UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

January 29, 2018 (January 23, 2018)
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Harte Hanks, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
1-7120
74-1677284
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
9601 McAllister Freeway, Suite 610
San Antonio, Texas 78216
(210) 829-9000
(Address of principal executive offices and Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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 o
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. o



Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Securities Purchase Agreement for Private Placement

On January 23, 2018, Harte Hanks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) with Wipro, LLC (the “ Investor ”) pursuant to which the Company shall sell 9,926 shares (each, a “ Preferred Share ”) of its Series A Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), for an aggregate purchase price of $9,926,000 to the Investor in a private placement (the “ Private Placement ”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Private Placement for working capital purposes.

Since 2016, the Investor has provided a variety of technology-related services to the Company, including database and software development, database support and analytics, IT infrastructure support and digital campaign management.

In connection with the Private Placement, the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) approved a Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company (the “ Certificate of Designation ”) setting forth the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Preferred Stock. The Certificate of Designation was filed with the State of Delaware on January 29, 2018.

The Certificate of Designation provides that the Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights, except as described below or as otherwise required by law. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity, any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or other Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) (each, a “ Liquidation ”), each Preferred Share shall be entitled to receive dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock that shall accrue, whether or not declared by the Board, from and after the original issue date of the Preferred Shares at a rate of (i) 5% per each year, or (ii) the rate that cash dividends were paid in respect of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $1.00 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) (with Preferred Stock being paid on an as-converted basis in such case), for such year if such rate is greater than 5%. The Preferred Shares are convertible into 16% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date of the Purchase Agreement.

Pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, on or after May 1, 2018 (but only to the extent either (i) 50% of the shares of Preferred Stock originally issued upon the filing of the Certificate of Designation remain outstanding, (ii) there remains outstanding an amount of Preferred Stock issued on the Original Issue Date (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) convertible into at least 5% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock or (iii) (x) there remains outstanding at least one share of Preferred Stock and (y) a holder of Preferred Stock is the beneficial owner of at least 5% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock) one member of the Board shall be subject to election and removal by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock voting as a separate class. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, for so long



as the Investor owns at least a majority of the Preferred Stock originally purchased by it (or is the beneficial owner of either at least 5% of the Company’s Common Stock), the Investor will have the right to appoint an observer to the Board. In addition, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, on or after May 1, 2018, to the extent the holders of the Preferred Stock have the right to elect a member of the Board pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, that right shall be exercised solely by the Investor (but only for so long as the Investor is the beneficial owner of either at least 5% of the Company’s Common Stock or a majority of the Preferred Shares issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. On or after May 1, 2018, in the event the holders of the Preferred Stock are not permitted to elect an individual to serve on the Board pursuant to the Certificate of Designation (but only for so long as the Investor is the beneficial owner of at least 5% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding), the Investor may nominate one individual to serve on the Board in lieu of the observer to the Board (and may appoint an observer to the Board at any time or from time to time when its designee is not serving on the Board under the Purchase Agreement or the Certificate of Designation) .

The Certificate of Designation provides that for so long as any Preferred Shares are outstanding, the vote or consent of a majority of the Preferred Shares is required to approve (i) any poison pill applicable to the acquisition of shares of capital stock by the Investor or its affiliates, (ii) other than respect to a poison pill, any class or series of capital stock that ranks senior to, or on parity with, the Preferred Stock as to dividends or distributions or upon a Liquidation, (iii) an increase in the number of authorized or issued shares of Preferred Stock, (iv) except for shares of capital stock acquired from employees, directors or consultants pursuant to equity plans in order to pay the exercise price of options granted pursuant to such plans or taxes incurred with grants under such plans, purchase or redeem any capital stock that ranks junior (as to dividends or distributions or upon a Liquidation) to the Preferred Stock, (v) any incurrence of indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of the greater of (a) $40,000,000 in the aggregate, or (b) four times the Company’s trailing 12 month EBITDA (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) (measured at the time such indebtedness is incurred), (vi) any transaction with any affiliate that is not on arms’ length terms, (vii) any Liquidation that does not result in payment to the holders of the Preferred Stock of the original purchase price per share of the Preferred Stock and all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, (viii) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or filing for bankruptcy, (ix) any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation (including the Certificate of Designation) or Bylaws of the Company in a manner materially adverse to the Preferred Stock, or (x) pay any portion of the 3Q Digital Earnout Amount (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) (a) prior to its due date pursuant to the 3Q Digital Agreement (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) or (b) if payment of the 3Q Digital Earnout Amount is accelerated due to a sale of the 3Q business, if doing so would require cash greater than the proceeds of such a sale transaction.

The Purchase Agreement provides for preemptive rights for the Investor, subject to certain exceptions and limitations, which grants the Investor the right to participate in any future issuances of new securities of the Company for so long as the Investor owns at least a majority of the Preferred Shares purchased by the Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The



Investor may participate in such issuances at a level based on the Investor’s ownership percentage of the Company on a fully-diluted basis prior to such issuance.

In connection with the signing of the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Investor will also enter into a registration rights agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”). Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, within 30 days following the receipt of a demand notice of the Investor on or after the one year anniversary of the date of the Private Placement, a registration statement (the “ Registration Statement ”) covering the resale of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Preferred Shares (collectively, the “ Registrable Securities ”). Subject to limited exceptions, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable, but in any event within 120 days, after the Investor requests that the Company prepare and file the Registration Statement, but in no event shall the Registration Statement become effective earlier than the one year anniversary of the date of the Private Placement. In addition, if the Company proposes to register any of its Common Stock, either for the Company’s own account or for the account of any of its stockholders, the Company shall, at such time, promptly give the Investor notice of such intent, and the Investor shall have the option, subject to certain limitations, to include all of its Registrable Securities in such registration.
 
The foregoing is a summary of the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Certificate of Designation and the Registration Rights Agreement and does not purport to be complete. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of each of the Purchase Agreement, the Certificate of Designation and the Registration Rights Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 3.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The description of the Purchase Agreement, the Certificate of Designation and the Registration Rights Agreement in Item 1.01 of this Report is hereby incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference.

The Preferred Stock is being offered and sold to an accredited investor without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”) or any state securities laws. The Company is relying on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The certificate representing shares of Preferred Stock to be issued and sold in the Private Placement shall contain restrictive legends preventing the sale, transfer or other disposition of such Preferred Shares unless registered under the Securities Act or sold pursuant to an exemption therefrom. As described in Item 1.01 of this current report, the Company has agreed to file a Registration Statement for the resale of the Registrable Securities on or after the one year anniversary of the Private Placement. This current report is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy shares of Preferred Stock or other securities of the Company.




Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
    
The description in Item 1.01 of this Report regarding the filing of the Certificate of Designation is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

The description of the Certificate of Designation in Item 1.01 of this Report is hereby incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 24, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the foregoing events. Copies of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibits 99.1.
    

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)     Exhibits.

 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Harte Hanks, Inc.
Dated: January 29, 2018
 
By:     /s/ Robert L. R. Munden       
Robert L. R. Munden
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary




    




CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND PRIVILEGES OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
OF HARTE HANKS, INC.
a Delaware corporation
The undersigned, Robert L.R. Munden certifies that:
1. He is the duly acting Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Harte Hanks, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ Corporation ”).
2. Pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, said Board of Directors, at a meeting held on January 17, 2018 , adopted the following resolution creating and establishing the voting powers, designations, preferences, rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of, and the number of shares comprising, the Corporation’s Series A Preferred Stock, and such resolution has not been modified and is in full force and effect on the date hereof :
RESOLVED, that a series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation, having the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, and the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, set forth below be, and it hereby is, authorized and established by the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to authority given by the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors hereby creates and fixes and determines the number of shares constituting, and the voting powers, designations, preferences, rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions relating to, a new series of Preferred Stock as follows:
Section 1 .      Definitions . For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Alternate Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).
 
Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Corporation.
 
Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

Certificate of Designation ” means this Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants 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.

Conversion Amount ” means the sum of the Stated Value at issue.

Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Conversion Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

Conversion Shares Registration Statement ” means a Registration Statement that registers the resale of all Conversion Shares, so long as such Conversion Shares are Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), of the Holders, who shall be named as “selling stockholders” therein and meets the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement.

Corporation ” means Harte Hanks, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

EBITDA ” means, per the Corporation’s financial statements filed with the Commission, operating revenues, minus operating expenses (but excluding nonrecurring and restructuring expenses, if such amounts are included in operating expenses), plus income taxes, interest charges, depreciation, and software and intangible asset amortization, in each case to the extent such amounts are included in operating expenses, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States.

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

Fundamental Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).

Holder ” means a holder of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Liquidation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

New York Courts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d).

Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Original Issue Date ” means the date of the issuance and sale of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock by the Corporation pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

Original Issue Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

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.
 
Public Offering ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
Purchase Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated on or about the Original Issue Date, among the Corporation and the original Holder, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms for the purchase and sale of Series A Preferred Stock.

Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, among the Corporation and the original Holder, in the form of Exhibit A attached to the Purchase Agreement.

Registration Statement ” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale of the Registrable Securities by each Holder as provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement.

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.

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

Series A Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

Share Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Stated Value ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

Subsidiary ” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation formed or acquired after the date of the Purchase Agreement.
Successor Entity ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).

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

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 Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE MKT LLC (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

Transaction Documents ” means this Certificate of Designation, the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board or OTCQX or OTCQB Markets, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on a Trading Market, the OTC Bulletin Board or either of the OTCQX or OTCQB Markets, and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Corporation, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Corporation.

3Q Digital Earnout Amount ” means the earnout consideration due pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 16, 2015 (as amended, the “ 3Q Digital Agreement ”), by and among the Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, 3Q Digital, Inc. (“ 3Q ”), and Maury Domengeaux, as representative to the former stockholders and optionholders of 3Q, as amended by that certain Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2017, by and among the Corporation, 3Q and Maury Domengeaux, as representative to the former stockholders and optionholders of 3Q.

Section 2 .      Designation, Amount and Par Value . The series of preferred stock shall be designated as the Corporation’s Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”) and the number of shares originally constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 9,926. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $1.00 per share and a stated value equal to $1,000 per share (the “ Stated Value ”).
 
Section 3 .      Dividends . Solely upon a Liquidation, and only if prior to such Liquidation such shares of Series A Preferred Stock have not been otherwise converted to Common Stock, Holders shall be entitled to receive dividends on their shares of Series A Preferred Stock that shall accrue, whether or not declared by the Board, from and after the Original Issue Date at a rate of (i) five percent per each year, or (ii) the rate that cash dividends were paid in respect of Common Stock (with Series A Preferred Stock being paid on an as-converted basis in such case) for such year if such rate is greater than five percent. Other than as set forth in the previous sentence, no other dividends shall be paid on shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

Section 4 .     Voting Rights .

