UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

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

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 6, 2017

 

INVESTVIEW, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   000-27019   87-0369205
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)       Identification No.)

 

12 South 400 West    
Salt Lake City, Utah   84101
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   888-217-8720

 

n/a

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Emerging growth company   ¨

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.02 — UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

On December 6, 2017, InvestView, Inc., entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement and a Registration Rights Agreement with D-Beta One EQ, Ltd., a Cayman Islands entity, and a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with YAII PN, Ltd., a Cayman Islands entity. Although D-Beta One EQ and YAII PN are affiliates of each other, they are not our affiliates.

 

Under the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement with D-Beta One EQ, we agreed to sell 20,000,000 shares of our common stock for $650,000, or $0.0325 per share. Ten million shares were delivered at closing for $325,000, with the other ten million to be delivered when we have successfully increased our authorized shares to 10,000,000,000 shares. The Registration Rights Agreement requires us to file a registration statement registering D-Beta One EQ’s resale of the shares within 60 calendar days.

 

Under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with YAII PN, YAII PN has agreed to purchase up to $5,000,000 of our common stock at our request during the 36 months following the date of the agreement. The shares would be purchased at 87.5% of the market price and would be subject to certain limitations, including that YAII PN could not purchase any shares that would result in it owning more than 4.99% of our common stock. The resale of these shares would be registered in the same registration statement as that for the D-Beta One EQ shares. We agreed to pay YAII PN a commitment fee of 4,273,504 shares upon signing of the agreement.

 

The securities were issued as the result of arm’s-length negotiations directly with the recipient in reliance on the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for transactions not involving any public offering, and Rule 506(b). No advertising or general solicitation was employed in offering the securities. No underwriter participated in the offer and sale of these securities, and no commission or other remuneration was paid or given directly or indirectly in connection therewith.

 

ITEM 9.01 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

The following are filed as exhibits to this report:

 

Exhibit

Number*

 

 

Title of Document

 

 

Location

Item 10   Miscellaneous    
10.33   Securities Purchase Agreement between InvestView, Inc., and D-Beta One EQ, Ltd., entered December 6, 2017   Attached
10.34   Registration Rights Agreement between InvestView, Inc., and D-Beta One EQ, Ltd., entered December 6, 2017   Attached
10.35   Standby Equity Distribution Agreement between InvestView, Inc., and YAII PN, Ltd., entered December 6, 2017   Attached

 

 

* All exhibits are numbered with the number preceding the decimal indicating the applicable SEC reference number in Item 601 and the number following the decimal indicating the sequence of the particular document. Omitted numbers in the sequence refer to documents previously filed as an exhibit.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  INVESTVIEW, INC.
   
   
Dated: December 13, 2017

By:  

/s/ William C. Kosoff
    William C. Kosoff
    Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.33

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of December 6, 2017, is by and among Investview, Inc., a company organized under the laws of the State of Nevada, with offices located at 12 South 400 West – Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (the “ Company ”), and D-Beta One EQ, Ltd., a Cayman Island exempted limited company, with offices at 1012 Springfield Avenue, Mountainside, NJ 07092 (the “ Investor ”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.       The Company is offering up to 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), at a purchase price of $0.0325 per share (the “ Securities ” or the “ Registrable Securities ”) for an aggregate purchase price of $650,000 (the “ Purchase Price ”).

 

B. The offer and sale of the Securities hereunder is being made without registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) under the Securities Act.

 

C.       At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver a Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES.

 

(a) Purchase and Sale .

 

(i)              Initial Sale and Purchase of the Securities . Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, on the date hereof the Company shall issue and sell to Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from the Company on the Initial Closing Date (as defined below), 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “ Initial Closing ” and the “ Initial Closing Securities ”) at a price equal to $0.0325 per share for a total purchase price of $325,000 the “ Initial Closing Purchase Price ”) . The date of the Initial Closing is hereinafter referred to as the “ Initial Closing Date ”.

 

(ii)             Subsequent Sale and Purchase of the Securities . Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, on the date the Company files the Initial Registration Statement (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement dated the date hereof by and between the Company and the Investor with the SEC, the Company shall issue and sell to Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from the Company 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “ Subsequent Closing ” and the “ Subsequent Closing Securities ”) at a price equal to $0.0325 per share for a total purchase price of $325,000 the “ Subsequent Closing Purchase Price ”) . The date of the Subsequent Closing is hereinafter referred to as the “ Subsequent Closing Date ”.

  

(iii)            Closing . The Initial Closing and the Subsequent Closing are each referred to in this Agreement as a “ Closing .” The Initial Closing Date and any Subsequent Closing Date are sometimes referred to herein as a “ Closing Date .”  As used herein “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

 

 

 

At each Closing, the Purchase Price shall be paid by the Investor to the Company by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the Company prior to the Closing and the Company shall issue the Initial Closing Securities and Subsequent Closing Securities, as applicable, to the Investor. 

 

2. INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

 

The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that, as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:

 

(a)             Organization; Authority . The Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each other Transaction Document (as defined below) to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

 

(b)             No Public Sale or Distribution . The Investor (i) is acquiring the Securities for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof in violation of applicable securities laws, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act. The Investor does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities in violation of applicable securities laws.

 

(c)             Accredited Investor Status . The Investor is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.

 

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

 

(e)             Information . The Investor has been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Investor. The Investor has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. The Investor understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. The Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

 

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

 

(g)             Transfer or Resale . The Investor understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement and this Section 2(g) : (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) the Investor shall have delivered to the Company (if requested by the Company) an opinion of counsel to the Investor, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (C) the Investor provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “ Rule 144 ”); (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144, and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person (as defined below) through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.


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(h)             Validity; Enforcement . This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Investor and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

(i)              No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of the Investor; (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, indenture or instrument to which the Investor is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to the Investor, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Investor to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(j)              Solicitation . The Investor is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media, broadcast over television or radio, disseminated over the Internet or presented at any seminar or, to its knowledge, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.

 

Except as set forth in the SEC Documents or in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules or in another section of the Disclosure Schedules, to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such section, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor that, as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:

 

(a)             Organization and Qualification . Each of the Company and its Subsidiary (as defined below) is an entity duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its state of organization or incorporation, and has the requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. No proceedings have been instituted for the dissolution of the Company or its Subsidiary. Each of the Company and its Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations (including results thereof) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby or in any of the other Transaction Documents or (iii) the authority or ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents (as defined below). Other than Wealth Generators, LLC, a Utah limited liability company, the Company does not have any Subsidiaries. “ Subsidiaries ” means any Person (as defined below) in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (x) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (y) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein as a “ Subsidiary ”.

 

(b)             Authorization; Enforcement; Validity . The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities) have been duly authorized by the Company’s board of directors or other governing body and no further filing, consent or authorization is required by the Company, its board of directors or its shareholders. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been (or, when executed and delivered, will be) duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes (or, when duly executed and delivered, will be) the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law. “ Transaction Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into or delivered by any of the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time.

 

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(c)             Issuance of Securities . The issuance of the Securities is duly authorized and upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, mortgages, defects, claims, liens, pledges, charges, taxes, rights of first refusal, encumbrances, security interests and other encumbrances (collectively “ Liens ”) with respect to the issuance thereof, except for such Liens described in Schedule 3(c) which have been waived as of the date hereof. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investor in this Agreement, the offer and issuance by the Company of the Securities is exempt from registration under the Securities Act.

 

(d)             No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and its Subsidiary and the consummation by the Company and its Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities) will not (i) result in a violation of the articles of association or other organizational documents of the Company or its Subsidiary, any capital stock of the Company or its Subsidiary, (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, indenture or instrument to which the Company or its Subsidiary is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including U.S. and foreign securities laws and regulations and including all applicable US federal laws, rules and regulations) applicable to the Company or its Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or its Subsidiary is bound or affected except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) above, to the extent such violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)             Consents . Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with (other than (i) the filing of a Form D under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii)  any action necessary in order to qualify the Securities under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, (iii) the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC and (iv) as set forth on Schedule 3(e ), any Governmental Entity (as defined below) or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its respective obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. “ Governmental Entity ” means any nation, state, county, city, town, village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), multi-national organization or body; or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing.

 

(f)              Acknowledgment Regarding the Investor’s Purchase of the Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that the Investor is not (i) an officer or director of the Company or its Subsidiary, (ii) to its knowledge, an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company or its Subsidiary or (iii) to its knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule 3(f) , a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)). The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or its Subsidiary (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further represents to the Investor that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

 

(g)             No General Solicitation; No Placement Agent . None of the Company, its Subsidiary, any of its affiliates, or 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) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any financial advisory fees or brokers’ commissions (other than for Persons engaged by the Investor or its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.

 

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(h)             No Integrated Offering . None of the Company, its Subsidiary or any of their affiliates, or any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Securities under the Securities Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise, or cause this offering of the Securities to require approval of shareholders of the Company under any applicable shareholder approval provisions. None of the Company, its Subsidiary, their affiliates or any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Securities under the Securities Act or cause the offering of any of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings of securities of the Company.

 

(i)              Financial Statements:SEC Documents . The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since April 1, 2017 (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (all of the foregoing filed within the two years preceding the date hereof as amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the “ SEC Documents ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension (including pursuant to SEC from 12b-25). The Company has delivered to the Investor or its representatives, or made available through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, true and complete copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”), consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor which is not included in the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made, not misleading.

 

(j)              10(b)-5 . The SEC Documents do not include any untrue statements of material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(k)             Absence of Certain Changes . Since December 6, 2017, there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Since December 6, 2017, neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business or (iii) other than expenditures made in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement made any capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up, nor does the Company or its Subsidiary have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of their respective creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closings, (i) the present fair saleable value of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiary, taken as a whole, is less than the amount required to pay the Company’s and its Subsidiary’s total Indebtedness (as defined below), (ii) the Company and its Subsidiary are able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) the Company and its Subsidiary do not intend to incur or believe that they will incur debts that would be beyond their ability to pay as such debts mature, and (iv) the Company and its Subsidiary, taken as a whole, are solvent under U.S. law.

 

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(l)              No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances . Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, no event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or, to the knowledge of the Company, is reasonably expected to exist or occur with respect to the Company or its Subsidiary that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws on the registration statement on Form S-1 filed to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(m)            Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits . Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is in violation of any term of or in default under its respective articles of association. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or the Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor its Subsidiary will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except in all cases for such violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiary possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.

 

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

 

(o)            U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Office of Foreign Asset Control (“ OFAC ”). Neither the Company, nor any subsidiary of the Company, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, is a person that is, or is owned or controlled by a person that is:

 

(a) on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC from time to time;

 

(b) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by OFAC from time to time or the U.S. State Department, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (“ Sanctions ”);

 

(c) has a place of business or is operating, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of OFAC’s sanctions programs (including, with out limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria) (“ Sanctions Programs ”).

 

(p)               Transactions With Affiliates . Except as set forth in the SEC documents (or as not required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable law), none of the officers, directors, employees or affiliates of the Company or its Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or its Subsidiary (other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or 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, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any such officer, director, employee or affiliate or, to the knowledge of the Company or its Subsidiary, any corporation, partnership, trust or other Person in which any such officer, director, employee or affiliate has a substantial interest or is an employee, officer, director, affiliate, trustee or partner.

 

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(q)             Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 2,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 (“ Preferred Stock ”) of which 1,920,688,781 shares of Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except as disclosed in the SEC documents or in Schedule 3(q) : (i) none of the Company's capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing indebtedness of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed in connection with the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (v) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (vii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (viii) the Company and its subsidiaries have no liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents but not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's or its subsidiaries' respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished to the Investor true, correct and complete copies of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), and the Company's Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Bylaws ”), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

(r)              Indebtedness and Other Contracts . Except as disclosed in the SEC documents or on Schedule 3(r) , neither the Company nor its Subsidiary, (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined below), (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) is in violation of any term of, or in default under, any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) other than the convertible promissory notes described in the Memorandum, is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Company’s officers, has had, or is reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) “ Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above; (y) “ Contingent Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto; and (z) “ Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any Governmental Entity or any department or agency thereof.

 

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(s)             Litigation . There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, other Governmental Entity, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and except as disclosed in the Memorandum, threatened against or affecting the Company or its Subsidiary, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s officers or directors which is outside of the ordinary course of business or individually or in the aggregate material to the Company or its Subsidiary. Without limitation of the foregoing, except as disclosed on Schedule 3(s) there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC or any state or federal agency involving the Company, its Subsidiary or any current or former director or officer of the Company or its Subsidiary.

 

(t)              Insurance . The Company and its Subsidiary are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiary are engaged. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(u)             Employee Relations . Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company believes that its and its Subsidiary’s relations with their respective employees are good. No current executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) promulgated under the Securities Act) or other key employee of the Company or its Subsidiary has notified the Company or its Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or the Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company or the Subsidiary. No executive officer or other key employee of the Company or its Subsidiary is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer or other key employee (as the case may be) does not subject the Company or its Subsidiary to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiary are in compliance with all applicable, U.S. and foreign federal, state, local laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(v)             Title . The Company and its Subsidiary have good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiary, in each case, free and clear of all Liens except such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its Subsidiary. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company or its Subsidiary are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company or its Subsidiary.

