UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

☒   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

For the quarterly period ended: June 30, 2018

 

OR

 

☐   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ________ to ________

 

Commission file number:      0-22945

 

HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware   13-3169913

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     

Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue,

New York, New York 10118

  (212) 979-8228
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  

(Registrant’s Telephone Number,

Including Area Code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or, an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
  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. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

 

As of August 14, 2018, there were 636,867,521 shares of common stock, with $.01 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.

 

INDEX

 

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
ITEM 1. Financial Statements 1
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2018 (unaudited) and December 31, 2017 (audited) 1
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income/(Loss) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited) 2
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Change in Stockholders’ Deficit for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (unaudited) 3
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited) 4
  Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 5
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 40
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 47
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures 47
     
PART II OTHER INFORMATION  
     
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings 48
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors 48
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 50
ITEM 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities 50
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 50
ITEM 5. Other Information 50
ITEM 6. Exhibits 51
     
SIGNATURES 53
   
EXHIBIT INDEX  

  

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Part I. Financial Information

 

Item I. Financial Statements

 

HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

  

    June 30,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
    (Unaudited)     (Audited)  
ASSETS            
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 15,512,810     $ 24,949,393  
Accounts receivable - less allowance for doubtful accounts of $58,615 and $72,335 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively     28,651,739       27,470,219  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     9,362,755       3,557,811  
Total current assets     53,527,304       55,977,423  
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $310,190 and $274,587 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively     369,530       234,035  
Intangible assets, net     31,462,246       28,536,782  
Goodwill     87,672,135       79,137,177  
Investment in films, net     2,052,882       -  
Deposits and other assets     209,492       147,171  
Total assets   $ 175,293,589     $ 164,032,588  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY/(DEFICIT)                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 21,262,591     $ 13,144,003  
Deferred revenue     65,371,837       54,425,630  
Liabilities to be settled in stock     5,988,363       21,320,705  
Convertible notes payable, net of debt discount of $0 and $2,444,368, respectively     -       2,061,072  
Warrant liability     4,266,100       67,288,800  
Derivative liability     41,537,054       4,834,462  
Total current liabilities     138,425,945       163,074,672  
Convertible notes payable, net of current portion and debt discount of $25,515,482 and $1,392,514, respectively     311,705       1,550,555  
Total liabilities     138,737,650       164,625,227  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
                 
Stockholders’ equity/(deficit):                
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; 20,500 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively     205       -  
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 999,482 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2018; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 95,925 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017     9,994       959  
Paid-in capital     302,190,038       150,595,611  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss - foreign currency translation     (132,700 )     (103,980 )
Accumulated deficit     (247,654,083 )     (189,495,185 )
Total Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. stockholders’ equity/(deficit)     54,413,454       (39,002,595 )
Noncontrolling interest     (17,857,515 )     38,409,956  
Total stockholders’ equity/(deficit)     36,555,939       (592,639 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity/(deficit)   $ 175,293,589     $ 164,032,588  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Revenues:                        
Consulting   $ 829,606     $ 1,140,951     $ 1,669,109     $ 2,499,013  
Subscription     72,403,640       -       119,566,087       -  
Marketing and promotional services     935,488       -       2,376,398       -  
Total revenues     74,168,734       1,140,951       123,611,594       2,499,013  
Cost of revenue     178,766,719       917,564       314,735,695       2,023,049  
Gross (loss)/profit     (104,597,985 )     223,387       (191,124,101 )     475,964  
Operating expenses:                                
Selling, general & administrative     20,508,528       1,635,710       40,218,359       5,780,446  
Research and development     154,693       897,905       379,464       933,341  
Depreciation & amortization     1,377,653       433,671       2,648,928       864,596  
Total operating expenses     22,040,874       2,967,286       43,246,751       7,578,383  
                                 
Loss from operations     (126,638,859 )     (2,743,899 )     (234,370,852 )     (7,102,419 )
                                 
Other income/(expense):                                
Change in fair market value - derivative liabilities     4,647,666       (301,479 )     13,245,044       680,852  
Change in fair market value – warrant liabilities     96,231,888       -       189,840,088       -  
Gain on the extinguishment of debt     -       -       15,007,699          
Gain on exchange of warrants     301,487       -       301,487          
Interest expense     (58,195,051 )     (2,184,374 )     (93,729,950 )     (5,293,206 )
Interest income     6,286       19,309       21,627       37,259  
Total other income/(expense)     42,992,276       (2,466,544 )     124,685,995       (4,575,095 )
Loss before income taxes     (83,646,583 )     (5,210,443 )     (109,684,857 )     (11,677,514 )
Provision for income taxes     28,719       11,373       36,670       41,857  
Net loss     (83,675,302 )     (5,221,816 )     (109,721,527 )     (11,719,371 )
    Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest     20,340,529       -       51,562,629       -  
Net loss attributable to Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc.     (63,334,773 )     (5,221,816 )     (58,158,898 )     (11,719,371 )
                                 
     Other comprehensive (loss)/income – foreign currency adjustment     (21,570 )     466       (28,720 )     1,289  
Comprehensive loss   $ (63,356,343 )   $ (5,221,350 )   $ (58,187,618 )   $ (11,718,082 )
                                 
Basic and diluted loss per share:                                
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders – basic and diluted   $ (132.47 )   $ (198.68 )   $ (189.33 )   $ (491.80 )
                                 
Weighted average shares – basic and diluted     478,105       26,283       307,178       23,830  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY/(DEFICIT)

(UNAUDITED)

 

    Preferred Stock     Common Stock     Additional Paid-In     Accumulated other comprehensive     Accumulated     Noncontrolling     Total Shareholders’ Equity  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Income     Deficit     Interest     (Deficit)  
Balance at December 31, 2017     -     $ -       95,925     $ 959     $ 150,595,611     $ (103,980 )   $ (189,495,185 )   $ 38,409,956     $ (592,639 )
Settlement of warrant liability for March warrant exchange     -       -       18,186       182       12,893,983       -       -       -       12,894,165  
Settlement of warrant liability for June warrant exchange     -       -       90,472       905       5,201,195       -       -       -       5,202,100  
Warrant liability which ceases to exist     -       -       -       -       53,998,650             -       -       53,998,650  
Conversion of convertible notes and interest to shares of common stock     -       -       251,547       2,515       34,570,806       -       -       -       34,573,321  
Shares issued for settlement of liabilities     -       -       4,909       49       15,670,637       -       -       -       15,670,686  
MoviePass shares issued in exchange for services     -       -       -       -       324,369       -       -       -       324,369  
Share-based compensation     -       -       4,527       45       6,009,116       -       -       -       6,009,161  
Derivative liability which ceases to exist     -       -       -       -       24,313,054       -       -       -       24,313,054  
Equity raise, net of transaction fees     -       -       403,315       4,033       51,866,786       -       -       -       51,870,819  
Shares issued for February public offering     -       -       76,400       764       96,911,617       -       -       -       96,912,381  
Reclassification of February public offering to warrant liability     -       -       -       -       (158,944,798 )     -       -       -       (158,944,798 )
Shares issued for April public offering     -       -       44,000       440       27,699,373       -       -       -       27,699,813  
Reclassification of April public offering to warrant liability           -       -       -       (33,997,600 )     -       -       -       (33,997,600 )
Preferred shares issued in conjunction with June notes     20,500       205       -       -       2,773,041       -       -       -       2,773,246  
Shares issued in connection with Moviefone acquisition     -       -       10,201       102       7,599,356       -       -       -       7,599,458  
Adjustment of noncontrolling interest in connection with the MoviePass acquisition     -       -       -       -       4,704,842       -       -       (4,704,842 )     -  
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       -      

(58,158,898

)    

(51,562,629

)     (109,721,527 )
Foreign exchange translation     -       -       -       -       -       (28,720 )                 (28,720 )
Balance at June 30, 2018     20,500     $ 205       999,482     $ 9,994     $ 302,190,038     $ (132,700 )   $

(247,654,083

)   $

(17,857,515

)   $ 36,555,939  

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

June 30, 2018

 

    For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2018     2017  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net loss   $ (109,721,527 )   $ (11,719,371 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     2,648,928       864,596  
                 
Gain on exchange of warrants     (301,487 )     -  
Change in fair market value - derivative liabilities     (13,245,044 )     (599,941 )
Change in fair market value - warrant liabilities     (189,840,088 )     (80,911 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt     (15,007,699 )     -    
Provision for doubtful accounts     (13,721 )     2,005  
Non-cash interest expense     83,358,460       4,553,566  
Share based compensation in exchange for services     8,768,450       1,896,400  
Amortization of film costs     2,158,118       -  
Amortization of deferred revenue     (9,127,782 )     -  
Shares issued in advance of services     324,369       -  
Change in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     (1,167,799 )     50,476  
Unbilled receivables     -       -    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (8,550,256 )     (106,445 )
Investment in films     (4,211,000 )     -  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     14,707,327       271,124  
Deferred revenue     20,073,989       -  
Deposits and other assets     (62,321 )     (70,541 )
Net cash used in operating activities     (219,209,083 )     (4,939,042 )
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Sale of property and equipment     -       958  
Purchases of equipment     (171,098 )     (101,322 )
Trendit Ltd patent acquisition     -       (195,143 )
Payment for acquisition of business     (1,000,000 )     -  
Net cash used in investing activities     (1,171,098 )     (295,507 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from note payable     50,077,889       4,000,000  
Proceeds from February public offering, net of transaction fees     96,931,481       -  
Note repayment     (27,894,062 )     (80,000 )
Payment of deferred financing fees     (2,170,328 )     -  
Payment of Make-Whole Interest     (5,000,000 )     -  
Proceeds from April public offering, net of transaction fees     27,699,813       -  
Proceeds from equity raises, net of transaction fees     51,870,819       -  
Proceeds from issuance of June notes and preferred shares, net of transaction fees     20,235,925       -  
Settlement of warrant liability     (779,219 )     -  
Net cash provided by financing activities     210,972,318       3,920,000  
Net change in cash     (9,407,863 )     (1,314,549 )
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     (28,720 )     1,289  
Cash, beginning of period     24,949,393       2,747,240  
Cash, end of period   $ 15,512,810     $ 1,433,980  
Supplemental disclosure of cash and non-cash transactions:                
Cash paid during the period for interest   $ 10,371,490     $ 253,407  
Cash paid for income taxes   $ -     $ 5,975  
Non-cash investing and financing activities                
Conversion of convertible notes and interest to shares of common stock   $ 34,573,321     $ (6,699,402 )
Settlement of warrants   $ 18,096,265     $ -  
Warrant liability which ceases to exist   $ 53,998,650     $ -  
Debt discount for derivative and warrant liability   $ 65,341,847     $ -  
Derivative ceases to exist - reclassified to paid in capital   $ 23,313,054     $ (1,868,628 )
Increase in debt for new original issue discount   $ 24,600,000     $ 1,640,659  
Reclassification of warrant from public offering to derivative liability   $ (192,942,398 )   $ -  
Non-cash fees relating to public offering   $ (19,100 )   $ -  
Non-cash consideration for Moviefone acquisition   $ (13,074,958 )   $ -  
Original issue discount and preferred stock for debt discount   $ 7,137,321     $ -  
Interest capitalized as debt   $ 2,162,515     $ -  

  

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements  

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. General

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements (“interim statements”) of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (“Helios and Matheson”, “HMNY” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these interim statements have been included. The results reported in these interim statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017. These interim statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. 

 

2. Business and Basis of Presentation

 

Business

 

Since 1983, the Company has provided high quality information technology, or IT, services and solutions including a range of technology platforms focusing on big data, business intelligence, and consumer-centric technology. More recently, to provide greater value to stockholders, the Company has sought to expand its business primarily through acquisitions that leverage its capabilities and expertise.

 

On November 9, 2016, the Company acquired Zone Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Zone”), a state-of-the-art mapping and spatial analysis company. On December 11, 2017, the Company acquired a majority interest in MoviePass Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MoviePass”), whose primary product offering is MoviePass™, the nation’s premier movie theater subscription service. MoviePass provides subscribers with access to movie titles in theaters, subject to the MoviePass terms of use, at a fixed monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual fee.

 

In January 2018, the Company formed the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, MoviePass Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MoviePass Ventures”), which aims to collaborate with film distributors to share in film revenues while using the data analytics that MoviePass offers for marketing and targeting services reaching MoviePass’ paying subscribers using the platform.

 

In April 2018, the Company acquired the Moviefone brand and related assets (“Moviefone”). Moviefone is an entertainment information and marketing service which provides its users with access to the entire entertainment ecosystem. Moviefone delivers movie show times and tickets, trailers, TV schedules, streaming information, cast and crew interviews, photo galleries and more. Moviefone’s editorial coverage includes up-to-date entertainment news, trailers and clips, red-carpet coverage and celebrity features.

 

On May 15, 2018 the Company formed MoviePass Films LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MoviePass Films”) to focus on studio-driven content and new film production for theatrical release and other distribution channels. On May 23, 2018, the Company executed a binding letter of intent (the “LOI”) with Emmett Furla Oasis Films LLC (“EFO”) pursuant to which EFO acquired a 49% membership interest in MoviePass Films.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The condensed consolidated financial statements include all accounts of the Company and its wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries. The Company consolidates entities in which it owns more than 50% of the voting equity interests and controls operations. All intercompany transactions and balances among consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated. The Company consolidated the operations of MoviePass as of December 11, 2017, Moviefone as of April 4, 2018, MoviePass Ventures as of January 2018 and MoviePass Films as of May 15, 2018.

 

Reverse Stock-Split

 

On July 24, 2018, the Company effected a reverse stock-split of its issued and outstanding common stock at a ratio of one-for-250 (“Reverse Stock Split”). The Company filed a  Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware effecting the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split did not affect the number of authorized shares of common stock, which, following the increase in authorized shares effected on July 23, 2018 discussed in Note 11, remains at 5,000,000,000 shares. A proportionate adjustment was made to (i) the per share exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Company’s outstanding equity awards, options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock and outstanding convertible notes and (ii) the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes give retroactive effect to the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to, allowance for doubtful accounts, purchase accounting allocations, recoverability and useful lives of property, plant and equipment, identifiable intangibles and goodwill, warrant liabilities, derivative liabilities, the valuation allowance of deferred taxes, contingencies and equity compensation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Reclassification

 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

 

3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Revenue Recognition

 

ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”)

 

The Company adopted the new revenue standard, ASC 606, using the modified retrospective method with respect to all non-completed contracts as of January 1, 2018. This method required retrospective application of the new accounting standard to all unfulfilled contracts that were outstanding as of January 1, 2018. Revenues and contract assets and liabilities for contracts completed prior to January 1, 2018 are presented in accordance with ASC 605.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  

The Company has determined that there were no adjustments required with respect to the adoption of ASC 606 with respect to any prior periods.

 

Disaggregation of Revenue

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Revenues:                        
Consulting   $ 829,606     $ 1,140,951     $ 1,669,109     $ 2,499,013  
Subscription     72,403,640       -       119,566,087       -  
Marketing and promotional services     935,488       -       2,376,398       -  
    Total revenues   $ 74,168,734     $ 1,140,951     $ 123,611,594     $ 2,499,013  

   

The following is a description of the principal activities from which the Company generates revenue, including from consulting customers and subscribers.

 

Consulting Revenue

 

Consulting revenues are recognized as services are provided. The Company primarily provides consulting services under time and material contracts, whereby revenue is recognized as hours and costs are incurred. Clients for consulting revenues are billed on a weekly or monthly basis. Revenues from fixed fee contracts are recorded when work is performed on the basis of the proportionate performance method, which is based on costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs. Any anticipated contract losses are estimated and accrued at the time they become known and estimable. Unbilled accounts receivables represent amounts recognized as revenue based on services performed in advance of customer billings. Revenue from sales of software licenses is recognized upon delivery of the software to a customer because future obligations associated with such revenue are insignificant.

 

Subscription Revenue

 

Subscription revenue consists primarily of subscription fees for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual subscriptions. Revenue from subscriptions is recognized on a straight-line basis when the performance obligations to provide each service for the period are satisfied, which is over time as subscription services can be used by subscribers at any time. Consumers purchasing subscriptions generally pay on an annual or monthly basis, and any prepaid amounts for subscription services are recorded as deferred revenue and amortized to revenue evenly over the service period which begins once a subscriber has activated his or her subscription.

 

Marketing and Promotional Services

 

The Company also generates revenue from marketing services primarily related to major motion picture releases. Marketing revenue is generated through e-mail and digital advertising to the Company’s subscriber base and pursuant to a contract for such services with the movie distributor. Such agreements are short-term and are generally represented by a fully executed customer agreement. Revenue is recognized as performance obligations are satisfied which generally occurs within a month of the date the contract begins. Payment terms on marketing agreements vary and payment is generally due once the performance obligations have been satisfied. Revenue from our participation in the theatrical release of feature films is recognized as earned based on our share of the ultimate expected revenue.

 

Deferred Revenue

 

Subscription fees are generally paid in advance by credit card through merchant processors. Subscription fees received in advance of completion of the performance obligations are recorded as deferred revenue until such time the services are provided to the customer.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Goodwill

 

The Company reviews goodwill for impairment during the fourth quarter of each year, and also upon the occurrence of a triggering event. The Company performs reviews of each of its operating divisions that have goodwill balances. Generally, fair value is determined using a multiple of earnings, or discounted projected future cash flows, and is compared to the carrying value of a reporting unit for purposes of identifying potential impairment. Projected future cash flows are based on management’s knowledge of the current operating environment and expectations for the future. Goodwill impairment is recognized for any excess of the carrying value of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.

 

The identification of relevant events and circumstances and how these may impact a reporting unit’s fair value or carrying amount involve significant judgments by management. These judgments include the consideration of the general economic outlook, industry and market considerations, cost factors, overall financial performance, events which are specific to the Company, and trends in the market price of the Company’s common stock. Each factor is assessed to determine whether it impacts the impairment test as well as the magnitude of any such impact. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company did not record an impairment on goodwill.

 

Intangible Assets, net

 

Intangible assets consist of customer relationships, technology, trademarks, broker relationships and patents. Applicable long-lived assets are amortized or depreciated on the straight-line method over their useful lives ranging from three to twelve years.

 

The Company recorded amortization expense of $1,357,467 and $426,651 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $2,613,326 and $853,302 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

The Company monitors the carrying value of long-lived assets for potential impairment each quarter based on whether certain triggering events have occurred. These events include current period losses or a projection of continuing losses or a significant decrease in the market value of an asset. When a triggering event occurs, an impairment calculation is performed, comparing projected undiscounted future cash flows, utilizing current cash flow information and expected growth rates, to the respective carrying value. If the Company identifies impairment for long-lived assets to be held and used because the carrying value is greater than the projected undiscounted cash flows, the Company compares the assets’ current carrying value to the assets’ fair value. Fair value is based on current market values or discounted future cash flows. The Company records impairment when the carrying value exceeds the assets’ fair value. With respect to owned property and equipment held for disposal, the value of the property and equipment is adjusted to reflect recoverable values based on previous efforts to dispose of similar assets and current economic conditions. Impairment is recognized for the excess of the carrying value over the estimated fair market value, reduced by estimated direct costs of disposal.

 

The Company did not record impairment charges in regard to definite-lived intangible assets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development costs are charged to operations when incurred and are included in operating expenses.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

The Company follows the fair value recognition provisions in ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”) and the provisions of ASC Topic 505, Equity (“ASC 505”) for stock-based transactions with non-employees. Stock based compensation expense for employees is recognized over the requisite service period based on the estimated grant-date fair value of the awards. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. The grant date is the date at which an employer and employee reach a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of a share-based payment award. Stock-based compensation for non-employee stock options is recorded over the vesting period and remeasured at fair value until they vest.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures , defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. This topic also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires classification based on observable and unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in an active market for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

 

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity; therefore, the inputs are developed by the Company using estimates and assumptions that the Company expects a market participant would use, including pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques.

 

The carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

 

The liabilities in connection with the conversion and make-whole features included within certain of the Company’s convertible notes payable and warrants are each classified as a level 3 liability.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates its convertible notes and warrants to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for in accordance with Paragraph 815-10-05-4 of the FASB ASC and Paragraph 815-40-25 of the Codification. The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the embedded derivative is marked-to-market each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the statements of operations as other income or expense. Upon conversion or exercise of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to equity.

 

In circumstances where the embedded conversion option in a convertible instrument is required to be bifurcated and there are also other embedded derivative instruments in the convertible instrument that are required to be bifurcated the bifurcated derivative instruments are accounted for as a single, compound derivative instrument.

 

The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period. Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification are reclassified to liability at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current to correspond with its host instrument.

 

The Company marks to market the fair value of the embedded derivatives at each balance sheet date and records the change in the fair value of the embedded derivatives as other income or expense in the statements of operations.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The Company utilizes a Monte Carlo Method that values the liability of the debt conversion feature derivative financial instruments and derivative warrants based on a probability of a down round event. The reason the Company selected the lattice binomial model is that in many cases there may be multiple embedded features or the features of the bifurcated derivatives may be so complex that a Black-Scholes valuation does not consider all of the terms of the instrument. Therefore, the fair value may not be appropriately captured by simple models.

 

Warrant Liability

 

The Company evaluates its warrants to determine if those contracts qualify as liabilities in accordance with ASC 480-10 and ASC 815-40. The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the warrant liability is marked-to-market each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability, with the change in fair value recorded in the statements of operations as other income or expense. Upon conversion or exercise of a warrant liability, the instrument is marked to fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to equity.

 

For warrants with a fixed conversion price and a fixed number of shares, the Company utilizes a Black Scholes model for valuation. For warrants with variability in the number of shares or conversion price (such as a down round feature), the Company utilizes the Monte Carlo Method to value the warrant liability. The reason the Company selected the lattice binomial model is that in many cases there may be multiple embedded features or the features may be so complex that a Black-Scholes valuation does not consider all of the terms of the instrument. Therefore, the fair value may not be appropriately captured by simple models.

 

Accounting for Film Costs

We capitalize costs of acquiring participation rights to films. The costs for an individual film are amortized to direct operating expenses in the proportion that current year’s revenues bear to management’s estimates of the ultimate revenue at the beginning of the current year expected to be recognized from the distribution, exhibition or sale of such film. Ultimate revenue includes estimates over a period not to exceed ten years following the date of initial release of the motion picture. For participation rights previously released films acquired as part of a library, ultimate revenue includes estimates over a period not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquisition.

Due to the inherent uncertainties involved in making such estimates of ultimate revenues and expenses, these estimates may differ from actual results and are likely to differ to some extent in the future from actual results. In addition, in the normal course of our business, some films and titles are more successful or less successful than anticipated. Management regularly reviews and revises when necessary its ultimate revenue and cost estimates, which may result in a change in the rate of amortization of film costs and/or write-down of all or a portion of the unamortized costs of the film to its estimated fair value. Management estimates the ultimate revenue based on experience with similar titles or title genre, the general public appeal of the cast, actual performance (when available) at the box office or in markets currently being exploited, and other factors such as the quality and acceptance of motion pictures or programs that our competitors release into the marketplace at or near the same time, critical reviews, general economic conditions and other tangible and intangible factors, many of which we do not control and which may change.

An increase in the estimate of ultimate revenue will generally result in a lower amortization rate and, therefore, less film amortization expense, while a decrease in the estimate of ultimate revenue will generally result in a higher amortization rate and, therefore, higher film amortization expense, and could also periodically result in an impairment requiring a write-down of the film cost to the title’s fair value. These write-downs are included in amortization expense within cost of revenues in our consolidated statements of operations.

Investment in films is stated at the lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value. Additional amortization is recorded in the amount by which the unamortized costs exceed the estimated fair value of the film. Estimates of future revenue involve measurement uncertainty and it is therefore possible that reductions in the carrying value of investment in films may be required as a consequence of changes in our future revenue estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The following accounting standards updates were recently issued and have not yet been adopted. These standards are currently under review to determine their impact on the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, or consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases, (“ASU 2016-02”), which supersedes FASB ASC 840, Leases and provides principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both lessees and lessors. The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than twelve months regardless of classification. Leases with a term of twelve months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10,  Codification Improvements to Topic 842 (Leases) , and ASU 2018-11,  Leases (Topic 842), Targeted Improvements , which provide (i) narrow amendments to clarify how to apply certain aspects of the new lease standard, (ii) entities with an additional transition method to adopt the new standard, and (ii) lessors with a practical expedient for separating components of a contract. The standard is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted upon issuance. The Company is currently evaluating the method of adoption and the impact of adopting ASU 2016-02 on its results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

 

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other than Inventory (“ASU 2016-16”), which eliminates the exception that prohibits the recognition of current and deferred income tax effects for intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory until the asset has been sold to an outside party. The updated guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the update is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2016-16 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04 Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”): Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). ASU 2017-04 simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. In computing the implied fair value of goodwill under Step 2, an entity had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment testing date of its assets and liabilities (including unrecognized assets and liabilities) following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Instead, under ASU 2017-04, an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Additionally, an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax-deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. ASU 2017-04 is effective for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and an entity should apply the amendments of ASU 2017-04 on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2017-04 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11 (“ASU 2017-11”), Earnings Per Share (“ASC 260”), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”), and Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). ASU 2017-11 is intended to simplify the accounting for financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. Among the issues addressed are: (i) determining whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock; (ii) distinguishing liabilities from equity for mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic entities; and (iii) identifying mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests. ASU 2017-11 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2017-11 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”). The amendments in ASU 2018-07 expand the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. ASU 2018-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-07 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

  

4. Going Concern Analysis 

  

In evaluating the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, management considered the conditions and events that could raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within twelve months after the Company’s interim financial statements were issued (August 14, 2018). Management considered the Company’s current financial condition and liquidity sources, including current funds available, forecasted future cash flows and the Company’s conditional and unconditional obligations due before August 14, 2019.

 

The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to those of other big data technology, technology consulting companies and subscription based businesses, including its dependence on key individuals, uncertainty of product development and generation of revenues and positive cash flow, dependence on outside sources of capital, risks associated with research, development, testing, and successful protection of intellectual property, the Company’s ability to maintain and grow its subscriber base and the Company’s susceptibility to infringement on the proprietary rights of others. The attainment of profitable operations is dependent on future events, including obtaining adequate financing to fulfill the Company’s growth and operating activities and generating a level of revenues adequate to support the Company’s cost structure.

 

The Company has experienced net losses and significant cash outflows from cash used in operating activities over the past years. As of June 30, 2018, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $247,654,083, a loss from operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 of $126,638,859 and $234,370,852, respectively, and net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018 of $219,209,083.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The Company expects to continue to incur net losses and have significant cash outflows for at least the next twelve months. As of June 30, 2018, the Company had cash and a working capital deficit of $15,512,810 and $84,898,641, respectively, compared to $24,949,393 and $107,097,249 as of December 31, 2017. Of the working capital deficit at June 30, 2018, $45,803,154 pertained to warrant and derivative liabilities classified on the balance sheet within current liabilities. Management has evaluated the significance of the conditions described above in relation to the Company’s ability to meet its obligations and concluded that, without additional funding, the Company will not have sufficient funds to meet its obligations within one year from the date the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. While management will look to continue funding operations by raising additional capital from sources such as sales of the Company’s debt or equity securities or loans in order to meet operating cash requirements, there is no assurance that management’s plans will be successful.

 

The Company obtained convertible debt financing for up to $60,000,000 in gross proceeds on January 11, 2018, of which the Company had received $25,000,000 in gross proceeds as of June 30, 2018, which the Company used (i) to increase the Company’s ownership interests or other rights and interests in MoviePass; (ii) to satisfy certain indebtedness; and (iii) for general corporate purposes and transaction expenses. The Company may also use the proceeds to make other acquisitions. Additionally, during May and June of 2018, the Company received $25,077,889 in gross proceeds related to the convertible debt financing obtained on November 7, 2017.

 

On June 26, 2018, the Company obtained preferred stock and convertible debt financing for up to $139,400,000 in gross proceeds, of which the Company had received $20,500,000 in gross proceeds as of June 30, 2018, which the Company used for general corporate purposes and transaction expenses. The Company may also use the proceeds to make other acquisitions.  

 

As of June 30, 2018 the Company had $0 and $352,188 of make-whole principal balance outstanding under the Senior Convertible Notes issued to institutional investors on November 7, 2017 and January 23, 2018, respectively, and there remained $228,672,111 in restricted principal for which a corresponding amount of principal under the investor notes remains to be paid to the Company by the holders of those convertible notes.

 

In order to facilitate the Company’s further access to capital, in January 2018 the Company filed a shelf registration statement on form S-3 that was declared effective by the SEC on February 9, 2018, which allows the Company to offer and sell up to $400,000,000 of its equity or equity-linked securities. Using the shelf registration statement, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of common stock and warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $105.0 million on February 13, 2018. The total net proceeds to the Company from the February 2018 public offering were $96.9 million. The Company also completed an underwritten public offering of common stock and warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $30.3 million on April 23, 2018. The total net proceeds to the Company from the April 2018 public offering were approximately $27.5 million.

 

On April 18, 2018, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Canaccord Genuity LLC (“Canaccord”) under which the Company may offer and sell under the shelf registration statement up to $150 million of its common stock at prevailing market prices in a continuous at-the market offering (the “ATM Offering”) through its sales agent Canaccord. The Company may use the net proceeds from the ATM Offering to increase the Company’s ownership stake in MoviePass and to support the operations of MoviePass and MoviePass Ventures, to satisfy a portion or all of any amounts due and payable in connection with the convertible notes issued on November 7, 2017, January 23, 2018 and June 26, 2018, and for general corporate purposes and transaction expenses. The proceeds may also be used for acquisitions. As of June 30, 2018, the Company has sold 0.4 million shares (100.8 million pre-split), and received net proceeds of $52.7 million, pursuant to the ATM Offering.

 

Without raising additional capital, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through August 14, 2019. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. This basis of accounting contemplates the recovery of the Company’s assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. A successful transition to attaining profitable operations is dependent upon achieving a level of positive cash flows adequate to support the Company’s cost structure. 

 

Notice of Potential Delisting from NASDAQ 

 

On June 21, 2018, the Company received a deficiency letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, for the prior 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock has closed below a minimum $1.00 per share required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (“Rule 5550(a)(2)”). The Nasdaq deficiency letter has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock, and its common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol “HMNY” at this time.

 

In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), the Company has been given 180 calendar days, or until December 18, 2018 to regain compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2). The Company intends to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and consider its available options to resolve its noncompliance with Rule 5550(a)(2).

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

5.

Acquisitions of MoviePass and Moviefone and the Formation of MoviePass Films

 

Acquisition of Controlling Interest in MoviePass Inc.

 

On December 11, 2017, the Company completed its acquisition of a 62.41% majority interest in MoviePass (such acquisition, the “MoviePass Transaction”), for the following consideration: (1) a subordinated convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $12,000,000 (the “Helios Convertible Note”), which is convertible into shares of HMNY’s common stock, as further described below; (2) a $5,000,000 promissory note issued to MoviePass (the “Helios Note”); (3) the exchange of a convertible promissory note issued by MoviePass to HMNY in an aggregate principal amount of $11,500,000 (plus accrued interest thereon); (4) $1,000,000 in cash to purchase outstanding convertible notes of MoviePass, which were converted into shares of MoviePass’ common stock amounting to an additional 2% of the outstanding shares of MoviePass common stock; and (5) $20,000,000 in cash pursuant to the Investment Option Agreement, dated October 11, 2017, between the Company and MoviePass.

  

The Helios Convertible Note will convert into 16,000 (4,000,000 pre-split) unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Conversion Shares”) automatically upon the Company’s receipt of approval of its stockholders relating to the issuance of the Conversion Shares as required by and in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635. Of that amount, 2,667 (666,667 pre-split) of the Conversion Shares are subject to forfeiture by MoviePass, in the Company’s sole discretion, as MoviePass failed to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market by March 31, 2018 (as required by the securities purchase agreement between the Company and MoviePass). As of the date of this report, the Company has not made a decision with respect to the disposition of those shares that are subject to forfeiture.  

 

The Company has valued the Helios Convertible Note as of the acquisition date, including the valuation of the shares subject to forfeiture as noted above, at the fair value on the acquisition date based on a Monte Carlo simulation. The shares subject to forfeiture are contingent consideration and have been valued as a separate component of the Helios Convertible Note. As of the acquisition date the Helios Convertible Note was valued at $29,000,000 and the portion of the Conversion Shares subject to forfeiture was valued at $5,152,446. All of the purchase consideration, with the exception of the $1,000,000 paid for the MoviePass convertible notes which were converted into MoviePass common stock, was retained by MoviePass. Accordingly, the value of the Helios Convertible Note, the Helios Note and the value associated with the Conversion Shares subject to forfeiture are eliminated in consolidation for financial reporting purposes.

 

Goodwill recognized as part of the MoviePass Transaction is not expected to be tax deductible.

 

The Company has determined preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the MoviePass Transaction. These values are subject to change as management performs additional reviews of the assumptions utilized.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The Company has made a provisional allocation of the purchase price of the MoviePass Transaction to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the provisional purchase price allocations relating to the MoviePass Transaction.

 

Purchase consideration:   MoviePass  
Cash   $ 32,671,792  
Notes payable (includes Helios Convertible Note and Helios Note)     39,152,446  
Fair value of consideration transferred   $ 71,824,238  
         
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired:        
Cash acquired   $ 1,106,171  
Accounts receivable     9,669,390  
Notes receivable     39,152,446  
Investment option payment receivable     7,850,000  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     192,180  
Property and equipment     39,320  
Other assets     8,000  
Identifiable intangible assets:        
Tradenames and trademarks     19,550,000  
Technology     3,800,000  
Customer relationships     2,560,000  
Liabilities assumed     (9,261,785 )
Deferred revenue     (38,718,397 )
Non-controlling interest     (43,260,264 )
Goodwill     79,137,177  
Total purchase price allocation   $ 71,824,238  

  

The Company has not completed the valuation studies necessary to finalize the acquisition fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and related allocation of the purchase price for the MoviePass Transaction. Accordingly, the type and value of the intangible assets and deferred revenue amounts set forth above are preliminary. Once the valuation process is finalized for the MoviePass Transaction, there could be changes to the reported values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including goodwill, intangible assets and deferred revenue and those changes could differ materially from what is presented above.

 

The Company determined the provisional fair value of the acquired intangible assets through a combination of the market approach and the income approach. The significant assumptions used in certain valuations associated with the MoviePass Transaction include discount rates ranging from 10.0% to 51.0%. In determining the value of tradenames and trademarks the Company observed royalty rates ranging from 0.0% to 100.0%, and utilized a 1.0% rate for MoviePass’s aggregated tradenames and trademarks. Additionally, the Company observed royalty rates related to MoviePass’s technology assets acquired ranging from 0.0% to 50.0%, and used a 1.0% royalty rate in determining the fair value of the acquired technology. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) guidance, the fair value of an acquired liability related to deferred revenue would include the direct and incremental cost of fulfilling the obligation plus a normal profit margin. The Company utilized historical operating results in estimating the direct and incremental costs of fulfilling the acquired deferred revenue obligations. The non-controlling interest in MoviePass was determined based on the fair value of MoviePass less the amounts paid by the Company for its 62.41% controlling interest.

 

The estimated useful lives of acquired intangible assets are 7 years for customer relationships, 3 years for technology, and 7 years for tradenames and trademarks. Acquired deferred revenue is estimated to be realized based on the length of the subscription, over 12 months from the acquisition date.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Additional MoviePass Subscription Agreements

 

On March 8, 2018, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with MoviePass (the “March 2018 Agreement”), pursuant to which, in lieu of repayment of advances totaling $55,525,000 made by the Company, MoviePass agreed to sell to the Company an amount of MoviePass common stock equal to 18.79% of the total then outstanding shares of MoviePass common stock (excluding shares underlying MoviePass options and warrants) (the “March 2018 MoviePass Purchased Shares”). MoviePass also agreed to issue to the Company, in addition to the March 2018 MoviePass Purchased Shares, without payment of additional consideration by the Company, for purposes of anti-dilution, an amount of shares of MoviePass common stock that caused the Company’s total ownership of the outstanding shares of MoviePass common stock (excluding shares underlying MoviePass options and warrants), together with the March 2018 MoviePass Purchased Shares, to equal 81.2% as of March 8, 2018.

 

From February 27, 2018 through April 12, 2018, the Company advanced a total of $35,000,000 to MoviePass (the “Second Advance”). On April 16, 2018, the Company entered into an additional Subscription Agreement with MoviePass (the “April 2018 Agreement”), pursuant to which, in lieu of repayment of the Second Advance, MoviePass agreed to sell to the Company an amount of shares of common stock of MoviePass equal to 10.6% of the total then outstanding MoviePass common stock (excluding shares underlying MoviePass options and warrants) (the “April 2018 MoviePass Purchased Shares”), based on a pre-money valuation of MoviePass of $295,525,000 as of March 31, 2018. Pursuant to the April 2018 Agreement, MoviePass also agreed to issue to the Company, in addition to the April 2018 MoviePass Purchased Shares, without payment of additional consideration by the Company, for purposes of anti-dilution, an amount of shares of common stock of MoviePass that caused the Company’s total ownership of the outstanding shares of common stock of MoviePass (excluding shares underlying MoviePass options and warrants), together with the April 2018 MoviePass Purchased Shares, to equal 91.8% as of April 12, 2018.

 

In addition, from April 16, 2018 through June 30, 2018 the Company has advanced MoviePass, $112,731,000 for operational funding. Such amount remains payable to the Company by MoviePass and has been eliminated in consolidation for financial reporting purposes.

 

The Company has accounted for the March 2018 MoviePass Purchased Shares and the April 2018 MoviePass Purchased Shares as an acquisition of a portion of the non-controlling interest in MoviePass. Accordingly, the non-controlling interest at March 8, 2018 and April 12, 2018 was reduced respectively, based on the percentage acquired, and the balance invested in excess of the value of the non-controlling interest acquired was recorded as additional invested capital.

 

Acquisition of Moviefone Brand

 

On April 4, 2018, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Moviefone Purchase Agreement”) with Oath Inc. (formerly, AOL Inc.), a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of Verizon Communications and certain of its subsidiaries (“Oath”), pursuant to which the Company completed the acquisition from Oath of certain products, rights, technology, contracts, data and other assets related to the Moviefone brand (the “Moviefone Assets”). The acquisition of Moviefone has been accounted for as the acquisition of a business. The historical operational results of Moviefone were not significant for purposes of providing pro forma financial information. The purchase price for the Moviefone Assets consisted of the following: (i) $1.0 million in cash, (ii) the issuance of 10,201 (2,550,154 pre-split) shares of common stock of the Company with a market value of $7.6 million as of the closing date, and (iii) the issuance of warrants to purchase 10,201 (2,550,154 pre-split) shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1,375 ($5.50 pre-split) per share. In addition, and pursuant to the Moviefone Purchase Agreement, the Company assumed certain specified liabilities incurred after the acquisition date and retained certain employees of Moviefone.

 

The Company determined the provisional fair value of the acquired intangible assets through a combination of the market approach, cost and the income approach. The significant assumptions used in certain valuations associated with the Moviefone transaction include discount rates ranging from 9.0% to 22.1%. In determining the value of tradenames and trademarks the Company observed royalty rates ranging from 0.0% to 100.0% and utilized a 10.0% rate for Moviefone’s aggregated tradenames and trademarks. Additionally, the Company utilized a cost approach for Moviefone’s technology assets acquired based on man hours to construct in determining the fair value of the acquired technology.  The non-compete agreements were analyzed and found to have a de minimis value.

 

The estimated useful lives of acquired intangible assets are 20 years for tradenames and trademarks, 7 years for customer relationships and 3 years for technology. 

 

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for Moviefone by the Company, and the amounts of assets acquired, and liabilities assumed and recognized at the acquisition date:

 

Purchase consideration:   Moviefone  
Cash   $ 1,000,000  
Common shares issued     7,599,458  
Warrants for common shares issued     5,475,500  
Fair value of consideration transferred   $ 14,074,958  
         
Trade names and trademarks   $ 4,640,000  
Technology     340,000  
Customer relationships     560,000  
Goodwill     8,534,958  
Total purchase price allocation   $ 14,074,958  

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

MoviePass Films

 

On May 23, 2018 the Company entered into the LOI with EFO, pursuant to which EFO acquired a 49% membership interest in MoviePass Films. Pursuant to the LOI, the Company capitalized MoviePass Films with an initial capital contribution of $2,000,000 in cash and retained a 51% interest in MoviePass Films. EFO has assigned its rights in a film output agreement of EFO to MoviePass Films. MoviePass Films has begun operations, and the Company and EFO are finalizing the long form agreements that will further define the relative rights and duties of the Company and EFO with respect to MoviePass Films. In accordance with the LOI as of June 30, 2018, the Company is committed to contribute to MoviePass Films an additional $3,000,000 in cash and 16,000 (4,000,000 pre-split) shares for the acquisition of ownership and economic interests in films.

 

The Company has not performed the valuation studies required to value film output agreement assigned to MoviePass Films by EFO.

 

The Company has a 51% membership interest in MoviePass Films and the right to designate three out of five of the members of its board of managers and accordingly has consolidated the results of MoviePass Films with those of the Company.

 

6. Net Income/(Loss) Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

 

Earnings per share (“EPS”) is the amount of earnings attributable to each share of common stock. For convenience, the term is used to refer to either earnings or loss per share. EPS is computed pursuant to Section 260-10-45 of the FASB ASC. Pursuant to ASC Paragraphs 260-10-45-10 through 260-10-45-16, basic EPS is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (the denominator) during the period. The computation of diluted EPS is similar to the computation of basic EPS except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued during the period to reflect the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through contingent shares issuance arrangements, stock options or warrants.

 

The following table shows the outstanding dilutive common shares excluded from the diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholder’s calculation as they were anti-dilutive:

 

    June 30,     December 31,  
    2018     2017  
Warrants     66,821       38,526  
Conversion features on convertible notes     336,425       5,482  
Total potentially dilutive shares     403,246       44,008  

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

 

    June 30,
2018
    December 31, 2017  
Vendor deposits   $ 8,083,907     $ 147,533  
Tax     -       108,433  
Deposits     -       230,711  
Insurance     78,719       86,181  
Professional fees and services     93,571       33,333  
Deferred stock compensation     464,335       2,885,278  
Rent     -       52,650  
Other     642,223       13,692  
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets   $ 9,362,755     $ 3,557,811  

  

8. Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill

 

The following table sets forth the major categories of the Company’s intangible assets and the estimated useful lives as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 for those assets that are not already fully amortized: 

 

            June 30, 2018  
    Useful Life (Years)   Gross
Carrying Amount
    Acquisitions     Accumulated Amortization     Impairments     Net Book Value  
Customer relationships   7   $ 2,560,000     $ 560,000     $ (222,613 )   $ -     $ 2,897,387  
Technology   3     8,070,000       340,000       (3,071,620 )     -       5,338,380  
Tradenames and trademarks   10-20     19,873,224       4,640,000       (1,466,836 )     -       23,046,388  
Broker relationships   5     -       -       -       -       -  
Patents   12     196,353       -       (16,262 )     -       180,091  
        $ 30,699,577     $ 5,540,000     $ (4,777,331 )   $ -     $ 31,462,246  
                                             
          December 31, 2017  
    Estimated
Useful Life (Years)
 

Gross
Carrying Amount

    Acquisitions     Accumulated Amortization     Impairments     Net Book Value  
Customer relationships   7   $ -     $ 2,560,000     $ (20,645 )   $ -     $ 2,539,355  
Technology   3     4,270,000       3,800,000       (1,700,431 )     -       6,369,569  
Tradenames and trademarks   10     1,977,000       19,550,000       (433,588 )     (1,653,776 )     19,439,636  
Broker relationships   5     4,200       -       (962 )     (3,238 )     -  
Patents   12     196,353       -       (8,131 )     -       188,222  
        $ 6,447,553     $ 25,910,000     $ (2,163,757 )   $ (1,657,014 )   $ 28,536,782  

 

The Company recorded amortization expense of $1,357,467 and $426,651 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $2,613,574 and $853,302 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 

 

The following table outlines estimated future annual amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter:

 

June 30,      
Remaining 2018   $ 2,726,155  
2019     5,246,717  
2020     3,957,471  
2021     2,678,569  
2022     2,648,976  
Thereafter     14,204,358  
    $ 31,462,246  

 

Goodwill represents the difference between purchase cost and the fair value of net assets acquired in business acquisitions. Goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually as of December 31 st and more often if a triggering event occurs, by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value.

