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): April 28, 2023
Peak Bio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39951 | 85-2448157 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4900 Hopyard Road, Suite 100 |
Pleasanton, CA 94588 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
(925) 463-4800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbols |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | PKBO |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ | Written communication 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-commencements communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01. | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Convertible Note and Warrant Subscription Agreements; Key Company Stockholder Subscription Agreement
On April 28, 2023, Peak Bio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and certain investors (the “Convertible Note and Warrant Investors”) entered into separate subscription agreements (the “Convertible Note and Warrant Subscription Agreements”) for the purchase of convertible promissory notes (the “Convertible Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $2,195,034 (the “Convertible Notes”) and an aggregate amount of 3,491,710 warrants (the “Warrants”).
As previously disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 7, 2023, the Company and Hoyoung Huh, MD, PhD (the “Key Company Stockholder”) entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement effective April 5, 2023 (the “Key Company Stockholder Debt Conversion Agreement”), pursuant to which the Key Company Stockholder agreed to convert a pro rata portion of the Company’s outstanding debt owed to the Key Company Stockholder (and his affiliate, Hannol Ventures LLC), in the aggregate amount of $2,031,034, on a pro rata basis based upon his approximately 34% ownership of the Company’s outstanding common stock into future qualified financings of at least $1 million during the 180-day period following the date of the Key Company Stockholder Debt Conversion Agreement. In accordance with the Key Company Stockholder Debt Conversion Agreement, effective April 28, 2023, the Key Company Stockholder and the Company entered into a subscription agreement providing for the conversion of a pro rata portion of such debt in the amount of $1,130,775 into a Convertible Note and 1,884,625 Warrants (the “Key Company Stockholder Subscription Agreement”) at the initial closing of the Convertible Note and Warrant Subscription Agreements and providing for the future conversion of up to the remaining pro rata portion of such debt upon future closings of additional Convertible Note and Warrant Subscription Agreements.
Accordingly, the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes issued to the Convertible Note and Warrant Investors and to the Key Company Stockholder was $3,325,809. Pursuant to the Convertible Note and Warrant Subscription Agreements and the Key Company Stockholder Subscription Agreement, the Company issued (i) Convertible Notes that carry an interest rate of 6% per annum, have a maturity date six months following the issuance date, and are convertible prior to maturity by the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $0.60 and (ii) for each share of common stock of the Company into which a Convertible Note is convertible, the Convertible Note and Warrant Investor, or the Key Company Stockholder, as the case may be, received a Warrant to purchase an equal number of shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $0.60. The Warrants have a 5-year term.
In addition, with respect to the Key Company Stockholder Forward Purchase Agreement, dated April 28, 2022 (as amended on December 29, 2022) (the “Key Company Stockholder Forward Purchase Agreement”), as previously disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 7, 2023, the Key Company Stockholder Subscription Agreement replaced and superseded the Key Company Stockholder Forward Purchase Agreement.
Placement Agent Warrant
In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes and the Warrants, on April 28, 2023, in consideration for its services in respect of the financing described above, the Company also issued to Paulson Investment Company, LLC (the “Placement Agent”) a Purchase Warrant (the “Placement Agent Warrant”) to purchase 194,670 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $0.60. The Placement Agent Warrant has a 5-year term. In addition, the Company paid the Placement Agent a commission of approximately $116,000.
The foregoing descriptions of the Convertible Note and Warrant Subscription Agreements, the Convertible Notes, the Warrants, and the Key Company Stockholder Subscription Agreement, the Placement Agent Warrant, and the transactions contemplated thereby are not complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, the text of the Form of Convertible Note and Warrant Subscription Agreements, the Form of Convertible Notes, the Form of Warrant, the Key Company Stockholder Subscription Agreement and the Placement Agent Warrant which are included as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
10.1* | Form of Convertible Note and Warrant Subscription Agreement, dated April 28, 2023, by and between Peak Bio, Inc. and the Investors party thereto. | |
10.2* | Form of Convertible Note, dated April 28, 2023. | |
10.3* | Form of Warrant, dated April 28, 2023. | |
10.4* | Key Company Stockholder Subscription Agreement, dated April 28, 2023, by and between Peak Bio, Inc. and Hoyoung Huh. | |
10.5* | Purchase Warrant, dated April 28, 2023, issued to Paulson Investment Company, LLC. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
* | Filed herewith. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 1, 2023
PEAK BIO, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Stephen LaMond | |
Name: | Stephen LaMond | |
Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this Subscription Agreement) is entered into on __________, 2023, by and between Peak Bio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Peak or the Company)), and the undersigned subscriber (the Investor).
WHEREAS, Peak is seeking commitments from interested investors to purchase (i) Unsecured Convertible Promissory Notes of Peak in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Notes) and (ii) warrants in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Financing Warrants). The Notes will be convertible into shares of the Companys Common Stock (the Shares) at a price per share of $0.60. For each Share into which a Note is convertible, an investor will receive Financing Warrants to purchase an equal amount of Shares at a price per Share of $0.60 (the Warrant Shares and together with the Notes, Shares, and Financing Warrants, the Securities);
WHEREAS, the principal amount of Notes to be purchased by the Investor (as set forth on the signature page hereto) is referred to herein as the Subscription Amount; and
WHEREAS, substantially concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, Peak is entering into separate subscription and purchase agreements (collectively, the Other Subscription Agreements) with certain investors (the Other Investors) with an aggregate purchase price of up to $5,000,000 (inclusive of the Subscription Amount) (the Aggregate Principal), subject to increase in the Companys sole discretion.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, each of the Investor and Peak acknowledges and agrees as follows:
1. Subscription. The Investor hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from Peak, and Peak agrees to issue and sell to the Investor, (x) Notes in the principal amount set forth on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement plus (y) Financing Warrants to purchase Warrant Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions provided for herein.
2. Closing. The Company anticipates multiple closings of the sale of the Securities contemplated hereby (each a Closing). Each Closing shall occur as and when determined by the Company and Placement Agent (as defined below) (each occurrence a Closing Date). On the Closing Date, the Investor shall deliver the Subscription Amount by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified below. On the Closing Date, Peak shall issue to the Investor (i) the Note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under this Subscription Agreement or state or federal securities laws), in the name of the Investor (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by the Investor, as applicable, and (ii) a Warrant Agreement executed by Peak, evidencing the issuance to the Investor of the applicable number of Financing Warrants on and as of the Closing Date, subject to the Investors execution of such Warrant Agreement. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, business day shall mean a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close. Prior to or at the Closing, the Investor shall deliver to Peak a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8.
Wire Instructions:
3. Closing Conditions. The obligation of the parties hereto to consummate the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement is subject to the following conditions: (a) there shall not be in force any injunction or order enjoining or prohibiting the issuance and sale of the Securities under this Subscription Agreement; and (b)(i) solely with respect to the Investors obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by Peak, and (ii) solely with respect to the Peaks obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by the Investor, in each case, in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date other than (x) those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect (as defined below) or similar qualification, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date and (y) those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar qualification, all respects) as of such date.
4. Further Assurances. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
5. Peak Representations and Warranties. Peak represents and warrants to the Investor that:
(a) Peak was duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Peak has all power (corporate or otherwise) and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
(b) As of the Closing Date, the Securities will be duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the Investor against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under Peaks organizational documents (as in effect at such time of issuance) or under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
(c) This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Peak and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Investor, this Subscription Agreement is enforceable against Peak in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, or (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
(d) The issuance and sale by Peak of the Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Peak or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Peak or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Peak or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Peak is subject that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
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the business, financial condition or results of operations of Peak and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a Material Adverse Effect), or materially and adversely affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of Peak to comply in all material respects with its obligations under this Subscription Agreement; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of Peak; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Peak or any of its properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of Peak to comply in all material respects with its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
(e) As of their respective filing dates, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, which shall be deemed to supersede such original filing, all reports required to be filed by Peak with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) since January 28, 2021 (the SEC Reports) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. None of the SEC Reports filed under the Exchange Act included, when filed or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Peak has timely filed with the SEC each SEC Report that Peak was required to file with the SEC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statement or information in the SEC Reports that relates to (i) the topics referenced in the SECs Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies on April 12, 2021 or any subsequent guidance, statements or interpretations issued by the SEC or the Staff (collectively, the SEC Statement). Neither any correction, amendment or restatement of Peaks financial statements due to the SEC Statement, Redeemable Share Classification Changes or to other accounting matters related to initial public offering securities or expenses, nor any changes in accounting or disclosure related thereto, shall be deemed to be a breach of any representation or warranty by Peak.
(f) Peak is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the issuance of the Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, other than (i) filings with the SEC, (ii) in connection with or as a result of the SEC Statement or Redeemable Share Classification Changes, (iii) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (iv) the filings required in accordance with Section 13 of this Subscription Agreement; (v) those required by the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq or other securities exchange, as applicable, including with respect to obtaining approval of Peaks stockholders, (vi) the filing of a notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, if applicable, and (vii) the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) As of the date hereof, Peak has not received any written communication from a governmental authority that alleges that Peak is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Assuming the accuracy of the Investors representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of this Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by Peak to the Investor.
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(i) Neither Peak nor any person acting on its behalf has offered or sold the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising in violation of the Securities Act.
(j) As of the date hereof, the issued and outstanding shares of Peak Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. Peak has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Shares under the Exchange Act prior to the Closing.
(k) Other than the fees it is paying to Paulson Investment Company, LLC (the Placement Agent), Peak is not under any obligation to pay any brokers fee or commission in connection with the sale of the Securities. At each Closing, the Company shall pay the Placement Agent a cash fee equal to 9% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in such Closing, and issue to the Placement Agent a Warrant (the PA Warrants) to purchase that number of shares of the Companys Common Stock into which the Notes sold in such Closing are convertible. The PA Warrants will be exercisable at a price per share equal to the Note conversion price and will remain exercisable for a period of 5 years from the date of issuance.
6. Investor Representations and Warranties. The Investor represents and warrants to Peak that:
(a) The Investor meets the definition of an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D and has completely and accurately filled out the Accredited Investor Purchaser Questionnaire attached hereto as Schedule A.
(b) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Securities are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act, that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and that Peak is not required to register the Securities except as set forth in Section 8 of this Subscription Agreement. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the Investor absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act except (i) to Peak or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and, in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions, and that any certificates or book entries representing the Securities shall contain a restrictive legend to such effect. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Securities will be subject to the foregoing transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, the Investor may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Securities and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Securities will not immediately be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, and that the provisions of Rule 144(i) will apply to the Securities. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it has been advised to consult legal, tax and accounting advisors prior to making any offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition of any of the Securities.