 

(w)            Intellectual Property Rights . Except as set forth on Schedule 3(w) , the Company and its Subsidiary own, or have obtained valid licenses for, or other rights to use, the inventions, patent applications, patents, trademarks (both registered and unregistered), tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary rights which are necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted (collectively, “ Intellectual Property ”), free and clear of any Liens. Except as out in the agreements listed on Schedule 3(w) , all Intellectual Property is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

All individuals who have made inventive contributions to Company’s and its Subsidiary’s technology or products, including employees and consultants, have fully and irrevocably assigned all of their rights in their contributions and inventions to the Company or its Subsidiary. The Company and its Subsidiary have not received claims for royalties or other compensation from individuals, including employees of the Company and its Subsidiary, who made inventive contributions to Company’s and its Subsidiary’s technology or products, and Company and its Subsidiary will have no obligation to pay royalties or other compensation to such individuals on account of such inventive contributions.

 

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Except as stated in Schedule 3(w) , the Company and its Subsidiary have not granted to any third party any right, option or license in or to or with respect to the Intellectual Property. Except as stated in Schedule 3(w) , the Company and its Subsidiary have not granted rights to manufacture, produce, assemble, market or sell its products to any other Person and is not bound by any agreement that affects the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s exclusive right to develop, manufacture, assemble, distribute, market or sell its products or products containing Intellectual Property.

 

Without derogating from any other provision of this Section 3(w) , to the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiary do not and will not need to utilize any inventions of any of their employees, or consultants (or people it currently intends to hire) made prior to their employment or engagement by the Company or its Subsidiary except for inventions that have been irrevocably assigned to the Company or its Subsidiary where such employee or consultant was entitled to assign all such rights free and clear of any Lien.

 

The Intellectual Property licenses and assignments listed on Schedule 3(w) are valid, binding upon, and enforceable by or against the parties thereto in accordance to their terms. The Company and its Subsidiary have taken all reasonable steps to protect, maintain and safeguard its rights in all Intellectual Property, including the execution of appropriate nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements.

 

Except as described in Schedule 3(w) (i) there is not any Intellectual Property which is owned by a third party that is needed by the Company or its Subsidiary to conduct its business as currently conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted and the use of which by the Company or its Subsidiary would require the payment by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to a third party, other than off-the-shelf products or other Intellectual Property which is readily available for license in the market, (ii) the Company has not received notice alleging that the Intellectual Property has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any intellectual property rights of any third party, (iii) there are no third parties who have or, to the Company’s knowledge, will be able to establish rights to any Intellectual Property, except for the ownership rights of the owners of the Intellectual Property which is licensed or otherwise granted to the Company or its Subsidiary; (iv) the Company has never received any charge, complaint, demand or notice alleging any interference, infringement, misappropriation or violation (including any claim that the Company must license or refrain from using any Intellectual Property rights of any third party), (v) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Company’s or its Subsidiary's rights in or to, or the validity, enforceability, or scope of, any Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Company and its Subsidiary, and the Company is unaware of any facts which could form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (vi) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no infringement by third parties of any Intellectual Property, (vii) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company or its Subsidiary infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, or misappropriates any trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the Company is unaware of any facts which could form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (viii) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no patent or patent application that contains claims that interfere with the issued or pending claims of any of the Intellectual Property; (ix) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no material prior art that may render any patent owned by the Company or its Subsidiary invalid, nor is there any prior art known to the Company that may render any patent application owned by the Company or its Subsidiary unpatentable, and (x) to the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company or of its Subsidiary is in or has ever been in violation in any material respect of any term of any employment contract, and to the extent they exist any patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company or with its Subsidiary, or actions undertaken by the employee while employed with the Company and could reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

To the Company’s knowledge, all material technical information developed by and belonging to the Company and its Subsidiary which has not been patented has been kept confidential. None of the technology employed by the Company and its Subsidiary has been obtained or is being used by the Company and its Subsidiary in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company and its Subsidiary or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or employees, or otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons.

 

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Except as set forth in Schedule 3(w) , no current or former employee or consultant of the Company or any Subsidiary, who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or development of any of the Intellectual Property owned in whole or in part, by the Company or any Subsidiary, has performed services for, was an employee of or was otherwise engaged (including as a graduate student) by the government, government institution (including but not limited to governmental or publicly-owned hospital), university, college, or other educational institution or research center (the “ Government Funded Third Party ”) during a period of time during which such employee or consultant was also performing services for the Company or any Subsidiary or during the time such employee or consultant conceived, invented, created or developed any of the Intellectual Property owned, in whole or in part, by the Company or its Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(w) , to the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company’s current or former employees, or consultants has performed services for, was employee of or was otherwise engaged (including as a graduate student) by any Government Funded Third Party in a manner that may provide the basis for any claim, interest or right of such Government Funded Third Party with respect to any Intellectual Property.

 

(x)              Environmental Laws . The Company and its Subsidiary (i) are in compliance with all Environmental Laws (as defined below), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply would be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “ Environmental Laws ” means all applicable United States and foreign federal, state and local laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “ Hazardous Materials ”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.

 

(y)             Subsidiaries . Except as set forth in Schedule 3(y) , the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the share capital or other equity interests of its Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding share capital of its Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(y) , the Company has the unrestricted right to vote, and (subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and distributions on, all capital securities of its Subsidiary as owned by the Company. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(y) , the Company is not, directly or indirectly, a participant in any joint venture, partnership or similar agreement.

 

(z)              Tax Status . Each of the Company and its Subsidiary (i) has timely made or filed all foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has timely paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(aa)           Off Balance Sheet Arrangements . There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company or its Subsidiary and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(bb)           Investment Company Status . The Company is not, and upon consummation of the sale of the Securities will not be, an “investment company,” an affiliate of an “investment company,” a company controlled by an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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(cc)           Reporting Status . With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration, and as a material inducement to the Investor’s purchase of the Securities, the Company represents and warrants to the following: (i) the Company is, and has been for a period of at least 90 days immediately preceding the date hereof, subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (ii) the Company has filed all required reports under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange, as applicable, during the 12 months preceding the date hereof (or for such shorter period that the Company was required to file such reports), (iii) the Company is not an issuer defined as a “Shell Company,” and (iv) although the Company may have been an issuer defined as a “Shell Company”, it has complied with the provisions of Rule 144(i)(2), making Rule 144 available. For the purposes hereof, the term “Shell Company” shall mean an issuer that meets the description defined in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of Rule 144.

 

(dd)           Acknowledgement Regarding Investor’s Trading Activity . The Company understands and acknowledges an affiliate of the Investor may engage in hedging and/or trading activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, pursuant to the SEDA. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging and/or trading activities do not constitute a breach of this Agreement, or any other Transaction Document or any of the documents executed in connection herewith or therewith.

 

(ee)           U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has ever been, and so long as any of the Securities are held by any of the Buyers, shall become, a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “ Code ”), and the Company and its Subsidiary shall so certify upon the Investor’s request.

 

(ff)             Transfer Taxes . On the Initial and Subsequent Closing Dates, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to be sold to the Investor hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.

 

(gg)           Management . During the past 5 year period, no current executive officer or director of the Company has been involved in any legal proceeding that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

 

(hh)           Share Option Plans . Each share option granted by the Company was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the applicable share option plan of the Company and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No share option granted under the Company's share option plan has been backdated.

 

(ii)             No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers . There are no material disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company's ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. In addition, on or prior to the date hereof, the Company had discussions with its accountants about its Financial Statements and, based on those discussions, the Company has no reason to believe that it will need to restate any such financial statements or any part thereof.

 

(jj)             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 contemplated hereby, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company's outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “ Issuer Covered Person ”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “ Disqualification Event ”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event.

 

(kk)           No Additional Agreements . The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with the Investor with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents.

 

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4. COVENANTS.

 

(a)             Best Efforts . The Investor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Section 6 of this Agreement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Section 7 of this Agreement.

 

(b)             Form D and Blue Sky . The Company shall file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, 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 Investor at each Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Investor on or prior to the Closing Date. Without limiting any other obligation of the Company under this Agreement, the Company shall timely make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Securities required under all applicable securities laws (including, without limitation, all applicable federal securities laws and all applicable “Blue Sky” laws), and the Company shall comply with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations and the like relating to the offering and sale of the Securities to the investor.

 

(c)             Compliance with Applicable Laws . The Company shall comply with all Applicable Laws and will not take any action which will cause the Investor to be in violation of an such Applicable laws.

 

(d)             Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital and other general corporate purposes or, if different, in a manner consistent with the application thereof described in the Initial Registration Statement. The Company will not, to its knowledge, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the transaction, or lend, contribute, facilitate or otherwise make available such proceeds to any person (i) to fund, either directly or indirectly, any activities or business of or with any Person, that is identified on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocker Persons maintained by OFAC, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions or Sanctions Programs or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions or FCPA.

 

(e)             Fees . Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, each party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Investor.

 

(f)              Restriction on Issuance of the Capital Stock . So long as the Investor holds Securities, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Investor, (i) issue or sell shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the bid price of the Common Stock determined immediately prior to its issuance, (ii) issue any preferred stock, warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting the holder thereof the right to acquire Common Stock without consideration or for a consideration less than such Common Stock’s Bid Price determined immediately prior to its issuance, or (iii) file any registration statement on Form S-8.

 

(g)             Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information . Upon effectiveness of the Initial Registration Statement, the Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each its Subsidiary and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents not to, provide the Investor with any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without the express prior written consent of the Investor (which may be granted or withheld in the Investor’s sole discretion), except as may be permitted under the Transaction Documents. Without the prior written consent of the Investor (which may be granted or withheld in the Investor’s sole discretion), the Company shall not (and shall cause its Subsidiary and affiliates to not) disclose the name of the Investor in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise except: (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the SEC or in connection with the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Investor with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (ii). Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly agrees that it shall publicly disclose, no later than 1 Business Day following the effective date of the Initial Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), any information otherwise communicated to the Investor by or, to the knowledge of the Company, on behalf of the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities which, following the filing of the Initial Registration Statement would, if not so disclosed, constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or its Subsidiary.

 

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(h)             Conduct of Business . The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, executive orders, directives, policies, guidelines and codes having the force of law, whether local, national, or international, as amended from time to time, including without limitation (i) all applicable laws that relate to money laundering, terrorist financing, financial record keeping and reporting, (ii) all applicable laws that relate to anti-bribery, anti-corruption, books and records and internal controls, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, and (iii) any Sanctions law or Sanctions Programs (“ Applicable Law ”), ordinance or regulation of any Governmental Entity.

 

(i)              Corporate Existence . So long as the Investor beneficially owns any Securities, the Company shall not directly or indirectly consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or any similar transaction or related transactions (each such transaction, an “ Organizational Change ”) unless, prior to the consummation an Organizational Change, the Company obtains the written consent of the Investor.

 

(j)              Regulation M . The Company will not take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act, in connection with the distribution of the Securities contemplated hereby.

 

(k)             Integration . None of the Company, any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) under the Securities Act), or any person acting on behalf of the Company or such affiliate will sell, offer for sale, or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in the Securities Act) which will be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner which would require the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act and the Company will take all action that is appropriate or necessary to assure that its offerings of other securities will not be integrated for purposes of the Securities Act, with the issuance of Securities contemplated hereby.

 

(l)              Internal Controls; Sarbanes Oxley . If and when required by applicable law, the Company shall (A) maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary in order to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (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 existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences, and (B) be in compliance with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.

 

(m)            Quotation . The Company shall (i) maintain the quotation of its Common Stock on the OTCQB (the “ Primary Market ”) and (ii) comply with all Primary Market listing standards or other rules as in effect from time to time that are applicable to the Company. For as long as the Investor holds Securities, neither the Company nor any its Subsidiary shall take any action which could be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of trading of its Common Stock from the Primary Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(m) .

 

(n)             Reporting Requirements . Upon effectiveness of the initial Registration Statement and so long as the Investor hold Securities, the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination. Additionally, the Company shall report the use of proceeds from the Offering as may be required under Rule 463 of the regulations of the Securities Act.

 

(o)             Reporting Status . With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration, and as a material inducement to the Investor’s purchase of the Securities, the Company represents, warrants, and covenants to the following:

 

(i)              The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and has filed all required reports under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the 12 months prior to the date hereof (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports), other than Form 8-K reports;

 

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(ii)             From the date hereof until all the Securities either have been sold by the Investor, or may permanently be sold by the Investor without any restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, (the “ Registration Period ”) the Company shall file with the SEC in a timely manner all required reports under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and such reports shall conform to the requirement of the Exchange Act and the SEC for filing thereunder;

 

(iii)            The Company shall furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration; and

 

(iv)            During the Registration Period the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination.

 

5. LEGEND.

 

(a)             Legends . The Investor understands that the Securities have been issued (or will be issued in the case of the Subsequent Closing Securities) pursuant to an exemption from registration or qualification under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, and except as set forth below, the Securities shall bear any legend as required by the “blue sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER SAID ACT.