 

Balance as of December 31, 2017   $ 79,137,177  
Acquisitions     8,534,958  
Impairments     -  
Balance as of June 30, 2018   $ 87,672,135  
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

9. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

 

    June 30,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
Accounts payable   $ 5,619,294     $ 5,087,060  
Accrued ticket expense     7,177,764       4,743,582  
Accrued professional fees     1,084,624       597,187  
Accrued credit card fees     -       782,670  
Accrued payroll expense     1,341,900       312,149  
Accrued other expense     4,773,922       852,840  
Accrued interest     1,265,087       768,515  
Total   $ 21,262,591     $ 13,144,003  

  

10. Senior Secured Convertible Notes and Warrants and Unit Offerings

   

February 2017 Notes

 

On February 8, 2017, the Company issued two Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “February 2017 Notes”) to an institutional investor (the “Investor”) in the aggregate principal amount of $5,681,818 for consideration consisting of a secured promissory note payable by the Investor to the Company in the principal amount of $5,000,000 (the “February 2017 Investor Note”) which offsets the February 2017 notes of the same amount. Upon issuance, the initial principal balance of $681,818 of the February 2017 Notes was accounted for as an original issuance discount and accreted into interest expense over the life of the February 2017 Notes. As cash is received from the February 2017 Investor Note, and the related principal amount of the February 2017 Notes increases accordingly, a derivative liability related to the conversion feature embedded within the February 2017 Notes is recorded as a debt discount, and accreted into interest expense over the life of the February 2017 Notes using the effective interest method, and any excess value over the amount of cash received is expensed immediately to interest expense. In addition, February Placement Agent Warrants were also issued (See The Placement Agent  Notes and Warrants below ), recognized as liabilities pursuant to their terms and recorded as a debt discount, and accreted into interest expense over the life of the February 2017 Notes using the effective interest method, and any excess value over the amount of cash received is expensed immediately to interest expense. The February 2017 Notes had a maturity date of October 8, 2017.

 

As of December 31, 2017, the Investor had fully funded the February 2017 Investor Note and had subsequently converted the aggregate principal amount due under the February 2017 Notes and approximately $49,000 of interest into 7,411 (1,852,886 pre-split) shares of the Company’s common stock in full payment of the February 2017 Notes. On any principal balance owed by the Company to the Investor, a 6% interest obligation was due quarterly and calculated on a 360-day basis. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company had interest expense of $81,023 and $131,213, respectively. In a letter agreement executed on August 27, 2017, in consideration for the prepayment in the amount of $2,500,000, on the February 2017 Investor Note, which the Investor subsequently made on August 28, 2017, the Investor and the Company agreed that the Investor would have the right, but not the obligation, until December 31, 2017, to effect an exchange (the “Share Exchange”) of 3,365 (841,250 pre-split) shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Exchange Shares”) for one or more senior secured convertible promissory notes in the form of the February Additional Note (the “New Note”), with the right to substitute the alternate conversion price of the New Note with the alternate conversion price of the Company’s Series B Senior Secured Convertible Note (the “Series B Note”) that was issued on August 16, 2017. Any New Note issued was in a principal amount equal to the product of the prepayment amount ($2,500,000) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which was the number of the aggregate shares being tendered to the Company in the Share Exchange and the denominator of which was 3,365 (841,250 pre-spilt). The maturity date of any New Note was 45 days following the issuance of the New Note, and the conversion price of the New Notes was $1,125 ($4.50 pre-split), or, at the election of the Investor, the Investor could convert at the Alternate Conversion Price. The Alternate Conversion Price was defined as either (A) the lower of (i) $1,125 ($4.50 pre-split) and (ii) the greater of (I) $1,000 ($4.00 pre-split) and (II) 85% of the quotient of (x) the sum of the volume weighted average price of the common stock for each of the 5 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the delivery of the Conversion Notice, divided by (y) 5 or (B) that price which shall be the lowest of (i) $750 ($3.00 pre-split) and (ii) the greater of (I) the Floor Price then in effect and (II) 85% of the quotient of (x) the sum of the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock for each of the 5 consecutive trading days ending and including the date of the alternate conversion, divided by (y) 5. The Floor Price was defined as $750 ($3.00 pre-split) through October 4, 2017 and $125 ($0.50 pre-split) following October 4, 2017. On October 23, 2017, the Company and the Investor entered into a Third Amendment and Exchange Agreement (the “Third Exchange Agreement”) for the purpose of exchanging the New Note for 3,789 (947,218 pre-split) shares of common stock (the “New Exchange Shares”) and rights (the “Rights”) to receive 2,211 (552,782 pre-split) additional shares of common stock. As partial consideration for the New Exchange Shares and the Rights, the Investor agreed, among other things, to terminate the Investor’s right to exchange the remaining Exchange Shares for New Notes. The termination of these rights is accounted for as financing fees associated with the February 2017 Notes, valued at $19,950,000 based on the trading price of the Company’s stock on the date of the Third Exchange Agreement and recorded as interest expense. 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

August 2017 Notes

 

On August 16, 2017, the Company issued to the Investor three Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “August 2017 Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $10,300,000 and a 5-year warrant for the purchase of 7,572 (1,892,972 pre-split) shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $812.50 ($3.25 pre-split) per share (the “Investor Warrant”) for consideration consisting of a secured promissory note payable by the Investor to the Company (the “August 2017 Investor Note”) in the principal amount of $8,800,000 and $220,000 which offsets the August 2017 Notes of the same amount. The August 2017 Notes had a maturity date of April 16, 2018 and the Investor Warrant had an expiration date of April 16, 2022. The $220,000 secured promissory note payable by the Investor was issued in exchange for a $250,000 Senior Secured Convertible Note; therefore, a discount of $30,000 was recognized upon issuance and accreted into interest expense over the life of the note using the effective interest method. Upon issuance, the Investor Warrant, which was determined to be a liability, was recorded at fair value and accounted for as an original issuance discount to the August 2017 Notes. The excess in value of the Investor Warrant over the August 2017 Notes upon issuance was recorded as interest expense, while the initial principal balance was recorded as a debt discount and accreted into interest expense over the life of the August 2017 Notes.

 

At December 31, 2017, the contracted conversion prices for the August 2017 Notes, which included an Initial Series A Note, an Additional Series A Note and the Series B Note, were $1,000 ($4.00 pre-split) for the Initial Series A Note and the Additional Series A Note and $750 ($3.00 pre-split) for the Series B Note. As of December 31, 2017, the Investor had fully prepaid the August 2017 Investor Note and converted $5,794,560 in principal amount, plus accrued interest, of the August 2017 Notes into 5,931 (1,482,639 pre-split) shares of the Company’s common stock. On any principal balance owed by the Company to the Investor, a 6% interest obligation was due quarterly and calculated on a 360-day basis. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company had $37,126 of interest expense pertaining to the unpaid principal amount of the August 2017 Notes. The full outstanding principal balance of $4,677,899 and accrued interest of $37,126 were converted to 4,678 (1,169,475 pre-split) shares of the Company’s common stock on February 20, 2018. As of June 30, 2018, the unpaid principal amount of the August 2017 Notes owed to the Investor was $0.

 

The Investor Warrant included anti-dilution provisions. The anti-dilution provisions were triggered when the Company issued a new senior convertible note to the Investor in the aggregate principal amount of $697,000 (the “Exchange Note”) in September 2017. Because the Exchange Note had a conversion price of $750 ($3.00 pre-split) per share, which was lower than the Investor Warrant per share exercise price of $812.50 ($3.25 pre-split), the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable to the Investor pursuant to the Investor Warrant was increased from 7,572 (1,892,972 pre-split) to 8,203 (2,050,720 pre-split) and the per share exercise price of the Investor Warrant was decreased from $812.50 ($3.25 pre-split) to $750 ($3.00 pre-split). As of December 31, 2017, the Investor had elected, in a cashless transaction, to exercise the Investor Warrant to purchase 6,860 (1,715,006 pre-split) shares of common stock and also paid the Company the sum of $977,142 to exercise the Investor Warrant for an additional 1,303 (325,714 pre-split) shares of common stock. On November 21, 2017 in conjunction with the Fourth Amendment and Exchange Agreement entered into between the Investor and the Company, the remaining 40 (10,000 pre-split) shares of common stock subject to the Investor Warrant were exchanged for a new warrant (the “Exchange Warrant”). The Exchange Warrant, which was determined to be a liability and was recorded at fair value, was in substantially the form of the Investor Warrant, except that: 

 

  The Exchange Warrant had an exercise price of $3,578 ($14.31 pre-split).

 

  The expiration date of the Exchange Warrant was November 21, 2022.

 

  The Exchange Warrant could not be exercised for the purchase of shares of common stock unless the stockholders of the Company approve the issuance in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market, which stockholder approval was obtained at a special meeting of the Company’s stockholders in October 2017.

 

  The Exchange Warrant was subject to redemption, refund or alternate cashless exercise after the August Note was no longer outstanding (or on or after February 16, 2018 if the Company failed to remain current in its filings or an event of default under the August 2017 Notes occurred).

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

In March 2018, the Investor exercised the Exchange Warrant by means of a cashless exercise into 17,414 (4,353,581 pre-split) shares of common stock and a cash payment from the Company of $779,219, resulting in a reduction of the warrant liability and corresponding adjustment to Additional Paid in Capital.

 

With the issuance of the Exchange Warrant, the resulting cash flows of the remaining Investor Warrant were considered to be significantly modified within the context of ASC 470. Accordingly, the incremental change in fair value between the Investor Warrant and the Exchange Warrant was calculated as $12,878,864 and recorded as interest expense. 

 

November 2017 Notes

 

On November 7, 2017, the Company issued two Senior Secured Convertible Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 (collectively, the “November 2017 Notes”) to institutional investors. The November 2017 Notes consist of a Senior Secured Convertible Note in the amount of $5,000,000 (the “November Initial Note”) and a Senior Secured Convertible Note in the amount of $95,000,000 (the “November Additional Note”) in exchange for an upfront cash payment of $5,000,000 and a senior secured promissory note of $95,000,000 (the “November 2017 Investor Note”). As of December 31, 2017, purchasers of the November 2017 Notes prepaid $15,650,000 of the November 2017 Investor Note with the remaining principal being subject to master netting agreements between the Company and such holders. In conjunction with the prepayment, the Company was also obligated to pay the holders interest which would have accrued with respect to the outstanding balance for the period from the redemption date through the maturity date (the “Make-Whole Interest”). As cash is received from the November 2017 Investor Note, and the related principal amount of the November 2017 Notes increases accordingly, a derivative liability related to the conversion feature and Make-Whole Interest feature embedded within the November 2017 Notes is recorded as a debt discount , and accreted into interest expense over the life of the November 2017 Notes using the effective interest method, and any excess value over the amount of cash received is expensed immediately to interest expense. In addition, November Placement Agent Warrants are also issued (See The Placement Agent Notes Warrants below), recognized as liabilities pursuant to their terms and recorded as a debt discount, and accreted into interest expense over the life of the November 2017 Notes using the effective interest method, and any excess value over the amount of cash received is expensed immediately to interest expense.

 

The Company elected to defer payment of the Make-Whole Interest by capitalizing the full balance under the same terms as the original November 2017 Notes. On January 2, 2018, an additional $646,263 of interest was capitalized and added to the principal balance of the November 2017 Notes and on January 26, 2018, investors redeemed principal of $2,894,062 in exchange for cash. On April 2, 2018, an additional $1,028,730 of interest was capitalized and added to the principal balance of the note. As of June 30, 2018, the entire capitalized balance was converted to shares of the Company’s common stock and the outstanding balance owed on the capitalized Make-Whole Interest was $0.

 

The November 2017 Notes have a maturity date of November 7, 2019. On any unfunded principal balance of the November 2017 Investor Notes the Company owed to the investors a 5.25% interest obligation which is due quarterly and calculated on a 360-day basis. For the funded portion of the November 2017 Notes the Company has a 10% interest obligation. The initial conversion price for the November 2017 Notes, which includes both the November Initial Note and November Additional Note, was $3,015 ($12.06 pre-split). However, the conversion price may be adjusted upon obtaining stockholder approval in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) of the issuance of our common stock at any conversion price below $3,015, which may result from full ratchet conversion price adjustments required by the November 2017 Notes in the event of certain issuances below the initial conversion price. As a result, during the second quarter of 2018, in conjunction with the April 2018 Offering and the sale of shares in the ATM Offering at prices lower than the initial conversion price, the conversion price for the November 2017 Notes has been reduced, and as of June 30, 2018 and August 13, 2018, the conversion price was $0.345 and $0.05, respectively.

 

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company received cash payments on the November 2017 Notes of $25,077,889, of which $24,202,889 of principal and $3,704,867 of accrued interest, were converted into 235,622 (58,905,544 pre-split) shares of the Company’s common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2018. As of June 30, 2018, the outstanding principal amount of the November 2017 Notes was $875,000. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recognized $4,677,484 and $5,733,114 of interest expense pertaining to the November 2017 Notes and had $698,662 of accrued interest as of June 30, 2018.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

On June 1, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment to the securities purchase agreement between the Company and the institutional investors holding the November 2017 Notes to reduce the number of shares of common stock required to be reserved for issuance under the November 2017 Notes from 200% to 110% of the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the November 2017 Notes until the earlier of the  January 2018 Notes Stockholder Approval Date (as defined below) and August 1, 2018. After such date, the required reserve amount will be increased back to 200%.

 

January 2018 Notes

 

On January 23, 2018, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement (the “January Securities Purchase Agreement”) entered into by the Company and an institutional investor the Company sold and issued senior convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $60,000,000 (collectively, the “January 2018 Notes”), consisting of (i) a Series A-1 Senior Bridge Subordinated Convertible Note in the aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000 (the “Series A-1 Note”) and (ii) a Series B-1 Senior Secured Bridge Convertible Note in the aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000 (the “Series B-1 Note”) for consideration consisting of (i) a cash payment in the aggregate amount of $25,000,000, and (ii) a secured promissory note payable by the buyer to the Company (the “January 2018 Investor Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000 which is subject to a master netting agreement between the Company and the buyer (collectively, the “January 2018 Financing”). In conjunction with the prepayment, of the January 2018 Investor Note the Company was also obligated to pay the buyer interest which would have accrued with respect to the outstanding balance for the period from the redemption date through the maturity date (the “January Make-Whole Interest”). As cash is received from the January 2018 Investor Note, and the related principal amount of the January 2018 Notes increases accordingly, a derivative liability related to the conversion feature and the January Make-Whole Interest feature embedded within the January 2018 Notes is recorded as a debt discount and any excess value over the amount of cash received is expensed immediately to interest expense. In addition, January Placement Agent Warrants were also issued (See The Placement Agent Notes and Warrants below), recognized as liabilities pursuant to their terms and recorded as a debt discount, and accreted into interest expense over the life of the January 2018 Notes using the effective interest method, and any excess value over the amount of cash received was expensed immediately to interest expense.

 

The Company elected to defer payment of the January Make-Whole Interest by capitalizing the full balance under the same terms as the original January 2018 Notes. On April 2, 2018, $352,187 of interest was capitalized and added to the principal balance of the note. As of June 30, 2018, the entire capitalized balance of $352,187 remained outstanding.

 

Unless earlier converted or redeemed, the January 2018 Notes have a maturity date of January 23, 2020. The Series A-1 Note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. Upon issuance, the Series B-1 Note initially consisted entirely of “Restricted Principal” which is defined as that portion of the principal amount of a Series B-1 Note that equals the outstanding principal amount of the corresponding January 2018 Investor Note. The principal amount of the January 2018 Investor Note is subject to reduction through prepayments by the buyer of the January 2018 Investor Note given by the buyer to the Company or, upon maturity or redemption of the Series B-1 Note, by netting the amount owed by the buyer under the January 2018 Investor Note against a corresponding amount of principal to be canceled under the buyer’s Series B-1 Note. Each prepayment under the January 2018 Investor Note will convert a corresponding amount of Restricted Principal under the Series B-1 Note into “Unrestricted Principal” that may be converted into common stock.

 

The January 2018 Notes have an initial conversion price of $2,860 ($11.44 pre-split) per share. However, pursuant to the January Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company was required to seek stockholder approval in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) of the issuance of our common stock at a conversion price per share as low as $1.83 following the occurrence of an event of default or otherwise at any conversion price below $2,860 which may result from full ratchet conversion price adjustments required by the January 2018 Notes in the event of certain issuances below the initial conversion price. Such stockholder approval was obtained on July 23, 2018. As a result, in conjunction with the April 2018 Offering and the sale of shares in the ATM Offering at prices lower than the initial conversion price, the conversion price for the January 2018 Notes has been reduced, and as of August 13, 2018, the conversion price was $0.05.

 

The Company is required to redeem the January 2018 Notes (i) at the option of the buyer from and after June 7, 2018; (ii) at the option of the buyer if the Company completes a subsequent public or private offering of debt or equity securities, including equity-linked securities (subject to certain excluded issuances); (iii) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, including a Bankruptcy Event of Default (each, as defined in the January 2018 Notes); or (iv) in the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the January 2018 Notes). With the exception of a redemption required by an Event of Default (as defined in the January 2018 Notes), which may be paid with cash or shares of the Company’s common stock at the election of the buyer, the Company will be required to redeem the January 2018 Notes with cash. All amounts outstanding under the January 2018 Notes will be secured by the January 2018 Investor Note and all proceeds therefrom. The January 2018 Notes are not be secured by, and the buyer does not have a lien on, any assets of the Company other than the January 2018 Investor Note.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

MoviePass has guaranteed the obligations arising under the January 2018 Notes.

 

In accordance with the terms of the January Securities Purchase Agreement, as amended, the Company was obligated to convene a special meeting of its stockholders on or prior to July 23, 2018, for the purpose of approving the issuance of all securities that may be issued in connection with the January 2018 Financing, which stockholder approval was obtained on July 23, 2018.

 

Provided there has been no Equity Conditions Failure (as defined in the January 2018 Notes) and, as to the Series A-1 Note, no August 2017 Notes or November 2017 Notes remain outstanding, and as to the Series B-1 Note, no August 2017 Notes, November 2017 Notes, Series A-1 Note or Series B-1 Note with any Unrestricted Principal remain outstanding, the Company will have the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Outstanding Amount (as defined in the January 2018 Notes) remaining unpaid under the January 2018 Notes. The portion of the January 2018 Notes subject to redemption can be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to 115% of the amount being redeemed. Under the Series B-1 Note, the Company may reduce, on a dollar for dollar basis, the Restricted Principal by the surrender for cancellation of such portion of the corresponding January 2018 Investor Note equal to the amount of Restricted Principal included in the redemption.

 

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company did not receive any cash payments on the January 2018 Notes, therefore, the outstanding principal balance as of June 30, 2018 is $0. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recognized $457,775 and $809,963 of interest expense pertaining to the January 2018 Notes and had $457,775 of accrued interest as of June 30, 2018.

 

On June 1, 2018, the Company and the buyer entered into an amendment to the January Securities Purchase Agreement and the January 2018 Notes to reduce the number of shares of common stock required to be reserved for issuance under the January 2018 Notes from 200% to 100% of the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the January 2018 Notes until the earlier of (1) the date stockholders approve resolutions providing for the issuance of the January 2018 Notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the January 2018 Notes (the “January 2018 Notes Stockholder Approval” and the date the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the “January 2018 Notes Stockholder Approval Date”) and (2) August 1, 2018. After such date, the required reserve amount will be increased back to 200%. The amendment to the January Securities Purchase Agreement also extended the date by which the Company must hold the special meeting to obtain the January 2018 Notes Stockholder Approval from June 1, 2018 to August 1, 2018.

 

February 2018 Units Offering

 

On February 13, 2018, the Company sold an aggregate of approximately $105 million worth of units (the “Units”) of the Company’s securities to Canaccord Genuity Inc., on behalf of itself and as representative of the underwriters (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to the Underwriters in a best-efforts underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) at a purchase price of $5.192 per Unit with each Unit consisting of (A) 7,425,000 Series A-1 units (the “Series A-1 Units”), with each Series A-1 Unit consisting of (i) 0.004 (one pre-split) share of the Company’s common stock, and (ii) 0.004 (one pre-split) Series A-1 warrant to purchase 0.004 (one pre-split) share of the Company’s common stock (a “Series A-1 Warrant”); and (B) for those purchasers whose purchase of Series A-1 Units would result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock following the consummation of the Offering, 11,675,000 Series B-1 units (the “Series B-1 Units”), consisting of (i) 0.004 (one pre-split) pre-funded Series B-1 warrant to purchase 0.0004 (one pre-split) share of common stock (a “Series B-1 Warrant”; and the Series B-1 Warrants, together with the Series A-1 Warrants, the “Warrants”) and (ii) 0.004 (one pre-split) Series A-1 Warrant.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Each Warrant is exercisable at any time on or after the issuance date until the five-year anniversary of the issuance date. Each Series A-1 Warrant is exercisable at a price of $1,625 ($6.50 pre-split) per share of common stock. Each Series B-1 Warrant has an aggregate exercise price of $1,375 ($5.50 pre-split) per share of common stock, all of which were pre-funded except for a nominal exercise price of $0.001 per share of common stock. All Series B-1 Warrants were exercised.

 

The Company received approximately $96.9 million in net proceeds from the sale of the Units, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions equal to $5.9 million and estimated offering expenses of approximately $0.5 million, not taking into account any exercise of the Warrants. In addition, Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC acted as financial advisor in connection with the Offering and received a financial advisory fee equal to $1.9 million.

 

The Warrants were recorded as liabilities and initially recorded at fair value with the residual amount received allocated to the Company’s common stock. The exercise price of and number of shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the issuance by the Company of stock dividends, stock splits, and similar proportionately applied changes affecting the Company’s outstanding common stock. In addition, the Series A-1 Warrants are subject to adjustment of the applicable exercise price then in effect, if, as of December 17, 2018 (the “Adjustment Date”), the quotient determined by dividing the (x) sum of the VWAP (as defined in the Series A-1 Warrant) of the common stock for each trading day during the 10 consecutive trading day period ending and including the trading day immediately preceding the Adjustment Date, divided by (y) 0.4 (10 pre-split) (all such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period) (the “Adjustment Price”), is less than the applicable exercise price. If the Adjustment Price is less than the applicable exercise price as of the Adjustment Date, then the exercise price shall be automatically adjusted to be equal to the Adjustment Price.

 

If the Company consummates any merger, consolidation, sale or other reorganization event in which its common stock is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (“Fundamental Transaction”), then the Company shall pay at the Warrants holder’s option, exercisable at any time commencing on the occurrence or the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction and continuing for 90 days, an amount of cash equal to the value of the remaining unexercised portion of the warrant as determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes option pricing model on the date of such Fundamental Transaction.

 

April 2018 Units Offering

 

On April 23, 2018, the Company sold an aggregate of approximately $30 million worth of units (the “April 2018 Units”) of the Company’s securities to Canaccord Genuity Inc., on behalf of itself and as representative of the underwriters (the “April Offering Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to the April Offering Underwriters in a best-efforts underwritten public offering (the “April 2018 Offering”) at a purchase price of $2.59875 per April 2018 Unit with each April 2018 Unit consisting of (A) 10,500,000 Series A-2 units (the “Series A-2 Units”), with each Series A-2 Unit consisting of (i) 0.004 (one pre-split) share (an “April Share”) of the Company’s common stock, and (ii) 0.004 (one pre-split) Series A-2 warrant to purchase 0.004 (one pre-split) share of common stock (the “Series A-2 Warrants”); and (B) for those purchasers whose purchase of Series A-2 Units would result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock following the consummation of the April 2018 Offering, 500,000 Series B-2 units (the “Series B-2 Units”, consisting of (i) 0.004 (one pre-split) pre-funded Series B-2 warrant to purchase 0.004 (one pre-split) share of common stock (the “Series B-2 Warrants”, and together with the Series A-2 Warrants, the “April Warrants”) and (ii) 0.004 (one pre-split) Series A-2 Warrant. The April Shares, Series A-2 Warrants and Series B-2 Warrants were immediately separable.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Each April Warrant is exercisable at any time on or after the issuance date until the five-year anniversary of the issuance date. Each Series A-2 Warrant is exercisable at a price of $750 ($3.00 pre-split) per share of common stock. Each Series B-2 Warrant had an aggregate exercise price of $687.5 ($2.75 pre-split) per share of common stock, all of which were pre-funded except for a nominal exercise price of $0.001 per share of common stock. All of the Series B-2 Warrants were exercised.

 

The Company received approximately $27.5 million in net proceeds from the sale of the April 2018 Units, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions equal to $1.7 million and estimated offering expenses of approximately $1.0 million, not taking into account any exercise of the April Warrants. In addition, Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC acted as financial advisor in connection with the April 2018 Offering and received a financial advisory fee equal to $0.6 million

 

The April Warrants were recorded as liabilities and initially recorded at fair value with the residual amount received allocated to the Company’s common stock. The exercise price of and number of shares of common stock underlying the April Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the issuance by the Company of stock dividends, stock splits, and similar proportionately applied changes affecting the Company’s outstanding common stock. The Series A-2 Warrants also include “full ratchet” anti-dilution protection provisions (the “Full Ratchet Adjustment”), which provide that if the Company issues any shares of common stock at a price less than the then current exercise price of the Series A-2 Warrants, or if the Company issues any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, shares of common stock with an exercise or conversion price less than the then current exercise price of the Series A-2 Warrants, then the exercise price of the Series A-2 Warrants will automatically be reduced to the issuance price of the new shares of common stock or the exercise or conversion price of the April Warrants, options or other convertible or exchangeable securities.

 

The Full Ratchet Adjustment does not apply if the Company issues “Excluded Securities”, including certain (i) option and other equity incentive awards approved by the Company’s board of directors to be issued to directors, officers, consultants and employees, (ii) shares of common stock issuable pursuant to existing employment agreements, (iii) shares of common stock issued upon conversion or exercise of convertible securities that were previously issued, (iv) shares of common stock issued pursuant to strategic license agreements, mergers or acquisitions (but does not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital), (v) shares of common stock issued under the ATM Offering after the fifteenth calendar day that the Series A-2 Warrants were issued and (vi) 2,000 ( 500,000 pre-split) shares granted by the Company’s board of directors to Helios & Matheson Information Technology Ltd, a current stockholder of the Company, in exchange for its entry into a 12-month lock-up agreement with the Company.

 

If the Company consummates any merger, consolidation, sale or other reorganization event in which its common stock is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (“fundamental transaction”), then the Company shall pay at the holder’s option, exercisable at any time commencing on the occurrence or the consummation of a fundamental transaction and continuing for 90 days, an amount of cash equal to the value of the remaining unexercised portion of the warrant as determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes option pricing model on the date of such fundamental transaction.

 

June 2018 Convertible Notes and Series A Preferred Stock

 

On June 26, 2018, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2018, by and between the Company and certain institutional investors (the “June Buyers” and such agreement, the “June Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company issued and sold 20,500 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Preferred Stock”) and Series B-2 Senior Convertible Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $164,000,000 (which includes an approximate 15.0% original issue discount) (the “June 2018 Convertible Notes”), for total consideration consisting of an aggregate cash payment to the Company of $20,500,000 and secured promissory notes payable by the June Buyers to the Company (the “June 2018 Investor Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $139,400,000, which is subject to a master netting agreement between the Company and the June Buyers (collectively, the “June 2018 Financing”).

 

Unless earlier converted or redeemed, the June 2018 Convertible Notes will mature on June 26, 2020. The maturity date of the June 2018 Investor Notes is June 26, 2060. Upon issuance, (i) $24,600,000 in principal amount of the June 2018 Convertible Notes consisted of “Unrestricted Principal”, which is defined as that portion of the principal amount of June 2018 Convertible Note that may be converted at any time and is not subject to netting against any June 2018 Investor Notes, and (ii) the balance of the principal amount under the June 2018 Convertible Notes, equal to $139,400,000, consisted entirely of “Restricted Principal”, which is defined as that portion of the principal amount of a June 2018 Convertible Note that equals the outstanding principal amount of a corresponding June 2018 Investor Note. The principal amount of each June 2018 Investor Note is subject to reduction through prepayments by the applicable June Buyer of the applicable June 2018 Investor Note given by the applicable June Buyer to the Company or, upon maturity or redemption of the June 2018 Convertible Notes, by netting the amount owed by the applicable June Buyer under such June 2018 Investor Note against a corresponding amount of Restricted Principal to be canceled under the June 2018 Convertible Note. Each prepayment under the June 2018 Investor Notes will convert a corresponding amount of Restricted Principal under the June 2018 Convertible Notes into “Unrestricted Principal” that may be converted into common stock.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

As of June 30, 2018, the June Buyers had converted $0 of the June 2018 Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock. On any unfunded principal balance of the June 2018 Investor Notes the Company owed to the June Buyers a 5.25% interest obligation which is due quarterly and calculated on a 360-day basis. For the funded portion of the June 2018 Notes the Company has a 10% interest obligation.

 

Interest on the June 2018 Convertible Notes will be capitalized on each quarterly interest payment date starting July 1, 2018 by adding the interest to the then outstanding principal amount of the June 2018 Convertible Notes. Interest may also be paid by inclusion in the “Outstanding Amount”, which is defined in the June 2018 Convertible Notes as the principal amount to be converted or redeemed, accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such principal amount, accrued and unpaid late charges, if any, and the “June Make-Whole Amount.” The “June Make-Whole Amount” is defined as the amount of any interest that, but for a conversion or redemption, would have accrued with respect to the Outstanding Amount (as defined in the June 2018 Convertible Notes) of principal being redeemed or converted under the June 2018 Convertible Notes, for the period from the applicable date of conversion or redemption date through the maturity date of the June 2018 Convertible Notes. No June Make-Whole Amount will be payable under the June 2018 Convertible Notes with respect to any portion of Restricted Principal after the cancellation of such Restricted Principal pursuant to netting under the June 2018 Convertible Notes, the June 2018 Investor Notes or the Master Netting Agreement (as defined below), as applicable. In the event of an event of default interest under the June 2018 Convertible Notes may be increased to 15% during the first 30 days following the occurrence and continuance of an event of default and to 18% thereafter (the “Default Rate”).

 

The June Buyers may elect, at any time after the Company obtains approval by its stockholders to either increase its authorized shares of common stock or effect a reverse stock split, which approval was obtained on July 23, 2018, to convert the June 2018 Convertible Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock at the Conversion Price, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations described below. The “Conversion Price” is $250 ($1.00 pre-split) per share (subject to anti-dilution adjustment as described in the June 2018 Convertible Notes).

 

Provided there has been no Equity Conditions Failure (as defined in the June 2018 Convertible Notes) and no November 2017 Notes, January 2018 Notes, or shares of the Preferred Stock remain outstanding and no Unrestricted Principal remains outstanding under the June 2018 Convertible Notes, the Company will have the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Outstanding Amount remaining unpaid under the June 2018 Convertible Notes. The portion of the June 2018 Convertible Notes subject to redemption can be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to 115% of the amount being redeemed. Under the June 2018 Convertible Notes, the Company may reduce, on a dollar for dollar basis, the Restricted Principal by the surrender for cancellation of such portion of the corresponding June 2018 Investor Notes equal to the amount of Restricted Principal included in the redemption.

 

The June Buyers may elect, at any time after the Company obtains approval by its stockholders to either increase its authorized shares of common stock or effect a reverse stock split, which approval was obtained on July 23, 2018, to convert the June 2018 Convertible Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock at the Conversion Price, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations described below. The “Conversion Price” is $250 ($1.00 pre-split) per share (subject to anti-dilution adjustment as described in the June 2018 Convertible Notes). However, pursuant to the June Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company is required to seek stockholder approval in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) of the issuance of common stock at a conversion price per share below $250 which may result from the full ratchet conversion price adjustments required by the June 2018 Convertible Notes in the event of certain issuances below the initial conversion price. The Company is required to hold a special meeting of stockholders by October 18, 2018 to obtain such approval. If such stockholder approval is obtained, if the Company issues securities in certain transactions, such as the ATM Offering, at a price lower than the applicable conversion price, then the applicable conversion price for the June 2018 Convertible Notes will be reduced to equal such lower price. As of August 13, 2018, the conversion price would be $0.05 if stockholder approval is obtained.

 

The Preferred Stock was determined to be classified in equity. Accordingly, the June 2018 Convertible Notes and the Preferred Stock were recorded based on their relative fair values. A derivative liability related to the conversion feature and make-whole interest feature embedded within the June 2018 Convertible Notes is recorded as a debt discount, and accreted into interest expense over the life of the June 2018 Convertible Notes using the effective interest method, and any excess value over the amount allocated to the June 2018 Convertible Notes was expensed immediately to interest expense. In addition, June Placement Agent Warrants are also issued (See The Placement Agent Notes and Warrants below), recognized as liabilities pursuant to their terms and recorded as a debt discount, and accreted into interest expense over the life of the June 2018 Convertible Notes using the effective interest method, and any excess value over the amount of cash received is expensed immediately to interest expense.

 

MoviePass has guaranteed the obligations arising under the June 2018 Convertible Notes.

 

In connection with the June 2018 Financing, Theodore Farnsworth, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company, and Helios & Matheson Information Technology Ltd, of which Muralikrishna Gadiyaram, a director of the Company, is the chief executive officer, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Helios & Matheson Inc., who collectively owned approximately 1.5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock as of the Closing Date, entered into the Voting and Lockup Agreements with the Company. In addition, the Company entered into separate Buyer Voting Agreements with each of the June Buyers with terms consistent with the June 2018 Amendment and Exchange Agreements (see below).

  

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

As of June 30, 2018, the unrestricted principal balance of the June 2018 Convertible Notes was $24,600,000. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recognized $5,300 of interest expense pertaining to the June 2018 Convertible Notes and had $5,300 of accrued interest as of June 30, 2018.

 

Exchange of Warrants for Common Shares

 

On June 28, 2018, the Company entered into separate June 2018 Amendment and Exchange Agreements (each, an “Exchange Agreement”) with the holders (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”) of certain warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock for the purpose of exchanging outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of 106,437 (26,609,269 pre-split) shares of common stock (the “June Exchange Warrants”) for an aggregate of 90,472 (22,617,879 pre-split) shares of common stock (collectively, the “June Exchange Shares”), based on a ratio of 0.85 June Exchange Shares for each warrant share. As a result, the June Exchange Warrants have been cancelled.

 

On June 28, 2018, each Holder that was not a party to the June Securities Purchase Agreement entered into a voting agreement with the Company (each, a “Voting Agreement” and collectively, the “Voting Agreements”). Pursuant to the Voting Agreements, each Holder agreed to vote the June Exchange Shares and any shares of common stock the Holder owns or may acquire (collectively, the “Holder Securities”) at any meeting of stockholders of the Company: (a) in favor of (i) approval of resolutions providing for the January 2018 Notes Stockholder Approval, (ii) an increase in the authorized shares of the Company and (iii) a reverse stock split of the common stock; and (b) against any proposal or any other corporate action or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Transaction Documents (as defined in the June Securities Purchase Agreement) or the Transaction Documents (as defined in the January Securities Purchase Agreement) or which could result in any of the conditions to the Company’s obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined in the June Securities Purchase Agreement) or the Transaction Documents (as defined in the January Securities Purchase Agreement), as applicable, not being fulfilled. The agreements to vote the Holder Securities described above terminate immediately following the occurrence of the January 2018 Notes Stockholder Approval described above.

 

The Voting Agreements also required that, at any time on or prior to the record date for the meeting of stockholders of the Company at which the Company obtained the January 2018 Notes Stockholder Approval, each Holder would not sell or transfer any of the June Exchange Shares. However, the Holders (or their designees, as applicable) were not prohibited from (i) using their Holder Securities to cover the Holders’ or their respective affiliates’ Short Sales (as defined in SEC Regulation SHO) outstanding as of the date of the Voting Agreement, (ii) lending any of their Holder Securities to any person, or (iii) pledging any of the Holder Securities to any person.

 

In connection with the Exchange Agreements, on June 28, 2018, each Holder entered into a leak-out agreement with the Company (each a “Leak-Out Agreement” and collectively, the “Leak-Out Agreements”), which restricted each Holder from selling the June Exchange Shares during certain periods. Pursuant to the Leak-Out Agreements, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) July 23, 2018 and (y) the Stock Split Stockholder Approval Date (as defined in the June Securities Purchase Agreement) (such earlier date, the “Lock-Up End Date”), the Holder was not, after the date of the Leak-Out Agreement, to sell any of the June Exchange Shares. However, the Holders (or their designees, as applicable) were not prohibited from (i) using their Holder Securities to cover the Holders’ or their respective affiliates’ Short Sales (as defined in SEC Regulation SHO) outstanding as of the date of the Leak-Out Agreement, (ii) lending any of their Holder Securities to any person, or (iii) pledging any of their Holder Securities to any person. In addition, subject to certain exclusions, Holders and any Trading Affiliates (as defined in the Leak-Out Agreements) were be restricted from selling specified amounts of their June Exchange Shares for up to fifteen calendar days after the Lock-Up End Date, unless certain events, as described in the Leak-Out Agreements, earlier terminated such restrictions.

 

On June 28, 2018, the Company and the Required Holder (as defined in the June Securities Purchase Agreement), entered into an amendment to the June Securities Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Stockholder Meeting Deadline (as defined in the June Securities Purchase Agreement) was amended from July 18, 2018 to July 23, 2018.

 

The collective June Exchange Warrants which were exchanged in this transaction, were all recorded as liabilities at fair value upon issuance, and marked to market at each balance sheet date. The June Exchange Warrants were valued through the date of exchange, June 28, 2018, based upon the original terms of the agreements with changes in fair value recorded in the as gain/loss on warrant liability. The June Exchange Warrants were then valued on the same day based on the fair value of the common shares into which they were converted (0.85 June Exchange Shares for each warrant), and the difference in the fair value between the two instruments was recorded as gain/loss on exchange of warrant. The fair value determined on June 28, 2018 then became the consideration received for the issuance of the common stock. The excess of the consideration received over the par value of the common stock was recorded as Additional Paid in Capital. Accordingly, the incremental change in fair value between the Investor Warrant and the Exchange Warrant is calculated as $301,500 and recorded as Gain on Exchange of Warrants.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The Placement Agent Notes and Warrants

 

The Company entered into an agreement with a placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) for assistance with the placement of the February 2017 Notes. The Placement Agent accepted from the Company a 5-year warrant (each, a “February Placement Agent Warrant”) as partial payment for the Placement Agent’s services. The February Placement Agent Warrants allow the purchase of up to 8% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock into which the unrestricted principal of the February 2017 Notes may be converted. Through the first nine months of 2017, the Company received $5,000,000 of cash payments for the February 2017 Notes, resulting in the issuance of February Placement Agent Warrants for the purchase of 533 (133,334 pre-split) shares of common stock at an exercise price of $750 ($3.00 pre-split) per share. As of June 30, 2018, the Placement Agent has not elected to exercise any February Placement Agent Warrants. 

 

The Company entered into an agreement with the Placement Agent for assistance with the placement of the August 2017 Notes and Investor Warrant. The Placement Agent accepted from the Company a 5-year warrant (each, an “August Placement Agent Warrant”) as partial payment for the Placement Agent’s services. The August Placement Agent Warrants allow the purchase of up to 8% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock into which the unrestricted principal of the Additional Series A Note and the Series B Note in the combined principal amount of $9,050,000 becomes convertible at an exercise price equal to the greater of the exercise price of the August 2017 Notes and the consolidated closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the date that the Placement Agent becomes entitled to the August Placement Agent Warrants. During the period ended December 31, 2017, the Company received $8,800,000 of cash payments in conjunction with the August 2017 Notes and issued August Placement Agent Warrants for the purchase of 704 (176,000 pre-split) shares of common stock at exercise prices of $750 ($3.00 pre-split) and $3,568 ($14.27 pre-split) per share. As of June 30, 2018, the Placement Agent has not elected to exercise any August Placement Agent Warrants. 

 

The Company entered into an agreement with the Placement Agent for assistance with the placement of the November 2017 Notes. The Placement Agent accepted from the Company a 5-year warrant (each, a “November Placement Agent Warrant”) as partial payment for the Placement Agent’s services. The November Placement Agent Warrants allow the purchase of up to 8% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock into which the unrestricted principal of the November Series A Note and the November 2017 Notes in the combined principal amount of $100,000,000 becomes convertible at an exercise price equal to the greater of the exercise price of the November 2017 Notes and the consolidated closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the date that the Placement Agent becomes entitled to the November Placement Agent Warrants. During the period ended June 30, 2018, the Company received $25,077,889 of cash payments for the November 2017 Notes resulting in the issuance of 272 (67,987 pre-split) warrants at an exercise prices of $301.50 ($12.06 pre-split) per share. As of June 30, 2018, the Placement Agent has not elected to exercise any November Placement Agent Warrants.

 

The Company entered into an agreement with the Placement Agent for assistance with the placement of the January 2018 Notes. The Placement Agent accepted from the Company a 5-year warrant (each, a “January Placement Agent Warrant”) as partial payment for the Placement Agent’s services. The January Placement Agent Warrants allow the purchase of up to 8% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock into which the unrestricted principal of the Series A-1 Note and the Series B-1 Note in the combined principal amount of $0 becomes convertible at an exercise price equal to the greater of the exercise price of the January 2018 Notes and the consolidated closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the date that the Placement Agent becomes entitled to the January Placement Agent Warrants. During the period ended June 30, 2018, the Company received $35 million of cash payments for the January 2018 Notes resulting in the issuances of 699 (174,826 pre-split) warrants at an exercise prices of $2,860 ($11.44 pre-split) per share. As of June 30, 2018, the Placement Agent has not elected to exercise any January Placement Agent Warrants.

 

The Company entered into an agreement with the Placement Agent for assistance with the placement of the June 2018 Financing. The Placement Agent accepted from the Company a 5-year warrant (each, a “June Placement Agent Warrant”) as partial payment for the Placement Agent’s services. The June Placement Agent Warrants allow the purchase of up to 8% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock determined by dividing the aggregate purchase price of the Preferred Stock purchased by the Conversion Price of the June 2018 Convertible Notes in effect as of the Subscription Date (as defined in the June Placement Agent Warrant) and eight percent (8%) of the number of shares of common stock into which any Unrestricted Principal of the June 2018 Convertible Notes purchased is initially convertible at the Conversion Price in effect as of the Subscription Date, at an exercise price equal to the Conversion Price of the June 2018 Convertible Notes in effect as of the Subscription Date, without regard to any adjustment of the Conversion Price resulting from the anti-dilution provision of the June 2018 Convertible Notes, other than proportionate adjustments to the Conversion Price resulting from stock splits or combinations or similar proportionately applied changes to the Company’s outstanding common stock. During the period ended June 30, 2018, the Company issued 3,200 (800,000 pre-split) warrants at an exercise prices of $250 ($1.00 pre-split) per share. As of June 30, 2018, the Placement Agent has not elected to exercise any January Placement Agent Warrants.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note Activity :

 

Senior Secured Convertible Notes consist of the following:

 

    June 30,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
August 2017 Notes   $ -     $ 2,061,072  
November 2017 Notes     129,675       1,550,555  
January 2018 Notes     47,420       -  
June 2018 Notes     134,610       -  
Balance at period end   $ 311,705     $ 3,611,627  

   

Under ASC 210-20-45-1, management offset the Senior Secured Convertible Notes by the corresponding investor notes payable to the Company that the Company received as partial payment for the Senior Secured Convertible Notes (collectively, the “Investor Notes”) yet to be funded. As of June 30, 2018, the unfunded portion of the Investor Notes remaining was $228,672,111.

 

The carrying value of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes is comprised of the following:

 

    June 30,
2018
   

December 31,

2017

 
August 2017 Notes   $ -     $ 4,505,440  
November 2017 Notes     875,000       2,943,069  
January Make-whole     352,187       -  
June 2018 Notes     24,600,000       -  
Unamortized discounts     (25,515,482 )     (3,836,882 )
Balance at period end   $ 311,705     $ 3,611,627  

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Investor has converted a total of $25,926,889 in principal and $3,980,228 in interest into 411,448 (61,717,150 pre-split) shares of the Company’s common stock and for the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Investor has converted a total of $30,432,329 in principal and $3,980,228 in interest into 251,546 (62,886,625  pre-split) shares of the Company’s common stock.

  

Warrant Liabilities Activity :

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s warrant activity during the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

    Warrant Shares     Weighted Average Exercise Price     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life Years
 
Outstanding/exercisable – December 31, 2017     38,526     $ 6.04       4.86  
Granted     183,472       3.81       4.69  
Exercised     (151,877 )     5.48       4.65  
Forfeited/cancelled     -       -       -  
Outstanding/exercisable – June 30, 2018     66,821     $ 4.72       4.69  

 

11. Common and Preferred Stock

 

Common Stock

 

On February 5, 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 500,000,000 shares (the “Charter Amendment”). Following stockholder approval of the Charter Amendment, a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 8, 2018, at which time the Charter Amendment became effective.

 

On July 23, 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 500,000,000 to 5,000,000,000 shares and to increase the total number of authorized shares of capital stock from 502,000,000 to 5,002,000,000 (the “Authorized Share Increase”), of which 2,000,000 shares with a par value of one cent ($0.01) per share shall be designated as “Preferred Stock” and 5,000,000,000 shares with a par value of one cent ($0.01) per share shall be designated as “Common Stock.” Following the stockholder approval, a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 23, 2018, at which time the Authorized Share Increase became effective.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Preferred Stock

 

On June 25, 2018, the Company filed an amended Certificate of Incorporation in the State of Delaware to designate 20,500 shares of preferred stock as the Preferred Stock.

