Directors in their sole discretion) access to such information or materials or attendance at such meeting would (A) adversely affect the attorney-client or work product privilege between Vivos and its counsel, (B) result in a conflict of interest, or (C) result in violation of any agreement with a third party that restricts or prohibits such disclosure.

 

(b) The Physician agrees, as a condition of his participation in any such meeting or receipt of any such information as a Board Observer, to have executed a customary confidentiality and market standoff agreement with terms satisfactory to and in favor of Vivos.

 

(c) The rights granted to Physician under this Section shall automatically terminate upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

7. Licensing and Certification. The Physician shall have and maintain all licenses, registrations, and certifications necessary to perform the Professional Medical Services required under this Agreement, including but not limited to:

 

(a) State Medical License. The Physician shall have a valid and unlimited license to practice medicine in Nevada throughout the term of this Agreement and shall provide a copy of the license to the Practice before employment, at least annually thereafter, and otherwise upon the Practice’s request.

 

(b) Board Certification. The Physician shall obtain and maintain certification or eligibility by the Board for the medical specialty of their practice upon the Practice’s request;

 

(c) Pharmaceutical Prescribing and DEA Registration. The Physician shall obtain and maintain the federal and state licenses, registrations, and certifications necessary to dispense and prescribe pharmaceutical agents ordinarily dispensed or prescribed in conjunction with the professional services to be performed by the Physician under this Agreement, including without limitation, narcotics and other controlled dangerous substances.

 

8. Third-Party Payor Participation.

 

(a) Managed Care Organizations. The Physician shall participate in any managed care organization (MCO) contracts with which the Practice contracts or provides services, and of any other provider network or other health care delivery organization in which the Practice directs the Physician to participate. The Physician will not be in default of this provision if their failure to become a participating provider in a provider network is for reasons beyond their control. For purposes of this Agreement, an MCO includes any third-party payors, payor provider networks, or other health care delivery organizations, including but not limited to preferred provider organizations, health maintenance organizations, administrative services organizations, independent practice organizations, and accountable care organizations. The Physician agrees to participate in, cooperate with, and provide care to members of any MCOs specified by the Practice. The Physician will fully cooperate with all case management and utilization review requirements of the MCOs and the Practice. If applicable, the Physician shall terminate contracts or membership with any MCO specified by the Practice and comply with any patient notification requirements as may be made necessary by such termination under controlling regulations and statutes.

 

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(b) Other Entities. The Physician shall provide Professional Medical Services that the Practice has agreed to perform under agreements with other entities, including without limitation, hospitals, physician practices, and clinics.

 

9. Government Health Care Programs. The Physician is and shall remain a provider in good standing with Medicare and Medicaid programs, and with any other government-funded health care program or payor that the Practice may require. As required by the Practice, the Physician shall maintain a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number.

 

10. Required Notifications by Physician. The Physician shall, throughout the term of this Agreement, make all notifications required below or elsewhere throughout this Agreement to the Practice immediately upon discovery of any circumstances requiring these notifications. Required notifications under this Agreement include but are not limited to notifications regarding:

 

(a) any material change with respect to licensure, medical staff privileges, or enrollment in any managed care or government health care benefits program;

 

(b) exclusion from participation in any federal or state health care benefits program;

 

(c) any report or complaint about the Physician’s competence or conduct made to any state medical or professional licensing agency;

 

(d) any limitation on their ability to practice medicine including any physical or mental illness, drug or alcohol dependency, or condition that impairs or may impair the Physician’s ability to practice medicine;

 

(e) any civil, criminal, or administrative investigation, or proceeding relating to an allegation that the Physician filed false health care claims, violated state or federal anti-kickback laws or physician self-referral laws, or engaged in any billing improprieties;

 

(f) any malpractice suit, claim (whether or not filed in court), verdict, decree, or settlement involving the Physician;

 

(g) any disciplinary, peer-review or other action by a health care facility, licensure board, governmental agency, or professional society;

 

(h) any criminal charges or convictions, whether felony or misdemeanor; or

 

(i) any investigation or review for any conduct that could be characterized as discrimination or harassment.

 

11. Failure to Provide Notice. The Physician’s failure to provide any notification required by this Agreement is grounds for the Practice’s immediate termination of this Agreement.