 

(b)             Removal of Legends . Certificates evidencing Securities shall not be required to contain the legend set forth in Section 5(a) above or any other legend (i) following a sale thereof pursuant to an effective registration statement (including the Initial Registration Statement) covering the resale of such Securities under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Securities pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming the transferor is not an affiliate of the Company), (iii) if such Securities are eligible to be sold, assigned or transferred under Rule 144 without volume or manner of sale restrictions (provided that the Investor provides the Company with reasonable assurances that such Securities are eligible for sale, assignment or transfer under Rule 144, which at the option of the Company may include an opinion of the Investor’s counsel), (iv) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer (other than under Rule 144), provided that the Investor provides the Company with an opinion of counsel to the Investor, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or (v) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including, without limitation, controlling judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the SEC). If a legend is not required pursuant to the foregoing, the Company shall no later than 3 Trading Days following the delivery by the Investor to the Company or the transfer agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate representing such Securities (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer, if applicable), together with any other deliveries from the Investor as may be required above in this Section 5(b) , as directed by the Investor, either: (A) provided that such Securities are shares of Common Stock, if the shares of Common Stock are eligible for the book-entry delivery and depository services offered by the DTC and the Company and its transfer agent are participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Investor shall be entitled to the Investor or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system or (B) if the shares of Common Stock are eligible for the book-entry delivery and depository services offered by the DTC and/or the Company or its transfer agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the Investor, a certificate representing such Securities that is free from all restrictive and other legends, registered in the name of the Investor or its designee (the date by which such credit is so required to be made to the balance account of the Investor or the Investor’s nominee with DTC or such certificate is required to be delivered to the Investor pursuant to the foregoing is referred to herein as the “ Required Delivery Date ”). The Company shall be responsible for any transfer agent fees or DTC fees with respect to any issuance of Securities or the removal of any legends with respect to any Securities in accordance herewith.

 

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(c)             Failure to Timely Deliver; Buy-In . If the Company fails to so properly deliver such unlegended certificates or so properly credit the balance account of the Investor or such Investor’s nominee with DTC by the Required Delivery Date, and if on or after the Required Delivery Date the Investor purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of the Company’s Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Investor of all or any portion of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that the Investor anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall, (A) within 3 Trading Days after the Investor’s request, honor its obligation to deliver to the Investor an unlegended certificate or certificates representing such shares of the Company’s Common Stock or credit the Investor's balance account with DTC and (B) pay cash to the Investor in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Investor’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of the Company’s Common Stock so purchased (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of the Investor) over the product of (1) such number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock which the Company failed to timely deliver as described above and (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to the Investor’s purchase obligation was executed. For example, if the Investor purchases shares of the Company’s Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to shares of the Company’s Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (B) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the investor $1,000. The Investor shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Investor in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss.

 

6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL AT THE INITIAL CLOSING.

 

(a)             The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Securities to Investor at the at the Initial Closing, is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Initial Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Investor with prior written notice thereof: 

 

(i)              The Investor shall have executed each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company;

 

(ii)             The Investor shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Securities being purchased by the Investor at the Initial Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds;

 

(iii)            The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Initial Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and the Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to the Initial Closing Date;

 

(iv)            The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities;

 

(v)             No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; and

 

(vi)            No action, suit or proceeding shall have been commenced by any Person against any party hereto seeking to restrain or delay the purchase and sale of the Securities or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

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7. CONDITIONS TO THE INVESTOR’S OBLIGATIONS TO PURCHASE AT THE INITIAL CLOSING.

 

(a)             The obligation of the Investor hereunder to purchase the Securities at the Initial Closing, is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Initial Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Investor’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Investor at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof: 

 

(i)              The Company shall have duly executed and delivered to the Investor each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party;

 

(ii)             The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Investor such Standby Equity Distribution Agreement dated the date hereof by and between the Company and YAII PN, Ltd (the “ SEDA ”);

 

(iii)            The Company shall have delivered to the Investor: (a) a certificate registered in the Investor’s name for such number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock representing the Initial Closing Securities that the Investor is purchasing;

 

(iv)            The Company shall have filed with the SEC a Preliminary Schedule 14C amending the Company’s Article of Incorporation increasing its authorized shares of Common Stock to 10,000,000,000 and such Schedule Def 14C shall have been mailed to the Company’s stockholders and the increase to such number of authorized shares shall have been made effective;

 

(v)             The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on the Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason;

 

(vi)            The Company shall have delivered to the Investor an officer’s certificate, executed by an officer of the Company in a form satisfactory to the Investor and dated as of the Initial Closing Date, as to (i) the Company’s Article of Incorporation, (ii) the Bylaws of the Company, (iii) the resolutions as adopted by the Company's Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, (iv) the Company’s Certificate of Good Standing dated within 10 days of the Initial Closing;

 

(vii)           Each and every representation and warranty of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects ( except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties are already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Initial Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Initial Closing Date. The Investor shall have received a certificate, duly executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the applicable Closing Date, to the foregoing effect;

 

(viii)         The Investor shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Investor;

 

(ix)             The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities;

 

(x)              No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

 

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(xi)             No action, suit or proceeding shall have been commenced by any Person against any party hereto seeking to restrain or delay the purchase and sale of the Securities or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents; and

 

(xii)            Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL AT THE SUBSEQUENT CLOSING.

 

(a)             The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Securities to Investor at the at the Subsequent Closing, is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Subsequent Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Investor with prior written notice thereof: 

 

(i)              The Investor shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Securities being purchased by the Investor at the Subsequent Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds;

 

(ii)             The Schedule Def 14C filed by the Company amending the Company’s Article of Incorporation increasing its authorized shares of Common Stock to 10,000,000,000 shall have been made effective;

 

(iii)            The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Subsequent Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and the Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to the Subsequent Closing Date;

 

(iv)            The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities;

 

(v)             No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; and

 

(vi)            No action, suit or proceeding shall have been commenced by any Person against any party hereto seeking to restrain or delay the purchase and sale of the Securities or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

9. CONDITIONS TO THE INVESTOR’S OBLIGATIONS TO PURCHASE AT THE SUBSEQUENT CLOSING.

 

(a)             The obligation of the Investor hereunder to purchase the Securities at the Subsequent Closing, is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Subsequent Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Investor’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Investor at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof: 

 

(i)              The Company shall have filed the Initial Registration Statement pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement with the SEC;

 

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(ii)             The Company shall have filed a registration statement with the SEC pursuant to the terms of the SEDA;

 

(iii)            The Company shall have delivered to the Investor: (a) a certificate registered in the Investor’s name for such number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock representing the Subsequent Closing Securities that the Investor is purchasing;

 

(iv)            The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on the Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason.

 

(v)             The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a bring down certificate, executed by an officer of the Company in a form satisfactory to the Investor and dated as of the Subsequent Closing Date;

 

(vi)            Each and every representation and warranty of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects ( except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties are already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Subsequent Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Subsequent Closing Date. The Investor shall have received a certificate, duly executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the applicable Closing Date, to the foregoing effect;

 

(vii)           The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities;

 

(viii)         No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

 

(ix)             No action, suit or proceeding shall have been commenced by any Person against any party hereto seeking to restrain or delay the purchase and sale of the Securities or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents; and

 

(x)              Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

10. TERMINATION.

 

In the event that the Initial Closing shall not have occurred within 30 Business Days of the date hereof or the Subsequent Closing shall not have occurred with 60 Business Days of the date hereof, then the Investor shall have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement with respect to itself at any time on or after the close of business on such date without liability of the Investor to any other party; provided, however, (a) the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10 shall not be available the Investor if the failure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to have been consummated by such date is the result of the Investor’s breach of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section 10 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

 

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11. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a)             Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New Jersey. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Court for the State of New Jersey sitting in Union County New Jersey and Federal Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or under any of the other Transaction Documents or with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Investor from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Investor or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Investor. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

(b)             Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

(c)             Headings; Gender . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.

 

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

 

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(e)             Entire Agreement; Amendments . As a material inducement for the Investor to enter into this Agreement, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that no due diligence or other investigation or inquiry conducted by the Investor, any of its advisors or any of its representatives shall affect the Investor’s right to rely on, or shall modify or qualify in any manner or be an exception to any of, the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein contain the entire understanding of the parties solely with respect to the matters covered herein and therein; provided, however, nothing contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall (or shall be deemed to) (i) have any effect on any agreements the Investor has entered into with, or any instruments any Investor has received from, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof with respect to any prior investment made by the Investor in the Company or (ii) waive, alter, modify or amend in any respect any obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any rights of or benefits to the Investor or any other Person, in any agreement entered into prior to the date hereof between or among the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and the Investor, or any instruments the Investor received from the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof, and all such agreements and instruments shall continue in full force and effect. Except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. For clarification purposes, the Recitals are part of this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Required Holders (as defined below), and any amendment to any provision of this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 11(e) shall be binding on the Investor and holders of Securities, as applicable, provided that no such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it (A) applies to less than all of the holders of the Securities then outstanding or (B) imposes any obligation or liability on the Investor without the Investor’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in the Investor’s sole discretion). No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party, provided that the Required Holders may waive any provision of this Agreement, and any waiver of any provision of this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 11(e) shall be binding on the Investor and holders of Securities, as applicable, provided that no such waiver shall be effective to the extent that it (1) applies to less than all of the holders of the Securities then outstanding (unless a party gives a waiver as to itself only) or (2) imposes any obligation or liability on the Investor without the Investor’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in such Investor’s sole discretion). The Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with the Investor relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms that, except as set forth in this Agreement, the Investor has not made any commitment or promise or has any other obligation to provide any financing to the Company, any Subsidiary or otherwise. “ Required Holders ” means (I) prior to the Initial Closing Date, the Investor who has executed this Agreement and fully funded the Purchase Price with respect to the Securities which it has purchased in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement on or after the Initial Closing Date.

 

(f)              Notices . Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered upon: (i) receipt, when delivered personally, (ii) 1 Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same, or (iii) receipt, when sent by electronic mail (provided that the electronic mail transmission is not returned in error or the sender is not otherwise notified of any error in transmission. The addresses and email addresses for such communications shall be:

 

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If to the Company: Investview, Inc.
  12 South 400 West – Suite 300,
  Salt Lake City, UT 84101
  Attention: Mario Romano
  Telephone:   (732)889-9300
 

Email: Mario@wealthgenerators.com

   
With a copy to: Michael Best & Fried Friedrich LLP
  136 East South Temple, Suite 2100
  Salt Lake City, UT 84111
  Attention: Kevin C. Timken
  Telephone:   (801)924-4124
  Email: kctimken@michaelbest.com
   
If to the Investor: D-Beta One EQ, Ltd.
 

c/o Delta Beta Advisors, LLC

1012 Springfield Avenue

  Mountainside, NJ  07092
  Attention: Matthew Beckman
 

Telephone: 

(201) 985-8300

  Email: mbeckman@yorkvilleadvisors.com
   
With a copy to: David Gonzalez, Esq.
  1012 Springfield Avenue
  Mountainside, NJ  07092
  Telephone:  (201) 985-8300
  Email: dgonzalez@yorkvilleadvisors.com

 

or at such other address and/or electronic email address and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party 3 Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s computer containing the time, date, recipient’s electronic mail address and the text of such electronic mail or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by electronic mail or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

(g)             Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of any of the Securities. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Required Holders; provided, however, that the Company shall be permitted to assign this Agreement to any Person that acquires the Company or its business (whether by merger, stock purchase or the acquisition or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets). The Investor may assign some or all of its rights hereunder in connection with any transfer of any of its Securities without the consent of the Company, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be the Investor hereunder with respect to such assigned rights; provided, however, that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Investor.”

 

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(h)             No 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 the Indemnitees referred to in Section 11(j) .

 

(i)              Survival . The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants shall survive the Closing. The Investor shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.

 

(j)              Indemnification . In consideration of Investor’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and each of its stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees, agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “ Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company or any Subsidiary in any of the Transaction Documents or (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary contained in any of the Transaction Documents. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and procedures with respect to the rights and obligations under this Section 11(j) shall be the same as those set forth in Section 6 of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(k)             Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. No specific representation or warranty shall limit the generality or applicability of a more general representation or warranty. Each and every reference to share prices, share capital and any other numbers in this Agreement that relate to shares of the Company’s Common Stock shall be automatically adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions that occur with respect to the shares of the Company’s Common Stock after the date of this Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed that for all purposes of this Agreement, and without implication that the contrary would otherwise be true, neither transactions nor purchases nor sales shall include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

(l)              Remedies . The Investor and in the event of assignment by the Investor of its rights and obligations hereunder, each holder of Securities, shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Investor. The Company therefore agrees that the Investor shall be entitled to seek specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief).

 

(m)            Withdrawal Right . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever the Investor exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Investor may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the Investor and the Company has affixed their respective signatures to this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

  COMPANY:
         
  INVESTVIEW, INC.
         
  By:   /s/ Annette Raynor  
    Name:   Annette Raynor  
    Title:   COO, Secretary, and Director  
         
         
 

INVESTOR:  

         
 

D-BETA ONE EQ, LTD.