(c) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is purchasing the Securities from Peak. The Investor further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to the Investor by or on behalf of Peak, the Company, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Peak expressly set forth in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement.
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(d) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor has received such information as the Investor deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Securities, including the business of Peak and its subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed Peaks filings with the SEC. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor and the Investors professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as the Investor and the Investors professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Securities.
(e) The Investor became aware of this offering of the Securities solely by means of direct contact between the Investor and Peak, the Company or a representative of Peak or the Company, and the Securities were offered to the Investor solely by direct contact between the Investor and Peak, the Company or a representative of Peak or the Company. The Investor did not become aware of this offering of the Securities, nor were the Securities offered to the Investor, by any other means. The Investor acknowledges that the Securities (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. The Investor acknowledges that there have not been, and the Investor hereby agrees that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, covenant, agreement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, Peak, the Company, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, legal counsel, financial advisors or accountants of any of the foregoing), other than the representations and warranties of Peak contained in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in Peak.
(f) The Investor acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Securities, including those set forth in Peaks filings with the SEC. The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities, and the Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as the Investor has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. The Investor acknowledges that the Investor shall be responsible for any of the Investors tax liabilities that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and that neither Peak nor the Company has provided any tax advice or any other representation or guarantee regarding the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement.
(g) Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), the Investor has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Securities and determined that the Securities are a suitable investment for the Investor and that the Investor is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of the Investors investment in Peak. The Investor acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
(h) In making its decision to purchase the Securities, the Investor has relied solely upon independent investigation made by the Investor and the representations and warranties of Peak in Section 5.
(i) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
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(j) If the Investor is not an individual, the Investor has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
(k) The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Subscription Agreement, the purchase of the Securities hereunder, the compliance by the Investor with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein are within the powers of the Investor, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a breach, violation or default, conflict with or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Investor pursuant to the terms of (a) any order, ruling or regulation of any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency, (b) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or undertaking, to which the Investor is a party, by which the Investor is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Investor is subject, and (c) if the Investor is not an individual, the Investors organizational documents, including, without limitation, its incorporation or formation papers, bylaws, indenture of trust or partnership or operating agreement, as may be applicable. The signature of the Investor on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and the signatory has legal competence and capacity to execute the same or the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same, and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Peak, this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
(l) Neither the Investor nor, if the Investor is not an individual, any of its officers, directors, managers, managing members, general partners or any other person acting in a similar capacity or carrying out a similar function, is (i) a person named on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, the Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, or any other similar list of sanctioned persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), or any similar list of sanctioned persons administered by the European Union or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom (collectively, Sanctions Lists); (ii) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, one or more persons on a Sanctions List; (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located or resident, or a citizen, national, or the government, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States, the European Union or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom; (iv) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515; or (v) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a Prohibited Investor). The Investor represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the BSA), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the PATRIOT Act), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the BSA/PATRIOT Act), that the Investor maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. The Investor also represents that it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with sanctions administered by the United States, the European Union, or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom, to the extent applicable to it. The Investor further represents that the funds held by the Investor and used to purchase the Securities were legally derived and were not obtained, directly or indirectly, from a Prohibited Investor.
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(m) If the Investor is or is acting on behalf of (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), (ii) a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), (iii) an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include plan assets of any such plan, account or arrangement described in clauses (i) and (ii) (each, an ERISA Plan), or (iv) an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in Section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, Similar Laws, and together with ERISA Plans, Plans), the Investor represents and warrants that (A) neither Peak nor any of its affiliates has provided investment advice or has otherwise acted as the Plans fiduciary, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Securities, and Peak is not the Plans fiduciary with respect to any decision in connection with the Investors investment in the Securities; and (B) its purchase of the Securities will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable Similar Law.
(n) The Investor is not a foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244).
(o) The Investor has or has commitments to have and, when required to deliver payment to Peak pursuant to Section 2 above, will have, sufficient funds to pay the Subscription Amount and consummate the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.
(p) The Investor acknowledges that Peak continues to review the SEC Statement, Redeemable Share Classification Changes and their respective implications, including on the financial statements and other information included in its SEC Reports, and any restatement, revision or other modification of the SEC Reports relating to or arising from such review, any subsequent related agreements or any other guidance from the Staff of the SEC with respect to the SEC Statement or Redeemable Share Classification Changes shall be deemed not material for purposes of this Agreement.
(q) No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finders fee or commission payable by the Investor solely in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Investor based on any arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Investor.
7. No Hedging. The Investor hereby agrees that neither it, its controlled affiliates, nor any person or entity acting on its or its controlled affiliates behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, shall execute any short sales (as such term is defined in Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, 17 CFR 242.200) or engage in other hedging transactions of any kind with respect to the Securities during the period from the date of this Subscription Agreement through the Closing date (or such earlier termination of this Subscription Agreement). Nothing in this Section 7 shall prohibit (x) any other investment portfolios or departments or groups of Investor that have no knowledge of this Subscription Agreement or of the Investors participation in this transaction from entering into any short sales or engaging in other hedging transactions or (y) any portfolio company or third-party investment manager engaged by Investor that may engage in any short sales or hedging transactions on Investors behalf, if such portfolio company or third-party investment manager has not been directed or instructed to engage in short sales or hedging transactions with respect to the Securities by the Investor or any of the persons that are subject to the foregoing.
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8. Registration Rights.
(a) Peak agrees that, within forty-five (45) calendar days following the final Closing Date (such deadline, the Filing Deadline), Peak will submit to or file with the SEC a registration statement for a shelf registration on Form S-1 or Form S-3 (if Peak is then eligible to use a Form S-3 shelf registration) (the Registration Statement), in each case, covering the resale of the PA Warrants, the Warrant Shares and the Shares underlying the Notes, acquired by the Investor pursuant to this Subscription Agreement (the Registrable Shares) and Peak shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 90th calendar day following the filing date thereof if the SEC notifies Peak that it will review the Registration Statement and (ii) the 10th business day after the date Peak is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the Effectiveness Deadline); provided, however, that Peaks obligations to include the Registrable Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon the Investor furnishing in writing to Peak such information regarding the Investor or its permitted assigns, the securities of Peak held by the Investor and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Shares (which shall be limited to non-underwritten public offerings) as shall be reasonably requested by Peak to effect the registration of the Registrable Shares, and the Investor shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as Peak may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that Peak shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement, if applicable, as permitted hereunder; provided that the Investor shall not in connection with the foregoing be required to execute any lock-up or similar agreement or otherwise be subject to any contractual restriction on the ability to transfer the Registrable Shares. For as long as the Investor holds Shares, Peak will use commercially reasonable efforts to file all reports for so long as the condition in Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) is required to be satisfied, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable the undersigned to resell the Shares pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (in each case, when Rule 144 under the Securities Act becomes available to the Investor). Any failure by Peak to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Deadline shall not otherwise relieve Peak of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 8.
(b) At its expense Peak shall:
(i) except for such times as Peak is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which Peak determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to the Investor, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (A) the Investor ceases to hold any Registrable Securities, (B) the date all Registrable Securities held by the Investor may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 under the Securities Act and without the requirement for Peak to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) under the Securities Act, and (C) two (2) years from the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The period of time during which Peak is required hereunder to keep a Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the Registration Period;
(ii) during the Registration Period, advise the Investor, as expeditiously as possible:
(1) when the Registration Statements or any amendment thereto has been filed with the SEC;
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(2) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;
(3) of the receipt by Peak of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(4) subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Peak shall not, when so advising the Investor of such events, provide the Investor with any material, nonpublic information regarding Peak other than to the extent that providing notice to the Investor of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (4) above constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding Peak;
(iii) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
(iv) during the Registration Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 8(c)(ii)(4) above, except for such times as Peak is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, Peak shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Shares have been listed;
(vi) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow the Investor to review disclosure regarding the Investor in the Registration Statements; and
(vii) during the Registration Period, otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Investor, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, Peak shall be entitled to delay the filing or effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, the Registration Statements if it determines (i) that in order for the Registration Statements not to contain a material misstatement or omission, (x) an amendment thereto would be needed to include information that would at that time not otherwise be required in a current, quarterly, or annual report under the Exchange Act or (y) the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by Peak or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which
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negotiation, consummation or event Peaks board of directors reasonably believes would require additional disclosure by Peak in the Registration Statements of material information that Peak has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statements would be expected, in the reasonable determination of Peaks board of directors to cause the Registration Statements to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, or (ii) such delay or suspension arises out of, or is a result of, or is related to or is in connection with the SEC Statement, Redeemable Share Classification Changes or other accounting matters, or any related disclosure or other matters (each such circumstance, a Suspension Event); provided, however, that Peak may not delay or suspend the Registration Statements on more than three occasions or for more than ninety (90) consecutive calendar days, or more than one hundred and twenty (120) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from Peak of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statements are effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statements or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in light of the circumstances under which they were made, in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, the Investor agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statements (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until the Investor receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which Peak agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by Peak that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by Peak unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by Peak, the Investor will deliver to Peak or, in the Investors sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in the Investors possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities shall not apply (A) to the extent Investor is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (1) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (2) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (B) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
(d) Indemnification.
(i) Peak agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, the Investor (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statements), its directors, officers, partners, managers, members, stockholders, agents and each person who controls the Investor (within the meaning of the Securities Act), to the extent permitted by law, against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys fees of one law firm) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus included in any Registration Statement (Prospectus) or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to Peak by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use therein.
(ii) In connection with any Registration Statement in which the Investor is participating, the Investor shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) to Peak in writing such information and affidavits as Peak reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify Peak, its directors and officers and each person or entity who controls Peak (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable outside attorneys fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained or incorporated by reference
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in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained (or not contained in, in the case of an omission) in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the liability of the Investor shall be several and not joint with any other investor and shall be limited to the net proceeds received by the Investor from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(iii) Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (A) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any persons or entitys right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (B) unless in such indemnified partys reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of legal counsel to any indemnified party a conflict of interest exists between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement includes a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party or which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(iv) The indemnification provided for under this Subscription Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities.
(v) If the indemnification provided under this Section 8(e) from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that the liability of the Investor shall be limited to the net proceeds received by the Investor from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by, in the case of an omission), such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying partys and indemnified partys relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to
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above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 8(e)(i), (ii) and (iii) above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d)(v) from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
(vi) If the Securities acquired hereunder are either eligible to be sold (i) pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or (ii) without restriction under, and without Peak being in compliance with the current public information requirements of, Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then at the Investors request, Peak will reasonably cooperate with Peaks transfer agent, such that any remaining restrictive legend set forth on such Securities will be removed in connection with a sale of such shares.
9. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, and (b) if the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied at, or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to, the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will not be or are not consummated at the Closing; provided that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from any such willful breach. Upon the termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with this Section 9, any monies paid by the Investor to Peak in connection herewith shall be promptly (and in any event within two (2) business days after such termination) returned to the Investor.
10. [Intentionally Omitted].
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Investor hereunder (other than the Securities acquired hereunder, if any) may be transferred or assigned, other than an assignment to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as the Investor or an affiliate thereof, subject to, if such transfer or assignment is prior to the Closing, such transferee or assignee, as applicable, executing a joinder to this Subscription Agreement or a separate subscription agreement in substantially the same form as this Subscription Agreement, including with respect to the Subscription Amount and other terms and conditions, provided, that, in the case of any such transfer or assignment, the initial party to this Subscription Agreement shall remain bound by its obligations under this Subscription Agreement in the event that the transferee or assignee, as applicable, does not comply with its obligations to consummate the purchase of Securities contemplated hereby.
(b) Peak may request from the Investor such additional information as Peak may deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Securities and in connection with the inclusion of the Securities in the Registration Statement, and the Investor shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures. The Investor acknowledges that Peak may file a form of this Subscription Agreement with the SEC as an exhibit to a current or periodic report or a registration statement of Peak.
(c) The Investor acknowledges that Peak will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, the Investor agrees to promptly notify Peak if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Investor set forth herein are no longer accurate.
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(d) Peak and the Investor are each entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and each is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
(e) All of the representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. All of the covenants and agreements made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing until the applicable statute of limitations or in accordance with their respective terms, if a shorter period.
(f) This Subscription Agreement may not be modified, waived or terminated (other than pursuant to the terms of Section 9 above) except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto. No failure or delay of either party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the parties and third-party beneficiaries hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder.
(g) This Subscription Agreement (including the schedule hereto) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as set forth in Section 8(e), Section 11(c) and Section 11(d) with respect to the persons referenced therein, this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns.
(h) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
(i) If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
(j) Each party shall pay all of its own costs and expenses incurred in anticipation of, relating to and in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not such transactions are consummated.
(k) This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail or in .pdf) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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(l) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages, to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.
(m) THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (OR, TO THE EXTENT SUCH COURT DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, OR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE) SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT THAT IS NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A DELAWARE STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 11(m) OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF. THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER STATE.
(n) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11(n).
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12. Non-Reliance and Exculpation. The Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, Peak and any of its affiliates, any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, representatives, legal counsel, financial advisors or accountants), other than the statements, representations and warranties of Peak expressly contained in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in Peak. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that none of (i) the Other Investors pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement related to the private placement of the Securities (including the Other Investors respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), or (ii) any affiliates, or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of Peak shall be liable to the Investor, or to any Other Investor, pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement related to the private placement of the Securities, the negotiation hereof or thereof or the subject matter hereof or thereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Securities.
13. Press Releases. Peak shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or furnish or file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the Disclosure Document) disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, the terms of this Subscription Agreement, and any other material, non-public information that Peak, or any of its officers, employees or agents on behalf of Peak, has provided to the Investor at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. From and after the disclosure of the Disclosure Document, the Investor shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement, whether written or oral, with Peak or any of its affiliates, and, to the knowledge of Peak, the Investor shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from Peak or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents. All press releases or other public communications relating to the transactions contemplated hereby between Peak and the Investor, and the method of the release for publication thereof, shall be subject to the prior approval of (i) Peak, and (ii) the Investor to the extent such press release or public communication references the Investor or its affiliates or investment advisers by name or any trademark owned by the Investor, its affiliates or its investment advisers. The restriction in this Section 13 shall not apply to the extent the public announcement is required by applicable securities law, any governmental authority or stock exchange rule; provided, that in such an event, the applicable party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the other party in advance as to its form, content and timing.
14. Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service, or (iv) when delivered by email (in each case in this clause (iv), solely if receipt is confirmed, but excluding any automated reply, such as an out-of-office notification), addressed as follows:
If to the Investor, to the address provided on the Investors signature page hereto.
If to Peak, to:
Peak Bio, Inc.
3350 W. Bayshore Rd., Suite 100
Palo Alto, California 94303
Attention: Stephen LaMond, Interim Chief Executive Officer
Email: steve.lamond@peak-bio.com
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.
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You must pay the Subscription Amount by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by Peak in the Closing Notice.
SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Peak has accepted this Subscription Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE FOLLOWS THIS PAGE
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF WARRANT FOLLOWS THIS PAGE
SCHEDULE A
ACCREDITED INVESTOR PURCHASER QUESTIONNAIRE FOLLOWS THIS PAGE
EXHIBIT A TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON ITS CONVERSION HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT) OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) SUCH TRANSACTION IS MADE PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OR (2) THE COMPANY IS PROVDED WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, STATING THAT SUCH TRANSACTION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS. NO TRANSFER OF ANY INTEREST IN THIS NOTE OR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT FIRST SURRENDERING THIS NOTE TO THE COMPANY OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT.
UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
Amount $_____________ | April 28, 2023 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Peak Bio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby promises to pay to the order of _________________(together with his, her, or its permitted successors and assigns, hereinafter referred to as the Holder), the principal sum of __________________ and No/100 Dollars ($_______) (the Principal) together with interest thereon from the date of this note (this Note together with the other notes sold in this Offering, the Notes). Interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note at a rate equal to six percent (6%) per annum from the Closing Date. This Note is issued pursuant to that certain Subscription Agreement of even date herewith, by and between the Company and the Holder (the Subscription Agreement), and capitalized terms not defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the Subscription Agreement.
1) Payment. All payments will be made in lawful money of the United States of America by same day wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Holder in writing to the Company at least five (5) business days prior to the date of any payment. Payment will be credited first to accrued interest due and payable, with any remainder applied to principal. The principal and interest may be prepaid by the Company.
2) Maturity Date. The aggregate unpaid principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid total interest thereon, shall be due and payable on ______________, 20231 (the Maturity Date).
3) Voluntary Conversion. At any time and from time to time after the date hereof the Holder shall have the right to convert the unpaid Principal of the Note, in whole or in part, together with any related accrued but unpaid interest, into shares of the Companys Common Stock at a price per share equal to $0.60 by providing the Notice of Conversion attached hereto as Exhibit A to the Company; provided, however, that The Holder agrees that no fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of this Note and the right to receive cash in lieu of any fractional share is waived.
4) No Security Interest. This Note is an unsecured obligation of the Company and the Holder does not have any security interest in any of the assets of the Company or payment priority to any lender holding a security interest.
5) Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default:
1 | Six months from the date of issuance. |
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a) | The Company shall fail to pay, when due, any principal, interest, or other sums payable under either this Note or the Subscription Agreement, which failure shall continue for a period of ten (10) days; |
b) | The breach by the Company of any covenant or agreement of the Company in this Note (other than a covenant or agreement a default in the performance of which is specifically provided for elsewhere in this Section 5), and the continuance of such default for a period of ten (10) days after there has been given to the Company by the Holder a written notice specifying such default and requiring it to be remedied; |
c) | The breach by the Company of any material covenant, agreement, representation or warranty of the Company contained in Section 5 of the Subscription Agreement; |
d) | The entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction adjudging the Company as bankrupt or insolvent; or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 calendar days; |
e) | The institution by the Company of proceedings to be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state law, or the consent by it to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or |
f) | The Company seeks the appointment of a statutory manager or proposes in writing or makes a general assignment or an arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors or any group or class thereof or files a petition for suspension of payments or other relief of debtors or a moratorium or statutory management is agreed or declared in respect of or affecting all or any material part of the indebtedness of the Company; |
g) | Any cessation of operations by the Company or the Company admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Companys ability to continue as a going concern shall not be an admission that the Company cannot pay its debts as they become due; |
h) | The Company attempts to assign this Note without the prior written consent of the Holder or consolidates with or merges into any other entity or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to any person or entity by operation of law or otherwise; |
6) Remedies. If any Event of Default described in Section 5 occurs, then the Note will become immediately due and payable without notice or presentment, and until such amounts as are due and payable on the Note is paid, the rate of Interest will be increased from 6% per annum to 10% per annum.
7) Amendments and Waivers; Resolutions of Dispute; Notice. Except as explicitly set forth herein, any amendment or waiver of any term of this Note, the resolution of any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Note, and the provision of notice between the Company and the Holder will be governed by the terms of the Subscription Agreement.
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8) Successors and Assigns. This Note applies to, inures to the benefit of, and binds the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Any transfer of this Note may be effected only pursuant to the Subscription Agreement and by surrender of this Note to the Company and reissuance of a new note to the transferee.
9) Limitation on Interest. In no event will any interest charged, collected, or reserved under this Note exceed the maximum rate then permitted by applicable law, and if any payment made by the Company under this Note exceeds such maximum rate, then such excess sum will be credited by the Holder as a payment of principal.
10) Governing Law. This Note will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.
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The undersigned expressly waives any presentment, demand, protest, notice of default, notice of intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, or notice of any other kind except as expressly provided in the Subscription Agreement.
PEAK BIO, INC. |
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
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To: | PEAK BIO, INC. |
1. In accordance with that certain Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note issued by PEAK BIO, INC. to _______________________ on _________, 2023 (the Promissory Note), the undersigned hereby elects to convert $___________ of the principal amount of the Promissory Note, together with any related accrued but unpaid interest, into shares of the Companys Common Stock (the Shares); provided that, it is agreed that no fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of the Promissory Note and the right to receive cash in lieu of any fractional share has been waived.
2. Please issue the Shares in book entry form in the name of the undersigned or in such other name or names as are specified below:
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(Name) |
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(Address) |
3. The undersigned represents that the aforesaid Shares are being acquired for the account of the undersigned for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof and that the undersigned has no present intention of distributing or reselling such Shares.
4. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Promissory Note.
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Exhibit 10.3
Warrant Number ____
THE WARRANT REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT) OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) SUCH TRANSACTION IS MADE PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OR (2) THE COMPANY IS PROVDED WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, STATING THAT SUCH TRANSACTION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS. NO TRANSFER OF ANY INTEREST IN THIS WARRANT OR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT FIRST SURRENDERING THIS WARRANT OR SUCH SECURITIES, AS THE CASE MAY BE, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT, IF ANY.
Warrant to Purchase
Shares of
Common Stock
As Herein Described
April 28, 2023
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK OF
PEAK BIO, INC.