 

12. Notices. All notices and communications required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed provided when hand-delivered, or when sent postage prepaid by registered or certified mail, and, if intended for the Practice, shall be addressed to it at the address set forth on the signature page, or at such other address as the Practice shall have given to the Physician, and if intended for the Physician shall be addressed to them at the address set forth on the signature page, or at such other address as the Physician shall have given to the Practice.

 

13. Performance Standards. The Physician agrees to observe, comply with, and provide services under this Agreement according to:

 

(a) ethical rules of the medical profession as applied and enforced by the Board, applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and the appropriate professional standard(s) of care; and

 

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(b) the Practice’s policies and procedures, code of conduct, policies, and other governing rules and documents now in force or as adopted by the Practice from time to time.

 

14. Medical Record Accuracy and Completion. The Physician agrees to:

 

(a) timely complete and maintain accurate records for all professional services provided to the Practice’s patients in accordance with all applicable record-keeping and reporting requirements, state and federal laws, and the Practice policies and procedures; and

 

(b) sign off on all orders, prescriptions, and plans of care on a timely basis.

 

15. Coding and Documentation Assessments. The Physician shall participate in the Practice’s regular assessments of the Physician’s documentation and coding, and the Physician shall participate, when requested, in all related educational programs. At all times, during the term of this Agreement, the Physician shall comply with the Practice’s policies and procedures related to satisfaction of state guidelines regarding documentation, coding, and billing. Failure to comply with such policies and procedures shall be deemed to be a material breach of this Agreement.

 

16. Employment At-Will. The Physician understands and agrees that their employment with the Practice is at-will and that the Practice can terminate the Physician’s employment and future compensation, with or without cause, and with or without notice, as set forth in and subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time. The Physician acknowledges that no representations to the contrary, either oral or written, have been made to the Physician and that any pre-existing understanding or statements which contradict the at-will status of employment are cancelled. Further, the Physician understands that only the Administrator of the Practice has the authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any fixed period of time, or to make any agreement contrary to the foregoing, and that any such agreement must be in writing and signed by the Physician and the Administrator of the Practice.

 

17. The Practice’s Responsibilities.

 

(a) Patient Assignment and Fee Schedule. The Practice shall have complete and exclusive authority to assign patients to the Physician, and to establish fee schedules and otherwise set fees for all Professional Medical Services performed by the Physician during the term of this Agreement.

 

(b) Billing and Collection. The Practice shall have complete and exclusive authority to bill, collect, and determine any write-offs for fees for Professional Medical Services rendered by the Physician and to take any other action related to billing and collection of such fees during the term of this Agreement and any extension thereof. The Practice shall retain all fees collected for Professional Medical Services, and all accounts receivable generated for such services shall be the property of the Practice.

 

(c) Office Space, Equipment, and Supplies. The Practice shall make available the medical and administrative assistance, space, equipment, supplies, and support personnel as reasonably necessary, in the sole judgment of the Practice, to enable the Physician to carry out their responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

18. Professional Liability Insurance. The Practice will provide the Physician with professional liability insurance (medical malpractice) coverage at no cost to the Physician for Professional Medical Services provided under this Agreement. The Physician will cooperate with the Practice and promptly provide any information required by the Practice’s insurance carrier to effectuate or maintain insurance coverage. The Physician acknowledges that any professional liability policy provided by the Practice shall cover the Physician’s practice of medicine only for Professional Medical Services provided by the Physician as an employee of the Practice and will not cover any External Activities outside the scope of the Physician’s employment under the Agreement. If, upon securing prior written approval for any Permitted External Activity pursuant to this Agreement, the Physician conducts professional activities outside the scope of the Physician’s employment, the Physician shall maintain, at the Physician’s expense, professional malpractice liability insurance for such activities and shall provide written acknowledgement of coverage upon request by the Practice.

 

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19. Liability Coverage: Type and Amount. The Practice will:

 

(a) provide professional liability insurance coverage in amounts deemed reasonable by the Practice but not less than [*****] per occurrence and [*****] in the annual aggregate, and no less than that provided for the Practice’s other employed physicians. Such coverage shall:

 

(i) be provided and maintained throughout the term of the Agreement and any renewals of this Agreement.

 

(ii) be effective as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, but not cover any period before the Effective Date.

 

(b) Notification of Claims. The Physician shall immediately notify the Practice or persons designated by the Practice in writing of all claims made, filed, or threatened against the Physician related to the services provided during the term and under this Agreement.