         
  By:   Delta Beta Advisors, LLC  
  Its:  Investment Manager  
       
  By:   /s/ Mark Angelo  
    Name:   Mark Angelo  
    Title:   Member  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

 

Schedule 3(c) Issuance of Securities - Liens
     
Schedule 3(e)   Consents
     
Schedule 3(f)   Acknowledgment Regarding the Investor’s Purchase of Securities
     
Schedule 3(p) Capitalization
     
Schedule 3(r) Indebtedness and Other Contracts
     
Schedule 3(w) Intellectual Property
     
Schedule 3(y) Subsidiaries  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.34

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of December 6, 2017, is by and among Investview, Inc., a company organized under the laws of the State of Nevada, with offices located at 12 South 400 West – Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (the “ Company ”), and D-Beta One EQ, Ltd., a Cayman Island exempted limited company, with offices at 1012 Springfield Avenue, Mountainside, NJ 07092 (the “ Investor ”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.       In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto, dated as of December 6, 2017 (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Investor 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”).

 

B.       To induce the Investor to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “ Securities Act ”), and applicable state securities laws.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                   Definitions.

 

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)       “ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

(b)       “ Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(c)       “ Effective Date ” means the date that the applicable Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

(d)       “ Effectiveness Deadline ” means (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a) , the earlier of the (A) 120 th calendar day after the Subsequent Closing Date with respect to the initial Registration Statement and (B) 5th Business Day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review and (ii) with respect to any additional Registration Statements that may be required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the earlier of the (A) 90 th calendar day following the date on which the Company was required to file such additional Registration Statement and (B) 5 th Business Day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review.

 

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(e)       “ Filing Deadline ” means (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section  2(a) , the 60 th calendar day following the Initial Closing Date and (ii) with respect to any additional Registration Statements that may be required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the date on which the Company was required to file such additional Registration Statement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

(f)       “ Initial Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(g)       “ Initial Effective Date ” means the date that the Initial Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

(h)       “ Investor ” means D-Beta One EQ, Ltd or any transferee or assignee of any Registrable Securities, to whom D-Beta One EQ, Ltd assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee of any Registrable Securities, assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 .

 

(i)       “ Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(i)       “ Register ,” “ registered ,” and “ registration ” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 and the declaration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the SEC.

 

(j)       “ Registrable Securities ” means (i) 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued and sold to the Investor pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agrement and (ii) any share shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued or issuable as a result of any share split, share dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise.

 

(k)       “ Registration Statement ” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act covering Registrable Securities.

 

(l)       “ Required Holders ” means the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities (excluding any Registrable Securities held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).

 

(m)       “ Required Registration Amount ” means 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

(n)       “ Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the SEC.

 

(o)       “ Rule 415 ” means Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the SEC.

 

(p)       “ SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

 

(q)       “ Subsequent Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

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2.                   Registration.

 

(a)                Mandatory Registration . The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC an initial Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or another available form) covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities. Such initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, shall contain (unless otherwise directed by the Required Holders at least 3 Business Days prior to the proposed filing date thereof) the “ Selling Shareholders ” and “ Plan of Distribution ” sections each in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto (subject to such revisions which, in the reasonable opinion of the Company or its counsel, are required to reflect the inclusion of any other securities permitted to be included in such Registration Statement or in response to SEC comments or guidance). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline for such Registration Statement.

 

(b)                Legal Counsel . The Required Holders shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review, in accordance with Section 3(c) , any Registration Statement proposed to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Section 2 (“ Legal Counsel ”).

 

(c)                Registration on Form S-1 . The Company shall undertake to register the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-1 as soon as practicable after such form becomes available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of all Registration Statements then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-1 covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC and the prospectus contained therein is available for use.

 

(d)                 Sufficient Number of Shares Registered . In the event the n umber of shares available under any Registration Statement is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement, the Company shall amend such Registration Statement (if permissible), or file with the SEC a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at least the Required Registration Amount as of the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than (i) if an amendment, 15 days after the necessity therefor arises and (ii) if a new Registration Statement, 60 days after the necessity therefor arises (but taking account of any Staff position with respect to the date on which the Staff will permit such amendment to the Registration Statement and/or such new Registration Statement (as the case may be) to be filed with the SEC). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to such Registration Statement and/or such new Registration Statement (as the case may be) to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof with the SEC, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline for such Registration Statement. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of shares available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities” if at any time the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock available for resale under the applicable Registration Statement is less than the product determined by multiplying (i) the Required Registration Amount as of such time by (ii) 0.80.

 

(e)                Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of any Registration Statement . If (i) a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby (subject to Section 2(f) ) and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is (A) not filed with the SEC on or before the Filing Deadline for such Registration Statement (a “ Filing Failure ”) (it being understood that if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording Legal Counsel the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(c) hereof, the Company shall be deemed to not have satisfied this clause (i)(A) and such event shall be deemed to be a Filing Failure) or (B) not declared effective by the SEC on or before the Effectiveness Deadline for such Registration Statement (an “ Effectiveness Failure ”) (it being understood that if on the 2 nd Business Day immediately following the Effective Date for such Registration Statement the Company shall not have filed a “final” prospectus for such Registration Statement with the SEC under Rule 424(b) in accordance with Section 3(b) (whether or not such a prospectus is technically required by such rule), the Company shall be deemed to not have satisfied this clause (i)(B) and such event shall be deemed to be an Effectiveness Failure), (ii) other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined below), on any day after the Effective Date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities (a “ Maintenance Failure ”), or (iii) if a Registration Statement is not effective for any reason or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use for any reason, the Company fails to file with the SEC any required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act such that it is not in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) (a “ Current Public Information Failure ”) as a result of which any of the Investors are unable to sell Registrable Securities without restriction under Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions), shall be deemed an event of default hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall not be deemed an event of default with respect to any period during which all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities may be sold by such Investor without restriction under Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable).

 

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(f)                 Offering . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event the staff of the SEC (the “ Staff ”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities by, or on behalf of, the Company, or in any other manner, such that the Staff or the SEC do not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and used for resales in a manner that does not constitute such an offering and that permits the continuous resale at the market by the Investors participating therein (or as otherwise may be acceptable to each Investor) without being named therein as an “underwriter,” then the Company shall first remove from such Registration Statement all securities other than Registrable Securities proposed to be included therein until all such other securities shall have been removed, and thereafter shall reduce the number of shares to be included in such Registration Statement by the Investor until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective as aforesaid. In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to sell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, an affected Investor shall have the right to require, upon delivery of a written request to the Company signed by the Investor, the Company to file a registration statement within 60 days of such request (subject to any restrictions imposed by Rule 415 or required by the Staff or the SEC) for resale the such Investor in a manner acceptable to the Investor, and the Company shall following such request cause to be and keep effective such Registration Statement in the same manner and for the same period of time otherwise contemplated in this Agreement for Registration Statements required to be filed hereunder. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event will any holder be entitled to any Registration Delay Payments as a result of the withdrawal or exclusion of its Registrable Securities from a Registration Statement pursuant to this paragraph.

 

(g)                Piggyback Registrations . Without limiting any obligation of the Company hereunder or under the Securities Purchase Agreement, if there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s share option or other employee benefit plans), then the Company shall deliver to the Investor a written notice of such determination and, if within 15 days after the date of the delivery of such notice, the Investor shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities the Investor requests to be registered; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2(g) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) or that are the subject of a then-effective Registration Statement.

 

(h)                Allocation of Registrable Securities . In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities, each transferee or assignee (as the case may be) that becomes an Investor shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then-remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such transferor or assignee (as the case may be). Any shares of Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement.

 

(i)                  Inclusion of Other Securities . The Company shall be permitted to include in any Registration Statement hereunder any other Shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof or issuable upon the exercise of warrants, options, convertible promissory notes or other convertible securities of the Company outstanding as of the date hereof (including without limitation any share capital of the Company into which the shares of the Company’s Common Stock are converted or exchanged, in each case after giving effect to a Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement). Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, the Company shall in no event include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith without the prior written consent of the Required Holders.

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3.                   Related Obligations.

 

The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:

 

(a)                Subject to Allowable Grace Periods (as defined below), the Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective (and the prospectus contained therein available for use) pursuant to Rule 415 for resales by the Investors on a delayed or continuous basis at fixed prices or, if and when a market develops, at prevailing market prices at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which all of the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable), (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or (iii) the 1 year anniversary of the Effective Date of such Registration Statement (the “ Registration Period ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall ensure that, when filed and at all times while effective, each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) and the prospectus (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) used in connection with such Registration Statement (1) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading and (2) will disclose (whether directly or through incorporation by reference to other SEC filings to the extent permitted) all material information regarding the Company and its securities. The Company shall submit to the SEC, within 2 Business Days after the later of the date that (i) the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the Staff or that the Staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement (as the case may be) and (ii) the consent of Legal Counsel is obtained pursuant to Section 3(c) (which consent shall be immediately sought), a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 2 Business Days after the submission of such request (or such later date as may be required or requested by the Staff of the SEC).

 

(b)                Subject to Section 3(n) of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to each Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with each such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep each such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period for such Registration Statement, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement; provided, however, that no later than 5:30 p.m. (New York time) on the 2 nd Business Day immediately following each Effective Date, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement (whether or not such a prospectus is technically required by such rule). In the case of amendments and supplements to any Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to this Section 3(b) ) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), the Company shall, if permitted under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement.

 

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(c)                The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment upon (i) each Registration Statement at least 5 Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, the prospectus contained therein) (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects; provided, however, that in no event shall any Investor be entitled to any Registration Delay Payment as a result of and solely to the extent of a failure triggering a Registration Delay Payment caused by Legal Counsel, including for the elimination of doubt as a result of the timing necessary to properly make any changes requested by such Legal Counsel). For the elimination of doubt, in the event that Legal Counsel has not raised an objection within 5 Business Days of receipt of a Registration Statement, amendment or supplement, as applicable, then the Company shall be permitted to file such Registration Statement, amendment or supplement and shall not be deemed to have violated its obligation to provide Legal Counsel the opportunity to review such Registration Statement, amendment or supplement (for purposes of Section 2(e) or otherwise). The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or to any prospectus contained therein without the prior consent of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall promptly furnish to Legal Counsel, by e-mail and without charge: (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the Staff to the Company or its representatives relating to each Registration Statement, unless such correspondence contains any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) in which case the Company shall not be required to provide copies of such correspondence under this clause (i), (ii) after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, 1 copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, 1 copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to provide copies of any document referenced in clauses (i) through (iii) to the extent such document is available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (“ EDGAR ”) electronic filing system, or any successor thereto.

 

(d)                The Company shall promptly furnish by e-mail to the Investor, without charge, (i) after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least 1 copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by the Investor, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, 1 copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time) and (iii) such other documents, including, without limitation, copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to provide copies of any document referenced in clauses (i) through (iii) to the extent such document is available on the SEC’s EDGAR electronic filing system, or successor thereto.

 

(e)                The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdictions in the United States as any Investor reasonably requests in writing, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e) , (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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(f)                 The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, may include an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and, subject to Section 3(n) , promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement and such prospectus contained therein to correct such untrue statement or omission and deliver by e-mail 1 copy of such supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor (or such other number of copies as Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and each Investor by e-mail no later than the Business Day following such effectiveness, and by overnight mail sent on such Business Day), and when the Company receives written notice from the SEC that a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment will be reviewed by the SEC, (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate; and (iv) of the receipt of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for any additional information relating to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or any related prospectus. The Company shall respond as promptly as practicable to any comments received from the SEC with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto (it being understood and agreed that the Company’s response to any such comments shall be delivered to the SEC no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the receipt thereof) or as soon thereafter as consent can be obtained from the Company’s independent public accounting firm.

 

(g)                The Company shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of each Registration Statement or the use of any prospectus contained therein, or the suspension of the qualification, or the loss of an exemption from qualification, of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and (ii) notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

(h)                If any Investor may be required under applicable securities law to be described in any Registration Statement as an underwriter and such Investor consents to so being named an underwriter, at the request of any Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors, and (ii) opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors.

 

(i)                  If the Investor may be required under applicable securities law to be described in any Registration Statement as an underwriter and the Investor consents to so being named an underwriter, upon the written request of the Investor, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) the Investor, (ii) legal counsel for the Investor and (iii) one (1) firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investor (the “ Inspector ”), in each case, at no cost to the Company, all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “ Records ”) as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by the Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which the Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, the Inspector shall agree in writing to hold in strict confidence and not to make any disclosure (except to such Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (1) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the Securities Act, (2) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (3) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement). The Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and the Investor, if any) shall be deemed to limit the Investor’s ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

 

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(j)                  The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required to be disclosed in such Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Act, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow the Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

 

(k)                The Company shall cooperate with the Investor who hold Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts (as the case may be) as the Investors may reasonably request from time to time and registered in such names as the Investors may request.

 

(l)                  The Company shall otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.

 

(m)              Within 2 Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .

 

(n)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (but subject to the last sentence of this Section 3(n) ), at any time after the Effective Date of a particular Registration Statement, in the event that the Company’s Board of Directors determines in good faith that it would be materially detrimental to the Company to maintain a Registration Statement at such time because it would require the disclosure of material nonpublic information the disclosure of which at the time is not in the best interests of the Company, then the Company shall deliver a certificate in writing to the Investor (the “ Suspension Notice ”) to the effect of the foregoing (provided that the Company will not disclose the content of any material non-public information to the Investors in any Suspension Notice) and, upon receipt of such Suspension Notice, the Investor will refrain from selling any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement (a “ Suspension ”) until the Investor’s receipt of copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus prepared and filed by the Company, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the current prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in any such prospectus. In the event of any Suspension, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the use of the prospectus so suspended to be resumed as soon as reasonably practicable after the delivery of a Suspension Notice to the Investor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the period of any Suspension hereunder: exceed 10 consecutive Trading Days or 15 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any 12 month period; start less than 5 Trading Days after the last day of any prior Suspension period; be permitted during the 60 Trading Day period immediately following the Effective Date of such Registration Statement (provided that such 60 Trading Day period shall be extended by the number of Trading Days during such period and any extension thereof contemplated by this proviso during which such Registration Statement is not effective or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use) (the period of each such Suspension being referred to hereunder as an “ Allowable Grace Period ”). For purposes of determining the length of a Suspension above, such Suspension shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive a Suspension Notice and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors receive copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus prepared and filed by the Company, or are advised in writing by the Company that the current prospectus may be used . The provisions of Section 3(f) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of each Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(g) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3(n) , the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of the Company’s Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which the Investor has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the particular Registration Statement to the extent applicable, prior to such Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

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(o)                The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investor of its Registrable Securities pursuant to each Registration Statement.

 

(p)                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 Investor in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof, except for such agreements which have been cancelled or waived effective as of the Initial Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).

 

4.                   Obligations of the Investor.

 

(a)                At least 5 Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of each Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from the Investor with respect to such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities that the Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.

 

(b)                The Investor, by acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of each Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of the Investor’s election to exclude all of the Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

 

(c)                The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in the first sentence of Section 3(f) , the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(c) , the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of the Company’s Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which the Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in the first sentence of Section 3(f) and for which such Investor has not yet settled.

 

(d)                The Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

 

5.                   Expenses of Registration.

 

Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, all reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 , including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, FINRA filing fees (if any) and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the Investor shall be paid by the Company.

 

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6.                   Indemnification.

 

(a)                To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and each of its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, advisors, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title) and each Person, if any, who controls such Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each of the directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, advisors, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling Persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”), against any losses, obligations, claims, damages, liabilities, contingencies, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs (including, without limitation, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of defense and investigation), amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “ Claims ”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an Indemnified Person is or may be a party thereto (“ Indemnified Damages ”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“ Blue Sky Filing ”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, “ Violations ”). Subject to Section 6(c) , the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a) : (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of such Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto and (ii) shall not be available to the Investor to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company (to the extent applicable), including, without limitation, a corrected prospectus, if such prospectus or corrected prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d) and then only if, and to the extent that, following the receipt of the corrected prospectus no grounds for such Claim would have existed; and (iii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9 .

 

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(b)                In connection with any Registration Statement in which the Investor is participating, the Investor agrees indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a) , the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon: (i) the Investor’s failure to comply with any applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act through no fault of the Company, or (ii) any Violation, in each case, to the extent, and only to the extent, that (A) such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement, or (B) such Violation relates to information relating to the Investor’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by the Investor expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that each Investor has approved the method of distribution described in Exhibit B hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto; or (C) such Violation relates to, results from or is based on a failure of such Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered a corrected prospectus, if such corrected prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d) and then only if, and to the extent that, following the receipt of the corrected prospectus no grounds for such Claim would have existed; and, subject to Section 6(c) and the below provisos in this Section 6(b) , the Investor will reimburse an Indemnified Party any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided further that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the applicable sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by any of the Investors pursuant to Section 9 .

 

(c)                Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including, without limitation, any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6 , deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party (as the case may be); provided, however, an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by the indemnifying party if: (i) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Claim and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) in any such Claim; or (iii) the named parties to any such Claim (including, without limitation, any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) and the indemnifying party, and such Indemnified Person or such Indemnified Party (as the case may be) shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Person or such Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party (in which case, if such Indemnified Person or such Indemnified Party (as the case may be) notifies the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, then the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, provided further that in the case of clause (iii) above the indemnifying party shall not be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one (1) separate legal counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be). The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6 , except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

 

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(d)                No Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities who is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to indemnification from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who is not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

(e)                The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

 

(f)                 The indemnity and contribution agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

 

7.                   Contribution.

 

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however: (i) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement, (ii) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (iii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the applicable sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7 , the Investor shall not be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by the Investor from the applicable sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Claim exceeds the amount of any damages that such Investor has otherwise been required to pay, or would otherwise be required to pay under Section 6(b) , by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

 

8.                   Reports Under the Exchange Act.

 

With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144, so long as any Warrants are outstanding, the Company agrees to:

 

(a)                make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

(b)                file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood and agreed that nothing herein shall limit any obligations of the Company under the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

 

(c)                furnish to the Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting, submission and posting requirements of Rule 144 and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company with the SEC if such reports are not publicly available via EDGAR, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

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9.                   Assignment of Registration Rights.

 

All or any portion of the rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Investor to any transferee or assignee (as the case may be) of all or any portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with such transferee or assignee (as the case may be) to assign all or any portion of such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment (as the case may be); (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment (as the case may be), furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee (as the case may be), and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned (as the case may be); (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment (as the case may be) the further disposition of such securities by such transferee or assignee (as the case may be) is restricted under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws if so required; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence such transferee or assignee (as the case may be) agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; (v) such transfer or assignment (as the case may be) shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Purchase Agreement; and (vi) such transfer or assignment (as the case may be) shall have been conducted in accordance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

10.               Amendment of Registration Rights.

 

Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon the Investor and the Company, provided that no such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it imposes any obligation or liability on the Investor without such Investor’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in such Investor’s sole discretion).

 

11.               Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                Solely for purposes of this Agreement, a Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns, or is deemed to own, of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from such record owner of such Registrable Securities.

 

(b)                Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered upon: (i) receipt, when delivered personally, (ii) 1 Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same, or (iii) receipt, when sent by electronic mail (provided that the electronic mail transmission is not returned in error or the sender is not otherwise notified of any error in transmission. The addresses and e-mail addresses for such communications shall be:

 

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If to the Company: Investview, Inc.
  12 South 400 West – Suite 300,
  Salt Lake City, UT 84101
  Attention:    Mario Romano
  Telephone: (732)889-4300
  Email: Mario@wealthgenerators.com
   
With a copy to: 

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

136 East South Temple, Suite 2100

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

  Attention: Kevin C. Timken
  Telephone: (801) 924-4124
  Email: kctimken@michaelbest.com
   
If to the Investor: D-Beta One EQ, Ltd.
 

c/o Delta Beta Advisors, LLC

1012 Springfield Avenue

  Mountainside, NJ  07092
  Attention: Matthew Beckman
  Telephone: (201) 985-8300
  Email: mbeckman@yorkvilleadvisors.com
   
With a copy to: David Gonzalez, Esq.
  1012 Springfield Avenue
  Mountainside, NJ  07092
  Telephone: (201) 985-8300
  Email:  dgonzalez@yorkvilleadvisors.com

 

or at such other address and/or electronic email address and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party 3 Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s computer containing the time, date, recipient’s electronic mail address and the text of such electronic mail or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by electronic mail or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

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(c)                Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. The Company and the Investor acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each party hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement by any other party hereto and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof (without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required), this being in addition to any other remedy to which any party may be entitled by law or equity.

 

(d)                All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New Jersey. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey sitting in Union County New Jersey and the Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(e)                This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto solely with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto solely with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided, however, nothing contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall (or shall be deemed to) (i) have any effect on any agreements any Investor has entered into with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof with respect to any prior investment made by such Investor in the Company, (ii) waive, alter, modify or amend in any respect any obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any rights of or benefits to any Investor or any other Person in any agreement entered into prior to the date hereof between or among the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and any Investor and all such agreements shall continue in full force and effect or (iii) limit any obligations of the Company under any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

(f)                 Subject to compliance with Section 9 (if applicable), this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto. This Agreement is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any Person, other than the parties hereto, their respective permitted successors and assigns and the Persons referred to in Sections 3(p) 6 and 7 hereof.

 

(g)                The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.

 

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(h)                This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

(i)                  The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 10 , terms used in this Agreement but defined in the other Transaction Documents shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Closing Date in such other Transaction Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by each Investor.

 

(j)                  All consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders.

 

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the Investor and the Company has affixed their respective signatures to this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
         
  INVESTVIEW, INC.
         
  By:  /s/ Annette Raynor  
    Name:   Annette Raynor  
    Title:   COO, Secretary, and Director  
         
         
 

INVESTOR:  

         
 

D-BETA ONE EQ, LTD.

         
  By:   Delta Beta Advisors, LLC  
  Its:  Investment Manager  
       
  By:   /s/ Mark Angelo  
    Name:   Mark Angelo  
    Title:   Member  

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

______________________
______________________
______________________
Attention: _____________

 

Re: Investview, Inc..

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

[We are][I am] special counsel to Investview, Inc. a company organized under the laws of the State of Nevada with offices located at 12 South 400 West – Suite 300 Salt Lake City, UT (the “ Company ”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”) entered into by and among the Company and the Investor named therein (the “ Investor ”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Investor shares of the Company’s Common Stock par value [$____], per share (the “ Shares ”). Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Investor (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), , under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ___, 20__, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form [S-1] (File No. 333-_____________) (the “ Registration Statement ”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as a selling shareholder thereunder.

 

In connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised [us][me] by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and [we][I] have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

This letter shall serve as our standing opinion to you that: (a) upon presentation of evidence that any shares of the Company’s Common Stock included in such Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to such Registration Statement (and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements, if applicable); and (b) confirmation by the Company that, to its knowledge, such Registration Statement was effective and available for the resale of such shares of Common Stock as of the date of such sale described in clause (a), you may give effect to the transfer of such shares of Common Stock, and reissue such shares to the transferee thereof without legend, as contemplated by the Company’s Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated _________ __, 20__.

 

 

Very truly yours,

   
  [ISSUER’S COUNSEL]
   
  By:  

 

CC:       [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

 

The shares of the Company’s Common Stock being offered by the selling shareholders are those issued to the selling shareholders. For additional information regarding the issuance of the shares of Common Stock, see “Private Placement of Shares of Common Stock” above. We are registering the shares of Common Stock in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the selling shareholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.

 

The table below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder) of the shares of Common Stock held by each of the selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the selling shareholders, based on their respective ownership of shares of Common Stock, as of ________, 2017.

 

The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders.

 

In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the holders of the shares of Common Stock, this prospectus generally covers the resale of the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement as of the trading day immediately preceding the date this registration statement was initially filed with the SEC. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus.

 

The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

Name of Selling Shareholder

Number of Ordinary

Shares Owned Prior to

Offering

Maximum Number of

Ordinary Shares to be Sold

Pursuant to this Prospectus

Number of Ordinary

Shares of Owned After

Offering

 

 

 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are registering the shares of Common Stock previously issued to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders of the Common Stock from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock.

 

The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock held by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of Common Stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, pursuant to one or more of the following methods:

 

· on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

 

· in the over-the-counter market;

 

· in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;

 

· through the writing or settlement of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

 

· ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

· block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

· purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

· an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

· privately negotiated transactions;

 

· short sales made after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC;

 

· broker-dealers may agree with a selling security holder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

· a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

 

 

  

· any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The selling shareholders may also sell the shares of Common Stock under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if available, rather than under this prospectus. In addition, the selling shareholders may transfer the ordinary shares by other means not described in this prospectus. If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling ordinary shares to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of Common Stock or otherwise, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the ordinary shares in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell the shares of Common Stock short and deliver shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge ordinary shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

 

The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the ordinary shares from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the ordinary shares in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

 

To the extent required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed, which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to broker-dealers.

 

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Comon Stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the ordinary shares may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

 

 

 

  

There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by the selling shareholders and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock.

 

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[     ] in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, a selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act in accordance with the registration rights agreements or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements or we may be entitled to contribution.

 

Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.35

 

STANDBY EQUITY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS STANDBY EQUITY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT dated as of December 6, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”) is made by and between YAII PN, LTD. , a Cayman Islands exempt limited company (the “ Investor ”), and INVESTVIEW INC., a company organized under the laws of the State of Nevada (the “ Company ”). The Investor and the Company are sometimes referred to individually, as a “Party” and collectively, as the “Parties.”

 

WHEREAS , the Parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, from time to time as provided herein, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company up to $5,000,000 of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ” or “ Shares ”); and

 

WHEREAS , the shares of Common Stock are listed for trading on the OTC Markets under the symbol “INVU”; and

 

WHEREAS , the offer and sale of the Common Stock issuable hereunder will be made in reliance upon the provisions of Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “ Securities Act ”) and the rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), 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 transactions to be made hereunder.

 

NOW , THEREFORE , the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I. Certain Definitions

 

Section 1.01         Advance ” shall mean the portion of the Commitment Amount requested by the Company in the Advance Notice.

 

Section 1.02         Advance Date ” shall mean the 1 st Trading Day after expiration of the applicable Pricing Period for each Advance.

 

Section 1.03         Advance Notice ” shall mean a written notice in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto to the Investor executed by an officer of the Company and setting forth the Advance amount that the Company requests from the Investor.

