UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April 2021
Commission File Number: 001-38851
POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
1st Floor, Building D2, Southern Software Park
Tangjia Bay, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519080, China
Tel: +86-756-339-5666
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Note : Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
CONTENTS
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 9, 2021, Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Powerbridge” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PBTS) entered into a securities purchase agreement with YA II PN, LTD. (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Investor purchases convertible notes (the “Notes”) in the principal amount of US$7,000,000 (the “Principal”), which shall be convertible into the Company’s ordinary shares (the “Ordinary Shares”) par value $0.00166667 per share, and a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase 571,429 Ordinary Shares (the “Offering”), for gross proceeds of approximately US$6,790,000. The Notes have a conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) of the lower of (i) US$3.675 per Ordinary Shares (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), or (ii) 90% of the lowest daily VWAP (as defined in the Note) during the 10 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the conversion date or other date of determination, but not lower than the floor price of US$1.50 per ordinary share. The Principal will become due and payable 12 months from the date of closing (the “Maturity Date”) and bears an annual interest rate of 6% unless earlier converted or redeemed by the Company. At any time before the Maturity Date, the Investor may convert the Notes at its option into Ordinary Shares at the Conversion Price. The Company has the right, but not the obligation, to redeem (“Optional Redemption”) a portion or all amounts outstanding under the Notes prior to the Maturity Date at a cash redemption price equal to the outstanding Principal balance to be redeemed, plus the applicable redemption premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest; provided that the trading price of the ordinary shares is less than the Fixed Conversion Price and the Company provides Investor with at least 15 business days’ prior written notice of its desire to exercise an Optional Redemption. The Investor may convert all or any part of the Notes after receiving a redemption notice, in which case the redemption amount shall be reduced by the amount so converted. No public market currently exists for the Notes, and the Company does not intend to apply to list the Notes on any securities exchange or for quotation on any inter-dealer quotation system. The Notes contain customary events of default, indemnification obligations of the Company and other obligations and rights of the parties. The Warrant is subject to anti-dilution provisions to reflect stock dividends and splits, and future securities offerings at lower prices with certain exception.
The Offering will be conducted in two closings. The first closing consists of offer and sale of a Note in the principal amount of $4,000,000. The first closing occurred on April 9, 2021.
The second closing consists of offer and sale of a Note in the principal amount of $3,000,000 and the Warrant. The second closing is expected to occur within five (5) trading days of the Company files its Form 20-F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and is subject to various conditions. The Warrant will be exercisable immediately following the date of issuance for a period of five years at an initial exercise price of $3.675. The Warrant is subject to anti-dilution provisions to reflect stock dividends and splits, and future securities offerings at lower prices with certain exception. No public market currently exists for the Warrant, and the Company does not intend to apply to list the Warrant on any securities exchange or for quotation on any inter-dealer quotation system.
The Notes and Warrant are and will be offered pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form F-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-253395) previously filed with the SEC and prospectus supplements thereunder.
The foregoing description of the securities purchase agreement, the Notes, and the Warrant is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the securities purchase agreement, the Notes and the Warrants, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2, and Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 6-K. This Form 6-K (including the documents attached as exhibits hereto) is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statement on Form F-3 initially filed on February 23, 2021 (Registration Statement No. 333-253395).
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 9, 2021
POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
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By: | /s/ Stewart Lor | |
Stewart Lor Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 5.1
CONYERS DILL & PEARMAN
SIX, 2nd Floor, Cricket Square PO Box 2681, Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Cayman Islands
T +1 345 945 3901
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9 April, 2021
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345 814 7382
matthew.stocker@conyers.com
Powerbridge Technology Co., Ltd.
c/o the offices of Sertus Chambers
Governors Square
Suite #5-204
23 Lime Tree Bay Avenue
Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
Dear Sirs,
Re: | Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) |
We have acted as Cayman Islands legal advisers to the Company in connection with the Company’s registration statement on Form F-3 (SEC File No. 333-253395), including all amendments or preliminary or final supplements thereto (the Registration Statement), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act) to date (collectively, the “Registration Statements”) and the prospectus supplement to the Registration Statements dated April 9, 2021 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), relating to the direct registration offering by the Company of a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of US$4,000,000 (the “Note”) which is convertible into ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each of the Company on the terms of the Note.
DOCUMENTS REVIEWED
For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined the following documents:
1.1. | a copy of the securities purchase agreement dated on April 9, 2021; and |
1.2. | a copy of the Note to be issued by the Company in favour of YA II PN, Ltd. |
The documents listed at paragraphs 1.1 to 1.2 above are herein referred to as the “Documents” (which term does not include any other instrument or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto). Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this opinion shall bear the respective meanings given to them in the Documents.