(a) On or after May 1, 2018 (but only to the extent either (i) 50% of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock originally issued upon the filing of this Certificate of Designation remain outstanding, (ii) there remains outstanding an amount of Series A Preferred Stock issued on the Original Issue Date convertible into at least 5% of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Stock or (iii) (x) there remains outstanding at least one share of Series A Preferred Stock and (y) a holder of Series A Preferred Stock is the beneficial owner of at least 5% of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Stock) one member of the Board of Directors shall be subject to election and removal by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock voting as a separate class. In the case of any vacancy in the office of a director elected by the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock may elect a successor to hold office for the unexpired term of the director whose place shall be vacant. Any director who shall have been elected by the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may be removed during the aforesaid term of office, either with or without cause, by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, given either at an annual meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders or at a special meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of such stockholders. Any such act shall become effective on the date fixed in the notice to the Corporation thereof, or upon the delivery thereof to the Corporation, whichever is later, without the need for any other corporate procedure or action. For avoidance of any doubt, the appointment of a director as aforesaid, the dismissal or replacement of any director so appointed, shall be by written notice given to the Corporation by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the procedures set forth above.
(b)      Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not (by merger, consolidation or otherwise), without the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock:
a. Authorize, create or issue (A) any poison pill applicable to the acquisition of shares of capital stock by Wipro, LLC or its affiliates or (B) other than respect to a poison pill, any class or series of capital stock that ranks senior to, or on parity with, the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends or distributions or upon a Liquidation;
b. Increase the number of authorized or issued shares of Series A Preferred Stock;
c. Except for shares of capital stock acquired from employees, directors or consultants pursuant to equity plans in order to pay the exercise price of options granted pursuant to such plans or taxes incurred with grants under such plans, purchase or redeem any capital stock that ranks junior (as to dividends or distributions or upon a Liquidation) to the Series A Preferred Stock;
d. Incur indebtedness (or permit any of its subsidiaries to incur any indebtedness) for borrowed money in excess of the greater of (A) $40,000,000 in the aggregate, or (B) four times the Corporation’s trailing 12 month EBITDA (measured at the time such indebtedness is incurred);
e. Enter into any transaction with any affiliate that is not on arms’ length terms;
f. Authorize, adopt or approve any Liquidation that does not result in payment to the Holders of the Original Purchase Price per share of Series A Preferred Stock and all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock;
g. Make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or file for bankruptcy;
h. Amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation (including this Certificate of Designation) or Bylaws in a manner materially adverse to the Series A Preferred Stock; or
i. Pay any portion of the 3Q Digital Earnout Amount (A) prior to its due date pursuant to the 3Q Digital Agreement or (B) if payment of the 3Q Digital Earnout Amount is accelerated due to a sale of the 3Q business, if doing so would require cash greater than the proceeds of such a sale transaction.
Section 5 .      Liquidation .

(a)      Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, or a Fundamental Transaction (each, a “ Liquidation ”), the holders of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding are entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its shareholders before any payment is made to the holders of Common Stock or any hereafter authorized capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to (upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up) the Series A Preferred Stock, an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the Original Issue Price, plus any dividends accrued but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all Series A Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock immediately before such Liquidation. If upon any such Liquidation, the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders are insufficient to pay the Holders the full amount to which they are entitled under this Section 5, the Holders shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts that would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full. No distribution shall be made in respect of any shares of Common Stock or any hereafter authorized capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to (upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up) the Series A Preferred Stock unless, at the time of such distribution, the Holders shall have received the full amount to which they are entitled under this Section 5. The “ Original Issue Price ” means $1,000 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any share dividend, share split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock.
(b)      Upon a Liquidation, after the payment of all preferential amounts required to be paid to the Holders, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of Common Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each holder.
Section 6 .      Conversion .

(a)      Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time at the option of the Holder thereof, without the payment of additional consideration, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6(c)) determined by dividing the Stated Value by the Conversion Price. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a “ Notice of Conversion ”). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the applicable Holder delivers by facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (such date, the “ Conversion Date ”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed delivered hereunder. If a conversion is in connection with a bona fide public offering of shares of Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or under similar laws of other jurisdictions (a Public Offering ), the conversion may be conditioned upon the closing of the sale of Common Stock pursuant to such Public Offering, and in that case the conversion shall not be deemed to have occurred until immediately prior to the closing of such sale of Common Stock. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error. To effect conversions of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, a Holder shall not be required to surrender the certificate(s) representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the Corporation unless (i) the full or remaining number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented by such certificate are being converted or (ii) such Holder has provided the Corporation with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Notice of Conversion) requesting reissuance of a certificate representing the remaining shares of Series A Preferred Stock upon physical surrender of any certificate representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted; provided , however , that if such certificate(s) shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Holder of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall instead deliver to the Corporation an affidavit and indemnity in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Corporation. Each Holder and the Corporation shall maintain records showing the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted by such Holder and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to such Holder and the Corporation, so as not to require physical surrender of the certificate representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Corporation establishing the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to which the record holder is entitled shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be retired and canceled and shall not be reissued.
(b)      Conversion Price . The conversion price for the Series A Preferred Stock shall equal $0.991, subject to adjustment herein (the “ Conversion Price ”).
(c)      Mechanics of Conversion
i. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion . Not later than three Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder or its transferee, as applicable, (A) a certificate or certificates free of restrictive legends representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends. If requested by the Holder, the Corporation shall use its best efforts to deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Corporation under this Section 6 electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.

ii. Failure to Deliver Certificates . If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled, without limitation of the Holder’s other rights and remedies, to elect by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such conversion, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to the Holder any original Series A Preferred Stock certificates delivered to the Corporation and the Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.
 
iii. Obligation Absolute . The Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided , however , that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Corporation of any such action that the Corporation may have against such Holder. In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of its Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Series A Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 150% of the greater of (A) the State Value and (B) the then fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors), of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, on an as-converted basis, which are subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall issue Conversion Shares and, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue damages against the Corporation for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
 
iv. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Series A Preferred Stock), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The Corporation shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that all such shares of Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Corporation upon each such issuance). The Corporation shall not close its books against the transfer of any of its capital stock in any manner which would prevent the timely conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and f ree and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances with respect to the issuance thereof, and, if a Conversion Shares Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be registered for public resale in accordance with such Conversion Shares Registration Statement (subject to such Holder’s compliance with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement).

v. Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the Common Stock’s fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) on the date of such conversion (such amount shall be paid by the Corporation concurrently with the delivery of certificates for the shares of Common Stock issued upon such conversion) or round up to the next whole share.

vi. Transfer Taxes . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any sale, transfer, stamp, document or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been or will be paid.

vii. No Impairment . The Corporation shall not avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation, but shall at all times in good faith assist in carrying out all such actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the Holders against impairment.

Section 7 .      Adjustment to Conversion Price .

(a)      Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Corporation, at any time while any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides (by any stock split, recapitalization, reclassification or otherwise) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification becomes effective.
(b)      Pro Rata Distributions . If the Corporation, at any time while any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, distributes to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security, then in each such case the Conversion Price shall be adjusted by multiplying such Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness or rights or warrants so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement delivered to the Holders describing the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.
(c)      Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, (i) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, (ii) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any other sale, transfer or issuance (or series of sales, transfers or issuances) of 50% or more of the outstanding share of Common Stock is completed, (iv) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) whereby such other Person or group acquires, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (vi) any merger, consolidation, recapitalization or similar transaction shall occur that results in (x)(i) the holders of Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction owning less than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation (or the surviving Person in such transaction) and (ii) an individual or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) being the beneficial owners, directly or indirectly, of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation (or any Person surviving such transaction) entitling them collectively to exercise 20% or more of the total voting power of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation (or the surviving Person in such transaction), or (y) an individual or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) being the beneficial owners, directly or indirectly, of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation (or any Person surviving such transaction) entitling them collectively to exercise 50% or more of the total voting power of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation (or the surviving Person in such transaction) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(d) on the conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Corporation, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Series A Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(d) on the conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Corporation shall take such actions as are necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Section. The Corporation shall promptly provide to the Holders such information concerning the terms of such Fundamental Transaction as may reasonably be requested by the Holders. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, the Corporation shall cause any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction to file a new Certificate of Designation with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders’ right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. In addition, the Corporation shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Corporation is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holders (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holders, deliver to the Holders in exchange for the Series A Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity, with substantially the same rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as the Series A Preferred Stock and which is created pursuant to a new Certificate of Designation with substantially the same terms and conditions as this Certificate of Designation and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holders, which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction). Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Corporation” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein.
(d)      Calculations . All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.
(e)      Notice to the Holders .
i. Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall, at its expense, promptly prepare and deliver to each Holder a certificate of an executive officer of the Corporation setting forth in reasonable detail such adjustment to the Conversion Price and the facts requiring such adjustment and certifying as to the calculation thereof. The Corporation will, upon the written request at any time of any Holder, furnish to such Holder a certificate of an executive officer certifying as to the Conversion Price then in effect and the number of Conversion Shares then issuable to such Holder upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder.
 
ii. Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder . If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any other securities or rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any capital reorganization of the Corporation, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or any Liquidation (including a Fundamental Transaction), or (E) the Board of Directors shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, or any other Liquidation (including a Fundamental Transaction), then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock , and shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a written notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution, redemption or right, or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange or Liquidation is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange or Liquidation. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries, the Corporation shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert the Conversion Amount of the Series A Preferred Stock (or any part hereof) during the 30-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
 
Section 8 .     Miscellaneous .

(a)      Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission), or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation at 9601 McAllister FWY, Suite 610, San Antonio, Texas Attention : General Counsel, facsimile number (210) 829-9139, or such other facsimile number or e-mail or street address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section 8. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission), or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or e-mail or street address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number or e-mail or street address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
(b)      Absolute Obligation . Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay liquidated damages, accrued dividends and accrued interest, as applicable, on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
(c)      Lost or Mutilated Series A Preferred Stock Certificate . If a Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.
(d)      Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the United States District Court sitting in the Southern District of New York or the courts of the State of New York located in the City of New York (the “ New York Courts ”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts 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 suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof 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 Certificate of Designation 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 applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Certificate of Designation or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
(e)      Amendment and Waiver . No provision of this Certificate of Designation may be amended or modified except by an instrument in writing executed by the Corporation and a majority in interest of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding, and any such written amendment or modification will be binding upon the Corporation and each Holder. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing.
(f)      Severability . If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.
(g)      Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
(h)      Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(i)      Status of Converted Series A Preferred Stock . Shares of Series A Preferred Stock may only be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If any shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be converted or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall be retired and cancelled and shall not be reissued.




The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury that the matters set out in the foregoing Certificate are true of his own knowledge. Executed at San Antonio, Texas, on this 29 th day of January, 2018.

By:    /s/ Robert L. R. Munden       
     Name: Robert L. R. Munden
     Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
 
 

ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK)

The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock indicated below into shares (the “Conversion Shares”) of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of Harte Hanks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), in accordance with the Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation (the “ Certificate of Designation ”), and directs that the shares of Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with a check for any cash payable pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Certificate of Designation, be issued and delivered to and in the name of _________________________ at the address specified below. If Conversion Shares are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay, or cause to be paid, to the Corporation the amount of all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto or deliver evidence to the Corporation establishing to the reasonable satisfaction of the Corporation that such taxes have been or will be paid in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.