This is to certify that, for value received, ______________________, or a proper assignee (the Holder), is entitled to purchase up to ____________shares (Warrant Shares) of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the Common Stock), of Peak Bio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), subject to the provisions of this Warrant. This Warrant shall be exercisable at $0.60 (the Exercise Price). This Warrant also is subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Exercise and Payment; Exchange.
(a) This Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time from and after the date hereof (the Commencement Date) through 5:00 p.m., Pacific time, on the date that is five years following the Commencement Date (the Expiration Date), at which time this Warrant shall expire and become void, but if such date is a day on which federal or state chartered banking institutions located in the State of New York are authorized to close, then on the next succeeding day which shall not be such a day. Exercise shall be by presentation and surrender to the Company, or at the office of any transfer agent designated by the Company (the Transfer
Agent), of (i) this Warrant, (ii) the attached exercise form properly executed, and (iii) a certified or official bank check or cancellation of indebtedness for the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares specified in the exercise form. If this Warrant is exercised in part only, the Company or the Transfer Agent shall, upon surrender of the Warrant, execute and deliver a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder. Upon receipt by the Company of this Warrant, the properly executed exercise form, and payment as aforesaid, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company shall then be closed or that certificates representing such Warrant Shares shall not then be actually delivered to the Holder. Under no circumstance shall the Company be required to make any cash payments or net cash settlement to the Holder in lieu of delivery of the Warrant Shares.
(b) Conditions to Exercise or Exchange. The restrictions in Section 7 shall apply, to the extent applicable by their terms, to any exercise or exchange of this Warrant permitted by this Section 1.
2. Reservation of Shares. The Company shall, at all times until the expiration of this Warrant, reserve for issuance and delivery upon exercise of this Warrant the number of Warrant Shares that shall be required for issuance and delivery upon exercise of this Warrant.
3. Fractional Interests. The Company shall not issue any fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares upon the exercise or exchange of this Warrant. Any and all calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent and/or rounded down to the nearest whole share, as the case may be. With respect to any fraction of a share resulting from the exercise or exchange hereof, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the current fair market value per share of Common Stock, determined as follows:
(a) If the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on such an exchange, the current fair market value shall be the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on such exchange on the last business day prior to the date of exercise of this Warrant or if no such sale is made on such day, the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for such day on such exchange;
(b) If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on a national securities exchange, the current fair market value shall be the mean of the last bid and asked prices reported on the last business day prior to the date of the exercise of this Warrant by the OTC Markets Group, Inc.; or
(c) If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on a national securities exchange and bid and asked prices are not so reported, the current fair market value shall be an amount, not less than book value, determined in such reasonable manner as may be prescribed by the Company in good faith.
4. No Rights as Shareholder. This Warrant shall not entitle the Holder to any rights as a shareholder of the Company, either at law or in equity. The rights of the Holder are limited to those expressed in this Warrant and are not enforceable against the Company except to the extent set forth herein.
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5. Adjustments in Number and Exercise Price of Warrant Shares.
5.1 The number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant may be exercised and the Exercise Price therefor shall be subject to adjustment as follows, and all calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent and/or rounded down to the nearest whole share, as the case may be:
(a) If the Company is recapitalized through the subdivision or combination of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger or smaller number of shares, the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased or reduced, as of the record date for such recapitalization, in the same proportion as the increase or decrease in the outstanding shares of Common Stock, and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted so that the aggregate amount payable for the purchase of all of the Warrant Shares issuable hereunder immediately after the record date for such recapitalization shall equal the aggregate amount so payable immediately before such record date.
(b) If the Company declares a dividend on Common Stock payable in Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant may be exercised shall be increased as of the record date for determining which holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividend, in proportion to the increase in the number of outstanding shares (and shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all such securities convertible into Common Stock) of Common Stock as a result of such dividend, and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted so that the aggregate amount payable for the purchase of all the Warrant Shares issuable hereunder immediately after the record date for such dividend shall equal the aggregate amount so payable immediately before such record date.
(c) If the Company distributes to holders of its Common Stock, other than as part of its dissolution or liquidation or the winding up of its affairs, any evidence of indebtedness or any of its assets (other than cash, Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock), the Company shall give written notice to the Holder of any such distribution at least fifteen (15) days prior to the proposed record date in order to permit the Holder to exercise this Warrant on or before the record date. There shall be no adjustment in the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant may be exercised, or in the Exercise Price, by virtue of any such distribution.
(d) If the event, as a result of which an adjustment is made under paragraph (a) or (b) above, does not occur, then any adjustments in the Exercise Price or number of shares issuable that were made in accordance with such paragraph (a) or (b) shall be adjusted to the Exercise Price and number of shares as were in effect immediately prior to the record date for such event.
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5.2 In the event of any reorganization or reclassification of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change in par value or from no par value to par value, or from par value to no par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination) or in the event of any consolidation or merger of the Company with another entity after which the Company is not the surviving entity, at any time prior to the expiration of this Warrant, upon subsequent exercise of this Warrant the Holder shall have the right to receive the same kind and number of shares of common stock and other securities, cash or other property as would have been distributed to the Holder upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation or merger had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation or merger, appropriately adjusted for any subsequent event described in this Section 5. The Holder shall pay upon such exercise the Exercise Price that otherwise would have been payable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant. If any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation or merger results in a cash distribution in excess of the then applicable Exercise Price, the Holder may, at the Holders option, exercise this Warrant without making payment of the Exercise Price, and in such case the Company shall, upon distribution to the Holder, consider the Exercise Price to have been paid in full, and in making settlement to the Holder, shall deduct an amount equal to the Exercise Price from the amount payable to the Holder. In the event of any such reorganization, merger or consolidation, the corporation formed by such consolidation or merger or the corporation which shall have acquired the assets of the Company shall execute and deliver a supplement hereto to the foregoing effect, which supplement shall also provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided in this Warrant.
5.3 If the Company shall, at any time before the expiration of this Warrant, dissolve, liquidate or wind up its affairs, the Holder shall have the right to receive upon exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company that the Holder otherwise would have been entitled to receive, the same kind and amount of assets as would have been issued, distributed or paid to the Holder upon any such dissolution, liquidation or winding up with respect to such Common Stock receivable upon exercise of this Warrant on the date for determining those entitled to receive any such distribution. If any such dissolution, liquidation or winding up results in any cash distribution in excess of the Exercise Price provided by this Warrant, the Holder may, at the Holders option, exercise this Warrant without making payment of the Exercise Price and, in such case, the Company shall, upon distribution to the Holder, consider the Exercise Price to have been paid in full and, in making settlement to the Holder, shall deduct an amount equal to the Exercise Price from the amount payable to the Holder.
6. Notices to Holder. So long as this Warrant shall be outstanding (a) if the Company shall pay any dividends or make any distribution upon the Common Stock otherwise than in cash or (b) if the Company shall offer generally to the holders of Common Stock the right to subscribe to or purchase any shares of any class of Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock or any similar rights or (c) if there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company in which the Company is not the surviving entity, recapitalization of the capital stock of the Company, consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation, sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company, or voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company, then in such event, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder, at least thirty (30) days prior to the relevant date described below (or such shorter period as is reasonably possible if thirty (30) days is not reasonably possible), a notice containing a description of the proposed action and stating the date or expected date on which a record of the Companys shareholders is to be taken for the purpose of any such dividend, distribution of rights, or such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, conveyance, lease or transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and the date or expected date, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such event.
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7. Transfer, Exercise, Exchange, Assignment or Loss of Warrant, Warrant Shares or Other Securities.
7.1 This Warrant may be transferred, exercised, exchanged or assigned (transferred), in whole or in part, subject to the following restrictions. This Warrant and the Warrant Shares or any other securities (Other Securities) received upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to restrictions on transferability until registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), unless an exemption from registration is available. Until this Warrant and the Warrant Shares or Other Securities are so registered, this Warrant and any certificate for Warrant Shares or Other Securities issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall contain a legend on the face thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, stating that this Warrant the Warrant Shares or Other Securities may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of unless, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, which may be counsel to the Company, that this Warrant, the Warrant Shares or Other Securities may be transferred without such registration. This Warrant and the Warrant Shares or Other Securities may also be subject to restrictions on transferability under applicable state securities or blue sky laws. Until this Warrant and the Warrant Shares or Other Securities are registered under the Securities Act, the Holder shall reimburse the Company for its expenses, including attorneys fees, incurred in connection with any transfer or assignment, in whole or in part, of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares or Other Securities.
7.2 Until this Warrant, the Warrant Shares or Other Securities are registered under the Securities Act, the Company may require, as a condition of transfer of this Warrant, the Warrant Shares, or Other Securities, that the transferee (who may be the Holder in the case of an exercise or exchange) represent that such transferee is an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act and that the securities being transferred are being acquired for investment purposes and for the transferees own account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution of the security.
7.3 Any transfer permitted hereunder shall be made by surrender of this Warrant to the Company or to the Transfer Agent at its offices with a duly executed request to transfer the Warrant, which shall provide adequate information to effect such transfer and shall be accompanied by funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes applicable. Upon satisfaction of all transfer conditions, the Company or Transfer Agent shall, without charge, execute and deliver a new Warrant in the name of the transferee named in such transfer request, and this Warrant promptly shall be cancelled.
7.4 Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of reasonably satisfactory indemnification, or, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender of this Warrant, the Company will execute and deliver, or instruct the Transfer Agent to execute and deliver, a new Warrant of like tenor and date, and any such lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant thereupon shall become void.
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8. Representations and Warranties of the Holder. The Holder hereby represents and warrants to the Company with respect to the issuance of the Warrant as follows:
8.1 Experience. The Holder has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in securities in companies similar to the Company so that such Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such Holders investment in the Company and has the capacity to protect such Holders own interests.
8.2 Investment. The Holder is acquiring this Warrant (and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) for investment for such Holders own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof. The Holder understands that this Warrant (and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of such Holders representations as expressed herein.
8.3 Held Indefinitely. The Holder acknowledges that this Warrant (and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.
8.4 Accredited Holder. The Holder is an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
8.5 Legends. The Holder understands and acknowledges that the certificate(s) evidencing the securities issued by the Company will be imprinted with a restrictive legend as referenced in Section 7.1 above.
8.6 Access to Data. The Holder has had an opportunity to discuss the Companys business, management, and financial affairs with the Companys management and the opportunity to review the Companys facilities and business plans. The Holder has also had an opportunity to ask questions of officers of the Company, which questions were answered to its satisfaction.
