Form 8-K - Current report

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

October 22, 2024

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware		001-41405		95-3795478
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

 

6301 NW 5th Way, Suite 2900
Fort Lauderdale, FL		33309
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:

[phone]

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		RIME		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (The Nasdaq Capital Market)

 

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

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On October 22, 2024, Algorhythm Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to each purchaser (i) an Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Note with a principal amount equal to such purchaser’s subscription amount divided by 0.85 (each a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”), and (ii) a number of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 equal to (i) 2,300,000 multiplied by (ii) such purchaser’s subscription amount divided by (iii) $2,000,000 (the “Shares”) (the transactions contemplated under the SPA, the “Offering”).

 

The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $2.0 million, before deducting placement agent fees and expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

 

The Company agreed to certain registration rights with respect to the Shares, as described in the SPA. The Company also granted the purchasers a right to participate up to an amount of 20% in any issuance by the Company of common stock or common stock equivalents for cash, subject to certain exceptions, during the 90 days after the closing of the Offering.

 

Univest Securities LLC served as the placement agent in the Offering and received 7% of the gross proceeds received by the Company and reimbursement of the legal fees of its counsel.

 

The Offering closed on October 24, 2024. At the closing, the Company issued to the purchasers an aggregate of 2,300,000 shares of its common stock and Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941. Immediately prior to the Company’s entry into the SPA, the Company had 11,896,273 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

 

Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Note

 

At the closing, pursuant to the SPA, the Company issued a Note to each purchaser equal to such purchaser’s subscription amount divided by 0.85. The Notes were issued with an original issue discount of 15%. No interest shall accrue on the Notes unless and until an Event of Default (as defined in the Notes) has occurred, upon which interest shall accrue at a rate of fourteen percent (14.0%) per annum and shall be computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360)-day year and twelve (12) thirty (30)-day months and shall be payable on the maturity date, which is ninety (90) days from the issuance date of October 24, 2024.

 

The Notes contain certain Events of Default, including (i) the Company’s failure to pay any amount of principal, interest, redemption price or other amounts due under the Notes, (ii) any default under or redemption or acceleration of any indebtedness of the Company, as such term is defined in the transaction documents, (iii) bankruptcy of the Company or its subsidiaries, (iv) a final judgement or judgements for the payment of money in excess of $100,000, which is not discharged or stayed pending appeal within 10 days, and (v) any breach or failure to comply with any provision of the Note or any other transaction document. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, the Purchasers shall have the right to exercise all of the remedies under the Notes. Change of Control may result in Redemption at Option of Holder.

 

The Notes also provide for redemption upon a change of control, as such term is defined under the Notes and mandatory redemption upon the receipt of net proceeds from any offering of equity or debt by the Company. The Company also has the right to prepay the Notes.

 

The Notes are secured by a security interest in the assets and property of the Company and its subsidiaries and guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries, pursuant to the terms of a Guarantee Agreement entered into among the purchasers and the Company and each of its subsidiaries.

 

The Offering was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

 

 

 

The foregoing descriptions of the SPA and the Notes do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the SPA and Notes, forms of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2 and are each incorporated by reference herein.

 

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

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above with respect to the SPA and the issuance of Notes is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The offer, sale and issuance pursuant to the SPA of the Notes, and Shares to the purchasers were made in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and/or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1*		Form of Securities Purchase Agreement
10.2		Form of Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Note
10.3		Form of Guarantee
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

*	The schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the SEC upon request.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 24, 2024	Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Gary Atkinson
	Name:	Gary Atkinson
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into and made effective as of October 22, 2024, by and between Algorhythm Holdings, 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”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), and/or Rule 506 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.

 

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

 

“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.

 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.

 

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

 

“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 is closed.

 

“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.

 

“Collateral” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8(b).

 

 

“Company’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Gary Atkinson and the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer, Richard Perez, in each case after reasonable inquiry.

 

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

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 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.

 

“Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.

 

“Data Privacy and Security Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(hh).

 

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

 

“Environmental Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed such term in Section 3.2(m).

 

“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.

 

“Excluded Property” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8(b).

 

“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, advisors, consultants, independent contractors, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to the Company’s stock or option plans, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions, asset purchases, license or collaboration agreements, or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 5.3 herein, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

 

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“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

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

 

“Guarantee Agreement” means the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, the Company’s Subsidiaries and each Purchaser, in the form of Exhibit A.

 

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

 

“Hazardous Materials” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

“Indebtedness” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Notes.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Legend Removal Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).

 

“Lien” means any lien, mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease in the nature thereof) and any option, trust or other preferential arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing.

 

“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).

 

“Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.17.

 

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

 

“Notes” means the Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Notes due, subject to the terms therein, within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date, issued by the Company to the Purchasers hereunder, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

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

 

“Participation Maximum” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.3.

 

“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.

 

“Personal Data” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(hh).

 

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“Pre-Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.3.

 

“Principal Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the amounts set forth below such Purchaser’s signature block on the signature pages hereto next to the heading “Principal Amount,” in United States Dollars, which shall equal such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by 0.85.

 

“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.

 

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

 

“Purchaser” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.

 

“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9.

 

“Registration Statement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.

 

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

 

“Required Holders” means (i) prior to the Closing Date, each of the Purchasers and (ii) on or after the Closing Date, holders of at least a majority of the aggregate Principal Amount of Notes issued.

 

“Required Minimum” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

 

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

 

“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

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

 

“Securities” means the Notes and the Shares.

 

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

 

“Senior Obligations” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(cc).

 

“Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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“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).

 

“Standard Settlement Period” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).

 

“Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Notes and Shares 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. The aggregate Subscription Amount paid by all Purchasers hereunder shall be Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).

 

“Subsequent Financing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.3.

 

“Subsequent Financing Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.3.

 

“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. “Subsidiary” of any Person shall include any corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture, or other business entity (a) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Person in such Person’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP or (b) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of (i) the outstanding equity interests having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture, or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such Person.

 

“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; OTC Markets; the OTC Bulletin Board; or the OTC Markets Group Inc. (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantee Agreement and all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

“Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust, the current transfer agent of the Company and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

“UCC” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8(b).

 

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ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of Two Millions Three Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Nine Hundred Forty One Dollars ($2,352,941) in the principal amount of the Notes and 2,300,000 shares of Common Stock. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company’s bank account specified in the Company’s wire instructions, as set forth in a letter addressed to the Purchasers on the Company’s letterhead and executed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, the amounts withheld pursuant to Section 6.2, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Note and Shares, 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 take place remotely by electronic transfer of the Closing documentation.

 

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 and the Guarantee Agreement duly executed by the Company and its Subsidiaries (as applicable);

 

(ii) a Note with a principal amount equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by 0.85, registered in the name of such Purchaser;

 

(iii) an amount of Shares equal to (i) 2,300,000 multiplied by (ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by (iii) $2,000,000, registered in the name of such Purchaser;

 

(iv) the Company shall have provided each Purchaser with the wire instructions of the Company, on Company letterhead and executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company;

 

(v) an opinion of counsel to the Company in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers;

 

(vi) an irrevocable letter of instruction to the Transfer Agent in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers; and

 

(vii) the Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

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(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 and the Guarantee 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, 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 in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality, in all respects) as of such date);

 

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

 

(iii) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company;

 

(v) submission of a listing application to The Nasdaq Capital Market regarding the issuance of the Shares in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents; and

 

(vi) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing

 

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(vii) all Indebtedness of the Company and all Liens and security interests related thereto shall be subordinated to the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes and the Liens and security interests granted to the Purchasers hereunder.

 

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. 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 Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable, and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

(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, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting, or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit, or curtail such power and authority or qualification. For purposes of this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity, or enforceability of any Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated thereby, (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, provided that none of the following (or the results thereof) shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred or is reasonably expected to occur: (A) changes in general economic, financial market, regulatory, financial, political, geopolitical, credit, or capital market conditions, including interest or exchange rates; (B) general changes or developments in any of the industries or markets or geographic regions in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate; (C) changes in any applicable laws or accounting regulations or principles or interpretations thereof (D) acts of war (whether or not declared), hostilities, military actions, or acts of terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of the foregoing, weather-related events, fires, natural disasters, or any other acts of God; or (E) any action taken or not taken as expressly required by this Agreement or at the express written request of, or with the express written consent of, the Purchasers.

 

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(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary 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 or (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies or (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, (ii) to the Company’s Knowledge, subject to the Required Approvals, 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) to the Company’s Knowledge, subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree, or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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 notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Shares for trading thereon and (ii) 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”).

 

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(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 or under federal or state securities laws. The 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 a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date hereof.

 

(g) Capitalization. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(g), the Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. To the Company’s Knowledge, (i) 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, (ii) the issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers), (iii) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange, or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary, and (iv) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary, except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(g). 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. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(g), 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 Company’s Knowledge, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

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(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements, and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two (2) 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 (except as set forth in the SEC Reports) 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. To the Company’s Knowledge, as of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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 the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(i),(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 award plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information (excluding redactions permitted by Item 6.01 of Regulation S-K). Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

(j) Litigation. Except as set forth in the Schedule 3.1(j), there is no action, suit, proceeding, or investigation pending 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”) that (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) would, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor 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. To the Company’s Knowledge, there has not been, and there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

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(k) Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the Company’s Knowledge, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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 would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l) Compliance. To the Company’s Knowledge and except as set forth in Schedule 3(l), 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 would 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 where in each clause (i), (ii), and (iii), the failure to so comply would be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(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 Schedule 3.1(n)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. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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. To the Company’s Knowledge, except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(p), the Company and its Subsidiaries exclusively own (free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and defects) or possess a valid license or other lawful right to use all Intellectual Property Rights necessary, used or held for use to conduct its business as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. To the Company’s Knowledge, each item of such Intellectual Property Rights is valid and enforceable. To the Company’s Knowledge, each of the licenses (in-bound or out-bound) of Intellectual Property Rights or other contracts (including settlement agreements) is valid and enforceable, and none of the Company or its Subsidiaries and none of the counterparties to any such contract, is in default or breach thereunder or thereof. The conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate or conflict with the Intellectual Property Rights of others. To the Company’s Knowledge and its Subsidiaries, no third party is infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise conflicting with its Intellectual Property Rights. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(p), to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries are aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements, misappropriations, or other conflicts, or claims, actions, or proceedings. To the Company’s Knowledge, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of all of its Intellectual Property Rights, as applicable, and no unauthorized disclosure of any information comprising any Intellectual Property Rights has occurred. To the Company’s Knowledge, all present and former employees, consultants, and independent contractors of each of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have been involved in the development of any Intellectual Property Rights used in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries have entered into written agreements under which such Persons (A) agree to protect the trade secrets, know-how, and other confidential information of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and (B) assign to one of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, all right, title, and interest in and to all Intellectual Property Rights created by such Person in the course of his, her, or its employment or other engagement by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, “Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property and proprietary rights, including all (i) trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, domain names, and other designation of origin, together with all goodwill associated therewith, (ii) original works of authorship and copyrights, (iii) patents and patent applications, together with all divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, and reexaminations thereof, including all rights to file applications for patent, (iv) trade secrets, know-how, and other confidential information, (v) software, including data, databases, and documentation therefor, and (vi) inventions, licenses, approvals, and governmental authorizations.