 

The following is a description of the Preferred Stock:

 

Dividends

 

The Preferred Stock does not accrue dividends.

 

Conversion

 

The Preferred Stock is not convertible into common stock.

 

Voting Rights

 

Each share of Preferred Stock is entitled to 3,205 votes per share on all matters on which holders of common stock are entitled to vote. However, the amount of votes with respect to the Preferred Stock held by any holder, when aggregated with any other voting securities of the Company held by such holder, cannot exceed 19.9% of the Company’s outstanding voting power calculated as of June 21, 2018 (or such greater percentage allowed by Nasdaq without any stockholder approval requirements).

 

Redemption

 

From and after the time when the first 15% of the aggregate principal amount of any June 2018 Convertible Notes is paid or converted in accordance with the terms of the June 2018 Convertible Notes, the Company will have the right to redeem all or a portion of the Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to $0.01, payable, at the Company’s option with cash or shares of common stock or, if required by certain beneficial ownership limitations, rights to receive common stock.

 

Transfer

 

The shares of Preferred Stock are transferable, subject to limitations, as defined, and applicable securities laws.

 

Liquidation Preference

 

Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of the shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive in cash out of the assets of the Company, before any amount is paid to the holders of any junior stock, including common stock of the Company, an amount per share of Preferred Stock equal to 100% of the stated value per share (which is equal to $1,000) plus $0.01.

 

The Certificate of Designations also includes covenants restricting the Company’s ability to take certain actions without the approval of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

12. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis

 

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below and disclosed on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

 

    Amount at     Fair Value Measurement Using  
    Fair Value     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
June 30, 2018                        
Liabilities                        
Derivative liability – warrants   $ 4,266,100     $    -     $     -     $ 4,266,100  
Derivative liability – conversion feature     41,537,054       -       -       41,537,054  
Total   $ 45,803,154     $ -     $ -     $ 45,803,154  
                                 
December 31, 2017                                
Liabilities                                
Derivative liability – warrants   $ 67,288,800     $ -     $ -     $ 67,288,800  
Derivative liability – conversion feature     4,834,462       -       -       4,834,462  
Total   $ 72,123,262     $ -     $ -     $ 72,123,262  

 

The table below provides a summary of the changes in fair value, including net transfers in and/or out, of all financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

    Amount  
Balance at December 31, 2017   $ 72,123,262  
Issuances to Debt Discount     65,341,847  
Issuances to Interest Expense     25,503,629  
Reclass from APIC to derivative- Feb Offering     158,944,798  
Reclass from APIC to Derivative- April Offering     33,997,600  
Warrants issued in acquisiton of moviefone     5,475,500  
Gain on Exchange of Warrants     (301,487 )
Settlement of Warrant Liability for March Warrant Exchange     (12,894,165 )
Settlement of Warrant Liability for June Warrant Exchange     (5,202,100 )
Gain on march exchange (cash paid)     (781,195 )
Conversion to paid in capital     (78,311,704 )
Gain/Loss on Extinguishment     (15,007,699 )
Change in FMV Warrant     (189,840,088 )
Change in FMV Derivatve     (13,245,044 )
Balance at June 30, 2018   $ 45,803,154  

  

The fair value of the derivative conversion features and warrant liabilities as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were calculated using a Monte Carlo option model valued with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

    June 30, 2018   December 31, 2017
    Amount   Amount
Dividend yield       0%           0%    
Expected volatility   145%   -   160%   45%   -   270%
Risk free interest rate   2.18%   -   2.72%   1.06%   -   2.20%
Contractual term (in years)   1.36   -   5.00   0.19   -   5.00
Exercise price   $0.25
($0.001 pre-split)
  -   $3,015
($12.060 pre-split)
  $0.25
($0.001 pre-split)
  -   $3,577.50
($14.310 pre-split)

 

Changes in the observable input values would likely cause material changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial instruments. The significant unobservable input (probability of a down round event) used in the fair value measurement is the estimation of the likelihood of the occurrence of a change in the contractual terms of the financial instruments. A significant increase (decrease) in this likelihood would result in a higher (lower) fair value measurement.

 

At any given time, certain of the Company’s embedded conversion features on debt and outstanding warrants may be treated as derivative liabilities for accounting purposes under ASC 815-40 due to insufficient authorized shares to settle these outstanding contracts.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

13. Stock Based Compensation  

 

The Company has a stock-based compensation plan, which is described as follows:

 

On March 3, 2014, the Board of Directors approved and adopted the Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) which the Company’s stockholders approved at the annual stockholders’ meeting on May 5, 2014. The 2014 Plan as amended set aside and reserved 12,000 (3,000,000 pre-split) shares of the Company’s common stock for grant and issuance in accordance with its terms and conditions. Persons eligible to receive awards from the 2014 Plan include employees (including officers and directors) of the Company and its affiliates, consultants who provide significant services to the Company or its affiliates, and directors who are not employees of the Company or its affiliates (the “Participants”). The 2014 Plan permits the Company to issue to Participants qualified and/or non-qualified options to purchase the Company’s common stock, restricted common stock, performance units, and performance shares. The 2014 Plan will terminate on March 3, 2024. The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for administration of the 2014 Plan and has the sole discretion to determine which Participants will be granted awards and the terms and conditions of the awards granted. The 2014 Plan also provides for an annual automatic increase in the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder by the lesser of (A) 12,000 (3,000,000 pre-split) shares of the Company’s common stock or the equivalent of such number of shares after the administrator of the 2014 Plan, in its sole discretion, has interpreted the effect of any stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction; (B) a number of shares of common stock equal to 5% of the Company’s common stock outstanding on January 2nd of each year, and (C) an amount determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. A total of 10,440 (2,610,000 pre-split) shares of common stock remained available for issuance as of June 30, 2018.

 

As of June 30, 2018 there have not been any stock option grants made pursuant to the 2014 Plan.

 

From time to time the Board of Directors has also authorized the issuance of shares of common stock outside of the 2014 Plan to consultants and employees for services rendered. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 the Company awarded 1,927 (481,750 pre-split) and 2,027 (506,750 pre-split) shares, respectively, to consultants who provided services to the Company. In connection with such awards (including awards granted in 2017) the Company recorded stock compensation expense of $1,911,144 and $5,681,161 which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Unamortized stock compensation costs related to these awards at June 30, 2018 of $482,521 will be recognized over the anticipated service period during the balance of 2018. The Company issued 2,000 (500,000 pre-split) and 4,809 (1,202,167 pre-split) shares of common stock to employees and consultants for services provided during 2017 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. The Company recognized expense in 2017 of $15,631,605, with respect to such awards, and also recorded a liability on the balance sheet at December 31, 2017, related to these costs which were settled in shares.

 

The shares historically issued both pursuant to the 2014 Plan and outside the 2014 Plan have been fully vested in certain cases and subject to vesting conditions in other cases; they generally contain resale or transfer restrictions pursuant to lock up agreements ranging from 18 to 24 months from the award date. 

 

The Company generally recognizes stock compensation expense on the grant date and over the period of vesting or period that services will be provided. Compensation associated with shares issued or to be issued to consultants and other non-employees is recognized over the expected service period beginning on the measurement date which is generally the time the Company and the service provider enter into a commitment whereby the Company agrees to grant shares in exchange for the services to be provided. 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

MoviePass, Inc.

 

MoviePass maintained the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) during the six months ended June 30, 2018. The 2011 Plan provides for the grant of up to 95,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance as non-statutory or incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units to the employees, officers, directors, or consultants of MoviePass. The 2011 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors of MoviePass, which selects the individuals to whom options will be granted, and determines the number of options to be granted and the term and exercise price of each option. Stock options granted pursuant to the terms of the 2011 Plan generally cannot be granted with an exercise price of less than 100% of the fair market value on the date of grant. The term of the options granted under the 2011 Plan cannot be greater than 10 years. Options vest at varying rates generally over three to five years along with performance-based options.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 MoviePass granted 39,809,175 stock options at an exercise price of $0.43 per share.

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity under the MoviePass share-based plan for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

          Weighted Average        
    Options for           Remaining     Aggregate  
    Common Shares     Exercise Price     Contractual Term     Intrinsic Value  
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017     28,219,464     $ 0.14       9.13     $ 8,313,684  
Granted     39,809,175     $ 0.43                  
Exercised     -     -       -       -  
Forfeited, cancelled, expired     -     -       -       -  
Outstanding as of June 30, 2018     68,028,639     $ 0.31       9.18     $ 1,531,009  
   Vested and exercisable at June 30, 2018     22,318,253     $ 0.18       8.74     $ 1,032,565  

 

The weighted average grant date fair value per share of stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $0.16. No options were exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

The Company recognized share-based payment expense associated with stock options of $1,090,932 and $3,087,244 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.

 

The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used to compute the fair value of options granted to employees:

 

    Six Months Ended  
   

June 30,

2018

 
Risk-free interest rate     2.50 %
Expected life of options – years     5.79  
Expected stock price volatility     37.20 %
Expected dividend yield             0.00 %

 

There were no options granted to the Company’s Board of Directors or third parties during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

14. Concentration of Credit Risk  

 

Consulting

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively, 4 customers accounted for 93.5% and 4 customers accounted for 92.8% of consulting revenues.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively, 4 customers accounted for 93.9% and 4 customers accounted for 87.3% of consulting revenues.

 

As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, 5 customers accounted for 87.4% and 4 customers accounted for 62.6% of consulting accounts receivables.

 

As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, 3 vendors accounted for 93.4% and 3 vendors accounted for 82.7% of consulting accounts payables.

 

Technology

 

As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, 4 vendor accounted for 69.1% and 3 vendors accounted for 60.8% of technology accounts payables.

 

Subscription and Marketing and Promotional Services

 

As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, 1 customer accounted for 82.4% of subscription and marketing and promotional services accounts receivables and 2 customers accounted for 100.0% for subscription and marketing and promotional services accounts receivables.

 

As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, 2 vendors accounted for 39.3% subscription and marketing and promotional services accounts payables and 1 vendor accounted for 41.0% of subscription and marketing and promotional services accounts payables.

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company’s operating lease commitments as of June 30, 2018 are comprised of the following:

 

    Payments due by period  
Less than 1 year   $ 148,049  
1 to 3 years     780,798  
3 to 5 years     115,753  
Thereafter     -  
Total   $ 1,044,600  

 

The Company’s executive office is located at the Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7520, New York, New York 10118. The Company’s executive office is located in a leased facility with a term expiring on June 30, 2022. Zone leases office space at 444 Brickell Avenue, Miami Florida with a term expiring on April 30, 2020. As of June 30, 2018 MoviePass leased space at WeWork on a month to month basis at 175 Varick Street New York, NY 10014. As of August 1, 2018 MoviePass has relocated to WeWork at 135 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 under a one-year lease agreement effective July 9, 2018. In addition, the Company’s Indian subsidiary has an office in Bangalore, India at a leased facility located at 3rd Floor, Beta Block, Number 7 Sigma Tech Park, Varthur Kodi, Bangalore 560066. This lease was amended on September 26, 2017 to extend the duration of the lease until September 30, 2019.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  

The Company’s executive office lease is subject to escalations based on increases in real estate taxes and operating expenses, all of which are charged to rent expense. Rent expense for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was approximately $247,743 and $86,217, respectively, and $461,088 and $134,017 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 

 

In April 2017, Zone signed a three-year lease agreement for office space in Miami. The lease term began in May 2017 and expires in April 2020 and requires a monthly rent payment of $5,026 for the first 12 months, $5,177 for the next 12 months, and $5,332 for the last 12 months of the lease.

 

As of June 30, 2018, the Company does not have any “Off Balance Sheet Arrangements”.

 

Legal Proceeding :

 

On August 2, 2018, Jeffrey Chang, a purported stockholder of the Company, acting on behalf of himself and a putative class of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s common stock between August 15, 2017, and July 26, 2018, filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company and two of its executive officers, Theodore Farnsworth and Stuart Benson (the “August 2, 2018 Complaint”). Jeffrey Chang v. Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., et. al., Case No. 1:18-cv-6965. The August 2, 2018 Complaint alleges, among other things, that the Company’s statements to the market were materially false or misleading. The plaintiffs assert claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5.

 

On August 13, 2018, Jeffrey Braxton, a purported stockholder of the Company, acting on behalf of himself and a putative class of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s common stock between August 15, 2017, and July 26, 2018, filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company and two of its executive officers, Theodore Farnsworth and Stuart Benson (the “August 13, 2018 Complaint”). Jeffrey Braxton v. Helios and Matheson Analytics, Inc. et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-07242-UA. The August 13, 2018 Complaint makes substantially identical allegations as the August 2, 2018 Complaint.

 

The Company intends to vigorously defend these matters and believes that they are without merit. Given the preliminary status of the litigation, it is difficult to predict the likelihood of an adverse outcome or estimate the amount or range of any reasonably possible losses, if any.

 

16. Transactions with Related Parties  

 

Gadiyaram Agreements

 

On October 5, 2017, the Company entered into a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Mr. Muralikrishna Gadiyaram (the “Consultant”), a director of the Company, for a period of two years from the agreement date (the “Consulting Term”). The Consulting Agreement formalized, on a compensatory basis, the arrangement that was in place for performance without compensation by the Consultant for consulting services since the acquisition of Zone in November of 2016. Mr. Gadiyaram will continue to provide guidance to the Company and Zone relating to the further development of their respective businesses and technologies. In addition to the aforementioned services, if requested by the Company, Mr. Gadiyaram will provide guidance with respect to the development of any businesses or technologies that the Company or Zone may acquire during the Consulting Term, including, but not limited to, MoviePass. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Consultant will receive fees in the amount of $18,750 per month in cash. Such fees have been accrued and paid by the Company since January 1, 2017. The amount payable to Mr. Gadiyaram as of June 30, 2018 was approximately $18,750.

 

On May 22, 2018, the Company and Helios and Matheson Information Technology, Ltd (“HMIT”), an Indian corporation, owned and controlled by Mr. Muralikrishna Gadiyaram, a director of the Company executed a letter agreement whereby HMIT agreed not to sell HMNY shares held by HMIT until after April 15, 2019 (the “Lockup Agreement”). In exchange for such Lockup Agreement the Company agreed to issue to HMIT 2,000 (500,000 pre-split) shares of HMNY stock. As of June 30, 2018, the shares issuable to HMIT had not yet been issued and accordingly, the Company accrued $225,000 with respect thereto, representing the value of the shares on May 22, 2018.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

17. Provision for Income Taxes

 

The Company had a tax provision for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 of $28,719 and $11,373, respectively, and $36,670 and $41,857 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Tax for both the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was comprised of minimum state taxes and a provision for tax in respect to taxes incurred by the Company’s Indian subsidiary.

 

The Company’s provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 is based on the estimated annual effective tax rate method prescribed by ASC 740-270, plus discrete items. The difference between the Company’s effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 and the US statutory tax rates of 21% and 35%, respectively, primarily relates to changes in the valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, non-deductible expenses, state income taxes (net of federal income tax benefit), the effect of taxes on foreign earnings, and changes to provisional amounts recorded for certain aspects of the Act. 

 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that either some portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and available carry-back capacity in making this assessment, therefore, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance on its net domestic deferred tax assets, excluding deferred tax liabilities that are not expected to serve as a source of income for the recognition of deferred tax assets due to their indefinite reversal period (tax amortization of goodwill). 

 

As of June 30, 2018, the Company did not record any tax liabilities for uncertain income tax positions and concluded that all of its tax positions are either certain or are not material to the Company’s financial statements. The Company is currently not under audit in any jurisdiction in which it conducts business.

 

18. Segment Reporting

 

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision–making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision–making group is composed of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Company operates in three segments, Consulting, Technology, and Subscription and Marketing and Promotional Services. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company reported three segments. The Company allocates corporate expenses to the segments for purposes of individually measuring operating segments. Corporate expenses are allocated on the basis of each segment’s relative earnings prior to the allocation.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The Company evaluates performance of its operating segments based on revenue and operating loss. The following table summarizes the Company’s segment information for the following balance sheet dates presented, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Consulting                        
Revenue   $ 829,606     $ 1,140,951     $ 1,669,109     $ 2,499,013  
Cost of revenue     681,577       917,564       1,392,771       2,023,049  
Gross profit     148,029       223,387       276,338       475,964  
Total operating expenses     5,743,072       1,349,482       14,160,984       4,663,029  
Loss from operations     (5,595,043 )     (1,126,095 )     (13,884,646 )     (4,187,065 )
Total other income/(expense)     42,975,245       (2,449,557 )     124,685,936       (4,541,120 )
Provision for income taxes     (5,219 )     72,341       (1,043 )     41,857  
Total net income (loss)   $ 37,374,983     $ (3,503,311 )   $ 110,800,247     $ (8,686,328 )
                                 
Technology                                
Revenue   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Cost of revenue     -       -       -       -  
Gross profit     -       -       -       -  
Total operating expenses     937,343       1,617,804       2,070,791       2,915,354  
Loss from operations     (937,343 )     (1,617,804 )     (2,070,791 )     (2,915,354 )
Total other income/(expense)     17,031       (16,987 )     59       (33,975 )
Provision for income taxes     -       -       -       -  
Total net loss   $ (920,312 )   $ (1,634,791 )   $ (2,070,732 )   $ (2,949,329 )
                                 
Subscription and Marketing and Promotional Services                                
Revenue   $ 73,339,128     $ -     $ 121,942,485     $ -  
Cost of revenue     178,085,142       -       313,342,924       -  
Gross profit     (104,746,014 )     -       (191,400,439 )     -  
Total operating expenses     15,360,459       -       27,014,976       -  
Loss from operations     (120,106,473 )     -       (218,415,415 )     -  
Total other income/(expense)     -       -       -       -  
Provision for income taxes     (23,500 )     -       (35,627 )     -  
Total net loss   $ (120,129,973 )   $ -     $ (218,451,042 )   $ -  

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

   

As of
June 30,

2018

   

As of December 31,

2017

 
Consulting            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 10,998,366     $ 569,886  
Accounts receivable   $ 311,381     $ 332,753  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   $ 835,212     $ 3,382,127  
Property and equipment   $ 152,415     $ 96,464  
Intangible assets   $ 4,897,504     $ -  
Goodwill   $ -     $ -  
Deposits and other assets   $ 128,625     $ 129,119  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 3,600,737     $ 2,088,867  
Liabilities to be settled in stock   $ 5,669,263     $ 20,875,045  
Convertible notes payable   $ 311,705     $ 3,611,627  
Warrant liability   $ 4,266,100     $ 67,288,800  
Derivative liability   $ 41,537,054     $ 4,834,462  
                 
Technology                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 2,577,138     $ 21,933,765  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   $ 8,333     $ 21,666  
Property and equipment   $ 86,562     $ 95,301  
Intangible assets, net   $ 2,108,287     $ 2,829,295  
Goodwill   $ -     $ -  
Deposits and other assets   $ 10,053     $ 10,052  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 112,418     $ 607,622  
Liabilities to be settled in stock   $ 319,100     $ 445,660  
                 
Subscription and Marketing and Promotional Services                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,937,306     $ 2,445,742  
Accounts receivable   $ 28,340,358     $ 27,137,466  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   $ 8,519,210     $ 154,018  
Property and equipment   $ 130,553     $ 42,270  
Intangible assets, net   $ 29,353,959     $ 25,707,487  
Goodwill   $ 87,672,136     $ 79,137,177  
Deposits and other assets   $ 70,814     $ 8,000  
Contract costs   $ 2,052,882     $ -  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 17,549,436     $ 10,447,514  
Deferred revenue   $ 65,371,837     $ 54,425,630  

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

19. Subsequent Events

 

Waiver Agreements

 

On July 10, 2018, the Company entered into a Waiver Agreement (the “Waiver Agreement”) with a holder of the November 2017 Notes, January 2018 Notes and June 2018 Convertible Notes (collectively, the “Existing Notes”).

 

Pursuant to the Waiver Agreement, such holder, in its capacity as the Required Holder under the Securities Purchase Agreements pursuant to which the Existing Notes were issued: (i) waived any obligation by the Company to effect any redemption of the Existing Notes as a result of the consummation of a proposed public offering of securities by the Company (the “New Proposed Offering”), (ii) reduced the aggregate number of shares required to be reserved for issuance upon conversion of the November 2017 Notes and the January 2018 Notes, (iii) deferred the right that the holders of the Existing Notes may have to adjust the Conversion Price (as defined in the applicable Existing Note) of such Existing Notes solely as a result of the issuance of securities in the New Proposed Offering until the fourth trading day after the time of the pricing of the New Proposed Offering, (iv) consented to the New Proposed Offering, and (v) waived any prohibition with respect to the issuance of the securities in the New Proposed Offering.

 

On July 13, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Waiver Agreement. The Amendment revised the Waiver Agreement as follows: (i) the waiver of the Company’s obligation to effect any redemption of the Existing Notes as a result of the consummation of a New Proposed Offering (as defined in the Waiver Agreement) applies only to the extent the redemption right arises from the occurrence of a Financing (as defined in the June 2018 Convertible Notes) occurring between July 11, 2018 and July 17, 2018; (ii) the number of shares permitted to be offered in the New Proposed Offering was reduced; (iii) the number of shares required to be reserved for issuance upon conversion of the November 2017 Notes was increased; (iv) the reduction in the number of shares required to be reserved upon conversion of the November 2017 Notes (the “Reduction Shares”) ends when stockholders approve either an increase in the authorized shares of common stock or a reverse stock split of the common stock, and if the Reduction Shares are not issued prior to close of market on July 17, 2018, the Reduction Shares that were not issued would be restored to (and increase) the reserve for the November 2017 Notes; and (v) the deferral of the right that the holders of the Existing Notes may have to adjust the Conversion Price (as defined in the applicable Existing Note) of such Existing Notes solely as a result of the issuance of securities in the New Proposed Offering until the fourth trading day after the time of the pricing of the New Proposed Offering provided in the Waiver Agreement was eliminated.

 

July 13, 2018 Demand Note

 

On July 13, 2018 the Company issued a demand note (the “July 13 Demand Note”) in the principal amount of $6,806,850, which included $5.0 million in cash borrowed by the Company from the holder and $1,806,850 required to be paid by the Company to the holder pursuant to a partial redemption of the June 2018 Convertible Notes held by the holder. The July 13 Demand Note bore interest on the unpaid principal amount at the rate of 10.0% per year. The holder could make a demand for full payment of the July 13 Demand Note from and after July 17, 2018. All proceeds received by the Company under its outstanding ATM Offering must be used to repay the July 13 Demand Note. The July 13 Demand Note and all accrued interest may be prepaid by the Company without penalty. With the agreement of the holder, principal and interest accrued on the July 13 Demand Note could be applied to all, or any part, of the purchase price of securities to be issued upon the consummation, after July 13, 2018, of an offering of securities by the Company to the holder. Any amount of principal or other amounts due which is not paid when due would result in a late charge being incurred and payable by the Company to the holder in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of 15% per year from the date such amount was due until the same is paid in full. 

 

The $5.0 million cash proceeds received from the July 13 Demand Note were used by the Company to pay the Company’s merchant and fulfillment processors. 

 

MoviePass executed a guaranty (the “MoviePass July 13 Demand Note Guaranty”) pursuant to which MoviePass guaranteed the punctual payment of the July 13 Demand Note, including, without limitation, all principal, interest and other amounts that accrue after the commencement of any insolvency proceeding of the Company or MoviePass, whether or not the payment of such interest and/or other amounts are enforceable or are allowable and agreed to pay any and all costs and expenses (including counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the holder in enforcing any rights under the MoviePass July 13 Demand Note Guaranty or the July 13 Demand Note.

 

On July 31, 2018, the Company paid in full the $6.8 million outstanding under the July 13 Demand Note.

 

Stockholders Special Meeting

 

On July 23, 2018, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders, whereby, the following was approved:

 

the January 2018 Notes Stockholder Approval;

 

an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect the Authorized Share Increase;

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

an amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split; and

 

the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit votes on the above proposals if sufficient votes to pass the proposals were not received in time for the special meeting.

   

Reverse Stock Split

 

On July 23, 2018, the Board of Directors approved the Reverse Stock Split and the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to effectuate the Reverse Stock Split.

 

A Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation authorizing the Reverse Stock Split was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 24, 2018, and the Reverse Stock Split became effective in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Amendment on July 24, 2018.

 

The Reverse Stock Split did not affect the number of authorized shares of common stock, which (following the Authorized Share Increase) is 5,000,000,000 shares. A proportionate adjustment was made to (i) the per share exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Company’s outstanding equity awards, options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock and outstanding convertible notes and (ii) the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. Fractional shares were not issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split; instead, the Board of Directors, determined to effect an issuance of shares to holders that would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share such that any fractional shares were rounded up to the nearest whole number.

 

July 27, 2018 Demand Note

 

On July 27, 2018, the Company issued a demand note (the “July 27 Demand Note”) in the principal amount of $6,200,000, which included $5.0 million in cash borrowed by the Company from the holder and $1.2 million of original issue discount. The holder could make a demand for full payment of the July 27 Demand Note from and after (x) with respect to up to $3,100,000 of the principal outstanding under the July 27 Demand Note (the “Initial Principal”), August 1, 2018 or (y) with respect to any other amounts then outstanding under the July 27 Demand Note, August 5, 2018. All proceeds received by the Company on or after July 31, 2018 from sales of common stock under its outstanding the ATM Offering must be applied against any Initial Principal until no Initial Principal remains outstanding, and thereafter, against any remaining amounts due under the July 27 Demand Note. The July 27 Demand Note’s principal, together with accrued and unpaid late charges could be prepaid by the Company without penalty. With the agreement of the holder, principal and accrued and unpaid late charges on the July 27 Demand Note could be applied to all, or any part, of the purchase price of securities to be issued upon the consummation, after July 27, 2018, of an offering of securities by the Company to the holder. Any amount of principal or other amounts due which is not paid when due (a “Payment Default”) would result in a late charge being incurred and payable by the Company to the holder in an amount equal to interest on such amount as the rate of 15% per year from the date such amount was due until the same was paid in full. If a Payment Default remained outstanding for a period of 48 hours, the holder could require the Company to redeem all or a portion of the July 27 Demand Note at a redemption price of 130%.

 

The $5.0 million cash proceeds received from the July 27 Demand Note were used by the Company to pay the Company’s merchant and fulfillment processors. If the Company is unable to make required payments to its merchant and fulfillment processors, the merchant and fulfillment processors may cease processing payments for MoviePass, which would cause a MoviePass service interruption. Such a service interruption occurred on July 26, 2018. Such service interruptions could have a material adverse effect on MoviePass’ ability to retain its subscribers. This would have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

MoviePass executed a guaranty (the “MoviePass July 27 Demand Note Guaranty”) pursuant to which MoviePass guaranteed the punctual payment of the July 27 Demand Note, including, without limitation, all principal, interest and other amounts that accrue after the commencement of any insolvency proceeding of the Company or MoviePass, whether or not the payment of such interest and/or other amounts are enforceable or are allowable, and agreed to pay any and all costs and expenses (including counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the holder in enforcing any rights under the MoviePass July 27 Demand Note Guaranty or the July 27 Demand Note.

 

On July 31, 2018, the Company paid in full the $6.2 million outstanding under the July 27 Demand Note.

 

Common Stock and Debt Securities

 

From June 30, 2018 through August 9, 2018 the Company has sold 232.4 million shares and received net proceeds of $50.2 million under the ATM Offering. On July 2, 2018, the Company’s second universal shelf registration was declared effective under which it may offer for sale up to $1.2 billion of equity or debt securities.

 

In addition, from June 30, 2018 through August 9, 2018, the Company received gross cash proceeds of approximately $31.4 million with respect to funding under the November 2017 and January 2018 investor notes and issued 266.6 million shares with respect to the conversion of its November 2017 Notes and January 2018 Notes. The Company used the proceeds from the prepayments of the investor notes to redeem approximately $22.8 million of the unrestricted principal of its June 2018 Convertible Notes. As a result of such redemptions, as of August 9, 2018, there is approximately $2.4 million unrestricted principal (including certain make-whole interest) outstanding under the June 2018 Convertible Notes.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 throughout and in particular in the discussion at Item 2 titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. These are statements regarding financial and operating performance results and other statements that are not historical facts. The words “expect,” “project,” “estimate,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “forecast,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Certain important risks, including those discussed in the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which have been incorporated into this report by reference, could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the forward-looking statements. Some, but not all, of these risks include, among other things:

 

the Company’s ability to successfully develop the business model of MoviePass;

 

  the Company’s capital requirements and whether the Company will be able to raise capital as needed;

 

  the Company’s ability to fulfill its payment obligations to its merchant processors in a timely manner to prevent MoviePass service interruptions;
     
  the Company’s ability to integrate the operations of MoviePass into its operation;
     
  changes in local, state or federal regulations that will adversely affect the Company’s business;

 

  the Company’s ability to retain its existing subscribers and market and sell its services to new subscribers;

 

  whether the Company will continue to receive the services of certain officers and directors;

 

  the Company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and operate its business without infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others;

 

  the Company’s ability to effectively react to other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC, such as fluctuation of quarterly financial results, reliance on third party consultants, litigation or other proceedings and stock price volatility; and

 

  other uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control.

 

The Company does not intend to update forward-looking statements. You should refer to and carefully review the information in future documents that the Company files with the SEC.

 

The following discussion and analysis of significant factors affecting the Company’s operating results and liquidity and capital resources should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related Notes.

 

Unless expressly indicated or the context requires otherwise, the terms “Helios”, the “Company”, “we”, “us, and “our” refer to Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc.

 

Business Overview

 

We provide high quality information technology, or IT, services and solutions including a range of technology platforms focusing on big data, business intelligence, and consumer-centric technology.  More recently, to provide greater value to stockholders, the Company has sought to expand its business primarily through acquisitions that leverage its capabilities and expertise.

 

As of June 30, 2018, the Company owned, and as of the date of this report the Company owns, 91.8% of the outstanding shares of MoviePass (excluding outstanding MoviePass options and warrants).  MoviePass is the premiere movie theater subscription service in the United States which provides its subscribers the ability to view movie titles for a fixed monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual subscription price. 

 

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Recent Developments

 

MoviePass Films

 

On May 30, 2018 the Company formed MoviePass Films with EFO. The Company owns 51% and EFO owns 49% of MoviePass Films. MoviePass Films focuses on studio-driven content and new film production for theatrical release and other distribution channels.  The Company plans to capitalize on the capabilities of MoviePass to market future MoviePass Films productions to MoviePass subscribers.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

On July 24, 2018, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware effecting the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split did not affect the number of authorized shares of common stock, which, following the Authorized Share Increase, remains at 5,000,000,000 shares. A proportionate adjustment was made to (i) the per share exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Company’s outstanding equity awards, options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock and outstanding convertible notes and (ii) the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes give retroactive effect to the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth period over period change in the percentage of revenues of certain items included in the Company’s Statements of Operations:

  

    For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Change  
    2018     2017     Dollars     % Change  
Consulting   $ 829,606     $ 1,140,951     $ (311,345 )     (27 )%
Subscription     72,403,640       -         72,403,640       N/A
Marketing and promotional services     935,488       -         935,488       N/A  
Total revenues     74,168,734       1,140,951       73,027,783       6,401 %
Cost of revenues     178,766,719       917,564       177,849,155       19,383 %
Gross (loss)/profit     (104,597,985 )     223,387       (104,821,372 )     (46,924 )%
Operating expenses     22,040,874       2,967,286       19,073,588       643 %
Loss from operations     (126,638,859 )     (2,743,899 )     (123,894,960 )     4,515 %
Other income (expense), net     42,992,276       (2,466,544 )     45,458,820       (1,843 )%
Income tax provision     28,719       11,373       17,346       153 %
Net loss   $ (83,675,302 )   $ (5,221,816 )   $ (78,453,486 )     1,502 %
                                 
Loss per share   $ (132.47 )   $ (198.68 )     66.21     33 %

 

    For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Change  
    2018     2017     Dollars     % Change  
Consulting   $ 1,669,109     $ 2,499,013     $ (829,904 )     (33 )%
Subscription     119,566,087       -         119,566,087       N/A
Marketing and promotional services     2,376,398       -         2,376,398       N/A
Total revenues     123,611,594       2,499,013       121,112,581       4,846 %
Cost of revenues     314,735,695       2,023,049       312,712,646       15,457 %
Gross (loss)/profit     (191,124,101 )     475,964       (191,600,065 )     (40,255 )%
Operating expenses     43,246,751       7,578,383       35,668,368       471 %
Loss from operations     (234,370,852 )     (7,102,419 )     (227,268,433 )     3,200 %
Other income (expense), net     124,685,995       (4,575,095 )     129,261,090       (2,825 )%
Income tax provision     36,670       41,857       (5,187 )     (12 )%
Net loss   $ (109,721,527 )   $ (11,719,371 )   $ (98,002,156 )     836 %
                                 
Loss per share   $ (189.33 )   $ (491.80 )     302.47     62 %

 

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

Revenues. Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were approximately $74.2 million as compared to revenues of approximately $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to the revenues of MoviePass which were offset by a decrease in consulting revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Gross (Loss) / Profit. The resulting gross loss for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was approximately $104.6 million as compared to a gross profit of approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The decrease is primarily due to operating expenses of MoviePass.

 

Operating Expenses. Non-research and development operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were approximately $21.9 million as compared to approximately $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to $3.0 million of stock compensation expense and approximately $16.8 million of additional operating expenses incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2018 due to the acquisitions of MoviePass, the Moviefone Assets and the forming of MoviePass Ventures and MoviePass Films.

 

Research and Development. Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were approximately $0.2 million as compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. Research and development expenses relate to the development of the RedZone Map app.

 

Taxes. The Company had income tax provision of $0.03 million and $0.01 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Tax for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was comprised of minimum state taxes and a provision reconciliation of an over estimate of the tax accrual for the Company’s Indian subsidiary’s audit.

 

Other Income/(Expense). In order to both fund its operations, including the development of the RedZone Map app, and to obtain the funds necessary to purchase additional shares in MoviePass, the Company issued and sold to several investors Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes in September 2016, December 2016, February 2017, August 2017, November 2017, January 2018, and June 2018 having a total principal amount of approximately $352.5 million. As a result of these securities offerings, during the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company incurred (i) a gain of approximately $100.9 million resulting from the change in market value of derivative and warrant liabilities, (ii) interest expense of approximately $58.2 million, (iii) a gain on the exchange of warrants of approximately $0.3 million and (iv) interest income of approximately $0.01 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company incurred (i) a loss of approximately $0.3 million resulting from the change in market value of derivative liabilities, (ii) interest expense of approximately $2.2 million, and (iii) interest income of approximately $0.02 million.

 

Net Income/(Loss). The Company had a net loss attributable to Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. of approximately $63.3 million or $132.47 loss per basic and diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to a net loss attributable to Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. of approximately $5.2 million or $198.68 loss per basic and diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in the Company’s net loss is primarily due to the acquisitions of MoviePass, the Moviefone Assets and the forming of MoviePass Ventures and MoviePass Films, including the associated financing costs incurred with the issuance of our senior convertible notes.

 

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

Revenues. Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were approximately $123.6 million as compared to revenues of approximately $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to the revenues of MoviePass which were partially offset by a decrease in consulting revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2018. 

 

Gross (Loss) / Profit. The resulting gross loss for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was approximately $191.1 million as compared to a gross profit of approximately $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The decrease is primarily due to operating expenses of Movie Pass.

 

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Operating Expenses. Non-research and development operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were approximately $42.9 million as compared to approximately $6.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to $8.8 million of stock compensation expense and approximately $27.5 million of additional operating expenses incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2018 due to the acquisitions of MoviePass, the Moviefone Assets and the forming of MoviePass Ventures and MoviePass Films.

 

Research and Development. Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were approximately $0.4 million as compared to $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Research and development expenses relate to the development of the RedZone Map app.

 

Taxes. The Company had income tax provision of $0.04 million and $0.04 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Tax for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was comprised of minimum state taxes and a provision reconciliation of an over estimate of the tax accrual for the Company’s India subsidiary’s audit.

 

Other Income/(Expense). In order to both fund its operations, including the development of the RedZone Map app, and to obtain the funds necessary to purchase additional shares in MoviePass, the Company issued and sold to several investors Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes in September 2016, December 2016, February 2017, August 2017, November 2017, January 2018, and June 2018 having a total principal amount of approximately $352.5 million. As a result of these securities offerings, during the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company incurred (i) a gain of approximately $203.1 million resulting from the change in market value of derivative and warrant liabilities, (ii) interest expense of approximately $93.7 million, (iii) a gain on the extinguishment of debt of approximately $15.0 million, (iv) a gain on the exchange of warrants of approximately $0.3 million and (iv) interest income of approximately $0.02 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company incurred (i) a gain of approximately $0.7 million resulting from the change in market value of derivative liabilities, (ii) interest expense of approximately $5.3 million, and (iii) interest income of approximately $0.04 million.

 

Net Income/(Loss). The Company had a net loss attributable to Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. of approximately $58.2 million or $189.33 loss per basic and diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to a net loss attributable to Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. of approximately $11.7 million or $491.80 loss per basic and diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in the Company’s net loss is primarily due to the acquisitions of MoviePass, the Moviefone Assets and the forming of MoviePass Ventures and MoviePass Films, including the associated financing costs incurred with the issuance of our senior convertible notes.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

The following table presents a summary of the cash flow activity for the periods set forth below:

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2018     2017  
             
Net cash (used in) operating activities   $ (219,209,083 )   $ (4,939,042 )
Net cash (used in) investing activities   $ (1,171,098 )   $ (295,507 )
Net cash provided by financing activities   $ 210,972,318     $ 3,920,000  
Net(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   $ (9,407,863 )   $ (1,314,549 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   $ 24,949,393     $ 2,747,240  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 15,512,810     $ 1,433,980  

 

Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities

 

Cash used in operating activities was $219.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to $4.9 million of cash used in operating activities in the six months ended June 30, 2017. Our consolidated net loss in June 30, 2018 of $109.7 million, included non-cash items of approximately $130.3 million. Non-cash items affecting our net loss included; change in the fair market value of warrant liabilities and derivative liabilities of $189.8 million and $13.2 million, respectively, loss on extinguishment of debt of $15.0 million, share based compensation in exchange for services of $8.8 million, approximately $83.4 million related to accretion and interest expense incurred from derivative instruments, amortization of deferred revenue of $9.1 million, and depreciation and amortization of $2.6 million. The net change in working capital items affecting operating cash flow was $20.8 million, representing an increase in cash provided by operating activities. In the six months ended June 30, 2017 our net loss was $11.7 million and included net non-cash items of $6.6 million, consisting primarily of $1.0 million related to interest expense incurred from derivative instruments, change in fair market value of warrant liabilities and derivative liabilities of $0.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and depreciation and amortization of $0.9 million. In the six months ended June 30, 2017, net working capital changes affecting operating cash flow consisted of a $0.1 million cash used in operating activities. 

 

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

 

Cash used in investing activities of $1.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2018 consisted primarily of cash used towards the purchase of Moviefone. Cash used in investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2017 consisted primarily of cash used to acquired patents and to purchase equipment.

 

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

 

Cash provided by financing activities of $211.0 million consists of proceeds from public offerings and other equity raises in the amount of $176.5 million (net of transaction costs), proceeds from notes payable of $50.1 million, proceeds from the issuance of a note payable and preferred shares of $20 million, settlement of warrant liability of $0.8 million, payment for make-whole interest of $5.0 million, payment of deferred financing fees of $2.2 million and repayment of notes of $27.9 million.

 

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Future Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash on hand, proceeds from subscription revenues, proceeds from our equity offerings and prepayments of investor notes payable to us that we received as partial payment for our outstanding convertible notes. As of June 30, 2018 we had cash on hand of $15.5 million and approximately $28.7 million in accounts receivable mostly related to reserve funds held by our merchant processors related to subscription revenues. In addition, in the six months ended June 30, 2018 we issued common stock and warrant units and received proceeds of approximately $124.6 million, net of associated expenses. We filed with the SEC, and the SEC declared effective, a universal shelf registration statement of up to $400 million worth of registered equity securities, of which we utilized approximately $105 million and $180 million in offerings in February and April of 2018, respectively. Under this effective registration statement, we may issue registered securities, from time to time, in one or more separate offerings or other transactions with the size, price and terms to be determined at the time of issuance. In April 2018, we entered into the Sales Agreement with Canaccord pursuant to which we may issue and sell from time to time shares of common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $150.0 million through the ATM Offering under which Canaccord acts as our sales agent. We are required to pay Canaccord a commission of 4% of the gross proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement. For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, we sold approximately 0.4 million (100.8 pre-split) shares in the ATM Offering, received $52.7 million net proceeds and paid Canaccord $2.1 million. From June 30, 2018 through August 9, 2018 we have sold an additional 232.4 million shares and received net proceeds of $50.2 million in the ATM Offering. On July 2, 2018, our second universal shelf registration was declared effective under which we may offer for sale up to $1.2 billion of equity securities or debt securities

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, we received gross cash proceeds of approximately $25.1 million with respect to funding under the November 2017 Investor Notes and issued 0.247 million (61.7 million pre-split) shares with respect to the conversion of the November 2017 Notes, including shares related to the make-whole interest provisions of those notes. From June 30, 2018 through August 9, 2018, we received gross cash proceeds of approximately $56.5 million with respect to funding under the November 2017 Investor Notes and January 2018 Investor Note and issued an additional 266.6 million shares with respect to the conversion of our November 2017 Notes and January 2018 Notes. We used the proceeds from the prepayments of such investor notes to redeem approximately $22.8 million of the unrestricted principal of our June 2018 Convertible Notes. As a result of such redemptions, as of August 9, 2018, there was approximately $2.4 million of unrestricted principal (including make-whole interest) outstanding under the June 2018 Convertible Notes.

 

We will continue to require significant proceeds from sales of our debt or equity securities, including sales of our common stock pursuant to the ATM Offering and conversions of unrestricted principal and make-whole interest under our outstanding convertible notes following payments by investors under investor notes payable to us, each of which will continue to have a significant dilutive effect on our stockholders. If we are unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, we may be required to reduce the scope of our planned growth or otherwise further alter our business model, objectives and operations, which could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

As of June 30, 2018, the Company had approximately $65.4 million in deferred revenue related to subscriptions of its MoviePass service. Deferred revenue represents funds received for monthly, quarterly, semi- annual and annual subscriptions plus amounts associated with gift card purchases. MoviePass has experienced service costs over and above subscription revenue in the fulfillment of subscription services mainly for ticketing and related service fees. Included in the deferred revenue balance is approximately $7.0 million of funds resulting from the acquisition of MoviePass and allocated to service future ticket fulfillment associated with deferred revenue on the acquisition date.

 

The Company maintains relationships with several payment processing vendors. Our primary merchant processor maintains a reserve fund of a portion of the payments received for annual and other extended term subscription plans. As of June 30, 2018, the amount on deposit with our merchant processor was approximately $25.6 million. This amount is classified as accounts receivable on our balance sheet and is expected to be disbursed to the Company during the course of 2018. The Company intends to use these funds for ticket fulfillment and other general operating costs.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company has received $25.1 million and $4.0 million, respectively, from complex convertible notes containing derivative features associated with conversion rights and stock purchase warrants. In addition, the convertible notes provided for interest to be paid on borrowed and or committed funds as the case may be, generally for minimum periods even when such funds are not outstanding. During the six months ended June 30, 2018 the Company has recognized derivative gain of $13.2 million associated with these securities which in many cases are valued based on the underlying equity securities required to satisfy such derivative features upon exercise or conversion. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recognized derivative gain of $0.7 million associated with derivative securities. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, the Company has recognized non-cash interest expense of $83.4 million and $1.0 million, respectively, associated with these convertible notes and committed funds which have predominantly been settled through the issuance of shares of the Company’s stock. In addition, the Company incurred approximately $10 million, in cash paid for interest associated with outstanding notes and committed funds during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

At June 30, 2018, the Company had outstanding approximately $25.8 million unrestricted principal of convertible notes payable and derivative liability balances of approximately $41.5 million associated with the conversion features of convertible notes.

 

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The Company has experienced net losses and significant cash outflows from cash used in operating activities over periods presented in this report. As of June 30, 2018, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $247,654,083, a loss from operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 of $126,638,859 and $234,370,852, respectively, and net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018 of $219,209,083.

 

If the Company is unable to make required payments to its merchant and fulfillment processors, the merchant and fulfillment processors may cease processing payments for MoviePass, which would cause a MoviePass service interruption. Such a service interruption occurred on July 26, 2018. Such service interruptions could have a material adverse effect on MoviePass’ ability to retain its subscribers. This would have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

The Company expects to continue to incur net losses and have significant cash outflows for at least the next twelve months. The attainment of profitable operations is dependent on future events, including obtaining adequate financing to fulfill the Company’s growth and operating activities and generating a level of revenues adequate to support the Company’s cost structure. Management has evaluated the significance of the conditions described above in relation to the Company’s ability to meet its obligations and concluded that, without additional funding, the Company will not have sufficient funds to meet its obligations within one year from the date the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. While management plans to raise additional capital from sources such as sales of the Company’s debt or equity securities or loans in order to meet operating cash requirements, there is no assurance that management’s plans will be successful.