We have also reviewed:
1.3. | the Registration Statement; |
1.4. | the Prospectus Supplement; |
1.5. | a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company; |
1.6. | a copies of the written resolutions of its directors dated 1 April 2021 (the “Resolutions”); |
1.7. | a copy of a Certificate of Good Standing issued by the Registrar of Companies in relation to the Company on 3 March 2021 (the “Certificate Date”); and |
1.8. | such other documents and made such enquiries as to questions of law as we have deemed necessary in order to render the opinion set forth below. |
ASSUMPTIONS |
We have assumed:
2.1 | the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures and the conformity to the originals of all copies (whether or not certified) examined by us and the authenticity and completeness of the originals from which such copies were taken; |
2.2 | that where a document has been examined by us in draft form, it will be or has been executed in the form of that draft, and where a number of drafts of a document have been examined by us all changes thereto have been marked or otherwise drawn to our attention; |
2.3 | the capacity, power and authority of each of the parties to the Documents, other than the Company, to enter into and perform its respective obligations under the Documents; |
2.4 | the due execution and delivery of the Documents by each of the parties thereto, other than the Company, and the physical delivery thereof by the Company with an intention to be bound thereby; |
2.5 | the accuracy and completeness of all factual representations made in the Documents and other documents reviewed by us, including, without limitation, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; |
2.6 | that the Resolutions were passed at one or more duly convened, constituted and quorate meetings or by unanimous written resolutions, remain in full force and effect and have not been rescinded or amended; |
2.7 | that there is no provision of the law of any jurisdiction, other than the Cayman Islands, which would have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein; |
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2.8 | the validity and binding effect under the laws of the State of New York (the “Foreign Laws”) of the Documents in accordance with their terms; |
2.9 | the validity and binding effect under the Foreign Laws of the submission by the Company pursuant to the Documents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal or New York State court located in the City and County of New York (the “Foreign Courts”); |
2.10 | that on the date of entering into the Documents the Company is and after entering into the Documents will be able to pay its liabilities as they become due; |
2.11 | that any Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion or redemption of the Note (the “Conversion Shares”) shall have been issued by the Company against payment in full, which shall be equal to at least the par value thereof, and shall have been duly registered in the Company’s register of members; and |
2.12 | that the Company will have sufficient authorised capital to effect the issue of any of the Conversion Shares at the time of issuance. |
QUALIFICATIONS |
3.1 | The term “enforceable” as used in this opinion means that an obligation is of a type which the courts of the Cayman Islands enforce. It does not mean that those obligations will be enforced in all circumstances in accordance with the terms of the Documents. In particular, the obligations of the Company under the Documents: |
(a) | will be subject to the laws from time to time in effect relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, possessory liens, rights of set off, reorganisation, amalgamation, merger, consolidation, moratorium, bribery, corruption, money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing or any other laws or legal procedures, whether of a similar nature or otherwise, generally affecting the rights of creditors as well as applicable international sanctions; |
(b) | will be subject to statutory limitation of the time within which proceedings may be brought; |
(c) | will be subject to general principles of equity and, as such, specific performance and injunctive relief, being equitable remedies, may not be available; |
(d) | may not be given effect to by a Cayman Islands court, whether or not it was applying the Foreign Laws, if and to the extent they constitute the payment of an amount which is in the nature of a penalty; and |
(e) | may not be given effect by a Cayman Islands court to the extent that they are to be performed in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and such performance would be illegal under the laws of that jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any contractual submission to the exclusive or non-exclusive jurisdiction of specific courts, a Cayman Islands court has inherent discretion to stay or allow proceedings in the Cayman Islands against the Company under the Documents if there are other proceedings in respect of the Documents simultaneously underway against the Company in another jurisdiction. |
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3.2 | We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any provision of the Documents which provides for the payment of a specified rate of interest on the amount of a judgment after the date of judgment or which purports to fetter the statutory powers of the Company. |
3.3 | We have made no investigation of and express no opinion in relation to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Cayman Islands. This opinion is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands and is limited to and is given on the basis of the current law and practice in the Cayman Islands. |
3.4 | This opinion is issued solely for your benefit and use in connection with the matter described herein and is not to be relied upon by any other person, firm or entity or in respect of any other matter. |
OPINION |
On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
4.1 | The Company is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and, based on the Certificate of Good Standing, is in good standing as at the Certificate Date. Pursuant to the Companies Act (“Act”), a company is deemed to be in good standing if all fees and penalties under the Act have been paid and the Registrar of Companies has no knowledge that the Company is in default under the Act. |
4.2 | The Company has the necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Documents and to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement. The execution and delivery of the Documents by the Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder will not violate the Memorandum or Articles of Association of the Company nor any applicable law, regulation, order or decree in the Cayman Islands. |