 

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(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.

 

(r) Transactions with Affiliates and Employees. To the Company’s Knowledge, except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(r), none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and 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 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 One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($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 award plan of the Company.

 

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(s) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, to the Company’s Knowledge, 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. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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) 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. To the Company’s Knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(t), no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiaries 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. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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.

 

(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) 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 disclosed in Schedule 3.1(w), the Company has not, in the twelve (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.

 

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(x) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, to the Company’s Knowledge, 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.

 

(y) 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.

 

(z) No General Solicitation. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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.

 

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

 

(bb) Accountants. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company’s accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

 

(cc) Seniority. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(cc), as of the Closing Date, no Indebtedness or other claim against the Company is senior to the Notes in right of payment or security, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise, other than indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests (which is senior only as to underlying assets covered thereby) and capital lease obligations (which is senior only as to the property covered thereby). The Notes and all other obligations of the Company of any kind whatsoever under or in respect of the Notes (the “Senior Obligations”) constitute senior unsubordinated obligations of the Company, other than any obligations which have priority under applicable law.

 

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

 

(ee) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

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

 

(gg) Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock award plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock award 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 award plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

 

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(hh) IT Systems; Data Privacy and Security. To the Company’s Knowledge, the information technology and computer systems, including the software, firmware, hardware, equipment, networks, data communication lines, interfaces, databases, storage media, websites, platforms and related systems, owned, licensed, or leased by the Company and its Subsidiaries (collectively, “IT Systems”) are sufficient in all material respects for the conduct of each of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, do not contain any “viruses,” “worms,” “time-bombs,” “key-locks,” or any other devices intentionally designed to disrupt or interfere with the operation of any of the IT Systems; and during the last two (2) years, there have been no material failures, breakdowns, continued substandard performance, or other adverse events affecting any of the IT Systems. To the Company’s Knowledge, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has and maintains commercially reasonable business continuity and disaster recovery plans, procedures and facilities appropriate for its business and has taken commercially reasonable steps to safeguard the integrity and security of IT Systems, including all data stored therein. To the Company’s Knowledge, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and during the last three (3) years has been, in compliance in all material respects with all Data Privacy and Security Laws applicable to it. To the Company’s Knowledge, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has commercially reasonable security measures in place designed to protect all Personal Data under its control or in its possession from unauthorized use, access, modification, or destruction. There are no material claims, actions, or proceedings against or affecting any of the Company or its Subsidiaries pending, threatened in writing, relating to, or arising under Data Privacy and Security Laws. None of the Company nor its Subsidiaries has received any written notices from the Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Trade Commission, or the Attorney General of any state, or any equivalent foreign governmental authority, relating to possible violations of Data Privacy and Security Laws. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) “Data Privacy and Security Laws” shall mean (a) all applicable laws relating to the Processing of Personal Data or otherwise relating to privacy, data protection, data security, cyber security, breach notification, or data localization, and (b) all published policies of the Company and its Subsidiaries relating to the Processing of Personal Data or otherwise relating to privacy, data protection, data security, cyber security, breach notification, or data localization; (ii) “Processing” shall mean the collection, use, storage, processing, recording, distribution, transfer, import, export, protection, disposal, or disclosure or other activity regarding or operations performed on data or information (whether electronically or in any other form or medium); and (iii) “Personal Data” shall mean any information that, alone or in combination with other information held by the Company and its Subsidiaries, identifies or could reasonably be associated with an individual, including any individual’s name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, photograph, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, customer or account number, biometrics, IP address, geolocation data or persistent device identifier, or any other information that is otherwise considered personal information, personal data, protected health information by applicable Data Privacy and Security Laws.

 

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

 

(jj) 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.

 

(kk) 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 (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the 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.

 

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(ll) 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 Company’s Knowledge, or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

(mm) 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 twenty percent (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(c), and has furnished to the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.

 

(nn) Other Covered Persons. The Company is not aware of any person (other than any Issuer Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Securities.

 

(oo) Notice of Disqualification Events. The Company will notify the Purchasers in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.

 

(pp) Shell Company Status. The Company is not, and has never been, an issuer identified in, or subject to, Rule 144(i)(1) of the Securities Act.

 

(qq) Solvency. Except as set forth in Section 5.1, based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no Knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(qq) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments.

 

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(rr) Purchaser Matters. The Company acknowledges that the Purchasers have not, directly or indirectly, communicated with each other concerning any investments into the Company and have no agreements or understandings to purchase or sell any Common Stock of the Company including the Shares in the future. At all times, a placement agent has communicated with the Purchasers independently. The Company represents and warrants that to its Knowledge based upon facts available to it and ascertainable following due inquiry, the Purchasers do not constitute a “group” as that term is used under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and covenants and agrees not to take a position to the contrary.

 

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

 

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

 

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(b) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and shall not (i) result in a violation of such Purchaser’s certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, or other applicable organizational instruments, (ii) conflict with, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give rise to any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration, or cancellation of, any material agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument, or obligation to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets are bound, (iii) create or impose any lien, charge, or encumbrance on any property of the Purchaser under any agreement or any commitment to which the Purchaser is party or under which the Purchaser is bound or under which any of its properties or assets are bound, or (iv) result in a violation of any federal, state, local, or foreign statute, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to the Purchaser or by which any of its properties or assets are bound or affected, except, in the case of clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, acceleration, cancellations, and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, prohibit or otherwise interfere with, in any material respect, the ability of the Purchaser to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Purchaser is not required under any applicable federal, state, local, or foreign law, rule, or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization, or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver, or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or to purchase or acquire the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(c) 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 a registration statement, 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.

 

(d) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, 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.

 

(e) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, (i) is knowledgeable with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries, and their respective conditions (financial and otherwise), results of operations, businesses, properties, assets, liabilities, plans, management, financing, and prospects and (ii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in transactions of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities and of making an informed investment decision and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment and without reliance upon the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates or any other person, has made its own analysis and decision to consummate such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

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Such Purchaser understands that that this is a speculative investment. As further disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the Commission on August , 2024, the Company, as of June 30, 2024, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year after the date that the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements were issued. Such Purchaser understands that the Subscription Amount does not constitute a material amount of necessary financing in order to continue the Company’s operations beyond the near term and that the Company will need to conduct further additional capital raises in order to continue as a going concern.

 

(f) 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.

 

(g) 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.

 

Such Purchaser acknowledges and understands that the Company may possess material nonpublic information regarding the Company not known to the Purchaser that may impact the value of the Company. The Purchaser understands, based on its experience, the disadvantage to which the Purchaser is subject due to the disparity of information between the Purchaser and the Company. Notwithstanding such disparity, the Purchaser has deemed it appropriate to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

(h) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal, and other advisors, employees, agents, and Affiliates, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty against, or a prohibition of, any actions with respect to the borrowing of, arrangement to borrow, identification of the availability of, and/or securing of, securities of the Company in order for such Purchaser (or its broker or other financial representative) to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

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(i) No Governmental Review. The Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

 

(j) Information. All materials relating to the business, financial condition, management, and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Purchaser have been furnished or otherwise made available to the Purchaser or its advisors, including, without limitation, the Commission Documents filed with or furnished to the Commission as of the applicable date or time this representation is made. The Purchaser understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities, including a total loss thereof, and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of a proposed investment in the Securities. The Purchaser and its advisors have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of the Company concerning the financial condition and business of the Company and other matters relating to an investment in the Securities. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by the Purchaser or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend, or affect the Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document to which the Company is a party or the Purchaser’s right to rely on any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the form of opinions and opinions of the Company’s counsel delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(v)). The Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal, and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities. The Purchaser understands that it (and not the Company) shall be responsible for its own tax liabilities that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(k) Reliance on Exemptions. The Purchaser understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of U.S. federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments, and understandings of the Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire the Securities.

 

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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

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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 substantially the following form:

 

“[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS [EXERCISABLE] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [EXERCISE] OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.”

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party, or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject to registration, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of selling stockholders thereunder.

 

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(c) Certificates evidencing the Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel, if permissible under applicable law, to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent or the Purchaser promptly if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder, or if requested by a Purchaser, respectively. The Company agrees that at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such date, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser. 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 a certificate representing Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend. For as long as any Purchaser continues to hold Shares, the Company covenants and agrees to remain subject to and compliant with Section 12 of the Exchange Act and to file all periodic reports and other reports and information required to be filed with the Commission in order to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c).

 

(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, 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 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 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.

 

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4.3 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act.

 

4.4 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital and other general corporate purposes (including the preparation of the registration statement on Form S-3 or on Form S-1 if the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3 and matters related to such potential offering) and shall not use such proceeds in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.

 

4.5 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly disclosed by the Company as described in Section 4.3 hereof. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction (other than as disclosed to its legal and other representatives).

 

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

 

4.7 Registration Rights. In the event the Company files a registration statement in connection with an offering in which Univest Securities, LLC serves as the underwriter or placement agent (the “Registration Statement”), the Company shall include a resale prospectus in the Registration Statement providing for the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares issued hereunder and cause the Registration Statement to become effective within sixty (60) days following the filing of the Registration Statement provided that Univest Securities, LLC files an acceleration request in connection with the Registration Statement and to keep the Registration Statement effective at all times until no Purchaser owns any Shares.

 

4.8 Seniority; Security.

 

(a) Seniority. The Company agrees that for so long as the Senior Obligations are outstanding, the Company may not incur or guarantee additional indebtedness at any time after the date hereof, whether such indebtedness and/or the liens securing such indebtedness are senior, pari passu or junior to the Senior Obligations unless the new lender enters into a subordination agreement acceptable to the Purchasers.

 

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(b) Security. The Company hereby grants to the holders of the Notes, a first lien and continuing first priority security interest in and to all of the assets and property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company, wherever located, and whether now or hereafter existing or arising (collectively, the “Collateral”) (terms used in this Section 4.16 shall have the meaning provided in the Uniform Commercial Code of Delaware (“UCC”); provided, however, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, priority or remedies); provided further, that “Collateral” shall not include any Excluded Property and if and when any property shall cease to be Excluded Property (as defined below), such property shall be deemed at all times from and after the date hereof to constitute Collateral.