 

20. Compensation. As compensation for the services rendered to the Practice, the Practice agrees to pay the Physician:

 

(a) Base Salary. The Physician shall receive an annual salary of $400,000 payable on a monthly basis in accordance with the Practice’s policies as amended from time to time.

 

(b) Bonus and Incentive Compensation. In addition to the annual salary, the Practice shall pay to the Physician, within [*****] after the end of each full calendar year during which the Physician is continuously employed under this Agreement, a bonus calculated [*****] as follows; provided, however, that [*****] for 2025 only shall be based on an extrapolation of [*****] realized on an accrual basis for the Nevada operations of Airway Integrated Management Company, LLC or its appropriate designee responsible for providing services on the state, beginning the first full calendar month after the closing (the “Post-Closing Month”) of the transactions contemplated in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement between Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. and R.D. Prabhu-Lata K. Shete MDs, LTD. executed on April 15, 2025, with [*****] earned between the first day of the Post-Closing Month and December 31, 2025 multiplied by an amount that would equal a full twelve (12) months of operations (for example, three (3) months of operations from the Post-Closing Month to year-end 2025 would be multiplied by four (4); four (4) months of operations from the Post-Closing Month to year-end 2025 would be multiplied by three (3); and six (6) months of operations from the Post-Closing Month to year-end 2025 would be multiplied by two (2):

 

[*****] Target   Bonus and Incentive Compensation
2025   2025
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]
2026   2026
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]
2027   2027
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]
2028   2028
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]
[*****]   [*****]

 

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(c) Clawback Provisions. Any amounts payable under this Agreement are subject to any policy (whether in existence as of the Effective Date or later adopted) established by the Practice providing for clawback or recovery of amounts that were improperly paid to or obtained by the Physician. The Practice will make any determination for clawback or recovery in its reasonable discretion and in accordance with any applicable law or regulation.

 

21. Expense Reimbursement. The Physician shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Practice for the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of services under this Agreement in accordance with the Practice’s expense policy. Reimbursable expenses include license renewal fees, continuing medical education costs, medical staff membership fees, required board certification(s) costs, third-party payor program credentialing or participation applications, or other expenses subject to the Practice’s prior written approval. The Physician shall furnish the Practice with expense records in compliance with the Practice’s policies and IRS rules.

 

22. Vacation. The Physician shall be entitled to receive the vacation and fringe benefits provided by the Practice to its employees consistent with applicable policies, provided that these benefits may change from time to time, as determined by the Practice.

 

23. Benefits. The Physician may be eligible to participate in other benefits or incentive compensation plans that may be authorized and adopted from time to time by the Practice.

 

24. Medical Records. All medical records, case histories, case records, x-ray films, personal or regular files relating to patients treated by the Physician while employed by the Practice under this Agreement shall belong to and remain the property of the Practice. The Practice agrees to provide the Physician with copies of appropriate records and documents requested by the Physician in connection with the defense of a claim or suit arising from the Physician’s provision of services while the Physician is employed by the Practice. The Physician shall pay all reasonable expenses incurred by the Practice in providing such records and documents.

 

25. Confidentiality. All documents and records related to services provided under this Agreement, or to the operations of the Practice, are and shall remain the Practice’s property. The Physician recognizes and acknowledges that these documents and records are proprietary to the Practice. The Physician will not disclose confidential information without the written consent of the Practice except as necessary to perform the Physician’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and as required by law. The Physician agrees to:

 

(a) comply with all federal and state laws and regulations governing the confidentiality of patient medical information including without limitation the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), and related regulations; and

 

(b) immediately report in writing to the Practice any breach or compromise of such confidentiality; and

 

(c) immediately return or cause to be returned to the Practice all patient medical information upon termination of this Agreement.

 

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26. Professional Fees Assignment. The execution of this Agreement by the Physician shall be deemed an assignment by the Physician to the Practice of all fees and accounts for Professional Medical Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. The Physician hereby reassigns to the Practice any rights the Physician may have to payments made by Medicare or Medicaid for these services rendered by the Physician.

 

(a) Additional Documents. To the extent necessary to accomplish the intent of this Section and consistent with applicable law, the Physician shall execute additional documents as may be reasonably requested by the Practice, including without limitation, assignments of all fees and accounts for Professional Medical Services.