 

The Company also has intangible assets, including goodwill of approximately $79 million, related to the acquisition of MoviePass in December 2017, which is included in the Subscription and Marketing and Promotional Services operating segment, which may be susceptible to impairment as a result of changes in various factors or conditions. Other identifiable intangible assets, including customer relationships, technology and tradenames and trademarks, aggregating to approximately $25.9 million at acquisition, are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The Company assesses the potential impairment of goodwill and our finite-lived intangible assets on an annual basis, as well as whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. As of June 30, 2018, the Company evaluated whether any triggering events for goodwill, as defined in ASC 350-35-3C, were deemed to be more likely than not and determined that as of June 30, 2018 they were not. MoviePass has experienced significant subscriber growth in less than nine months growing from approximately 1.0 million subscribers in December 2017 to approximately 3.0 million subscribers as of June 30, 2018. As of August 10, 2018, MoviePass also had approximately 3.2 million subscribers. The Company has implemented several changes to the services offered under the MoviePass subscription plans with the goal of reducing the costs associated with providing the related services. The Company expects to continue raise capital to support these initiatives. Future adverse changes in these or other unforeseeable factors could result in an impairment charge that would impact our results of operations and financial position in the reporting period identified.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of June 30, 2018, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Contractual Cash Commitments

 

For a discussion of our “Contractual Cash Commitments”, refer to Note 15 of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

For a discussion of “Related Party Transactions”, refer to Note 16 of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

For a discussion of our “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates”, refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since December 31, 2017.

 

We adopted the new revenue standard using the modified retrospective method by recognizing the cumulative effect of initially applying the new revenue standard to all non-completed contracts as of January 1, 2018 as an adjustment to opening Accumulated deficit in the period of adoption. For more information regarding the adoption of the new revenue standard, refer to Note 3 in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not required.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

As of June 30, 2018, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision of and with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, to all timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on that evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2018, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the existence of the material weakness identified by management at year end December 31, 2017, and as disclosed in our Form 10-K, that we are still in the process of remediating.

 

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

 

The MoviePass Inc. acquisition on December 11, 2017 and the post-acquisition integration related activities represents a material change in our internal control over financial reporting. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of the acquisition on our internal control over financial reporting as well as the necessary controls and procedures to be implemented.

 

During the quarter covered by this report, there were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

On August 2, 2018, Jeffrey Chang, a purported stockholder of the Company, acting on behalf of himself and a putative class of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s common stock between August 15, 2017, and July 26, 2018, filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company and two of its executive officers, Theodore Farnsworth and Stuart Benson (the “August 2, 2018 Complaint”). Jeffrey Chang v. Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., et. al., Case No. 1:18-cv-6965. The August 2 2018 Complaint alleges, among other things, that the Company’s statements to the market were materially false or misleading. The plaintiffs assert claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5. On August 13, 2018, Jeffrey Braxton, a purported stockholder of the Company, acting on behalf of himself and a putative class of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s common stock between August 15, 2017, and July 26, 2018, filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company and two of its executive officers, Theodore Farnsworth and Stuart Benson (the “August 13, 2018 Complaint”). Jeffrey Braxton v. Helios and Matheson Analytics, Inc. et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-07242-UA. The August 13, 2018 Complaint makes substantially identical allegations as the August 2, 2018 Complaint. The Company intends to vigorously defend these matters and believes that they are without merit.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Our cash and cash equivalents, may not be sufficient to fund our operations for the near future and we may not be able to obtain additional financing.

 

As of August 9, 2018, we had approximately $26.0 million in available cash and approximately $25.4 million on deposit with our merchant processors for a total of approximately $51.4 million. The funds held by these processors represent a portion of the payments received for annual and other extended term MoviePass subscription plans and future ticket fulfillment, which we classify as current assets on our balance sheet and which we expect to be disbursed to us or utilized during 2018. Historically, our monthly cash deficit has been significant, and as the MoviePass subscriber base increases rapidly, and as we increase our investments in movies through MoviePass Ventures and MoviePass Films, and make other acquisitions, our monthly cash deficit will continue to increase in the coming months.

 

Our cash and cash equivalents may not be sufficient to fund our operations for the near future and we may not be able to obtain additional financing. We will continue to require significant proceeds from sales of our debt or equity securities, including common stock pursuant to our ATM Offering, among other sources of capital. Furthermore, to the extent we use any net proceeds from sales of our securities for acquisitions of other businesses or financial interests in additional movies (through our subsidiaries, MoviePass Ventures or MoviePass Films), we will need additional capital to offset our monthly cash deficit to the extent resulting from those further investments.

 

We will continue to require significant proceeds from sales of our debt or equity securities, including sales of common stock pursuant to the ATM Offering and conversions of unrestricted principal and make-whole interest under our outstanding convertible notes following payments by investors under investor notes payable to us, each of which will continue to have a significant dilutive effect on our stockholders. If we are unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, we may be required to reduce the scope of our planned growth or otherwise further alter our business model, objectives and operations, which could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

A failure to make required payments to our merchant and fulfillment processors, could result in a MoviePass service interruption, which could cause a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.

 

If we are unable to make required payments to our merchant and fulfillment processors, the merchant and fulfillment processors may cease processing payments for MoviePass, which would cause a MoviePass service interruption. Such a service interruption occurred on July 26, 2018. Such service interruptions could have a material adverse effect on MoviePass’ ability to retain its subscribers. This would have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.

 

Our common stock may be subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

On June 21, 2018, we received a deficiency letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department notifying us that, for the prior thirty consecutive business days, the closing bid price for our common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules, we have been given 180 calendar days, or until December 18, 2018 to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. If we are not in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by December 18, 2018, we may be afforded a second 180 calendar day grace period. To qualify, we would be required to meet the continued listing requirements for market value of publicly held shares and all initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, except for the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. In addition, we would be required to notify Nasdaq of our intent to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, which may include, if necessary implementing a reverse stock split.

 

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To regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, effective July 23, 2018, we effected the Reverse Stock Split of our common stock at a ratio of 1 share-for-250 shares. However, since the effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split, the per share market price of our common stock has fallen below $1.00 and as of August 13, 2018, the closing price was $0.05. As a result, we are not in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. If we choose to implement another reverse stock split to regain compliance, it must be completed no later than ten business days prior to December 18, 2018. There can be no assurance that our stockholders would approve another reverse split proposal or that the reverse split will result in a sustained increase in the per share market price for the common stock so we can regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.

 

If we do not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by December 18, 2018 and we are not eligible for an additional compliance period at that time, the Staff will provide written notification to us that our common stock may be delisted. At that time, we may appeal the Staff’s decision to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the “Panel”). We would remain listed pending the Panel’s decision. There can be no assurance that, if we do appeal a subsequent delisting determination by the Staff to the Panel, that such an appeal would be successful.

 

If we are not able to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, our common stock could be traded on the over the counter market maintained by OTC Markets Group, Inc. In such event, it would become more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate price quotations for, our common stock, and there would likely be a reduction in our coverage by security analysts and the news media, which could cause the price of our common stock to decline further. Additionally, the sale or purchase of our common stock would likely be made more difficult and the trading volume and liquidity of our common stock would likely decline. A delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market would also result in negative publicly and would negatively impact our ability to raise capital in the future.

 

The sale of a substantial amount of our common stock in the public market and the issuance of shares reserved for issuance to consultants and upon conversion of convertible instruments could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock.

 

As of August 13, 2018 we had 636,867,521 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and the closing sale price of our common stock on August 13, 2018 was $0.050.

 

The issuances of convertible notes in December, 2016, February, 2017, August, 2017, November 2017, January, 2018 and June, 2018 (collectively, the “Notes”) and the subsequent transactions, resulted in a high volume of activity for our securities. We may engage in similar transactions, which transactions may include registration rights. The issuance of such additional securities and the potential for high volume trades of our common stock in connection with these financings may continue to have a downward effect on our market price. In addition, in connection with the Notes, we issued five-year warrants to a financial advisor, of which 5,035 (1,258,806 pre-split) are currently exercisable, and warrants in public offerings, of which 50,886 (12,721,500 pre-split) are currently exercisable. Future issuance of our common stock upon exercise of these warrants may have a further negative impact on our stock price.

 

Further, as of August 9, 2018, as a result of the issuance of convertible notes on each of the November 2017 Notes, the January 2018 Notes, and the June 2018 Convertible Notes, 1.3 billion shares of our common stock may be issuable upon conversion of such outstanding debt. Further, this number of shares may increase significantly if there are further conversion price reductions resulting from the full ratchet conversion price adjustment provisions of these Notes, which provide that if we issue securities in certain transactions, such as the ATM Offering, at a price lower than the applicable conversion price of these Notes, then the applicable conversion price of these Notes will be reduced to equal such lower price, resulting in additional shares issuable upon conversion of these Notes. In addition, if our stockholders approve the issuance of all shares issuable upon conversion of the June 2018 Convertible Notes, an additional 3.1 billion shares of common stock may be issuable upon conversion of the June 2018 Convertible Notes. As of August 9, 2018, the Company owes approximately $0.9 million of make-whole interest under the November 2017 Notes, the January 2018 Notes, and the June 2018 Convertible Notes. As such, all of the shares noted above represent shares issuable upon conversion of restricted principal under such convertible debt for which an equivalent amount owed to us under the corresponding investor notes has not yet been paid. Such restricted principal may not, as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, be converted into any shares of our common stock. However, if holders of these convertible Notes provide additional payments to us under the corresponding investor notes, an amount equal to such payment will become unrestricted principal under these convertible notes that may be converted to our common stock at the election of the holders of these Notes.

 

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The issuance of shares we are obligated to issue, the issuance of shares we may issue in connection with conversion or exercise of our outstanding convertible instruments and shares we may issue in the ATM Offering may result in a higher volume trading of our securities, which may increase dilution of existing investors and further depress the market price of our common stock, which may negatively affect our stockholders’ equity and our ability to raise capital on terms acceptable to us in the future.

 

Impairment of our intangible assets could result in significant charges that would adversely impact our future operating results.

  

We have intangible assets, including goodwill of approximately $79 million, related to the acquisition of MoviePass in December 2017, which is included in the Subscription and Marketing and Promotional Services operating segment, which may be susceptible to impairment as a result of changes in various factors or conditions. Other identifiable intangible assets, including customer relationships, technology and tradenames and trademarks, aggregating to approximately $25.9 million at acquisition, are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. We assess the potential impairment of goodwill and our finite-lived intangible assets on an annual basis, as well as whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. As of June 30, 2018, we evaluated whether any triggering events for goodwill, as defined in ASC 350-35-3C, were deemed to be more likely than not and determined that as of June 30, 2018 they were not. MoviePass has experienced significant subscriber growth in less than nine months growing from approximately 1.0 million subscribers in December 2017 to approximately 3.0 million subscribers as of June 30, 2018. As of August 10, 2018, MoviePass also had approximately 3.2 million subscribers. We have implemented several changes to the services offered under the MoviePass subscription plans with the goal of reducing the costs associated with providing the related services. We expect to continue raise capital to support these initiatives. Future adverse changes in these or other unforeseeable factors could result in an impairment charge that would impact our results of operations and financial position in the reporting period identified.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

During the period covered by this Quarterly Report, all unregistered sales of our securities were previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None. 

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Item 6 . Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are either filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference:

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
3.1.1   Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2010).
3.1.2   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on May 13, 2011).
3.1.3   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 filed with the SEC on August 15, 2011).
3.1.4   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 8, 2018).
3.1.5   Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2018).
3.1.6   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2018).
3.1.7   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 25, 2018).
3.2   Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2010).  
4.1   Form of A-2 Warrant issued by the Company in favor of the holder thereof (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 19, 2018).
4.2   Form of B-2 Warrant issued by the Company in favor of the holder thereof (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 19, 2018).
4.3   Form of Series B-2 Senior Secured Bridge Convertible Note issued by the Company in favor of the holder thereof (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 21, 2018).
4.4   Form of Secured Promissory Note issued by the investors in favor of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 21, 2018).
10.1*   Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2018, by and between the Company and Oath Inc.
10.2*   Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 4, 2018, by and between the Company and Oath Inc.
10.3*   Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2018, by and between the Company and Oath Inc.
10.4*   Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated April 4, 2108, issued by the Company in favor of Oath Inc.
10.5*   Equity Distribution Agreement, dated April 18, 2018, by and between the Company and Canaccord Genuity LLC.
10.6   Subscription Agreement, dated April 16, 2018, by and between MoviePass Inc. and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 20, 2018).
10.7   Amendment No. 1 to November Securities Purchase Agreement and Convertible Notes, entered into as of June 1, 2018, by and between the Company and the investor signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 4, 2018).
10.8   Amendment No. 2 to January Securities Purchase Agreement and Convertible Notes, entered into as of June 1, 2018, by and between the Company and the investor signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 4, 2018).
10.9   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2018, by and between the Company and the investors listed therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 21, 2018).
10.10   Form of Note Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and the investor signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 21, 2018).
10.11   Form of Master Netting Agreement, by and among the Company and the investor signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 21, 2018).
10.12   Form of Guaranty made by MoviePass, Inc. and each direct and indirect subsidiary of MoviePass, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 21, 2018).
10.13   Form of Voting and Lockup Agreement, by and between the Company and Theodore Farnsworth (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 21, 2018).
10.14   Form of Voting and Lockup Agreement, by and between the Company and Helios & Matheson Information Technology, Ltd. and Helios & Matheson Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 21, 2018).

 

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Exhibit
Number
  Description
10.15   Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued to Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC by the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 5, 2017).
10.16   Form of Voting Agreement by and between the Company and the stockholder signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 21, 2018).
10.17   Form of Amendment and Exchange Agreement, dated June 28, 2018, by and between the Company and the holder signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 28, 2018).
10.18   Form of Voting Agreement, dated June 28, 2018, by and between the Company and the stockholder signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 28, 2018).
10.19   Form of Leak-Out Agreement by and between the Company and the signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 28, 2018).
10.20   Amendment No. 1 to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2018, by and between the Company and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 28, 2018).
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1   Certification of the Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2   Certification of the Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101   The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Change in Stockholders’ Deficit; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

* Filed herewith 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.
     
Date: August 14, 2018 By: /s/ Theodore Farnsworth
    Theodore Farnsworth
    Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

 

  HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.
     
Date: August 14, 2018 By: /s/ Stuart Benson
    Stuart Benson
    Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

CONFIDENTIAL

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

OATH INC.,

 

as Seller,

 

and

 

HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.,

 

as Buyer

 

Dated as of April 4, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE BUSINESS 1
     
  1.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets 1
       
  1.2 Excluded Assets 2
       
  1.3 Closing Consideration 3
       
  1.4 Assumed Liabilities 3
       
  1.5 Excluded Liabilities 4
       
  1.6 Non-Assignable Assets 5
       
  1.7 Conveyance of Transferred Customer Data and Transferred Customer Agreements 6
       
  1.8 Further Assurances; Further Conveyances and Assumptions 6
       
  1.9 Bulk Sales Law 6
       
  1.10 Delivery of Purchased Assets 7
       
  1.11 Social Media Accounts 7
     
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER 7
     
  2.1 Organization and Qualification 7
       
  2.2 Authorization 7
       
  2.3 Binding Effect 7
       
  2.4 Non-Contravention 8
       
  2.5 Compliance With Laws; Litigation 8
       
  2.6 Business Employees 8
       
  2.7 Contracts 9
       
  2.8 Intellectual Property 9
       
  2.9 Taxes 11
       
  2.10 Financial Statements 12
       
  2.11 Title to Purchased Assets 12
       
  2.12 Brokers 12
       
  2.13 No Other Representations or Warranties 12
       
  2.14 Full Disclosure 12
     
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER 12
     
  3.1 Organization and Qualification 12
       
  3.2 Capitalization 13
       
  3.3 Authorization 13
       
  3.4 Binding Effect 14
       
  3.5 Non-Contravention 14
       
  3.6 SEC Reports and Financial Statements 14

 

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  3.7 Buyer Securities 15
       
  3.8 Brokers 15
       
  3.9 Absence of Labor Dispute 15
       
  3.10 Absence of Proceedings 15
       
  3.11 Possession of Licenses and Permits 15
       
  3.12 Title to Property 16
       
  3.13 Possession of Intellectual Property Rights 16
       
  3.14 Environmental Laws 16
       
  3.15 Disclosure Controls 17
       
  3.16 Accounting Controls 17
       
  3.17 Payment of Taxes 17
       
  3.18 Insurance 17
       
  3.19 Investment Company Act 18
       
  3.20 Affiliate Transactions 18
       
  3.21 No Shell Company 18
       
  3.22 No Other Representations or Warranties 18
       
  3.23 Full Disclosure 18
     
4. CERTAIN COVENANTS 18
     
  4.1 Access and Information 18
       
  4.2 Conduct of the Business 18
       
  4.3 Tax Matters 19
       
  4.4 Business Employees 20
       
  4.5 Commercially Reasonable Efforts 20
       
  4.6 Contacts with Suppliers and Customers 21
       
  4.7 No Negotiation or Solicitation of Competing Transactions 21
       
  4.8 Record Retention 21
     
5. CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF INFORMATION 21
     
  5.1 Confidentiality Agreement. 21
       
  5.2 Seller’s Confidential Information 21
       
  5.3 Buyer’s Confidential Information 22
       
  5.4 Public Statements; Confidential Nature of this Agreement and Transaction Documents 23

 

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6. CLOSING 23
     
  6.1 Deliveries by Seller 23
       
  6.2 Deliveries by Buyer 24
       
  6.3 Closing Date 24
       
  6.4 Contemporaneous Effectiveness 24
       
7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING 25
     
  7.1 General Conditions 25
       
  7.2 Conditions Precedent to Buyer’s Obligations 25
       
  7.3 Conditions Precedent to Seller’s Obligations 25
     
8. POST-CLOSING INDEMNIFICATION 26
     
  8.1 Survival 26
       
  8.2 Indemnification 26
       
  8.3 Limitations on Indemnification 27
       
  8.4 Indemnification Claims 29
       
  8.5 Third Party Claims 29
     
9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 30
     
  9.1 Notices 30
       
  9.2 Expenses 31
       
  9.3 Entire Agreement 32
       
  9.4 Assignment; Binding Effect; Severability 32
       
  9.5 Dispute Resolution; Venue; and Governing Law 32
       
  9.6 Specific Enforcement 32
       
  9.7 Waiver of Jury Trial 33
       
  9.8 Execution in Counterparts 33
       
  9.9 No Third-Party Beneficiaries 33
       
  9.10 Other Definitional and Interpretive Matters 33
     
10. TERMINATION, WAIVER AND AMENDMENT 34
     
  10.1 Termination 34
       
  10.2 Effect of Termination 35
       
  10.3 Waiver of Agreement 35
       
  10.4 Amendment of Agreement 35

 

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SCHEDULES

 

Seller Disclosure Schedule

 

Schedule A-1(a) Certain Permitted Encumbrances
Schedule 1.1(a) Purchased Intellectual Property Rights
Schedule 1.1(b) Products
Schedule 1.1(c) Purchased Technology
Schedule 1.1(d) Purchased Contracts
Schedule 1.1(e) Purchased Equipment
Schedule 1.1(f) Other Purchased Assets

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1 Form of Lock-Up Agreement
Exhibit A-2 Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit B Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Bill of Sale
Exhibit C Form of Domain Name Assignment
Exhibit D Form of Intellectual Property License Agreement
Exhibit E Form of Transition Services Agreement
Exhibit F Form of Trademark Assignment Agreement
Exhibit G Form of Buyer Warrant Agreement
Exhibit H Form of End User Notice
Exhibit I Form of Advertising Representative Agreement

 

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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of April 4, 2018 by and between OATH INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Seller ”) and HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”). Each of Buyer and Seller is referred to herein sometimes as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .” All capitalized terms that are used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings ascribed to them in Annex A .

 

RECITALS

 

A.           Seller and certain of its Subsidiaries are, among other things, engaged in the business of making available movie listings, ticketing services and content and information related to films and television to end users under the “Moviefone” brand, through the Products (the “ Business ”);

 

B.           The Business is composed of certain assets and liabilities that are currently owned by or licensed to Seller or one or more of its Subsidiaries or in respect of which Seller or one or more of its Subsidiaries is currently obligated, as the case may be; and

 

C.           The Board of Directors of Buyer and the officers of Seller have approved, and deem it advisable and in the best interests of their respective stockholders for (i) Seller and its applicable Subsidiaries to sell, transfer and assign to Buyer, and Buyer to purchase from Seller and such Subsidiaries, the Purchased Assets, (ii) Seller and its applicable Subsidiaries to assign, and Buyer to assume, the Assumed Liabilities, and (iii) Buyer, Seller and/or Seller’s applicable Subsidiaries to enter into the Transaction Documents, in each case as more fully described and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein (such transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents being referred to herein collectively as the “ Transactions ”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENTS

 

1.             PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE BUSINESS

 

1.1            Purchase and Sale of Assets . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase, acquire and accept from Seller and its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances, all right, title and interest of Seller and its Subsidiaries in, to and under the following (collectively, the “ Purchased Assets ”):

 

(a)          the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights;

 

(b)          the Products;

 

(c)          the Purchased Technology;

 

(d)          the Purchased Contracts;

 

(e)          the Purchased Equipment;

 

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(f)          the Other Purchased Assets;

 

(g)          the Transferred Business Social Media Account Data;

 

(h)          subject to Section 1.7 , the Customer Data solely for End Users who are not Opt-Out End Users (the “ Transferred Customer Data ”); and

 

(i)           subject to Section 1.7 , the Customer Agreements solely for End Users who are not Opt-Out End Users (the “ Transferred Customer Agreements ”).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.1 , the Purchased Assets shall not include (i) any Customer Data or Customer Agreements of any Opt-Out End Users, or (ii) any Customer Data or Customer Agreements that cannot be transferred from Seller and its Affiliates to Buyer consistent with applicable Law or under the terms of the applicable Customer Agreement or other applicable Contract or privacy policy (such Customer Data and Customer Agreements, collectively, the “ Non-Transferrable Customer Material ”).

 

1.2          Excluded Assets . For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything in Section 1.1 to the contrary, the Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that the Purchased Assets will not include, and neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates is selling, transferring, assigning, conveying or delivering to Buyer, and Buyer is not purchasing, acquiring or accepting from Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates, any right, title or interest in, to or under any of the assets, properties, goodwill or rights set forth or described below (such assets, properties, goodwill or rights, the “ Excluded Assets ”):

 

(a)          all Technology of Seller and its Affiliates that is not Purchased Technology, and all Intellectual Property Rights used, held for use, embodied in, or practiced in connection with any such Technology;

 

(b)          any products and services of Seller and its Affiliates that are not Products, and all Intellectual Property Rights used, held for use, embodied in, or practiced in connection with any such products and services;

 

(c)          all Excluded Contracts;

 

(d)          all Excluded Equipment;

 

(e)          any proprietary development tools of Seller or any of its Affiliates used to develop and/or test any Technology, product, or service and all Intellectual Property Rights used, held for use, embodied in, or practiced in connection with any such tools;

 

(f)          any claim, right or interest of Seller or any Affiliate of Seller in or to any refund, rebate, abatement or other recovery for Taxes, the basis of which arises or accrues in any Pre-Closing Tax Period;

 

(g)          any insurance policies, binders and claims and rights thereunder and the proceeds thereof;

 

(h)          any of the assets of any Seller Benefit Plan;

 

(i)          any rights, rights of recovery, claims, defenses or causes of action of Seller or any Affiliate of Seller against Third Parties relating to the assets, properties, business or operations of Seller or any Affiliate of Seller to the extent related to, arising from, or incurred in connection with conditions or events occurring prior to the Closing;

 

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(j)          all Non-Transferrable Customer Material;

 

(k)          any other Intellectual Property Rights of Seller or its Affiliates that are not Purchased Intellectual Property Rights;

 

(l)          all Business Social Media Account Data other than Transferred Business Social Media Account Data; and

 

(m)          all of Seller’s rights under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

 

1.3            Closing Consideration . In consideration of the sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance and delivery by Seller and its Subsidiaries of the Purchased Assets to Buyer and the rights granted to Buyer under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, Buyer shall, at the Closing:

 

(a)          pay to Seller, a cash amount equal to $1,000,000 by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller’s written instruction provided to Buyer at least two Business Days prior to Closing;

 

(b)          issue to Seller a number of Buyer Shares, rounded up to the nearest whole number, equal to (A) US$7,500,000 divided by (B) the Buyer Shares Trading Price as of the Closing Date (such Buyer Shares issued at the Closing, the “ Closing Shares ”), which Closing Shares shall be issued in accordance with the Lock-Up Agreement;

 

(c)          issue to Seller a number of Buyer Warrants equal to the number of Closing Shares (such Buyer Warrants issued at the Closing, the “ Closing Warrants ”), which Closing Warrants shall be issued in accordance with the Buyer Warrant Agreement; and

 

(d)          assume the Assumed Liabilities (items referred to in clauses (a) through (d), collectively, the “ Closing Consideration ”).

 

1.4            Assumed Liabilities . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Buyer shall accept, assume and agree to pay, perform or otherwise discharge, in accordance with the respective terms and subject to the respective conditions thereof, the Assumed Liabilities. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Assumed Liabilities ” means the Liabilities and Encumbrances set forth or described in items (a) through (g) below, whether or not any such Liabilities or Encumbrances have a value for accounting purposes or are carried or reflected in or specifically referred to in Seller’s or any Affiliate of Seller’s financial statements:

 

(a)          any and all Liabilities arising under or pursuant to the Purchased Contracts on or after the Closing;

 

(b)          any and all Liabilities arising from the Products, the Transferred Customer Data and the Transferred Customer Agreements, and the designing, developing, selling, hosting, licensing, marketing, distributing, maintaining and supporting of the Products, the Transferred Customer Data and the Transferred Customer Agreements on or after the Closing;

 

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(c)          any and all (i) Permitted Encumbrances and (ii) other Encumbrances and other obligations related to the Purchased Assets that are specifically identified in this Agreement or the Schedules hereto;

 

(d)          any and all Liabilities with respect to the Business or the Purchased Assets, arising on or after the Closing or otherwise from the conduct of the Business or the ownership, use, operation or maintenance of the Purchased Assets by Buyer;

 

(e)          any and all Liabilities arising as a result of (i) any Transferred Employee’s employment with Buyer or its Affiliates (including all Liabilities for all salary, wages, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay and paid time off, and all compensation and benefits for services provided to Buyer or its Affiliates after the Closing), and (ii) the termination of the employment of a Transferred Employee by Buyer or its Affiliates following the Closing Date;

 

(f)          any and all Liabilities for Transfer Taxes for which Buyer is responsible pursuant to Section 4.3(c) ; and

 

(g)          any and all Liabilities of Seller and its Affiliates with respect to the Business Social Media Accounts, Buyer Social Media Account Data or Transferred Business Social Media Account Data, in each case arising on or after the Closing or otherwise as a result of the Transactions.

 

1.5            Excluded Liabilities . Notwithstanding anything in Section 1.4 to the contrary, Seller and Buyer hereby expressly acknowledge and agree that the Assumed Liabilities will not include, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries shall assign to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, and Buyer shall not accept or assume or be obligated to pay, perform or otherwise assume or discharge any Liabilities of Seller or any Affiliate of Seller pursuant to or under the Excluded Liabilities. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Excluded Liabilities ” means any and all Liabilities of Seller or any of its Affiliates that do not constitute Assumed Liabilities, including any and all Liabilities set forth or described in paragraphs (a) through (g) below, in each case whether or not any such Liability has a value for accounting purposes or is carried or reflected on, or specifically referred to in, Seller’s or the applicable Affiliate’s financial statements:

 

(a)          any and all Liabilities to the extent arising from or incurred in connection with the Excluded Assets;

 

(b)          any and all Liabilities of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries for Excluded Taxes;

 

(c)          any and all Liabilities of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries for Transaction Expenses;

 

(d)          any and all Liabilities of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent arising from or incurred in connection with (i) any Seller Benefit Plan or (ii) any compensation-related or other Liabilities to the extent relating to the employment or service of any Employee with Seller or any of its Affiliates prior to Closing or the termination of service or employment of any Employee by Seller or any of its Affiliates prior to Closing;

 

(e)          any and all Liabilities of Seller or its Subsidiaries under or arising out of this Agreement (other than any Transfer Taxes for which Buyer is responsible pursuant to Section 4.3(c) );

 

(f)          any and all Liabilities with respect to the Business or the Purchased Assets, arising before the Closing, or otherwise from the conduct of the Business or the ownership, use, operation or maintenance of the Purchased Assets by Seller, in each case prior to the Closing; and

 

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(g)          any and all Liabilities of Seller and its Affiliates with respect to the Business Social Media Accounts or Transferred Business Social Media Account Data (except to the extent also constituting Buyer Social Media Account Data) arising prior to the Closing.

 

1.6          Non-Assignable Assets .

 

(a)          Neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby will be construed as an attempt or agreement to sell, transfer, assign, convey or deliver any asset, property or right to Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries (provided, that this Section 1.6(a) will not affect whether any asset, property or right will, once any required consent or waiver is obtained, be deemed to be a Purchased Asset for any other purpose under this Agreement) which in each case by its terms or by Law is not transferable or assignable, as applicable, without the consent or waiver of a third party or is terminable or cancelable by a third party in the event of such a transfer or assignment without the consent or waiver of such third party, in each case unless and until such consent or waiver has been obtained (collectively, the “ Non-Assignable Assets ”). In no case shall “Non-Assignable Assets” include the Business Social Media Accounts.

 

(b)          Prior to and for six months after the Closing, Seller shall use its and shall cause its Subsidiaries to use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any consent or waiver that is required for Seller and its Subsidiaries to sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver the Purchased Assets to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any applicable third party to any Purchased Asset conditions its grant of a consent or waiver (including by threatening to exercise a “recapture” or other termination right) upon, or otherwise requires in response to a notice, consent or waiver request regarding this Agreement, the payment of a consent fee or other consideration, or the provision of additional security (including a guaranty), Seller shall not be required to make, or to cause its Subsidiaries to make, any such payments or to provide any such additional security. To the extent permitted by applicable Law and the terms of and/or applicable to the applicable Non-Assignable Asset, in the event any such consent or waiver cannot be obtained prior to Closing, from the Closing and until six months after the Closing Date, (i) the Non-Assignable Assets subject thereto and affected thereby shall be held, as of and from the Closing, by Seller in trust for the benefit of Buyer, and all benefits and obligations existing thereunder will be for Buyer’s account, (ii) Buyer shall pay, perform or otherwise discharge (in accordance with the respective terms and subject to the respective conditions thereof, and in the name of Seller) all of the covenants and obligations of Seller incurred after the Closing with respect to such Non-Assignable Assets, (iii) Seller shall take or cause to be taken, subject to the second sentence of this Section 1.6(b) , such actions in its name or otherwise as Buyer may reasonably request so as to provide Buyer with the benefits of such Non-Assignable Assets and to, using commercially reasonable efforts, effect the collection of money or other consideration that becomes due and payable under such Non-Assignable Assets, and to pay over to Buyer all money or other consideration received by it in respect of such Non-Assignable Assets, (iv) Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce, at the request of and for the account of Buyer, any rights of Seller arising from such Non-Assignable Assets against any third party (including any Governmental Authority), including the right to elect to terminate in accordance with the terms thereof upon the advice of Buyer, and (v) Buyer and Seller shall mutually cooperate to provide any other alternative arrangements as may be reasonably required to implement the purposes of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. If and when such consent or waiver is obtained, Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver such Non-Assignable Asset to Buyer or its applicable Subsidiaries for no additional consideration.

 

(c)          As of and from the Closing Date, Seller authorizes (and shall cause each of its applicable Subsidiaries to authorize) Buyer (and, to the extent applicable, each of its Subsidiaries), to the extent permitted by applicable Law and the terms of and/or applicable to the Non-Assignable Assets, at Buyer’s expense, to perform all the obligations and receive all the benefits of Seller and its Subsidiaries under the Non-Assignable Assets.

 

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1.7          Conveyance of Transferred Customer Data and Transferred Customer Agreements .

 

(a)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (including Section 1.1 ), the Parties acknowledge and agree that any sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance and delivery, and any purchase, acquisition and acceptance, of the Transferred Customer Data and Transferred Customer Agreements shall be subject to this Section 1.7 .

 

(b)          As soon as practicable following the Closing Date (and in any event within two Business Days after the Closing Date), (i) Buyer will make available its own terms of service and privacy policy applicable to the Generally Available Products, through a web page for the Generally Available Products, and provide to Seller the URL for each such web page, and (ii) subject to Buyer’s compliance with the foregoing, Seller or one of its Affiliates shall send a notice, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (the “ End User Notice ”), to substantially all End Users for whom Seller has an available email address. Each End User who responds to Seller that he or she opts out of the transfer of his or her Customer Data or Customer Agreement from Seller to Buyer within the deadline specified in the End User Notice, which deadline shall be no later than 30 days following the date the End User Notice is sent to End Users, is referred to as an “ Opt-Out End User .” Seller shall keep written records for a period of three years setting forth a list of End Users that were sent an End-User Notice, and reasonably evidencing each applicable Opt-Out End User’s election to opt-out in accordance with this Section 1.7(b) .

 

(c)          No later than 37 days following the date the End User Notice is sent to End Users, Seller shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Buyer the Transferred Customer Data, and Seller shall assign, or caused to be assigned, to Buyer the Transferred Customer Agreements, excluding in each case any Non-Transferrable Customer Material, for all End Users who were sent an End User Notice and who are not Opt-Out End Users.

 

1.8          Further Assurances; Further Conveyances and Assumptions . From time to time following the Closing, Seller and Buyer shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, execute, acknowledge and deliver all such further conveyances, notices, assumptions, releases and acquittances and such other instruments, and shall take such further actions, as may be necessary or appropriate to fully and effectively transfer, assign and convey unto Buyer and its respective successors or assigns, all of the properties, rights, titles, interests, estates, remedies, powers and privileges intended to be transferred, assigned or conveyed to Buyer under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and for Buyer and its respective successors and assigns to fully and effectively assume the Assumed Liabilities under this Agreement, and to otherwise make effective the Transactions and to confirm Buyer’s title to or interest in the Purchased Assets, to put Buyer in actual possession and operating control thereof and to assist Buyer in exercising all rights with respect thereto, including (i) transferring back to Seller or its applicable Subsidiary any asset or liability not contemplated by this Agreement to be a Purchased Asset or an Assumed Liability, respectively, which asset or liability was transferred to Buyer at the Closing, and (ii) transferring to Buyer any asset or liability contemplated by this Agreement to be a Purchased Asset or an Assumed Liability, respectively, which was not transferred to Buyer at the Closing.

 

1.9          Bulk Sales Law . Buyer hereby waives compliance by Seller and its Subsidiaries with the requirements and provisions of any “bulk sales,” “bulk transfer” or any similar Laws of any jurisdiction, including Article 6 of the California Uniform Commercial Code, that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the sale of any or all of the Purchased Assets to Buyer; provided, however, that any Liabilities arising out of the failure of Seller to comply with the requirements of any “bulk sales,” “bulk transfer” or any similar Laws of any jurisdiction will be treated as Excluded Liabilities.

 

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1.10        Delivery of Purchased Assets . To the extent any intangible Purchased Assets will be transferred to Buyer, Seller will (a) transfer such Purchased Assets (including Software) by remote electronic communications, and without providing any storage media (e.g., flash drives or other tangible media) to Buyer in connection with the transfer, and (b) reasonably cooperate with Buyer regarding such transfer.

 

1.11          Social Media Accounts . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall acquire and accept from Seller the username and password (the “ Social Media Login Credentials ”) for the social media accounts of Seller set forth on Schedule 1.11 (the “ Business Social Media Accounts ”) and all Transferred Business Social Media Account Data.

 

2.             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

 

Subject to the exceptions set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule delivered by Seller to Buyer concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (which disclosures will delineate the section or subsection to which they apply but will also qualify such other sections or subsections in this Article 2 to the extent that it is reasonably apparent (without a specific cross-reference) on its face from a reading of the disclosure items that such disclosure is applicable to such other section or subsection), Seller represents and warrants to Buyer, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as follows ( provided , that no representation or warranty is made with respect to the Business Social Media Accounts):

 

2.1          Organization and Qualification . Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on the Business as currently conducted and to own or lease and operate the Purchased Assets owned or leased by it. Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation (in any jurisdiction that recognizes such concept) in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation of the Purchased Assets or the operation or conduct of the Business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Business Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.2          Authorization . Seller has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it will be a party and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it will be a party and the consummation by each of them of the Transactions have been duly authorized (i) in accordance with all necessary corporate approval requirements of Seller, and (ii) by the stockholders of Seller, in each case where required by applicable Law, and no other corporate action on the part of Seller is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement, any Transaction Document to which it will be a party or the consummation of the Transactions.

 

2.3          Binding Effect . This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and, assuming the accuracy of Buyer’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3.3 , this Agreement is, and the Transaction Documents, when duly executed and delivered by Seller, will be, valid and legally binding obligations of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement of the rights and remedies created hereby and thereby may be affected by bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency and similar Laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general equity principles.

 

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2.4          Non-Contravention . The Transaction Documents and the Transactions, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller and of the Transaction Documents by Seller and, to the extent applicable, Seller’s Subsidiaries, and the consummation of the Transactions do not and will not: (i) result in a breach or violation of any provision of Seller’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other similar organizational documents, (ii) violate or result in a breach of or constitute an occurrence of default under any provision of, result in the acceleration or cancellation of any material obligation under, or give rise to a right by any party to terminate or amend its obligations under, any material Contract related to the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities to which Seller is a party or by which it is bound, or (iii) violate in any material respect any Law of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Seller or the Purchased Assets.

 

2.5          Compliance With Laws; Litigation .

 

(a)          Except as set forth in Section 2.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, with respect to the Business as conducted by Seller, Seller is in compliance with all applicable Laws to which Seller is subject, except for any noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Business Material Adverse Effect. Seller possesses all material licenses and material permits which are required in order to conduct the Business as presently conducted (for clarity, the preceding reference to “licenses” does not include licenses with respect to Intellectual Property Rights or Technology). This Section 2.5(a) does not address or otherwise encompass any intellectual property matters covered in Section 2.8 .

 

(b)          As of the date hereof, except as set forth on Section 2.5(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (i) no Order is in effect, (ii) there is no Action or governmental investigation pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened against Seller with respect to the Business or the Purchased Assets, and (iii) there is no Action by Seller pending, or that Seller intends to initiate, against any other Person, in each case that (A)(I) relates to the Purchased Assets or (II) seeks to restrain or enjoin the consummation of the Transactions and (B) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Business Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.6          Business Employees .

 

(a)           Section 2.6(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct and complete list, as of the date hereof, of all Business Employees, showing for each Business Employee, such Business Employee’s name or employee ID number, position held, service commencement date and base salary or base wage rate, target annual cash bonus opportunity as of the date specified on such list, whether such Business Employee is employed or engaged as an independent contractor, and whether or not such Business Employee has an employment agreement. None of the Business Employees is represented by a union nor is Seller party to any collective bargaining agreements or other agreements with any labor organization that apply to the Business or the Business Employees.

 

(b)          Except as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule or as required by applicable Laws, the employment of each Business Employee is terminable by Seller or the applicable Subsidiary of Seller at will. To Seller’s knowledge, no Business Employee has any present intention to terminate his or her employment.

 

(c)          With respect to the Business Employees, there is not pending or existing, and to Seller’s knowledge there is not threatened, (i) any strike, slowdown, picketing, organized work stoppage, or other material labor dispute; (ii) any application for certification of a collective bargaining agent; or (iii) to Seller’s knowledge, any union organizing attempts.

 

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2.7          Contracts . Seller has made available to Buyer a correct and complete copy of each written Purchase Contract and a written summary setting forth the terms and conditions of any oral Purchased Contract. Each Purchased Contract (a) is valid, binding and enforceable against Seller or the applicable Subsidiary of Seller, and, to Seller’s knowledge, the other parties thereto in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect, and (b) the consummation of the Transactions will neither materially violate nor by their terms result in the material breach, termination, suspension of, or acceleration of any material payments with respect to, such Purchased Contract. Except as identified in Section 2.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller party to a Purchased Contract has received any written notice that it is in material default under or in material breach of or is otherwise materially delinquent in performance under any Purchased Contract, and, to Seller’s knowledge, (i) each of the other parties thereto has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it under, and is not in material default under, any Purchased Contract, and (ii) no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time would constitute a breach or default, or permit termination, modification, or acceleration, under any Purchased Contract.

 

2.8          Intellectual Property .

 

(a)           Section 2.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, with the application number, application date, registration/issue number, registration/issue date, title or mark, country or other jurisdiction and owner(s), as applicable, a complete and correct list of all the following Purchased Intellectual Property Rights active as of the date of this Agreement: (i) registered Trademarks and applications therefor, and (ii) Domain Names (the foregoing constituting the “ Transferred Registered IP ”). Other than the Transferred Registered IP, there are no registrations, or pending applications, that have been filed with any applicable Governmental Authority included in the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights. To Seller’s knowledge, the Transferred Registered IP is valid, subsisting and enforceable. No Transferred Registered IP is the subject of any pending re-examination, opposition or cancellation proceeding, other than as set forth in Section 2.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule. Any and all renewal and maintenance fees, annuities or other fees due and payable before Closing to any Governmental Authority to maintain the Transferred Registered IP have been paid in full through Closing. There are no actions that must be taken by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries within ninety (90) days after the date of this Agreement and that are necessary to obtain, maintain, perfect, preserve or renew any Transferred Registered IP. All necessary documents, recordations and certificates in connection with the Transferred Registered IP have been filed with the relevant trademark or other authorities in the United States or other applicable foreign jurisdiction set forth on Section 2.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, as the case may be, for the purposes of prosecuting, perfecting and maintaining the Transferred Registered IP.

 

(b)          Seller or its Subsidiaries exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights and Purchased Technology free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances; provided that the foregoing does not constitute a representation or warranty regarding infringement, dilution, misappropriation or other violation of third-party Intellectual Property Rights, and any such representation and warranty is solely as set forth in subsection (d) below. To Seller’s knowledge, all of the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights are valid and subsisting. Seller has not granted any license, covenant not to sue or title (in whole or in part) to any of the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights other than pursuant to a Contract disclosed to Buyer, licenses to customers, end users, resellers, and distributors granted directly or indirectly by Seller in the ordinary course of business, non-exclusive Patent licenses entered into by Seller, or licenses that arise as a matter of law by implication as a result of sales or other provision of Products and other products and services by Seller.

 

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(c)          The Purchased Intellectual Property Rights are not the subject of any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority that would materially adversely affect the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights, and, to Seller’s knowledge, no such thing is threatened against Seller involving the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights, except for office actions and similar proceedings by the applicable Governmental Authorities in the normal course of prosecution efforts to register, issue or maintain the Transferred Registered IP.

 

(d)          Except as set forth on Section 2.8(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the research, design, development, sale, hosting, licensing, marketing, use, distribution or support by Seller of Products, nor the use by Seller in the operation of the Business of the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights, in each case as of the Closing Date, infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates the Copyright rights of any other Person or, to Seller’s knowledge, infringes, dilutes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any other Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person. Except as set forth on Section 2.8(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no Action pending against Seller or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened in writing against Seller that alleges that the Products or the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights infringe, dilute or misappropriate the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party, or alleging ownership, solely or jointly, of the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights by a third Person. Except as set forth on Section 2.8(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, to Seller’s knowledge, none of the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights is currently being materially infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated by any Person. Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has brought any Action against any Person that remains unresolved as of the date of this Agreement alleging (i) infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights, or (ii) breach of any license, sublicense or other agreement authorizing such Person to use any Purchased Intellectual Property Rights. Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice within the three (3) year period prior to the date of this Agreement, nor is there any pending Action, alleging that Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to indemnify any Person for alleged infringements or violations of Intellectual Property Rights relating to the Products or Purchased Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(e)          Any Employee who has made a material contribution to any Purchased Intellectual Property Rights has signed an agreement that provides for (i) the non-disclosure by such Person of any of Seller’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Confidential Information exclusively related to the Business, and (ii) the irrevocable assignment by such Person to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of all Purchased Intellectual Property Rights arising out of such Person’s employment or engagement by, or contract with, Seller or any of its Subsidiaries. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, to the knowledge of Seller, no Employee of Seller or its Subsidiaries owns or has any right to the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights, except for any non-assignable moral rights or other similar non-transferrable rights under applicable Law, nor has any Employee made any written assertions to Seller within the three (3) year period prior to the date of this Agreement with respect to any alleged ownership or rights thereto.