4.3 | The Company has taken all corporate action required to authorise its execution, delivery and performance of the Documents and the allotment and issuance of the Conversion Shares in accordance therewith. The Documents have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company, and constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof. |
4.4 | No order, consent, approval, licence, authorisation or validation of or exemption by any government or public body or authority of the Cayman Islands or any sub division thereof is required to authorise or is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance and enforcement of the Documents. |
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4.5 | It is not necessary or desirable to ensure the enforceability in the Cayman Islands of the Documents that it be registered in any register kept by, or filed with, any governmental authority or regulatory body in the Cayman Islands. However, to the extent that the Documents creates a charge over assets of the Company, the Company and its Directors are under an obligation to enter such charge in the Register of Mortgages and Charges of the Company in accordance with section 54 of the Act. While there is no exhaustive definition of a charge under Cayman Islands law, a charge normally has the following characteristics: |
(a) | it is a proprietary interest granted by way of security which entitles the chargee to resort to the charged property only for the purposes of satisfying some liability due to the chargee (whether from the chargor or a third party); and |
(b) | the chargor retains an equity of redemption to have the property restored to him when the liability has been discharged. |
However, as the Documents are governed by the Foreign Laws, the question of whether it would possess these particular characteristics would be determined under the Foreign Laws.
4.6 | The Documents will be subject to nominal stamp duty if they are executed in or brought into the Cayman Islands but will otherwise not be subject to stamp duty. |
4.7 | The choice of the Foreign Laws as the governing law of the Documents is a valid choice of law and would be recognised and given effect to in any action brought before a court of competent jurisdiction in the Cayman Islands, except for those laws (a) which such court considers to be procedural in nature, (b) which are revenue or penal laws or (c) the application of which would be inconsistent with public policy, as such term is interpreted under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The submission in the Documents to the jurisdiction of the Foreign Courts is valid and binding upon the Company. |
4.8 | The courts of the Cayman Islands would recognise as a valid judgment, a final and conclusive judgment in personam obtained in the Foreign Courts against the Company based upon the Documents under which a sum of money is payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of multiple damages, taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty) or, in certain circumstances, an in personam judgment for non-monetary relief, and would give a judgment based thereon provided that (a) such courts had proper jurisdiction over the parties subject to such judgment; (b) such courts did not contravene the rules of natural justice of the Cayman Islands; (c) such judgment was not obtained by fraud; (d) the enforcement of the judgment would not be contrary to the public policy of the Cayman Islands; (e) no new admissible evidence relevant to the action is submitted prior to the rendering of the judgment by the courts of the Cayman Islands; and (f) there is due compliance with the correct procedures under the laws of the Cayman Islands. |
4.9 | Based solely upon a search of the electronic Register of Writs and other Originating Process of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands conducted at 11:00am on 22 March 2021 (which would not reveal details of (i) proceedings before 1995 or (ii) proceedings between the years 2001-2007 or (iii) proceedings which have been filed but not actually entered in the Register of Writs and other Originating Process of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands at the time of our search or (iv) counterclaims, third party notices or amendments to pleadings filed prior to 8 December 2008) there are no actions pending against the Company nor any petitions to wind up the Company pending in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands to which the Company is subject. |
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4.10 | There is no income or other tax of the Cayman Islands imposed by withholding or otherwise on any payment to be made to or by the Company pursuant to the Documents. |
4.11 | The Company has the legal capacity to sue and be sued in its own name under the laws of the Cayman Islands. |
4.12 | When issued in accordance with the terms set out in the Documents, the Conversion Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (which term means when used herein that no further sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue of such shares). |
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm under the captions “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” and “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are experts within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act or that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ Conyers Dill & Pearman
Conyers Dill & Pearman
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Exhibit 5.2
April 9, 2021
Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd.
1st Floor, Building D2, Southern Software Park
Tangjia Bay, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519080, China
Re: Registered Direct Offering of Convertible Note of Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as U.S. securities counsel to Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd., an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), in connection with an offering (the “Offering”) by the Company of a $4,000,000 convertible note (the “Note”). The Note and the ordinary shares, par value $0.00166667 per share, issuable upon conversion or redemption of the Note are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.” The Securities were issued pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-253395) filed on February 23, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”), the base prospectus dated February 23, 2021 (the “Base Prospectus”), and the prospectus supplement dated April 9, 2021 (collectively with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”).