 

(b) Third-Party Payor Agreements. The Physician recognizes that the Practice will from time to time execute on behalf of the Physician, agreements with various managed care organizations (MCOs) and federal and state health care programs. The Practice will request from the Physician any additional assignments necessary to facilitate billing and other appropriate functions for purposes of the Practice’s agreements with such MCOs and federal and state health care programs. The Physician:

 

(i) agrees to execute any such agreements that the Practice requests the Physician to execute;

 

(ii) agrees not to execute any such agreements unless requested to do so by the Practice; and

 

(iii) grants to the Practice a limited power of attorney for the purpose of executing MCO, federal or state health care program or other third-party payor agreements on behalf of the Physician.

 

27. Non-Discrimination Against Patients. The Physician shall render the same quality of services to all patients, regardless of whether they are fee-for-service, health maintenance organization (HMO), commercial, Medicaid patients, Medicare risk patients, or otherwise. The Physician shall not discriminate or differentiate in the treatment of patients by virtue of the patient’s financial reimbursement plan or payment method.

 

28. Assignment of Agreement. Neither this Agreement, nor any rights and obligations under it, may be assigned by the Physician, without the prior written consent of the Practice.

 

29. Non-Compete. The Physician agrees that for a period of three (3) years following the termination of this Agreement, Physician shall not, individually or jointly, whether as an employer, physician, operator, agent, independent contractor, owner, shareholder, investor, joint venture participant, or otherwise, engage in the practice of medicine within the State of Nevada.

 

30. Non-Solicitation. The Physician agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of at least three (3) years after its termination, Physician will not:

 

(a) Solicit, encourage, induce, or attend to induce any employee of the Practice to leave the employment of, or terminate services to, the Practice, or intentionally adversely interfere with the relationship between the Practice or any of its employees.

 

(b) Hire, or cause to be hired, any person who was an employee of the Practice within one hundred eighty (180) days of the last date on which the employee was retained by the Practice.

 

(c) Induce or attempt to induce any patient, former patient, referral source, or other business relation of the Practice to cease using the services of the Practice, cease doing business with the Practice, or intentionally adversely interfere with the relationship between any patient, referral source, or other business relation and the Practice.

 

31. Reciprocal Representations and Warranties. The Physician and the Practice each represents and warrants to the other that:

 

(a) It is not currently excluded, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to participate in Medicare or any other federal health care program under Section 1128 and 1128A of the Social Security Act or as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(f) (the “federal health care programs”).

 

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(b) It has not been convicted of a criminal offense related to the provision of health care items or services and has not yet been excluded, debarred, or otherwise declared ineligible to participate in any federal health care program.

 

(c) It is not under investigation or otherwise aware of any circumstance that may result in such party being excluded from participation in any federal health care program.

 

(d) The foregoing representations and warranties shall be ongoing during the term of this Agreement and each party shall immediately notify the other party of any change in the status of the representation and warranty set forth in this Section, at which time the notified party shall have the right to immediately terminate this agreement.

 

32. Physician Representations and Warranties. The Physician represents and warrants that:

 

(a) The Physician’s acceptance of employment with the Practice and performance of duties under this Agreement will not conflict with or result in a violation of, a breach of, or a default under any contract, agreement, or understanding to which the Physician is a party or is otherwise bound.

 

(b) The Physician’s acceptance of employment with the Practice and performance of duties under this Agreement will not violate any non-solicitation, non-competition, or other similar covenant or agreement of a prior employer.

 

(c) The Physician has fully disclosed to the Practice (or those designated by the Practice) any and all prior revocations, suspensions, censures, disciplinary proceedings, malpractice claims or actions that either occurred in the past or are pending as of the Effective Date of this Agreement.

 

33. Term and Renewal. This Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date (as defined below) and shall continue for a term of three (3) years unless and until otherwise terminated by either party. This Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one-year terms commencing on each anniversary of the Effective Date unless either party provides the other party with written notice of non-renewal at least [*****]before the end of the current term, or unless this Agreement is terminated earlier according to its termination provisions. For purposes of this Agreement, the “term” includes the initial period of performance and any subsequent renewal periods.

 

34. Termination for Cause by the Physician. The Physician may terminate this Agreement for cause in the event of a material breach of the Agreement upon [*****] prior written notice to the Practice describing the material breach, provided the Practice fails or has made no effort to cure the identified breach within [*****]of receiving the written notice from the Physician, or such longer period as the Physician may allow to achieve cure.

 

35. Termination by the Practice. The Practice may at its reasonable discretion and without prejudice to any and all remedies which it may otherwise have either at law, in equity, or under the terms of this Agreement immediately terminate this Agreement for cause upon the occurrence of the following:

 

(a) The Physician engages in one or more acts of intentional misconduct.