 

(f)            Section 2.8(f) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, a complete list of Third Party Components (excluding Permissive Open Source Software) and Copyleft Software embedded in the Products. For the Copyleft Software embedded in the Products as of the date hereof, Section 2.8(f) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies (i) the Product that embeds the Copyleft Software, (ii) whether any modification to such Copyleft Software, as embedded in such Product, was made by or for Seller or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) the name and version number of the applicable license agreement for each such item of Copyleft Software; and (iv) the manner in which such Copyleft Software is embedded in each Product. Except as set forth on Section 2.8(f) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has used Open Source Software in any manner that would: (A) require the disclosure or distribution of any Purchased Intellectual Property Rights or Products in source code form; (B) require the licensing of any Purchased Intellectual Property Rights or Products for the purpose of making derivative works; or (C) impose any restriction on the consideration to be charged for the distribution of any Purchased Intellectual Property Rights or Products.

 

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(g)          As of the date hereof, except as set forth on Section 2.8(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any other Person acting on their behalf, has disclosed, delivered or licensed to any Person, agreed to disclose, deliver or license to any Person, or permitted the disclosure, delivery or licensing to any Person of, any Source Code for any Software included in the Purchased Technology (excluding any Source Code for any Open Source Software) except for disclosures to (i) escrow agents, or (ii) Employees under binding agreements that prohibit the disclosure thereof and prohibit the use thereof except in the performance of services to Seller or any Subsidiary thereof. None of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries has any duty or obligation (whether present, contingent or otherwise) to deliver, license or make available the Source Code for any Purchased Technology to any escrow agent or other Person as a result of the consummation of this Agreement.

 

(h)          Seller has in place appropriate processes and procedures for discovering and correcting bugs, defects or errors that materially and adversely affect the use, functionality or performance of the Products or Purchased Technology and, to Seller’s knowledge, has corrected or is in the process of correcting all such bugs, defects and errors. Seller and, to the extent applicable, its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable measures designed to prevent the introduction of computer viruses, unauthorized disabling mechanisms, worms, unauthorized software locks, drop dead devices, Trojan horse routines, trap doors or time bombs (“ Contaminants ”) into the Products or Purchased Technology. Seller and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps designed to protect the Purchased Assets from Contaminants and other loss or impairment. To the knowledge of Seller, there have been no unauthorized intrusions or breaches of the security of the Purchased Assets that that have had, individually or in the aggregate, a Business Material Adverse Effect.

 

(i)          Seller has complied and is compliance in all material respects with all (i) applicable Laws relating to the rights of any Person with respect to Personal Information contained in the Purchased Assets, including applicable Laws relating to the collection, storage, use, security and transfer of such Personal Information, and (ii) public-facing privacy or data security policies adopted by Seller applicable to such Purchased Assets. To the knowledge of Seller, no Actions are pending or have been threatened in writing with respect to Seller’s receipt, collection, use, storage, processing, disclosure or disposal of Personal Information contained in the Purchased Assets.

 

(j)          No Purchased Contract contains (i) any non-compete or other material restriction on the scope of the Business that would bind Buyer, or (ii) any term that would grant rights or access to, or the placement in or release from escrow of, any Source Code or other Intellectual Property Rights, in each case as a result of the assignment of such Purchased Contract to Buyer or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(k)          Seller has taken reasonable steps to protect its rights in any Confidential Information that constitutes Purchased Intellectual Property Rights and that Seller in its reasonable business judgment desired to keep confidential, including maintaining a policy requiring that all employees, consultants and independent contractors who have access to any such Confidential Information enter into nondisclosure agreements requiring the protection of such Confidential Information.

 

2.9           Taxes .

 

(a)          Seller has paid all Taxes (including penalties and interest) in connection with the operation of the Business and the ownership of the Purchased Assets, with respect to all Tax periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date, that were due and payable prior to the date hereof.

 

(b)          There are no Encumbrances for Taxes upon the Purchased Assets, except for Permitted Encumbrances. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened audits, examinations or similar proceedings for the assessment or collection of Taxes against Seller or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a Tax lien on the Purchased Assets.

 

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(c)          None of the Purchased Assets is a “United States real property interest” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(1) of the Code.

 

(d)          The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.9 are Seller’s sole and exclusive representations and warranties regarding Tax matters.

 

2.10        Financial Statements . Seller has made available prior to the date hereof to Purchaser the unaudited, unreviewed statement of income of the Business for each fiscal quarter of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015, December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017 (collectively the “ Unreviewed Financial Statements ”). The Unreviewed Financial Statements are accurate in all material respects and present fairly the financial condition of the Business as of such dates and the results of operations of the Business for such periods. The Unreviewed Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that the Unreviewed Financial Statements do not have notes thereto), were prepared with the best reasonably available information and are based on reasonable assumptions regarding the historical activity of the Business.

 

2.11        Title to Purchased Assets . Seller has good and valid title to, a valid leasehold interest in, or a valid license to use, all of the Purchased Assets. All such Purchased Assets (including leasehold interests) are free and clear of Encumbrances except for Permitted Encumbrances.

 

2.12        Brokers . No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based on arrangements made by or on behalf of Seller.

 

2.13        No Other Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article 2 , none of Seller, any Affiliate of Seller or any other Person makes any representations or warranties, and Seller hereby disclaims any other representations or warranties, whether made by Seller or an Affiliate of Seller, or any of their respective Representatives, with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Transaction Document, any of the Transactions, the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or the Business, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Buyer or its Representatives of any documentation or other information with respect to one or more of the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no representation or warranty contained in this Article 2 is intended to, or does, cover or otherwise pertain to any assets that are not included in the Purchased Assets or any Liabilities that are not included in the Assumed Liabilities.

 

2.14          Full Disclosure . No representation or warranty by Seller in this Agreement and no statement contained in the Disclosure Schedule to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.

 

3.             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

 

Buyer represents and warrants to Seller and Seller Subsidiary, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as follows:

 

3.1            Organization and Qualification .

 

(a)          Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as currently conducted and to own or lease and operate its properties. Buyer is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation (in any jurisdiction that recognizes such concept) in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation of its assets or the operation or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

 

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(b)          Each of Buyer’s Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (in any jurisdiction that recognizes such concept) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as currently conducted and to own or lease and operate its assets owned or leased by it. Each of Buyer’s Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation (in any jurisdiction that recognizes such concept) in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation of its assets or the operation or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

 

3.2          Capitalization .

 

(a)          The outstanding shares of capital stock of Buyer have been, and the Buyer Securities when issued will be, duly authorized and validly issued and are (or, with respect to Buyer Securities, will be when issued) fully paid and non-assessable. None of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Buyer were issued, and none of the Buyer Securities will be issued, in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of Buyer. Except for the 49,613,144 Buyer Shares issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, the Buyer Securities and as otherwise described in or expressly contemplated by the Buyer SEC Documents, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in Buyer, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of Buyer, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options. Except for restrictions on transfer under the Lock-Up Agreement and the Buyer Warrant Agreement, and under applicable state and federal securities laws, the Buyer Securities will be free of any restrictions on transfer and will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. The Buyer Shares issuable upon exercise of the Closing Warrants have been duly reserved for issuance, and upon issuance, will be duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable, and will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

(b)          Except as set forth in the Buyer SEC Documents, there are no persons with registration rights or other similar rights to have any securities registered for sale pursuant to a registration statement or otherwise registered for sale or sold by Buyer.

 

3.3          Authorization . Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and to effect the Transactions and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action.

 

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3.4          Binding Effect . This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and assuming the accuracy of Seller’s representations and warranties contained in Section 2.3 , this Agreement is, and the Transaction Documents when duly executed and delivered by Buyer will be, valid and legally binding obligations of Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement of the rights and remedies created hereby and thereby may be affected by bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency and similar Laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general equity principles.

 

3.5          Non-Contravention .

 

(a)          The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents by Buyer and the consummation of the Transactions do not and will not: (i) result in a breach or violation of any provision of Buyer’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws, (ii) violate or result in a breach of or constitute an occurrence of default under any provision of, result in the acceleration or cancellation of any obligation under, or give rise to a right by any party to terminate or amend its obligations under, any material Contract to which Buyer is a party or by which it or its assets or properties are bound, or (iii) violate any Law of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Buyer or any of its properties, other than in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), any such violations, breaches, defaults, accelerations or cancellations of obligations or rights that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

 

(b)          No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Person is required to be obtained by Buyer in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the Transactions by Buyer, except for any such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings the failure of which to be obtained or made, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

 

3.6          SEC Reports and Financial Statements .

 

(a)          A true and complete copy of each annual, quarterly and other report, registration statement, and definitive proxy statement filed by Buyer with the SEC since January 1, 2016 and prior to the date of this Agreement hereof (the “ Buyer SEC Documents ”) is available on the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov, other than portions in respect of which confidential treatment was granted by the SEC. As of their respective filing dates, the Buyer SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such Buyer SEC Documents, and none of the Buyer SEC Documents contained on their filing dates any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent corrected by a subsequently filed Buyer SEC Document.

 

(b)          The financial statements of Buyer included in the Buyer SEC Documents (the “ Buyer Financial Statements ”) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except for any preparation of non-GAAP measures) and fairly presented the consolidated financial position of Buyer and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof (or, if amended, complied as of the date reflected in such amendment) and the consolidated results of Buyer’s operations and cash flows for the periods indicated (subject to, in the case of unaudited statements, normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments). The supporting schedules, if any, present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein.

 

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3.7          Buyer Securities . The Buyer Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to Seller pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and delivered by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement against the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The issuance of the Buyer Securities is not subject to the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of Buyer other than those rights that have been disclosed in the Buyer SEC Documents and have been waived. The capital stock of Buyer conforms in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in this Agreement and in the Buyer SEC Documents. No holder of securities of Buyer will be subject to personal liability solely by reason of being such a holder. Neither Buyer nor any Affiliate of Buyer has taken, nor will Buyer or any Affiliate take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed, or would reasonably be expected, to cause or result in, or which constitutes, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of Buyer to facilitate the sale or resale of the Buyer Securities.

 

3.8          Brokers . No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer or any Subsidiary of Buyer.

 

3.9          Absence of Labor Dispute . No labor dispute with the employees of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of Buyer, is imminent, and Buyer has no knowledge of any existing or imminent labor dispute by the employees of any of its principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors.

 

3.10        Absence of Proceedings . Except as disclosed in the Buyer SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the knowledge of Buyer, threatened against Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

 

3.11        Possession of Licenses and Permits . Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries possesses such Governmental Permits issued by the appropriate Governmental Authorities necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where the failure so to possess would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all Governmental Permits and, to Buyer’s knowledge, no event has occurred which allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or result in any other material impairment of the rights of the holder of any Government License, except where the failure so to comply would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. All of the Governmental Permits are valid and in full force and effect. Neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) has received notice of any ongoing claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any U.S. or non-U.S. Governmental Authority or third party alleging that any product, operation or activity is in violation of any Governmental Permits and has no knowledge that any such Governmental Authority or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding; (b) has received notice that any Governmental Authority has taken, is taking or intends to take regulatory action, and has no knowledge that any Governmental Authority is considering such action; and (c) is a party to any corporate integrity agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, monitoring agreement, consent decree, settlement order, or similar agreements, or has any reporting obligations pursuant to any such agreement, plan or correction or other remedial measure entered into with any Governmental Authority.

 

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3.12        Title to Property . Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all real property owned by it and good title or valid leases to all personal property owned by it, in each case, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances (except for customary easements and rights of way) of any kind except such as (A) are described in the Buyer SEC Documents or (B) do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by Buyer and its Subsidiaries; and all of the leases and subleases material to the business of Buyer and that of its Subsidiaries and under which Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries holds properties described in the Buyer SEC Documents, are in full force and effect, and neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease.

 

3.13        Possession of Intellectual Property Rights . Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect, (a) the Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries own all right, title and interest in, or otherwise have the right to use, all Intellectual Property Rights that are necessary for, used or held for use in, or otherwise exploited in connection with, the conduct of the business now operated by them and any business proposed to be operated by them, (b) to Buyer’s knowledge, neither the Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries is infringing, diluting, misappropriating or otherwise violating the Intellectual Property Rights of any Third Party, (c) no Action is pending, or to the Buyer’s knowledge is threatened, against Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, alleging that the Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries is infringing, diluting, misappropriating or otherwise violating the Intellectual Property Rights of any Third Party, and (d) no Action is pending, or to the Buyer’s knowledge is threatened, against Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, challenging the validity, enforceability, scope, registration, ownership or use of any Intellectual Property Rights of the Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries (with the exception of office actions by the applicable Governmental Authorities in the normal course of prosecution efforts to register or issue such Intellectual Property Rights).

 

3.14        Environmental Laws . Except as described in the Buyer SEC Documents or would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, (A) neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos-containing materials or mold (collectively, “ Hazardous Materials ”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, “ Environmental Laws ”), (B) Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries has all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and is in compliance with their requirements, (C) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of Buyer, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries and (D) to the knowledge of Buyer, there are no existing events, conditions or facts that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or Governmental Authority, against or affecting Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.

 

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3.15        Disclosure Controls . Except as described in the Buyer SEC Documents, Buyer maintains an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the 1934 Act) that complies with the requirements of the 1934 Act and that has been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Buyer in reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to Buyer’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

3.16        Accounting Controls .

 

(a)          Except as described in the Buyer SEC Documents, Buyer maintains effective internal control over financial reporting (as defined under Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the 1934 Act Regulations) and a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences and (E) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language incorporated by reference in the Buyer SEC Documents fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the SEC’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as described in the Buyer SEC Documents, since the end of Buyer’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (1) no material weakness in Buyer’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (2) no change in Buyer’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Buyer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

(b)          There is and has been no material failure on the part of Buyer or, to the knowledge of Buyer, any of Buyer’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any applicable provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans.

 

3.17        Payment of Taxes . All Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries have been duly and timely filed with the appropriate Taxing Authority in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are required to be filed and all such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. All Taxes owed by Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries or for which Buyer and its Subsidiaries are liable that are or have become due (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid in full. Except as disclosed in the Buyer SEC Documents, the charges, accruals and reserves on the books of Buyer in respect of any Tax Liability for any years not finally determined are adequate to meet any assessments or re-assessments for additional Tax for any years not finally determined, except to the extent of any inadequacy that would not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

 

3.18        Insurance . Buyer carries or is entitled to the benefits of insurance, with reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as is reasonably prudent and customary in the businesses in which it is engaged, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. Buyer has no reason to believe that it will not be able (A) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (B) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. Buyer has not been denied the issuance of any material insurance policies which it has sought or for which it has applied in the prior three years, except for any applications still pending.

 

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3.19        Investment Company Act . Buyer is not required, and upon the issuance and sale of the Buyer Securities as herein contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the Buyer SEC Documents will not be required, to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

3.20        Affiliate Transactions . There are no business relationships or related-party transactions involving Buyer, any of its Subsidiaries or any other person required to be described in the Buyer SEC Documents which have not been described as required.

 

3.21        No Shell Company . Buyer is not, nor for a period of at least twelve (12) months prior to the date hereof, has been, a “shell company,” as such term is defined in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of Rule 144 of the 1933 Act or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934, the effect of which would prevent Seller from selling the Closing Shares without restriction pursuant to Rule 144.

 

3.22        No Other Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article 3 , none of Buyer, any Affiliate of Buyer or any other Person makes any representations or warranties, and Buyer hereby disclaims any other representations or warranties, whether made by Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer, or any of their respective Representatives, with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Transaction Document, or any of the Transactions, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Seller or its Representatives of any documentation or other information with respect to one or more of the foregoing.

 

3.23        Full Disclosure . No representation or warranty by Buyer in this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.

 

4.            CERTAIN COVENANTS

 

4.1          Access and Information . Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, upon reasonable prior written notice from Buyer, provide Buyer and its Representatives with reasonable access during Seller’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Closing to Seller’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s properties, books, contracts, commitments, reports of examination and records directly related to the Business, the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities, except in each case for personnel and medical records. Seller shall assist Buyer in making such investigation and shall cause its Representatives to be reasonably available to Buyer for such purposes.

 

4.2          Conduct of the Business . From and after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and until the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or identified on Section 4.2 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule or as Buyer otherwise consents to in writing (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld), Seller shall, and shall cause each of its applicable Subsidiaries to, in each case with respect to the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities and the Business:

 

(a)          carry on the Business in the ordinary course of business, and use commercially reasonable efforts to keep intact the Business, keep available the services of the Transferred Employees and preserve the relationships of the Business with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors and others that have a business relationship with the Business;

 

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(b)          except as set forth in Section 4.2 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, not license any Purchased Intellectual Property Rights to any Third Party except for non-exclusive, Object Code licenses granted to customers and end users in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(c)          (i) not terminate or materially extend or materially modify any material Purchased Contract (or enter into any new agreement of such type), and (ii) continue the performance of its obligations under all Purchased Contracts and other obligations to be included as part of the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities; and

 

(d)          not enter into any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing.

 

4.3          Tax Matters .

 

(a)          Within 120 days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare and deliver to Seller an allocation of the Closing Consideration among the Purchased Assets in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code (and any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law, as appropriate) (such allocation, the “ Allocation ”). Buyer shall consider in good faith any comments of Seller with respect to the Allocation, and the Allocation shall not become final and binding on the Parties without Seller’s prior written approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably conditioned, delayed or withheld). Buyer and Seller shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, (i) file all Tax Returns (including Internal Revenue Service Form 8594) in a manner consistent with the Allocation and (ii) not take any position for Tax purposes, whether in the course of any Tax audit or otherwise, inconsistent with the Allocation, unless otherwise required to do so pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. In the event that there are subsequent adjustments to the Closing Consideration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Allocation shall be revised to reflect such adjustment in a manner consistent with the principles of this Section 4.3(a) .

 

(b)          To the extent relevant to the Purchased Assets, each Party shall provide the other with such information as may reasonably be required in connection with the preparation of any Tax Return and the conduct of any audit or other examination by any Taxing Authority or in connection with judicial or administrative proceedings relating to any liability for Taxes.

 

(c)          Buyer and Seller shall each be responsible for fifty percent (50%) of any and all applicable sales, use, transfer, excise, value added, registration, stamp, recording, documentary, conveyancing or similar Taxes incurred in connection with the sale, purchase or transfer of the Purchased Assets contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, “ Transfer Taxes ”). The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize Transfer Taxes, if any, arising out of or relating to the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including by providing each other with any appropriate resale exemption certifications and other similar documentation or by Buyer accepting delivery of software assets from Seller by electronic transmission. The Party required by applicable Law to file any necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to such Transfer Taxes shall, at its own expense, file such Tax Returns and other documentation and pay such Transfer Taxes, and the non-filing Party shall promptly reimburse such filing Party for its share of such Transfer Taxes. If required by applicable Law, the Parties shall join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other documentation.

 

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4.4          Business Employees .

 

(a)          Prior to the Closing Date, Buyer shall make (and not rescind or adversely modify) offers of employment, contingent upon the Closing, to the Business Employees set forth on Schedule 4.4 (including those absent due to vacation, holiday, illness or approved leave of absence under Seller leave policies but excluding any Business Employees on long-term disability). Such offers of employment will be substantially in the form provided to Seller prior to the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing, Buyer and its Subsidiaries will be permitted to approach any Business Employee about the terms and conditions of such offer, upon advance notification to Seller and with Seller’s consent in writing thereto (which consent will not unreasonably be withheld). All offers of employment to each Business Employee shall comply with applicable Law. Effective as of the day after the Closing Date (the “ Start Date ”), Buyer or one of its Subsidiaries shall hire and employ each Business Employee who accepts the offer of employment extended to such Business Employee pursuant to this Section 4.4(a) . Business Employees who, on or prior to the Closing Date, accept Buyer’s offer of employment are referred to as “ Transferred Employees .” Each Transferred Employee’s employment with Buyer will be effective as of the Start Date, except that the employment of individuals on approved short-term leave of absence on the Start Date will become effective as of the date after the Closing Date they present themselves for work with Buyer if such date occurs within six months following the Closing or at such later date as may be required by applicable Law or permitted under the offer.

 

(b)          Seller and Buyer intend that the Transactions will not constitute a severance of employment of any Transferred Employee prior to or on Closing, or thereafter in connection with the Start Date, and that such employees will have continuous and uninterrupted employment immediately before and immediately after the Closing Date. The Parties agree to cooperate in good faith to determine whether any notification may be required under the WARN Act or any equivalent state or local Laws (collectively, “ WARN ”) as a result of the Transactions. Buyer will indemnify and hold Seller harmless from any Liabilities that arise under WARN as a result of Buyer’s actions or omissions with respect to Transferred Employees on or after the Closing Date. Seller will indemnify and hold Buyer harmless from any Liabilities that arise under WARN with respect to any Business Employee whose service is terminated or as to whom notice of termination is provided prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)          Nothing contained in this Section 4.4 , whether express or implied, will be construed to (i) confer upon any Person any rights to employment or continued employment or any term or condition of employment for any period with Seller or Buyer, (ii) establish, amend or modify any Seller Benefit Plan, (iii) limit the ability of Seller, Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate any benefit or compensation plan, program, agreement, contract or arrangement at any time assumed, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any of them, or (iv) confer upon any Person who is not a Party, including any Business Employee, any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever (including any third-party beneficiary rights under this Agreement) under or by reason of this Section 4.4 .

 

4.5          Commercially Reasonable Efforts . Without limiting either Party’s other obligations hereunder, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Party hereto in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Transactions, including using commercially reasonable efforts to accomplish the following: (i) the taking of all acts necessary to cause the conditions to Closing to be satisfied as promptly as practicable, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents and approvals from Governmental Authorities and the making of all necessary registrations and filings (including filings with Governmental Authorities, if any) and the taking of all steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by any Governmental Authority, (iii) the obtaining of all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from Third Parties, and (iv) the defending of any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement, any Transaction Document or the consummation of the Transactions, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Authority vacated or reversed.

 

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4.6          Contacts with Suppliers and Customers . From the date hereof until the Closing, without the prior consent of Seller, Buyer shall not contact any suppliers to, or customers of, the Business in connection with or pertaining to any subject matter of this Agreement or the Transaction Documents. In contemplation of the Closing, Seller and Buyer agree to cooperate in contacting any suppliers to, or customers of, the Business in connection with or pertaining to any subject matter of this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, as and to the extent requested by Buyer or Seller.

 

4.7          No Negotiation or Solicitation of Competing Transactions . From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms and the Closing Date, Seller and its Subsidiaries will not, directly or indirectly through any Affiliate or representative, solicit, initiate, or encourage inquiries or proposals with respect to, furnish any information relating to, participate in any negotiations or discussions concerning, or cooperate in any manner relating to, the acquisition by any Person (other than Buyer) of any material portion of the assets of the Purchased Assets by any means (any such other acquisition or transaction, a Competing Transaction ”) or (ii) enter into any agreement with any Person (other than Buyer) providing for a Competing Transaction.

 

4.8          Record Retention . Except as set forth in Section 4.3(b) , each Party agrees, on behalf of itself and its controlled Affiliates, that it shall maintain its books and records relating to the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities in accordance with its bona fide records retention policy.

 

5.            CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF INFORMATION

 

5.1          Confidentiality Agreement . Buyer and Seller agree that the Confidentiality Agreement will continue to apply to all Confidential Information; provided , however , that the Confidentiality Agreement will terminate as of the Closing and will be of no further force and effect thereafter with respect to Confidential Information that is assigned to Buyer as part of the Purchased Assets.

 

5.2          Seller’s Confidential Information .

 

(a)          Except as provided in Section 5.2(b) , after the Closing and for a period of three (3) years following the Closing Date, Buyer agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, use or disclose, disseminate or otherwise publish, any of Seller’s or its Affiliates’ Confidential Information other than to Buyer’s Representatives who need to know such Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement and the Transactions ( provided that any of Seller’s or its Affiliate’s Trade Secrets, including technical designs, customer data, source code and protocols (including documents and other embodiments of such information) shall be deemed and treated as Confidential Information under this Agreement for as long as such information continues to be protectable as trade secret information under applicable Law), except for such Confidential Information that is assigned to Buyer as part of the Purchased Assets (such Confidential Information, “ Purchased Confidential Information ”).

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Confidential Information will not be deemed confidential and Buyer shall have no obligation with respect to any such Confidential Information that Buyer can demonstrate with written records:

 

(i)          was in Buyer’s possession before receipt from Seller or Seller’s Affiliates or Representatives ( provided that it was not obtained from a source known by Buyer to be prohibited from disclosing such information to Buyer by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation);

 

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(ii)         is or becomes a matter of public knowledge through no fault of Buyer or its Affiliates or Representatives;

 

(iii)        is rightfully received by Buyer from a Third Party without a contractual, legal or fiduciary duty of confidentiality;

 

(iv)        is independently developed by employees of Buyer who have not had access to Confidential Information;

 

(v)         is disclosed under operation of Law, provided that Buyer will use reasonable efforts to provide Seller with prompt written notice of any such requirement in order to enable Seller to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, and that Buyer will disclose only such information as is legally required and will use reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment for any Confidential Information that is so disclosed; or

 

(vi)        is disclosed by Buyer with Seller’s prior written approval.

 

5.3          Buyer’s Confidential Information .

 

(a)          Except (i) as provided in Section 5.3(b) and (ii) with respect to Purchased Confidential Information, as necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents or to enforce its rights hereunder or thereunder or to defend against allegations of breach hereof or thereof, after the Closing Date and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, Seller agrees that it will not use or disclose, disseminate or otherwise publish, any of Seller’s or its Affiliates’ Confidential Information, other than to Buyer’s Representatives who need to know such Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement or the Transactions.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Confidential Information will not be deemed confidential and Seller shall have no obligation with respect to any such Confidential Information that Buyer can demonstrate with written records:

 

(i)          is or becomes a matter of public knowledge through no fault of Seller; or

 

(ii)         is rightfully received by Seller from a Third Party without a duty of confidentiality;

 

(iii)        is disclosed under operation of Law, provided that Seller will use reasonable efforts to provide Buyer with prompt written notice of any such requirement in order to enable Buyer to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, and that Seller will disclose only such information as is legally required and will use reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment for any Confidential Information that is so disclosed; or

 

(iv)        is disclosed by Seller with Buyer’s prior written approval.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, for the purposes of this Section 5.3 , Confidential Information does not include Residual Information. “ Residual Information ” means generic or peripheral knowledge and experience, ideas and concepts retained in the unaided memories of individuals associated with Seller.

 

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5.4          Public Statements; Confidential Nature of this Agreement and Transaction Documents .

 

(a)          As soon as practicable after the signing of this Agreement, Seller and Buyer shall prepare a mutually agreeable release announcing the transaction contemplated hereby. Except for such press release, neither Seller nor Buyer shall, without the approval of the other, make any press release or other public announcement concerning the subject matter of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, or the terms and conditions hereof or thereof, including, if applicable, the termination of this Agreement and the reasons therefor or any disputes or arbitration proceedings hereunder or thereunder, except as and to the extent that any such Party shall be so obligated by Law, in which case the other Party will be advised and the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause a mutually agreeable release or announcement to be issued; provided , however , that the foregoing will not apply to communications or disclosures necessary to comply with accounting rules, stock exchange or market rules or federal securities or labor relations Law disclosure obligations.

 

(b)          Except to the extent that disclosure thereof is required under accounting rules, stock exchange or market rules, or federal securities or labor relations Laws disclosure obligations, each of Seller and Buyer agree that the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and all schedules, attachments and amendments hereto and thereto will be considered Confidential Information protected under this Article 5 . Notwithstanding anything in this Article 5 to the contrary, (a) in the event that any such Confidential Information is also subject to a limitation on disclosure or use contained in another written agreement between Buyer and Seller or either of their respective Affiliates that is more restrictive than the limitation contained in this Article 5 , then the limitation in such agreement will supersede this Article 5 , and (b) the restrictions on confidentiality set forth in any Transaction Document will supersede this Article 5 for the information subject thereto.

 

6.            CLOSING

 

At the Closing, the following transactions will take place:

 

6.1            Deliveries by Seller . At the Closing, Seller shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Buyer the following:

 

(a)          each of the following Transaction Documents, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by Seller and, where applicable, a Subsidiary of Seller:

 

(i)          the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Bill of Sale;

 

(ii)         the Domain Name Assignment;

 

(iii)        the Intellectual Property License Agreement;

 

(iv)        the Trademark Assignment Agreement;

 

(v)         the Transition Services Agreement;

 

(vi)        the Lock-Up Agreement;

 

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(vii)       the Registration Rights Agreement; and

 

(viii)      the Advertising Representative Agreement.

 

(b)          a certificate of Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.2(a) and 7.2(b) (the “ Seller Closing Certificate ”); and

 

(c)          a certificate certifying that Seller is not a “foreign person” for purposes of Section 1445 of the Code.

 

6.2          Deliveries by Buyer . At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller the following:

 

(a)          the Closing Consideration as provided in Section 1.3 ;

 

(b)          each of the following Transaction Documents, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by Buyer:

 

(i)          the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Bill of Sale;

 

(ii)         the Domain Name Assignment;

 

(iii)        the Intellectual Property License Agreement;

 

(iv)        the Trademark Assignment Agreement;

 

(v)         the Transition Services Agreement;

 

(vi)        the Lock-Up Agreement;

 

(vii)       the Registration Rights Agreement; and

 

(viii)      the Advertising Representative Agreement.

 

(c)          a certificate of Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.3(a) and 7.3(b) (the “ Buyer Closing Certificate ”).

 

6.3          Closing Date . The Closing will take place at the offices of Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, California at 10:00 a.m. local time within three (3) Business Days following the date on which the last of the conditions specified in Article 7 to be satisfied or waived has been satisfied or waived (excluding conditions that, by the terms, are not expected to be satisfied until the Closing Date, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), or at such other place or time or on such other date as Seller and Buyer may agree upon in writing (such date and time being referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ”).

 

6.4          Contemporaneous Effectiveness . All acts and deliveries prescribed by this Article 6 , regardless of chronological sequence, will be deemed to occur contemporaneously and simultaneously on the occurrence of the last act or delivery, and none of such acts or deliveries will be effective until the last of the same has occurred.

 

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7.            CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING

 

7.1          General Conditions . The respective obligations of Buyer and Seller to effect the Closing of the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

 

(a)          No Governmental Authority will have enacted, issued or promulgated any Law or Order that has the effect of rendering the Transactions, or the Parties’ performance under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, illegal or otherwise prohibits or otherwise restrains the consummation of the Transactions or the Parties’ performance under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.

 

(b)          No Action brought by a Governmental Authority will be pending before any Governmental Authority pursuant to which an unfavorable Order in respect thereof would (1) prevent the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the Transactions or declare unlawful any of the Transactions, (2) cause any of the Transactions to be rescinded following consummation, or (3) materially and adversely affect the right of Buyer to own the Purchased Assets or operate the Business, and no such Order will have been issued or granted or be in effect.

 

7.2          Conditions Precedent to Buyer’s Obligations . The obligations of Buyer to effect the Closing of the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by Buyer:

 

(a)          The representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement or in any schedule, certificate or document delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all respects (without regard to any qualifications therein as to materiality, or material adverse effect) both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties are made as of a specified date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of the specified date; provided , however , that this condition will be deemed satisfied unless the failure of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, at and as of the dates set forth above, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)          Seller shall have executed and delivered or cause to be executed and delivered all of the documents required under Section 6.1 and shall have otherwise performed in all material respects all obligations and agreements and complied in all material respects with all covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it or any of its Subsidiaries prior to or at the Closing, including duly executing and delivering the Transaction Documents.

 

(c)          No Business Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement.

 

7.3          Conditions Precedent to Seller’s Obligations . The obligations of Seller to effect the Closing of the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by Seller:

 

(a)          The representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or document delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all respects (without regard to any qualifications therein as to materiality, or material adverse effect) both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties are made as of a specified date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of the specified date; provided , however , that this condition will be deemed satisfied unless the failure of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, at and as of the Closing Date has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

 

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(b)          Buyer shall have executed and delivered all of the documents required under Section 6.2 and shall have otherwise performed in all material respects all obligations and agreements and complied in all material respects with all covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it or any of its Subsidiaries prior to or at the Closing, including duly executing and delivering the Transaction Documents.

 

(c)          No Buyer Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement.

 

8.            POST-CLOSING INDEMNIFICATION

 

8.1            Survival . If the Transactions are consummated, (a) the representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in this Agreement and in the Buyer Closing Certificate (other than the Buyer Fundamental Representations) will survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on the date that is 18 months following the Closing Date, (b) the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in this Agreement or in the Seller Closing Certificate (other than the Seller Fundamental Representations) will survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on the date that is 18 months following the Closing Date, and (c) the Fundamental Representations will survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect until the expiration of all applicable statutes of limitations or extensions thereof (the periods referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c), the “ Survival Period ”); provided , however , that in the event that any Indemnified Party delivers a Claim Certificate to a Party setting forth a claim for indemnification, compensation or reimbursement under this Article 8 in respect of a breach of a representation or warranty of a Party set forth in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of a Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement prior to the expiration of the applicable Survival Period, then such representation or warranty will survive the expiration of the applicable Survival Period and remain in full force and effect solely with respect to such claim until the final resolution thereof. It is the express intent of the Parties that, if the applicable survival period for an item contemplated by this Section 8.1 is shorter than the statute of limitations that would otherwise have been applicable to such item, then, by contract, the applicable statute of limitations with respect to such item will be reduced to the shortened survival period contemplated herein. The covenants herein of the Parties will survive until they terminate in accordance with their terms; provided , however , that in the event that any Indemnified Party shall deliver a Claim Certificate to a Party setting forth a claim for indemnification, compensation or reimbursement under this Article 8 in respect of any non-fulfillment or breach of a covenant of a Party prior to the expiration of the applicable covenant, then such covenant will survive and remain in full force and effect solely with respect to such claim until the final resolution thereof.

 

8.2          Indemnification .

 

(a)          Subject to the limitations set forth in this Article 8 , from and after the Closing, Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and other persons who control or are controlled by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, and their respective Representatives (collectively, the “ Buyer Indemnified Parties ”), from and against, and shall compensate and reimburse the Buyer Indemnified Parties for, any and all Losses which are suffered or incurred by any of the Buyer Indemnified Parties or to which any of the Buyer Indemnified Parties may otherwise become subject (regardless of whether or not such Losses relate to any Third Party Claim) to the extent that such Losses arise from or as a result of:

 

(i)          any Excluded Liabilities;

 

(ii)         any breach of or inaccuracy in any of the representations or warranties made by Seller in this Agreement or in the Seller Closing Certificate;

 

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(iii)        any non-fulfillment or breach of any covenant or other agreement of Seller under this Agreement; and

 

(iv)        any fraud of Seller.

 

(b)          Subject to the limitations set forth in this Article 8 , from and after the Closing, Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and each of its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and other persons who control or are controlled by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, and their respective Representatives (collectively, the “ Seller Indemnified Parties ” and, collectively with the Buyer Indemnified Parties, the “ Indemnified Parties ”), from and against, and shall compensate and reimburse the Seller Indemnified Parties for, any and all Losses which are suffered or incurred by any of the Seller Indemnified Parties or to which any of the Seller Indemnified Parties may otherwise become subject (regardless of whether or not such Losses relate to any Third Party Claim) to the extent that such Losses arise from or as a result of:

 

(i)          any Assumed Liabilities;

 

(ii)         any breach of or inaccuracy in any of the representations or warranties made by Buyer in this Agreement or in the Buyer Closing Certificate;

 

(iii)        any non-fulfillment or breach of any covenant or other agreement of Buyer under this Agreement; and

 

(iv)        any fraud of Buyer.

 

8.3            Limitations on Indemnification .

 

(a)          No claim of a Buyer Indemnified Party that is capable of being made under any subsection of Section 8.2 other than subsection 8.2(a)(i) may be made under Section 8.2(a)(i) . Neither Buyer nor Seller shall be liable for any Loss consisting of indirect, consequential, special, punitive or exemplary damages (except to the extent that such damages are awarded or paid to a Third Party in connection with a Third Party Claim).

 

(b)          The Buyer Indemnified Parties will not be entitled to recover any Losses under Section 8.2(a)(ii) until such time as the total amount of all Losses that have been directly suffered or incurred by any one or more of the Buyer Indemnified Parties, or to which any one or more of the Buyer Indemnified Parties has or have otherwise directly become subject, exceeds $63,750 (the “ Loss Threshold ”), in which case the Buyer Indemnified Parties will be entitled to recovery for the aggregate amount of all Losses regardless of the Loss Threshold; provided , however , that the limitations contained in this Section 8.3(b) will not apply to any breach of or inaccuracy in any Seller Fundamental Representation.

 

(c)          (i) The maximum aggregate amount of Losses that the Buyer Indemnified Parties will be entitled to recover under Section 8.2(a)(ii) (other than any Seller Fundamental Representation) will be limited to $1,275,000, and (ii) the maximum aggregate amount of Losses that the Buyer Indemnified Parties will be entitled to recover under (A) Section 8.2(a)(ii) in respect of any breach of or inaccuracy in any Seller Fundamental Representation and (B) Section 8.2(a)(iii) will be limited to $8,500,000.

 

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(d)          (i) The maximum aggregate amount of Losses that the Seller Indemnified Parties will be entitled to recover under Section 8.2(b)(ii) (other than any Buyer Fundamental Representation) will be limited to $1,275,000, and (ii) the maximum aggregate amount of Losses that the Seller Indemnified Parties will be entitled to recover under (A) Section 8.2(b)(ii) in respect of any breach of or inaccuracy in any Buyer Fundamental Representation and (B) Section 8.2(b)(iii) will be limited to $8,500,000.

 

(e)          Any Losses hereunder will be determined without duplication of recovery that would result from the set of facts giving rise to such Losses constituting a breach or other violation of more than one representation, warranty or covenant hereunder.

 

(f)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this Article 8 or otherwise in this Agreement (i) prevents or limits any Indemnified Party from bringing an Action for fraud against any Person, including any Indemnifying Party, whose fraud has caused such Indemnified Party to incur Losses, or (ii) limits the Losses recoverable by such Indemnified Party from such Indemnifying Party in any such Action for fraud.

 

(g)          There will be no obligation to indemnify under Section 8.2 to the extent the Loss relates to any breach of representation, warranty, or covenant expressly waived in writing by the other Party.

 

(h)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) any Losses the Buyer Indemnified Parties will be entitled to recover under this Article 8 shall be satisfied, at Seller’s sole discretion, in the form of either cash or Buyer Shares held by Seller (or a combination thereof), which Buyer Shares, for purposes of indemnification obligations under this Article 8 , will be deemed as of each relevant payment date to have a value equal to the Buyer Shares Trading Price as of such date and (ii) any Losses the Seller Indemnified Parties will be entitled to recover under this Article 8 shall be satisfied by Buyer in cash.

 

(i)          Subject to Section 8.3(f) , from and after the Closing, the rights of Buyer and Seller to indemnification under this Article 8 will be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Parties and the Indemnified Parties with respect to any matter in any way relating to, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any breach of, inaccuracy in or nonfulfillment of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitations set forth in this Section 8.3(i) will not apply to claims for fraud or for any actions to specifically enforce the covenants in this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.6 or any remedies specifically provided for in the Transaction Documents with respect to the matters addressed therein.

 

(j)          Any Losses otherwise recoverable by any Indemnified Party hereunder shall be reduced in amount by any insurance proceeds, indemnification payments or contribution payments attributable thereto and realized by such Indemnified Party in connection with such Losses or any of the circumstances giving rise thereto, and each Indemnified Party shall, to the extent any such insurance proceeds, indemnification payments or contribution payments are realized after such Losses are recovered from the Indemnifying Party, promptly repay the amount of such Losses to the Indemnifying Party (but only to the extent of the insurance proceeds, indemnification payments or contribution payments realized by such Indemnified Party, net of any expenses incurred in connection with the recovery of such insurance proceeds or indemnification or contribution payments); provided , however , that the foregoing shall in no way obligate any Indemnified Party to seek recovery under any insurance policies or agreements with indemnification or contribution provisions or similar rights.

 

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8.4          Indemnification Claims .

 

(a)          If an Indemnified Party is of the opinion that it has or may have a right to indemnification, compensation or reimbursement under this Agreement (an “ Indemnification Claim ”), such Indemnified Party shall so notify the Indemnifying Party in a written notice (a “ Claim Certificate ”) promptly after receipt of notice of any such right, but in any event, prior to the expiration of the applicable Survival Period (if applicable); provided , however , that the failure to promptly notify the Indemnifying Party thereof will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from liability in connection therewith except and to the extent (and only to the extent) that such failure has materially prejudiced the Indemnifying Party (it being understood that a failure to deliver a Claim Certificate prior to the expiration of an applicable Survival Period will relieve the Indemnifying Party from liability in connection therewith). Each Claim Certificate shall (i) state that such Indemnified Party has suffered or incurred Losses for which it is entitled to indemnification, compensation or reimbursement under this Agreement; (ii) contain a brief description in reasonable detail (to the extent available to such Indemnified Party) of the facts, circumstances or events giving rise to each item of Losses based on such Indemnified Party’s good faith belief thereof; and (iii) state the basis for indemnification, compensation or reimbursement under this Agreement to which such item of Losses is related.

 

(b)          In the event that the Indemnifying Party seeks to contest any individual items of Losses set forth in a Claim Certificate, the Indemnifying Party shall so notify the Indemnified Party in writing within 45 days after receipt of such Claim Certificate, which notice shall set forth a brief description in reasonable detail of the Indemnifying Party’s basis for objecting to each item of Loss. In the event that the Indemnifying Party fails to object to any items of Loss set forth in a Claim Certificate within the foregoing 45-day period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have irrevocably agreed and consented to indemnify, compensate or reimburse the Indemnified Party in respect of such items of Loss pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Section 9.5 and Section 9.7 apply to any Action brought under this Article 8 .

 

8.5            Third Party Claims . If any Action is instituted against an Indemnified Party by a Third Party which involves or appears reasonably likely to involve an Indemnification Claim hereunder (a “ Third Party Claim ”), the Indemnified Party shall, promptly after receipt of notice of any such Action, notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the commencement thereof; provided , however , that the failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party of the commencement of any such Action will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from Liability in connection therewith except and to the extent (and only to the extent) that such failure has materially prejudiced the Indemnifying Party. Seller will have the right, in its sole discretion, to control the defense or settlement of such Third Party Claim, including the appointment by Seller of a recognized and reputable counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party (if other than Seller) to be the lead counsel in connection with such defense. Notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

(a)          if Seller elects to control the defense or settlement of a Third Party Claim, the Buyer Indemnified Party or Buyer Indemnifying Party, as the case may be, will be entitled to participate in (but not control) the defense or settlement of any such Third Party Claim and to employ counsel of its choice for such purpose; provided that, subject to Section 8.5(c) , the fees and expenses of such separate counsel will be borne by such Buyer Indemnified Party or Buyer Indemnifying Party;

 

(b)          if Seller elects not to control the defense or settlement of a Third Party Claim, the Seller Indemnified Party or Seller Indemnifying Party, as the case may be, will be entitled to participate in the defense or settlement of any such Third Party Claim and to employ counsel of its choice for such purpose; provided that, subject to Section 8.5(c) , the fees and expenses of such separate counsel will be borne by such Seller Indemnified Party or Seller Indemnifying Party;

 

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(c)          an Indemnified Party that has not assumed control of the defense or settlement of a Third Party Claim will be entitled to reimbursement for the fees and expenses of one separate legal counsel of its choice if such Indemnified Party shall have one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party controlling the defense or settlement of the Third Party Claim and counsel for such Indemnifying Party could not adequately represent the interests of such Indemnified Party;

 

(d)          Seller will not be entitled to assume control of, or continue to control if any of the following conditions is not satisfied at any time following Seller’s assumption of control, such defense or settlement (unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the applicable Buyer Indemnified Party) if (i) the claim for indemnification, compensation or reimbursement relates to or arises in connection with any criminal proceeding, action, indictment, allegation or investigation against the applicable Buyer Indemnified Party; (ii) the claim primarily seeks an injunction or equitable or any other non-monetary relief against the applicable Buyer Indemnified Party; or (iii) Seller fails to prosecute or defend such claim;

 

(e)          if the Indemnifying Party controls the defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim against a Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall obtain the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party before entering into any settlement of or consenting to the entry of any judgment with respect to such claim, which consent will not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed, unless (1) the terms of the proposed settlement or judgment include as an unconditional and with-prejudice term thereof the granting by the third party to any relevant Indemnified Party a release from all Liability in respect of such Third Party Claim; (2) there is (A) no finding or admission of any violation of Law by any Indemnified Party, and (B) no finding or admission of any violation of the rights of any Person by any Indemnified Party; and (3) the sole form of relief is monetary damages that shall be paid in full by the Indemnifying Party; and

 

(f)          if the Indemnified Party controls the defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim, (i) the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate at its own cost in the defense or settlement of such Third Party Claim and to employ counsel of its choice for such purpose and to receive copies of all pleadings, notices and communications with respect to such Third Party Claim, and (ii) the Indemnified Party shall obtain the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party before entering into any settlement of or consenting to the entry of any judgment with respect to such Third Party Claim, which consent will not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed, unless (1) the terms of the proposed settlement or judgment include as an unconditional and with-prejudice term thereof the granting by the third party to any relevant Indemnifying Party a release from all Liability in respect of such Third Party Claim; (2) there is (A) no finding or admission of any violation of Law by any Indemnifying Party, and (B) no finding or admission of any violation of the rights of any Person by any Indemnifying Party; and (3) the sole form of relief is monetary damages that will be paid in full by the Indemnified Party; provided , however , that, without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, no settlement of any such Third Party Claim will be determinative of the existence of or amount of Losses relating to such matter or whether such Losses are indemnifiable hereunder

 

9.            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

9.1            Notices . All notices, deliveries and other communications pursuant to this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed given if delivered personally, telecopied, delivered by globally recognized express delivery service or electronic mail to the Parties at the addresses or facsimile numbers set forth below or to such other address or facsimile number as the Party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other Party hereto in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice, delivery or communication will be deemed to have been delivered and received (a) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (b) in the case of telecopy, on the Business Day after the day that the Party giving notice receives electronic confirmation of sending from the sending telecopy machine, (c) in the case of a globally recognized express delivery service, on the Business Day that receipt by the addressee is confirmed pursuant to the service’s systems and (d) in the case of electronic mail sent prior to the close of normal business hours on a Business Day, on the date of sending (or on the next Business Day if sent after the close of normal business hours or on any non-Business Day).