8.7 Authorization. This Warrant and the agreements contemplated hereby, when executed and delivered by the Holder, will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Holder, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.
8.8 Brokers or Finders. Except as set forth in the Subscription Agreement pursuant to which this Warrant is issued, the Company has not incurred, and will not incur, directly or indirectly, as a result of any action taken by such Holder, any liability for brokerage or finders fees or agents commissions or any similar charges in connection with this Warrant or any transaction contemplated hereby.
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9. Notices. All notices, requests, demands or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given, if delivered in person or mailed, certified, return-receipt requested, postage prepaid to the address previously provided to the other party, or sent by fax or email (to the extent stated below). Either party hereto may from time to time, by written notice to the other party, designate a different address. If any notice or other document is sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, properly addressed as aforementioned, the same shall be deemed delivered seventy-two (72) hours after mailing thereof. If any notice is sent by fax or email, it will be deemed to have been delivered on the date the fax or email thereof is actually received, provided the original thereof is sent by certified mail, in the manner set forth above, within twenty-four (24) hours after the fax or email is sent.
10. Amendment. Any provision of this Warrant may be amended or the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the mutual written consent of the Company and the Holder.
11. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
[Signature page follows.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
PEAK BIO, INC. | ||
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Name: | ||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Common Stock Purchase Warrant]
FORM OF EXERCISE
To be executed upon exercise of Warrant
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The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Number _____certificate, to __________ shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (Common Stock) of Peak Bio, Inc. (the Company) and herewith tenders payment for such shares of Common Stock to the order of the Company the amount of $0.60 per share in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of ___________________________ whose address is __________________________________________. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of the shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of _______________________________, whose address is ________________________________________, and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to_______________, whose address is __________________________________.
Representations of the undersigned.
a) | The undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned has received, read and understood the Warrant and agrees to abide by and be bound by its terms and conditions. |
b) | (i) The undersigned has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters that the undersigned is capable of evaluating the Company and the proposed activities thereof, and the risks and merits of this prospective investment. |
[ ] YES [ ] NO
(ii) If No, the undersigned is represented by a purchaser representative, as that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and Regulation D thereunder.
[ ] YES [ ] NO
c) | (i) The undersigned is an accredited investor, as that term is defined in the Securities Act and Rule 501 of Regulation D thereunder. |
[ ] YES [ ] NO
(ii) If Yes, the undersigned comes within the following category of that definition (check one and complete the blanks as applicable):
[ ] | 1.The undersigned is a natural person whose present net worth (or whose joint net worth with his or her spouse), excluding the value of the undersigneds primary residence, exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating the undersigneds present net worth, the undersigned has included the following as liabilities: (i) any indebtedness that is secured by the undersigneds primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the undersigneds |
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primary residence at the time of the sale of the shares, and (ii) any incremental debt secured by the undersigneds primary residence that was incurred in the 60 days before the sale of the shares, other than as a result of the acquisition of the undersigneds primary residence. |
[ ] | 2. The undersigned is a natural person who had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the last two years or joint income with the undersigneds spouse in excess of $300,000 during such two years, and the undersigned reasonably expects to have the same income level in the current year. |
[ ] | 3. The undersigned holds in good standing a Series 7, 65 or 82 license. |
[ ] | 4. The undersigned is an officer or director of the Company. |
[ ] | 5. The undersigned is a corporation or partnership not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000. |
[ ] | 6. The undersigned is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 whose purchase is directed by a person with such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment. |
[ ] | 7. The undersigned is an entity, all of whose equity owners are accredited investors under paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, above. |
d) | The undersigned understands that the shares purchased hereunder have not been registered under the Securities Act, in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder; and, therefore, that the undersigned must bear the economic risk of the investment for an indefinite period of time since the securities cannot be sold, transferred or assigned to any person or entity without compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. |
Submitted by: | Accepted by Peak Bio, Inc.: | |
By: | By: | |
Date: | Date: | |
SS/Tax ID: | Tax ID: | |
Telephone: | ||
Email: |
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant Certificate.)
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Exhibit 10.4
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this Subscription Agreement) is entered into on April 28, 2023, by and between Peak Bio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Peak or the Company)), and Hoyoung Huh, MD, PhD, on behalf of himself and on behalf of his controlled affiliate, Hannol Ventures LLC (the Investor).
WHEREAS, Peak is seeking commitments from interested investors to purchase (i) Unsecured Convertible Promissory Notes of Peak in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Notes) and (ii) warrants in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Financing Warrants), which Financing Warrants will allow the Investor to exercise the purchase of Warrant Shares (as defined below) for cash or cancellation of indebtedness. The Notes will be convertible into shares of the Companys Common Stock (the Shares) at a price per share of $0.60. For each Share into which a Note is convertible, an investor will receive Financing Warrants to purchase an equal amount of Shares at a price per Share of $0.60 (the Warrant Shares and together with the Notes, Shares, and Financing Warrants, the Securities);
WHEREAS, the Investor and the Company previously entered into a Key Company Stockholder Forward Purchase Agreement dated as of April 28, 2022, which provided for the purchase by the Investor of up to $10,000,000 of Shares, subject to certain conditions precedent to the Investors purchase obligation, and effective December 29, 2022, the Investor and the Company amended such agreement to eliminate the conditions precedent and the Company issued 1,930,501 Shares in escrow (the Escrowed Shares) pending payment by the Investor (as amended the Key Company Stockholder Purchase Agreement);
WHEREAS, as a result of prior loans made by the Investor to the Company as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, the Company owes the Investor and his affiliated entity, Hannol Ventures LLC (Hannol Ventures) in the aggregate of principal and accrued interest in the amount of $2,031,034 (the Huh-Related Debt);
WHEREAS, the Investor (together with Hannol Ventures) is the holder of approximately 34% of the outstanding shares of the Companys Common Stock;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain letter agreement between the Investor and the Company dated April 5, 2023 (the Debt Conversion Agreement), the Investor agreed (on behalf of himself and Hannol Ventures) to convert a pro rata portion of the Huh-Related Debt into securities issued by the Company in future Qualified Financings (as defined below) determined by multiplying (i) 34% times (ii) the sum of (x) the new capital raised in the Qualified Financing plus (y) the amount of the Huh-Related Debt converted (the Pro Rata Portion) as follows:
for a period of 180 days following April 5, 2023, for each transaction or series of related transactions in which the Company issues and sells either equity or debt securities (excluding financings mutually agreed in writing to be excluded and excluding financings completed in connection with the Companys Common Stock Purchase Agreement with White Lion Capital, LLC dated November 3, 2022, as amended on March 13, 2023) in which a minimum of $1 million of new capital is raised by the Company (each, a Qualified Financing), the Investor will convert (and will cause Hannol Ventures to convert, as applicable) the Pro Rata Portion of the Huh-Related Debt (but not to exceed the total amount of the Huh-Related Debt during such 180-day period) into the same securities and on the same terms as are agreed to by the Company and the other investors in such Qualified Financings;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Investor are entering into this Agreement to replace and supersede the Key Company Stockholder Purchase Agreement and to provide for the conversion of the Pro Rata Portion of the Huh-Related Debt based upon the capital raised by the Company through the issuance of the Notes pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements (as defined below) into the Notes and Financing Warrants, and to cancel and forfeit the Escrowed Shares;
WHEREAS, the Pro Rata Portion of the Huh-Related Debt to be converted into Notes pursuant to this Agreement is sometimes referred to herein as the Subscription Amount; and
WHEREAS, substantially concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, Peak is entering into separate subscription and purchase agreements (collectively, the Other Subscription Agreements) with certain investors (the Other Investors) with an aggregate purchase price of up to $5,000,000 (exclusive of the Subscription Amount hereunder) (the Aggregate Principal), subject to increase in the Companys sole discretion.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, each of the Investor and Peak acknowledges and agrees as follows:
1. Subscription; Conversion of Pro Rata Portion of the Huh-Related Debt and Termination/Cancellation of the Key Forward Purchase Agreement and Escrowed Shares. The Investor (or the Investor through Hannol Ventures) hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company, and the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Investor (or Hannol Ventures, as the case may be), (x) Notes in the principal amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto plus (y) Financing Warrants to purchase Warrant Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions provided for herein. The Investor and the Company hereby agree that upon the first Closing (as defined below), the Key Forward Purchase Agreement, the Escrowed Shares, and the Pro Rata Portion of the Huh-Related Debt set forth on Schedule 1 hereto will be automatically and without any action on the part of Investor terminated and cancelled in exchange for the Shares and the Warrant Shares set forth on Schedule 1 in full and complete discharge and satisfaction of all obligations of the Company (including outstanding principal, interest and other amounts and obligations thereunder).
2. Closing. The Company anticipates multiple closings of the sale of the Securities contemplated hereby (each a Closing). Each Closing shall occur as and when determined by the Company and Placement Agent (as defined below) (each occurrence a Closing Date). On the Closing Date, Peak shall issue to the Investor (i) the Note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under this Subscription Agreement or state or federal securities laws), in the name of the Investor (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by the Investor, as applicable, and (ii) a Warrant Agreement executed by Peak, evidencing the issuance to the Investor of the applicable number of Financing Warrants on and as of the Closing Date, subject to the Investors execution of such Warrant Agreement. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, business day shall mean a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close. Prior to or at the Closing, the Investor shall deliver to Peak a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8. In the event there are multiple Closings, Investor agrees (on behalf of himself and on behalf of Hannol Ventures) that Schedule 1 will be amended by the Company to provide for the automatic conversion of the applicable Pro Rata Portion of the Huh-Related Debt into a Note and Warrant Shares on each Closing Date without any further action by the Investor or Hannol Ventures, but subject to the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement.
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3. Closing Conditions. The obligation of the parties hereto to consummate the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement is subject to the following conditions: (a) there shall not be in force any injunction or order enjoining or prohibiting the issuance and sale of the Securities under this Subscription Agreement; and (b)(i) solely with respect to the Investors obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by Peak, and (ii) solely with respect to the Peaks obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by the Investor, in each case, in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date other than (x) those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect (as defined below) or similar qualification, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date and (y) those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar qualification, all respects) as of such date.