 

(b) Upon the death or disability of the Physician or upon any adjudication of the Physician as incompetent.

 

(c) Any situation involving the Physician that creates a reasonable likelihood of immediate harm to patients of the Practice or the Physician.

 

(d) The Physician’s breach of a material term of this Agreement, or the applicable policies and procedures of the Practice, where the breach is not curable, or if curable, has not been cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Practice within [*****]of written notice of such breach or failure to the Physician.

 

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(e) The Physician’s suspension or exclusion from participation in any health care benefits program administered by any private or governmental third-party payor on which the Practice relies, including but not limited to Medicare and Medicaid.

 

(f) The termination of the Physician’s professional liability insurance because of acts or omissions by the Physician.

 

(g) The Practice’s inability to obtain, as determined by the Practice, professional liability insurance covering the Physician at commercially reasonable rates.

 

(h) The revocation, suspension, termination, surrender, or other loss of any clinical or medical licensure, board certification, or medical staff privileges held by the Physician during the term of this Agreement.

 

(i) The imposition of conditions or restrictions on the Physician’s license to practice medicine.

 

(j) The suspension or revocation of the Physician’s Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration, certification, or other right to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.

 

(k) The commission by the Physician of any intentional or willful act damaging to the Practice or its reputation.

 

(l) The Physician’s habitual alcohol, drug, or other substance abuse that interferes with their ability to perform their obligations under this Agreement.

 

(m) The Physician is suspended, excluded, or debarred by any governmental authority for violation of any law, rule, regulation, or policy regarding professional standards, including unprofessional conduct.

 

(n) Resignation of the Physician from any professional organization while under the threat of investigation or discipline.

 

(o) The Physician is convicted, pleads guilty or enters a plea of nolo contender to any felony, or to any misdemeanor involving violence, moral turpitude, or immoral or unethical conduct.

 

(p) At any time for any reason, or for no reason, on not less than [*****]prior written notice to the Physician.

 

36. Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “disability” shall mean the Physician’s sustained inability, due to physical or mental injury, illness, or incapacity, to perform the essential duties, responsibilities, and functions of a physician, with or without reasonable accommodation, and as a result of which the Physician does not perform the essential duties, responsibilities or functions of his position for a period of at least 120 days (whether or not consecutive) during any 180-day period or for any period of at least 90 consecutive days. However, upon such disability and as an alternative to termination of this Agreement, the Practice may, but is not required to, agree to a continuing employment relationship with the Physician at a reduced rate of compensation based on the Physician’s ability to perform on a basis less than what is required in this Agreement, and with reasonable accommodation, the essential functions of the practice of medicine. The Practice may require the Physician to undergo a medical exam by a competent board-certified physician in State of the Practice’s choosing at the Practice’s expense. The opinions as to the Physician’s ability to perform the essential functions of the services hereunder will be final and binding. The Practice may also require the Physician to undergo a medical exam following the Physician’s request for a reasonable accommodation.

 

37. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Nevada without giving effect to its conflicts-of-laws provisions.

 

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38. Dispute Resolution.

 

(a) Confidential Mediation. The Parties agree that any dispute or controversy arising out of, or in any way relating to this Agreement that cannot be resolved within [*****] of written notification by one Party to the other that a dispute has occurred shall be initially redressed by mediation. The mediation shall be in Clark County, Nevada and will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures. The mediation shall take place within [*****]of notice of said mediation being sent to the Parties. The cost of the mediation shall be borne equally by the Parties, and such mediation shall engage a sole mediator selected from the panel of mediators of the AAA. The Parties shall attempt in good faith to agree upon a mediator, and if there is no agreement, the mediator shall be selected by the AAA. The Parties agree to keep the proceedings of the mediation, all events leading up to the mediation and the outcome of the mediation confidential. Should mediation fail to resolve the Parties’ differences, the Parties agree to submit their dispute to arbitration in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 38(b).