 

As used herein, “Excluded Property” shall mean (i) any permit, lease, license, contract, instrument, or other agreement held by the Company, including any property subject thereof, that prohibits or requires the consent of any person other than its Affiliates as a condition to the creation by the Company of a lien thereon, or any permit, lease, license contract, or other agreement or property held by the Company to the extent that any requirement of law applicable thereto prohibits the creation of a lien thereon, but only, in each case, to the extent, and for so long as, such prohibition is not terminated or rendered unenforceable or otherwise deemed ineffective by the UCC (as defined below) or any other requirement of law and (ii) any United States “intent-to-use” trademark or service mark application filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act prior to the filing of an “Amendment to Allege Use” or a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Sections 1(c) or 1(d) of the Lanham Act, solely to the extent that, and only for so long as, the grant of such security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of, render void or voidable, or result in the cancellation of, such “intent-to-use” trademark or service mark application under federal law.

 

(c) Cooperation. The Company will, at its own expense, make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file, and/or deliver to the Purchasers from time to time such confirmatory assignments, conveyances, financing statements, powers of attorney, certificates, and other assurances or instruments and take such further steps relating to the Collateral and other property or rights covered by the interests hereby granted, which a Purchaser, upon written discretion, deems reasonably appropriate or advisable to perfect, preserve, or protect its security interest in the Collateral. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company hereby authorizes the Purchasers to file any such financing statements as the Purchasers shall determine to be necessary or advisable to perfect the security interest granted hereunder, without the signature of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall not be required to take any action in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the United States or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements, pledge agreements, or other collateral documents governed under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia).

 

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(d) Remedies. In addition to all other rights, options, and remedies granted to the holders of the Notes, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the holders of the Notes may exercise all other rights granted to it under the Notes and all rights under the UCC in effect in the applicable jurisdiction(s) and under any other applicable law, including the right to take possession of, send notices regarding, and collect directly the Collateral, with or without judicial process, and to exercise all rights and remedies available to the holders of the Notes with respect to the Collateral under the UCC in effect in the applicable jurisdiction(s).

 

4.9 Indemnification of each Purchaser. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.9, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its respective 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 by the Company or its affiliates or representatives or agents against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, 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 shareholder 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 the 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 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.

 

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ARTICLE V.

COVENANTS

 

5.1 Subsequent Public Financing. The Company acknowledges that the funds contemplated by this Agreement are not sufficient to fund the Company’s operations for the next three (3) months, and covenants and agrees to prepare and file the Registration Statement within twenty-one (21) days of the Closing Date for purposes of raising capital through a public offering of the Common Stock and registering the resale of the Shares by the Purchasers (on terms agreed upon with Univest Securities, LLC as of the Closing Date and may include warrant coverage).

 

5.2 Continued Listing. The Company acknowledges that the continued listing of the Common Stock on Nasdaq or any other Trading Market (“Principal Market”) is an important benefit to the Purchaser with respect to the securities offered by this Agreement, and covenants and agrees to remain compliant with the rules of the Principal Market and use its best efforts to resolve and regain compliance with the deficiencies set forth in Schedule 3.1(w). The Company will confer with its legal counsel to address the Company’s continued compliance and any potential issues concerning the rules of Principal Market and will promptly notify the Purchasers in writing of any issues that may arise with respect to compliance with the rules of Principal Market.

 

5.3 Right of Participation. (a) From the date of Closing until ninety days (90) days after the Closing, upon any issuance by the Company of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration (“Subsequent Financing”), each Purchaser shall have the right to participate in up to an amount of such Subsequent Financing equal to twenty percent (20%) of the Subsequent Financing (the “Participation Maximum”) on the same terms, conditions and price provided in the Subsequent Financing, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 5.3; provided that this Section 5.3(a) shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

 

(b) Between the time period of 4:00 pm (New York City time) and 6:00 pm (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Trading Day of the expected announcement of the Subsequent Financing (or, if the Trading Day of the expected announcement of the Subsequent Financing is the first Trading Day following a holiday or a weekend (including a holiday weekend), between the time period of 4:00 pm (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately prior to such holiday or weekend and 2:00 pm (New York City time) on the day immediately prior to the Trading Day of the expected announcement of the Subsequent Financing), the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of the Company’s intention to effect a Subsequent Financing (a “Subsequent Financing Notice”), which notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet and transaction documents relating thereto as an attachment.

 

(c) Any Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide written notice to the Company by 6:30 am (New York City time) on the Trading Day following the date on which the Subsequent Financing Notice is delivered to such Purchaser (the “Notice Termination Time”) that such Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of such Purchaser’s participation, and representing and warranting that such Purchaser has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If the Company receives no such notice from a Purchaser as of such Notice Termination Time, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect to participate in such Subsequent Financing.

 

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(d) If, by the Notice Termination Time, notifications by the Purchasers of their willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing (or to cause their designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount of the Subsequent Financing, then the Company may effect the remaining portion of such Subsequent Financing on the terms and with the Persons set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice.

 

(e) If, by the Notice Termination Time, the Company receives responses to a Subsequent Financing Notice from Purchasers seeking to purchase more than the aggregate amount of the Participation Maximum, each such Purchaser shall have the right to purchase its Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of the Participation Maximum. “Pro Rata Portion” means the ratio of (x) the Subscription Amount of Shares purchased on the Closing Date by a Purchaser participating under this Section 5.3 and (y) the sum of the aggregate Subscription Amounts of Shares purchased on the Closing Date by all Purchasers participating under this Section 5.3.

 

(f) The Company must provide the Purchasers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice, and the Purchasers will again have the right of participation set forth above in this Section 5.3, if the definitive agreement related to the initial Subsequent Financing Notice is not entered into for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Financing Notice within two (2) Trading Days after the date of delivery of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice.

 

(g) The Company and each Purchaser agree that, if any Purchaser elects to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the transaction documents related to the Subsequent Financing shall not include any term or provision that, directly or indirectly, will, or is intended to, exclude one or more of the Purchasers from participating in a Subsequent Financing, including, but not limited to, provisions whereby such Purchaser shall be required to agree to any restrictions on trading as to any the securities of the Company or be required to consent to any amendment to or termination of, or grant any waiver, release or the like under or in connection with, this Agreement, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser. In addition, the Company and each Purchaser agree that, in connection with a Subsequent Financing, the transaction documents related to the Subsequent Financing shall include a requirement for the Company to issue a widely disseminated press release by 9:30 am (New York City time) on the Trading Day of execution of the transaction documents in such Subsequent Financing (or, if the date of execution is not a Trading Day, on the immediately following Trading Day) that discloses the material terms of the transactions contemplated by the transaction documents in such Subsequent Financing

 

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.3 and unless otherwise agreed to by such Purchaser, the Company shall either confirm in writing to such Purchaser that the transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the securities in the Subsequent Financing, in either case in such a manner such that such Purchaser will not be in possession of any material, non-public information, by 9:30 am (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Trading Day following date of delivery of the Subsequent Financing Notice. If by 9:30 am (New York City time) on such second (2nd) Trading Day, no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by such Purchaser, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and such Purchaser shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1 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).

 

6.2 Fees and Expenses. The Company has agreed to reimburse the Purchasers’ legal fees and expenses in an amount of up to $5,000, and the Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or broker’s commissions (other than for Persons engaged by any Purchaser) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold each Purchaser harmless against, any liability, loss, or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees, and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim relating to any such payment. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants, and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes, and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.

 

6.3 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.

 

6.4 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 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.

 

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6.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented, or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Required Holders (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 amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.

 

6.6 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.

 

6.7 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.”

 

6.8 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 this Section 6.8.

 

6.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement, and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement, and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party 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 Borough of Manhattan, City of New York City, State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York 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, 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.

 

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

 

6.11 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.

 

6.12 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.

 

6.13 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.

 

6.14 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.

 

6.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

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6.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by, or are required to be refunded, repaid, or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver, or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state, or federal law, common law, or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

6.17 Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any Action or Proceeding that may be brought by any Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to any Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by such Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at such Purchaser’s election.

 

6.18 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.

 

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6.19 Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

6.20 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.

 

6.21 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.

 

6.22 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]

 

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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.

 

ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.			Address for Notice:
By:			Email:
Name:	Gary Atkinson
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

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

 

Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 31^st Floor

New York, NY 10036

 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

 

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]

 

 

[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

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

 

Name of Purchaser:

 

____________________________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:

 

_____________________________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

___________________________________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

____________________________________________________________________

 

Email Address of Authorized Signatory:

 

____________________________________________________________

 

Address for Notice to Purchaser:

 

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

 

Subscription Amount: $_____________

Principal Amount of Notes: $_____________

Shares: _______________

EIN Number: _______________________

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

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. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE, INCLUDING SECTIONS 3 AND 18(a) HEREOF. THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 7 OF THIS NOTE.

 

THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (“OID”). PURSUANT TO TREASURY REGULATION §1.1275-3(b)(1), A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY HEREOF WILL, BEGINNING TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE DATE OF THIS NOTE, PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE HOLDER UPON REQUEST THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN TREASURY REGULATION §1.1275-3(b)(1)(i).

 

ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.

 

SENIOR SECURED NOTE

 

Issuance Date: October 24, 2024

Original Principal Amount: U.S. $

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Algorhythm Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to [___] or registered assigns (the “Holder”) in cash the amount set forth above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption, or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”), if applicable, on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Default Rate at any time during the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default occurring from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon the Maturity Date, acceleration, redemption, or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Senior Secured Note (including all Senior Secured Notes issued in exchange, transfer, or replacement hereof, this “Note”) is one of an issue of Senior Secured Notes issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date (collectively, the “Notes” and such other Senior Secured Notes, the “Other Notes”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 31.

 

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This Note is secured by a first priority security interest as provided in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(1) ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT; PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL; PREPAYMENT. The Company acknowledges and agrees that this Note was issued at an original issue discount. On the Maturity Date, if any portion of this Note remains outstanding, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding Principal, any accrued and unpaid Interest. The “Maturity Date” shall be ninety (90) days from October 24, 2024, as may be extended at the option of the Holder (x) in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default (as defined in Section 4(a)) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) or any event shall have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an Event of Default and/or (y) through the date that is ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of a Change of Control in the event that a Change of Control is publicly announced or a Change of Control Notice (as defined in Section 5(b)) is delivered prior to the Maturity Date. Other than as specifically permitted by this Note, the Company may not prepay any portion of the outstanding Principal or accrued and unpaid Interest, if any.