In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, of such records of the Company and such agreements, certificates and statements of public officials, certificates of officers or representatives of the Company, and such other documents, certificates and records as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion set forth herein.
In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of all originals of such latter documents. In making our examination of the documents executed by the parties, we have assumed that such parties had the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and the validity and binding effect thereof. Except as expressly set forth herein, we have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or absence of facts material to the opinions expressed herein and no inference as to our knowledge concerning such facts should be drawn from the fact that such representation has been relied upon by us in connection with the preparation and delivery of this opinion. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein which were not independently established or verified, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations, including those made in that certain placement engagement letter, as amended, dated April 7, 2021, by and between the Company and A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, and that certain engagement letter, dated January 8, 2021, by and between the Company and Leaf Advisory, and made by officers and other representatives of the Company and others, in each case as we have deemed relevant and appropriate. We have not independently verified the facts so relied on.
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This opinion letter is limited to the laws of the State of New York as in effect on the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to advise of any development or circumstance of any kind, including any change of law or fact that may occur after the date of this opinion letter that might affect the opinion expressed herein. We express no opinion with respect to the applicability to, or the effect on, the subject transaction of the laws of any other jurisdiction or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state other than the State of New York. We express no opinion as to whether the laws of any other jurisdiction are applicable to the subject matter hereof, and we express no opinion as to compliance with any other federal or state law, rule or regulation relating to securities, or to the sale or issuance thereof.
You are separately receiving an opinion from Conyers Dill & Pearman with respect to the corporate proceedings relating to the due issuance of the Securities and in rendering this opinion, we rely on such opinion as to the validity of the issuance of the Securities under the law of the Cayman Islands.
Based on the foregoing, and having regard to legal considerations which we deem relevant, and subject to the qualifications, limitations and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that when the Note is duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the relevant transaction documents thereof and when issued, delivered and paid for, as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Note will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except: (a) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), including but not limited to principles limiting the availability of specific performance and injunctive relief, and concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing; (b) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (c) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
We express no opinion as to the enforceability of (i) provisions that relate to choice of law, forum selection or submission to jurisdiction (including, without limitation, any express or implied waiver of any objection to venue in any court or of any objection that a court is an inconvenient forum) to the extent that the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any such provision is to be determined by any court other than a state court of the State of New York, (ii) waivers by the Company of any statutory or constitutional rights or remedies, or (iii) terms which excuse any person or entity from liability for, or require the Company to indemnify such person or entity against, such person’s or entity’s negligence or willful misconduct. We draw your attention to the fact that, under certain circumstances, the enforceability of terms to the effect that provisions may not be waived or modified except in writing may be limited.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, the discussion of this opinion in the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in the Securities Act.
Very truly yours, | |
/s/Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC | |
Hunter Taubman Ficher & Li LLC |
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Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 9, 2021, is between POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., a company a Cayman Islands exempted company, with principal executive offices located at 1st Floor, Building D2, Southern Software Park, Tangjia Bay, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519080, China (the “Company”), and the investor listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (the “Buyer”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company desires to issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer, as provided herein, and the Buyer shall purchase two convertible promissory notes in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A” (the “Convertible Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $7,000,000 (the “Subscription Amount”) and a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to 571,429 of the Company’s Ordinary Shares at an exercise price equal to the exercise price set forth in the Warrant. Each of the Convertible Notes and the Warrant are convertible or exercisable into the Company’s ordinary shares, $0.00166667 par value per share (the “Ordinary Shares”). The Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes or the exercise of the Warrant are referred to herein as the “Conversion Shares”). The purchase and sale of the Convertible Notes and the Warrant shall take place upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth herein (the “Closings”) for a purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) equal to 97% of the original principal amount of each Convertible Note to be issued at such Closing, which amount shall be paid pro rata with the purchase of each of the Convertible Notes. The first Convertible Note in the original principal amount of $4.0 million shall be issued within one Business Day of the date hereof. The second Convertible Note in the original principal amount of $3.0 million and the Warrant shall be issued at the time the Company files its Form 20-F with the SEC, which Form 20-F will contain consolidated audited financial statements in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company is delivering Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”) to its transfer agent; and
WHEREAS, the Convertible Notes, the Warrant and the Conversion Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES.