 

(b) Confidential Binding Arbitration. Should the mediation procedures set forth in Section 38(a) fail to resolve the Parties’ differences, the Parties agree to submit their dispute to arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA then in effect. The arbitration shall be held in Clark County, Nevada or Denver, Colorado before a sole arbitrator agreed to by the Parties and selected from the panel of arbitrators of the AAA. The Parties shall attempt in good faith to agree upon an arbitrator, and if there is no agreement, then the selection of the arbitrator shall be made by the AAA. The Parties agree to keep the proceedings of the arbitration, all events leading up to the arbitration and the outcome of the arbitration confidential. It is the intent of the Parties that this Section 38(b) provide a broad arbitration clause and is intended to include claims and causes of action regarding, arising out of, or relating to this Agreement, whether arising in contract, tort, statute, regulation, common law or otherwise. The Parties’ submission and agreement to arbitrate shall be specifically enforceable, and the judgment of the arbitrator granting an award (the “Arbitration Award”) to a Party may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

39. Amendment. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by both parties.

 

40. Severability. If any portion of this Agreement is found to be invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall be valid.

 

41. Waiver. Failure to require strict compliance with this Agreement’s terms shall not be considered a waiver or modification of this Agreement.

 

42. Succession. This Agreement shall be binding and for the benefit of the Practice, its successors, and assigns, and the Physician and their heirs, personal representatives, administrators, and legal representatives.

 

43. Survival. All rights and obligations which by their nature survive the termination of this Agreement shall survive, including without limitation, the provisions of Sections 24, 25, 29, 30, 38, and 43.

 

44. Regulatory Matters. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the compensation pursuant to this Agreement has been determined by the Parties through good faith and arm’s length bargaining, to be commercially reasonable and reflect fair market value. The compensation is not in any way based upon the volume or value of patient referrals or any other business that has been, is now, or will be generated between the Parties.

 

(a) Compliance with Law. The Practice and the Physician enter into this Agreement with the intent of conducting their relationship and implementing the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement in full compliance with applicable federal, state, and local law, including without limitation, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law, as each may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding any unanticipated effect of any of the provisions of this Agreement, neither Party will intentionally conduct itself under the terms of this Agreement in a manner that would constitute a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute or the Stark Law.

 

(b) No Requirement for Referrals. Without limiting the foregoing, the Practice and the Physician expressly agree that nothing contained in this Agreement shall require either Party to refer any patients to the other, or to any affiliate or subsidiary of the other. The Practice and the Physician further acknowledge and agree that if the Physician is unable to perform a professional service or test that may be requested or required for the treatment of a patient of the Practice not available through the Practice in compliance with law, the Physician shall refer the patient to the appropriate facility or provider for such test or procedure.

 

45. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter. This Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement signed by the Parties.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Physician Employment Agreement as of the date set forth above.

 

Practice:   Physician:
         
Prabhu-Lata K. Shete MDs, LTD., a Nevada professional corporation d/b/a The Sleep Center of Nevada      
         
By: /s/ Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda   By: /s/ Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda
         
Name: Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D.   Name: Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D.
         
Title: Shareholder, President, and Director      

 

Address for Notices:

 

Address for Notices:

     
5701 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 105   5701 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 105
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146   Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
Attention: Administrator   Attention: Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, M.D.

 

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EX-99.1 13 ex99-1.htm EX-99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Vivos Therapeutics Completes Acquisition of The Sleep Center of Nevada

 

Transaction brings OSA diagnostic revenue to Vivos plus Vivos’ highly effective OSA treatment options to thousands of potential patients in the greater Las Vegas area

 

Transaction also completes Vivos’ business model pivot to target high patient volume centers and higher margin revenues

 

Over $11 million in new financing secured by Vivos, including a senior secured loan from Streeterville Capital and an equity private placement by existing investor New Seneca Partners

 

Littleton, Colorado – June 11 , 2025 — Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. (“Vivos” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VVOS), a leader in delivering and promoting sleep wellness and health through its proprietary, non-invasive treatments for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), today announced the closing of its acquisition of the operating assets of The Sleep Center of Nevada (SCN), the largest operator of medical sleep centers in Nevada.

 

The SCN transaction represents Vivos’ first major acquisition of a sleep testing center and associated medical sleep practice. It is expected to add higher margin revenue to Vivos’ operations from both sleep disorder diagnosis and consulting, and from expected sales of Vivos’ portfolio of patented, FDA-cleared OSA appliance treatments to SCN’s patients.

 

Strategic Business Model Pivot Complete; Anticipated Benefits to Vivos from the Acquisition

 

The closing of this transaction marks the completion of the pivot of Vivos’ sales, marketing and distribution model which began last year. Vivos has shifted its model from one focused on dental providers who subscribe to be a part of the Vivos network and purchase its appliances, to one where Vivos collaborates with or acquires medical sleep practices, which will allow Vivos to capture OSA diagnostic and consultation revenue immediately and give Vivos the potential to provide Vivos’ OSA treatment directly to many more patients.