 

(2) INTEREST. No Interest shall accrue hereunder unless and until an Event of Default has occurred. From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Interest shall accrue hereunder at fourteen percent (14.0%) per annum (the “Default Rate”) and shall be computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360)-day year and twelve (12) thirty (30)-day months and shall be payable, if applicable, on the Maturity Date to the record holder of this Note in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to wire instructions provided by the Holder in writing to the Company. Accrued and unpaid Interest, if any, may also be payable, at the election of the Holder, by way of inclusion of the Interest in the Note Amount (as defined below) upon any redemption hereunder occurring prior to the Maturity Date, including, without limitation, upon a Bankruptcy Event of Default redemption. In the event that an Event of Default is subsequently cured (and no other Event of Default then exists (including, without limitation, for the Company’s failure to pay such Interest at the Default Rate on the Maturity Date)), Interest shall cease to accrue hereunder as of the calendar day immediately following the date of such cure; provided that the Interest as calculated and unpaid during the continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such Event of Default through and including the date of such cure of such Event of Default; provided, further, that for the purpose of this Section 2, such Event of Default shall not be deemed cured unless and until any accrued and unpaid Interest shall be paid to the Holder. As used herein, “Note Amount” means the sum of (x) the portion of the Principal to be redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made, and (y) accrued and unpaid Interest, if any, with respect to such Principal.

 

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(3) NOTE REGISTRATION; BOOK ENTRY. The Company shall maintain a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the holders of each Note and the Principal amount of the Notes (and stated interest thereon) held by such holders (the “Registered Notes”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The Company and the holders of the Notes shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Note for all purposes, including, without limitation, the right to receive payments of Principal and Interest, if any, hereunder, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. A Registered Note may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register. Upon its receipt of a request to assign or sell all or part of any Registered Note by the Holder, the Company shall record the information contained therein in the Register and issue one or more new Registered Notes in the same aggregate Principal amount as the Principal amount of the surrendered Registered Note to the designated assignee or transferee pursuant to Section 18. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3, the Holder may assign any Note or any portion thereof to an Affiliate of the Holder or a Related Fund of the Holder without delivering a request to assign or sell the Note to the Company and the recordation of such assignment or sale in the Register (a “Related Party Assignment”); provided, that (x) the Company may continue to deal solely with such assigning or selling Holder unless and until the Holder has delivered a request to assign or sell the Note or portion thereof to the Company for recordation in the Register; (y) the failure of such assigning or selling Holder to deliver a request to assign or sell the Note or portion thereof to the Company shall not affect the legality, validity, or binding effect of such assignment or sale and (z) such assigning or selling Holder shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Company, maintain a register (the “Related Party Register”) comparable to the Register on behalf of the Company, and any such assignment or sale shall be effective upon recordation of such assignment or sale in the Related Party Register.

 

(4) RIGHTS UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.

 

(a) Event of Default. Each of the following events or failure to comply therewith shall constitute an “Event of Default” and each of the events described in clauses (iii) and (iv) shall also constitute a “Bankruptcy Event of Default”:

 

(i) the Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, Redemption Price, or other amounts when and as due under this Note or any other Transaction Document, except, in the case of a failure to pay Interest when and as due, in which case only if such failure continues for a period of at least an aggregate of two (2) Business Days;

 

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(ii) any default under, redemption of, or acceleration prior to maturity of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries including with respect to this Note or any Other Notes;

 

(iii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal, foreign, or state law for the relief of debtors (collectively, “Bankruptcy Law”), (A) commences a bankruptcy voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary bankruptcy case, (C) consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, or similar official (a “Custodian”), (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (E) admits in writing that it is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due;

 

(iv) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in an involuntary case (unless such petition is dismissed or discharged within 60 days under any bankruptcy statute now or herafter in effect), (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(v) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) are rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within ten (10) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged, or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within ten (10) days after the expiration of such stay;

 

(vi) other than as specifically set forth in another clause of this Section 4(a), the Company or any of its Subsidiaries breaches any representation, warranty, covenant, or other term or condition of any Transaction Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document which is curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least an aggregate of five (5) Business Days;

 

(vii) any breach or failure in any respect to comply with any provision of this Note or any other Transaction Document;

 

(viii) any material damage to, or loss, theft, or destruction of a material amount of property of the Company, whether or not insured, or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God, or public enemy, or other casualty which causes, for more than fifteen (15) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities at any facility of the Company or any Subsidiary, if any such event or circumstance would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(ix) any Material Adverse Effect occurs; or;

 

(x) any Event of Default (as defined in the Other Notes) occurs with respect to any Other Notes.

 

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(b) Redemption Right. At any time after the earlier of the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice (as defined in Section 15(f)) and the Holder becoming aware of an Event of Default, the Holder may require the Company to redeem (an “Event of Default Redemption”) all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (the “Event of Default Redemption Notice”) to the Company, which Event of Default Redemption Notice shall indicate the portion of this Note the Holder is electing to require the Company to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject to redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be redeemed by the Company in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds at a price equal to the product of (A) the Redemption Premium and (B) the Note Amount being redeemed (the “Event of Default Redemption Price”). Redemptions required by this Section 4(b) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 11. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 4(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of the Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. The parties hereto agree that in the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of the Note under this Section 4(b), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any Redemption Premium with respect to an Event of Default due under this Section 4(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.

 

(c) Redemption upon Bankruptcy Event of Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein upon any Bankruptcy Event of Default, whether occurring prior to or following the Maturity Date, the Company shall immediately pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing one hundred percent (100%) of all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest, if any, in addition to any and all other amounts due hereunder (the “Bankruptcy Event of Default Redemption Price”), without the requirement for any notice or demand or other action by the Holder or any other Person; provided that the Holder may, in its sole discretion, waive such right to receive payment upon a Bankruptcy Event of Default, in whole or in part, and any such waiver shall not affect any other rights of the Holder hereunder, including any other rights in respect of such Bankruptcy Event of Default, and any right to payment of the Event of Default Redemption Price or any other Redemption Price, as applicable. Redemptions required by this Section 3(c) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.

 

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(5) RIGHTS UPON FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTION AND CHANGE OF CONTROL.

 

(a) Assumption. 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 Note and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(a) 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 Note a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Note. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Company” under this Note (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Note and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Note and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company in this Note.

 

(b) Redemption Right. No later than ten (10) days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier to the Holder (a “Change of Control Notice”) setting forth a description of such transaction in reasonable detail and the anticipated Change of Control Redemption Date (as defined in Section 11(a)) if then known. At any time during the period beginning on the earlier to occur of (x) any oral or written agreement by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, upon consummation of which the transaction contemplated thereby would reasonably be expected to result in a Change of Control, (y) the Holder becoming aware of a Change of Control and (z) the Holder’s receipt of a Change of Control Notice and ending twenty-five (25) days after the date of the consummation of such Change of Control, the Holder may require the Company to redeem (a “Change of Control Redemption”) all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (“Change of Control Redemption Notice”) to the Company, which Change of Control Redemption Notice shall indicate the Note Amount the Holder is electing to require the Company to redeem. The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 5(b) shall be redeemed by the Company in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds at a price equal to the Note Amount being redeemed (the “Change of Control Redemption Price”). Redemptions required by this Section 5 shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 and shall have priority to payments to stockholders in connection with a Change of Control. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 5(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of the Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. The parties hereto agree that in the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of the Note under this Section 5(b), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder.

 

(6) [Intentionally Omitted]

 

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(7) MANDATORY REDEMPTION.

 

(a) Occurrence of Mandatory Redemption. While this Note is outstanding, the Company shall use at least one hundred percent (100%) of the net proceeds of any offering of its equity or debt securities, including any underwritten or other public offering of securities (any such offering, a “Subsequent Offering”) to first redeem this Note in full, including the Note Amount and all other amounts due and payable pursuant to this Note, and all other then outstanding Notes (a “Mandatory Redemption”); provided, however, that if 100% of the net proceeds of the Subsequent Offering are less than the amount required to repay all of the Notes in full, (i) the Company’s repayment obligation under this Section 7(a) shall be limited to the amount of such net proceeds, (ii) the net proceeds shall be applied to all of the Notes then outstanding pro rata based on the principal amount of such Notes then outstanding, and (iii) the Company shall effect successive Mandatory Redemptions upon each Subsequent Offering until the Notes are repaid in full or otherwise no longer outstanding.

 

(b) Mandatory Notices. With respect to each Mandatory Redemption, the Company shall deliver a written notice to all, but not less than all, of the holders of Notes (the “Mandatory Redemption Notice” and the date such notice is delivered to all such holders is referred to as a “Mandatory Redemption Notice Date”) (a) stating the date on which the Mandatory Redemption shall occur (a “Mandatory Redemption Date”), which date shall be the date of the consummation of the applicable Subsequent Offering, (b) stating the expected amount of Net Proceeds with respect to the applicable Subsequent Offering, and (c) contain a certification from the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company that the Company has simultaneously taken the same action with respect to all of the Notes. Each Mandatory Redemption Notice shall be delivered no later than the first (1st) Business Day following the announcement of the pricing of the applicable Subsequent Offering, and the Company shall make a public announcement containing the information set forth in the applicable Mandatory Redemption Notice on or before the related Mandatory Redemption Notice Date to the extent that the notice contains any, or constitutes, material, non-public information.

 

(c) Mandatory Redemption Procedure. The payment of cash pursuant to the Mandatory Redemption shall be payable in full on the Business Day immediately following the Mandatory Redemption Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Holder’s wire instructions. If any portion of the payment pursuant to a Mandatory Redemption shall not be paid by the Company by the applicable due date, interest shall accrue thereon at an interest rate equal to the lesser of eighteen percent (18%) per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7(c), the Net Proceeds shall be applied ratably among the Holders of the Notes.

 

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(8) OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT. The Company may prepay (each, an “Optional Prepayment”) the Note in whole or in part at any time or from time to time by paying the Holder in cash by wire transaction of immediately available funds one hundred percent (100%) of the Note Amount being prepaid. The Company may exercise its right to require prepayment under this Section 8 by delivering a written notice thereof by electronic mail and overnight courier to the Holder and all, but not less than all, of the holders of the Other Notes (an “Optional Prepayment Notice” and the date all of the holders of the Notes received such notice is referred to as the “Optional Prepayment Notice Date”). Each Optional Prepayment Notice shall be irrevocable. Each Optional Prepayment Notice shall (i) state the date on which the Optional Prepayment shall occur (the “Optional Prepayment Date”), which date shall not be less than two (2) Business Days following the applicable Optional Prepayment Notice Date, and (ii) state the aggregate Note Amount of the Notes which the Company has elected to be subject to Optional Prepayment from the Holder and all of the other holders of the Other Notes pursuant to this Section 8 (and analogous provisions under the Other Notes) on the related Optional Prepayment Date. If the Company elects to cause an Optional Prepayment pursuant to this Section 8, then it must simultaneously take the same action in the same proportion with respect to the Other Notes.