(a) Purchase of Convertible Notes. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company at the Closing the first Convertible Note in the original principal amount of $4.0 million for a purchase price of $3,880,000 (or 97% of the original principal amount) as set forth opposite the Buyer’s name on Schedule of Buyers attached as Schedule I hereto. Provided that no Event of Default has occurred, within five (5) Trading Days of the Company filing its Form 20-F with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2020, which such Form 20-F shall contain the information required to be included therein in accordance, and otherwise be in full compliance, with the SEC’s rules and regulations, including without limitation, audited financial statements of the Company for the period or periods required by the SEC, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company at the Closing the second Convertible Note in the original principal amount of $3.0 million for a purchase price of $2,910,000 (or 97% of the original principal amount) as set forth opposite the Buyer’s name on Schedule of Buyers attached as Schedule I hereto.
(b) Closing Dates. The Closings of the purchase of the Convertible Notes by the Buyer shall occur at the offices Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, 1012 Springfield Avenue, Mountainside, NJ 07092. The date and time of the first Closing (related to the first Convertible Note) shall be 10:00 a.m., New York time, on the first Business Day on which the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below are satisfied or waived (or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer) and the second Closing (related to the second Convertible Note) shall be 10:00 a.m., New York time, on the date on which the Company files its Form 20-F in accordance with Section 1(a) hereof (each, a “Closing Date”). As used herein “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(c) Form of Payment; Deliveries. Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, (i) the Buyer shall deliver to the Company the Purchase Price for each Convertible Note to be issued and sold to the Buyer at the Closing, minus the fees to be paid directly from the proceeds of the Closing as set forth herein (if any), and (ii) the Company shall deliver to the Buyer, the Convertible Note which the Buyer is purchasing at the Closing with a principal amount corresponding with the Subscription Amount set forth opposite the Buyer’s name on Schedule of Buyers attached as Schedule I hereto, duly executed on behalf of the Company.
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2. BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
(a) Information. The Buyer and its advisors (and his or, its counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information he deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding his purchase of the Securities, which have been requested by such Buyer. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. The Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.
(b) Organization; Authority. Such Buyer is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (as defined below) to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(c) Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by such Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Buyer, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Buyer is a party or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Buyer, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder.
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(e) Certain Trading Activities. The Buyer has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the Buyer, engaged in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Short Sales (as defined below) involving the Company’s securities) during the period commencing as of January 1, 2021 and ending immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement by such Buyer. The Buyer hereby agrees that it shall not directly or indirectly, engage in any Short Sales involving the Company’s securities during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending when no Convertible Notes remain outstanding. “Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the 1934 Act (as defined below). The Buyer is aware that Short Sales and other hedging activities may be subject to applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and the Buyer acknowledges that the responsibility of compliance with any such federal or state securities laws, rules and regulations is solely the responsibility of the Buyer. “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a governmental authority.
(f) Trading Information. On a weekly basis, the Buyer agrees to provide the Company with trading reports setting forth the number and average sales prices of Conversion Shares sold the Buyer during the prior trading week.
(g) Buyer’s Status. Neither the Buyer nor its affiliates is (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”)) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the Ordinary Shares (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act)
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and to qualify any representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of such disclosure, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth below to the Buyer:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are entities duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authority to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). As used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby or in any of the other Transaction Documents or any other agreements or instruments to be entered into by the Company in connection herewith or therewith or (iii) the authority or ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents (as defined below). “Subsidiaries” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the outstanding capital stock having voting power or holds a majority of the equity or similar interest of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein as a “Subsidiary”.
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(b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes), have been duly authorized by the Company’s board of directors and no further filing, consent or authorization is required by the Company, its board of directors or its shareholders (including, without limitation with respect to the issuance of Conversion Shares in accordance with the Convertible Notes). This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party will be prior to the Closing, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and each constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law. “Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Convertible Notes, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into by the Company or delivered by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time.
(c) Issuance of Securities. The issuance of the Securities is authorized and, upon issuance and payment in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, the Securities shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, mortgages, defects, claims, liens, pledges, charges, taxes, rights of first refusal, encumbrances, security interests and other encumbrances (collectively “Liens”) with respect to the issuance thereof. Upon issuance or conversion in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Notes and the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms of the Warrant, the Conversion Shares, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights or Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a shareholder of the Company.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Conversion Shares, and the reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Memorandum of Association (as defined below), Articles of Association (as defined below), certificate of incorporation, memorandum of association, articles of association, bylaws, or other organizational documents of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including, without limitation, U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations, the securities laws of the jurisdictions of the Company’s incorporation or in which it or its subsidiaries operate and including all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the Cayman Islands) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of (ii) and (iii) for any conflict, default, right or violation that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) Filings, Consents and Approval. The Company is not required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with any Governmental Entity (as defined below) or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or thereto other than (i) such consents, authorizations, orders, filings or registrations as specifically contemplated under the Transaction Documents, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus Supplement, and (iii) application to the Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Principal Market”) for the listing of the Conversion Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby. The Company has elected to follow home country practices in lieu of the requirements of Section 5635 of the rules and regulations of the Principal Market in compliance with the requirements thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been or will be obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing Date, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company is not in violation of the requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Ordinary Shares in the foreseeable future. “Governmental Entity” means any nation, state, county, city, town, village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental or quasi- governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), multi-national organization or body; or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing.