Conversion calculations:

Date to Effect Conversion:_________________________________________
Number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion:____________
Number of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted:          
Aggregate Stated Value of Preferred Stock to be Converted:_______________
Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued:_______________________
Applicable Conversion Price:_______________________________________
Shares of Preferred Stock owned subsequent to Conversion: _______________

Address for Delivery: _______________________________ or DWAC Instructions:

Broker no: ______________________________
Account no: __________________
 

[HOLDER]

By:___________________________________
     Name:
     Title:



Execution Version

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 23, 2018, is made by and between Harte Hanks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Wipro, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Purchaser ”).
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”), the Purchaser desires to purchase, and the Company desires to issue and sell, 9,926 shares (the “ Preferred Shares ”) of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”).
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
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 the Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE I

Purchase and Sale of Preferred Shares
Section 1.1      Purchase and Sale of Preferred Shares . At the Closing, upon the following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company the Preferred Shares for an aggregate purchase price (the “ Purchase Price ”) equal to the number of Preferred Shares multiplied by the Purchase Price Per Share (as defined below). “ Purchase Price Per Share ” shall equal $1,000. The Company and the Purchaser are executing and delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including Regulation D, and/or upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the investments to be made hereunder.
Section 1.2      Purchase Price and Closing . The Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchaser and, in consideration of and in express reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees to purchase the Preferred Shares, free and clear of all pledges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances, at the Closing (as defined below). The closing of the purchase and sale of the Preferred Shares to be acquired by the Purchaser from the Company under this Agreement shall take place remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures (the “ Closing ”) at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time (i) on or before February 15, 2018 (but in no event less than five days after the date of this Agreement), provided , that all of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof and applicable to the Closing shall have been fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith, or (ii) at such other time and place or on such other date as the Purchaser and the Company may agree upon (the “ Closing Date ”). At the Closing, the Company will deliver the Preferred Shares to the Purchaser upon receipt by the Company of the entire Purchase Price from the Purchaser in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company to the Purchaser at least two business days prior to the Closing.
Section 1.3      Underlying Shares . The Company has authorized and has reserved and covenants to continue to reserve, free of preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights of stockholders, a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), equal to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock necessary to effect the conversion of the Preferred Shares. Any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (and such shares when issued) are herein referred to as the “ Underlying Shares ”. The Preferred Shares and the Underlying Shares are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “ Securities ”.
ARTICLE II     