 

Section 1.04         Advance Notice Date ” shall mean each date the Company delivers (in accordance with Section 2.01 of this Agreement) to the Investor an Advance Notice requiring the Investor to advance funds to the Company, subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.05         Applicable Laws ” shall mean all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, executive orders, directives, policies, guidelines and codes having the force of law, whether local, national, or international, as amended from time to time, including without limitation (i) all applicable laws that relate to money laundering, terrorist financing, financial record keeping and reporting, (ii) all applicable laws that relate to anti-bribery, anti-corruption, books and records and internal controls, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “ FCPA ”), and (iii) any Sanctions Laws or Sanctions Programs.

 

Section 1.06         Affiliate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.07.

 

Section 1.07         Commitment Amount ” shall mean the aggregate amount of up to $5,000,000.

 

Section 1.08         Commitment Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the Effective Date, and expiring upon the date of termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.02.

 

 

 

 

Section 1.09         Commitment Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.04.

 

Section 1.10         Common Stock ” shall have meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Section 1.11         Company Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.

 

Section 1.12         Condition Satisfaction Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

 

Section 1.13         Consolidation Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.08.

 

Section 1.14         Effective Date ” shall mean the date on which the SEC first declares effective a Registration Statement registering the resale of the Shares.

 

Section 1.15         Environmental Laws ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.08.

 

Section 1.16         Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Section 1.17         Indemnified Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

 

Section 1.18         Investor Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

 

Section 1.19         Market Price ” shall mean the lowest daily VWAP of the Common Stock during the relevant Pricing Period.

 

Section 1.20         Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean any condition, circumstance, or situation that may result in, or would reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiary, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 1.21         Maximum Advance Amount ” shall not exceed $100,000.

 

Section 1.22         OFAC ” shall mean the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Office of Foreign Asset Control.

 

Section 1.23         Ownership Limitation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).

 

Section 1.24         Person ” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

Section 1.25         Plan of Distribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).

 

Section 1.26         Pricing Period ” shall mean the 5 consecutive Trading Days commencing on the Trading Day immediately following the Advance Notice Date.

 

Section 1.27         Principal Market ” shall mean the OTC Markets.

 

Section 1.28         Purchase Price ” shall mean 87.5% of the Market Price during the Pricing Period.

 

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Section 1.29         Registrable Securities ” shall mean (i) the Shares (ii) any securities issued or issuable with respect to any of the foregoing by way of exchange, stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise and the Commitment Shares. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (a) the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to the Registration Statement, (b) such Registrable Securities have been sold under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act (“ Rule 144 ”) are met, or (c) such Registrable Securities may be sold without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144.

 

Section 1.30         Registration Limitation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).

 

Section 1.31         Registration Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b).

 

Section 1.32         Registration Statement ” shall mean a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3 or on such other form promulgated by the SEC for which the Company then qualifies and which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate, and which form shall be available for the registration of the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act.

 

Section 1.33         Regulation D ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.34         Sanctions ” or “ Sanctions Laws ” means any sanctions administered or enforced by U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Office of Foreign Asset Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury from time to time (“ OFAC ”) or the U.S. State Department, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority.

 

Section 1.35         Sanction Programs ” means a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of OFAC’s sanctions programs (including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

 

Section 1.36         SEC ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Section 1.37         SEC Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.04.

 

Section 1.38         Securities Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.39         Settlement Document ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

 

Section 1.40         Shares ” shall mean the Common Stock to be issued from time to time hereunder pursuant to Advances.

 

Section 1.41         Trading Day ” shall mean any day during which the Principal Market shall be open for business.

 

Section 1.42         VWAP ” means, for any Trading Day, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date on the Principal Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. during regular trading hours.

 

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Article II. Advances

 

Section 2.01         Advances; Mechanics . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions of Article VII hereof), the Company, at its sole and exclusive option, may issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company, Common Stock on the following terms:

 

(a) Advance Notice . At any time during the Commitment Period the Company may require the Investor to purchase Shares by delivering an Advance Notice to the Investor, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7.01, and in accordance with the following provisions;

 

(i) The Company shall, in its sole discretion, select the Advance Amount it desires to request in each Advance Notice and the time it desires to deliver each Advance Notice, which amount shall not exceed the Maximum Advance Amount, provided however, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the total Advance Amount that the Company will receive in connection with each Advance Notice may be less than the Advance Amount requested in the Advance Notice due to reductions to the Advance Amount in accordance with Sections 2.01(c) and 2.01(d) of this Agreement.

 

(ii) There shall be no mandatory minimum Advances and no non-usages fee for not utilizing the Commitment Amount or any part thereof.

 

(b) Date of Delivery of Advance Notice . Advance Notices shall be delivered in accordance with the instructions set forth on the bottom of Exhibit A. An Advance Notice shall be deemed delivered on (i) the Trading Day it is received by the Investor if such notice is received prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time in accordance with the instructions set forth on the bottom of Exhibit A , or (ii) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received after 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Trading Day or at any time on a day which is not a Trading Day, in each case in accordance with the instructions set forth on the bottom of Exhibit A . No Advance Notice may be deemed delivered on a day that is not a Trading Day.

 

(c) Advance Limitations . Regardless of the Advance Amount requested by the Company in the Advance Notice, the final amount of the Advance shall be reduced in accordance with each of the following limitations:

 

(i) Ownership Limitation; Commitment Amount . In no event shall the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Investor pursuant to an Advance cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) by the Investor and its affiliates to exceed 4.99% of the then outstanding Common Stock (the “ Ownership Limitation ”). In connection with each Advance Notice delivered by the Company, any portion of an Advance that would (i) cause the Investor to exceed the Ownership Limitation or (ii) cause the aggregate amount of Advances to exceed the Commitment Amount shall automatically be withdrawn with no further action required by the Company, and such Advance Notice shall be deemed automatically modified to reduce the aggregate amount of the requested Advance by an amount equal to such withdrawn portion.

 

(ii) Registration Limitation . In no event shall the aggregate number of Shares subject to an Advance Notice cause the number of Shares purchased by the Investor pursuant to this Agreement to exceed the number of Shares registered for resale by the Investor under the Registration Statement(s) then in effect (the “ Registration Limitation ”). In connection with each Advance Notice, any portion of an Advance that would exceed the Registration Limitation shall automatically be withdrawn with no further action required by the Company and such Advance Notice shall be deemed automatically modified to reduce the aggregate amount of the requested Advance by an amount equal to such withdrawn portion in respect of each Advance Notice.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Company and the Investor acknowledge and agree that upon the Investor’s receipt of a valid Advance Notice the Parties shall be deemed to have entered into an unconditional contract binding on both Parties for the purchase and sale of Shares pursuant to such Advance Notice in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and subject to applicable law.

 

Section 2.02         Closings . Each Closing shall take place as soon as practicable after each Advance Date in accordance with the procedures set forth below. In connection with each Closing, the Company and the Investor shall fulfill each of its obligations as set forth below:

 

(a) On each Advance Date, the Investor shall deliver to the Company a written document, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (each a “ Settlement Document ”), setting forth the amount of the Advance (taking into account any adjustments pursuant to Section 2.01), the Purchase Price, the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased by the Investor, and a report by Bloomberg, L.P. indicating the VWAP for each of the Trading Days during the Pricing Period (or, if not reported on Bloomberg, L.P., another reporting service reasonably agreed to by the Parties), in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(b) Promptly after receipt of the Settlement Document with respect to each Advance (and, in any event, not later than two Trading Days after such receipt), the Company will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer such number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased by the Investor (as set forth in the Settlement Document) by crediting the Investor’s account or its designee’s account at the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian System or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties hereto (which in all cases the resale of such shares of Common Stock shall be covered by an effective Registration Statement and may be freely transferred by the Investor), and transmit notification to the Investor that such share transfer has been requested. Promptly upon receipt of such notification, the Investor shall pay to the Company of the aggregate amount of the Advance (as set forth in the Closing Statement) in cash in immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company in writing. No fractional shares shall be issued, and any fractional amounts shall be rounded to the next higher whole number of shares. Any certificates evidencing Common Stock delivered pursuant hereto shall be free of restrictive legends. To facilitate the transfer of the share of Common Stock by the Investor, the shares of Common Stock will not bear any restrictive legends so long as there is an effective Registration Statement covering such Common Stock.

 

(c) On or prior to the Advance Date, each of the Company and the Investor shall deliver to the other all documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered by either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein.

 

Section 2.03         Hardship . In the event the Investor sells shares of Common Stock after receipt of an Advance Notice and the Company fails to perform its obligations as mandated in Section 2.02, the Company agrees that in addition to and in no way limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Article V hereto and in addition to any other remedy to which the Investor is entitled at law or in equity, including, without limitation, specific performance, it will hold the Investor harmless against any loss, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), as incurred, arising out of or in connection with such default by the Company and acknowledges that irreparable damage would occur in the event of any such default. It is accordingly agreed that the Investor shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent such breaches of this Agreement and to specifically enforce (subject to the Securities Act and other rules of the Principal Market), without the posting of a bond or other security, the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Article III. Representations and Warranties of Investor

 

Investor hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company that the following are true and correct as of the date hereof and as of each Advance Date:

 

Section 3.01         Organization and Authorization . The Investor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, including all transactions contemplated hereby. The decision to invest and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Investor, the performance by the Investor of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized and require no other proceedings on the part of the Investor. The undersigned has the right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other instruments on behalf of the Investor or its shareholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Investor and, assuming the execution and delivery hereof and acceptance thereof by the Company, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 3.02         Evaluation of Risks . The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of, and bearing the economic risks entailed by, an investment in the Company and of protecting its interests in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that its investment in the Company involves a high degree of risk, and that the Investor may lose all or a part of its investment.

 

Section 3.03         No Legal, Investment or Tax Advice from the Company . The Investor acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors. The Investor is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of the Company’s representatives or agents for legal, tax, investment or other advice with respect to the Investor’s acquisition of Common Stock hereunder, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the laws of any jurisdiction.

 

Section 3.04         Investment Purpose . The shares of Common Stock purchased by the Investor hereunder are being or will be purchased for its own account, for investment purposes, and without any view or intention to distribute such shares in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws. The Investor agrees not to assign or in any way transfer the Investor’s rights to the securities or any interest therein or its obligations under this Agreement and acknowledges that the Company will not recognize any purported assignment or transfer except in accordance with applicable Federal and state securities laws. No other Person has or will have a direct or indirect beneficial interest in the securities. The Investor agrees not to sell, hypothecate or otherwise transfer the Investor’s Common Stock unless such shares are registered under Federal and applicable state securities laws or unless, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, an exemption from such registration is available.

 

Section 3.05         Accredited Investor . The Investor is an “ Accredited Investor ” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.

 

Section 3.06         Information . The Investor and its advisors (and its counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information it deemed material to making an informed investment decision. The Investor and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management and has received answers to such questions. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Investor or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. The Investor understands that its investment involves a high degree of risk. The Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 3.07         Not an Affiliate . The Investor is not an officer, director or a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company or any “ affiliate ” of the Company (as that term is defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act).

 

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Section 3.08         Trading Activities . The Investor’s trading activities with respect to the Common Stock shall be in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market on which the Common Stock is listed or traded. Neither the Investor nor its affiliates has any open short position in the Common Stock, nor has the Investor entered into any hedging transaction that establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock, and the Investor agrees that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales or hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock; provided that the Company acknowledges and agrees that upon receipt of an Advance Notice the Investor has the right to sell the shares to be issued to the Investor pursuant to the Advance Notice prior to receiving such shares.

 

Section 3.09         General Solicitation . 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) in connection with the offer or sale of the Common Stock offered hereby.

 

Article IV. Representations and Warranties of the Company

 

Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, or in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules or in another Section of the Disclosure Schedules, to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such Section, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor that, as of the date hereof and as of each Advance Date (other than representations and warranties which address matters only as of a certain date, which shall be true and correct as written as of such certain date) , that:

 

Section 4.01         Organization and Qualification . Each of the Company and its Subsidiary (as defined below) is an entity duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its state of organization or incorporation, and has the requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing (to the extent applicable) in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. “ Subsidiaries ” means any Person (as defined below) in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (x) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (y) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein as a “ Subsidiary.

 

Section 4.02         Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Stock) have been or (with respect to consummation) will be duly authorized by the Company’s board of directors or other governing body and no further consent or authorization will be required by the Company, its board of directors or its shareholders. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been (or, when executed and delivered, will be) duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the execution and delivery thereof and acceptance by the Investor, constitute (or, when duly executed and delivered, will be) the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or other laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law. “ Transaction Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into or delivered by any of the Parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time.

 

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Section 4.03         No Conflict . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Stock) will not (i) result in a violation of the articles of association or other organizational documents of the Company or its Subsidiary (with respect to consummation, as the same may be amended prior to the date on which any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated), (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, indenture or instrument to which the Company or its Subsidiary is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or its Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or its Subsidiary is bound or affected except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) above, to the extent such violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.04         SEC Documents; Financial Statements . The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act since April 1, 2017 (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (all of the foregoing filed preceding the date hereof or amended after the date hereof, or filed after the date hereof, and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, and all registration statements filed by the Company under the Securities Act, being hereinafter referred to as the “ SEC Documents ”). The Company has made available to the Investor through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, true and complete copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, 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 exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the respective dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).