(f) Independent Evaluation. The Company represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives. The Company further acknowledges that no Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of the Securities.
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(g) No Integrated Offering. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, nor any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to require approval of shareholders of the Company under any applicable shareholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of Nasdaq. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, their affiliates nor any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps that would cause the offering of any of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings of securities of the Company.
(h) Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges its obligation to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Convertible Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Convertible Notes are, absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.
(i) Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, interested shareholder, business combination, poison pill (including, without limitation, any distribution under a rights agreement), shareholder rights plan or other similar antit-akeover provision under the Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association or other organizational documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or otherwise which is or could become applicable to any Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and any Buyer’s ownership of the Securities.
(j) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. Since April 1, 2019, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, proxy statements, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits and appendices included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate). The reserves, if any, established by the Company or the lack of reserves, if applicable, are reasonable based upon facts and circumstances known by the Company on the date hereof and there are no loss contingencies that are required to be accrued by the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board which are not provided for by the Company in its financial statements or otherwise. No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer which is not included in the SEC Documents (including, without limitation, information in the disclosure schedules to this Agreement) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made. The Company is not currently contemplating to amend or restate any of the financial statements (including, without limitation, any notes or any letter of the independent accountants of the Company with respect thereto) included in the SEC Documents (the “Financial Statements”), nor is the Company currently aware of facts or circumstances which would require the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements, in each case, in order for any of the Financials Statements to be in compliance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company has not been informed by its independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate any of the Financial Statements or that there is any need for the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements.
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(k) Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the Company's most recent audited financial statements contained in a Form 20-F, there has been no Material Adverse Effect, nor any event or occurrence specifically affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries that would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of the Company's most recent audited financial statements contained in a Form 20-F, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any material assets, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business or (iii) made any material capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up, nor does the Company or any Subsidiary have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of their respective creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so.
(l) No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. No event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is reasonably expected to exist or occur specific to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or condition (financial or otherwise), that has not been publicly disclosed and would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term under its Memorandum of Association, any certificate of designation, preferences or rights of any other outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Articles of Association or their organizational charter, certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, Memorandum of Association or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except in all cases for violations which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Ordinary Shares by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the one year prior to the date hereof, (i) the Ordinary Shares have been listed or designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Ordinary Shares has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Ordinary Shares from the Principal Market, which has not been publicly disclosed. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(n) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, nor to the knowledge of the Company, agent, employee or any other person acting for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (individually and collectively, a “Company Affiliate”) have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA) or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, nor has any Company Affiliate offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any officer, employee or any other person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental Entity to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office (individually and collectively, a “Government Official”) or to any person under circumstances where such Company Affiliate knew that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official, for the purpose, in violation of applicable law, of: (i) (A) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his/her official capacity, (B) inducing such Government Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his/her lawful duty, (C) securing any improper advantage, or (D) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity, or (ii) assisting the Company or its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(o) Equity Capitalization.
(i) Authorized and Outstanding Capital Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has authority to issue 300,000,000 Ordinary Shares, of which 45,849,826 are issued and outstanding.
(ii) Valid Issuance; Available Shares. All of such outstanding Ordinary Shares are duly authorized and have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(iii) Existing Securities; Obligations. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents: (A) none of the Company's or any Subsidiary's shares, interests or capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or Liens suffered or permitted by the Company or any Subsidiary; (B) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except pursuant to this Agreement); (D) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (E) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; and (G) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.
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(iv) Organizational Documents. The Company has furnished to the Buyer or filed on EDGAR true, correct and complete copies of the Company's Memorandum of Association, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Memorandum of Association”), and the Company's Articles of Association, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Articles of Association”), and the terms of all convertible securities and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
(p) Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, other Governmental Entity, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. After reasonable inquiry of its employees, the Company is not aware of any event which might result in or form the basis for any such action, suit, arbitration, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding. Without limitation of the foregoing, there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any current or former director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(q) Manipulation of Price. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, (i) taken any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(r) Registration. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, no Person has any right to cause the Company to affect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company. The Company is eligible to register the Securities to be issued hereunder on the Registration Statement. The Securities issued hereunder are exempt from the qualification provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “TIA”) and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein comply in all respects with the TIA.