Representations and Warranties
Section 2.1      Representations and Warranties of the Company . In order to induce the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and to purchase the Preferred Shares, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser, except as may otherwise be disclosed in the Company’s Commission Documents (as defined below) (excluding (x) any disclosure set forth under the heading “Risk Factors,” (y) any disclosure of risks or other statements that are predictive or forward-looking in nature, or (z) any disclosure that is not factual information but merely cautionary language); provided , however , that any such disclosures in the Company’s Commission Documents shall be deemed to qualify a representation or warranty only if it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that such information is relevant to such representation or warranty):
(a)      Organization, Good Standing and Power . The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted. Except as disclosed in the Commission Documents, the Company does not have any subsidiaries or own securities of any kind in any other entity. Each subsidiary of the Company is a corporation (or other legal entity) duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and has the requisite corporate (or other entity) power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except for any jurisdiction(s) (alone or in the aggregate) in which the failure to be so qualified, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any circumstances, state of facts or matters, change, event, occurrence, action or omission that has a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries or which is otherwise reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses or hinder the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents (as defined in Section 2.1(b) hereof) in any material respect.
(b)      Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock setting forth the preferences, rights and limitations of the Preferred Shares to be filed prior to the Closing by the Company with the Secretary of State of Delaware substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Certificate of Designation ”), the Registration Rights Agreement and the other agreements, instruments and documents contemplated hereby and thereby and executed by the Company or to which the Company is or will be a party (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, to file of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, to issue and sell the Preferred Shares, and to reserve, issue and deliver the Underlying Shares, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the filing of the Certificate of Designation and the issuance of the Preferred Shares and the Underlying Shares, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no further consent or authorization of the Company, the Company’s board of directors (the “ Board ”) or its stockholders is required. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. The issuance of the Preferred Shares is not subject to any preemptive right , right of first refusal or similar purchase right . The other Transaction Documents will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company at or prior to the Closing. Each of the Transaction Documents constitutes, or (with respect to the Transaction Documents other than this Agreement) shall constitute when executed and delivered, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
(c)      Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. At the close of business on January 22, 2018, the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company consisted of 62,603,663 shares of Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock, and 56,910,789 shares of Common Stock are held in treasury. The Company, either directly or through a wholly-owned subsidiary, owns of record and beneficially, free and clear of all pledges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances and rights of refusal of any kind, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interest of each of its subsidiaries. All of the outstanding shares of the capital stock and other equity interests of the Company and its subsidiaries have been duly and validly authorized and validly issued and fully paid and non‑assessable and have not been issued in violation of any federal or state securities law. Except as provided in this Agreement, no shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company and its subsidiaries are entitled to preemptive rights or registration rights, and no Person (as defined below) has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation or similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, call or commitments or agreements of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations, convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or purchase or acquire, any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Furthermore, there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of the capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or subscriptions, warrants, options, securities or rights convertible into shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or other rights, or to issue or distribute to holders of any shares of its capital stock or other equity interests any evidences of indebtedness or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any obligation to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of the capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any interest therein or to pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect thereof. Other than as issued under the Company’s equity incentive plans (as disclosed and described in the Commission Documents), neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any agreement or understanding granting registration or anti-dilution rights to any 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 (each, a “ Person ”) with respect to any of the equity or debt securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to, and the Company has no knowledge of, any agreement or understanding restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The offer and sale of all capital stock, convertible securities, rights, warrants, or options or other equity interests of the Company and its subsidiaries issued prior to the Closing complied with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and no holder of such securities has a right of rescission or claim for damages with respect thereto. The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement furnished or made available to the Purchaser true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as amended and restated and in effect on the date hereof (the “ Certificate ”), and the Company’s Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Bylaws ”).
(d)      Issuance of Securities . The Preferred Shares to be issued at the Closing have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and, when paid for or issued in accordance with the terms hereof, the Preferred Shares shall be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and will not be subject to any preemptive right or any restrictions on transfer under applicable law or any contract to which the Company is a party, and will be free and clear of all pledges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances and rights of refusal of any kind and the holders shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Preferred Stock. The Underlying Shares to be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and as set forth in the Certificate of Designation, such shares will be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and will not be subject to any preemptive right or any restrictions on transfer under applicable law or any contract to which the Company is a party, and will be free and clear of all pledges, liens, security interests and other encumbrances and rights of refusal of any kind and the holders shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
(e)      No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the filing of the Certificate of Designation and the issuance of the Preferred Shares and the Underlying Shares, do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the Certificate or Bylaws, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ properties or assets are bound, (iii) create or impose a pledge, lien, mortgage, security interest, charge or other encumbrance of any nature on any property or asset of the Company or its subsidiaries under any agreement or any commitment to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or by which any of its properties or assets are bound, or (iv) result in a violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or affected, except, in all case of clauses (i) or (iv) (with respect to federal and state securities laws) above, for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, acceleration, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under federal, state, foreign or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, approval, license, authorization or order of, or make any declaration, filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents or issue and sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof (other than any filings which may be required to be made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) and/or FINRA prior to or subsequent to the Closing, or state securities administrators subsequent to the Closing, or any registration statement which may be filed pursuant hereto or thereto).
(f)      Commission Documents; Financial Statements . The Company has made available to the Purchaser prior to the date of this Agreement through the EDGAR system, true and complete copies of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 (the “ Form 10-K ”), and all other reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, since December 31, 2015 (all of the foregoing, including filings incorporated by reference therein, being referred to herein as the “ Commission Documents ”). At the time of their filing, other than the timeliness of the filings, each Commission Document complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder and other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to such documents, and, at the time of its filing, each Commission Document did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries included in the Commission Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments as permitted by Form 10-Q promulgated by the Commission).
(g)      No Material Adverse Change . Since December 31, 2016, the Company and each of its subsidiaries has conducted its business operations in the ordinary course consistent with past practices and there has been no event, occurrence or development that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or that would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)      No Undisclosed Liabilities . The Company and its subsidiaries have no, and there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which is reasonably expected to result in any, liabilities, obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), other than those set forth in the in the balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries dated September 30, 2017 included in the Form 10-Q filed by the Company with the Commission or incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ business consistent with past practices since September 30, 2017, which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(i)      No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances . Since December 31, 2016, except as disclosed in the Commission Documents filed prior to the date hereof, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries have not purchased, sold, transferred, assigned, conveyed or pledged any of the assets or properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except as could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred any indebtedness or other liabilities (contingent or otherwise) except for borrowings under the Company’s credit agreement disclosed in the Commission Documents or other liabilities (contingent or otherwise) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, (iii) the Company and its subsidiaries have not waived or modified any right or rights of substantial value or of a material debt owed to it other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, (iv) the Company and its subsidiaries have not made any material change in their accounting principles, methods, practices or procedures or any material change in their depreciation or amortization policies or rates theretofore, or any change in their independent public accounting firm, (v) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or other equityholders (other than dividends declared or paid by wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company to the Company or another wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock or other equity interests, and there has been no change in the authorized capitalization of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (vi) the Company has not received any written notice from the Commission in connection with any investigation or action by the Commission that seeks to, or could reasonably be expected to result in, the restatement by the Company of any of its current or previously disclosed financial statements, and to the actual knowledge of any of the executive officers of the Company, no such investigation or action has been threatened by the Commission, (vii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has made any material change in any compensation agreement or arrangement with any of the Company’s named executive officers as identified in the Commission Documents (“ Named Executive Officers ”), other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, (viii) there has not been any resignation or termination of employment of any of the Named Executive Officers, (ix) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has issued any equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except pursuant to any existing Company stock option plans, (x) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has made any loans or guarantees to or for the benefit of their employees, officers, directors or affiliate or any members of their immediate families, other than (A) travel advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and (B) loans to employees, officers or directors in connection with the exercise of stock options granted pursuant to any existing Company stock option plans; or (xi) any arrangement, contract or commitment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, 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 trading day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(j)      Title to Assets . The Company and each of its subsidiaries has in all material respects good and marketable title to all of its personal property, free and clear of any mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever. The Company and its subsidiaries enjoy in all material respects peaceful and undisturbed possession of all real property leased, subleased, licensed or otherwise occupied (whether as tenant, subtenant or pursuant to other occupancy arrangements) by the Company or its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever. All leases of the Company and its subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and in full force and effect, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to any such lease, is in material breach or violation of, or in material default under, such lease. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries own any real property.
(k)      Actions Pending . There is no material action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding or other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company which questions the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Except as disclosed in the Commission Documents, there is no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding or other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets which individually, or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no outstanding orders, judgments, injunctions, awards or decrees of any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective officers or directors in their capacities as such, which individually, or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in default with respect to any outstanding order, judgment, injunction, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body against the Company that is expressly applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties.
(l)      Compliance with Law . The business of the Company and each of its subsidiaries has been and is presently being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, except as set forth in the Commission Documents. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has all franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals necessary for the conduct of its business as now being conducted by it unless the failure to possess such franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All such franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals are in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, no suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened.
(m)      Taxes . The Company and each of its subsidiaries has accurately prepared and filed all federal, state and other tax returns required by law to be filed by it, has paid or made provisions for the payment of all taxes shown to be due and all additional assessments, and adequate provisions have been and are reflected in the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for all current taxes and other charges to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject and which are not currently due and payable. None of the federal income tax returns of the Company or its subsidiaries have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service such that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has no knowledge of any additional assessments, adjustments or contingent tax liability (whether federal or state) of any nature whatsoever, whether pending or threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries for any period, nor of any basis for any such assessment, adjustment or contingency. There is no outstanding claim by an authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its subsidiaries does not file tax returns that they are or may be subject to the imposition of any material tax by that jurisdiction.
(n)      Certain Fees . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has employed any broker or finder and no Person has or will have as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents any right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the Purchaser for any brokerage or investment banking fees, commissions, finders’ structuring fees, financial advisory fees or other similar fees based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(o)      Disclosure . The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser will rely on the representations and warranties set forth herein in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser regarding the Company, its subsidiaries, its and their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including any disclosure schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser has not made or makes any representations or warranties, whether express or implied, with respect to the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 2.2.
(p)      Books and Records; Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls . The books, records and documents of the Company and its subsidiaries accurately reflect in all material respects the information relating to the businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries, the location and collection of their assets, and the nature of all transactions giving rise to the obligations or accounts receivable of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company and its 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. Except as disclosed in the Commission Documents, there are no significant deficiencies in the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ internal controls which could adversely affect the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to record, process, summarize and report financial data. Except as disclosed in the Commission Documents, the management of the Company has not identified for the Company’s outside auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls nor is it aware of any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls of the Company and its subsidiaries. Since December 31, 2015, except as disclosed in the Commission Documents, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to the financial statements or internal accounting controls of the Company and its subsidiaries, including any written or oral complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or its subsidiaries have engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices. No attorney representing the Company or any of its subsidiaries, whether or not employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of its representatives to the Board or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Company and its subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and its 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 and that such information is communicated to the Company’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure . The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and its 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 ”) and have presented in the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its subsidiaries that have adversely affected, or is reasonably likely to adversely affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its subsidiaries .
(q)      Material Agreements . Except for the Transaction Documents or as included as exhibits to the Commission Documents, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, instrument, undertaking, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, commitment, obligation, plan, arrangement or other understanding, a copy of which would be required to be filed with the Commission (collectively, “ Material Agreements ”) if the Company was registering securities under the Securities Act. With such exceptions as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all of the written or oral contracts, instruments, agreements, instruments, undertakings, mortgages, indentures, leases, licenses, commitments, obligations, plans, arrangements or other understandings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party (collectively, “ Agreements ”) are in full force and effect and upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall continue in full force and effect, without penalty or adverse consequence. Except as disclosed in the Commission Documents, with such exceptions as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each of its subsidiaries has performed all the obligations required to be performed by it to date under the Agreements, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received a notice of breach or default and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s knowledge, any other party to any such Agreement is in breach or default under any Agreement now in effect.
(r)      Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set forth in the Commission Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor any Person that the Company believes is the owner of ten percent or more of the outstanding Common Stock or any respective family member or affiliate of any such officer, director or stockholder (collectively, “ Insiders ”), and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its subsidiaries (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 Insider or any such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any Insider or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(s)      Intellectual Property . For purposes of this Agreement, “ Intellectual Property Rights ” means all registered copyrights, copyright registrations and copyright applications, trademark registrations and applications for registration, patents and patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names and Internet domain names that are used by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in their respective businesses as presently conducted, together with all other intellectual property rights owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries and used in connection with their respective businesses, including all (i) databases, computer programs and other computer software user interfaces, know-how, trade secrets, customer lists, proprietary technology, processes and formulae, source code, object code, algorithms, development tools, instructions, templates and marketing materials created by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries , and (ii) inventions, trade dress, logos and designs created by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries . The Intellectual Property Rights are sufficient in all material respects to carry on the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. To the knowledge of the Company, with such exceptions as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Intellectual Property Rights purported to be owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries do not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party. All Intellectual Property Rights purported to be owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries that were developed, worked on or otherwise held by any employee, officer, consultant or otherwise are owned free and clear by the Company or such subsidiary by operation of law or have been validly assigned to the Company or such subsidiary other than those Intellectual Property Rights where the failure to own or assign such rights would not, individually or in its aggregate be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(t)      Employee Matters . The Company has described in, or filed as an exhibit to, the Commission Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement all of the documents, agreements, plans or arrangements that are required by federal securities laws to be described in, or filed as an exhibit to, the Commission Documents (including all “employee pension benefit plans” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, bonus, incentive or profit‑sharing plans or arrangements, or labor or collective bargaining agreements in effect by the Company or any of its subsidiaries) (the “ ERISA Documents ”). No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except for any compliance failures that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be excepted to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the Company and each of its subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations relating to labor, employment, fair employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, and wages and hours, and with the terms of the ERISA Documents; and (b) each such ERISA Document is in compliance with all applicable requirements of ERISA. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ employees are obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency, that would interfere with the use of his or her employment obligations to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or that would conflict with the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries respective businesses as now conducted or proposed to be conducted, except for such contracts and other agreements, judgments, decrees and orders that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(u)      Insurance     . The Company and its subsidiaries maintain insurance covering its properties, operations, personnel and businesses as the Company deems adequate. All such insurance is fully in force, except where the failure to be in full force has not had and would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v)      NYSE     . As of the date of this Agreement, the Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and subject to the implementation of the reverse stock split disclosed in the Commission Documents, no event has occurred, and the Company is not aware of any event that is reasonably likely to occur, that would result in the Common Stock being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.
(w)      Private Placement . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchaser as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of The New York Stock Exchange, or any other market or exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the Closing Date.
(x)      No Integrated Offering . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.2, neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for any purposes, including the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act.
(y)      Securities Act of 1933 . The Company has complied and will comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws in connection with the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf, directly or indirectly, has or will sell, offer to sell or solicit offers to buy any of the Securities, or similar securities to, or solicit offers with respect thereto from, or enter into any preliminary conversations or negotiations relating thereto with, any Person, or has taken or will take any action so as to bring the issuance and sale of any of the Securities under the registration provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.
(z)      Governmental Approvals . Except for the filing of any notice prior or subsequent to the Closing that may be required under applicable state and/or federal securities laws (which if required, shall be filed on a timely basis), no authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of, declaration, filing or registration with any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, is or will be necessary for, or in connection with, the execution or delivery of the Preferred Shares, or for the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(aa)      Application of Takeover Protections .
i. The Company and the Board have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate or the laws of Delaware that is or could become applicable to the Purchaser as a result of the Purchaser and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchaser’s ownership of the Securities.
ii. Without limitation of clause (i) above, the Board has approved for purposes of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”) (A) the sale and issuance of the Preferred Shares to the Purchaser hereunder and the issuance of the Underlying Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Shares. and (b) in the event the Purchaser is not an “interested stockholder” (as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL) immediately after giving effect to its acquisition of the Preferred Shares, a transaction in which the Purchaser becomes an “interested stockholder.”
(bb)      Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any of their respective managers, directors or officers is or has, directly or indirectly, engaged in any activity, practice or conduct that would have caused the Company to be in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any other anti-corruption or anti-bribery Laws (the “ Anticorruption Laws ”). No director, officer, employee, reseller, distributor or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, paid, offered, promised, or authorized the payment of money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, to a government official while knowing or having reason to know that any portion of such exchange is: (i) for the purpose of (A) influencing any act or decision of such government official in their official capacity, including the failure to perform an official function, in order to assist the Company or any of its subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business, or directing business to any third party, (B) securing an improper advantage, (C) inducing such government official(s) to use their influence to affect or influence any act or decision of a government official in order to assist the Company or any of its subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business, or directing business to any third party, or (D) providing an unlawful personal gain or benefit, of financial or other value, to such government official(s), or (ii) otherwise for the benefit of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in violation of any Anticorruption Laws. Neither Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its or its subsidiaries’ directors or officers is or has been the subject of any formal investigation, inquiry or enforcement proceedings by any government authority regarding the actual or possible violation of the Anticorruption Laws in connection with the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of the Company no such investigation, inquiry or proceeding has been threatened. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has not unlawfully accepted or received any contribution, payment, gift, kickback, expenditure or other item of value. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has not given or agreed to give any gift or similar benefit to any customer, supplier, government official or any other Person that individually or in the aggregate (i) could reasonably be expected to subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, (ii) if not given in the past, might have had a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) if not continued in the future, might have a Material Adverse Effect or subject the Company or any of its subsidiaries to suit or penalty in any action, suit or proceeding.
(cc)      No Disagreements with Accountants . There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Company, and the Company’s audit committee had not received any notice of any irregularity with respect to the Company’s financial statements, books and records or method of accounting.
(dd)      Investment Company Act Status . The Company is not, and as a result of and immediately upon Closing will not be, an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(ee)      Office of Foreign Assets Control . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.
(ff)      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 the Purchaser’s request.
(gg)      Bank Holding Company Act . The Company is not 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 ”). The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, five percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or 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.  The Company does not exercise 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.
(hh)      Money Laundering . The operations of the Company and each of 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, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(ii)      No Disqualification Events . None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, a “ Company Covered Person ” and, together, “ Company 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 Company Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e).
(jj)      Other Covered Persons . The Company is not aware of any Person (other than any Company Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement.
(kk)      Notice of Disqualification Events . The Company will notify the Purchaser in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Company Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Company Covered Person.
(ll)      No Registration Rights . No Person has the right to (i) prohibit the Company from filing a registration statement or (ii) other than as disclosed in the Commission Documents, require the Company to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of a registration statement. The granting and performance of the registration rights under the Registration Rights Agreement will not violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under, any agreement, indenture, or instrument to which the Company is a party.
Section 2.2      Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser . The Purchaser hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Company:
(a)      Organization and Standing of the Purchaser . The Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(b)      Authorization and Power . The Purchaser has the requisite limited liability company power and authority to enter into and perform the Transaction Documents and to purchase the Preferred Shares being sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action, and no further consent or authorization of the Purchaser or its managers or members is required. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Purchaser. Each of the Transaction Documents to which Seller is or will be party constitutes, or (with respect to the Transaction Documents to which Purchaser is or will be a party other than this Agreement) shall constitute when executed and delivered, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
(c)      Acquisition for Investment . The Purchaser is purchasing the Preferred Shares solely for its own account for the purpose of investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with the distribution thereof in violation of federal or state securities laws. The Purchaser does not have a present intention to sell any of the Securities, nor a present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) or intention to effect any distribution of any of the Securities to or through any Person in violation of federal or state securities laws. The Purchaser acknowledges that it (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that the Purchaser is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company, (ii) is able to bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the Securities, and (iii) has been given access to such records of the Company and to the officers of the Company as it has deemed necessary or appropriate to conduct its due diligence investigation.
(d)      Rule 144 . The Purchaser understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless such Securities are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration is available. The Purchaser acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144 of the rules and regulations of the Commission, as amended, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“ Rule 144 ”), and that the Purchaser has been advised that Rule 144 permits resales only under certain circumstances. The Purchaser understands that to the extent that Rule 144 is not available, the Purchaser will be unable to sell any Securities without either registration under the Securities Act or the existence of another exemption from such registration requirement.
(e)      General . The Purchaser understands that the Securities are being offered and sold in reliance on a transactional exemption from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the suitability of the Purchaser to acquire the Securities. The Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
(f)      No General Solicitation . The Purchaser acknowledges that it is not purchasing the Preferred Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Preferred Shares published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media, or broadcast over television or radio, or any seminar or meeting to which the Purchaser was invited by any of the foregoing means of communications.
(g)      Accredited Investor . At the time the Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Purchaser is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(h)      Certain Trading Activities; Confidential Information .
(i)      Other than with respect to the purchase of Securities hereunder, the Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the Purchaser, engaged in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any short sales (as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act) involving the Company’s securities) during the period commencing at the time that the Purchaser was first contacted by the Company or any other Person representing the Company regarding the specific investment contemplated hereby until the date of this Agreement. The Purchaser covenants that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will engage in any purchase or sale of securities of the Company (including short sales) other than with respect to the purchase of Securities hereunder prior to the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly disclosed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect short sales or similar transactions in the future.
(ii)      The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company may have provided and may continue to provide material, non-public information concerning the Company to the Purchaser and its representatives, and as a result, the Purchaser agrees that from and after the date hereof, expect as required by applicable, rule, regulation or court or other governmental order, to keep such information as confidential and agrees to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws with respect to maintaining the confidentiality of such information; provided , however , that this Section shall not restrict any disclosure of information that (A) is publicly available as of the date of this Agreement, (B) after the date of this Agreement, becomes publicly available through no fault of the Purchaser, (C) is received by the Purchaser from a third party not, to the knowledge of the Purchaser after reasonable inquiry, subject to any obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information, or (D) was known by the Purchaser on a non-confidential basis from a source that was entitled to disclose it to the Purchaser. Other than to the Company and its, or its affiliates’, respective employees, representative and affiliates, the Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures of material, non-public information concerning the Company made to it by the Company in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).
(i)      Ownership Percentage . The Purchaser does not beneficially own any Common Stock, other than (upon execution and delivery of this Agreement) the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock to be issued hereunder.
(j)      No Disqualification Events . None of the Purchaser, any of its predecessors, any manager, director, executive officer, other officer of the Purchaser participating in the offering, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Purchaser’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 Purchaser in any capacity at the time of sale (each, a “ Purchaser Covered Person ”) is subject to any Disqualification Event, except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Purchaser has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Purchaser Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Purchaser has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e).
ARTICLE III     