 

Section 4.05         Equity Capitalization . The registered share capital of the Company as of December 6, 2017 consists of 2,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 1,920,688,781 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. All of such outstanding shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

Section 4.06         Intellectual Property Rights . The Company and its Subsidiary own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted, except as would not cause a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiary do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiary of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, or trade secrets, except as would not cause a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, being threatened against the Company or its Subsidiary regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement; and, except as would not cause a Material Adverse Effect, the Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

 

Section 4.07         Employee Relations . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiary is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiary, is any such dispute threatened, in each case which is reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.08         Environmental Laws . The Company and its Subsidiary (i) are in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws (as defined below), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply would be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “ Environmental Laws ” means all applicable federal, state and local laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “ Hazardous Materials ”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.

 

Section 4.09         Title . Except as set forth in the SEC Documents or except as would not cause a Material Adverse Effect, the Company has good and marketable title to its properties and material assets owned by it, free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, encumbrance, claim or equitable interest other than such as are not material to the business of the Company. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.

 

Section 4.10         Insurance . The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its subsidiaries are engaged. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.11         Regulatory Permits . Except as would not cause a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permits.

 

Section 4.12         Internal Accounting Controls . The Company and each of its Subsidiary 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 generally accepted accounting principles 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.

 

Section 4.13         Absence of Litigation . Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s Subsidiary, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.14         Subsidiaries . Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company does not presently own or control, directly or indirectly, any interest in any other corporation, partnership, association or other business entity.

 

Section 4.15         Tax Status. Each of the Company and its Subsidiary (i) has timely made or filed all foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has timely paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries know of no basis for any such claim.

 

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Section 4.16         Certain Transactions . Except as set forth in the SEC Documents (or as not required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable law) none of the officers or directors of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (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, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer or director, or to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer or director has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

 

Section 4.17         Fees and Rights of First Refusal . The Company is not obligated to offer the Common Stock offered hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.

 

Section 4.18         Dilution . The Company is aware and acknowledges that issuance of Common Stock hereunder could cause dilution to existing shareholders and could significantly increase the outstanding number of Common Stock.

 

Section 4.19         No General Solicitation . 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) in connection with the offer or sale of the Common Stock offered hereby. None of the Company, its Subsidiary, any of its affiliates, or 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) in connection with the offer or sale of Common Stock hereunder. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any financial advisory fees or brokers’ commissions (other than for Persons engaged by any Buyer or its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the offer or sale of Common Stock hereunder.

 

Section 4.20         Acknowledgment Regarding Investor’s Purchase of Shares . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length investor with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder and any advice given by the Investor or any of its representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder is merely incidental to the Investor’s purchase of the Shares hereunder. The Company is aware and acknowledges that it may not be able to request Advances under this Agreement if the Registration Statement is not declared effective or if any issuances of Common Stock pursuant to any Advances would violate any rules of the Principal Market. The Company further is aware and acknowledges that any fees paid or shares issued pursuant to Section 13.04 hereunder shall be earned on the date hereof and are not refundable or returnable under any circumstances.

 

Section 4.21         Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or subsidiary, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or its subsidiaries (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “ FCPA ”).

 

Section 4.22         Neither the Company, nor any subsidiary of the Company, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, is a person that is, or is owned or controlled by a person that is:

 

(a) on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC from time to time;

 

(b) the subject of any Sanctions;

 

(c) has a place of business or is operating, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject Sanctions Programs.

 

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Article V. Indemnification

 

The Investor and the Company represent to the other the following with respect to itself:

 

Section 5.01         Indemnification by the Company . In consideration of the Investor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, and all of its officers, directors, partners, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) and each person who controls the Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Investor Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, and damages, and reasonable and documented expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Investor Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), incurred by the Investor Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any related prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided , however , that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion therein; (b) any material misrepresentation or breach of any material representation or material warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby; (c) any material breach of any material covenant, material agreement or material obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby; or (d) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Investor Indemnitee not arising out of any action or inaction of an Investor Indemnitee, and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the Investor Indemnitees. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.

 

Section 5.02         Indemnification by the Investor . In consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Investor’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Investor shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “ Company Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Company Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any related prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided , however , that the Investor will only be liable for written information relating to the Investor furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity, and will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Investor by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion therein; (b) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Investor in this Agreement or any instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor; (c) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Investor(s) contained in this Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor; or (d) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee not arising out of any action or inaction of a Company Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the Company Indemnitees. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Investor may be unenforceable for any reason, the Investor shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.

 

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Section 5.03         Notice of Claim . Promptly after receipt by an Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving an Indemnified Liability, such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, as applicable, shall, if a claim for an Indemnified Liability in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Article V, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof; but the failure to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it of liability under this Article V except to the extent the indemnifying party is prejudiced by such failure. The indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually reasonably satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The indemnification required by this Article V shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received and payment therefor is due.

 

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Section 5.04         Contribution . In the event that the indemnity provided in Section 5.01 or Section 5.02 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Investor severally agree to contribute to the aggregate losses damages (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending the same) (collectively “ Losses ”) to which the Company or the Investor may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and by the Investor on the other from transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Investor severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Investor on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total proceeds from the offering (net of all discounts and commissions but before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the Investor shall be deemed to be equal to the total discounts received by the Investor. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or the Investor on the other, the intent of the Parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Investor agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Article V shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.04, the Investor shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the Purchase Price for Shares actually purchased pursuant to this Agreement exceeds the amount of any damages which the Investor has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Article V, each person who controls the Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of the Investor shall have the same rights to contribution as the Investor, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this Section 5.04.

 

Section 5.05         Remedies . The remedies provided for in this Article V are not exclusive and shall not limit any right or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified person at law or in equity. The obligations of the Parties to indemnify or make contribution under this Article V shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement for a period of 3 years.

 

Section 5.06         Limitation of liability . Notwithstanding the foregoing no Party shall be entitled to recover from the other Party for punitive, indirect, incidental or consequential damages.

 

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Article VI.
Covenants of the Company

 

Section 6.01         Registration Statement .

 

(a) Filing of a Registration Statement . The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but not later than 60 calendar days from the date hereof, file with the SEC an initial Registration Statement covering the resale of the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not have the ability to request any Advances until the effectiveness of a Registration Statement. Each Registration Statement shall contain the “ Plan of Distribution ” section in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable.

 

(b) Maintaining a Registration Statement . The Company shall maintain the effectiveness of any Registration Statement with respect to Registrable Securities that has been declared effective at all times during the Commitment Period or, if earlier, until such time as no Registrable Securities registered thereunder remain outstanding (the “ Registration Period ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall ensure that, when filed and at all times while effective, each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) and the prospectus (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) used in connection with such Registration Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading.

 

(c) Filing Procedures . Not less than 3 business days prior to the filing of a Registration Statement and not less than one business day prior to the filing of any related amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for any amendments or supplements caused by the filing of any annual reports on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports), the Company shall furnish to the Investor copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the reasonable and prompt review of the Investor. The Investor shall furnish comments on a Registration Statement and any related amendment and supplement to a Registration Statement to the Company within 24 hours of the receipt thereof. If the Investor fails to provide comments to the Company within such 24-hour period, then the Registration Statement, related amendment or related supplement, as applicable, shall be deemed accepted by the Investor in the form originally delivered by the Company to the Investor.

 

(d) Delivery of Final Documents . The Company shall furnish via email to the Investor without charge, (i) a copy of each Registration Statement as declared effective by the SEC and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) at the request of the Investor, a copy of the final prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investor pursuant to a Registration Statement.

 

(e) Amendments and Other Filings . The Company shall (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the related prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and prepare and file with the SEC such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; and (iii) provide the Investor copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to a Registration Statement (provided that the Company may excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 6.01(e) ) by reason of the Company’s filing a report on Form 10-K, or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Exchange Act, the Company shall incorporate such report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC either on the day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the Registration Statement, if feasible, or otherwise promptly thereafter.

 

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(f) Blue-Sky . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to, if applicable, (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Investor reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change to its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 6.01(f), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

Section 6.02         Listing of Common Stock . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the Common Stock’ authorization for quotation on the Principal Market and shall notify the Investor promptly if the Common Stock shall cease to be authorized for quotation on the Principal Market.

 

Section 6.03         Opinion of Counsel . On the date on which the Registration Statement is filed, he Company shall deliver to the Investor an opinion from counsel to the Company in a form customary for such type of opinion.

 

Section 6.04         Exchange Act Registration . The Company will file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of it as a reporting company under the Exchange Act and will not take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by Exchange Act or the rules thereunder) to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act.

 

Section 6.05         Transfer Agent Instructions . Upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement the Company shall, and (if required by the transfer agent) cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with a copy to the Investor) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and instructions to issue Common Stock to the Investor free of restrictive legends upon each Advance.

 

Section 6.06         Corporate Existence . The Company will take all steps necessary to preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company during the Commitment Period.

 

Section 6.07         Notice of Certain Events Affecting Registration; Suspension of Right to Make an Advance . The Company will immediately notify the Investor, and confirm in writing, upon its becoming aware of the occurrence of any of the following events in respect of a Registration Statement or related prospectus relating to an offering of Registrable Securities: (i) receipt of any request for additional information by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other Federal governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) receipt of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or written threat of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv) the happening of any event that makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or related prospectus of any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, related prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the related prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or of the necessity to amend the Registration Statement or supplement a related prospectus to comply with the Securities Act or any other law; and (v) the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be appropriate (other than, in the case of this clause (v), for routine post-effective amendments required in order to maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement filed on Form S-1 or S-3); and the Company will promptly make available to the Investor any such supplement or amendment to the related prospectus. The Company shall not deliver to the Investor any Advance Notice, and the Investor shall not sell any Shares pursuant to a Registration Statement, during the continuation of any of the foregoing events (each of the events described in the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (v), inclusive, a “ Material Outside Event ”).

 

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Section 6.08         Consolidation; Merger . If an Advance Notice has been delivered to the Investor, then the Company shall not effect any consolidation of the Company with or into, or a transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to another entity (a “ Consolidation Event ”) before the transaction contemplated in such Advance Notice has been closed in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof.

 

Section 6.09         Issuance of the Company’s Common Stock. The sale of the Common Stock hereunder shall be made in accordance with the provisions and requirements of Regulation D and any applicable state securities law.

 

Section 6.10         Market Activities . The Company will not, directly or indirectly, take any action designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company under Regulation M of the Exchange Act.

 

Section 6.11         Opinion of Counsel Concerning Resales . Provided that the Investor’s resale of Common Stock received pursuant to this Agreement may be freely sold by the Investor either pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, in accordance with Rule 144, or otherwise, the Company shall obtain for the Investor, at the Company’s expense, any and all opinions of counsel which may be required by the Company’s transfer agent to issue such Shares free of restrictive legends, or to remove legends from such Shares.

 

Section 6.12         Expenses . The Company, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including but not limited to (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement and each amendment and supplement thereto, of each prospectus and of each amendment and supplement thereto; (ii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of any Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) all fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, accountants and other advisors, (iv) the qualification of the Shares under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including filing fees in connection therewith, (v) the printing and delivery of copies of any prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, (vi) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing or qualification of the Shares for trading on the Principal Market, or (vii) filing fees of the SEC and the Principal Market.

 

Section 6.13         Sales . Without the written consent of the Investor, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, offer to sell, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Stock (other than the Shares offered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the issuance of shares upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants, and/or the issuance of shares under publicly disclosed equity compensation plans of the Company) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, warrants or any rights to purchase or acquire, Common Stock (other than the issuance of stock options and other equity award under publicly disclosed equity compensation plans of the Company) during the period beginning on the 5th Trading Day immediately prior to an Advance Notice Date and ending on the 5th Trading Day immediately following the corresponding Advance Date.

 

Section 6.14         Current Report. Upon the Effective Date, the Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each its Subsidiary and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents not to, provide the Investor with any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without the express prior written consent of the Investor (which may be granted or withheld in the Investor’s sole discretion). Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly agrees that it shall publicly disclose, no later than four (4) Business Days following the Effective Date, any information communicated to the Investor by or, to the knowledge of the Company, on behalf of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, which, following the Effective Date would, if not so disclosed, constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or its Subsidiary.

 

Section 6.15         Black-out Periods . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not deliver an Advance Notice during any Company black-out periods or during any other period in which the Company is, or could be deemed to be, in possession of material non-public information.

 

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Section 6.16         Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock hereunder for working capital and other general corporate purposes or, if different, in a manner consistent with the application thereof described in the Registration Statement. The Company will not, to its knowledge, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the transaction, or lend, contribute, facilitate or otherwise make available such proceeds to any person (i) to fund, either directly or indirectly, any activities or business of or with any Person, that is identified on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocker Persons maintained by OFAC, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions or Sanctions Programs, or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions Laws or the FCPA.

 

Section 6.17         Compliance with Applicable Laws . The Company shall comply with all Applicable Laws and will not take any action which will cause the Investor to be in violation of an such Applicable laws.

   

Article VII.
Conditions for Advance and Conditions to Closing

 

Section 7.01         Conditions Precedent to the Right of the Company to Deliver an Advance Notice . The right of the Company to deliver an Advance Notice and the obligations of the Investor hereunder with respect to an Advance is subject to the satisfaction by the Company, on each Advance Notice Date and Advance Date (a “ Condition Satisfaction Date ”), of each of the following conditions:

 

(a) Accuracy of the Company’s Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects.