 

Vivos is currently pursuing additional collaborations or acquisitions to expand its business further during 2025 and beyond.

 

SCN sees approximately 3,000 new patients per month for testing, consultation, and treatment of conditions like OSA, insomnia and restless leg syndrome and has generated annual net revenues in the high seven figure range in recent years. Under the leadership of board certified sleep specialists Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda and his daughter Dr. Tara Rachakonda, each of whom are joining Vivos and will continue active management of their practice, SCN has grown to seven locations with nearly 50 beds currently available for overnight polysomnogram (PSG) testing and consultation, making SCN the largest sleep testing center in Nevada.

 

 

 

Approximately 90% of SCN patients test positive for OSA or other sleep disorders. However, an overwhelming percentage of these SCN patients are currently referred out for less effective legacy OSA treatments like CPAP, surgery, or other oral devices. Since 2019, SCN’s physicians and nurse practitioners have tested and treated over 200,000 sleep disorder patients, many of whom have either stopped using CPAP or are looking for OSA treatment alternatives. This creates a very promising opportunity for SCN patients to be candidates for Vivos’ diagnostic and appliance treatment therapies, an opportunity which is at the heart of Vivos’ new business model and core value proposition.

 

Effective immediately, Vivos will manage and capture both diagnostic and consulting revenues, representing new higher margin revenue streams for Vivos, as well as potential Vivos appliance sales revenue from SCN. In anticipation of the SCN acquisition closing and to allow for immediate patient treatment post-closing, Vivos worked with SCN to properly equip, hire staff, and provide training at two of SCN’s seven locations, including SCN’s largest location. Over the next 12 to 18 months, additional SCN locations will be similarly built out to offer Vivos treatment. As a result, Vivos expects its diagnostic and appliance treatment revenues from the SCN acquisition to ramp over that period as additional SCN locations are fully integrated and more of SCN’s existing and new patient base gets evaluated and treated. Vivos will manage SCN under customary agreements designed to comply with applicable corporate practice of medicine laws.

 

Acquisition Financing

 

At the closing, Vivos paid $6 million in cash and $1.5 million in Vivos common stock to SCN. An additional $1.5 million in Vivos common stock may be earned in the future if SCN achieves an agreed to financial milestone.

 

Vivos financed the cash closing payment to SCN by obtaining a senior, non-convertible, secured term loan from Streeterville Capital LLC in the principal amount of $8,225,000. This amount is inclusive of a $675,000 original issuance discount and other expense items for gross loan proceeds to Vivos of $7,500,000. This loan is secured by Vivos’ interest in the SCN practice, bears interest at 9 percent per year, matures in 18 months, with partial loan amortization payments commencing in six months and a monitoring fee to be added to the loan balance if the loan is not repaid in 120 days.

 

In addition, an affiliate of New Seneca Partners, an existing significant private equity investor in Vivos, made an additional $3,755,000 private placement investment in Vivos as part of the transaction. This investment consisted of 828,000 shares of Vivos common stock, a pre-funded warrant to purchase 725,258 shares of common stock, and a five year warrant to purchase 2,329,886 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.23 per share. The shares of common stock, pre-funded warrant and associated warrant were purchased at $2.42 per share and warrant, which price was structured to be “at the market” for Nasdaq Stock Market purposes.

 

The loan and equity investments, totaling over $11 million in gross proceeds to Vivos, will provide important cash resources to Vivos as it looks to fully integrate SCN into its operations and provide working capital as Vivos pursues additional transactions in line with its business model.

 

 

 

“We are extremely pleased to get this first acquisition under our belt and are excited to reap the benefits of our business model pivot,” stated Kirk Huntsman, Vivos’ Chairman and CEO. “We started booking SCN patients over the past few weeks in anticipation of closing, and we are already fully booked out for the entire month of June and into late July with OSA patients seeking alternatives to CPAP and other less effective legacy OSA treatments. The high level of enthusiasm for Vivos began with our new team members, Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda and Dr. Tara Rachakonda, both accomplished board-certified sleep specialists, who were themselves among the first patients to be treated. With that kind of leadership, it’s easy to understand our enthusiasm for this acquisition and the prospects for similar transactions in the future as we seek to ramp our revenue significantly.”