 

(9) NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder of this Note.

 

(10) [Intentionally Omitted]

 

(11) REDEMPTIONS.

 

(a) Mechanics. The Company shall deliver the applicable Event of Default Redemption Price to the Holder within three (3) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Event of Default Redemption Notice; provided that upon a Bankruptcy Event of Default, the Company shall deliver the applicable Bankruptcy Event of Default Redemption Price in accordance with Section 4(c) (as applicable, the “Event of Default Redemption Date”). If the Holder has submitted a Change of Control Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 5(b), the Company shall deliver the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price to the Holder (i) concurrently with the consummation of such Change of Control if such notice is received prior to the consummation of such Change of Control and (ii) within three (3) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of such notice otherwise (such date, the “Change of Control Redemption Date”). The Company shall deliver the applicable Note Amount being prepaid to the Holder on the applicable Optional Prepayment Date. The Company shall pay the applicable Redemption Price to the Holder in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to wire instructions provided by the Holder in writing to the Company on the applicable due date. In the event of a redemption of less than all of the Note Amount of this Note, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued and delivered to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing the outstanding Principal which has not been redeemed and any accrued Interest on such Principal which shall be calculated as if no Redemption Notice has been delivered. In the event that the Company does not pay a Redemption Price to the Holder within the time period required, at any time thereafter and until the Company pays such unpaid Redemption Price in full, the Holder shall have the option, in lieu of redemption, to require the Company to promptly return to the Holder all or any portion of this Note representing the Note Amount that was submitted for redemption and for which the applicable Redemption Price has not been paid. Upon the Company’s receipt of such notice, (x) the applicable Redemption Notice shall be null and void with respect to such Note Amount, and (y) the Company shall immediately return this Note, or issue a new Note (in accordance with Section 18(d)) to the Holder representing such Note Amount to be redeemed.

 

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(b) Redemption by Other Holders. Upon the Company’s receipt of notice from any of the holders of the Other Notes for redemption or repayment as a result of an event or occurrence substantially similar to the events or occurrences described in Section 4(b), Section 5(b), or Section 8 or pursuant to corresponding provisions set forth in the Other Notes (each, an “Other Redemption Notice”), the Company shall immediately, but no later than one (1) Business Day of its receipt thereof, forward to the Holder by electronic mail a copy of such notice. If the Company receives a Redemption Notice and one or more Other Redemption Notices, during the seven (7) Business Day period beginning on and including the date which is three (3) Business Days prior to the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Redemption Notice and ending on and including the date which is three (3) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Redemption Notice and the Company is unable to redeem all principal, interest, and other amounts designated in such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption Notices received during such seven (7) Business Day period, then the Company shall redeem, a pro rata amount from the Holder and each holder of the Other Notes based on the Principal amount of this Note and the Other Notes submitted for redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption Notices received by the Company during such seven (7) Business Day period.

 

(c) Insufficient Assets. If upon a Redemption Date, the assets of the Company are insufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price, the Company shall (i) take all appropriate action reasonably within its means to maximize the assets available for paying the applicable Redemption Price, (ii) redeem out of all such assets available therefor on the applicable Redemption Date the maximum possible portion of the applicable Redemption Price that it can redeem on such date, pro rata among the Holder and the holders of the Other Notes to be redeemed in proportion to the aggregate Principal amount of this Note and the Other Notes outstanding on the applicable Redemption Date, and (iii) following the applicable Redemption Date, at any time and from time to time when additional assets of the Company become available to pay the balance of the applicable Redemption Price of this Note and the Other Notes, the Company shall use such assets, at the end of the then current fiscal quarter, to pay the balance of such Redemption Price of this Note and the Other Notes, or such portion thereof for which assets are then available, on the basis set forth above at the applicable Redemption Price, and such assets will not be used prior to the end of such fiscal quarter for any other purpose. Interest on the Principal amount of this Note and the Other Notes that have not been redeemed shall continue to accrue until such time as the Company redeems this Note and the Other Notes. The Company shall pay to the Holder the applicable Redemption Price without regard to the legal availability of funds unless expressly prohibited by applicable law or unless the payment of the applicable Redemption Price could reasonably be expected to result in personal liability to the directors of the Company.

 

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(12) VOTING RIGHTS. The Holder shall have no voting rights as the holder of this Note, except as required by law and as expressly provided in this Note.

 

(13) RANK. All payments due under this Note (a) shall rank pari passu with all Other Notes and (b) shall be senior to all other Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(14) NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Except as noted below, until all of the Notes have been redeemed or otherwise satisfied in full in accordance with their terms, the Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned, to, directly or indirectly by merger or otherwise:

 

(a) while any Notes remain outstanding, incur, or guarantee, assume, or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than Permitted Indebtedness;

 

(b) allow or suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Liens”) other than Permitted Liens;

 

(c) redeem, defease, repurchase, repay, or make any payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions, or otherwise), all or any portion of any Indebtedness (other than this Note and the Other Notes), whether by way of payment in respect of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on, such Indebtedness if at the time such payment is due or is otherwise made or, after giving effect to such payment, an event constituting, or that with the passage of time and without being cured would constitute, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(d) redeem, defease, repurchase, repay, or make any payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions, or otherwise), all or any portion of any Indebtedness (including, without limitation Permitted Indebtedness other than this Note and the Other Notes), by way of payment in respect of principal of (or premium, if any) such Indebtedness. For clarity, such restriction shall not preclude the payment of regularly scheduled interest payments which may accrue under such Permitted Indebtedness;

 

(e) declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any Equity Interest of the Company or of its Subsidiaries other than wholly-owned Subsidiaries;

 

(f) make any change in the nature of its business as described in the SEC Reports or modify its corporate structure or purpose; or

 

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(g) encumber, license, or otherwise allow any Liens on any Intellectual Property Rights, including, without limitation, any claims for damage by way of any past, present, or future infringement of any of the foregoing, in each case, other than Permitted Liens;

 

(h) enter into, renew, extend, or be a party to, any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease, license, transfer, or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any Affiliate except in connection with a reorganization or in the ordinary course of business in a manner and to an extent consistent with past practice and necessary or desirable for the prudent operation of its business; or

 

(j) issue or incur any Indebtedness or issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under the Notes.

 

(15) AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Until all of the Notes have been redeemed or otherwise satisfied in full in accordance with their terms, the Company shall, and the Company shall cause each Subsidiary to, unless otherwise agreed to by the Required Holders, directly and indirectly:

 

(a) maintain and preserve its existence, rights, and privileges, and become or remain duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary;

 

(b) maintain and preserve all of its properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and comply at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder;

 

(c) take all action necessary or advisable to maintain all of the Intellectual Property Rights that is necessary or material to the conduct of its business in full force and effect;

 

(d) maintain insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent, and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated; and

 

(e) promptly, but in any event within one (1) Business Day, notify the Holder and the holders of the Other Notes in writing whenever an Event of Default (an “Event of Default Notice”) occurs, and simultaneously with the delivery of such notice to the Holder and the holders of the Other Notes, file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC to state such fact.

 

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(16) VOTE TO ISSUE, OR CHANGE THE TERMS OF, NOTES. The affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting of the Required Holders shall be required for any exchange, change, or amendment or waiver of any provision to this Note or any of the Other Notes. Any exchange, change, amendment, or waiver by the Company and the Required Holders shall be binding on the Holder of this Note and all holders of the Other Notes. The Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any action taken pursuant to this Section may result in, or be perceived to result in, a disproportionate impact on the Holder compared to the impact of such action on one or more holder(s) of Other Notes. This provision constitutes a separate right granted to each of the holders of Notes by the Company and shall not in any way be construed as such holders acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition, or voting of securities or otherwise.

 

(17) TRANSFER. This Note may be offered, sold, assigned, or transferred by the Holder without the consent of the Company, subject only to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(18) REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE.

 

(a) Transfer. If this Note is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 18(d) and subject to Section 3), registered as the Holder may request, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Note (in accordance with Section 18(d)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section 7(c) following redemption of any portion of this Note, the outstanding Principal represented by this Note may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Note.

 

(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft, or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form (but without any obligation to post a surety or other bond) and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing the outstanding Principal.

 

(c) Note Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Note or Notes (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing in the aggregate the outstanding Principal of this Note, and each such new Note will represent such portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.

 

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(d) Issuance of New Notes. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Note pursuant to the terms of this Note, such new Note (i) shall be of like tenor with this Note, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Note, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Note being issued pursuant to Section 18(a) or Section 18(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the principal represented by the other new Notes issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Note immediately prior to such issuance of new Notes), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this Note, (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Note, and (v) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest, if any, from the Issuance Date.

 

(19) REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATIONS, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES, AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief). No remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy. Nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, redemption, and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

(20) PAYMENT OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS. If (a) this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or the Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Note or to enforce the provisions of this Note or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company, or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Note, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Holder for such collection, enforcement, or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, or other proceeding, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and disbursements. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that no amounts due under this Note shall be affected, or limited, by the fact that the purchase price paid for this Note was less than the original Principal amount hereof.

 

(21) CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. This Note shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and all the Purchasers and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Note are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Note.

 

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(22) FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right, or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right, or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power, or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.

 

(23) DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of any Redemption Price, the Company shall pay the applicable Redemption Price that is not disputed, and the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via electronic mail within one (1) Business Day of receipt, or deemed receipt, of the Redemption Notice or other event giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within one (1) Business Day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within one (1) Business Day submit via electronic mail the disputed arithmetic calculation of any Redemption Price to an independent, outside accountant, selected by the Holder and approved by the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed. The Company, at the Company’s expense, shall cause the accountant to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than five (5) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

 

(24) NOTICES; PAYMENTS.

 

(a) Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 5.4 of the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Note, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor.

 

(b) Payments. Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Note, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America via wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Holder; provided, that the Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may elect to receive a payment of cash in lawful money of the United States of America by a check drawn on the account of the Company and sent via overnight courier service to such Person at such address as previously provided to the Company in writing (which address, in the case of each of the Purchasers, shall initially be as set forth on the signature pages attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement). Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.

 

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(25) CANCELLATION. After all Principal, any accrued Interest and any other amounts at any time owed on this Note have been paid in full, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled and shall not be reissued, sold, or transferred.