 

(b) Registration of the Common Stock with the SEC . There is an effective Registration Statement pursuant to which the Investor is permitted to utilize the prospectus thereunder to resell all of the Common Stock issuable pursuant to such Advance Notice. The Company shall have filed with the SEC all reports, notices and other documents required under the Exchange Act and applicable SEC regulations during the twelve-month period immediately preceding the applicable Condition Satisfaction Date.

 

(c) Authority . The Company shall have obtained all permits and qualifications required by any applicable state for the offer and sale of the Common Stock, or shall have the availability of exemptions therefrom. The sale and issuance of the Common Stock shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Company is subject.

 

(d) No Material Outside Event . No Material Outside Event shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(e) Performance by the Company . The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to each Condition Satisfaction Date.

 

(f) No Injunction . No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no proceeding shall have been commenced that may have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(g) No Suspension of Trading in or Delisting of Common Stock . The Common Stock is quoted trading on a Principal Market and all of the shares issuable pursuant to such Advance Notice will be listed or quoted for trading on such Principal Market and the Company believes, in good faith, that trading of the Common Stock on a Principal Market will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future. The issuance of Common Stock with respect to the applicable Advance Notice will not violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market. The Company shall not have received any notice threatening the continued quotation of the Common Stock on the Principal Market.

 

(h) Authorized . There shall be a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock for the issuance of all of the shares issuable pursuant to such Advance Notice.

 

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(i) Executed Advance Notice . The Investor shall have received the Advance Notice executed by an officer of the Company and the representations contained in such Advance Notice shall be true and correct as of the applicable Condition Satisfaction Date.

 

(j) Consecutive Advance Notices . Except with respect to the first Advance Notice, the Company shall have delivered all Shares relating to all prior Advances.

 

Article VIII.
Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information

 

The Company covenants and agrees that it shall refrain from disclosing, and shall cause its officers, directors, employees and agents to refrain from disclosing, any material non-public information (as determined under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or the rules and regulations of the SEC) to the Investor without also disseminating such information to the public, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material non-public information and provides the Investor with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material non-public information for review. Unless specifically agreed to in writing, in no event shall the Investor have a duty of confidentially, or be deemed to have agreed to maintain information in confidence, with respect to (i) any information disclosed in violation of this provision or (ii) the delivery of any Advance Notices.

 

Article IX.
Non Exclusive Agreement

 

Notwithstanding anything contained herein, this Agreement and the rights awarded to the Investor hereunder are non-exclusive, and, subject to the provisions in Section 6.13, the Company may, at any time throughout the term of this Agreement and thereafter, issue and allot, or undertake to issue and allot, any shares and/or securities and/or convertible notes, bonds, debentures, options to acquire shares or other securities and/or other facilities which may be converted into or replaced by Common Stock or other securities of the Company, and to extend, renew and/or recycle any bonds and/or debentures, and/or grant any rights with respect to its existing and/or future share capital.

 

Article X.
Choice of Law/Jurisdiction

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The Parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court for the State of New Jersey sitting in Union County New Jersey and Federal Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey, for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Article XI. Assignment; Termination

 

Section 11.01     Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Parties hereto may be assigned to any other Person.

 

Section 11.02     Termination .

 

(a) Unless earlier terminated as provided hereunder, this Agreement shall terminate automatically on the earliest of (i) the first day of the month next following the 36-month anniversary of the Effective Date or (ii) the date on which the Investor shall have made payment of Advances pursuant to this Agreement in the aggregate amount of the Commitment Amount.

 

(b) The Company may terminate this Agreement effective upon fifteen Trading Days’ prior written notice to the Investor; provided that (i) there are no outstanding Advance Notices, the Common Stock under which have yet to be issued, and (ii) the Company has paid all amounts owed to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by the mutual written consent of the Parties, effective as of the date of such mutual written consent unless otherwise provided in such written consent.

 

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(c) Nothing in this Section 11.02 shall be deemed to release the Company or the Investor from any liability for any breach under this Agreement, or to impair the rights of the Company and the Investor to compel specific performance by the other Party of its obligations under this Agreement. The indemnification provisions contained in Article V shall survive termination hereunder.

 

Article XII. Notices

 

Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered upon: (i) receipt, when delivered personally, (ii) 1 Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same, or (iii) receipt, when sent by electronic mail (provided that the electronic mail transmission is not returned in error or the sender is not otherwise notified of any error in transmission. The addresses and email addresses for such communications shall be:

 

 

If to the Company, to : Investview Inc.
 

12 South 400 West – Suite 300

  Salt Lake City, UT 84101
 

Attention:

Mario Romano

  Telephone: (732)889-9300
 

Email: Mario@wealthgenerators.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not Constitute notice or delivery of process) to:

 

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

136 East South Temple, Suite 2100

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

  Attention: Kevin C. Timken
  Telephone: (901)924-4124
  Email: kctimken@michaelbest.com
   
If to the Investor(s): YAII PN, Ltd.
  1012 Springfield Avenue
  Mountainside, NJ 07092
  Attention: Matthew Beckman
    Portfolio Manager
  Telephone: (201) 985-8300
 

Email: mbeckman@yorkvilleadvisors.com 

   

With a Copy (which shall not Constitute notice or delivery of process) to:

 

David Gonzalez, Esq.

1012 Springfield Avenue

  Mountainside, NJ 07092
  Telephone: (201) 985-8300
  Email: legal@yorkvilleadvisors.com

 

Either may change its information contained in this Article XII by delivering notice to the other party as set forth herein.

 

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Article XIII. Miscellaneous

 

Section 13.01     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party. Facsimile or other electronically scanned and delivered signatures, including by e-mail attachment, shall be deemed originals for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 13.02     Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor, the Company, their respective affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement, and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Party to be charged with enforcement.

 

Section 13.03     Reporting Entity for the Common Stock . The reporting entity relied upon for the determination of the trading price or trading volume of the Common Stock on any given Trading Day for the purposes of this Agreement shall be Bloomberg, L.P. or any successor thereto. The written mutual consent of the Investor and the Company shall be required to employ any other reporting entity.

 

Section 13.04     Fees . Each of the Parties shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraisers or others engaged by such Party) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby provided however:

 

(a) Commitment Fee . The Company shall pay to YA Global II SPV, LLC (“ YAII SPV ”), as a designee for the Investor, a commitment fee (the “ Commitment Fee ”) in an amount equal to $550,000. The Commitment Fee will be paid in shares of Common Stock (the “ Commitment Shares ”) and cash. On the date hereof the Company shall pay to YAII SPV $300,000 of the Commitment fee by the issuance of shares of the Company’s Common Stock in an amount equal to $300,000 divided by lowest VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock for the 5 Trading Days immediately preceding the date hereof or 4,273,504 shares of the Company’s Common Stock and on the 12 month anniversary of the date hereof the Company shall pay to YAII SPV, unless otherwise waived by the Investor, the balance of the Commitment fee of $250,000 by a wire transfer of immediately available funds.

 

(b) Commitment Shares . The Commitment Fee and the Commitment Shares shall be deemed fully earned as of the date of execution of this Agreement regardless of the amount of Advances, if any, that the Company is able to, or chooses to, request hereunder. The Commitment Shares shall be included on any registration statement filed by the Company after the date hereof, unless such shares may be resold without any limitation pursuant to Rule 144.

 

Section 13.05     Brokerage . Each of the parties hereto represents that it has had no dealings in connection with this transaction with any finder or broker who will demand payment of any fee or commission from the other party. The Company on the one hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, agree to indemnify the other against and hold the other harmless from any and all liabilities to any person claiming brokerage commissions or finder’s fees on account of services purported to have been rendered on behalf of the indemnifying party in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties hereto have caused this Standby Equity Distribution Agreement to be executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first set forth above.

 

  COMPANY:  
  Investview Inc.  
     
  By: 

 

/s/ Annette Raynor

    Name:  Annette Raynor  
    Title: COO, Secretary and Director  
     
     
  INVESTOR:  
  YAII PN, Ltd.  
     
  By:  Yorkville Advisors Global, LP  
  Its:  Investment Manager  
       
  By:  Yorkville Advisors Global II, LLC  
  Its:  General Partner  
       
  By:  /s/ Mark Angelo  
    Name:   Mark Angelo  
    Title: Member  

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A
ADVANCE NOTICE

 

INVESTVIEW INC.

 

Dated: ______________

 

The undersigned, _______________________ hereby certifies, with respect to the sale of Common Stock of Investview Inc. (the “ Company ”) issuable in connection with this Advance Notice, delivered pursuant to that certain Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of _______, 201_ (the “ Agreement ”), as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is the duly elected ______________ of the Company.

 

2.       There are no fundamental changes to the information set forth in the Registration Statement which would require the Company to file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement.

 

3.        The Company has performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements to be performed by the Company and has complied in all material respects with all obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement on or prior to the Advance Notice Date, and shall continue to perform in all material respects all covenants and agreements to be performed by the Company through the applicable Advance Date. All conditions to the delivery of this Advance Notice are satisfied as of the date hereof.

 

4.       The undersigned hereby represents, warrants and covenants that it has made all filings (“ SEC Filings ”) required to be made by it pursuant to applicable securities laws (including, without limitation, all filings required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). All SEC Filings have been reviewed and approved for release by the Company’s attorneys and, if containing financial information, the Company’s independent certified public accountants. None of the SEC Filings contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

5. The Advance requested is _____________________.

 

6.       4.99% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company as of the date hereof is ___________.

 

The undersigned has executed this Advance Notice as of the date first set forth above.

 

  INVESTVIEW INC.
       
  By:       

 

 

 

 

Please deliver this Advance Notice by email with a follow up phone call to:

Email: Trading@yorkvilleadvisors.com

Attention: Trading Department and Compliance Officer

Confirmation Telephone Number: (201) 985-8300.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF SETTLEMENT DOCUMENT

VIA EMAIL

 

INVESTVIEW INC.

Attn:

Email:

 

  Below please find the settlement information with respect to the Advance Notice dated:  
     
1. (a) Amount of Advance Notice: $
   
(b) Amount of Advance Notice (after taking into account any adjustments pursuant to Section 2.01): $
     
2. Market Price: $
     
3. Purchase Price (Market Price X  98%) per share: $
     
4. Number of Shares due to Investor:  


 

Please issue the number of Shares due to the Investor to the account of the Investor as follows:

 

Investor’s DTC participant # :

 

ACCOUNT NAME :

ACCOUNT NUMBER :

ADDRESS :

CITY :

COUNTRY :

Contact person :

Number and/or email :

 

Sincerely,

YAII PN, LTD.

 

 

Approved By INVESTVIEW INC.: 

 

   

Name:

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

 

The Selling Stockholder and any of its pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their Common Stock on the OTC Markets or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

 

· ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

· block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

· purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

· an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

· privately negotiated transactions;

 

· broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

· through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

· a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

· any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The Selling Stockholder may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

The Selling Stockholder is an “underwriter” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholder may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholder (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121.

 

The Selling Stockholder is an, and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be, “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).

 

 

 

 

Because the Selling Stockholder is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, it is subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. There is no underwriter (other than the Selling Stockholder) or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling Stockholder.

 

We have agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Expenses, Indemnification

 

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock sold by the Selling Stockholder and will bear all expenses related to the registration of this offering, but will not pay for any commissions, fees or discounts, if any, relating to the sale of the Common Stock sold by the Selling Stockholder. We have agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholder against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

Supplements

 

In the event of a material change in the plan of distribution disclosed in this prospectus, the Selling Stockholder will not be able to effect transactions in the shares pursuant to this prospectus until such time as a post-effective amendment to the registration statement is filed with, and declared effective by, the SEC.

 

Regulation M

 

We have informed the Selling Stockholder that it is required to comply with Regulation M promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to any purchase or sale of our Common Stock. In general, Rule 102 under Regulation M prohibits any person connected with a distribution of our Common Stock from directly or indirectly bidding for, or purchasing for any account in which it has a beneficial interest, any of the shares or any right to purchase the shares, for a period of one business day before and after completion of its participation in the distribution.

 

During any distribution period, Regulation M prohibits the Selling Stockholder and any other persons engaged in the distribution from engaging in any stabilizing bid or purchasing our Common Stock except for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the open market price of the Common Stock. None of these persons may affect any stabilizing transaction to facilitate any offering at the market.

 

We have also advised the Selling Stockholders that they should be aware that the anti-manipulation provisions of Regulation M under the Exchange Act will apply to purchases and sales of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholder, and that there are restrictions on market-making activities by persons engaged in the distribution of the shares. Under Regulation M, the Selling Stockholder or its agents may not bid for, purchase, or attempt to induce any person to bid for or purchase, shares of our Common Stock while the Selling Stockholder is distributing shares covered by this prospectus. Regulation M may prohibit the Selling Stockholder from covering short sales by purchasing shares while the distribution is taking place, despite any contractual rights to do so under the Agreement. We have advised the Selling Stockholders that they should consult with their own legal counsel to ensure compliance with Regulation M.