 

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If to Seller, to:

 

Oath Inc.

22000 AOL Way

Dulles, VA 20166

Attention: Deputy General Counsel

Fax: 703-256-3992

 

And:

 

Oath Inc.

770 Broadway

New York, NY 10003

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Fax: 917-606-4773

 

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

 

Morrison and Foerster LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Attention: Eric McCrath
Email: emccrath@mofo.com

 

If to Buyer, to:

 

Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc.
Empire State Building
350 5th Avenue
New York, New York 10118
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
Email: sbenson@hmny.com

 

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

 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Attn: Kevin Friedmann Esq.
Facsimile: (310) 586-7800
Email: friedmannk@gtlaw.com

 

9.2          Expenses . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party to this Agreement will bear all the fees, costs and expenses (including fees, costs and expenses of legal counsel, investment bankers, brokers and other Representatives and consultants) that are incurred by it in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not such Transactions are consummated (a Party’s “ Transaction Expenses ”).

 

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9.3          Entire Agreement . The agreement of the Parties, which consists of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, the Schedules and Exhibits hereto and thereto and the Confidentiality Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding, written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

9.4          Assignment; Binding Effect; Severability . This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party hereto without the other Party’s written consent and any such purported assignment will be void without such written consent. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns of each Party hereto. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and in the event that any one or more provisions are deemed illegal or unenforceable the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect unless the deletion of such provision will cause this Agreement to become materially adverse to either Party, in which event the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrive at an accommodation that best preserves for the Parties the benefits and obligations of the offending provision.

 

9.5          Dispute Resolution; Venue; and Governing Law . This Agreement, and all claims and causes of action arising out of, based upon, or related to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, shall be governed by, and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to choice or conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any laws other than the laws of the State of New York. Any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought solely in a federal court in the Southern District of New York or in a state court in New York County in New York. Each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in respect of any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon or relating to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder and agrees that it will not bring any action arising out of, based upon or related to this Agreement in any other court. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon or relating to this Agreement, (i) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve process in accordance with Section 9.1 , (ii) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any claim that (A) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. Each Party agrees that notice or the service of process in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon or relating to this Agreement or the rights and obligations arising hereunder shall be properly served or delivered if delivered in the manner contemplated by Section 9.1 .

 

9.6          Specific Enforcement . The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction without bond or other security being required, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

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9.7          Waiver of Jury Trial . Each Party hereby waives, and agrees to cause each of its Subsidiaries to waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby. Each Party certifies that no Representative 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.

 

9.8          Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement, and any amendments hereto or thereto, may be executed in two or more counterparts and by the different Parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by means of a fax machine or by .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpeg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an “ Electronic Delivery ”) will be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No Party hereto shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such Party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent that such defense relates to lack of authenticity.

 

9.9          No Third-Party Beneficiaries . Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or will (a) confer on any Person other than the Parties hereto and their respective successors or assigns any rights (including third-party beneficiary rights), remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement (except for Indemnified Parties as provided in Article 8 ), or (b) constitute the Parties hereto as partners or as participants in a joint venture. This Agreement will not provide Third Parties with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to the terms of this Agreement (except for Indemnified Parties as provided in Article 8 ). Nothing in this Agreement will be construed as giving to any Business Employee, or any other individual, any right or entitlement under any benefit plan, policy or procedure maintained by Seller or Buyer. No Third Party will have any right, independent of any right that exists irrespective of this Agreement, under or granted by this Agreement, to bring any suit at law or equity for any matter governed by or subject to the provisions of this Agreement (except for Indemnified Parties as provided in Article 8 ).

 

9.10        Other Definitional and Interpretive Matters . Unless otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation will apply:

 

(a)          when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, subsection, Exhibit, Annex, Schedule or Recitals, such reference is to an Article, Section or Subsection of, an Exhibit, Annex or Schedule or the Recitals to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated;

 

(b)          the table of contents and headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;

 

(c)          the words “include,” “includes” or “including” (or similar terms) are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

 

(d)          the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;

 

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(e)          the word “or” is not limiting or exclusive;

 

(f)          any gender-specific reference in this Agreement include all genders;

 

(g)          the definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the other grammatical forms of such terms;

 

(h)          a reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation will include any modification, amendment or re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefore and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued or related to such legislation;

 

(i)            if any action is to be taken by any party hereto pursuant to this Agreement on a day that is not a Business Day, such action will be taken on the next Business Day following such day;

 

(j)            references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns;

 

(k)          the Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting hereof; if any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision hereof; no prior draft of this Agreement nor any course of performance or course of dealing will be used in the interpretation or construction hereof;

 

(l)          the contents of the Seller Disclosure Schedule and the other Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes to this Agreement form an integral part of this Agreement and any reference to “this Agreement” will be deemed to include the Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes hereto;

 

(m)          no parol evidence will be introduced in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement unless the ambiguity or uncertainty in issue is plainly discernible from a reading of this Agreement without consideration of any extrinsic evidence;

 

(n)          although the same or similar subject matters may be addressed in different provisions of this Agreement, the parties intend that, except as reasonably apparent on the face of the Agreement or as expressly provided in this Agreement, each such provision will be read separately, be given independent significance and not be construed as limiting any other provision of this Agreement (whether or not more general or more specific in scope, substance or content);

 

(o)          the doctrine of election of remedies will not apply in constructing or interpreting the remedies provisions of this Agreement or the equitable power of a court considering this Agreement or the Transactions; and

 

(p)          Any dollar thresholds indicated in this Agreement will not be an admission or reflective of what is or may be deemed to be material or a Material Adverse Effect.

 

10.          TERMINATION, WAIVER AND AMENDMENT

 

10.1        Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing by:

 

(a)           Mutual Consent . the mutual written consent duly authorized by the respective boards of directors of Seller (or a committee thereof) and Buyer;

 

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(b)           Delay . Buyer or Seller, if the Closing will not have occurred on or before May 4, 2018 (the “ Termination Date ”); provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.1(b) will not be available to any Party whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Termination Date, and such action or failure to act constitutes breach of this Agreement;

 

(c)           Court or Administrative Order . Either Buyer or Seller, if (1) there is a final non-appealable Order in effect preventing consummation of the Transactions or (2) there is any statute, rule, regulation or Order enacted, promulgated or issued or deemed applicable to the Transactions by any Governmental Authority that would make consummation of the Transactions illegal;

 

(d)           Failure of Buyer Condition . Buyer, if Seller has breached any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein and (1) such breach has not been cured within ten days after Buyer’s notice to Seller of such breach ( provided , however , that no such cure period will be available or applicable to any such breach which by its nature cannot be cured) and (2) if not cured at or before the Closing, such breach would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 to be satisfied ( provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.1(d) will not be available to Buyer if Buyer is at that time in material breach of this Agreement);

 

(e)           Failure of Seller Condition . Seller, if Buyer has breached any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein and (1) such breach has not been cured within ten days after Seller’s notice to Buyer of such breach ( provided , however , that no such cure period will be available or applicable to any such breach which by its nature cannot be cured) and (2) if not cured at or before the Closing, such breach would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 to be satisfied ( provided, however , that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.1(e) will not be available to Seller if Seller is at that time in material breach of this Agreement).

 

Any Party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(a) through (e) must give prior written notice of such termination to the other Party.

 

10.2        Effect of Termination . If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 10.1 , this Agreement will forthwith become void and there will be no liability or obligation on the part of Buyer, Seller or their respective officers, directors, stockholders or Affiliates; provided , however , that each Party hereto will remain liable for any willful breaches of this Agreement that occurred prior to its termination, and, provided further, that Article 5 (Confidential Nature of Information), Article 9 (Miscellaneous Provisions) and this Section 10.2 will remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

10.3        Waiver of Agreement . Any term or condition hereof may be waived at any time prior to the Closing by the Party hereto which is entitled to the benefits thereof by action taken by its Board of Directors or its duly authorized officer or employee; provided , however , that such action shall be evidenced by a written instrument duly executed on behalf of such Party by its duly authorized officer or employee. The failure of either Party to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision nor shall it in any way affect the validity of this Agreement or the right of such Party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement will be held to constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

 

10.4        Amendment of Agreement . This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument in writing specifically designated as an amendment hereto, signed by each of Buyer and Seller.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has caused this Asset Purchase Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.

 

  OATH INC.
     
  By: /s/ Mark Roszkowski
  Name: Mark Roszkowski
  Title: EVP Head of Corporate Development
     
  HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.,
     
  By: /s/ Ted Farnsworth
  Name: Ted Farnsworth
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Asset Purchase Agreement]

 

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ANNEX A

 

DEFINITIONS

 

For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the capitalized terms in this Annex A will have the meanings set forth below.

 

Action ” means any criminal, judicial, administrative or arbitral action, audit, charge, claim, complaint, demand, grievance, hearing, inquiry, investigation, litigation, mediation, proceeding, subpoena or suit, whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or informal, whether public or private, commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority or private arbitrator or mediator.

 

Advertising Representative Agreement ” means the Advertising Representative Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I .

 

Affiliate ” when used with reference to any Person, means another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with such first Person.

 

Agreement ” has the definition given to it in the preamble.

 

Allocation Schedule ” has the definition given to it in Section 4.3(a) .

 

Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Bill of Sale ” means the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Bill of Sale and the Assignment and Assumption Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

Assumed Liabilities ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.4 .

 

Business ” has the definition given to it in the Recitals.

 

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in San Francisco, California or New York, New York.

 

Business Employees ” means all employees of Seller and its Subsidiaries that are engaged exclusively in the operation or conduct of the Business that are listed on Section 2.6(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.

 

Business Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, effect, event, occurrence or state of facts that is, or is reasonably likely to be, either individually or when aggregated with all other changes, effects, events, occurrences or states of facts, materially adverse to (i) the business, condition (financial or other) or results of operations of the Business, (ii) the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities, or (iii) Seller’s ability to consummate the Transactions, in each case other than any change, effect, event, occurrence or state of facts (A) resulting from conditions in the United States or foreign economies, banking or securities markets, (B) resulting from conditions in the industry in which the Business operates in general and not specifically relating to the Business, (C) resulting from the announcement or pendency of the Transactions (including any action or inaction by the customers, suppliers, distributors, employees or competitors of Seller or any of its Affiliates) (D) any failure to meet any projections, budgets, plans or forecasts for any products, (E) the undertaking, performance or observance of the obligations contemplated by this Agreement or the failure to take any action as a result of restrictions or other prohibitions set forth in this Agreement, (F) changes in GAAP or any Law, or (G) resulting from Buyer’s failure to consent to Seller’s request to take an action prohibited by Section 4.2 ; provided , however , that the matters described in clauses (A) and (B) above will be excluded only to the extent that such matters do not have a disproportionate impact on Seller and its Subsidiaries, as compared to other companies that conduct business in the countries and regions and in the industry in which Seller and its Subsidiaries conduct the Business.

 

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Business Social Media Accounts ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.11 .

 

Business Social Media Account Data ” means any data, information, analyses, content or other material, including any usage data or information that relates to or identifies an identified or identifiable individual, that is (a) posted, uploaded, provided or otherwise made available by or on behalf of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries before the Closing, through or using any Business Social Media Account, (b) posted, uploaded, provided or otherwise made available by or on behalf of any user before the Closing, through or using any platform, network, service or product on which any Business Social Media Account is hosted, or (c) otherwise accessible to Seller or its Subsidiaries before the Closing, through, using or as a result of any Business Social Media Account.

 

Buyer ” has the definition given to it in the preamble.

 

Buyer Closing Certificate ” has the definition given to it in Section 6.2(c) .

 

Buyer Financial Statements ” has the definition given to it in Section 3.6(b) .

 

Buyer Fundamental Representations ” means (i) the representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in Section 3.1 (Organization and Qualification), Section 3.2 (Capitalization), Section 3.3 (Authorization) and Section 3.4 (Binding Effect) and (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in the Buyer Closing Certificate, to the extent such representations and warranties directly relate to any of the matters addressed in any of the representations and warranties specified in clause (i) of this sentence.

 

Buyer Indemnified Parties ” has the definition given to it in Section 8.2(a) .

 

Buyer Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, effect, event, occurrence or state of facts that is, or is reasonably likely to be, either individually or when aggregated with all other changes, effects, events, occurrences or states of facts, materially adverse to (i) the business, condition (financial or other) or results of operations of Buyer, or (ii) Buyer’s ability to consummate the Transactions, in each case other than any change, effect, event, occurrence or state of facts (A) resulting from conditions in the United States or foreign economies, banking or securities markets, (B) resulting from conditions in the industry in which Buyer operates in general and not specifically relating to Buyer, (C) resulting from the announcement or pendency of the Transactions (including any action or inaction by the customers, suppliers, distributors, employees or competitors of Buyer or any of its Affiliates) (D) any failure to meet any projections, budgets, plans or forecasts for any products, (E) the undertaking, performance or observance of the obligations contemplated by this Agreement or the failure to take any action as a result of restrictions or other prohibitions set forth in this Agreement, or (F) changes in GAAP or any Law; provided , however , that the matters described in clauses (A) and (B) above will be excluded only to the extent that such matters do not have a disproportionate impact on Buyer and its Subsidiaries, as compared to other companies that conduct business in the countries and regions and in the industry in which Buyer and its Subsidiaries conduct their business.

 

Buyer SEC Documents ” has the definition given to it in Section 3.6(a) .

 

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Buyer Securities ” means, collectively, the (i) Closing Shares, (ii) Closing Warrants and (iii) Buyer Shares issued (if any) upon the exercise of the Closing Warrants.

 

Buyer Share ” means one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Buyer.

 

Buyer Shares Trading Price ” means, with respect to any given date, the average closing sale price of one Buyer Share as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for the five consecutive trading days ending on the date that is two trading days immediately preceding such date (in each case, as adjusted as appropriate to reflect any stock splits, spin-offs, stock dividends, combinations, reorganizations, reclassifications or similar events).

 

Buyer Social Media Account Data ” means any data, information, analyses, content or other material, including any usage data or information that relates to or identifies an identified or identifiable individual, that is (a) posted, uploaded, provided or otherwise made available by or on behalf of Buyer or any of its Affiliates after the Closing, through or using any Business Social Media Account, (b) under the control of Buyer or any of its Affiliates after the Closing, through or using any Business Social Media Account, and that Buyer does not expeditiously remove or disable access to after receiving a written notice alleging that such material violates the Intellectual Property Rights of another Person or applicable Law, (c) posted, uploaded, provided or otherwise made available by or on behalf of any user after the Closing, through or using any platform, network, service or product on which any Business Social Media Account is hosted, or (d) otherwise accessible to Buyer or any of its Affiliates after the Closing, through, using or as a result of any Business Social Media Account.

 

Buyer Warrants ” means warrants to purchase Buyer Shares, issued pursuant to the Buyer Warrant Agreement.

 

Buyer Warrant Agreement ” means the Buyer Warrant Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G .

 

Claim Certificate ” has the definition given to it in Section 8.4(a) .

 

Closing ” means the closing of the transactions described in Article 6 .

 

Closing Consideration ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.3 .

 

Closing Date ” means the date of the Closing as determined pursuant to Section 6.3 .

 

Closing Shares ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.3 .

 

Closing Warrants ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.3 .

 

Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Competing Transaction ” has the definition given to it in Section 4.7 .

 

Confidential Information ” means any information (whether communicated orally, in writing or electronically, and regardless if communicated prior to, as of or after the date of this Agreement or the Closing Date) which (i) is or should be reasonably understood to be confidential or proprietary to the Party disclosing Confidential Information or its Affiliates (such information may include without limitation information concerning such Party’s business, products, services, content, finances, subscribers, users, tools, source code, protocols, product designs and plans, customer lists and other marketing and technical information, the terms and existence of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the Confidentiality Agreement, and other unpublished information) or (ii) is so designated by the Party disclosing Confidential Information by prominently marking it with a “confidential”, “proprietary” or similar legend. Confidential Information shall also include any analyses, compilations, studies or other documents or recorded information prepared by the Party receiving Confidential Information or any of its Representatives that contain or otherwise reflect Confidential Information.

 

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Confidentiality Agreement ” means the Confidential Non-Disclosure Agreement between Seller and MoviePass, Inc., dated as of November 17, 2017.

 

Contract ” means any contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, loan, instrument, license, lease (including real and personal property leases), conditional sale contract, purchase or sales orders, mortgage, undertaking, commitment, understanding, undertaking, option, warrant, calls, rights or other enforceable arrangement or agreement, whether written or oral.

 

Control ” means, as to any Person, the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The verb “Control” and the term “Controlled” have the correlative meanings.

 

Copyleft Software ” means any Software that is subject to a license that requires, as a condition of making available, use, modification, license, sale or distribution of the Software subject to such license, that any other Software or other technology or materials incorporated or integrated into, derived from, bundled or distributed with, linked to or otherwise used in connection with such Software: (a) in the case of Software, be made available, licensed or distributed in Source Code form; (b) be made available, licensed or distributed for the purpose of allowing the making of derivative works; (c) be made available, licensed or distributed under terms that allow the Product to be reverse engineered, reverse assembled or disassembled (other than to the extent permitted under Law); or (d) be made available, licensed or distributed (including any redistribution) at no license fee or otherwise at no charge.

 

Copyrights ” means all copyrights, whether in published or unpublished works, which include literary works, musical works, dramatic works, pantomimes and choreographic works, pictorial, graphic and sculptural works, motion pictures and other audiovisual works, sound recordings, architectural works, software, compilations and collective works, derivative works of any of the foregoing, and any other original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression (in whatever form now or hereafter existing); and rights in registrations and applications for registration for any of the foregoing, and any renewals or extensions of any such registrations.

 

Customer Agreement ” means any end user license agreement (including the general terms of service or terms of use with respect to such end user license agreement solely as and to the extent incorporated into such end user license agreement), or similar agreement that is solely applicable to the Product and that is entered into in the ordinary course of business between the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any End User, on the other hand.

 

Customer Data ” means copies of data, data structures, technical data, performance data and content, including copies of any Personal Information, uploaded, provided or otherwise made available by or for any customer to Seller or its Subsidiaries through the use of the Products. Customer Data does not include Intellectual Property Rights, including any Intellectual Property Rights in any of the foregoing.

 

Domain Name Assignment ” means the Domain Name Assignment in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C .

 

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Domain Names ” means Internet electronic addresses, uniform resource locators and alphanumeric designations associated therewith, registered with or assigned by any domain name registrar, domain name registry or other domain name registration authority as part of an electronic address on the Internet, and all applications for any of the foregoing.

 

Electronic Delivery ” has the definition given to it in Section 9.8 .

 

Employee ” means any employee, consultant or independent contractor of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Encumbrance ” means any lien (statutory or other), claim, charge, security interest, mortgage, pledge, easement, encumbrance, charge or other security interest or matter affecting title, preemptive right, existing or claimed right of first refusal, right of first offer, right of consent, put right, default, or other adverse claim of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or other similar restriction or right) affecting the Purchased Assets, but in any event will not include any license, covenant or other similar right or restriction.

 

End User ” means any end user of the Products who has created an account specifically for use of the Products.

 

End User Notice ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.7(b) .

 

Environmental Laws ” has the definition given to it in Section 3.14 .

 

Equipment ” means all (a) computers, servers, phones, cellular phones, desks, chairs, tables, copy machines, fax machines, modems and routers, (b) tangible embodiments of software and other Confidential Information, and (c) other tangible personal property.

 

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” means any other Person under common control with Seller within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Excluded Assets ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.2 .

 

Excluded Contracts ” means all Contracts of Seller or any of its Affiliates that are neither Purchased Contracts nor Transferred Customer Agreements.

 

Excluded Equipment ” means all Equipment of Seller and its Affiliates that is not Purchased Equipment.

 

Excluded Liabilities ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.5 .

 

Excluded Taxes ” means any Liability for any Taxes of Seller or its Affiliates for any Pre-Closing Tax Period relating to the Purchased Assets or Seller’s operation of the Business.

 

Fundamental Representations ” means the Buyer Fundamental Representations and the Seller Fundamental Representations.

 

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GAAP ” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Generally Available Products ” means Products that are generally commercially available to end users.

 

Governmental Authority ” means any governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, body, commission or other entity, whether international, multinational, national, regional, state, provincial or of a political subdivision and whether domestic or foreign; any court, judicial body, arbitration board or arbitrator; any tribunal of a self-regulatory organization; or any instrumentality of any of the foregoing.

 

Governmental Permits ” means all governmental permits and licenses, certificates of inspection, approvals or other authorizations.

 

Hazardous Materials ” has the definition given to it in Section 3.14 .

 

Indemnification Claim ” has the definition given to it in Section 8.4(a) .

 

Indemnified Party ” has the definition given to it in Section 8.2(b) .

 

Indemnifying Party ” means any Party obligated to provide indemnification, compensation or reimbursement or against whom indemnification, compensation or reimbursement is sought, under the terms of this Agreement.

 

Intellectual Property Rights ” means Copyrights and rights with respect to Domain Names, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets, including the right to sue for past, present and future infringement, misappropriation or other violation thereof.

 

Intellectual Property License Agreement ” means the Intellectual Property License Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .

 

IRS ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

 

knowledge of Buyer ” or “ to Buyer’s knowledge ” or similar words or phrases relating to awareness or knowledge of Seller means the actual knowledge of the following: Theodore Farnsworth, Stuart Benson, Sanjay Puri, Mitch Lowe and Khalid Itum.

 

knowledge of Seller ” or “ to Seller’s knowledge ” or similar words or phrases relating to awareness or knowledge of Seller means the actual knowledge of the following: Kevin Kramer, Alyssa Reiner and Luisa Lopez.

 

Law ” means the law of any jurisdiction, whether international, multilateral, multinational, national, federal, state, provincial, local or common law, an Order or act, statute, ordinance, regulation, rule, collective bargaining agreement, extension order or code promulgated by a Governmental Authority.

 

Liability ” means any and all debts, liabilities and obligations of any kind, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, known or unknown, direct or indirect, matured or unmatured, determined or undeterminable, on- or off-balance sheet, including those arising under any Law, Action or Order and those arising under any Contract or otherwise.

 

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Lock-Up Agreement ” means the Lock-Up Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 .

 

Loss ” or “ Losses ” means any liability, loss, damage, Tax, deficiency, Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance), settlement cost, fine, cost, interest, award, judgment, penalty, charge, expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and consultants’ fees and expenses, and including any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending against or settling any of the foregoing, including any consequential and incidental damages, but excluding any indirect, special, punitive or exemplary damages (except to the extent that such damages are awarded or paid to a Third Party in connection with a Third Party Claim).

 

Loss Threshold ” has the definition given to it in Section 8.3(b) .

 

Non-Assignable Assets ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.6(a) .

 

Non-Transferrable Customer Material ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.1 .

 

Object Code ” means one or more computer instructions in machine readable form (whether or not packaged in directly executable form), including any such instructions that are readable in a virtual machine, whether or not derived from Source Code, together with any partially compiled or intermediate code that may result from the compilation, assembly or interpretation of any Source Code. Object Code includes firmware, compiled or interpreted programmable logic, libraries, objects, routines, modules, bytecode, machine code, and middleware.

 

Open Source Software ” means Copyleft Software and any other Software that is subject to any: “open source,” “copyleft,” or other similar types of license terms (including any GNU General Public License, Library General Public License, Lesser General Public License, Mozilla license, Berkeley Software Distribution license, Open Source Initiative license, MIT, Apache, and Public Domain licenses, and the like), including any licensed approved by the Open Source Initiative and listed at http://www.opensource.org/licenses .

 

Opt-Out End User ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.7(b) .

 

Order ” means any decision, ruling, charge, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination, award or binding agreement issued, promulgated or entered by or with any Governmental Authority.

 

Other Purchased Assets ” means the assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(f) .

 

Party ” or “ Parties ” has the definition given to it in the preamble.

 

Patents ” means all patents, industrial and utility models, industrial designs, petty patents, patents of importation, patents of addition, certificates of invention, and any other indicia of invention ownership issued or granted by any Governmental Authority, including all provisional applications, priority and other applications, divisionals, continuations (in whole or in part), extensions, reissues, re-examinations or equivalents or counterparts of any of the foregoing.

 

Pension Plan ” means each “ employee pension benefit plan ” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA).

 

Per Claim Threshold ” has the definition given to it in Section 8.3(b) .

 

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Permissive Open Source Software ” means any Open Source Software that is not Copyleft Software.

 

Permitted Encumbrances ” means any (i) liens for Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics or materialmen incurred in the ordinary course of business, in each case for sums not yet due and payable or due but not delinquent or for sums being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (ii) liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security or to secure statutory the performance of tendering, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds and other similar obligations, (iii) licenses or covenants not to sue granted to customers, end users, or resellers of Seller or its Subsidiaries, (iv) any general cross-license of Intellectual Property Rights of Seller or its Subsidiaries and (v) any Encumbrance or minor imperfection in title or minor encroachments, if any, that, individually or in the aggregate, are not material in amount, do not materially interfere with the conduct of the Business or with the use of the Purchased Assets or do not materially affect the value of the Purchased Assets or the Business, including liens set forth on Schedule A-1(a) .

 

Person ” means any natural person, general or limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, firm, association or other legal or governmental entity.

 

Personal Information ” means data in the control of Seller that relates to and identifies an identified or identifiable individual, including, without limitation, name, address, telephone number, and electronic mail address.

 

Pre-Closing Tax Period ” means any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date and, in the case of any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date.

 

Product ” or “ Products ” means the products and/or services provided by Seller or any of its Affiliates that are listed on Schedule 1.1(b) ; except that, for clarity, Products do not include any Business Social Media Account, Business Social Media Account Data, or Customer Data.

 

Purchased Assets ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.1 .

 

Purchased Confidential Information ” has the definition given to it in Section 5.2(a) .

 

Purchased Contracts ” means (i) the Contracts set forth on Schedule 1.1(d)(i) , and (ii) each customer and vendor Contract set forth on Schedule 1.1(d)(ii) ; except that, for clarity, Purchased Contracts do not include any Customer Agreements.

 

Purchased Equipment ” means the Equipment that is listed on Schedule 1.1(e) .

 

Purchased Intellectual Property Rights ” means the rights owned by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to (i) the Trademarks listed on Schedule ‎1.1(a)(i) ; (ii) the Domain Names listed on Schedule 1.1(a)(ii) ; and (iii) the Copyrights and Trade Secrets exclusively embodied in the Products or Purchased Technology (but, for clarity, not including any Intellectual Property Rights used, held for use, embodied in, or practiced in connection with, in whole or in part, any other product, service, Technology, or business of Seller or any of its Affiliates).

 

Purchased Technology ” means the Technology exclusively owned by Seller or one of its Subsidiaries and exclusively used in, or held for exclusive use in, the Business by Seller listed on Schedule 1.1(c) .

 

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Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-2 .

 

Representatives ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, accountants, financial advisors, lenders, consultants and other representatives; provided , however , that in respect of Seller, after the Closing Date, “ Representatives ” will not include any Transferred Employee.

 

Residual Information ” has the definition given to it in Section 5.3(a) .

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any Governmental Authority that is a successor thereto.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Seller ” has the definition given to it in the preamble.

 

Seller Benefit Plan ” means each Pension Plan, Welfare Plan and any other employment, bonus, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock option, stock purchase, phantom stock, performance, retirement, thrift, savings, stock bonus, excess benefit, supplemental unemployment, paid time off, perquisite, fringe benefit, vacation, sick leave, severance, disability, death benefit, hospitalization, medical, dental, life insurance, welfare benefit or other plan, program or arrangement (whether written or unwritten), in each case, maintained or contributed to, or required to be maintained or contributed to, by Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates in which Business Employees participate.

 

Seller Closing Certificate ” has the definition given to it in Section 6.1(b) .

 

Seller Disclosure Schedule ” means the Seller Disclosure Schedule dated as of the date hereof and delivered by Seller to Buyer.

 

Seller Fundamental Representations ” means (i) the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Section 2.1 (Organization and Qualification), Section 2.2 (Authorization), Section 2.3 (Binding Effect), Section 2.9 (Taxes), and Section 2.11 (Title to Purchased Assets), and (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in the Seller Closing Certificate, to the extent such representations and warranties directly relate to any of the matters addressed in any of the representations and warranties specified in clause (i) of this sentence.

 

Seller Indemnified Parties ” has the definition given to it in Section 8.2(b) .

 

Seller ” has the definition given to it in the preamble.

 

Software ” means computer software, programs and databases in any form, including Source Code, Object Code, operating systems and specifications, data, databases, database management code, firmware, utilities, graphical user interfaces, menus, images, icons, forms and software engines, and all related documentation, developer notes, comments and annotations.

 

Source Code ” means one or more statements in human readable form, including comments, definitions and annotations, which are generally formed and organized to the syntax of a computer or programmable logic programming language (including such statements in batch or scripting languages and including hardware definition languages such as VHDL), together with any and all text, data and data structures, diagrams, graphs, charts, presentations, manuals, instructions, commands, procedures, schematics, flow-charts and other work product or information that describe the foregoing.

 

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Start Date ” has the definition given to it in Section 4.4(a) .

 

Straddle Period ” means any Tax period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date.

 

Subsidiary ” of any Person means any other Person (1) of which the first Person owns directly or indirectly 50% or more of the equity interest in the other Person or (2) of which (or in which) an amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, more than 50% of the equity interests of which) is directly or indirectly owned or Controlled by the first Person, by such Person with one or more of its Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries or (3) in which the first Person has the contractual or other power to designate a majority of the board of directors or other governing body.

 

Survival Period ” has the definition given to it in Section 8.1 .

 

Tax Return ” means any return, report or statement filed or required to be filed with respect to any Tax, including any information return, declaration of estimated tax, claim for refund, election, or voluntary disclosure agreement, and any schedule, addendum or attachment thereto, and any amendment thereof.

 

Taxes ” means, all taxes of any kind, including all net income, capital gains, gross income, gross receipt, property, franchise, sales, use, excise, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, workers’ compensation, unemployment, occupation, capital stock, ad valorem, value added, transfer, gains, profits, net worth, asset, transaction, and other taxes, and any interest, penalties or additions to tax with respect thereto, imposed by any Taxing Authority.

 

Taxing Authority ” means the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority responsible for the administration, collection or determination of any Tax.

 

Technology ” means (i) Software (including software development kits, APIs, computer programs, codecs, interfaces, software implementations of algorithms and models and methodologies), whether in Source Code, Object Code, or other form, (ii) databases, compilations, collections of data and data, (iii) inventions (whether or not patentable), (iv) methods and processes, (v) designs and schematics, (vi) know-how and (vii) works of authorship, including documentation (e.g. user manuals and training materials), but excluding in each case any Business Social Media Account or Business Social Media Account Data. Technology does not include Intellectual Property Rights, including any Intellectual Property Rights in any of the foregoing.

 

Termination Date ” has the definition given to it in Section 10.1(b) .

 

Third Party ” means any Person not an Affiliate of the other referenced Person or Persons.

 

Third Party Claim ” has the definition given to it in Section 8.5 .

 

Third Party Components ” means, with respect to any Product, Technology that is not exclusively owned by Seller or its Subsidiaries and is embedded in, incorporated into, used in connection with, or distributed by Seller with such Product.

 

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Trade Secrets ” means any Confidential Information that would constitute a “trade secret” under applicable Law, but excluding Patents and Copyrights.

 

Trademark Assignment Agreement ” means the Trademark Assignment Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F .

 

Trademarks ” means trademarks, service marks, fictional business names, trade names, commercial names, certification marks, collective marks, and other proprietary rights to any words, names, slogans, symbols, logos, devices or combinations thereof used to identify, distinguish and indicate the source or origin of goods or services; registrations, renewals, applications for registration; equivalents and counterparts of any of the foregoing; and, the goodwill of the business associated with each of the foregoing.

 

Transaction Documents ” means the (i) Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Bill of Sale, (ii) the Lock-Up Agreement, (iii) the Registration Rights Agreement, (iv) the Domain Name Assignment, (v) the Intellectual Property License Agreement, (vi) the Trademark Assignment Agreement, (vii) the Transition Services Agreement, (viii) the Buyer Warrant Agreement and (ix) the Advertising Representative Agreement.

 

Transaction Expenses ” has the definition given to it in Section 9.2 .

 

Transactions ” has the definition given to it in the Recitals.

 

Transfer Taxes ” has the definition given to it in Section 4.3(c) .

 

Transferred Customer Agreements ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.1(i) .

 

Transferred Customer Data ” has the definition given to it in Section 1.1(h) .

 

Transferred Business Social Media Account Data ” means Business Social Media Account Data that is posted, uploaded, provided or otherwise made available by Seller or its Subsidiaries on an applicable social media account and that is owned by Seller or its Subsidiaries or in which Seller or its Subsidiaries has exclusive rights.

 

Transferred Employees ” has the definition given to it in Section 4.4(a) .

 

Transition Services Agreement ” means the Transition Services Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E .

 

Unreviewed Financial Statements ” has the definition given to it in Section 2.10 .

 

WARN ” has the definition given to it in Section 4.4(b) .

 

Welfare Plan ” means each “employee welfare benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA).

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

CONFIDENTIAL

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of April 4, 2018, by and between Oath Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Seller ”) and Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”).

 

WHEREAS :

 

A. Pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Asset Purchase Agreement ”), by and between Seller and Buyer, Buyer has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Asset Purchase Agreement, to issue to Seller (i) shares of Buyer’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Common Stock ”) and (ii) warrants (the “ Closing Warrants ”), which will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised, collectively, the “ Warrant Shares ”) in accordance with the terms of the Closing Warrants.

 

B. As a condition to the consummation of the transactions described above, Buyer has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “ 1933 Act ”).

 

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

 

1.   Definitions .

 

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

 

(a)   Additional Effective Date ” means the date the Additional Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.

 

(b)   Additional Effectiveness Deadline ” means the date which is the earlier of (x) (i) the date which is 45 days after the earlier of the Additional Filing Date and the Additional Filing Deadline and (y) the fifth Business Day after the date Buyer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Additional Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review; provided, however, that if the Additional Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the SEC is closed for business, the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the SEC is open for business.

 

(c)   Additional Filing Date ” means the date on which the Additional Registration Statement is filed with the SEC.

 

 

 

 

(d)   Additional Filing Deadline ” means, if Cutback Shares are required to be included in any Additional Registration Statement, the date which is six months from the Initial Effective Date or the most recent Additional Effective Date, as applicable.

 

(e)   Additional Registrable Securities ” means, (i) any Cutback Shares not previously included on a Registration Statement, and (ii) any capital stock of Buyer issued or issuable with respect to the Cutback Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on exercise of the Closing Warrants; provided , that any such Additional Registrable Securities shall cease to be Additional Registrable Securities to the extent: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Additional Registrable Securities has become effective under the 1933 Act and such Additional Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement; (ii) such Additional Registrable Securities are able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without regard to the volume and manner of sale limitations contained thereunder and without the requirement of Buyer to comply with Rule 144(c)(1) as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the transfer agent and Seller; (iii) such Additional Registrable Securities shall have been otherwise transferred and no longer bear a legend restricting transfer under the 1933 Act, and may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act; or (iv) such Additional Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “ Additional Registrable Securities ” does not include any Zone Securities.

 

(f)   Additional Registration Statement ” means a registration statement or registration statements of Buyer filed under the 1933 Act covering the resale of any Additional Registrable Securities.

 

(g)   Additional Required Registration Amount ” means any Cutback Shares not previously included on a Registration Statement, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Closing Warrants.

 

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

 

(i)   Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

(j)   Cutback Shares ” means any of the Initial Required Registration Amount or the Additional Required Registration Amount of Registrable Securities not included in any Registration Statements previously declared effective hereunder as a result of a limitation on the maximum number of shares of Common Stock of Buyer permitted to be registered by the staff of the SEC pursuant to Rule 415; provided, however, that Seller shall be entitled to elect the portion of its Warrant Shares that are to be considered Cutback Shares.

 

(k)   effective ” and “ effectiveness ” refer to a Registration Statement that has been declared effective by the SEC and is available for the resale of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby.

 

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(l)   Effective Date ” means the Initial Effective Date and the Additional Effective Date, as applicable.

 

(m)   Effectiveness Deadline ” means the Initial Effectiveness Deadline and the Additional Effectiveness Deadline, as applicable.

 

(n)   Eligible Market ” means the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the NYSE American LLC, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market.

 

(o)   Filing Deadline ” means the Initial Filing Deadline and the Additional Filing Deadline, as applicable.

 

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

 

(q)   Initial Effectiveness Deadline ” means the first anniversary of the Closing Date ; provided, however, that if the Initial Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the SEC is closed for business, the Initial Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the SEC is open for business.

 

(r)   Initial Filing Date ” means the date on which the Initial Registration Statement is filed with the SEC.

 

(s)   Initial Filing Deadline ” means the date which is six months after the Closing Date.

 

(t)   Initial Registrable Securities ” means (i) the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Closing Warrants and (ii) any capital stock of Buyer issued or issuable with respect to the Warrant Shares or the Closing Warrants, in each case as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Closing Warrants; provided , that any such Initial Registrable Securities shall cease to be Initial Registrable Securities to the extent: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Initial Registrable Securities has become effective under the 1933 Act and such Initial Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement; (ii) such Initial Registrable Securities are able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without regard to the volume and manner of sale limitations contained thereunder and without the requirement of Buyer to comply with Rule 144(c)(1) as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the transfer agent and Seller; (iii) such Initial Registrable Securities shall have been otherwise transferred and no longer bear a legend restricting transfer under the 1933 Act, and may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act; or (iv) such Initial Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “ Initial Registrable Securities ” does not include any Zone Securities.

 

(u)   Initial Registration Statement ” means a registration statement or registration statements of Buyer filed under the 1933 Act covering the resale of the Initial Registrable Securities.

 

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(v)   Initial Required Registration Amount ” means the maximum number of Warrant Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Closing Warrants, each as of the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Closing Warrants.

 

(w)   Lock-Up Agreement ” means that certain Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and Buyer.

 

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

 

(y)   Principal Market ” means The NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

(z)   register ,” “ registered ,” and “ registration ” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the SEC.

 

(aa) Registrable Securities ” means the Initial Registrable Securities and the Additional Registrable Securities; provided , that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities to the extent: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities has become effective under the 1933 Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement; (ii) such Registrable Securities are able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without regard to the volume and manner of sale limitations contained thereunder and without Buyer’s requirement to comply with Rule 144(c)(1) as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the transfer agent and Seller; (iii) such Registrable Securities shall have been otherwise transferred and no longer bear a legend restricting transfer under the 1933 Act, and may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act; or (iv) such Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.

 

(bb)   Registration Statement ” means the Initial Registration Statement and the Additional Registration Statement, as applicable.

 

(cc)   Required Registration Amount ” means either the Initial Required Registration Amount or the Additional Required Registration Amount, as applicable.

 

(dd)   Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act.

 

(ee)   Rule 415 ” means Rule 415 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis.

 

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

 

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(gg)   SEC Guidance ” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the SEC staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the SEC staff and (ii) the 1933 Act.

 

(hh)   “ Trading Day ” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).

 

(ii)   Zone Securities ” means any securities received by Seller pursuant to Buyer’s plan to spin off its wholly-owned subsidiary Zone Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

 

2.   Registration .

 

(a)   Initial Mandatory Registration . Buyer shall prepare, and, in no event later than the Initial Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of the Initial Registrable Securities. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, Buyer shall use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form that Buyer is then eligible to use, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e). The Initial Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Initial Required Registration Amount determined as of the date the Initial Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC no later than the Initial Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the second Business Day following the Initial Effective Date, Buyer shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.

 

(b)   SEC Modification on Offering Size . Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the SEC informs Buyer that all of the Initial Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, Buyer agrees to promptly inform Seller thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the SEC, covering the maximum number of Initial Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the SEC as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, Buyer shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Initial Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the SEC or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that Buyer used diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by Seller as to its Registrable Securities, the number of securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced first by reducing or eliminating any securities to be included by any Person other than Seller. In the event of a cutback hereunder, Buyer shall give Seller at least five Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to Seller’s cut-back.

 

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(c)   Additional Mandatory Registrations . Buyer shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Additional Filing Deadline, file with the SEC an Additional Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of the Additional Registrable Securities not previously registered on an Additional Registration Statement hereunder. To the extent the staff of the SEC does not permit the Additional Required Registration Amount to be registered on an Additional Registration Statement, Buyer shall file Additional Registration Statements successively trying to register on each such Additional Registration Statement the maximum number of remaining Additional Registrable Securities until the Additional Required Registration Amount has been registered with the SEC. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, Buyer shall use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form that Buyer is then eligible to use, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e). Each Additional Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Additional Required Registration Amount determined as of the date such Additional Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to have each Additional Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Additional Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the second Business Day following the Additional Effective Date, Buyer shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Additional Registration Statement.

 

(d)   Seller’s Counsel . Subject to Section 5 hereof, Seller shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review any registration pursuant to this Section 2 (“ Seller’s Counsel ”), which shall be Morrison & Foerster LLP or such other counsel as thereafter designated by Seller. Buyer and Seller’s Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each other in performing Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)   Ineligibility for Form S-3 . In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, Buyer shall (i) use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form that Buyer is then eligible to use and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as practicable after Buyer becomes eligible to use such form, provided that Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall take all actions necessary to maintain its eligibility to register the Registrable Securities for resale by Seller on Form S-3.

 

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3.   Related Obligations .

 

At such time as Buyer is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(c) or 2(e), Buyer will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, Buyer shall have the following obligations:

 

(a)   Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 as long as the securities covered thereby are Registrable Securities (the “ Registration Period ”). Buyer shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading. The term “reasonable best efforts” shall mean, among other things, that Buyer shall submit to the SEC, within two Business Days after the later of the date that (i) Buyer learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement, as the case may be, and (ii) the approval of Seller’s Counsel pursuant to Section 3(c) (which approval is immediately sought), a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than two Business Days after the submission of such request. Buyer shall respond in writing to comments made by the SEC in respect of a Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 30 days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the SEC that an amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective.

 

(b)   Buyer shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of Buyer filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”), Buyer shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for Buyer to amend or supplement such Registration Statement.

 

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(c)   Buyer shall (A) permit Seller’s Counsel to review and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement at least five Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports) in a form to which Seller’s Counsel reasonably objects. Buyer shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior consent of Seller’s Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Buyer shall furnish to Seller’s Counsel, without charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to Buyer or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by Seller, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. Buyer shall reasonably cooperate with Seller’s Counsel in performing Buyer’s obligations pursuant to this Section 3.

 

(d)   Buyer shall furnish to Seller, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, such number of copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto as Seller may reasonably request and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as Seller may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by Seller.

 

(e)   Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by Seller of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that Buyer shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. Buyer shall promptly notify Seller and Seller’s Counsel of the receipt by Buyer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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(f)   Buyer shall notify Seller and Seller’s Counsel in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event but in any event on the same Trading Day as such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall notice contain any material, non-public information, unless Seller gives its prior written consent thereto), and, subject to Section 3(p), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver such number of copies of such supplement or amendment to Seller and Seller’s Counsel as Seller or Seller’s Counsel may reasonably request. Buyer shall also promptly notify Seller and Seller’s Counsel in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Seller and Seller’s Counsel by facsimile or email on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information and (iii) of Buyer’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate. By 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the second Business Day following the date any post-effective amendment has become effective, Buyer shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement.

 

(g)   Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify Seller and Seller’s Counsel of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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

 

(i)   Buyer shall promptly use its reasonable best efforts to either (i) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by Buyer are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or (ii) secure the inclusion for quotation of all of the Registrable Securities on the Principal Market or another Eligible Market that is then the principal trading market on which the Common Stock is listed. Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the authorization for quotation of the Common Stock on the Principal Market or any other Eligible Market. Neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market. Buyer shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(i).