Covenants
Section 3.1      Securities Compliance . The Company shall notify the Commission, if required, in accordance with its rules and regulations, of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents, and shall promptly take all other necessary actions and proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the Securities to the Purchaser, or its subsequent holders.
Section 3.2      Listing of Common Stock . The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on The New York Stock Exchange, and, prior to the Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Preferred Shares and the Underlying Shares on such trading market and promptly secure the listing of all of the Underlying Shares on such trading market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other trading market, it will then include in such application all of the Underlying Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Underlying Shares to be listed or quoted on such other trading market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing or quotation and trading of its Common Stock on a trading market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the trading market.
Section 3.3      Keeping of Records and Books of Account . The Company shall keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, reflecting all financial transactions of the Company, and in which, for each fiscal year, all proper reserves for depreciation, depletion, obsolescence, amortization, taxes, bad debts and other purposes in connection with its business shall be made.
Section 3.4      Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital and corporate purposes and not for the redemption of any Common Stock, debentures, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive Common Stock.
Section 3.5      Reservation of Shares of Common Stock . From and after the date hereof and for so long as the Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock to effect the conversion of the Preferred Shares. The Company shall not enter into any agreement or file any amendment to the Certificate (including the filing of a Certificate of Designation) which conflicts with this Section 3.5 while any Preferred Shares remain outstanding.
Section 3.6      Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information . On the Business Day immediately following the date hereof, the Company shall issue a press release mutually agreed to by the Company and the Purchaser. Within four trading days from the date hereof, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K (including all attachments, the “ 8-K Filing ”) with the Commission describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and including as exhibits to such Current Report on Form 8-K this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation and the Registration Rights Agreement in the form required by the Exchange Act and reviewed by counsel to the Purchaser. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company nor the Purchaser shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except as may be reviewed and approved by the Company and counsel to the Purchaser; provided , however , that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Purchaser, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith, and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) above, the Purchaser shall be notified by the Company (although the consent of the Purchaser shall not be required) in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release).
Section 3.7      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 promptly provide a copy thereof to the Purchaser. The Company, on or before the Closing, 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 Purchaser at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions to the Purchaser.
Section 3.8      Furnishing of Information; Public Information . Until the time that the Purchaser owns no Securities, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
Section 3.9      Integration . The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
Section 3.10      Conversion and Exercise Procedures . The form of Notice of Conversion included in the Certificate of Designation set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchaser in order to convert the Preferred Stock. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchaser to convert their Preferred Stock. The Company shall honor conversions of the Preferred Stock and shall deliver Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.
Section 3.11      Board Provisions .
(a)      For so long as the Purchaser owns at least a majority of the Preferred Shares originally purchased by it (or is the beneficial owner of at least 5% of the Company’s Common Stock), the Purchaser shall have the right, to appoint one individual as a non-voting observer to the Board (the “ Board Observer ”). The Board Observer shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Board and to receive all information provided to the members of the Board; provided , however , that (i) the Board Observer shall not be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to the Board or any of its committees nor to offer any motions or resolutions to the Board or such committees; (ii) the Company may withhold information or materials from the Board Observer and exclude such Board Observer from any meeting or portion thereof if (as determined by the Board in good faith) access to such information or materials or attendance at such meeting would (A) adversely affect the attorney-client or work product privilege between the Company and its counsel, or (B) result in a conflict of interest or is otherwise required to avoid any disclosure that is restricted by any agreement with another person; and (iii) the Board Observer shall be subject to the same obligations as directors of the Board with respect to confidentiality, conflicts of interest and misappropriation of corporate opportunities (and shall provide, prior to attending any meetings or receiving any information or materials, such agreements, undertakings or assurances to such effect as may be requested by the Company). On or after May 1, 2018, to the extent the holders of the Preferred Stock have the right to elect a member of the Board pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, that right shall be exercised solely by the Purchaser (but only for so long as the Purchaser is the beneficial owner of either at least 5% of the Company’s Common Stock or a majority of the Preferred Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement). In the event that the holders of the Preferred Stock are not permitted to elect an individual to serve on the Board pursuant to the Certificate of Designation or pursuant to this Agreement, then the Purchaser shall promptly cause the individual elected to the Board to offer his or her resignation to the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or after May 1, 2018, in the event that the holders of the Preferred Stock are not permitted to elect an individual to serve on the Board pursuant to the Certificate of Designation (but only for so long as the Purchaser is the beneficial owner of at least 5% of the Company’s Common Stock), the Purchaser may nominate one individual (the “ Purchaser Nominee ”) to serve on the Board in lieu of the Board Observer (but, for the avoidance of doubt, may appoint a Board Observer at any time or from time to time when its designee is not serving on the Board under this Agreement or the Certificate of Designation). The Purchaser Nominee shall provide the Company with all reasonably required information to support the Company’s disclosure requirements, including customary independence and governance questionnaires (the “ Nominee Information ”). The Company shall, promptly after receipt of the Nominee Information, take such actions as are necessary to appoint or elect the Purchaser Nominee to the Board, by either increasing the size of the Board or having an existing director resign from the Board, in each case, to fill such newly created vacancy, and thereafter, to ensure that for so long as the Purchaser owns at least a majority of the Preferred Shares originally purchased by it (or is the beneficial owner of at least 5% of the Company’s Common Stock), (x) nominate the Purchaser Nominee for election to the Board at each election where the Purchaser Nominee is up for election or the Purchaser Nominee is not a member of the Board, and (y) recommend the Purchaser Nominee to the stockholders of the Company at each election when the Purchaser Nominee has been nominated for election; provided, that, (x) no director appointed or elected to the Board pursuant to this Section may be removed from office unless either (i) approved by the stockholders of the Company, or (ii) such removal is directed or approved by the Purchaser, and (y) any vacancies created by the resignation, removal or death of a director elected pursuant to this Section shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of this Section, subject to stockholder approval.
(b)      Each transferee or assignee of any Preferred Shares from the Purchaser shall, as a condition precedent to the Company’s recognizing such transferee or assignee, agree in writing to vote, or cause to be voted, all Preferred Shares owned by such transferee or assignee, or over which such transferee or assignee has voting control, from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that at each annual or special meeting of stockholders at which an election of directors is held or pursuant to any written consent of the stockholders, the person nominated by the Purchaser shall be elected to the Board.
Section 3.12      Preemptive Right .
(a)      Subject to applicable securities laws and limitations imposed by applicable stock exchange requirements, for so long as the Purchaser owns at least a majority of the Preferred Shares purchased by it pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser has the right to purchase its Pro Rata Portion (as defined in Section 3.12(b) below) of any New Securities (as defined in Section 3.12(b) below) that the Company may from time to time issue after the date of this Agreement.
(b)      New Securities ” shall mean any capital stock of the Company, whether now authorized or not, and rights, options or warrants to purchase any capital stock of the Company, and securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible or exchangeable or exercisable into, or otherwise entitle the holder thereof to receive, any capital stock of the Company (“ Company Securities ”); provided , however , that the term “New Securities” does not include: (i) shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon exercise or conversion of Company Securities outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and any securities issuable upon the conversion or exercise thereof, (ii) shares of capital stock of the Company issued in connection with any stock split or stock dividend or recapitalization, (iii) shares of capital stock of the Company (and/or Company Securities) granted or issued hereafter to employees, officers, directors, contractors, consultants or advisers to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company pursuant to incentive agreements, stock purchase or stock option plans, stock bonuses or awards, warrants, contracts or other arrangements that are approved by the Board, (iv) any capital stock of the Company (and/or Company Securities) issued as consideration in a debt financing obtained from financial institutions, banks or equipment lessors, or as consideration in connection with a bona fide acquisition of the securities or assets of another business, or in connection with strategic partnering agreements, and in each case approved by the Board, and (v) any securities issued in a registered public offering by the Company. “ Pro Rata Portion ” shall mean an amount of New Securities equal to the amount to allow the Purchaser to maintain its Ownership Percentage in the Company. “ Ownership Percentage ” shall mean the lesser of (i) 16% and (ii) the percentage of the Purchaser’s then-current ownership of the Company’s outstanding capital stock, on an as-converted to Common Stock basis) of all Company Securities (on an as-converted to Common Stock basis, if applicable); provided , that any securities that are exchangeable or exercisable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock that are “out-of-the-money” shall be excluded from such calculation.
(c)      In the event that the Company proposes to undertake an issuance of New Securities, subject to the Purchaser agreeing to keep such information as confidential and material, nonpublic information, it shall promptly give to the Purchaser a written notice of its intention to issue New Securities (a “ Notice ”), describing the type and number of New Securities and the price and the other material terms and conditions upon which the Company proposes to issue such New Securities. The Purchaser shall have ten days from the date such Notice is delivered (the “ Purchase Period ”) to the Purchaser to agree in writing to purchase all or a portion of its Pro Rata Portion of such New Securities for the price and upon the general terms specified in the Notice by giving written notice to the Company and stating therein the quantity of New Securities to be purchased, in which event the Company shall promptly sell and the Purchase shall buy, upon the terms specified, the number of New Securities agreed to be purchased by the Purchaser.
(d)      If all New Securities the Purchaser is entitled to purchase under this Section 3.12 are not elected to be purchased as provided in clause (c) of this Section 3.12, the Company may, during the 90 day period following the expiration of the Purchase Period, offer and sell the remaining unsubscribed portion of such New Securities to any Person or Persons at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than, those specified in the Notice. If the Company does not consummate the sale of the New Securities within such period, the rights of the Purchaser to subscribe to the issuance of such New Securities provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such New Securities shall not be offered unless first reoffered to the Purchaser in accordance with this Section 3.12.
Section 3.13      Indemnification of the Purchaser .
a. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and its affiliates and its and their directors, officers, managers, employees and agents (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”) to the fullest extent permitted by law from and against 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 (collectively, “ Losses ”) resulting from or arising out of (i) any breach of any representation or warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company in this Agreement, or (ii) any claims, actions, suits or p roceedings instituted against the Purchaser in any capacity, or any of its affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an affiliate of the Purchaser, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (unless such claim, action, suit or p roceeding is solely based on a material breach of any representation or warranty, covenant or agreement of the Purchaser in this Agreement or any violations by the Purchaser of any state or federal securities laws or any conduct by the Purchaser which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct).
b. Each Indemnified Party under this Section 3.13 will, promptly after the receipt of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought from the Company under this Section 3.13, notify the Company in writing of the commencement thereof; provided that the failure to notify or a delay in notifying the Company of any such action, suit or proceeding shall not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to such Indemnified Party, except to the extent the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure or delay . The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any claim, action, suit or proceeding as to which indemnification is sought by any Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 3.13 at its own expense, with counsel satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in its reasonable judgment; provided , however , that any Indemnified Party may retain separate counsel to participate in such defense and shall have the right, but not the obligation, to assert any and all cross-claims and counterclaims such Indemnified Party may have , but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Purchaser 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 claim, action, suit or proceeding there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a conflict or potential conflict exists between the Company, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Party, on the other hand, that would make such separate representation advisable, 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 Indemnified Party under this Section 3.13 (x) for any settlement by an Indemnified Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or (y) to the extent, but only to the extent that a Loss is attributable to any breach by the Purchaser of any representation or warranty, covenant or agreement of the Purchaser in this Agreement, or (z) to the extent caused solely by the Purchaser’s fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Company agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of each Indemnified Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding relating to the matters contemplated hereby unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Party from all l iabilities arising or that may arise out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding. The indemnification required by this Section 3.13 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The rights accorded to the Indemnified Parties hereunder shall be in addition to any rights that any Indemnified Party may have at common law, by separate agreement or otherwise.
Section 3.14      Hedging Activities . For a period of one year from the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall desist from shorting or otherwise hedging securities of the Company or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or engaging in hedging activities or similar transactions with the same economic effect as a sale of any capital stock of the Company.
ARTICLE IV     