4. Further Assurances. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
5. Peak Representations and Warranties. Peak represents and warrants to the Investor that:
(a) Peak was duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Peak has all power (corporate or otherwise) and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
(b) As of the Closing Date, the Securities will be duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the Investor against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under Peaks organizational documents (as in effect at such time of issuance) or under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
(c) This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Peak and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Investor, this Subscription Agreement is enforceable against Peak in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, or (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
(d) The issuance and sale by Peak of the Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Peak or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Peak or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Peak or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Peak is subject that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of Peak and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a Material Adverse Effect), or materially and adversely affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of Peak to comply in all material respects with its obligations under this Subscription Agreement; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of Peak; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Peak or any of its properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of Peak to comply in all material respects with its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
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(e) As of their respective filing dates, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, which shall be deemed to supersede such original filing, all reports required to be filed by Peak with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) since January 28, 2021 (the SEC Reports) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. None of the SEC Reports filed under the Exchange Act included, when filed or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Peak has timely filed with the SEC each SEC Report that Peak was required to file with the SEC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statement or information in the SEC Reports that relates to (i) the topics referenced in the SECs Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies on April 12, 2021 or any subsequent guidance, statements or interpretations issued by the SEC or the Staff (collectively, the SEC Statement). Neither any correction, amendment or restatement of Peaks financial statements due to the SEC Statement, Redeemable Share Classification Changes or to other accounting matters related to initial public offering securities or expenses, nor any changes in accounting or disclosure related thereto, shall be deemed to be a breach of any representation or warranty by Peak.
(f) Peak is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the issuance of the Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, other than (i) filings with the SEC, (ii) in connection with or as a result of the SEC Statement or Redeemable Share Classification Changes, (iii) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (iv) the filings required in accordance with Section 13 of this Subscription Agreement; (v) those required by the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq or other securities exchange, as applicable, including with respect to obtaining approval of Peaks stockholders, (vi) the filing of a notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, if applicable, and (vii) the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) As of the date hereof, Peak has not received any written communication from a governmental authority that alleges that Peak is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Assuming the accuracy of the Investors representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of this Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by Peak to the Investor.
(i) Neither Peak nor any person acting on its behalf has offered or sold the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising in violation of the Securities Act.
(j) As of the date hereof, the issued and outstanding shares of Peak Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. Peak has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Shares under the Exchange Act prior to the Closing.
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(k) Other than the fees it is paying to Paulson Investment Company, LLC (the Placement Agent), Peak is not under any obligation to pay any brokers fee or commission in connection with the sale of the Securities. At each Closing, the Company shall pay the Placement Agent a cash fee equal to 9% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in such Closing, and issue to the Placement Agent a Warrant (the PA Warrants) to purchase that number of shares of the Companys Common Stock into which the Notes sold in such Closing are convertible. The PA Warrants will be exercisable at a price per share equal to the Note conversion price and will remain exercisable for a period of 5 years from the date of issuance.
6. Investor Representations and Warranties. The Investor represents and warrants to Peak that:
(a) The Investor meets the definition of an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D and has completely and accurately filled out the Accredited Investor Purchaser Questionnaire attached hereto as Schedule A.
(b) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Securities are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act, that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and that Peak is not required to register the Securities except as set forth in Section 8 of this Subscription Agreement. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the Investor absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act except (i) to Peak or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and, in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions, and that any certificates or book entries representing the Securities shall contain a restrictive legend to such effect. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Securities will be subject to the foregoing transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, the Investor may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Securities and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Securities will not immediately be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, and that the provisions of Rule 144(i) will apply to the Securities. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it has been advised to consult legal, tax and accounting advisors prior to making any offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition of any of the Securities.
(c) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is purchasing the Securities from Peak. The Investor further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to the Investor by or on behalf of Peak, the Company, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Peak expressly set forth in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement.
(d) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor has received such information as the Investor deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Securities, including the business of Peak and its subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed Peaks filings with the SEC. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor and the Investors professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as the Investor and the Investors professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Securities.
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(e) The Investor became aware of this offering of the Securities solely by means of direct contact between the Investor and Peak, the Company or a representative of Peak or the Company, and the Securities were offered to the Investor solely by direct contact between the Investor and Peak, the Company or a representative of Peak or the Company. The Investor did not become aware of this offering of the Securities, nor were the Securities offered to the Investor, by any other means. The Investor acknowledges that the Securities (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. The Investor acknowledges that there have not been, and the Investor hereby agrees that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, covenant, agreement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, Peak, the Company, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, legal counsel, financial advisors or accountants of any of the foregoing), other than the representations and warranties of Peak contained in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in Peak.
(f) The Investor acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Securities, including those set forth in Peaks filings with the SEC. The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities, and the Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as the Investor has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. The Investor acknowledges that the Investor shall be responsible for any of the Investors tax liabilities that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and that neither Peak nor the Company has provided any tax advice or any other representation or guarantee regarding the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement.
(g) Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), the Investor has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Securities and determined that the Securities are a suitable investment for the Investor and that the Investor is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of the Investors investment in Peak. The Investor acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
(h) In making its decision to purchase the Securities, the Investor has relied solely upon independent investigation made by the Investor and the representations and warranties of Peak in Section 5.
(i) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
(j) If the Investor is not an individual, the Investor has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
(k) The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Subscription Agreement, the purchase of the Securities hereunder, the compliance by the Investor with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein are within the powers of the Investor, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a breach, violation or default, conflict with or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Investor pursuant to the terms of (a) any order, ruling or regulation of any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency, (b) any indenture, mortgage,
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deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or undertaking, to which the Investor is a party, by which the Investor is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Investor is subject, and (c) if the Investor is not an individual, the Investors organizational documents, including, without limitation, its incorporation or formation papers, bylaws, indenture of trust or partnership or operating agreement, as may be applicable. The signature of the Investor on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and the signatory has legal competence and capacity to execute the same or the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same, and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Peak, this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
(l) Neither the Investor nor, if the Investor is not an individual, any of its officers, directors, managers, managing members, general partners or any other person acting in a similar capacity or carrying out a similar function, is (i) a person named on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, the Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, or any other similar list of sanctioned persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), or any similar list of sanctioned persons administered by the European Union or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom (collectively, Sanctions Lists); (ii) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, one or more persons on a Sanctions List; (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located or resident, or a citizen, national, or the government, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States, the European Union or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom; (iv) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515; or (v) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a Prohibited Investor). The Investor represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the BSA), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the PATRIOT Act), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the BSA/PATRIOT Act), that the Investor maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. The Investor also represents that it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with sanctions administered by the United States, the European Union, or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom, to the extent applicable to it. The Investor further represents that the funds held by the Investor and used to purchase the Securities were legally derived and were not obtained, directly or indirectly, from a Prohibited Investor.
(m) If the Investor is or is acting on behalf of (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), (ii) a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), (iii) an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include plan assets of any such plan, account or arrangement described in clauses (i) and (ii) (each, an ERISA Plan), or (iv) an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in Section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, Similar Laws, and together with ERISA Plans, Plans), the Investor represents and warrants that (A) neither Peak nor any of its affiliates has provided investment advice or has otherwise acted as the Plans fiduciary, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Securities, and Peak is not the Plans fiduciary with respect to any decision in connection with the Investors investment in the Securities; and (B) its purchase of the Securities will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable Similar Law.
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(n) The Investor is not a foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244).
(o) [Reserved].
(p) The Investor acknowledges that Peak continues to review the SEC Statement, Redeemable Share Classification Changes and their respective implications, including on the financial statements and other information included in its SEC Reports, and any restatement, revision or other modification of the SEC Reports relating to or arising from such review, any subsequent related agreements or any other guidance from the Staff of the SEC with respect to the SEC Statement or Redeemable Share Classification Changes shall be deemed not material for purposes of this Agreement.
(q) No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finders fee or commission payable by the Investor solely in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Investor based on any arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Investor.
7. No Hedging. The Investor hereby agrees that neither it, its controlled affiliates, nor any person or entity acting on its or its controlled affiliates behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, shall execute any short sales (as such term is defined in Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, 17 CFR 242.200) or engage in other hedging transactions of any kind with respect to the Securities during the period from the date of this Subscription Agreement through the Closing date (or such earlier termination of this Subscription Agreement). Nothing in this Section 7 shall prohibit (x) any other investment portfolios or departments or groups of Investor that have no knowledge of this Subscription Agreement or of the Investors participation in this transaction from entering into any short sales or engaging in other hedging transactions or (y) any portfolio company or third-party investment manager engaged by Investor that may engage in any short sales or hedging transactions on Investors behalf, if such portfolio company or third-party investment manager has not been directed or instructed to engage in short sales or hedging transactions with respect to the Securities by the Investor or any of the persons that are subject to the foregoing.
8. Registration Rights.
(a) Peak agrees that, within forty-five (45) calendar days following the final Closing Date (such deadline, the Filing Deadline), Peak will submit to or file with the SEC a registration statement for a shelf registration on Form S-1 or Form S-3 (if Peak is then eligible to use a Form S-3 shelf registration) (the Registration Statement), in each case, covering the resale of the PA Warrants, the Warrant Shares and the Shares underlying the Notes, acquired by the Investor pursuant to this Subscription Agreement (the Registrable Shares) and Peak shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 90th calendar day following the filing date thereof if the SEC notifies Peak that it will review the Registration Statement and (ii) the 10th business day after the date Peak is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the Effectiveness Deadline); provided, however, that Peaks obligations to include the Registrable Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon the Investor furnishing in writing to Peak such information regarding the Investor or its permitted assigns, the securities of Peak held by the Investor and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Shares (which shall be limited to non-underwritten public offerings) as shall be reasonably requested by Peak to effect the registration of the Registrable Shares, and the Investor shall execute such documents in connection with
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such registration as Peak may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that Peak shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement, if applicable, as permitted hereunder; provided that the Investor shall not in connection with the foregoing be required to execute any lock-up or similar agreement or otherwise be subject to any contractual restriction on the ability to transfer the Registrable Shares. For as long as the Investor holds Shares, Peak will use commercially reasonable efforts to file all reports for so long as the condition in Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) is required to be satisfied, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable the undersigned to resell the Shares pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (in each case, when Rule 144 under the Securities Act becomes available to the Investor). Any failure by Peak to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Deadline shall not otherwise relieve Peak of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 8.