 

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(j)   Buyer shall cooperate with Seller and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates or evidence of book entry provided by the Buyer’s transfer agent (in each case not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as Seller may reasonably request and registered in such names as Seller may request.

 

(k)   If requested by Seller, Buyer shall as soon as practicable (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as Seller reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; and (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment.

 

(l)   Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

 

(m)   Buyer shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than 90 days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a 12 month period beginning not later than the first day of Buyer’s fiscal quarter next following the applicable Effective Date of a Registration Statement; provided that such requirement shall be deemed satisfied if Buyer timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K under the Exchange Act as required thereby and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the 1933 Act.

 

(n)   Buyer shall otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.

 

(o)   Within two Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, Buyer shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for Buyer to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

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(p)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Effective Date, Buyer may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning Buyer the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of Buyer and its counsel, in the best interest of Buyer and, in the opinion of counsel to Buyer, otherwise required (a “ Grace Period ”); provided, that Buyer shall promptly (i) notify Seller in writing of the existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice Buyer will not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to Seller) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify Seller in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed 20 consecutive days and during any 365 day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of 60 days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least five Trading Days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an “ Allowable Grace Period ”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date Seller receives the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date Seller receives the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, Buyer shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Buyer shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of Seller in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which Seller has entered into a contract for sale, prior to Seller’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which Seller has not yet settled.

 

(q)   Neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Seller, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that conflict with or impair the registration rights granted to Seller in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

 

(r)   Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Buyer hereby consents to the use of any prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by Seller in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(f).

 

(s)   Buyer shall cooperate with any broker-dealer through which Seller proposes to resell its Registrable Securities in effecting a filing with the FINRA Corporate Financing Department pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110, as requested by Seller, and Seller shall pay the filing fee required by such filing.

 

4.   Obligations of Seller .

 

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

 

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(b)   Seller agrees to cooperate with Buyer as reasonably requested by Buyer in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder.

 

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

 

(d)   Seller covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

5.   Expenses of Registration .

 

All expenses incident to Buyer’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be paid by Buyer, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers fees, fees and expenses of Buyer’s independent auditors, and fees and expenses of counsel for Buyer shall be paid by Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any offerings pursuant to a Registration Statement filed in accordance with this Agreement, Seller shall pay (i) any underwriting fees, discounts or commissions attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities, (ii) any fees and expenses of brokers, advisors, accountants or counsel to Seller (other than as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence), (iii) any applicable transfer or similar taxes, (iii) fees and disbursements of Seller’s Counsel in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement.

 

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6.   Indemnification .

 

In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:

 

(a)   To the fullest extent permitted by law, Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller, the directors, officers, partners, members, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls Seller within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “ Claims ”), incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“ Indemnified Damages ”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“ Blue Sky Filing ”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if Buyer files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by Buyer of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “ Violations ”). Subject to Section 6(c), Buyer shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to Buyer by such Indemnified Person or by counsel to such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto if such prospectus was timely made available by Buyer pursuant to Section 3(d); and (ii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by Seller pursuant to Section 9.

 

(b)   In connection with any Registration Statement, Seller shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Buyer, each of its directors and officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls Buyer within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to Buyer by Seller or Seller’s Counsel expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, further, however, that Seller shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to Seller as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by Seller pursuant to Section 9.

 

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(c)   Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party and reasonably acceptable to the indemnifying party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for all such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as applicable, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as the case may be, and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by Seller. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as a term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of an unconditional release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action as a result of such failure or delay.

 

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

 

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

 

7.   Contribution .

 

If the indemnification provided for in Section 6 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and indemnified party, on the other hand, which relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such indemnified party or indemnifying party, and such parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or mitigate the damage in respect of or prevent the untrue statement or omission giving rise to such indemnification obligation; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

 

8.   Reports Under the 1934 Act .

 

With a view to making available to Seller the benefits of Rule 144, Buyer agrees that it will: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; (ii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (i), file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of Buyer under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as Buyer remains subject to such requirements (or, if Buyer is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the reasonable request of Seller, make publicly available such necessary information for so long as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144); and (iii) take all such actions necessary to maintain its eligibility to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144. Upon the request of Seller, Buyer will deliver to Seller a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements. So long as Seller is the record or beneficial owner of Registrable Securities, Buyer shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination.

 

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9.   Assignment of Registration Rights .

 

The rights of Seller under this Agreement may be assigned to any transferee of all or any portion of Seller’s Registrable Securities; provided, that: (i) Seller agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to Buyer within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) Buyer is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the Registrable Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time Buyer receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with Buyer, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Buyer, to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Lock-Up Agreement.

 

10.   Amendment of Registration Rights .

 

Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of Buyer and Seller. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon Seller and Buyer. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities.

 

11.   Miscellaneous .

 

(a)   This Agreement shall be effective as of the Closing Date. This Agreement shall terminate automatically, and Buyer shall have no further obligations hereunder, at such time when Seller does not hold Registrable Securities.

 

(b)   If Buyer receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, Buyer shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from such record owner of such Registrable Securities.

 

(c)   All notices, deliveries and other communications pursuant to this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed given if delivered personally, telecopied, delivered by globally recognized express delivery service or electronic mail to the parties at the addresses or facsimile numbers set forth below or to such other address or facsimile number as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other party hereto in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice, delivery or communication will be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (ii) in the case of telecopy, on the Business Day after the day that the Party giving notice receives electronic confirmation of sending from the sending telecopy machine, (iii) in the case of a globally recognized express delivery service, on the Business Day that receipt by the addressee is confirmed pursuant to the service’s systems and (iv) in the case of electronic mail sent prior to the close of normal business hours on a Business Day, on the date of sending (or on the next Business Day if sent after the close of normal business hours or on any non-Business Day).

 

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If to Buyer:

 

Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc.
Empire State Building

350 5 th Avenue

New York, New York 10118
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
Email: sbenson@hmny.com

 

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

 

Greenberg Traurig LLP
1840 Century Park East

Suite 1900

Los Angeles, CA 90067
Attn: Kevin Friedmann
Email: friedmannk@gtlaw.com

 

If to Seller:

 

Oath Inc.
22000 AOL Way

Dulles, VA 20166
Attn: Deputy General Counsel
Facsimile: 703-256-3992

 

With a copy to:

 

Oath Inc.
770 Broadway

New York, NY 10003
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile: 917-606-4773

 

If to Seller’s Counsel:

 

Morrison and Foerster LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Attention: Eric McCrath
Email: emccrath@mofo.com

 

(d)   Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

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(e)   This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to choice or conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any laws other than the laws of the State of New York. Any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought solely in a federal court in the Southern District of New York or in a state court in New York County in New York. Each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in respect of any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon or relating to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder and agrees that it will not bring any action arising out of, based upon or related to this Agreement in any other court. Each Party agrees that notice or the service of process in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon or relating to this Agreement or the rights and obligations arising hereunder shall be properly served or delivered if delivered in the manner contemplated by Section 12(c). Each Party hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(f)   The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and in the event that any one or more provisions are deemed illegal or unenforceable the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect unless the deletion of such provision will cause this Agreement to become materially adverse to either party, in which event the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrive at an accommodation that best preserves for the parties the benefits and obligations of the offending provision.

 

(g)   This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding, written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein.

 

(h)   Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

 

(i)   The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

(j)   This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts and by the parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by means of a fax machine or by .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpeg or similar attachment to electronic mail will be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.

 

(k)   Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(l)   The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

(m)   This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of Seller and Buyer have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.

 

  OATH INC.
     
  By: /s/ Mark Roszkowski
  Name: Mark Roszkowski
  Title: EVP Head of Corporate Development
     
  HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.
     
  By: /s/ Ted Farnsworth
  Name: Ted Farnsworth
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

CONFIDENTIAL

 

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of April 4, 2018 by and between Oath Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Seller ”) and Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Asset Purchase Agreement (as defined below). Seller and Buyer are sometimes individually referred to herein as a “ Party ” and together as the “ Parties .”

 

WHEREAS , Seller and Buyer have entered into that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Asset Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which Seller has agreed to sell certain assets to Buyer and Buyer has agreed to issue to Seller the Buyer Securities on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , as a condition to the Closing, Seller and Buyer are entering into this Agreement with respect to the Buyer Securities.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing premises and the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

1.   By signing this Agreement and subject to the exceptions discussed below, Seller covenants and agrees that, during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the first anniversary of the date hereof (the “ Lock-Up Period ”), Seller shall not (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise transfer or dispose of (or agree to transfer or dispose of), directly or indirectly, any of the Buyer Securities or any securities received by Seller pursuant to a dividend, distribution, share split, recapitalization, division, combination or similar transaction in respect of the Buyer Securities (collectively, the “ Securities ”), or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position with respect to the Securities within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of the Securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii)  permit to exist any security interest, lien, claim, pledge, option, right of first refusal, agreement, limitation on Seller’s voting rights, charge or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever with respect to any of the Securities, or (iv) engage in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of the Securities even if such Securities would be disposed of by someone other than Seller (including, without limitation, any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to any of the Securities or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from such Securities). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “ Securities ” does not include any securities (the “ Zone Securities ”) received by Seller pursuant to Buyer’s plan to spin off its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zone Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and Buyer hereby represents and warrants that no Zone Securities received by Seller will be subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

2.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller may transfer or pledge the Securities (i) as a bona fide gift or gifts, (ii) in connection with Buyer’s consummation of any merger, share exchange or similar transaction that results in all of Buyer’s stockholders having the right to exchange Securities for cash, securities or other property, (iii) in connection with the surrender or forfeiture of Buyer Shares or other securities of Buyer to Buyer solely for the purpose of covering the exercise price upon a cashless net exercise of the Closing Warrants, (iv) if Seller is transferring any of the Securities to another Person that is a direct or indirect Affiliate or (v) if Seller distributes any of the Securities to its stockholders; provided that in the case of any transfer pursuant to clauses (i), (iv) and (v) of this Section 2, each transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

 

3.   Buyer is hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer (or instruct its transfer agent to decline to make any transfer) of Securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement. Any certificate or instrument evidencing the Securities shall be notated with the following legend:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO A LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, (A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FROM THE COMPANY), AND MAY ONLY BE TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO SUCH LOCK-UP AGREEMENT.”

 

4.   Seller hereby represents and warrants that Seller has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred and any obligations of Seller shall be binding upon the successors, assigns or legal representatives of Seller.

 

5.   This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to choice or conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any laws other than the laws of the State of New York. Any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon or relating to this Agreement shall be brought solely in a federal court in the Southern District of New York or in a state court in New York County in New York. Each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in respect of any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon or relating to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder and agrees that it will not bring any action arising out of, based upon or related to this Agreement in any other court.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have executed this Lock-Up Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  OATH INC.
     
  By: /s/ Mark Roszkowski
  Name: Mark Roszkowski
  Title: EVP Head of Corporate Development

 

  HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.
     
  By: /s/ Ted Farnsworth
  Name: Ted Farnsworth
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES PURCHASABLE HEREUNDER HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES PURCHASABLE HEREUNDER ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER CONTAINED IN THAT CERTAIN LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED APRIL 4, 2018, WHICH RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.

 

Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc.

 

Warrant to Purchase Common Stock

 

Warrant No.:2018-43

 

Date of Issuance: April 4, 2018 (“ Issuance Date ”)

 

Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, OATH INC., the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “ Holder ”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon exercise of this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “ Warrant ”), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), 2,550,154 (subject to adjustment as provided herein) fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (the “ Warrant Shares ”, and such number of Warrant Shares, the “ Warrant Number ”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 17. This Warrant is one of the warrants to purchase Common Stock (the “ Buyer Warrants ”) issued pursuant to Section 1.3(c) of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Subscription Date ”), by and between the Company and Oath Inc. (the “ Asset Purchase Agreement ”).

 

 

 

 

1.   EXERCISE OF WARRANT .

 

(a)   Mechanics of Exercise . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(f)), this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Issuance Date (an “ Exercise Date ”), in whole or in part, by delivery (whether via facsimile or otherwise) of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Exercise Notice ”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. Within one (1) Trading Day following an exercise of this Warrant as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Exercise Price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant was so exercised (the “ Aggregate Exercise Price ”) in cash or via wire transfer of immediately available funds if the Holder did not notify the Company in such Exercise Notice that such exercise was made pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 1(d)). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original of this Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice for all of the then-remaining Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant after delivery of the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received an Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile or electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Exercise Notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”), which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Exercise Notice in accordance with the terms herein. On or before the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received such Exercise Notice (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade of such Warrant Shares initiated on the applicable Exercise Date), the Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon delivery of an Exercise Notice, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares (as the case may be). If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise and upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company by the Holder, then, at the request of the Holder, the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than two (2) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised. No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except in the case where an exercise of this Warrant is validly made pursuant to a Cashless Exercise, the Company’s failure to deliver Warrant Shares to the Holder on or prior to two (2) Trading Days after receipt of the applicable Exercise Notice (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade of such Warrant Shares initiated on the applicable Exercise Date) shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Warrant to the extent the Holder has not delivered payment to the Company in an amount equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price as further provided for in this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant or the Registration Rights Agreement, after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and prior to the Holder’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), the Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or its designee) in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) with respect to which the Holder has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the particular Registration Statement to the extent applicable, and for which the Holder has not yet settled. From the Issuance Date through and including the Expiration Date, the Company shall maintain a transfer agent that participates in the DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.

 

(b)   Exercise Price . For purposes of this Warrant, “ Exercise Price ” means $5.50, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

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(c)   Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities . If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, on or prior to the later of ((i) two (2) Trading Days after receipt of the applicable Exercise Notice (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade of such Warrant Shares initiated on the applicable Exercise Date) and (ii) one (1) Trading Day after the Company’s receipt of the Aggregate Exercise Price (or valid notice of a Cashless Exercise) (such later date, the “ Share Delivery Date ”), either (I) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled and register such Warrant Shares on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder’s designee with DTC for such number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant (as the case may be) or (II) if a Registration Statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares that are the subject of the Exercise Notice (the “ Unavailable Warrant Shares ”) is not available for the resale of such Unavailable Warrant Shares and the Company fails to promptly, but in no event later than as required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (x) so notify the Holder and (y) deliver the Warrant Shares electronically without any restrictive legend by crediting such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian system (the event described in the immediately foregoing clause (II) is hereinafter referred as a “ Notice Failure ” and together with the event described in clause (I) above, a “ Delivery Failure ”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, (X) the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder on each day after the Share Delivery Date and during such Delivery Failure an amount equal to 2% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on or prior to the Share Delivery Date and to which the Holder is entitled, multiplied by (B) any trading price of the Common Stock selected by the Holder in writing as in effect at any time during the period beginning on the applicable Exercise Date and ending on the applicable Share Delivery Date, and (Y) the Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Exercise Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, any portion of this Warrant that has not been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice; provided that the voiding of an Exercise Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 1(c) or otherwise. In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Share Delivery Date either (I) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a certificate and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, the Transfer Agent shall fail to credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder’s designee with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder or pursuant to the Company’s obligation pursuant to clause (ii) below or (II) a Notice Failure occurs, and if on or after such Share Delivery Date the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock corresponding to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder is entitled to receive from the Company and has not received from the Company in connection with such Delivery Failure or Notice Failure, as applicable (a “ Buy-In ”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of the Holder) (the “ Buy-In Price ”), at which point the Company’s obligation to so issue and deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder (as the case may be) (and to issue such Warrant Shares) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to so issue and deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Warrant Shares or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of Warrant Shares multiplied by (B) the lowest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this clause (ii) (the “ Buy-In Payment Amount ”). Nothing shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock (or to electronically deliver such shares of Common Stock) upon the exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof. While this Warrant is outstanding, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to participate in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program. In addition to the foregoing rights, (i) if the Company fails to deliver the applicable number of Warrant Shares upon an exercise pursuant to Section 1 by the applicable Share Delivery Date, then the Holder shall have the right to rescind such exercise in whole or in part and retain and/or have the Company return, as the case may be, any portion of this Warrant that has not been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice; provided that the rescission of an exercise shall not affect the Company’s obligation to make any payments that have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 1(c) or otherwise, and (ii) if a registration statement covering the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares that are subject to an Exercise Notice is not available for the issuance or resale, as applicable, of such Exercise Notice Warrant Shares and the Holder has submitted an Exercise Notice prior to receiving notice of the non-availability of such registration statement and the Company has not already delivered the Warrant Shares underlying such Exercise Notice electronically without any restrictive legend by crediting such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit / Withdrawal At Custodian system, the Holder shall have the option, by delivery of notice to the Company, to (x) rescind such Exercise Notice in whole or in part and retain or have returned, as the case may be, any portion of this Warrant that has not been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice; provided that the rescission of an Exercise Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligation to make any payments that have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 1(c). or otherwise, and/or (y) switch some or all of such Exercise Notice from a cash exercise to a Cashless Exercise.

 

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(d)   Cashless Exercise . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (other than Section 1(f) below), at any time after the six month anniversary of the Closing Date (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement), if at the time of exercise hereof a Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement is not effective (or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use) for the resale by the Holder of all of the Warrant Shares, then the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of Warrant Shares determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):

 

  Net Number =   (A x B) – (A x C)  
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For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

A = the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

 

B = the quotient of (x) the sum of the VWAP of the Common Stock of each of the five (5) Trading Days ending at the close of business on the Principal Market immediately prior to the time of exercise as set forth in the applicable Exercise Notice, divided by (y) five (5) (the “ Cashless Measuring Period ”).

 

C = the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

 

D = as applicable: (i) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the Bid Price of the Common Stock as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof, or (iii) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if the date of such Exercise Notice is a Trading Day and such Exercise Notice is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day.

 

For purposes of Rule 144(d), as in effect on the Subscription Date, it is intended that the Warrant Shares issued in a Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

(e)   Disputes . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 13.

 

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(f)    Limitations on Exercises .

 

(i)    Beneficial Ownership . The Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant and any such exercise shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, the Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants, including other Buyer Warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 1(f)(i). For purposes of this Section 1(f)(i), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock the Holder may acquire upon the exercise of this Warrant without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “ Reported Outstanding Share Number ”). If the Company receives an Exercise Notice from the Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall (i) notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Exercise Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 1(f)(i), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of Warrant Shares to be acquired pursuant to such Exercise Notice (the number of shares by which such purchase is reduced, the “ Reduction Shares ”) and (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable, the Company shall return to the Holder any exercise price paid by the Holder for the Reduction Shares. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant results in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “ Excess Shares ”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. As soon as reasonably practicable after the issuance of the Excess Shares has been deemed null and void, the Company shall return to the Holder the exercise price paid by the Holder for the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and the other Attribution Parties and not to any other holder of Buyer Warrants that is not an Attribution Party of the Holder. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to exercise this Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(f)(i) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 1(f)(i) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

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(g)   Reservation of Shares .

 

(i)    Required Reserve Amount . So long as this Warrant remains outstanding, the Company shall at all times keep reserved for issuance under this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to 100% of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to satisfy the Company’s obligation to issue shares of Common Stock under the Buyer Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise) (the “ Required Reserve Amount ”); provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to this Section 1(g)(i) be reduced other than proportionally in connection with any exercise or redemption of Buyer Warrants or such other event covered by Section 2(a) below. The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Buyer Warrants based on number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Buyer Warrants held by each holder on the Closing Date (without regard to any limitations on exercise) or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the “ Authorized Share Allocation ”). In the event that a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Buyer Warrants, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Buyer Warrants shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Buyer Warrants, pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Buyer Warrants then held by such holders (without regard to any limitations on exercise).

 

(ii)   Insufficient Authorized Shares . If, notwithstanding Section 1(g)(i) above, and not in limitation thereof, at any time while any of the Buyer Warrants remain outstanding, the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve the Required Reserve Amount (an “ Authorized Share Failure ”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for all the Buyer Warrants then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal. In the event that the Company is prohibited from issuing shares of Common Stock upon an exercise of this Warrant due to the failure by the Company to have sufficient shares of Common Stock available out of the authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock (such unavailable number of shares of Common Stock, the “ Authorization Failure Shares ”), in lieu of delivering such Authorization Failure Shares to the Holder, the Company shall pay cash in exchange for the cancellation of such portion of this Warrant exercisable into such Authorization Failure Shares at a price equal to the sum of (i) the product of (x) such number of Authorization Failure Shares and (y) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date the Holder delivers the applicable Exercise Notice with respect to such Authorization Failure Shares to the Company and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this Section 1(g); and (ii) to the extent the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Authorization Failure Shares, any Buy-In Payment Amount, brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any, of the Holder incurred in connection therewith. Nothing contained in this Section 1(g) shall limit any obligations of the Company under any provision of the Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

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2.   ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES . The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 2.

 

(a)   Stock Dividends and Splits . Without limiting any provision of Section 4, if the Company, at any time on or after the Subscription Date, (i) pays a stock dividend on one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares or (iii) combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this paragraph occurs during the period that an Exercise Price is calculated hereunder, then the calculation of such Exercise Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.

 

(b)   Number of Warrant Shares . Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 2, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to any limitations on exercise contained herein).

 

(c)   Calculations . All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100 th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issuance or sale of Common Stock.

 

(d)   Voluntary Adjustment By Company . The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, with the prior written consent of the Required Holders, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

3.   RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property, options, evidence of indebtedness or any other assets by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Company shall provide prior written notice of a Distribution to the Holder no later than 10 days prior to the fixing of a record date for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such Distribution.

 

4.   PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS .

 

(a)   Purchase Rights . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights ( provided , however , that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to the extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

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(b)   Fundamental Transactions . The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such adjustments to the number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction) and (ii) the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market. Upon the consummation of each Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of each Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 3 and 4(a) above, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction, such shares of publicly traded common stock (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of the applicable Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and without limiting Section 1(f) hereof, the Holder may elect, at its sole option, by delivery of written notice to the Company to waive this Section 4(b) to permit the Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of each Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “ Corporate Event ”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 3 and 4(a) above, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of the applicable Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant). Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder.

 

(c)   Application . The provisions of this Section 4 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied as if this Warrant (and any such subsequent warrants) were fully exercisable and without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant (provided that the Holder shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of the Maximum Percentage, applied however with respect to shares of capital stock registered under the 1934 Act and thereafter receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (or any such other warrant)).

 

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5.   NONCIRCUMVENTION . The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issuance or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and (b) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if after the sixty (60) calendar day anniversary of the Issuance Date, the Holder is not permitted to exercise this Warrant in full for any reason (other than pursuant to restrictions set forth in Section 1(f) hereof), the Company shall use its best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consents or approvals as necessary to permit such exercise into shares of Common Stock.

 

6.   WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in its capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which it is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 6, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.

 

7.   REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS .

 

(a)   Transfer of Warrant . If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.

 

(b)   Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.

 

(c)   Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants . This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however, no warrants for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.

 

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(d)   Issuance of New Warrants . Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.

 

8.   NOTICES . Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9.1 of the Asset Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Warrant (other than the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise in accordance with the terms hereof), including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice to the Holder (i) immediately upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment(s), (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property to holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder, and (iii) at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction.

 

9.   AMENDMENT AND WAIVER . Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant (other than Section 1(f)) may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder or Holders of at least 51% of the Warrant Shares underlying any then outstanding Buyer Warrants, provided that if Oath Inc. is then a holder of Buyer Warrants, such consent shall include the consent of Oath Inc. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.

 

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

 

11.   GOVERNING LAW . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to the Company at the address set forth in Section 9.1 of the Asset Purchase Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY .

 

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12.   CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS . This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant. Terms used in this Warrant but defined in the other Transaction Documents shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Closing Date (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) in such other Transaction Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Holder.

 

13.   DISPUTE RESOLUTION .

 

(a)   Submission to Dispute Resolution .

 

(i) In the case of a dispute relating to the Exercise Price, the Closing Sale Price, the Bid Price, or fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares (as the case may be) (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via facsimile (A) if by the Company, within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by the Holder, at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such Exercise Price, such Closing Sale Price, such Bid Price, such fair market value or such arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares (as the case may be), at any time after the second (2nd) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be), then the Holder may, at its sole option, select an independent, reputable investment bank to resolve such dispute.

 

(ii) The Holder and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 13 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date on which the Holder selected such investment bank (the “ Dispute Submission Deadline ”) (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the “ Required Dispute Documentation ”) (it being understood and agreed that if either the Holder or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and the Holder or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor the Holder shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).

 

(iii) The Company and the Holder shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and the Holder of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne solely by the Company, and such investment bank’s resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error.

 

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(b)   Miscellaneous . The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that this Section 13 constitutes an agreement to arbitrate between the Company and the Holder (and constitutes an arbitration agreement) under the rules then in effect under § 7501, et seq. of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (“ CPLR ”) and that the Holder is authorized to apply for an order to compel arbitration pursuant to CPLR § 7503(a) in order to compel compliance with this Section 13. Each of the Holder and the Company shall have the right to submit any dispute described in this Section 13 to any state or federal court sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan in lieu of utilizing the procedures set forth in this Section 13 and nothing in this Section 13 shall limit the Holder or the Company from obtaining any injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (including, without limitation, with respect to any matters described in this Section 13).

 

14.   REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATION, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF . The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, exercises and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant (including, without limitation, compliance with Section 2 hereof). The issuance of shares and certificates for shares as contemplated hereby upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder or such shares for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than the Holder or its agent on its behalf.

 

15.   PAYMENT OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS . If (a) this Warrant is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or the holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Warrant or to enforce the provisions of this Warrant or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the company or other proceedings affecting company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Warrant, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

 

16.   TRANSFER . Subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and the transfer restrictions set forth in that certain Lock-up Agreement dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “Lock-up Agreement”), by and between the Company and Oath Inc., this Warrant and all rights hereunder may be transferred, in whole or in part, without charge to the Holder hereof (except for transfer taxes) upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed and in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

17.   CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)   1933 Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

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

 

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(c)   Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that “control” of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

 

(d)   Attribution Parties ” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.

 

(e)   Bid Price ” means, for any security as of the particular time of determination, the bid price for such security on the Principal Market as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the bid price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or if the foregoing does not apply, the bid price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or, if no bid price is reported for such security by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC) as of such time of determination. If the Bid Price cannot be calculated for a security as of the particular time of determination on any of the foregoing bases, the Bid Price of such security as of such time of determination shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 13. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

 

(f)    Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg, L.P.

 

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

 

(h)   Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last trade price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 13. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

 

(i)    Common Stock ” means (i) the Company’s shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.

 

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(j)    Convertible Securities ” means any stock or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.

 

(k)   Current Information Failure ” means (a) the failure to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) or (B) if the Company has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes such an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2).

 

(l)    Eligible Market ” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the OTCQB or the Principal Market.

 

(m) “ Equity Conditions ” means, with respect to a given date of determination: (i) on each day during the period beginning thirty calendar days prior to such applicable date of determination and ending on and including such applicable date of determination one or more Registration Statements filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and the prospectus contained therein shall be available on such applicable date of determination (with, for the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Common Stock previously sold pursuant to such prospectus deemed unavailable) for the resale of all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination (each, a “ Required Minimum Securities Amount ”), in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement and there shall not have been during such period any Grace Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and no Current Information Failure (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) exists or is continuing; (ii) on each day during the period beginning thirty calendar days prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the “ Equity Conditions Measuring Period ”), the Common Stock (including all Registrable Securities) is listed or designated for quotation (as applicable) on an Eligible Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on an Eligible Market (other than suspensions of not more than two (2) days and occurring prior to the applicable date of determination due to business announcements by the Company) nor shall delisting or suspension by an Eligible Market have been threatened (with a reasonable prospect of delisting occurring after giving effect to all applicable notice, appeal, compliance and hearing periods) or reasonably likely to occur or pending as evidenced by (A) a writing by such Eligible Market or (B) the Company falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable); (iii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall have delivered all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and conversion of the Notes on a timely basis as required by the terms thereof and all other shares of capital stock required to be delivered by the Company on a timely basis as set forth in the other Transaction Documents; (iv) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating Section 1(f) hereof; (v) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating the rules or regulations of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable); (vi) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, no public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction shall have occurred which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated; (vii) the Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would reasonably be expected to cause any Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to not be effective or the prospectus contained therein to not be available for the resale of the applicable Required Minimum Securities Amount of Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement; (viii) the Holder shall not be in (and no other holder of Buyer Warrants shall be in) possession of any material, non-public information provided to any of them by the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates, employees, officers, representatives, agents or the like; (ix) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company otherwise shall have been in compliance with each, and shall not have breached any representation or warranty in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document, including, without limitation, the Company shall not have failed to timely make any payment pursuant to any Transaction Document; (x) on the applicable date of determination (A) no Authorized Share Failure shall exist or be continuing and the applicable Required Minimum Securities Amount of shares of Common Stock are available under the certificate of incorporation of the Company and reserved by the Company to be issued pursuant to the Notes and (B) all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination may be issued in full without resulting in an Authorized Share Failure; and (xi) the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the event requiring the satisfaction of the Equity Conditions are duly authorized and listed and eligible for trading without restriction on an Eligible Market.

 

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(n)   Equity Conditions Failure ” means, with respect to a particular date of determination, that on any day during the period commencing twenty (20) Trading Days immediately prior to such date of determination, the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder).

 

(o)   Expiration Date ” means the date that is the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Issuance Date or, if such date falls on a day other than a Trading Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Market (a “ Holiday ”), the next date that is not a Holiday.

 

(p)   Fundamental Transaction ” means (A) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its “significant subsidiaries” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) to one or more Subject Entities, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iv) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby all such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, (B) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in outstanding shares of Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock not held by all such Subject Entities as of the date of this Warrant calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Subject Entities were not outstanding, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other shareholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the shareholders of the Company or (C) directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a merger or other business combination between the Company and MoviePass Inc., a Delaware corporation, shall not be deemed to be, either individually or in the aggregate, a Fundamental Transaction.

 

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(q)   Group ” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.

 

(r)    Maximum Forced Exercise Amount ” means, as of any given date, the lesser of (x) subject to Section 1(f)(i), the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant as of such given date and (y) 100% of the average trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on each of the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending and including the Trading Day immediately prior to such given date.

 

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

 

(t)    Parent Entity ” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

 

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

 

(v)   Principal Market ” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

(w) “ Registration Rights Agreement ” means that certain registration rights agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Company and Oath Inc. relating to, among other things, the registration of the resale of the Closing Shares and Warrant Shares, as may be amended from time to time.

 

(x)   Required Holders ” means the holder or holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities as of such time (excluding any Registrable Securities held by the Company or any of its subsidiaries as of such time) issued or issuable hereunder or pursuant to the Warrants; provided, that such holders of Registrable Securities must include Oath Inc. so long as Oath Inc. beneficially owns any of the Registrable Securities (on an as-exercised basis without regard to any limitations on exercise thereof).

 

(y)   Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act.

 

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

 

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

 

(bb) “ Successor Entity ” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.

 

(cc) “ Trading Day ” means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.

 

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(dd) “ VWAP ” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded) during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “HP” function (set to weighted average) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 13. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.

 

18.   FORCED EXERCISE .

 

(a)   General . If at any time after the date hereof (i) the VWAP of the Common Stock is equal to or greater than $16.50 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations or other similar transaction) for a period of ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable Forced Exercise Notice Date (as defined below)(each ten (10) consecutive Trading Days on which the condition in this clause (i) is satisfied being referred to herein as a “ Measuring Period ”), (ii) no Equity Conditions Failure shall have occurred or be continuing, and (iii) the aggregate trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on the applicable Eligible Market for each Trading Day during such Measuring Period exceeds 250,000 shares (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations or other similar transaction) per Trading Day in such Measuring Period (collectively, the “ Forced Exercise Conditions ”, and each date in which all the Forced Exercise Conditions are met, a “ Forced Exercise Eligibility Date ”), then the Company shall have the right, exercisable on a Forced Exercise Eligibility Date, to require the Holder to exercise for cash all, or any part, of this Warrant (up to the Maximum Forced Exercise Amount of Warrant Shares as of the applicable Forced Exercise Notice Date (as defined below)) in accordance with Section 1 hereof (excluding Section 1(d) hereof) (the “ Forced Exercise ”) at the Exercise Price in effect as of the applicable Forced Exercise Date (as defined below).

 

(b)   Mechanics . On any Forced Exercise Eligibility Date, the Company may exercise its right to require a Forced Exercise by delivering a written notice thereof by facsimile and e-mail to the Holder (each, a “ Forced Exercise Notice ” and the date the Holder receives any such notice by facsimile is referred to as a “ Forced Exercise Notice Dat e”). Except as set forth below, each Forced Exercise Notice shall be irrevocable. Each Forced Exercise Notice shall (i) state that the Company is electing to effect a Forced Exercise, (ii) state the proposed date of such Forced Exercise (the “ Forced Exercise Date ”), which shall be no less than five (5) Trading Days after such Forced Exercise Notice Date, no more than ten (10) Trading Days after such Forced Exercise Notice Date and no less than ten (10) Trading Days after any prior Forced Exercise Date, (iii) state the number of Warrant Shares to be exercised by the Holder on such Forced Exercise Date (subject to any adjustments thereto pursuant to Section 2 that may occur prior to such Forced Exercise Date); provided, that such number of Warrant Shares shall not exceed the Maximum Forced Exercise Amount as of such Forced Exercise Notice Date, and (iv) contain a certification from an officer or director of the Company that the Forced Exercise Conditions shall have been satisfied as of the Forced Exercise Notice Date. On the Forced Exercise Date, the mechanics of exercise set forth in Section 1 shall apply (excluding Section 1(d) above), to the extent applicable, as if the Company had received from the Holder on the Forced Exercise Date an Exercise Notice with respect to the number of Warrant Shares subject to the Forced Exercise as set forth in such Forced Exercise Notice. If on any Trading Day during the period commencing on, and including, the applicable Forced Exercise Notice Date through, and including, the applicable Forced Exercise Date either (i) the VWAP of the Common Stock fails to be equal to or greater than $16.50 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations or other similar transaction), (ii) an Equity Conditions Failure occurs or is continuing, or (iii) the aggregate trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on the applicable Eligible Market fails to exceed 250,000 shares (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations or other similar transaction), the Company shall deliver a written notice to the Holder of such failure and, unless such failure is waived by the Holder, such Forced Exercise Notice shall be null and void and the Company shall not be permitted to effect such Forced Exercise hereunder.

 

(c)   If the Company elects to cause a Forced Exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 18, then it must simultaneously take the same action in the same proportion with respect to all of the Buyer Warrants.

 

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

 

  HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.
     
  By: /s/ Theodore Farnsworth
    Name: Theodore Farnsworth
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.

 

The undersigned holder hereby elects to exercise the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock No. _______ (the “ Warrant ”) of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) as specified below. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

 

1. Form of Exercise Price . The Holder intends that payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price shall be made as:

 

☐ a “ Cash Exercise ” with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or

 

☐ a “ Cashless Exercise ” with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares.

 

In the event that the Holder has elected a Cashless Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the Holder hereby represents and warrants that (i) this Exercise Notice was executed by the Holder at __________ [a.m.][p.m.] on the date set forth below and (ii) if applicable, the Bid Price as of such time of execution of this Exercise Notice was $________.

 

2. Payment of Exercise Price . In the event that the Holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the Holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

3. Delivery of Warrant Shares . The Company shall deliver to Holder, or its designee or agent as specified below, __________ shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. Delivery shall be made to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:

 

☐ Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address:

 

Issued to:
   
   

 

£ Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows:

 

DTC Participant:
   
DTC Number:
   
Account Number:

 

Date:  ____, ____  
   
   

Name of Registered Holder

 

 

By:    
  Name:  
     
  Title:  
     
  Tax ID:__________________________  
     
  Facsimile: ________________________  
     
  E-mail Address:___________________  

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs ______________ to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated _________, 201_, from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by _______________.

 

  HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.

 

$150,000,000

 

equity distribution AGREEMENT

 

April 18, 2018

 

Canaccord Genuity LLC

99 High Street, Suite 1200

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), confirms its agreement (this “ Agreement ”) with Canaccord Genuity LLC (“ Canaccord ”), as of the date first written above, as follows:

 

1. Issuance and Sale of Shares . The Company agrees that, from time to time during the term of this Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, it will issue and sell through Canaccord, acting as sales agent, shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “ Common Shares ”), of the Company (the “ Shares ”) having an aggregate offering price of up to $150,000,000. The Shares will be sold on the terms set forth herein at such times and in such amounts as the Company and Canaccord shall agree from time to time. The issuance and sale of the Shares through Canaccord will be effected pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined in Section 6 ( a )) filed by the Company and declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”).

 

2. Placements.

 

(a) Placement Notice . Each time that the Company wishes to issue and sell Shares hereunder (each, a “ Placement ”), it will notify Canaccord by e-mail notice (or other method mutually agreed to in writing by the parties) containing the parameters within which it desires to sell the Shares, which shall at a minimum include the number of Shares (“ Placement Shares ”) to be issued, the time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the number of Shares that may be sold in any one Trading Day (as defined in Section 3 ) and any minimum price below which sales may not be made (a “ Placement Notice ”), a form of which shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and Canaccord. The Placement Notice shall originate from any of the individuals (each an “ Authorized Representative ”) from the Company set forth on Schedule 1 (with a copy to each of the other individuals from the Company listed on such schedule), and shall be addressed to each of the individuals from Canaccord set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto, as such Schedule 1 may be amended from time to time. The Placement Notice shall be effective upon confirmation by Canaccord unless and until (i) Canaccord declines to accept the terms contained therein for any reason, in its sole discretion, in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in Section 4 , (ii) the entire amount of the Placement Shares have been sold, (iii) the Company suspends or terminates the Placement Notice in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in Section 4 , (iv) the Company issues a subsequent Placement Notice with parameters superseding those on the earlier dated Placement Notice, or (v) the Agreement has been terminated under the provisions of Section 12 .

 

 

 

 

(i) Placement Fee . The amount of compensation to be paid by the Company to Canaccord with respect to each Placement (in addition to any expense reimbursement pursuant to Section 7(i)(ii) ) shall be equal to 5.0% of gross proceeds from each Placement.

 

(ii) No Obligation . It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that neither the Company nor Canaccord will have any obligation whatsoever with respect to a Placement or any Placement Shares unless and until the Company delivers a Placement Notice to Canaccord, and then only upon the terms specified therein and herein. It is also expressly acknowledged that Canaccord will be under no obligation to purchase Shares on a principal basis. Unless otherwise provided herein, in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of a Placement Notice, the terms of the Placement Notice control.

 

3. Sale of Placement Shares by Canaccord . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon the Company’s issuance of a Placement Notice, and unless the sale of the Placement Shares described therein has been declined, suspended, or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Canaccord will use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell on behalf of the Company and as agent, such Placement Shares up to the amount specified, and otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Placement Notice. The Company acknowledges that Canaccord will conduct the sale of Placement Shares in compliance with applicable law, rules and regulations including, without limitation, Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and that such compliance may include a delay in commencement of sales efforts after receipt of a Placement Notice. Canaccord will provide written confirmation to the Company, as provided in Section 13 , no later than the opening of the Trading Day (as defined below) next following the Trading Day on which they have made sales of Placement Shares hereunder setting forth the number of Placement Shares sold on such day, the compensation payable by the Company to Canaccord with respect to such sales, and the Net Proceeds (as defined below) payable to the Company. Canaccord may sell Placement Shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market” offering under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), including without limitation sales made directly on the NASDAQ Capital Market, on any other existing trading market for the Common Shares or to or through a market maker. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or a Placement Notice, the Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) there can be no assurance that Canaccord will be successful in selling any Placement Shares or as to the price at which any Placement Shares are sold, if at all, and (ii) Canaccord will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity if they do not sell Placement Shares for any reason other than a failure by Canaccord to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell on behalf of the Company and as agent such Placement Shares as provided under this Section 3 . For the purposes hereof, “ Trading Day ” means any day on which the NASDAQ Capital Market is open for trading.

 

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4. Suspension of Sales .

 

(a) The Company or Canaccord may, upon notice to the other party in writing, by telephone (confirmed immediately by verifiable facsimile transmission) or by e-mail notice (or other method mutually agreed to in writing by the parties), suspend any sale of Placement Shares; provided, however, that such suspension shall not affect or impair either party’s obligations with respect to any Placement Shares sold hereunder prior to the receipt of such notice. The Company agrees that no such notice shall be effective against Canaccord unless it is made to one of the individuals named on Schedule 1 hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time.

 

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, during any period in which the Company is in possession of material non-public information, the Company and Canaccord (provided Canaccord has been given prior written notice of such by the Company, which notice Canaccord agrees to treat confidentially) agree that no sale of Placement Shares will take place.

 

5. Settlement.

 

(a) Settlement of Placement Shares . Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Placement Notice, settlement for sales of Placement Shares will occur on the second (2nd) Business Day (or such earlier day as is agreed by the parties to be industry practice for regular-way trading) following the date on which such sales are made (each a “ Settlement Date ”). The amount of proceeds to be delivered to the Company on a Settlement Date against the receipt of the Placement Shares sold (“ Net Proceeds ”) will be equal to the aggregate sales price at which such Placement Shares were sold, after deduction for (i) the commission or other compensation for such sales payable by the Company to Canaccord, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 2 hereof, (ii) any other amounts due and payable by the Company to Canaccord hereunder pursuant to Section 7(i) hereof, and (iii) any transaction fees imposed by any governmental or self-regulatory organization in respect of such sales.

 

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(b) Delivery of Shares . On each Settlement Date, the Company will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer the Placement Shares being sold by crediting Canaccord’s accounts or its designee’s account at The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto and, upon receipt of such Placement Shares, which in all cases shall be freely tradeable, transferable, registered shares in good deliverable form, Canaccord will, on each Settlement Date, deliver the related Net Proceeds in same day funds delivered to an account designated by the Company prior to the Settlement Date. If the Company defaults in its obligation to deliver Placement Shares on a Settlement Date, the Company agrees that in addition to and in no way limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 10 hereto, it will (i) hold Canaccord harmless against any loss, claim, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), as incurred, arising out of or in connection with such default by the Company and (ii) pay to Canaccord any commission, discount, or other compensation to which it would otherwise have been entitled absent such default; provided, however, that without limiting Section 10 herein, the Company shall not be obligated to pay Canaccord any commission, discount or other compensation on any Placement Shares that it is not possible to settle due to: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the NASDAQ Capital Market; or (ii) a material disruption in securities settlement or clearance services in the United States.

 

6. Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Canaccord that:

 

(a) Registration Statement and Prospectus . The Common Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the Commission (the “ Commission Documents ”) since the Company has been subject to the requirements of Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and all of such filings required to be filed within the last 12 months have been made on a timely basis. The Common Shares are currently quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the trading symbol “HMNY”. The Company and the transactions contemplated hereby meet the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder (“ Rules and Regulations ”), including but not limited to the transaction requirements for an offering made by the issuer set forth in Instruction I.B.1 to Form S-3. The Company has prepared and filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-222685) with respect to the Shares to be offered and sold by the Company pursuant to this Agreement. Such registration statement, at any given time, including the amendments thereto at such time, the exhibits and any schedules thereto at such time, the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act at such time and the documents otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or included therein by the rules and regulations under the Securities Act, is herein called the “ Registration Statement .” The Registration Statement, including the base prospectus contained therein (the “ Base Prospectus ”) was prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and all applicable Rules and Regulations. One or more prospectus supplements (the “ Prospectus Supplements ,” and together with the Base Prospectus and any amendment thereto and all documents incorporated therein by reference, the “ Prospectus ”) have been or will be prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and all applicable Rules and Regulations and have been or will be filed with the Commission in the manner and time frame required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations. Any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus required by this Agreement will be so prepared and filed by the Company and, as applicable, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued, and no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission. No order preventing or suspending the use of the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been issued by the Commission. Copies of all filings made by the Company under the Securities Act and all Commission Documents that were filed with the Commission have either been delivered to Canaccord or made available to Canaccord on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (“ EDGAR ”). Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated (or deemed to be incorporated) by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement or Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing after the execution hereof of any document with the Commission deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. For the purposes of this Agreement, the “ Applicable Time ” means, with respect to any Shares, the time of sale of such Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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(b) No Misstatement or Omission . Each part of the Registration Statement, when such part becomes effective, at any deemed effective date pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) on the date of filing thereof with the Commission and at each Applicable Time and Settlement Date, and the Prospectus, on the date of filing thereof with the Commission and at each Applicable Time and Settlement Date, conformed or will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations; each part of the Registration Statement, when such part becomes effective, did not or will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Prospectus, on the date of filing thereof with the Commission, and the Prospectus and the applicable Issuer Free Writing Prospectus(es) issued at or prior to such Applicable Time, taken together (collectively, and with respect to any Shares, together with the public offering price of such Shares, the “ Disclosure Package ”) and at each Applicable Time and Settlement Date, did not or will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; except that the foregoing shall not apply to statements or omissions in any such document made in reliance on information furnished in writing to the Company by Canaccord intended for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

(c) Conformity with Securities Act and Exchange Act . The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, when they became effective under the Securities Act or were filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions (a) that have been corrected in a filing that has been incorporated by reference in the Prospectus not less than 24 hours prior to the relevant Applicable Time or (b) made in reliance on information furnished in writing to the Company by Canaccord intended for use in any such document.