 

(26) WAIVER OF NOTICE. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby waives demand, notice, protest, and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of this Note and the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(27) GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; JURY TRIAL. This Note shall be governed by and 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 New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. The Company hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action, or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to the Company at the address set forth on the Company’s signature page to the Securities Purchase Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(28) SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Note is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid, or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Note so long as this Note as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the Company and the Holder as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity, or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the Company or the Holder or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the Company or the Holder. The Company and the Holder will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid, or unenforceable provision(s).

 

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(29) DISCLOSURE. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Note, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company shall contemporaneously with any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, nonpublic information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to the Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

(30) NO USURY. The Company acknowledges that under New York Law, the sums lent are not subject to any usury defense.

 

(31) CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

(b) “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.

 

(c) “Change of Control” means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification of the Common Stock in which holders of the Company’s voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, are the holders of a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity (or entities with the authority or voting power to elect the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities) after such reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification or (ii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company.

 

(d) “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, which date is the date the Company initially issued Notes pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

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(e) “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall be changed or any capital stock resulting from a reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification of such Common Stock.

 

(f) “Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent, or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.

 

(g) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.

 

(h) “Equity Interests” means (i) all shares of capital stock (whether denominated as common capital stock or preferred capital stock), equity interests, beneficial, partnership or membership interests, joint venture interests, participations or other ownership or profit interests in or equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a Person (other than an individual), whether voting or non-voting and (ii) all securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing and all warrants, Options, or other rights to purchase, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable, or exercisable.

 

(i) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(j) “Fundamental Transaction” means (i) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates, or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (A) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, or (B) sell, assign, transfer, convey, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its “significant subsidiaries” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) to one or more Subject Entities, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender, or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender, or exchange offer were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, acquire, either (x) at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize, or reclassify its Common Stock, (B) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates, or otherwise, in one or more related transactions allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in outstanding shares of Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization, or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock, (y) at least fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock not held by all such Subject Entities as of the Subscription Date calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Subject Entities were not outstanding, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other stockholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the stockholders of the Company, or (C) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates, or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.

 

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(k) “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied during the periods involved.

 

(l) “Group” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.

 

(m) “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations issued, undertaken, or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, including (without limitation) “finance leases” in accordance with GAAP (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (iii) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds, and other similar instruments, (iv) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets, or businesses, (v) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (vi) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, is classified as a finance lease, (vii) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent, or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever in or upon any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) with respect to any asset or property owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (vii) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (i) through (vii) above.

 

(n) “Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(o) “Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(p) “Options” means any rights, warrants, or options to subscribe for or purchase (i) shares of Common Stock or (ii) Convertible Securities.

 

(q) “Permitted Indebtedness” means (i) Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the Other Notesor any other existing Indebtedness outstanding as of the Issuance Date which is subordinated to the Notes in right of payment, , (ii) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, and (iii) unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Company that is made expressly subordinate in right of payment to the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note, as reflected in a written agreement acceptable to the Required Holders and approved by the Required Holders in writing, and which Indebtedness (A) does not provide at any time for the payment, prepayment, repayment, repurchase, or defeasance, directly or indirectly, of any principal or premium, if any, thereon until ninety-one (91) days after the Maturity Date or later and (B) includes terms and conditions acceptable to the Required Holders.

 

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(r) “Permitted Liens” means (i) any Lien for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) any statutory Lien arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of law with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent, (iii) any Lien created by operation of law, such as materialmen’s liens, mechanics’ liens and other similar liens, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (iv) Liens (A) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such equipment or Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of such equipment, or (B) existing on such equipment at the time of its acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment, (v) leases or subleases and licenses and sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (vi) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods and (vii) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 4(a)(ix).

 

(s) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity, and any governmental entity or any department or agency thereof.

 

(t) “Purchaser” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(u) “Redemption Dates” means, collectively, the Event of Default Redemption Dates and the Change of Control Redemption Dates and the Optional Prepayment Date, as applicable, each of the foregoing, individually, a Redemption Date.

 

(v) “Redemption Notices” means, collectively, the Event of Default Redemption Notices and the Change of Control Redemption Notices and the Optional Prepayment Notice, each of the foregoing, individually, a Redemption Notice.

 

(w) “Redemption Premium” means one hundred twenty-five percent (125%).

 

(x) “Redemption Prices” means, collectively, the Event of Default Redemption Prices and the Change of Control Redemption Prices and the Note Amount being prepaid upon any Optional Prepayment, each of the foregoing, individually, a Redemption Price.

 

(y) “Related Fund” means, with respect to any Person, a fund, or account managed by such Person or an Affiliate of such Person.

 

(z) “Required Holders” means the holders of Notes representing at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

 

(aa) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(bb) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(cc) “Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain securities purchase agreement dated as of the Subscription Date by and among the Company and the investors listed on the signature pages attached thereto pursuant to which the Company issued the Notes, as may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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(dd) “Subject Entity” means any Person, Persons or Group or any Affiliate or associate of any such Person, Persons or Group.

 

(ee) “Subscription Date” means October 22, 2024.

 

(ff) “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(gg) “Transaction Documents” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

 

	Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.
	By:
	Name:	Gary Atkinson
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE

 

THIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Guarantee”) is made as of October 22, 2024, jointly and severally, by and among Algorhythm Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), SMC (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company, SMC Logistics, Inc., a California corporation, SMC-Music, Inc., a Florida corporation, MICS Hospitality Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, MICS Hospitality Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, MICS Nomad, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, The Singing Machine Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and together with each other Person who becomes a party to this Guarantee by execution of a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, which shall include all wholly-owned or majority-owned subsidiaries of the Company acquired after the date hereof for so long as this Guarantee remains in effect (except as otherwise provided in the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Purchasers as defined therein dated the date of this Guarantee (the “Purchase Agreement”), shall each be referred to individually as a “Guarantor” and collectively as the “Guarantors”), in favor of the Purchasers as defined in the Purchase Agreement.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Company has executed and delivered the Notes as defined in the Purchase Agreement dated as of October 22, 2024 (the “Closing Date”) in an original aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941 as provided in the Purchase Agreement, all of which shall be issued at the Closing Date;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Debtors have granted each Purchaser, a first priority Lien on and security interest in all of their respective rights in the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement); and

 

WHEREAS, the Guarantors are and will be Subsidiaries of the Company and, as such, will derive substantial benefit and advantage from the Purchase Agreement, the Notes, and the other related agreements (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”).

 

AGREEMENTS

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally agrees as follows:

 

1. Definitions. Capitalized words and terms used herein without definition and defined in the Purchase Agreement are used herein as defined therein. In addition, as used herein:

 

“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §101, et seq.), as amended and in effect from time to time thereunder.

 

“Obligations” shall mean all obligations arising under the Notes including but not limited to the principal, accrued interest, and other sums due under the Notes.

 

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2. Guarantee of Payment.

 

(a) Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the full and prompt payment and performance to the Purchasers when due, upon demand, at maturity or by reason of acceleration or otherwise and at all times thereafter, of any and all of the Obligations.

 

(b) Each Guarantor acknowledges that valuable consideration supports this Guarantee, including, without limitation, the consideration set forth in the recitals above; any extension, renewal, or replacement of any of the Obligations; any forbearance with respect to any of the Obligations or otherwise; any cancellation of an existing guaranty; any purchase of any of the Company’s assets by any Purchaser; or any other valuable consideration.

 

(c) Each Guarantor agrees that all payments under this Guarantee shall be made in United States currency and in the same manner as provided for the Obligations.

 

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Guarantee to the contrary, it is intended that this Guarantee, and any interests, Liens, and security interests granted by Guarantors as security for this Guarantee, not constitute a “Fraudulent Conveyance” (as defined below) in the event that this Guarantee or such interest is subject to the Bankruptcy Code or any applicable fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer law or other applicable laws of any state. Consequently, the Guarantors and the Purchasers all agree that if this Guarantee, or any such interests, Liens, or security interests securing this Guarantee, would, but for the application of this sentence, constitute a fraudulent conveyance, this Guarantee and each such Lien and security interest shall be valid and enforceable only to the maximum extent that would not cause this Guarantee or such interest, Lien, or security interest to constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, and this Guarantee shall automatically be deemed to have been amended accordingly at all relevant times. For purposes hereof, “Fraudulent Conveyance” means a fraudulent conveyance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under the provisions of any applicable fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer law or other applicable laws of any state, as in effect from time to time.

 

3. Costs and Expenses. The Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agrees to pay on demand, all reasonable Costs and Expenses of every kind incurred by any Purchaser: (i) in enforcing this Guarantee or any other Transaction Document, (ii) in collecting any of the Obligations from any Guarantor pursuant to this Guarantee or any other Transaction Document, (iii) in realizing upon or protecting or preserving any Collateral (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), and (iv) in connection with any amendment of, modification to, waiver, or forbearance granted under, or enforcement or administration of this Guarantee or any other Transaction Document or for any other purpose in connection with this Guarantee or any other Transaction Document, in each case, to the extent a Purchaser may take such action pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Guarantee; but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to one counsel to the Purchasers, taken as a whole and, solely in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, one additional counsel to all affected Purchasers, taken as a whole (and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction to all such Persons, taken as a whole and, solely in the case of any such an actual or potential conflict of interest, one additional local counsel to all affected Purchasers taken as a whole, in each such relevant jurisdiction). A Purchaser may take such action pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Guarantee. “Costs and Expenses” as used in the preceding sentence shall include, without limitation, reasonable and documented out of pocket attorneys’ fees incurred by any Purchaser in retaining legal counsel for advice, suit, appeal, any insolvency, or other proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, or for any purpose specified in the preceding sentence.

 

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4. Nature of Guarantee: Continuing, Absolute and Unconditional.

 

(a) This Guarantee is and is intended to be a continuing guaranty of payment of the Obligations, and not of collectability, and is intended to be independent of and in addition to any other guaranty, endorsement, collateral, or other agreement held by a Purchaser whether or not furnished by a Guarantor. None of the Purchasers shall be required to prosecute collection, enforcement, or other remedies against any Company, any other Guarantor or guarantor of the Obligations or any other person or entity, or to enforce or resort to any of the Collateral or other rights or remedies pertaining thereto, before calling on a Guarantor for payment. The obligations of each Guarantor to repay the Obligations hereunder shall be unconditional. The Guarantor shall have no right to exercise any right of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity, exoneration, contribution, or any other claim which it may now or hereafter have against any Company in connection with this Guarantee until the termination of this Guarantee in accordance with Section 8 below, and hereby waives any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any security or collateral given to a Purchaser to secure payment of the Obligations, and each Guarantor agrees that it will not take any action to enforce any obligations of any Company to such Guarantor prior to the Obligations being finally and irrevocably paid in full in cash, provided that, in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of any Company, to the extent the Obligations have not been finally and irrevocably paid in full in cash, each Purchaser shall be entitled notwithstanding the foregoing, to file in the name of any Guarantor or in its own name a claim for any and all indebtedness owing to a Guarantor by such Company (exclusive of this Guarantee), vote such claim, and to apply the proceeds of any such claim to the Obligations.