 

“We are truly excited to be a part of the Vivos team and bring this revolutionary, patented and FDA cleared treatment to our practice,” said SCN’s founder Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda. “Because of Vivos, we finally have what we believe is a real solution for OSA, a worldwide debilitating medical condition. My daughter and I believe in this so strongly that we are undergoing Vivos treatment ourselves. No one should have to endure a lifetime of nightly CPAP when there is a highly effective, patient friendly treatment available that offers the prospect of complete resolution of symptoms. We look forward to working with Vivos on scaling our business and offering the exciting portfolio of Vivos treatments to our patients.”

 

Michael Skaff, Managing Director of New Seneca Partners, stated “We have been in lockstep with Vivos management as they’ve executed on this strategic pivot toward affiliations with and acquisitions of sleep medicine and sleep testing centers. Our follow-on equity investment alongside the new senior debt lender reflects our significant enthusiasm and commitment to what Vivos is doing and the potential within their new model. We fully expect the benefits to Vivos will be significant and will scale as this transaction matures and higher volumes of patients get treated. With the SCN acquisition, Vivos now has direct access to patients, which sleep testing centers such as SCN have in abundance. We believe SCN’s existing revenues will be meaningfully augmented in several important ways, all of which we expect to significantly reduce Vivos’ cash burn and move Vivos towards cash flow positivity.”

 

Additional details regarding this transaction will be disclosed by Vivos in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

About Vivos Therapeutics

 

Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVOS) is a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative diagnostic and treatment methods that promote sleep wellness and health for patients suffering from breathing and sleep issues such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and snoring in adults. Vivos’ Complete Airway Repositioning and/or Expansion (CARE) devices are the only oral appliances cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adult patients diagnosed with all severity levels of OSA (including severe OSA) and moderate-to-severe OSA in children ages 6 to 17 within the FDA cleared usage for such devices.

 

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects over 1 billion people worldwide, yet 90% remain undiagnosed and unaware of their condition. This chronic disorder is not just a sleep issue—it’s closely linked to many serious chronic health conditions. While the medical community has made strides in treating sleep disorders, breathing and sleep health remain areas that are still not fully understood. As a result, solutions are often mechanistic and fail to address the root causes of OSA.

 

 

 

Vivos Therapeutics, founded in 2016 and based in Littleton, CO, is changing this. Through innovative technology, education, and collaborations with or acquisitions of functional medicine doctors, and sleep specialists, Vivos is empowering healthcare providers to more thoroughly address the complex needs of patients suffering with OSA.

 

Vivos’ portfolio of cutting-edge oral appliances offer a proprietary, clinically effective OSA solution that is nonsurgical, noninvasive, and nonpharmaceutical, providing hope to allow patients to Breathe New Life. For more information, visit www.vivos.com.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release, including statements of the Company’s management and other parties made herein, contain “forward-looking statements” (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events. Words such as “may”, “would”, “should”, “expects”, “projects,” “potential,” “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “anticipates”, “hopes”, “estimates”, “goal”. “aim” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In this press release, forward-looking statements include, without limitation, those relating to (i) the timing for Vivos’ full integration of the SCN business and the actual future impact of the SCN acquisition on Vivos’ future revenues and results of operations and (ii) the anticipated benefits and potential expansion of Vivos’ marketing and distribution model as described herein, including the potential for Vivos to engaging in similar transactions in the future. These statements involve significant known and unknown risks and are based upon several assumptions and estimates, which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond Vivos’ control. Readers are cautioned that actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: (i) the risk that Vivos may be unable to service and ultimately repay its new senior debt facility, (ii) the risk that Vivos may be unable to successfully integrate SCN’s business into its own or otherwise implement sales, marketing and other strategies (including collaboration or acquisition transactions) that increase revenues and cash flows, (iii) the risk that some patients may not achieve the desired results from using Vivos’ products, (iv) risks associated with regulatory scrutiny of and adverse publicity in the sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment sector; (v) the risk that Vivos may be unable to secure additional financing beyond that which is needed to acquire and integrate SCN on reasonable terms when needed, if at all, or maintain its Nasdaq listing, (vi) market and other conditions that could impact Vivos’ business or ability to obtain financing, and (vii) other risk factors described in Vivos’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Vivos’ filings can be obtained free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except to the extent required by law, Vivos expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Vivos’ expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based.

 

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Investor and Media Inquiries:

 

R, Kirk Huntsman, CEO, Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.

Email: investors@vivoslife.com

Phone: (720) 399-9322