 

(d) Financial Statements; Non-GAAP Financial Measures . The financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries, at the dates indicated and its results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except for any preparation of non-GAAP measures). The supporting schedules, if any, present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The pro forma financial information and the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidance with respect to pro forma financial information, and the assumptions underlying such pro forma financial information are reasonable and are set forth in each of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Except as included therein, no other historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act, and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable.

 

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(e) Subsidiaries . Each of the Company’s subsidiaries has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation or other entity in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with requisite power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Each of the Company’s subsidiaries is duly qualified to transact business in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect. All of the issued shares of capital stock or other ownership interest of each of the subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, except for such liens, encumbrances, equities or claims as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Schedule 2 hereto (each, a “ subsidiary ,” and collectively, the “ subsidiaries ”).

 

(f) No Material Adverse Change in Business . Except as otherwise stated therein, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”), (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material to the Company, and (C) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company or any of its subsidiaries on any class of its capital stock.

 

(g) Good Standing of the Company . The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(h) Absence of Violations, Defaults and Conflicts . The Company and each of its subsidiaries is not (A) in violation of its charter or by-laws or other applicable governing documents, (B) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (collectively, “ Agreements and Instruments ”), except for such defaults that would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (C) in violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body, administrative agency or other authority, body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or operations (each, a “ Governmental Entity ”), except for such violations that would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including the issuance and sale of the Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described therein under the caption “ Use of Proceeds ”) and compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any violation of (i) the provisions of the charter, by-laws or similar organization document of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any Governmental Entity, except with respect to clause (ii), such violations as would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, a “ Repayment Event ” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

(i) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act . Neither the Company, any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ FCPA ”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, its and their respective affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

 

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(j) Investment Company Act . Neither the Company nor the subsidiaries, is now or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares, will be required to register as an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act ”).

 

(k) Capitalization . The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as of the date or dates set forth therein. The outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as described in or expressly contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options.

 

(l) The Shares . The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Encumbrances and will be issued in compliance with all applicable United States federal and state and all other applicable foreign securities laws; the capital shares of the Company, including the Common Shares, conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement and the Common Shares, including the Placement Shares, will conform to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented. Neither the shareholders of the Company, nor any other person or entity have any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal with respect to the Placement Shares or other rights to purchase or receive any of the Placement Shares or any other securities or assets of the Company, and no person has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Company to issue to it, or register pursuant to the Securities Act, shares or other securities or assets of the Company upon the issuance or sale of the Placement Shares.

 

(m) Absence of Labor Dispute . No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, and the Company has no knowledge of any existing or imminent labor dispute by the employees of any of its principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors.

 

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(n) Absence of Proceedings . Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any Governmental Entity now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which would reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which would reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.

 

(o) Authorization; Enforceability.

 

(i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, to provide the representations, warranties and indemnities under this Agreement and all necessary action has been duly and validly taken by the Company to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company.

 

(ii) Executing and delivering this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Shares and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not result in (i) a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or its subsidiaries is a party or by which either of them is bound or to which any of the property of the Company or its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) a violation of the Company’s charter, articles of incorporation or bylaws, or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their properties, (iii) the creation of any material Encumbrance upon any assets of the Company or its subsidiaries or the triggering, solely as a result of the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, of any preemptive or anti-dilution rights or rights of first refusal or first offer, or any similar rights (whether pursuant to a “poison pill” provision or otherwise), on the part of holders of the Company’s securities or any other person, or (iv) to the Company’s knowledge, result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their properties. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has issued or sold any Common Shares or securities or instruments convertible into, exchangeable for and/or otherwise entitling the holder thereof to acquire Common Shares which would be integrated with the offer and sale of the Shares hereunder for purposes of NASDAQ Rule 5635.

 

(p) Enforceability of Agreements . All agreements between the Company and third parties expressly referenced in the Prospectus are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that (i) enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles and (ii) the indemnification provisions of certain agreements may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy considerations in respect thereof and except for any unenforceability that, individually or in the aggregate, would not unreasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(q) Possession of Licenses and Permits . The Company and each of its subsidiaries possesses such permits, licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “ Governmental Licenses ”) issued by the appropriate Governmental Entities necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where the failure so to possess would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all Governmental Licenses and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred which allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or result in any other material impairment of the rights of the holder of any Government License, except where the failure so to comply would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. All of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (a) has received notice of any ongoing claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any U.S. or non-U.S. Governmental Entity or third party alleging that any product, operation or activity is in violation of any Governmental Licenses and has no knowledge that any such Governmental Entity or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding; (b) has received notice that any Governmental Entity has taken, is taking or intends to take regulatory action, and has no knowledge that any Governmental Entity is considering such action; and (c) is a party to any corporate integrity agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, monitoring agreement, consent decree, settlement order, or similar agreements, or has any reporting obligations pursuant to any such agreement, plan or correction or other remedial measure entered into with any Governmental Entity.

 

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(r) Title to Property . The Company and each of its subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all real property owned by it and good title or valid leases to all personal property owned by it, in each case, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances (except for customary easements and rights of way) of any kind except such as (A) are described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or (B) do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries; and all of the leases and subleases material to the business of the Company and that of its subsidiaries and under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries holds properties described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, are in full force and effect, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any written notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease

 

(s) Insurance . The Company carries or is entitled to the benefits of insurance, with reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as is reasonably prudent and customary in the businesses in which it is engaged, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able (A) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (B) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not been denied the issuance of any material insurance policies which it has sought or for which it has applied in the prior three years, except for any applications still pending.

 

(t) Environmental Laws. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A)  neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos-containing materials or mold (collectively, “ Hazardous Materials ”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, “ Environmental Laws ”), (B) the Company and each of its subsidiaries has all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and is in compliance with their requirements, (C) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (D) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no existing events, conditions or facts that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or Governmental Entity, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.

 

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(u) Independent Accountants . Each of Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman & Company and EisnerAmper LLP, who certified financial statements and supporting schedules incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is a registered independent public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act, the Rules and Regulations and the Exchange Act.

 

(v) Forward-Looking Statements . No forward looking statement within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act contained in the Commission Documents, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

 

(w) Possession of Intellectual Property . Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i)  the Company and each of its subsidiaries owns all right, title and interest in or otherwise have the right to use all patents, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks, trade names and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “ Intellectual Property ”) that is necessary for, used or held for use in, or otherwise exploited in connection with, the conduct of the business now operated by them and as proposed to be operated, and (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is infringing, misappropriating, diluting or otherwise violating the Intellectual Property of any third party. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) no action, suit, claim, or other proceeding is pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, is threatened, alleging that the Company or any of its subsidiaries is infringing, misappropriating, diluting, or otherwise violating the Intellectual Property of any third party in any respect, and (ii) no action, suit, claim, or other proceeding is pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, is threatened, challenging the validity, enforceability, scope, registration, ownership or use of any Intellectual Property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is, singly or in the aggregate, necessary to its business (with the exception of office actions in connection with applications for the registration or issuance of such Intellectual Property).

 

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(x) Payment of Taxes. All United States federal income tax returns of the Company and each of its subsidiaries required by law to be filed have been filed and all taxes shown by such returns or otherwise assessed, which are due and payable, have been paid, except assessments against which appeals have been or will be promptly taken and as to which adequate reserves have been provided other than as would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has filed all other tax returns that are required to have been filed by them pursuant to applicable foreign, state, local or other law except insofar as the failure to file such returns would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and have paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Company or any such subsidiary, except for such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been established by the Company or any such subsidiary, other than as would not reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company in respect of any income and corporation tax liability for any years not finally determined are believed to be adequate to meet any assessments or re-assessments for additional income tax for any years not finally determined, except to the extent of any inadequacy that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(y) No Reliance . The Company has not relied upon Canaccord or legal counsel for Canaccord for any legal, tax or accounting advice in connection with the offering and sale of the Placement Shares.

 

(z) Disclosure Controls.

 

(i) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act), which (a) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the preparation of the Registration Statement; (b) have been evaluated for effectiveness as of the date of the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission; and (c) are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.

 

(ii) The Company (a) makes and keeps accurate books and records and (b) maintains internal accounting controls which provide reasonable assurance that (1) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization, (2) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of its financial statements and to maintain accountability for its assets, (3) access to its assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization and (4) the reported accountability for its assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

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(aa) Accounting Controls . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company maintains effective internal control over financial reporting (as defined under Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Exchange Act) and a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences and (E) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (1) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (2) no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

(bb) Absence of Manipulation . Neither the Company nor any affiliate of the Company has taken, nor will the Company or any affiliate take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed, or would reasonably be expected, to cause or result in, or which constitutes, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

 

(cc) Broker/Dealer Relationships . Neither the Company nor the subsidiaries or any related entities (i) is required to register as a “broker” or “dealer” in accordance with the provisions of the Exchange Act or (ii) directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is a “person associated with a FINRA member” or “associated person of a FINRA member” (within the meaning of Article I of the Bylaws of the FINRA).

 

(dd) Margin Rules . The application of the proceeds received by the Company from the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

 

(ee) Sarbanes-Oxley . The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company have made all certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”) with respect to all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the Commission, and the statements contained in any such certification are complete and correct. The Company, and to its knowledge, all of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable effective provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

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(ff) Brokers . Except for the Placement Fees and expense reimbursement payable to Canaccord pursuant to this Agreement, there is no broker, finder or other party that is entitled to receive from the Company any brokerage or finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(gg) Canaccord Purchases . The Company acknowledges and agrees that Canaccord has informed the Company that Canaccord may, to the extent permitted under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, purchase and sell Common Shares for Canaccord’s own account and for the account of its clients at the same time as sales of Placement Shares occur pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(hh) No Registration Rights . Except as may be described in the Prospectus, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries is party to any agreement that provides any person with the right to require the Company or its subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the Placement Shares.

 

(ii) Accurate Descriptions . The statements set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Description of Capital Stock,” insofar as they purport to constitute a summary of the terms of the Common Stock are accurate, complete and fair summaries.

 

(jj) OFAC . Neither the Company, any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, its or their respective directors, officers, agents, employees, affiliates or representatives (each, a “ Person ” ) are currently the subject of sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, “ Sanctions ”), nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Company does not intend to, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the sale of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.

 

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(kk) Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

(ll) Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements . There are no transactions, arrangements and other relationships between and/or among the Company, and/or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its affiliates and any unconsolidated entity, including, but not limited to, any structural finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity (each, an “Off Balance Sheet Transaction”) that could reasonably be expected to affect materially the Company’s liquidity or the availability of or requirements for its capital resources, including those Off Balance Sheet Transactions described in the Commission’s Statement about Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations (Release Nos. 33-8056; 34-45321; FR-61), required to be described in the Prospectus which have not been described as required .

 

(mm) ERISA . Other than as would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) no “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), for which the Company would have any liability (whether absolute or contingent) (each a “ Plan ”) has experienced a failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 302 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, (“ ERISA ”) or Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”)), or other event of the kind described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA (other than events with respect to which the 30-day notice requirement under Section 4043 of ERISA has been waived) or any similar minimum funding failure event with respect to any Plan (other than a Plan that under applicable law is required to be funded by a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a governmental authority) that is maintained outside of the United States primarily for the benefit of persons substantially all of whom are nonresident aliens (ii) each Plan is in compliance in all respects with applicable law, including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code; (iii) other than in the ordinary course, neither the Company nor any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that, together with the Company, would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or Section 414(b), 414(c), 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any liability with respect to any Plan (A) under Title IV of ERISA or (B) in respect of any post-employment health, medical or life insurance benefits for former, current or future employees of the Company, except as required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code and except, on a case by case basis, limited extensions of health insurance benefits (for a period of no more than 18 months post-employment) to former employees receiving severance payments from the Company; and (iv) each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which could cause the loss of such qualification. The Company is not, nor at any time during the last three years has the Company been, a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor agreement with respect to employees of the Company. There are no pending, or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, activities or proceedings by any labor union or similar entity to organize any employees of the Company. No labor dispute with, or labor strike, work stoppage or other material labor disturbance by, the employees of the Company exists or to the Company’s knowledge is imminent.

 

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(nn) Stock Options . With respect to the outstanding stock options (the “ Stock Options ”) granted pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of the Company (the “ Company Stock Plans ”), (i) each Stock Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” the “ Code ”, so qualified, (ii) each grant of a Stock Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by its terms to be effective (the “ Grant Date ”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plans and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, except where the failure to comply with such laws, regulatory rules or requirements would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, to the extent required under GAAP to be accounted for in such financial statements.

 

(oo) No Misstatement or Omission in an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus . Each issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (an “ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ”), as of the Applicable Time did not or will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statement contained in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by and through Canaccord for use therein.

 

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(pp) Conformity of Issuer Free Writing Prospectus . Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conformed or will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act on the date of first use, and the Company has complied or will comply with any filing requirements applicable to such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to the Securities Act. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Placement Shares, did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein that has not been superseded or modified. The Company has not made any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus without the prior written consent of Canaccord. The Company has retained in accordance with the Securities Act all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses that were not required to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

(qq) FINRA Exemption . The Company satisfies the pre-1992 eligibility requirements for the use of a registration statement on Form S-3 in connection with the offering contemplated thereby (the pre-1992 eligibility requirements for the use of the registration statement on Form S-3 include (i) having a non-affiliate, public common equity float of at least $150 million or a non-affiliate, public common equity float of at least $100 million and annual trading volume of at least three million shares and (ii) having been subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements for a period of 36 months).

 

(rr) Absence of Further Requirements . No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Governmental Entity is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, or state securities laws.

 

(ss) Maintenance of Rating . The Company does not have any securities rated by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined for purposes of Rule 436(g) under the 1933 Act).

 

(tt) Statistical and Market-Related Data . Any statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes, after reasonable inquiry, to be reliable and accurate in all material respects and, to the extent required, the Company has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources.

 

(uu) FINRA Affiliations . There are no affiliations or associations between any member of FINRA and any of the Company’s officers, directors or 5% or greater securityholders.

 

(vv) Related Party Transactions . There are no business relationships or related-party transactions involving the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any other person required to be described in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package which have not been described as required. The Disclosure Package contains in all material respects the same description of the matters set forth in the preceding sentence contained in the Prospectus.

 

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7. Covenants of the Company . The Company covenants and agrees with Canaccord that:

 

(a) Registration Statement Amendments . After the date of this Agreement and during the period in which a prospectus relating to the Placement Shares is required to be delivered by Canaccord under the Securities Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 or Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act), (i) the Company will notify Canaccord promptly of the time when any subsequent amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed with the Commission and has become effective (each, a “ Registration Statement Amendment Date ”) or any subsequent supplement to the Prospectus has been filed and of any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (ii) the Company will file promptly all other material required to be filed by it with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act; (iii) it will prepare and file with the Commission, promptly upon Canaccord’s request, any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus that, in Canaccord’s reasonable opinion, may be necessary or advisable in connection with the distribution of the Placement Shares by Canaccord (provided, however, that the failure of Canaccord to make such request shall not relieve the Company of any obligation or liability hereunder, or affect Canaccord’s right to rely on the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement); (iv) the Company will submit to Canaccord a copy of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus a reasonable period of time before the filing thereof and will afford Canaccord and Canaccord’s counsel a reasonable opportunity to comment on any such proposed filing prior to such proposed filing; and (v) it will furnish to Canaccord at the time of filing thereof a copy of any document that upon filing is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or Prospectus; and the Company will cause each amendment or supplement to the Prospectus to be filed with the Commission as required pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424 (b) of the Rules and Regulations or, in the case of any document to be incorporated therein by reference, to be filed with the Commission as required pursuant to the Exchange Act, within the time period prescribed.

 

(b) Notice of Commission Stop Orders . The Company will advise Canaccord, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or other prospectus in respect of the Shares, of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the form of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, of the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the form of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of any such order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus in respect of the Shares or suspending any such qualification, to promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order; and in the event of any such issuance of a notice of objection, promptly to take such reasonable steps as may be necessary to permit offers and sales of the Placement Shares by Canaccord, which may include, without limitation, amending the Registration Statement or filing a new registration statement, at the Company’s expense (references herein to the Registration Statement shall include any such amendment or new registration statement).

 

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(c) Delivery of Prospectus; Subsequent Changes . Within the time during which a prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered by Canaccord under the Securities Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 or Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act), the Company will comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act and by the Rules and Regulations, as from time to time in force, and will file on or before their respective due dates all reports required to be filed by it with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 15(d), if applicable, or any other provision of or under the Exchange Act. If during such period any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then existing, not misleading, or if during such period it is necessary to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act, the Company will immediately notify Canaccord to suspend the offering of Shares during such period and the Company will promptly amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus (at the expense of the Company) so as to correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance.

 

(d) NASDAQ Filings . In connection with the offering and sale of the Placement Shares, the Company will file with the NASDAQ Capital Market all documents and notices, and make all certifications, required by the NASDAQ Capital Market of companies that have securities that are listed on the NADAQ Capital Market.

 

(e) Listing of Placement Shares . The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Placement Shares to be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market and to qualify the Placement Shares for sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as Canaccord designates and to continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Placement Shares; provided that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction.

 

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(f) Delivery of Registration Statement and Prospectus . The Company will furnish to Canaccord and its counsel (at the expense of the Company) copies of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference therein) and all amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus that are filed with the Commission during the period in which a prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered under the Securities Act (including all documents filed with the Commission during such period that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein), in each case as soon as reasonably practicable and in such quantities as Canaccord may from time to time reasonably request and, at Canaccord’s request, will also furnish copies of the Prospectus to each exchange or market on which sales of Placement Shares may be made.

 

(g) [Intentionally Omitted] .

 

(h) Earnings Statement . The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 15 months after the end of the Company’s current fiscal quarter, an earnings statement covering a 12-month period that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Rules and Regulations.

 

(i) Expenses.

 

(i) The Company, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including but not limited to (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement and each amendment and supplement thereto, of each Prospectus and of each amendment and supplement thereto and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined in Section 8 of this Agreement), (ii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Placement Shares, (iii) all fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, accountants and other advisors, (iv) the qualification of the Placement Shares under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 7(e) of this Agreement, including filing fees in connection therewith, (v) the printing and delivery to Canaccord of copies of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, and of this Agreement, (vi) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing or qualification of the Placement Shares for trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market, and (vii) any filing fees related to the Commission and FINRA.

 

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall reimburse Canaccord for all of its reasonable expenses, up to a maximum reimbursement of $50,000, arising out of this Agreement (including travel and related expenses, the costs of document preparation, production and distribution, third party research and database services and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to Canaccord) within ten (10) days of the presentation by Canaccord to the Company of a reasonably detailed statement therefor.

 

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(j) Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the net proceeds as described in the Prospectus.

 

(k) Other Sales . Without the prior written consent of Canaccord (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Company will not (A) directly or indirectly, offer to sell, sell, announce the intention to sell, contract to sell, pledge, lend, grant or sell any option, right or warrant to sell or any contract to purchase, purchase any contract or option to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any Common Shares (other than the Shares offered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares, warrants or any rights to purchase or acquire, Common Shares or file any registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any of the foregoing (other than a registration statement on Form S-8), or (B) enter into any swap or other agreement or any transaction that transfers in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequence of ownership of the Common Shares, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for or repayable with Common Shares, whether any such swap or transaction described in clause (A) or (B) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, during the period beginning on the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately prior to the date on which any Placement Notice is delivered by the Company hereunder and ending on the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the final Settlement Date with respect to Placement Shares sold pursuant to such Placement Notice. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (i) Common Shares, options to purchase Common Shares or Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of options, restricted share awards, restricted share unit awards, Common Shares issuable upon vesting of restricted share unit awards, or other equity awards or Common Shares issuable upon exercise or vesting of equity awards, pursuant to any employee or director (x) equity award or benefits plan or otherwise approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, (y) share ownership or share purchase plan or (z) dividend reinvestment plan (but not shares subject to a waiver to exceed plan limits in its dividend reinvestment plan) of the Company whether now in effect or hereafter implemented, (ii) Common Shares issuable upon conversion of securities or the exercise of warrants, options or other rights in effect or outstanding on the date hereof, (iii) the entering into an underwriting agreement with Canaccord acting as underwriter in connection with a best efforts underwritten offering as described in the Prospectus (the “ Concurrent Public Offering ”), (iv) Common Shares or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, Common Shares, issued in connection with future acquisitions as long as the aggregate number of Common Shares issued or issuable does not exceed 10% of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the Concurrent Public Offering; or (v) Common Shares or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, Common Shares, issued in connection with any acquisition of, or business combination with, MoviePass Inc.

 

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(l) Change of Circumstances . The Company will, at any time a Placement Notice is outstanding, advise Canaccord immediately after it shall have received notice or obtained knowledge thereof, of any information or fact that would alter or affect any opinion, certificate, letter or other document provided to Canaccord in connection with such Placement Notice; and without the prior written consent of Canaccord (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Company will not directly or indirectly in any other “at the market” or continuous equity transaction offer to sell, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Shares (other than the Placement Shares offered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares, warrants or any rights to purchase or acquire, Common Shares prior to the later of the termination of this Agreement and the tenth (10th) day immediately following the final Settlement Date with respect to Placement Shares sold pursuant to such Placement Notice; provided, however, that such restrictions will not be applicable to the Company’s issuance or sale of (i) Common Shares, options to purchase Common Shares or Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of options, restricted share awards, restricted share unit awards, Common Shares issuable upon vesting of restricted share unit awards, or other equity awards or Common Shares issuable upon exercise or vesting of equity awards, pursuant to any employee or director (x) equity award or benefits plan or otherwise approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, (y) share ownership or share purchase plan or (z) dividend reinvestment plan (but not shares subject to a waiver to exceed plan limits in its dividend reinvestment plan) of the Company whether now in effect or hereafter implemented, and (ii) Common Shares issuable upon conversion of securities or the exercise of warrants, options or other rights in effect or outstanding on the date hereof.

 

(m) Due Diligence Cooperation . The Company will cooperate with any reasonable due diligence review conducted by Canaccord or its agents, including, without limitation, providing information and making available documents and the Company’s senior corporate officers, as Canaccord may reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company shall be required to make available senior corporate officers only (i) by telephone or at the Company’s principal offices and (ii) during the Company’s ordinary business hours.

 

(n) Affirmation of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Other Agreements . Upon commencement of the offering of the Placement Shares under this Agreement (and upon the recommencement of the offering of the Placement Shares under this Agreement following any termination of a suspension of sales hereunder), and at each Applicable Time, the Company shall be deemed to have affirmed each representation, warranty, covenant and other agreement contained in this Agreement.

 

(o) Required Filings Relating to Placement of Placement Shares . In each Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Company in respect of any quarter in which sales of Placement Shares were made by Canaccord under this Agreement (each date on which any such document is filed, and any date on which an amendment to any such document is filed, a “ Company Periodic Report Date ”), the Company shall set forth with regard to such quarter the number of Shares sold through the Canaccord under this Agreement, the Net Proceeds received by the Company and the compensation paid by the Company to Canaccord with respect to sales of Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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(p) Representation Dates; Certificate . During the term of this Agreement, on the date of each Placement Notice given hereunder, promptly upon each request of Canaccord, and each time the Company (i) files the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares or amends or supplements the Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares by means of a post-effective amendment, sticker, or supplement but not by means of incorporation of document(s) by reference to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares; (ii) files an annual report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act; (iii) files its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act; or (iv) files a report on Form 8-K containing amended financial information (other than an earnings release, to “furnish” information pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or to provide disclosure pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K relating to the reclassifications of certain properties as discontinued operations in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144) under the Exchange Act (each date of filing of one or more of the documents referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) shall be a “ Representation Date ”); the Company shall furnish Canaccord with a certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .  The requirement to provide a certificate under this Section 7(p) shall be waived for any Representation Date occurring at a time at which no Placement Notice is pending, which waiver shall continue until the earlier to occur of the date the Company delivers a Placement Notice hereunder (which for such calendar quarter shall be considered a Representation Date) and the next occurring Representation Date following the delivery of such Placement Notice; provided, however, that such waiver shall not apply for any Representation Date on which the Company files its annual report on Form 10-K.  

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company subsequently decides to sell Placement Shares following a Representation Date when the Company relied on such waiver and did not provide Canaccord with a certificate under this Section 7(p) , then before the Company delivers the Placement Notice or Canaccord sells any Placement Shares, the Company shall provide Canaccord with a certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , dated the date of the Placement Notice.

 

(q) Legal Opinions . Upon execution of this Agreement, upon the commencement of the offering of the Placement Shares under this Agreement (and upon recommencement of the offering of the Placement Shares under this Agreement following any termination of a suspension of sales hereunder), and within two (2) trading days of each Representation Date with respect to which the Company is obligated to deliver a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A for which no waiver is applicable, the Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to Canaccord and to counsel to Canaccord (i) the written opinion and negative assurance letters of Greenberg Traurig LLP, counsel to the Company, and (ii) the written opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, counsel to MoviePass Inc., each dated the date the opinions or letter are required to be delivered, as the case may be, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Canaccord and its counsel, or, in lieu of such opinions and letter, counsel last furnishing such opinions and letter to Canaccord shall furnish Canaccord with a letter substantially to the effect that Canaccord may rely on such last opinions and letter to the same extent as though each were dated the date of such letter authorizing reliance (except that statements in such last opinions and letter shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such letter authorizing reliance).

 

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(r) Comfort Letters . Upon execution of this Agreement, upon commencement of the offering of the Placement Shares under this Agreement (and upon the recommencement of the offering of the Placement Shares under this Agreement following any termination of a suspension of sales hereunder), and within two (2) trading days of each Representation Date with respect to which the Company is obligated to deliver a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A for which no waiver is applicable, the Company shall cause each of Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman & Company (with respect to the Company), EisnerAmper LLP (with respect to MoviePass Inc.) and EisnerAmper LLP (with respect to Zone Technologies, Inc.) to furnish Canaccord a letter dated the date of this Agreement or the date of such recommencement or the date of such Representation Date (but in the case of clauses (i) and (iv) of Section 7(p) above, only if Canaccord reasonably determines that the information contained in such filings with the Commission contains a material change in the financial disclosure of the Company), as the case may be (the “ Comfort Letters ”), in form and substance satisfactory to Canaccord, (i) confirming that they are registered independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission, (ii) stating, as of such date, the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters included in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement as ordinarily covered by accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters in connection with registered public offerings (the first such letters, the “ Initial Comfort Letters ”) and (iii) updating the Initial Comfort Letters with any information which would have been included in the Initial Comfort Letters had it been given on such date and modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date of such letters.

 

(s) Market Activities . The Company will not, directly or indirectly, (i) take any action designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares or (ii) sell, bid for, or purchase the Shares, or pay anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of the Shares other than Canaccord.

 

(t) Insurance . The Company and its subsidiaries shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as is reasonable and customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries.

 

(u) Compliance with Laws . The Company and its subsidiaries shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local or foreign law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order or decree, except where failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Furthermore, the Company and its subsidiaries shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, all material environmental permits, licenses and other authorizations required by federal, state and local law in order to conduct their businesses as described in the Prospectus, and the Company and its subsidiaries shall conduct their businesses, or cause their businesses to be conducted, in substantial compliance with such permits, licenses and authorizations and with applicable environmental laws, except where the failure to maintain or be in compliance with such permits, licenses and authorizations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(v) Investment Company Act . The Company will conduct its affairs in such a manner so as to reasonably ensure that neither it nor the subsidiaries will be or become, at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act, assuming no change in the Commission’s current interpretation as to entities that are not considered an investment company.

 

(w) Securities Act and Exchange Act . The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act as from time to time in force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of, or dealings in, the Shares as contemplated by the provisions hereof and the Prospectus.

 

(x) No Offer to Sell . Other than a free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) approved in advance by the Company and Canaccord in its capacity as principal or agent hereunder, neither Canaccord nor the Company (including its agents and representatives, other than Canaccord in its capacity as such) will make, use, prepare, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), required to be filed by it with the Commission, that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy Common Shares hereunder.

 

(y) Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company and the subsidiaries will use their commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all effective applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

(z) Consent to Canaccord Trading . The Company consents to Canaccord trading in the Common Shares of the Company for Canaccord’s own account and for the account of its clients at the same time as sales of Placement Shares occur pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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(aa) Rescission Offers . If, to the knowledge of the Company, all filings required by Rule 424 in connection with this offering shall not have been made or the representation in Section 6 shall not be true and correct on the applicable Settlement Date, the Company will offer to any person who has agreed to purchase Placement Shares from the Company as the result of an offer to purchase solicited by Canaccord the right to refuse to purchase and pay for such Placement Shares.

 

(bb) Actively Traded Security . If, at the time of execution of this Agreement, the Company’s Common Shares is not an “actively traded security” exempted from the requirements of Rule 101 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act by subsection (c)(1) of such rule, the Company shall notify Canaccord at the time the Common Shares become an “actively traded security” under such rule. Furthermore, the Company shall notify Canaccord immediately if the Common Shares, having once qualified for such exemption, cease to so qualify.

 

8. Additional Representations and Covenants of the Company.

 

(a) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses.

 

(i) The Company represents that it has not made, and covenants that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of Canaccord, it will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed by it with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433 of the Securities Act; except as set forth in a Placement Notice, no use of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been consented to by Canaccord. The Company agrees that it will comply with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 of the Securities Act applicable to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission or retention where required and legending.

 

(ii) The Company agrees that no Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, will include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated by reference therein that has not been superseded or modified, or the Prospectus. In addition, no Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided however, the foregoing shall not apply to any statements or omissions in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance on information furnished in writing to the Company by Canaccord intended for use therein.

 

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(iii) The Company agrees that if at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus any event occurred or occurs as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus would conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated by reference therein that has not been superseded or modified, or the Prospectus or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company will give prompt notice thereof to Canaccord and, if requested by Canaccord, will prepare and furnish without charge to Canaccord an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or other document which will correct such conflict, statement or omission; provided, however, the foregoing shall not apply to any statements or omissions in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance on information furnished in writing to the Company by Canaccord intended for use therein.

 

(b) Non-Issuer Free Writing Prospectus . The Company consents to the use by Canaccord of a free writing prospectus that (a) is not an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, and (b) contains only information describing the preliminary terms of the Shares or their offering, or information permitted under Rule 134 under the Securities Act; provided that Canaccord covenants with the Company not to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of Canaccord that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of Canaccord and the Company shall have consented to the form and substance of such free writing prospectus prior to its use by Canaccord.

 

(c) Distribution of Offering Materials . The Company has not distributed and will not distribute, during the term of this Agreement, any offering materials in connection with the offering and sale of the Placement Shares other than the Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus reviewed and consented to by Canaccord and included in a Placement Notice (as described in clause (a)(i) above).

 

9. Conditions to Canaccord’s Obligations . The obligations of Canaccord hereunder with respect to a Placement will be subject to the continuing accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties made by the Company herein and in the applicable Placement Notices, to the due performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, to the completion by Canaccord of a due diligence review satisfactory to Canaccord in its reasonable judgment, and to the continuing satisfaction (or waiver by Canaccord in its sole discretion) of the following additional conditions:

 

(a) Registration Statement Effective . The Registration Statement shall have become effective and shall be available for the sale of (i) all Placement Shares issued pursuant to all prior Placements and not yet sold by Canaccord and (ii) all Placement Shares contemplated to be issued by the Placement Notice relating to such Placement.

 

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(b) No Material Notices . None of the following events shall have occurred and be continuing: (i) receipt by the Company of any request for additional information from the Commission or any other federal or state or foreign or other governmental, administrative or self-regulatory authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the response to which might reasonably require any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state or foreign or other governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv) the occurrence of any event that makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, related prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (v) the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be appropriate.

 

(c) No Misstatement or Material Omission . Canaccord shall not have advised the Company that the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, contains an untrue statement of fact that in Canaccord’s opinion is material, or omits to state a fact that in Canaccord’s opinion is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

 

(d) Material Changes . Except as contemplated and appropriately disclosed in the Prospectus, or disclosed in the Company’s reports filed with the Commission, in each case at the time the applicable Placement Notice is delivered, there shall not have been any material change, on a consolidated basis, in the authorized capital shares of the Company and its subsidiaries, or any Material Adverse Effect, or any development that may reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect, or a downgrading in or withdrawal of the rating assigned to any of the Company’s securities by any rating organization or a public announcement by any rating organization that it has under surveillance or review its rating of any of the Company’s securities, the effect of which, in the sole judgment of Canaccord (without relieving the Company of any obligation or liability it may otherwise have), is so material as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering of the Placement Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.

 

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(e) Certificate . Canaccord shall have received the certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(p) on or before the date on which delivery of such certificate is required pursuant to Section 7(p) .

 

(f) Legal Opinions . Canaccord shall have received the opinions and letters of counsel to the Company required to be delivered pursuant Section 7(q) on or before the date on which such delivery of such opinions and letters are required pursuant to Section 7(q) . In addition, Canaccord shall have received a negative assurance letter of Goodwin Procter LLP, counsel to Canaccord, on such dates and with respect to such matters as Canaccord may reasonably request.

 

(g) Comfort Letters . Canaccord shall have received the Comfort Letters required to be delivered pursuant Section 7(r) on or before the date on which such delivery of such letters are required pursuant to Section 7(r) .

 

(h) Approval for Listing; No Suspension . The Placement Shares shall have either been (i) approved for listing, subject to notice of issuance, on the NASDAQ Capital Market, or (ii) the Company shall have filed an application for listing of the Placement Shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market at or prior to the issuance of the Placement Notice. Trading in the Common Shares shall not have been suspended on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

(i) Other Materials . On each date on which the Company is required to deliver a certificate pursuant to Section 7(p) , the Company shall have furnished to Canaccord such appropriate further information, certificates, opinions and documents as Canaccord may reasonably request. All such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents will be in compliance with the provisions hereof. The Company will furnish Canaccord with such conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents as Canaccord shall reasonably request.

 

(j) Securities Act Filings Made . All filings with the Commission required by Rule 424 under the Securities Act to have been filed prior to the issuance of any Placement Notice hereunder shall have been made within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by Rule 424.

 

(k) No Termination Event . There shall not have occurred any event that would permit Canaccord to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 12(a) .

 

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10. Indemnification and Contribution.

 

(a) Company Indemnification . The Company will indemnify and hold harmless Canaccord and each person, if any, who controls Canaccord against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which Canaccord or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, or in any application or other document executed by or on behalf of the Company or based on written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company filed in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Placement Shares under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or the Disclosure Package or in any application or other document executed by or on behalf of the Company or based on written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company filed in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Placement Shares under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission a material fact required to be stated in it or necessary to make the statements in it not misleading, and will reimburse Canaccord for any reasonable legal expenses of counsel for Canaccord and one set of local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction for Canaccord, and for other expenses reasonably incurred by Canaccord in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, or any such amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by and through Canaccord expressly for use therein.

 

(b) Canaccord Indemnification . Canaccord will indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendments thereto), the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any non-Issuer Free Writing Prospectus used pursuant to Section 8(b) , or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact, in the case of the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and, in the case of the Prospectus or any supplement thereto, the Disclosure Package, the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any non-Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement (or any amendments thereto), the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any non-Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by and through Canaccord expressly for use therein; and will reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred.

 

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(c) Procedure . Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, promptly notify such indemnifying party in writing of the institution of such action and such indemnifying party shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and payment of all fees and expenses; provided, however, that the failure to so notify such indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability which such indemnifying party may have to any indemnified party or otherwise. (The indemnified party or parties shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party or parties unless the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party in connection with the defense of such action or the indemnifying party shall not have, within a reasonable period of time in light of the circumstances, employed counsel to defend such action or such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from, additional to or in conflict with those available to such indemnifying party (in which case such indemnifying party shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by such indemnifying party and paid as incurred (it being understood, however, that such indemnifying party shall not be liable to the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to any local counsel) in any one action or series of related actions in the same jurisdiction representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action). No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action or claim affected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(d) Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in this Section 10 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and Canaccord on the other from the offering of the Placement Shares. If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the indemnified party failed to give the notice required under subsection (c) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and Canaccord on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and Canaccord on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, bear to the total underwriting discounts, commissions and other fees received by Canaccord. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or Canaccord on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and Canaccord agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), Canaccord shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Placement Shares distributed to the public by it were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which Canaccord has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

(e) Obligations . The obligations of the Company under this Section 10 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls Canaccord within the meaning of the Securities Act; and the obligations of Canaccord under this Section 10 shall be in addition to any liability which Canaccord may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the Company and to each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act.

 

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11. Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery . All representations and warranties of the Company herein or in certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of Canaccord, any controlling persons, or the Company (or any of their respective officers, directors or controlling persons), (ii) delivery and acceptance of the Placement Shares and payment therefor or (iii) any termination of this Agreement.

 

12. Termination.

 

(a) Canaccord shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving notice as hereinafter specified if (i) any Material Adverse Effect has occurred, or any development that is reasonably expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or any other event has occurred which, in the sole judgment of Canaccord, may materially impair Canaccord’s ability to proceed with the offering to sell the Shares, (ii) the Company shall have failed, refused or been unable, at or prior to any Settlement Date, to perform any agreement on its part to be performed hereunder, (iii) any other condition of Canaccord’s obligations hereunder is not fulfilled, or (iv) any suspension or limitation of trading in the Common Shares of the Company on the NASDAQ Capital Market shall have occurred. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 7(i) (Expenses), Section 10 (Indemnification), Section 11 (Survival of Representations), Section 12(f) (Termination), Section 17 (Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction) and Section 18 (Waiver of Jury Trial) hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination. If Canaccord elects to terminate this Agreement as provided in this Section 12(a) , Canaccord shall provide the required notice as specified in Section 13 (Notices).

 

(b) The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time by giving ten (10) days’ notice as hereinafter specified. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 7(i) , Section 10 , Section 11 , Section 12(f) , Section 17 and Section 18 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.

 

(c) In addition to, and without limiting Canaccord’s rights under Section 12(a) , Canaccord shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time after the date of this Agreement by giving ten (10) days’ notice as hereinafter specified. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 7(i) , Section 10 , Section 11 , Section 12(f) , Section 17 and Section 18 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.

 

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(d) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless terminated pursuant to Sections 12(a) , 12(b) or 12(c) above or otherwise by mutual agreement of the parties; provided that any such termination by mutual agreement shall in all cases be deemed to provide that Section 7(i) , Section 10 , Section 11 , Section 12(f) , Section 17 and Section 18 shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(e) Any termination of this Agreement shall be effective on the date specified in such notice of termination; provided that such termination shall not be effective until the close of business on the date of receipt of such notice by Canaccord or the Company, as the case may be. If such termination shall occur prior to the Settlement Date for any sale of Placement Shares, such Placement Shares shall settle in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(f) In the event that the Company terminates this Agreement, as permitted under Section 12(b) , the Company shall be under no continuing obligation pursuant to this Agreement to utilize the services of Canaccord in connection with any sale of securities of the Company or to pay any compensation to Canaccord other than compensation with respect to sales of Placement Shares subscribed on or before the termination date and the Company shall be free to engage other placement agents and underwriters from and after the termination date with no continuing obligation to Canaccord.

 

13. Notices . All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given by any party to any other party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and if sent to Canaccord, shall be delivered to:

 

Canaccord Genuity LLC

99 High Street, Suite 1200

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Attention: ECM, General Counsel

E-mail: jpardi@canaccordgenuity.com; aviles@canaccordgenuity.com

 

With a copy to:

 

Goodwin Procter LLP

The New York Times Building

620 Eighth Avenue

New York, NY 10018

Attention: Thomas S. Levato, Esq.

E-mail: TLevato@goodwinlaw.com

 

or if sent to the Company, shall be delivered to:

 

Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc.

Empire State Building

350 5 th Avenue

New York, NY 10118

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: tfarnsworth@hmny.com

 

With a copy to:

 

Greenberg Traurig LLP

1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900

Los Angeles, California 90067
Attention: Kevin Friedmann, Esq.

E-mail: friedmannk@gtlaw.com

 

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Each party to this Agreement may change such address for notices by sending to the other party to this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose. Each such notice or other communication shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally or by verifiable facsimile transmission (with an original to follow) on or before 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on a Business Day or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day, (ii) on the next Business Day after timely delivery to a nationally-recognized overnight courier, (iii) on the Business Day actually received if deposited in the U.S. mail (certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid), and (iv) if sent by email, on the Business Day on which receipt is confirmed by the individual to whom the notice is sent, other than via auto-reply. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Business Day ” shall mean any day on which commercial banks in New York City are open for business.

 

14. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and Canaccord and their respective successors and the affiliates, controlling persons, officers and directors referred to in Section 10 hereof. References to any of either of the parties contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the successors and permitted assigns of such party. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. Neither party may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, provided, however, that Canaccord may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to an affiliate of Canaccord without obtaining the Company’s consent.

 

15. Adjustments for Share Splits . The parties acknowledge and agree that all share-related numbers contained in this Agreement shall be adjusted to take into account any share split, share dividend or similar event effected with respect to the Shares.

 

16. Entire Agreement; Amendment; Severability . This Agreement (including all schedules and exhibits attached hereto and Placement Notices issued pursuant hereto) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior and contemporaneous agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Company and Canaccord. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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17. Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection with any transaction contemplated hereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof (certified or registered mail, return receipt requested) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.

 

18. Waiver of Jury Trial . The Company and Canaccord hereby irrevocably waive any right either may have to a trial by jury in respect of any claim based upon or arising out of this agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

19. Absence of Fiduciary Duties . The parties acknowledge that they are sophisticated in business and financial matters and that each of them is solely responsible for making its own independent investigation and analysis of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. They further acknowledge that Canaccord has not been engaged by the Company to provide, and has not provided, financial advisory services in connection with the terms of the offering and sale of the Shares nor has Canaccord assumed at any time a fiduciary relationship to the Company in connection with such offering and sale. The parties also acknowledge that the provisions of this Agreement fairly allocate the risks of the transactions contemplated hereby among them in light of their respective knowledge of the Company and their respective abilities to investigate its affairs and business in order to assure that full and adequate disclosure has been made in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto). The Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims it may have against Canaccord for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agrees Canaccord shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to the Company in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of the Company, including shareholders, employees or creditors of Company.

 

20. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed Agreement by one party to the other may be made by facsimile or email transmission.

 

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If the foregoing accurately reflects your understanding and agreement with respect to the matters described herein please indicate your agreement by countersigning this Agreement in the space provided below.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  HELIOS AND MATHESON INC.
     
  By: /s/ Theodore Farnsworth
  Name: Theodore Farnsworth
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
  ACCEPTED
  as of the date first-above written:
   
  CANACCORD GENUITY LLC
     
  By: /s/ Jennifer Pardi
  Name: Jennifer Pardi
  Title: Sr. Managing Director

 

[Signature page to Equity Distribution Agreement]

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 2

 

SUBSIDIARIES

 

Zone Technologies, Inc.

 

MoviePass Inc.

 

Helios & Matheson Global Services Private Limited

 

HMNY Zone Loan LLC

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

 

 

I, [name of executive officer] , the [title of executive officer] of Helios and Matheson Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), do hereby certify in such capacity and on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section 7(p) of the Equity Distribution Agreement dated April 18, 2018 (the “ Distribution Agreement ”) between the Company and Canaccord Genuity LLC, to the best of my knowledge that:

 

(i) The representations and warranties of the Company in Section 6 of the Distribution Agreement (A) to the extent such representations and warranties are subject to qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, are true and correct on and as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if expressly made on and as of the date hereof, except for those representations and warranties that speak solely as of a specific date and which were true and correct as of such date, and (B) to the extent such representations and warranties are not subject to any qualifications or exceptions, are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if expressly made on and as of the date hereof except for those representations and warranties that speak solely as of a specific date and which were true and correct as of such date; and

 

(ii) The Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied pursuant to the Distribution Agreement at or prior to the date hereof.

 

Date: ______________ By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

I, Theodore Farnsworth, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 14 , 2018   /s/ Theodore Farnsworth  
      Name: Theodore Farnsworth
      Title: Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

I, Stuart Benson, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 14 , 2018   /s/ Stuart Benson  
      Name: Stuart Benson
      Title: Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, I, Theodore Farnsworth, the Principal Executive Officer of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. on a consolidated basis.

 

Date: August 14 , 2018   /s/ Theodore Farnsworth  
      Name: Theodore Farnsworth
      Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)

 

A signed original of this written statement required by §906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, I, Stuart Benson, the Principal Financial Officer of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., on a consolidated basis.

 

Date: August 14, 2018   /s/ Stuart Benson  
      Name: Stuart Benson
      Title: Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

A signed original of this written statement required by §906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.  

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document