 

(b) For the further security of the Purchasers and without in any way diminishing the liability of the Guarantors, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all debts and liabilities, present or future, of the Company to the Guarantors, and all monies received from any Company or for its account by the Guarantors in respect thereof shall be received in trust for the Purchasers and promptly following receipt shall be paid over to the Purchasers, until all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash. This assignment and postponement is independent of and severable from this Guarantee and shall remain in full effect whether or not any Guarantor is liable for any amount under this Guarantee.

 

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(c) This Guarantee is absolute and unconditional and shall not be changed or affected by any representation, oral agreement, act or thing whatsoever, except as herein provided. This Guarantee is intended by the Guarantors to be the final, complete, and exclusive expression of the guarantee agreement among the Company, the Guarantors, and the Purchasers (except as expressly limited by the express terms of this Guarantee). No modification or amendment of any provision of this Guarantee shall be effective against any party hereto unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of such party. This Guarantee, together with the other Transaction Documents, supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between a Purchaser, the Company, the Guarantors, their respective Affiliates and Persons acting on their respective behalves with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Guarantee, together with the other Transaction Documents and the other instruments referenced herein and therein, contain 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 the Company, any Guarantor, or a Purchaser makes any representation, warranty, covenant, or undertaking with respect to such matters. As of the date of this Guarantee, there are no unwritten agreements between the parties with respect to the matters discussed herein. No provision of this Guarantee may be amended, modified, or supplemented other than by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

(d) Each Guarantor hereby releases the Purchasers from all, and agrees not to assert or enforce (whether by or in a legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise) any, “claims” (as defined in Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code), whether arising under any law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, policy, or other requirement of any domestic or foreign governmental authority or any instrumentality or agency thereof, having jurisdiction over the conduct of its business or assets or otherwise, to which the Guarantors are or would at any time be entitled by virtue of its obligations hereunder, any payment made pursuant hereto or the exercise by a Purchaser of its rights with respect to the Collateral (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), including any such claims to which such Guarantor may be entitled as a result of any right of subrogation, exoneration, or reimbursement.

 

5. Certain Rights and Obligations.

 

(a) Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may, without notice, demand or any reservation of rights against such Guarantor and without affecting such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, from time to time:

 

(i) renew, extend, increase, accelerate, or otherwise change the time for payment of, the terms of or the interest on the Obligations or any part thereof or grant other indulgences to any Guarantor or others;

 

(ii) accept from any Person and hold Collateral (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) for the payment of the Obligations or any part thereof, and modify, exchange, enforce or refrain from enforcing, or release, compromise, settle, waive, subordinate, or surrender, with or without consideration, such Collateral (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) or any part thereof;

 

(iii) accept and hold any endorsement or guaranty of payment of the Obligations or any part thereof, and discharge, release, or substitute any such obligation of any such endorser or guarantor, or discharge and release or compromise any Guarantor, or any other Person who has given any security interest in any Collateral (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) as security for the payment of the Obligations or any part thereof, or any other Person in any way obligated to pay the Obligations or any part thereof, and enforce or refrain from enforcing, or compromise or modify, the terms of any obligation of any such endorser, guarantor, or Person;

 

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(iv) dispose of any and all Collateral (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) securing the Obligations in its reasonable discretion, as it may deem appropriate, and direct the order or manner of such disposition and the enforcement of any and all endorsements and guaranties relating to the Obligations or any part thereof as a Purchaser in its reasonable discretion may determine;

 

(v) subject to the terms of the Note, determine the manner, amount, and time of application of payments and credits, if any, to be made on all or any part of any component or components of the Obligations (whether principal, interest, fees, costs, and expenses, or otherwise), including, without limitation, the application of payments received from any source to the payment of Indebtedness other than the Obligations even though a Purchaser might lawfully have elected to apply such payments to the Obligations or to amounts which are not covered by this Guarantee;

 

(vi) take advantage or refrain from taking advantage of any security or accept or make or refrain from accepting or making any compositions or arrangements when and in such manner as a Purchaser, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate; and

 

(vii) generally do or refrain from doing any act or thing which might otherwise, at law or in equity, release the liability of such Guarantor as a guarantor or surety in whole or in part, and in no case shall a Purchaser be responsible or shall any Guarantor be released either in whole or in part for any act or omission in connection with a Purchaser having sold any security at less than its fair market value.

 

(b) Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the Note), and upon demand by a Purchaser, each Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby agrees to pay the Obligations to the extent hereinafter provided and to the extent unpaid:

 

(i) without deduction by reason of any setoff, defense (other than payment), or counterclaim of the Company or any other Guarantor;

 

(ii) without requiring presentment, protest, or notice of nonpayment or notice of default to the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person;

 

(iii) without demand for payment or proof of such demand or filing of claims with a court in the event of receivership, bankruptcy, or reorganization of the Company or any other Guarantor;

 

(iv) without requiring a Purchaser to resort first to the Company (this being a guaranty of payment and not of collection), to any other Guarantor, or to any other guaranty or any collateral which a Purchaser may hold;

 

(v) without requiring notice of acceptance hereof or assent hereto by a Purchaser; and

 

(vi) without requiring notice that any of the Obligations has been incurred, extended, or continued or of the reliance by a Purchaser upon this Guarantee;

 

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all of which each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives.

 

(c) Each Guarantor’s obligation hereunder shall not be affected by any of the following, all of which such Guarantor hereby waives:

 

(i) any failure to perfect or continue the perfection of any security interest in or other Lien on any Collateral securing payment of any of the Obligations or any Guarantor’s obligation hereunder;

 

(ii) the invalidity, unenforceability, propriety of manner of enforcement of, or loss or change in priority of any document or security interest or other Lien or guaranty of the Obligations;

 

(iii) any failure to protect, preserve, or insure any Collateral;

 

(iv) failure of a Guarantor to receive notice of any intended disposition of any Collateral;

 

(v) any defense arising by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of liability of any Guarantor including, without limitation, any failure, negligence, or omission by any Purchaser in enforcing its claims against the Company;

 

(vi) any release, settlement, or compromise of any Obligation of the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person guaranteeing the Obligations;

 

(vii) the invalidity or unenforceability of any of the Obligations;

 

(viii) any change of ownership of the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person guaranteeing the Obligations or the insolvency, bankruptcy, or any other change in the legal status of the Company, any Guarantor, or any other Person guaranteeing the Obligations;

 

(ix) any change in, or the imposition of, any law, decree, regulation, or other governmental act which does or might impair, delay or in any way affect the validity, enforceability, or the payment when due of the Obligations;

 

(x) the existence of any claim, setoff, or other rights which the Company, the Guarantor, any other Guarantor or guarantor of the Obligations or any other Person may have at any time against any Purchaser in connection herewith or any unrelated transaction;

 

(xi) any Purchaser’s election in any case instituted under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, of the application of section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code;

 

(xii) any use of cash Collateral, or grant of a security interest by any Company, as debtor in possession, under sections 363 or 364 of the Bankruptcy Code;

 

(xiii) the disallowance of all or any portion of any of any Purchaser’s claims for repayment of the Obligations under sections 502 or 506 of the Bankruptcy Code;

 

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(xiv) any stay or extension of time for payment by the Company or any Guarantor resulting from any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law; or

 

(xv) any other fact or circumstance which might otherwise constitute grounds at law or equity for the discharge or release of a Guarantor from its obligations hereunder, all whether or not such Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of any act or omission referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (xiv) of this Section 5(c).

 

6. Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor further represents and warrants to each Purchaser: (a) such Guarantor is a corporation or other entity duly incorporated or organized, as applicable, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, as applicable, and has full power, authority, and legal right to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is presently engaged; (b) such Guarantor has full power, authority, and legal right to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Guarantee, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the guarantee hereunder on the terms and conditions of this Guarantee and to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of this Guarantee; (c) this Guarantee has been duly executed and delivered by such Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Guarantor enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that such enforceability is subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, and moratorium laws and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, or the availability of equitable remedies, which are subject to the discretion of the court before which an action may be brought; (d) the execution, delivery, and performance by each Guarantor of this Guarantee does not require any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and do not violate, conflict with or cause a breach or a default under any provision of (i) applicable law or regulation, (ii) the organizational documents of such Guarantor, (iii) any judgment, injunction, order, decree, or other instrument binding upon it, or (iv) any agreement binding upon it; and (e) the Guarantors are all of the subsidiaries of the Company.

 

7. Covenants. Each Guarantor covenants with each Purchaser that such Guarantor shall not grant any security interest in or permit any Lien upon any of its assets in favor of any Person other than Permitted Liens (as defined in the Note) and security interests in favor of a Purchaser. Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not take any action or engage in any transaction that such Guarantor is prohibited from taking or engaging in pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents. In addition, each Guarantor agrees to comply with the terms of the Transaction Documents to the same extent that the Company is required to cause the Guarantors to comply with such terms of the Transaction Documents. Each Guarantor, by its signature hereto, hereby acknowledges and agrees that a breach by such Guarantor of this Agreement constitutes an “Event of Default” under the Note and the other Transaction Documents.

 

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8. Termination. This Guarantee shall not terminate until the full and complete performance and indefeasible satisfaction of all of the Obligations (including, without limitation, the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all such Obligations) (i) in respect of the Transaction Documents, and (ii) with respect to which claims have been asserted by a Purchaser arising out of or relating to the Transaction Documents. Thereafter, but subject to the following, a Purchaser shall take such actions and execute such documents as the Guarantors may reasonably request (and at the Guarantors’ cost and expense) in order to evidence the termination of this Guarantee. Payment of all of the Obligations owing from time to time shall not operate as a discontinuance of this Guarantee. Each Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent that the Company or a Guarantor makes a payment to a Purchaser on the Obligations, or a Purchaser receives any proceeds from the Collateral (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) securing the Obligations or any other payments with respect to the Obligations, which payment or receipt of proceeds or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, or required to be returned or repaid to the Company, a Guarantor or any of their respective estates, trustees, receivers, debtors in possession, or any other Person under any insolvency or bankruptcy law (including, but not limited to the Bankruptcy Code), state or federal law, common law, or equitable cause, then to the extent of such payment, return or repayment, the obligation or part thereof which has been paid, reduced, or satisfied by such amount shall be reinstated and continued in full force and effect as of the date when such initial payment, reduction, or satisfaction occurred, and this Guarantee shall continue in full force notwithstanding any contrary action which may have been taken by any Purchaser in reliance upon such payment, and any such contrary action so taken shall be without prejudice to any Purchaser’s rights under this Guarantee and shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment having become final and irrevocable. Upon satisfaction of the Obligations in accordance with this Section 8, the Guarantors’ obligations under this Guarantee shall immediately terminate and this Guarantee shall be void.