Conditions
Section 4.1      Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Close and to Sell the Preferred Shares . The obligations hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Preferred Shares to the Purchaser and consummate the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement on the Closing Date on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion.
(a)      Accuracy of the Purchaser’s Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time, except for representations and warranties that are expressly made as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date.
(b)      Performance by the Purchaser . The Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date.
(c)      No Injunction . No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d)      Delivery of Purchase Price . The Purchase Price for the Preferred Shares shall have been delivered to the Company at the Closing.
(e)      Delivery of Transaction Documents . The Transaction Documents to which the Purchaser is a party shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser to the Company.
Section 4.2      Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchaser to Close and to Purchase the Preferred Shares . The obligations hereunder of the Purchaser to purchase the Preferred Shares and consummate the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are for the Purchaser’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Purchaser at any time in its sole discretion.
(a)      Accuracy of the Company’s Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Sections 2.1(a), 2.1(b), 2.1(c), 2.1(d) and 2.1(n) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time, except for representations and warranties that are expressly made as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date. Each of the other representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, except for representations and warranties that speak as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date; provided , however , that if a representation or warranty is qualified by “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifier, such representation or warranty (as so qualified) shall be true and correct in all respects.
(b)      Performance by the Company . The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date.
(c)      No Suspension, Etc. Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“ Bloomberg ”) shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by Bloomberg, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or Delaware State authorities, nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity or crisis 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 the Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities.
(d)      No Injunction . No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e)      No Proceedings or Litigation . No action, suit or proceeding before any arbitrator or any governmental authority shall have been commenced, and no investigation by any governmental authority shall have been threatened, against the Company, or any of the officers, directors or affiliates of the Company, seeking to restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking damages in connection with such transactions.
(f)      Reservation of Shares of Common Stock . As of the Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.
(g)      Preferred Stock Certificates . The Company shall have delivered one or more stock certificates to the Purchaser representing the Preferred Shares at the Closing.
(h)      Secretary’s Certificate . The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser a secretary’s certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) resolutions adopted by the Board consistent with Section 2.1(b) and Section 2.1(aa), (ii) the Certificate and the Bylaws, each as in effect at the Closing, and (iii) the authority and incumbency of the officers of the Company executing the Transaction Documents and any other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection therewith.
(i)      Officer’s Certificate . On the Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of an executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, confirming the accuracy of the Company’s representations, warranties and covenants as of the Closing Date and confirming the compliance by the Company with the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.2 as of the Closing Date.
(j)      Fees and Expenses . As of the Closing Date, all fees and expenses related to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and required to be paid by the Company, shall have been paid by the Company as of the Closing Date.
(k)      Registration Rights Agreement . As of the Closing Date, the parties shall have entered into the Registration Rights Agreement in the Form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
(l)      Certificate of Designation . As of the Closing Date, the Certificate of Designation shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.
(m)      Material Adverse Effect . No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.
(n)      Blue Sky . The Company shall have obtained all necessary “Blue Sky” law permits and qualifications, or secured exemptions therefrom, required by any state or foreign or other jurisdiction for the offer and sale of the Preferred Shares.
(a)      New York Stock Exchange Qualification . The Underlying Shares to be issued shall be duly authorized for listing by The New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance, to the extent required by the rules of The New York Stock Exchange.
ARTICLE V     

Transfer Restrictions; Certificate Legend; Post-Closing Covenants
Section 5.1      Transfer Restrictions . 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 or to the Company or an affiliate of the Purchaser, 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 and, as a condition of such transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 5.2      Legend . Each certificate representing the Preferred Shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the following form (in addition to any legend required by applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR HARTE HANKS, INC. SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF ITS COUNSEL THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDER. A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.
The Company, at its sole cost, shall remove the legend described above from each certificate representing the Preferred Shares if (i) such Preferred Shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) such Preferred Shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (if the transferor is not an affiliate of the Company), or (iii) such Preferred Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) as to such securities and without volume or manner of sale restrictions.
Section 5.3      Compliance With Sales Provisions . The Purchaser agrees with the Company that the Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either (a) the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or (b) 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 Section 5.2 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.
ARTICLE VI     

Termination
Section 6.1      Termination by Mutual Consent . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:
(a)      by the mutual written consent of the Company and the Purchaser; and
(b)      by the Company or the Purchaser (upon written notice to the other, if the Closing shall not have taken place by 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on February 15, 2018; provided , that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 6.1(b) shall not be available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such time.
Section 6.2      Effect of Termination . In the event of termination by the Company or the Purchaser, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other party and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be terminated without further action by any party. If this Agreement is terminated as provided in Section 6.1 herein, this Agreement shall become void and of no further force and effect, except for Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 7.9. Nothing in this Section 6.2 shall be deemed to release the Company or the Purchaser from any liability for any breach under this Agreement, or to impair the rights of the Company or the Purchaser to compel specific performance by the other party of its obligations under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII     

Miscellaneous
Section 7.1      Fees and Expenses . Whether or not the Closing shall occur, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisors, 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; provided , however , that the Company shall pay all fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereunder up to an aggregate maximum of $100,000, regardless of whether or not the Closing occurs (unless the failure of the Closing to occur is a result of a breach by the Purchaser of this Agreement, in which event the Company shall not be required to pay any of such fees or expenses). In addition, the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Purchaser in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or incurred in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and any of the other Transaction Documents, following a breach by the Company of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and expenses.
Section 7.2      Specific Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction .
(a)      The Company and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or equity.
(b)      The Company and the Purchaser (i) hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court sitting in the Southern District of New York and the courts of the State of New York located in the City of New York, for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and (ii) hereby waive, and agree not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. The Company and the Purchaser consent to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof 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 in this Section 7.2 shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. THE COMPANY AND THE PURCHASE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. The Company and the Purchaser hereby agree that the prevailing party in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Preferred Shares, this Agreement, or the Registration Rights Agreement, shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable legal fees from the non-prevailing party.
Section 7.3      Entire Agreement; Amendment . This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contain the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and, except as specifically set forth herein or in the other Transaction Documents, neither the Company nor the Purchaser makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters, and they supersede all prior understandings and agreements with respect to said subject matter (including, without limitation, the Summary of Proposed Terms dated December 1, 2017 between the Company and the Purchaser), all of which are merged herein. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Purchaser.
Section 7.4      Notices . Any notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon hand delivery, by telecopy/facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Harte Hanks, Inc.
Attention: General Counsel
9601 McAllister FWY
Suite 610
San Antonio, Texas
Facsimile: (210) 829-9139
Telephone: (210) 829-9135
E-mail: Robert.Munden@hartehanks.com

with copies (which copies shall not constitute notice to the Company) to:
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921
Attention: Richard B. Aldridge
Facsimile: (215) 963-5001
Telephone: (215) 963-4829
E-mail: richard.aldridge@morganlewis.com

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
502 Carnegie Center
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Attention: Emilio Ragosa
Facsimile: (609) 919-6701
Telephone: (609) 919-6600
E-mail: emilio.ragosa@morganlewis.com

If to the Purchaser:
Wipro, Limited
Doddakanelli, Sarjapur Road
Bangalore, 560035, India
Email: anil.raibagi@wipro.com
Attention: Anil Raibagi

with a copy to:

Wipro Limited
Doddakanelli, Sarjapur Road
Bangalore, 560035, India
Email: generalcounsel.office@wipro.com
Attention: General Counsel

with copies (which copies shall not constitute notice to the Purchaser) to:
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, NY 10004  
Attention: Charles A. Samuelson
Email: chuck.samuelson@hugheshubbard.com



Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving at least 5 days written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.
Section 7.5      Waivers . No waiver by any party 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 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 accruing to it thereafter. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder.
Section 7.6      Headings; Interpretation . The article, section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The interpretation of this Agreement shall not be affected by the party who drafted this Agreement, and all parties waive any statute, legal decision, or common law principle that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this Agreement against the party that drafted this Agreement.
Section 7.7      Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. After the Closing, except for an assignment as contemplated by Section 3.11(b), the assignment by a party to this Agreement of any rights hereunder shall not affect the obligations of such party under this Agreement. After the Closing, this Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment or delegation in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio .
Section 7.8      Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person (other than Indemnified Parties, as contemplated by Section 3.13).
Section 7.9      Governing Law . Except to the extent the DGCL is mandatorily applicable, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the choice of law provisions.
Section 7.10      Survival . The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made herein or in any certificates or documents executed in connection herewith shall indefinitely survive (and not be affected in any way by) the Closing or any investigation and inquiry made (or omitted) by or on behalf of the Purchaser or its representatives or any information that any party or their representatives may receive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than for fraud, the representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchaser contained in Article II (other than those contained in Sections 2.1(a), 2.1(b), 2.1(c), 2.1(d), 2.1(n), 2.2(a) and 2.2(b), which shall indefinitely survive) shall terminate on the date that is eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date; provided, however, that such representations and warranties shall survive to the extent a claim based upon, resulting from or arising out of a breach or inaccuracy of any such representation and warranty is made prior to such date until such claim is finally resolved.
Section 7.11      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
Section 7.12      Publicity . The Company agrees that it will not disclose, and will not include in any public announcement, the name of the Purchaser without the consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or unless and until such disclosure is required by law, rule or applicable regulation, and then only to the extent of such requirement and provided that the Company shall provide the Purchaser with prior notice of such disclosure.
Section 7.13      Severability . The provisions of this Agreement are severable and, in the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any one or more of the provisions or part of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part of a provision of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be reformed and construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of such provision, had never been contained herein, so that such provisions would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent possible.
Section 7.14      Further Assurances . From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of the Purchaser or the Company, the Company and the Purchaser shall execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
Section 7.15      Shares Owned by Affiliates . For the purposes of applying all provisions of this Agreement which condition the receipt or access to information or exercise of any rights upon ownership of a specified number or percentage of shares, the shares owned of record by any affiliate of the Purchaser shall be deemed to be owned by the Purchaser.
Section 7.16      Payment Set Aside . To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or the 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.
Section 7.17      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.
[Remainder of page intentionally left blank. Signature pages to follow. ]

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

 
THE COMPANY:

HARTE HANKS, INC.