(s) Money Laundering. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with, and have not previously violated, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and all other applicable U.S. and non-U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the laws, regulations and Executive Orders and sanctions programs (“Sanctions Programs”) administered by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), including, without limitation, (i) Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 entitled, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism” (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)); and any regulations contained in 31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V.
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(t) Buyer’s Status. The Company further represents that neither the Buyer nor its investment manager, Yorkville Advisors Global, LP (the “IM”), or the IM’s employees is acting, or has acted, as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer's purchase of the Securities.
(u) Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Buyer or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Company understands and confirms that the Buyer will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosures provided to the Buyer regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All of the written information furnished after the date hereof by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Buyer pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, taken as a whole, will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date on which such information is so provided and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly disclosed. All financial projections and forecasts that have been prepared by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and made available to the Buyer have been prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions and represented, at the time each such financial projection or forecast was delivered to the Buyer, the Company's best estimate of future financial performance (it being recognized that such financial projections or forecasts are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period or periods covered by any such financial projections or forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results). The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Buyer makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 2.
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4. COVENANTS.
(a) Reporting Status. For the period beginning on the date hereof, and ending six (6) months after the date on which all the Convertible Notes are no longer outstanding (the “Reporting Period”), the Company shall use its best efforts to file on a timely basis all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company 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.
(b) Use of Proceeds. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the transactions contemplated herein to repay any loans to any executives or employees of the Company. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the transactions contemplated herein, or lend, contribute, facilitate or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person (i) to fund, either directly or indirectly, any activities or business of or with any Person that is identified on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocker Persons maintained by OFAC, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions Programs, or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions Programs.
(c) Listing. To the extent applicable, the Company shall promptly secure the listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all of the Underlying Securities (as defined below) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Ordinary Shares are then listed or designated for quotation (as the case may be, each an “Eligible Market”), subject to official notice of issuance, and shall use reasonable efforts to maintain such listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all Underlying Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents on such Eligible Market for the Reporting Period. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which could be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Ordinary Shares on an Eligible Market during the Reporting Period. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(c). “Underlying Securities” means the (i) the Conversion Shares, and (ii) any Ordinary Shares issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the Ordinary Shares are converted or exchanged without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Convertible Notes.
(d) Fees. The Company shall issue to YA Global II SPV, LLC, an affiliate of the Buyer (the “Subsidiary Fund”), a one-time structuring fee of $10,000, of which $5,000 was previously paid by the Company to the Buyer. The $5,000 unpaid balance of the structuring fee shall be deducted by the Buyer from the closing proceeds of the Buyer’s purchase of the first Convertible Note hereunder. The Company authorizes the Buyer to deduct the unpaid balance of the structuring fee from the gross process of the purchase of the first Convertible Note hereunder.
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(e) Pledge of Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company acknowledges and agrees that, subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, the Securities may be pledged by a Buyer in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Securities. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by a Buyer.
(f) Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. Promptly but no later than 9:30 a.m., New York time, the second Business Day after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall file a report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K describing all the material terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching all the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement and all schedules to this Agreement (including all attachments, the “Current Report”). From and after the filing of the Current Report, the Company shall have disclosed all material, non-public information (if any) provided to the Buyer by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the filing of the Current Report, and the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and the Buyer or any of its affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents not to, provide any Buyer with any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the date hereof without first obtaining the express prior written consent of such Buyer (which may be granted or withheld in such Buyer's sole discretion).
(g) Reservation of Shares. So long as any Convertible Note remain outstanding, the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than three times the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of all Convertible Notes then outstanding (assuming for purposes hereof that (x) the Convertible Notes are convertible at the Floor Price (as defined in the Convertible Notes) then in effect, and (y) any such conversion shall not take into account any limitations on the conversion of the Convertible Notes) (the “Required Reserve Amount”); provided that at no time shall the number of Ordinary Shares reserved pursuant to this Section 4(g) be reduced other than proportionally in connection with any conversion and/or redemption, or reverse stock split. If at any time the number Ordinary Shares authorized and reserved for issuance is not sufficient to meet the Required Reserved Amount, the Company will promptly take all corporate action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares, including, without limitation, calling a special meeting of shareholders to authorize additional shares to meet the Company's obligations pursuant to the Transaction Documents, in the case of an insufficient number of authorized shares, recommending that shareholders vote in favor of an increase in such authorized number of shares sufficient to meet the Required Reserved Amount.
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(h) Conduct of Business. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any Governmental Entity, except where such violations would not reasonably be expected to result, either individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Registration Statement.