 

9. Guarantee of Performance. Each Guarantor also, jointly and severally, guarantees the full, prompt, and unconditional performance of all Obligations and agreements of every kind owed or hereafter to be owed by the Company or the other Guarantors to any Purchaser under this Guarantee and the other Transaction Documents. Every provision for the benefit of the Purchasers contained in this Guarantee shall apply to the guaranty of performance given in this Section 9.

 

10. Assumption of Liens and Obligations. To the extent that a Guarantor has received or shall hereafter receive distributions or transfers from the Company of property or cash that are subject, at the time of such distribution or transfer, to Liens and security interests in favor of the Purchasers in accordance with the Transaction Documents, such Guarantor hereby expressly agrees that (i) it shall hold such assets subject to such Liens and security interests, and (ii) it shall be liable for the payment of the Obligations secured thereby. Each Guarantor’s obligations under this Section 10 shall be in addition to its obligations as set forth in other sections of this Guarantee and not in substitution therefor or in lieu thereof.

 

11. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) The terms “Company” and “Guarantor” as used in this Guarantee shall include: (i) any successor individuals, associations, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, or other entities to which all or substantially all of the business or assets of such Company or such Guarantor shall have been transferred and (ii) any other associations, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, or entities into or with which such Company or such Guarantor shall have been merged, consolidated, reorganized, or absorbed.

 

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(b) Without limiting any other right of any Purchaser, whenever a Purchaser has the right to declare any of the Obligations to be immediately due and payable (whether or not it has been so declared), such Purchaser at its sole election without notice to the undersigned may appropriate and set off against the Obligations:

 

(i) any and all indebtedness or other moneys due or to become due the Company or to any Guarantor by the Purchaser in any capacity and whether arising out of or related to the Transaction Documents or otherwise; and

 

(ii) any credits or other property belonging to the Company or any Guarantor (including all account balances, whether provisional or final and whether or not collected or available) at any time held by or coming into the possession of the Purchaser, or any Affiliate of the Purchaser, whether for deposit or otherwise;

 

in each case, whether or not then due and owing, and the applicable Purchaser shall be deemed to have exercised such right of set off immediately at the time of such election even though any charge therefore is made or entered on any Purchaser’s records subsequent thereto. The applicable Purchaser agrees to notify such Guarantor in a reasonable time of any such set-off; however, failure of the Purchaser to so notify such Guarantor shall not affect the validity of any set-off.

 

(c) Each Guarantor’s obligation hereunder is to pay the Obligations in full in cash when due according to this Guarantee, the Notes, the other Transaction Documents, and any other agreements, documents, and instruments governing the Obligations to the extent provided herein, and shall not be affected by any stay or extension of time for payment for the benefit of the Company or any other Guarantor resulting from any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law.

 

(d) No course of dealing between the Company or any Guarantor, on the one hand, and a Purchaser, on the other hand, and no act, delay, or omission by a Purchaser in exercising any right or remedy hereunder or with respect to any of the Obligations shall operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right or remedy, and no single or partial exercise thereof shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies of each Purchaser hereunder are cumulative and may be exercised singly or concurrently, and are not exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by law.

 

(e) This Guarantee shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

(f) Any Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder with respect to such assigned rights.

 

(g) Captions of the sections of this Guarantee are solely for the convenience of the parties hereto, and are not an aid in the interpretation of this Guarantee and do not constitute part of the agreement of the parties set forth herein.

 

(h) If any provision of this Guarantee is unenforceable in whole or in part for any reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be effective.

 

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(i) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement, and interpretation of this Guaranty shall be governed by the Purchase Agreement. Any action, proceeding, or claim arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Guarantee shall be brought and enforced only as provided in the Purchase Agreement.

 

12. Notices. All notices, approvals, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be delivered or made in the manner set forth in, and shall be effective in accordance with the terms of, the Purchase Agreement; provided, that any communication shall be effective as to any Guarantor if made or sent to the Company in accordance with the foregoing.

 

13. Waivers.

 

(a) Each Guarantor waives the benefit of all valuation, appraisal, and exemption laws.

 

(b) Upon the occurrence of a default or Event of Default (as defined in the Notes), each Guarantor hereby waives all rights to notice and hearing of any kind prior to the exercise by any Purchaser of its rights to repossess the Collateral without judicial process or to replevy, attach, or levy upon the Collateral without prior notice or hearing. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel of its choice with respect to this transaction and this Guarantee.

 

(c) Each Guarantor waives its rights to a trial by jury of any claim or cause of action based upon or arising out of or related to this guaranty, or the other transaction documents, in any action, proceeding, or other litigation of any type brought by any Purchaser. Each Guarantor agrees that any such claim or cause of action shall be tried by a court without a jury. Without limiting the foregoing, each guarantor further agrees that its right to a trial by jury is waived by operation of this section as to any action, counterclaim, or other proceeding which seeks, in whole or in part, to challenge the validity or enforceability of this Guarantee or any provision hereof. This waiver shall apply to any subsequent amendments, renewals, supplements, or modifications to this Guarantee.

 

14. Payments Free of Taxes.

 

(a) Definitions. In this Section 14:

 

(i) “Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Purchasers, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligations of any Guarantor under this Guarantee, or under any other Transaction Document, income, or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America or such other jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located.

 

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(ii) “Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, or any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank, or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory, or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government over the company or any of the Guarantors, or any of their respective properties, assets, or undertakings.

 

(iii) “Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

 

(iv) “Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.

 

(b) Any and all payments by or on account of the Obligations of any of the Guarantors under this Guarantee or any other Transaction Document shall be made without any set-off, counterclaim, or deduction and free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes; provided that if any Guarantor shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 14(b)), the Purchasers, as applicable, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Guarantor shall make such deductions, and (iii) such Guarantor shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

15. Indemnification by the Guarantors. Each Guarantor shall indemnify the Purchasers, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes paid by the Purchasers, as applicable, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of such Guarantor under this Guarantee and the other Transaction Documents (including Indemnified Taxes or imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 15) and any penalties, interest, and reasonable expenses including reasonable attorneys’ fees arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate of any Purchaser as to the amount of such payment or liability under this Section 15 shall be delivered to such Guarantor and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

16. Counterparts; Headings. This Guarantee may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which 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; provided that a facsimile, .pdf, or similar electronically transmitted signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original signature. The headings in this Guarantee are for convenience of reference only and shall not alter or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

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17. Rights of Contribution. The Guarantors hereby agree as among themselves that, if any Guarantor shall make an Excess Payment (as defined below), such Guarantor shall have a right of contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s Contribution Share (as defined below) of such Excess Payment. The payment obligations of any Guarantor under this Section 17 shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the Obligations until such time as the Obligations have been paid in full in cash, and none of the Guarantors shall exercise any right or remedy under this Section 17 against any other Guarantor until such Obligations have been paid in full in cash. For purposes of this Section 17, (a) “Excess Payment” shall mean the amount paid by any Guarantor in excess of its Ratable Share of any Obligations; (b) “Ratable Share” shall mean, for any Guarantor in respect of any payment of Obligations, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such payment of Obligations of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all assets and other properties of the Company and the Guarantors exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder) of the Company and the Guarantors, provided, that, for purposes of calculating the Ratable Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any payment of Obligations, any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such payment; and (c) “Contribution Share” shall mean, for any Guarantor in respect of any Excess Payment made by any other Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such Excess Payment of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the Obligations) of the Company and the Guarantors other than the maker of such Excess Payment; provided, however, that, for purposes of calculating the Contribution Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any Excess Payment, any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such Excess Payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such Excess Payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such Excess Payment. This Section 17 shall not be deemed to affect any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution that any Guarantor may have under law against the Company in respect of any payment of Obligations.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Company and the Guarantors have executed this Guarantee as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:
Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.
By:
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement

 

 

GUARANTORS:
SMC (HK) Limited
By:
Name:
Title:
SMC Logistics, Inc.
By:
Name:
Title:
SMC-Music, Inc.
By:
Name:
Title:
MICS Hospitality Holdings, Inc.
By:
Name:
Title:
MICS Hospitality Management, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
MICS Nomad, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement

 

 

SemiCab Holdings, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
The Singing Machine Company, Inc.
By:
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Purchaser has executed this Guarantee as of the date first written above.

 

Name of Purchaser: _____________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:

 

_____________________________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

___________________________________________________________________

 

Name of Purchaser:

 

____________________________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:

 

_____________________________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

___________________________________________________________________

 

Purchaser Signature Page to Guarantee Agreement

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Form of Joinder to

Subsidiary Guarantee

 

This Joinder Agreement is made between the undersigned,                 a [_________], (the “New Subsidiary”) and [_________], a business entity organized under the laws of the [_________], as a Purchaser under that certain Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of [___________] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guarantee”) by and among the Company, the Guarantors; together with each other Person that becomes a Guarantor thereunder after the date and pursuant to the terms thereof, to and in favor of the Purchasers. Capitalized terms herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Guarantee.

 

1. The New Subsidiary hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Agreement, the New Subsidiary will be deemed to be a party to the Guarantee and a “Guarantor” for all purposes of the Guarantee, and shall have all of the obligations of a Guarantor thereunder as if it had executed the Guarantee. The New Subsidiary hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions applicable to the Guarantors contained in the Guarantee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing terms of this paragraph 1, the New Subsidiary hereby jointly and severally together with the other Guarantors, guarantees to the Purchasers, as provided in the Guarantee, the prompt payment and performance of the Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

2. The New Subsidiary represents and warrants that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of the Guarantee are, with respect to the undersigned, true and correct as of the date hereof.

 

3. From and after the date hereof, each reference to a Guarantor in the Guarantee shall be deemed to include the undersigned.

 

4. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute one contract.

 

5. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder this ___ day of

_____________, 202___.

 

[____________________________]

 

Cover	Oct. 22, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 22, 2024
Entity File Number	001-41405
Entity Registrant Name	Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000923601
Entity Tax Identification Number	95-3795478
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	6301 NW 5th Way,
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 2900
Entity Address, City or Town	Fort Lauderdale
Entity Address, State or Province	FL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	33309
City Area Code	(954)
Local Phone Number	596-1000
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	RIME
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false

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