By:   /s/ Jon C. Biro
Name: Jon C. Biro
Title: EVP & CFO

[Signatures continued on the following page]

 
 
THE PURCHASER:  
WIPRO, LLC

By:    /s/ Ashish Chawla    
Name: Ashish Chawla
     Title: CFO & Secretary
 
 
 


EXHIBIT A
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND PRIVILEGES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK


Exhibit A

Form of


REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of this _____ day of ________2018 by and between Harte Hanks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Wipro, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Purchaser ”), in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Purchaser (the “ Purchase Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions .
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Commission ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Stock ” means the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, and any securities into which such shares may hereinafter be reclassified or changed.
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.
Preferred Shares ” means the shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and sold by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
Register ,” “ registered ” and “ registration ” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.
Registrable Securities ” means (i) the Underlying Shares and (ii) any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in exchange for the Underlying Shares, whether by merger, charter amendment or otherwise, provided that a security shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon (A) sale of such security pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or (B) the later of (x) five (5) years after the Closing Date (as defined below), and (y) such time as Rule 144 or another similar exemption under the 1933 Act is available for the sale of all of such securities without volume limitation during a three-month period without registration.
Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company filed under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus and amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.
Selling Stockholder Questionnaire ” means a questionnaire in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, or such other form of questionnaire as may reasonably be adopted by the Company from time to time.
Underlying Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares.
1933 Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
1934 Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.      Registration .
(a)      Underlying Shares Registration Statement . Promptly, but in any event no later than thirty (30) days, following a written request of the Purchaser on or after the one year anniversary of the date of this Agreement (the “ Closing Date ”), the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Underlying Shares (or such lesser number of Underlying Shares as is specified in such request). The Purchaser at any time from time to time may make no more than two such written requests. The Underlying Shares Registration Statement also shall cover pursuant to Rule 416 such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock due to an increase in the number of Underlying Shares resulting from changes in the Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation (the “ Additional Shares ”). The foregoing Registration Statement shall be filed on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the method of distribution elected by the Purchaser. The Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Purchaser and its counsel prior to its filing or other submission.
(b)      Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company will pay all fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including all fees and expenses associated with effecting the registration of the Registrable Securities, including all filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws, listing fees, fees and expenses of one counsel to the Purchaser and the Purchaser’s reasonable expenses in connection with the registration, but excluding discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold.
(c)      Effectiveness .
(i)      The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable, but in any event within 120 days, after the Purchaser requests that the Company prepare and file the Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a)(i), but in no event shall the Registration Statement become effective earlier than the one year anniversary of the Closing Date. The Company shall notify the Purchaser by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within 24 hours, after the Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Purchaser with copies of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby.
(ii)      For not more than 20 consecutive days or for a total of not more than 30 days in any 12 month period, the Company may suspend the use of any Prospectus included in the Registration Statement contemplated by this Section in the event that the Company determines in good faith that such suspension is necessary to (A) delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time would be, in the good faith opinion of the Company, materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders, or (B) amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that the Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (an “ Allowed Delay ”); provided , however , that the Company shall promptly (A) notify the Purchaser in writing of the commencement of an Allowed Delay, but shall not (without the prior written consent of the Purchaser) disclose to the Purchaser any material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (B) advise the Purchaser in writing to cease all sales under the Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay, and (C) use its best efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.
(d)      Underwritten Offering . If the Purchaser elects to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by its request in an underwritten offering, it shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to Section 2(a) and the Purchaser shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering; provided , that such selection shall be subject to the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Purchaser will be solely responsible for all discounts, commissions, and fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold in connection with any such offering.
(e)      Rule 415; Cutback If at any time the Commission takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or requires the Purchaser to be named as an “underwriter”, the Company shall use its best efforts to persuade the Commission that the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415 and that the Purchaser is not an “underwriter,” including by using its best efforts to file amendments to the Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission. The Purchaser shall have the right to participate or have its counsel participate in any meetings or discussions with the Commission regarding the Commission’s position and to comment or have its counsel comment on any written submission made to the Commission with respect thereto. No such written submission shall be made to the Commission to which the Purchaser’s counsel reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Company’s best efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(d), the Commission refuses to alter its position, the Company shall first reduce or eliminate any securities to be included by any Person other than the Purchaser and, if any subsequent reduction is necessary, (i) remove from the Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the “ Cut Back Shares ”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the Commission may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “ Commission Restrictions ”); provided , however , that the Company shall not agree to name the Purchaser as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. From and after the date that the Company is able to effect the registration of such Cut Back Shares in accordance with any Commission Restrictions (such date, the “ Restriction Termination Date ” of such Cut Back Shares) applicable to any Cut Back Shares, all of the provisions of this Section 2 shall again be applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided , however , that (i) the Qualification Deadline for the Registration Statement, including such Cut Back Shares shall be ten (10) Business Days after such Restriction Termination Date, and (ii) the date by which the Company is required to obtain effectiveness with respect to such Cut Back Shares under Section 2(c) shall be the 90 th day immediately after the Restriction Termination Date.
(f)      Right to Piggyback Registration .
(i)      If at any time following the date of this Agreement that any Registrable Securities remain outstanding the Company proposes for any reason to register any shares of Common Stock under the 1933 Act (other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or a similar or successor form)) with respect to an offering of Common Stock by the Company for its own account or for the account of any of its stockholders, it shall at each such time promptly give written notice to the holders of the Registrable Securities of its intention to do so (but in no event less than 30 days before the anticipated filing date) and, to the extent permitted under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 15 days after receipt of the Company’s notice (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Such notice shall offer the holders of the Registrable Securities the opportunity to register such number of shares of Registrable Securities as each such holder may request and shall indicate the intended method of distribution of such Registrable Securities.
(ii)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) if such registration involves an underwritten public offering, the Purchaser must sell its Registrable Securities to, if applicable, the underwriter(s) at the same price and subject to the same underwriting discounts and commissions that apply to the other securities sold in such offering (it being acknowledged that the Company shall be responsible for other expenses as set forth in Section 2(b)) and subject to the Purchaser entering into customary underwriting documentation for selling stockholders in an underwritten public offering, and (B) if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to cause such registration statement to become effective under the 1933 Act, the Company shall deliver written notice to the Purchaser and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration; provided , however , that nothing contained in this Section 2(e)(ii) shall limit the Company’s liabilities and/or obligations under this Agreement.
3.      Company Obligations . The Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:
(a)      use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective for a period that will terminate upon the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement may be sold without restriction, including volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, pursuant to Rule 144 (the “ Effectiveness Period ”) and advise the Purchaser in writing when the Effectiveness Period has expired;
(b)      prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby;
(c)      provide copies to and permit counsel designated by the Purchaser to review the Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto no fewer than seven days prior to its filing with the Commission and not file any document to which such counsel reasonably objects;
(d)      furnish to the Purchaser and its legal counsel, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the Commission, or received by the Company (but not later than two Business Days after the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case may be) one copy of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the Commission or the staff of the Commission, and each item of correspondence from the Commission or the staff of the Commission, in each case relating to the Registration Statement (other than any portion of any thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Purchaser that are covered by the related Registration Statement;
(e)      immediately notify the Purchaser promptly of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information;
(f)      use its best efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment and notify the Company of the issuance of any such order and the resolution thereof, or its receipt of notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose;
(g)      prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Purchaser and its counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions requested by the Purchaser and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement ; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(f), or (ii) subject itself to to any material tax in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(f), and the Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of such Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions or its receipt of notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose;
(h)      use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
(i)      in connection with an underwritten offering, (i) enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and lock-up agreements in customary form) and take all such other customary actions as the Purchaser or the managing underwriter reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities, and (ii) furnish to the Purchaser and each underwriter, if any, with (i) a written legal opinion of the Company's outside counsel, dated the closing date of the offering, in form and substance as is customarily given in opinions of the company’s counsel to underwriters in underwritten registered offerings, and (ii) on the date of the Prospectus, on the effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement and at the closing of the offering, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof, a “comfort” letter signed by the Company's independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given in accountants' letters to underwriters in underwritten registered offerings
(j)      immediately notify the Purchaser, at any time prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Registration Statement or Prospectus includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances in which they were made), and promptly prepare, file with the Commission and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Registration Statement or Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of such Prospectus, in light of the circumstances in which they were made);
(k)      otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Purchaser in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Purchaser is required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings statement covering a period of at least 12 months, beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this subsection 3(i), “ Availability Date ” means the 45th day following the end of the fourth fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, “ Availability Date ” means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter);
(l)      hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Purchaser provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to complete the Registration Statement or to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in the Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement, and upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Purchaser is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to the Purchaser and allow the Purchaser, at the Purchaser’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information;
(m)      with a view to making available to the Purchaser the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Purchaser to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) six months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction by the holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold; (ii) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act; and (iii) furnish to the Purchaser upon request, as long as the Purchaser owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail the Purchaser of any rule or regulation of the Commission that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration; and
(n)      take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Purchaser of all Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
4.      Due Diligence Review; Information . The Company shall make available, during normal business hours, for inspection and review by the Purchaser, advisors to and representatives of the Purchaser (who may or may not be affiliated with the Purchaser and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company), all financial and other records, all Commission Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and other filings with the Commission, and all other corporate documents and properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any such representative, advisor or underwriter in connection with each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of each Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling the Purchaser and such representatives, advisors and underwriters and their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial and ongoing due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy of each Registration Statement.
The Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Purchaser, or to advisors to or representatives of the Purchaser, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Purchaser, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and the Purchaser wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.
5.      Obligations of the Purchaser .
(a)      At least ten Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement for any registration under this Agreement, the Purchaser will furnish to the Company a complete Stockholder Questionnaire. The Company will notify the Purchaser of any information regarding the Purchaser that the Company requires from the Purchaser other than the information contained in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire, if any, which shall be completed and delivered to the Company promptly upon request and, in any event, within three Business Days prior to the applicable anticipated filing date. The Purchaser further agrees that it shall not be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement or use the Prospectus for offers and resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless the Purchaser has returned to the Company a completed and signed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire and a response to any requests for further information as described in the previous sentence. If the Purchaser of Registrable Securities returns a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or a request for further information, in either case, after its respective deadline, the Company shall use its best efforts to take such actions as are required to name the Purchaser as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or any pre-effective or post-effective amendment thereto and to include (to the extent not theretofore included) in the Registration Statement the Registrable Securities identified in such late Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or request for further information. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the information in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or request for further information as described in this Section 5(a) will be used by the Company in the preparation of each Registration Statement and hereby consents to the inclusion of such information in each Registration Statement.
(b)      The Purchaser, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement hereunder, unless the Purchaser has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from the Registration Statement.
(c)      The Purchaser agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(h) hereof, the Purchaser will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Purchaser is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.
6.      Indemnification .
(a)      Indemnification by the Company . The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and its officers, directors, managers, members, employees, agents and representatives, their respective successors and assigns, and each other Person, if any, who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and the officers, directors, managers, members, employees, agents and representatives of each such Person (each, a “ Purchaser Indemnified Party ”), from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees and costs of investigation) (collectively, “ Losses ”), to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, arising out of, relating to or based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus, final Prospectus or other document, including any Blue Sky Application (as defined below), or any amendment or supplement thereof or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; (ii) any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company specifically for that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or information herein called a “ Blue Sky Application ”); (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or its agents of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or any similar federal or state law or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to any action or inaction required of the Company in connection with the registration or the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement; or (iv) any failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration Statement in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification on the Purchaser’s behalf and will reimburse the Purchaser Indemnified Parties for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such Losses; provided , however , that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent, but only to the extent, that any such Losses arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by the Purchaser or any such controlling Person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus.
(b)      Indemnification by the Purchaser . The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, managers, officers, employees, agents and representatives and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) and the officers, directors, managers, members, employees, agents and representatives of each such Person, from and against any Losses to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, arising out of, relating to or based upon any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by the Purchaser to the Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of the Purchaser, when combined with all the amounts paid or payable by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 6(d), be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by the Purchaser in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages the Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) actually received by the Purchaser from the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c)      Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim, action, suit or proceeding with respect to which it seeks indemnification following such Person’s receipt of, or such Person otherwise become aware of, the commencement of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim, action, suit or proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided , however , that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Person or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Person); and provided , further , that the failure or delay of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure or delay to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.
(d)      Contribution . If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution from any Person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of the Purchaser, when combined with all the amounts paid or payable by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 6(b), of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) actually received by the Purchaser upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any other rights or remedies that any indemnified party may have under applicable law, by separate agreement or otherwise.
7.      Miscellaneous .
(a)      Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by the Company and the Purchaser. The Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Purchaser. Either party may, only by an instrument in writing, waive compliance by the other party with any term or provision hereof on the part of such other party to be performed or complied with. No failure or delay of any party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The waiver by either party of a breach of any term or provision hereof shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder.
(b)      Notices . All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 7.4 of the Purchase Agreement.
(c)      Assignments and Transfers by Purchaser . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and its successors and assigns. The Purchaser may transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more Persons its rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by the Purchaser to such Person, provided that the Purchaser complies with all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice of assignment to the Company promptly after such assignment is effected.
(d)      Assignments and Transfers by the Company . This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, provided , however , that in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to include the securities received by the Purchaser in connection with such transaction unless such securities are otherwise freely tradable by the Purchaser after giving effect to such transaction.
(e)      Benefits of the Agreement . The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
(f)      Counterparts; Faxes . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed an original.
(g)      Titles and Subtitles . The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
(h)      Severability . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
(i)      Further Assurances . The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
(j)      Entire Agreement . This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
(k)      Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court sitting in the Southern District of New York and the courts of the State of New York located in the City of New York, for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
(l)      No Inconsistent Agreements . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Purchaser in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.
[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.
The Company:            HARTE HANKS, INC.