(b) At its expense Peak shall:
(i) except for such times as Peak is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which Peak determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to the Investor, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (A) the Investor ceases to hold any Registrable Securities, (B) the date all Registrable Securities held by the Investor may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 under the Securities Act and without the requirement for Peak to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) under the Securities Act, and (C) two (2) years from the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The period of time during which Peak is required hereunder to keep a Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the Registration Period;
(ii) during the Registration Period, advise the Investor, as expeditiously as possible:
(1) when the Registration Statements or any amendment thereto has been filed with the SEC;
(2) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;
(3) of the receipt by Peak of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(4) subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Peak shall not, when so advising the Investor of such events, provide the Investor with any material, nonpublic information regarding Peak other than to the extent that providing notice to the Investor of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (4) above constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding Peak;
(iii) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
(iv) during the Registration Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 8(c)(ii)(4) above, except for such times as Peak is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, Peak shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Shares have been listed;
(vi) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow the Investor to review disclosure regarding the Investor in the Registration Statements; and
(vii) during the Registration Period, otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Investor, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, Peak shall be entitled to delay the filing or effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, the Registration Statements if it determines (i) that in order for the Registration Statements not to contain a material misstatement or omission, (x) an amendment thereto would be needed to include information that would at that time not otherwise be required in a current, quarterly, or annual report under the Exchange Act or (y) the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by Peak or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event Peaks board of directors reasonably believes would require additional disclosure by Peak in the Registration Statements of material information that Peak has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statements would be expected, in the reasonable determination of Peaks board of directors to cause the Registration Statements to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, or (ii) such delay or suspension arises out of, or is a result of, or is related to or is in connection with the SEC Statement, Redeemable Share Classification Changes or other accounting matters, or any related disclosure or other matters (each such circumstance, a Suspension Event); provided, however, that Peak may not delay or suspend the Registration Statements on more than three occasions or for more than ninety (90) consecutive calendar days, or more than one hundred and twenty (120) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from Peak of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statements are effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statements or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in light of the circumstances under which they were made, in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, the Investor agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statements
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(excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until the Investor receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which Peak agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by Peak that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by Peak unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by Peak, the Investor will deliver to Peak or, in the Investors sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in the Investors possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities shall not apply (A) to the extent Investor is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (1) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (2) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (B) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
(d) Indemnification.
(i) Peak agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, the Investor (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statements), its directors, officers, partners, managers, members, stockholders, agents and each person who controls the Investor (within the meaning of the Securities Act), to the extent permitted by law, against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys fees of one law firm) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus included in any Registration Statement (Prospectus) or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to Peak by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use therein.
(ii) In connection with any Registration Statement in which the Investor is participating, the Investor shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) to Peak in writing such information and affidavits as Peak reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify Peak, its directors and officers and each person or entity who controls Peak (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable outside attorneys fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained (or not contained in, in the case of an omission) in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the liability of the Investor shall be several and not joint with any other investor and shall be limited to the net proceeds received by the Investor from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(iii) Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (A) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any persons or entitys right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (B) unless in such indemnified partys reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the
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defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of legal counsel to any indemnified party a conflict of interest exists between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement includes a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party or which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(iv) The indemnification provided for under this Subscription Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities.
(v) If the indemnification provided under this Section 8(e) from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that the liability of the Investor shall be limited to the net proceeds received by the Investor from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by, in the case of an omission), such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying partys and indemnified partys relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 8(e)(i), (ii) and (iii) above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d)(v) from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
(vi) If the Securities acquired hereunder are either eligible to be sold (i) pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or (ii) without restriction under, and without Peak being in compliance with the current public information requirements of, Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then at the Investors request, Peak will reasonably cooperate with Peaks transfer agent, such that any remaining restrictive legend set forth on such Securities will be removed in connection with a sale of such shares.
9. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, and (b) if the
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conditions to Closing set forth in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied at, or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to, the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will not be or are not consummated at the Closing; provided that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from any such willful breach. Upon the termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with this Section 9, any monies paid by the Investor to Peak in connection herewith shall be promptly (and in any event within two (2) business days after such termination) returned to the Investor.
10. [Intentionally Omitted].
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Investor hereunder (other than the Securities acquired hereunder, if any) may be transferred or assigned.
(b) Peak may request from the Investor such additional information as Peak may deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Securities and in connection with the inclusion of the Securities in the Registration Statement, and the Investor shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures. The Investor acknowledges that Peak may file a form of this Subscription Agreement with the SEC as an exhibit to a current or periodic report or a registration statement of Peak.
(c) The Investor acknowledges that Peak will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, the Investor agrees to promptly notify Peak if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Investor set forth herein are no longer accurate.
(d) Peak and the Investor are each entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and each is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
(e) All of the representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. All of the covenants and agreements made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing until the applicable statute of limitations or in accordance with their respective terms, if a shorter period.
(f) This Subscription Agreement may not be modified, waived or terminated (other than pursuant to the terms of Section 9 above) except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto. No failure or delay of either party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the parties and third-party beneficiaries hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder.
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(g) This Subscription Agreement (including the schedule hereto) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as set forth in Section 8(e), Section 11(c) and Section 11(d) with respect to the persons referenced therein, this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns.
(h) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
(i) If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
(j) Each party shall pay all of its own costs and expenses incurred in anticipation of, relating to and in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not such transactions are consummated.
(k) This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail or in .pdf) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(l) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages, to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.
(m) THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (OR, TO THE EXTENT SUCH COURT DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, OR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE) SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT THAT IS NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A DELAWARE STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND
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AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 11(m) OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF. THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER STATE.
(n) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11(n).
12. Non-Reliance and Exculpation. The Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, Peak and any of its affiliates, any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, representatives, legal counsel, financial advisors or accountants), other than the statements, representations and warranties of Peak expressly contained in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in Peak. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that none of (i) the Other Investors pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement related to the private placement of the Securities (including the Other Investors respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), or (ii) any affiliates, or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of Peak shall be liable to the Investor, or to any Other Investor, pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement related to the private placement of the Securities, the negotiation hereof or thereof or the subject matter hereof or thereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Securities.
13. Press Releases. Peak shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or furnish or file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the Disclosure Document) disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, the terms of this Subscription Agreement, and any other material, non-public information that Peak, or any of its officers, employees or agents on behalf of Peak, has provided to the Investor at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. From and after the disclosure of the Disclosure Document, the Investor shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement, whether written or oral, with Peak or any of its affiliates, and, to the knowledge of Peak, the Investor shall not be in possession of
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any material, non-public information received from Peak or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents. All press releases or other public communications relating to the transactions contemplated hereby between Peak and the Investor, and the method of the release for publication thereof, shall be subject to the prior approval of (i) Peak, and (ii) the Investor to the extent such press release or public communication references the Investor or its affiliates or investment advisers by name or any trademark owned by the Investor, its affiliates or its investment advisers. The restriction in this Section 13 shall not apply to the extent the public announcement is required by applicable securities law, any governmental authority or stock exchange rule; provided, that in such an event, the applicable party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the other party in advance as to its form, content and timing.
14. Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service, or (iv) when delivered by email (in each case in this clause (iv), solely if receipt is confirmed, but excluding any automated reply, such as an out-of-office notification), addressed as follows:
If to the Investor, to the address provided on the Investors signature page hereto.
If to Peak, to:
Peak Bio, Inc.
3350 W. Bayshore Rd., Suite 100
Palo Alto, California 94303
Attention: Stephen LaMond, Interim Chief Executive Officer
Email: steve.lamond@peak-bio.com
or to such other address or addresses as the parties may from time to time designate in writing. Copies delivered solely to outside counsel shall not constitute notice.
SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.
Name of Investor: Hoyoung Huh, MD, PhD | State/Country of Formation or Domicile: | |
/s/ Hoyoung Huh | ||
Name in which Shares are to be registered (if different): | ||
Investors EIN: | ||
Business Address-Street: | Mailing Address-Street (if different): | |
City, State, Zip: | City, State, Zip: | |
Attn: | Attn: | |
Telephone No.: | Telephone No.: | |
Facsimile No.: | Facsimile No.: |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE 1
PRO RATA PORTION OF HUH-RELATED DEBT
Closing Date: |
Name of Investor (Hoyoung Huh or Hannol Ventures) |
Pro Rata Portion of Huh- Related Debt Converted as Aggregate Subscription Amount |
Warrant Shares | |||||||||
April 28, 2023 |
Hoyoung Huh | 1,130,775 | 1,884,625 |
SCHEDULE 1 TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE FOLLOWS THIS PAGE
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF WARRANT FOLLOWS THIS PAGE
SCHEDULE A
ACCREDITED INVESTOR PURCHASER QUESTIONNAIRE FOLLOWS THIS PAGE
Exhibit 10.5
PURCHASE WARRANT
Issued to:
Paulson Investment Company, LLC
Exercisable to Purchase
194,670 Shares of Common Stock
of
PEAK BIO, INC.
Issue Date: April 28, 2023
Expiration Date: April 28, 2028
THE WARRANT REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THE SECURITIES LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND, IN THE CASE OF A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSACTION DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS.
This is to certify that, as of April 28, 2023, for value received and subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, the Warrantholder is entitled to purchase, and the Company promises and agrees to sell and issue to the Warrantholder, at any time on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Expiration Date, up to 194,670 shares of Common Stock at the per share Exercise Price pursuant to this Warrant (the Warrant).
This Warrant is issued by the Company pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Placement Agent Agreement, subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Definitions of Certain Terms. Except as may be otherwise clearly required by the context, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) Cashless Exercise means an exercise of a Warrant in which the Warrantholder elects to pay the Exercise Price with Warrant Shares in lieu of payment in cash.
(b) Closing Date means April 28, 2023, the date on which the closing of the Offering occurred.
(c) Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
(d) Company means Peak Bio, Inc.
(e) Exercise Price means $0.60 per share of Common Stock.
(f) Offering means the offering of securities made pursuant to the Offering Materials and the Placement Agent Agreement.
(g) Offering Materials means the transaction documents and related investment materials described in the Placement Agent Agreement.
(h) Placement Agent Agreement means that certain Placement Agent Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2023, between the Company and Paulson Investment Company, LLC.
(i) Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(j) Warrant Shares means the shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable.
(k) Warrantholder means the record holder of the Warrant.
2. Exercise of Warrant.
(a) All or any part of the Warrant may be exercised commencing on the Closing Date (the Initial Exercise Date) and ending at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the five-year anniversary of the Closing Date (the Expiration Date) by surrendering this Warrant, together with the aggregate Exercise Price and appropriate instructions included on the Exercise Form attached hereto as Exhibit A (Notice of Exercise), duly executed by the Warrantholder or by its duly authorized attorney, at the office of the Company, 4900 Hopyard Road, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94588; or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate. The date on which the Company receives the Notice of Exercise shall be the date of exercise.