By:_________________________
Name:
Title:




The Purchaser:            WIPRO, LLC


By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:



Exhibit A
SELLING STOCKHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE
The undersigned holder of shares of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share of Harte Hanks, Inc. (the “ Company ”), understands that the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “ Resale Registration Statement ”) for the registration and the resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of a certain Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company and Wipro, LLC, dated as of _________ __, 2018 (the “ Agreement ”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
In order to sell or otherwise dispose of any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement, a holder of Registrable Securities generally will be required to be named as a selling stockholder in the related prospectus or a supplement thereto (as so supplemented, the “ Prospectus ”), deliver the Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities (including pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act) and be bound by the provisions of the Agreement (including certain indemnification provisions, as described below). Holders must complete and deliver this Notice and Questionnaire in order to be named as selling stockholders in the Prospectus. Holders of Registrable Securities who do not complete, execute and return this Notice and Questionnaire within five Trading Days following the date of the Agreement (1) will not be named as selling stockholders in the Resale Registration Statement or the Prospectus and (2) may not use the Prospectus for resales of Registrable Securities.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Holders of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not named as a selling stockholder in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
NOTICE
The undersigned holder (the “ Selling Stockholder ”) of Registrable Securities hereby gives notice to the Company of its intention to sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities owned by it and listed below in Item (3), unless otherwise specified in Item (3), pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement.
QUESTIONNAIRE
a)     
Name:
 
(1)      Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder:

   

 
(2)      Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are held:

   

 
(3)      Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire):

b)     
Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:
 
   
   
   
Telephone:    
Fax:    
Contact Person:    
E-mail address of Contact Person:    

c)     
Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities Issuable Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement:

 
(1)      Type and Number of Registrable Securities beneficially owned and issued pursuant to the Agreement:

   
   
   

 
(2)      Number of shares of Common Stock to be registered pursuant to this Notice for resale:

   
   
   

d)     
Broker-Dealer Status:

 
(1)      Are you a broker-dealer?

Yes ¨ No ¨

 
(2)      If “yes” to Section 4(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?

Yes ¨ No ¨

 
Note: If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
 
(3)      Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?

Yes ¨ No ¨

 
Note: If yes, provide a narrative explanation below:

   
   
   

 
(4)      If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?

Yes ¨ No ¨

 
Note: If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
e)     
Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.

 
Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities listed above in Item 3.

Type and amount of other securities beneficially owned:

   
   

f)     
Relationships with the Company:

Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

State any exceptions here:

   
   

g)     
Plan of Distribution:

The undersigned has reviewed the form of Plan of Distribution attached as Annex A to the Registration Rights Agreement, and hereby confirms that, except as set forth below, the information contained therein regarding the undersigned and its plan of distribution is correct and complete.

State any exceptions here:

   
   



***********
The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the effective date of any applicable Resale Registration Statement. All notices hereunder and pursuant to the Agreement shall be made in writing, by hand delivery, confirmed or facsimile transmission, first-class mail or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery at the address set forth below. In the absence of any such notification, the Company shall be entitled to continue to rely on the accuracy of the information in this Notice and Questionnaire.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (7) above and the inclusion of such information in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of any such Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
By signing below, the undersigned acknowledges that it understands its obligation to comply, and agrees that it will comply, with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, particularly Regulation M in connection with any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement. The undersigned also acknowledges that it understands that the answers to this Questionnaire are furnished for use in connection with Registration Statements filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and any amendments or supplements thereto filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act.
I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing statements (including without limitation the answers to this Questionnaire) are correct.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

Dated: ___________________
BENEFICIAL OWNER


By:    
Name:
Title:











HHWIPROJAN201812318FI_IMAGE1.GIF NEWS RELEASE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 24, 2018
Wipro makes $9.9 million investment in Harte Hanks
Companies formalize a joint marketing services go-to-market strategy
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Harte Hanks (NYSE: HHS), a leader in developing customer relationships, experiences and interaction-led marketing, today announced Wipro LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Wipro Limited) would make a $9.9 million-dollar investment in the company and the companies announced a joint go-to-market strategy to bring combined marketing and marketing technology services to large global brands. Harte Hanks and Wipro jointly issued a separate press release today on this go-to-market initiative.
To be effective, marketers need to deeply understand their customers, which requires investments in marketing tools and technology. By bundling marketing and technology solutions, Harte Hanks and Wipro will offer integrated solutions, which address marketing needs in a holistic manner.
As part of the transaction, Wipro will receive preferred stock convertible into 16% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock on a pre-closing basis, priced at $0.991 per share of Common Stock (based on a ten-day average closing price of the underlying Common Stock). Along with customary protective provisions and a 5% dividend (payable upon liquidation events), Wipro will be able to designate an observer or director to Harte Hanks’ board of directors. The transaction is expected to close in approximately one week.
Karen Puckett, Harte Hanks’ Chief Executive Officer said, “Since announcing our joint go-to-market strategy in March, it has become clear that the opportunity to help customers to more effectively utilize marketing technology combined with providing consulting and strategy is sizable and valued in the marketplace. With this investment, Harte Hanks will formalize its relationship with Wipro and step up our combined go-to-market efforts.”
"Wipro’s investment in Harte Hanks reflects our continued commitment to offer leading-edge marketing technology and digital services that cater to the needs of Chief Marketing Officers and marketing professionals, across industry segments. This investment strengthens our existing partnership with Harte Hanks and enables us to address a key industry challenge by offering ‘Marketing as a Service’,” said Srini Pallia, President, Consumer Business Unit, Wipro Limited.

About Harte Hanks:
Harte Hanks is a global marketing services firm specializing in multi-channel marketing solutions that connect our clients with their customers in powerful ways. Experts in defining, executing and optimizing the customer journey, Harte Hanks offers end-to-end marketing services including consulting, strategic assessment, data, analytics, digital, social, mobile, print, direct mail and contact center. From visionary thinking to tactical execution, Harte Hanks delivers smarter customer interactions for some of the world's leading brands. Harte Hanks’ 5,000+ employees are located in North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. For more information, visit Harte Hanks at www.hartehanks.com, call 800-456-9748, email us at pr@hartehanks.com. Follow us on Twitter @hartehanks or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HarteHanks.

As used herein, “Harte Hanks” refers to Harte Hanks, Inc. and/or its applicable operating subsidiaries, as the context may require. Harte Hanks’ logo and name are trademarks of Harte Hanks.

Media Contacts:

Scott Hamilton
Harte Hanks
scott.hamilton@hartehanks.com

Subhashini Pattabhiraman
Wipro Limited
subhashini.pattabhiraman@wipro.com

Harte Hanks Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
Our press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. All such statements are qualified by this cautionary note, provided pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements other than historical facts are forward-looking and may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “seeks,” “could,” “intends,” or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are based on current information, expectations and estimates and involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to vary materially from what is expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. In that event, our business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity could be materially adversely affected and investors in our securities could lose part or all of their investments. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors include: (a) local, national and international economic and business conditions, including (i) market conditions that may adversely impact marketing expenditures and (ii) the impact of economic environments and competitive pressures on the financial condition, marketing expenditures and activities of our clients and prospects; (b) the demand for our products and services by clients and prospective clients, including (i) the willingness of existing clients to maintain or increase their spending on products and services that are or remain profitable for us, and (ii) our ability to predict changes in client needs and preferences; (c) economic and other business factors that impact the industry verticals we serve, including competition and consolidation of current and prospective clients, vendors and partners in these verticals; (d) our ability to manage and timely adjust our facilities, capacity, workforce and cost structure to effectively serve our clients; (e) our ability to improve our processes and to provide new products and services in a timely and cost-effective manner though development, license, partnership or acquisition; (f) our ability to protect our facilities against security breaches and other interruptions and to protect sensitive personal information of our clients and their customers; (g) our ability to respond to increasing concern, regulation and legal action over consumer privacy issues, including changing requirements for collection, processing and use of information; (h) the impact of privacy and other regulations, including restrictions on unsolicited marketing communications and other consumer protection laws; (i) fluctuations in fuel prices, paper prices, postal rates and postal delivery schedules; (j) the number of shares, if any, that we may repurchase in connection with our repurchase program; (k) unanticipated developments regarding litigation or other contingent liabilities; (l) the ability to integrate and successfully leverage newly-acquired service offerings as anticipated; (m) our ability to complete anticipated divestitures and reorganizations; and (n) other factors discussed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. The forward-looking statements in this press release and our related earnings conference call are made only as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.

# # #