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(b) If the Warrantholder elects a Cashless Exercise, the Warrantholder shall surrender shares of Common Stock equal in value to the Exercise Price as payment of the Exercise Price with its Notice of Exercise as provided in Section 2(b), and the Company shall issue to the Warrantholder a number of shares of Common Stock computed using the following formula:
Where: | X = | The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrantholder pursuant to a Cashless Exercise | ||
Y = | The number of shares of Common Stock in respect of which the Cashless Exercise election is made | |||
A = | The fair market value of one share of Common Stock at the time the Cashless Exercise election is made | |||
B = | The Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of the Cashless Exercise) |
For purposes of this Section 2(b), the fair market value of one share of Common Stock as of a particular date shall be determined as follows: (i) if traded on a national securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be the closing price of the Common Stock on such exchange on the day prior to the Cashless Exercise; (ii) if traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the mean of the closing bid and ask price of the Common Stock on the day prior to the Cashless Exercise; and (iii) if there is no active public market, the value shall be equal to the fair market value determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, but in no case less than the higher of (1) the most recent value of the Companys Common Stock or Common Stock equivalent granted to an employee or consultant and (2) the most recent issue or sale price of the Companys Common Stock.
(c) Subject to the provisions below, upon receipt of the Notice of Exercise, this Warrant and payment in full in cash or in surrender of Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue the Warrant Shares to the Warrantholder pursuant to the instructions in the Notice of Exercise. If the Warrantholder requests book-entry shares, the Company shall cause the Warrant Shares to be transmitted by its transfer agent to the Warrantholder by crediting the account of the Warrantholder or its designee with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (DWAC) if the Company is then a participant in that system and either (i) there is an effective registration statement or applicable exemption permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Warrantholder or (ii) this Warrant is being exercised by Cashless Exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. If the Company is not a DWAC participant or the Warrantholder requests a physical certificate representing the Warrant Shares, the Company shall issue and deliver a physical certificate representing the Warrant Shares to the Warrantholder. The Warrant Shares to be
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obtained on exercise of the Warrant will be deemed to have been issued, and any person exercising the Warrant will be deemed to have become a holder of record of those Warrant Shares, as of the later of (i) the date the Company receives the Notice of Exercise and (ii) the date the Company receives available funds in cash in payment of the Exercise Price (the Notice Date). If the Warrant Shares are delivered via DWAC or by physical delivery, the Company must deliver the Warrant Shares within five business days of the Notice Date (the Warrant Share Delivery Date).
(d) No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued in connection with the exercise of the Warrant. If an exercise of the Warrant would result in a fractional Warrant Share, the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.
(e) If fewer than all the Warrant Shares purchasable under the Warrant are purchased, the Company will, upon such partial exercise, execute and deliver to the Warrantholder a new Warrant (dated the date hereof), in form and tenor similar to this Warrant, evidencing that portion of the Warrant not exercised.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Warrant Shares be issued, and the Company is authorized to refuse to honor the exercise of the Warrant, if exercise of the Warrant would result in the opinion of the Companys Board of Directors, upon advice of counsel, in the violation of any law.
3. Adjustments in Certain Events. The number, class, and price of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant may be exercised are subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(a) Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the outstanding shares of the Companys Common Stock are divided into a greater number of shares or a dividend in stock is paid on the Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Warrant is then exercisable will be proportionately increased and the Exercise Price will be proportionately reduced; and, conversely, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock are combined into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Warrant is then exercisable will be proportionately reduced and the Exercise Price will be proportionately increased. The increases and reductions provided for in this Section 3(a) will be made with the intent and, as nearly as practicable, the effect that neither the percentage of the total equity of the Company obtainable on exercise of the Warrant nor the price payable for such percentage upon such exercise will be affected by any event described in this Section 3(a). Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision or combination.
(b) Adjustment for Merger or Reorganization. In case of any change in the Common Stock through merger, consolidation, reclassification, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, purchase of substantially all the assets of the Company, or other change in the capital structure of the Company, then, as a condition of such change, lawful and adequate provision will be made so that the Warrantholder will have the right thereafter to receive upon the exercise of the Warrant the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property to which the Warrantholder would have been entitled if, immediately prior to such event, the Warrantholder
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had held the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon the exercise of the Warrant. In any such case, appropriate adjustment will be made in the application of the provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interest thereafter of the Warrantholder, to the end that the provisions set forth herein will thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any shares of stock or other securities or property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of the Warrant. The Company will not permit any change in its capital structure to occur unless the issuer of the shares of stock or other securities to be received by the holder of this Warrant, if not the Company, agrees to be bound by and comply with the provisions of this Warrant.
(c) Right to Distributions. If securities of the Company or securities of any subsidiary of the Company are distributed pro rata to holders of Common Stock, such number of securities will be distributed to the Warrantholder or its assignee upon exercise of its rights hereunder as such Warrantholder or assignee would have been entitled to if this Warrant had been exercised prior to the record date for such distribution. The provisions with respect to adjustment of the Common Stock provided in this Section 3 will also apply to the securities to which the Warrantholder or its assignee is entitled under this Section 3(d).
(d) Certificate of Adjustments. When any adjustment is required to be made in the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, the Company will promptly determine the new number of Warrant Shares and shall (i) prepare and retain on file a statement in its corporate records describing in reasonable detail the method used in arriving at the new number of Warrant Shares and (ii) cause a copy of such statement to be mailed to the Warrantholder within 30 days after the date of the event giving rise to the adjustment.
4. Reservation of Shares. The Company agrees that the number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to provide for the exercise of the Warrant upon the basis set forth above will, at all times during the term of the Warrant, be reserved for issuance.
5. Validity of Shares. All Warrant Shares delivered upon the exercise of the Warrant will be duly and validly issued in accordance with their terms and, upon payment of the Exercise Price, will be fully paid and non-assessable. The Company will pay all documentary and transfer taxes, if any, in respect of the original issuance thereof upon exercise of the Warrant.
6. Transferability.
(a) Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, the Warrant may be transferred to individuals who are members, a partner, officer or other representative, affiliate or stakeholder of Paulson Investment Company, LLC. The Warrant may be divided or combined, upon request to the Company by the Warrantholder, into additional Warrants evidencing the same aggregate number of Warrant Shares. Any such transfer shall be effected upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of the Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the Warrantholder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of the Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.
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7. Securities Act Compliance. The Warrantholder hereby represents: (a) that this Warrant and any Warrant Shares will be acquired for investment for the Warrantholders own account and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and (b) that the Warrantholder is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Company may place conspicuously upon each certificate representing the Warrant Shares a legend substantially in the following form, the terms of which are agreed to by the Warrantholder:
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THE SECURITIES LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND, IN THE CASE OF A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSACTION DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS.
8. No Rights as a Shareholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Warrantholder will not, by virtue of ownership of the Warrant, be entitled to any rights of a shareholder of the Company but will, upon written request to the Company, be entitled to receive such quarterly or annual reports as the Company distributes to its shareholders.
9. Notice. Any notices required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and may be served personally or by mail, including by e-mail; and if served will be addressed as follows:
If to the Company: | Peak Bio, Inc. Attn: CEO 4900 Hopyard Road, Suite 100 Pleasanton, CA 94588 Email: steve.lamond@peak-bio.com |
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Paulson Investment Company, LLC Attn: Alex
Winks, CFO awinks@paulsoninvestment.com Any notice so given by mail will be deemed effectively given 48 hours after mailing when deposited in
the United States mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as specified above. Any notice given by e-mail must be accompanied by confirmation of receipt, and
will be deemed effectively given upon confirmation of such receipt. Any party may by written notice to the other specify a different address for notice purposes. 10. Miscellaneous. (a)
Applicable Law and Jurisdiction. Any disputes arising under or relating to this Warrant shall be submitted to binding arbitration in New York, New York under the auspices of FINRA Dispute Resolution. The decision of the arbitrator will be
final, conclusive and binding on the parties to the arbitration. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators decision in any court having jurisdiction. The Company and Warrantholder shall each pay
one-half of the costs and expenses of such arbitration, and each shall separately pay its counsel fees and expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Warrantholder may bring an action solely for equitable,
declaratory, or injunctive relief relating to its rights and the Companys obligations under this Warrant in the federal or state courts of New York County, and the Company hereby waives any objection to the laying of venue or jurisdiction in
those courts. (b) Remedies. The Warrantholder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including
recovery of damages, is entitled to specific performance of its rights and the Companys duties under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of the
Companys breach of the provisions of this Warrant and the Company hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate in any action for specific performance relating to this Warrant. (c) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in
the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated
as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate. (d) Non-Waiver. No
course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of the Warrantholder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Warrantholders rights, powers or remedies. 7
(e) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative
action by the Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Warrantholder, shall give rise to any liability of the Warrantholder for the purchase price of any Common
Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. (f)
Successors and Assigns. This Warrant may be assigned by the Warrantholder in accordance with applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Warrantholder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Warrantholder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be
enforceable by the Warrantholder or holder of Warrant Shares. (g) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the
provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Warrantholder. (h) Severability. Wherever possible, each
provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant. (i) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a
part of this Warrant. [Signature page follows.] 8
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated. [Placement Agent Warrant]
Exhibit A EXERCISE FORM (To
Be Executed by the Warrantholder to Exercise the Warrant) TO: Peak Bio, Inc. The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right to purchase _________ shares of Common Stock,
represented by the enclosed Warrant as follows: Exercise for Cash. Pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Warrant, the Warrantholder hereby elects to
exercise the Warrant for cash and tenders payment herewith (or has made a wire transfer) to the order of [Company Name] in the amount of $____________. Cashless Exercise. Pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Warrant, the Warrantholder hereby elects to
exercise the Warrant on a cashless basis. The undersigned requests that the applicable number of shares of Common Stock be issued as follows pursuant to
Section 2(c) of the Warrant: Book-Entry Shares to be delivered via DWAC. Certificated Shares to be delivered to the address below. The undersigned requests that the applicable number of shares of Common Stock be issued and delivered to the
following address: The undersigned understands, agrees and recognizes that: No federal or state agency has made any finding or determination as to the fairness of the investment or any
recommendation or endorsement of the securities. A-i
All certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock, if any, may bear a legend substantially similar to the
legend set forth in Section 7 of the Warrant regarding resale restrictions. The undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned has received, read and understood the Warrant and agrees to
abide by and be bound by its terms and conditions. Dated: _____________, 20___. [Placement Agent Warrant Exercise Form] A-ii
Exhibit B ASSIGNMENT FORM (To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.) TO: Peak Bio, Inc. FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant
and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to: Warrantholders Signature: [Placement Agent Warrant Assignment Form] B-i
If to the Warrantholder:
Peak Bio, Inc.
By:
Name: Stephen LaMond
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer
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DWAC Account Number:
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Email:
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Name:
Title:
Note: Signature must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Warrant in all respects, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
Name:
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Address:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Date:
Warrantholders Name:
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