(i) Initial Registration Statement. The Company has filed, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, with the SEC a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (File Number 333-253395) (the “Initial Registration Statement”) including a base prospectus (such base prospectus included in the Initial Registration Statement, as supplemented or amended from time to time shall be referred to herein as the “Prospectus”), with respect to the issuance and sale of securities by the Company, including Ordinary Shares and debt securities that may be convertible into Ordinary Shares, which contains, among other things a Plan of Distribution section disclosing the methods by which the Company may sell such securities. The Initial Registration Statement was declared effective on February 23, 2021 and remains in effect on the date hereof. Except where the context otherwise requires, the Initial Registration Statement, as amended when it became effective, including all documents filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein, and including any information contained in a Prospectus subsequently filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act or deemed to be a part of the Initial Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the Securities Act, is herein called the “Registration Statement.” No stop order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or suspending or preventing the use of the Prospectus has been issued by the SEC and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, are threatened by the SEC. At the time the Registration Statement became effective, at the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and 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 the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, at time the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto was issued and at the Closing Date, conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company is, and was at the time of the filing of the Registration Statement, a “foreign private issuer,” as defined in Securities Act Rule 405 and Exchange Act Rule 3b-4, and otherwise eligible to use Form F-3 under the Securities Act, and the Company meets the transaction requirements with respect to the aggregate market value of securities being sold pursuant to this offering and during the 12 months prior to this offering, as set forth in General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3.
(ii) Prospectus Supplement. On the Closing Date, the Company shall file with the a prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act (the “Prospectus Supplement”) disclosing all information relating to the transaction contemplated hereby required to be disclosed therein and an updated Plan of Distribution, including, without limitation, the name of the Investor, a description of the Securities being offered hereunder, the terms of the offering, and other material terms of the offering, and any other information or disclosure necessary to register the transactions contemplated herein.
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(iii) Maintaining a Registration Statement. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of any Registration Statement with respect to the Securities at all times during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending 180 days after all the Convertible Notes have been fully repaid or fully converted (the “Registration Period”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall ensure that, when filed, the Registration Statement (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) and the prospectus (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) used in connection with the Registration Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading.
(j) From the date hereof until all Convertible Notes have been repaid, unless the holders of at least 75% in principal amount of the then outstanding Convertible Notes shall have given prior written consent, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries (whether or not a subsidiary on the date hereof) to, directly or indirectly (i) amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the holders of the Convertible Notes, (ii) make any payments in respect of any related party debt, or (iii) enter into, or drawdown on any variable rate equity financing facility (including in particular the issuance of any Ordinary Shares at a variable price or any securities for which the conversion price or exercise price is variable, such as equity lines or variable rate convertible securities) (“Variable Rate Instrument”) provided that the Company may continue to conduct sales pursuant to the Sales Agreement dated February 23, 2021 by and between the Company and A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, or A.G.P.
5. REGISTER; TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS; LEGEND.
(a) Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices or with the transfer agent or share registrar (or at such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the Convertible Notes in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Convertible Notes have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee), the amount of Convertible Notes held by such Person, and the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all times, upon prior written notice and during business hours for inspection of any Buyer or its legal representatives.
(b) Transfer Restrictions. The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Buyer or in connection with a pledge as contemplated herein, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Buyer under this Agreement.
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6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible Notes to the Buyer at each Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Buyer with prior written notice thereof:
(a) Such Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company.
(b) Such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price (less, in the case of any Buyer, the amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4(d)) for the Convertible Notes being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Closing Statement.
(c) The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
7. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Convertible Notes at each Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (and in connection with the second Convertible Note the additional condition set forth in Section 1(a) hereof), provided that these conditions are for the Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:
(a) The Company shall have duly executed and delivered to the Buyer each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the Company shall have duly executed and delivered to the Buyer a Convertible Note with a principal amount corresponding to the Subscription Amount set forth opposite the Buyer’s name on Schedule of Buyers attached as Schedule I for the Closing.
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(b) The Buyer shall have received the opinion of the Cayman Islands counsel to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, in the form reasonably acceptable to the Buyer.
(c) The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certificate evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
(d) Each and every representation and warranty of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date, as set forth in section 3 and 4.
(e) The Ordinary Shares (A) shall be designated for quotation or listed (as applicable) on the Principal Market and (B) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (I) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (II) by falling below the minimum maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.
(f) The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third-party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities.
(g) No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(h) Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that has resulted in or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) The Company shall have obtained approval of the Principal Market to list or designate for quotation (as the case may be) no less than the Required Reserve Amount of Ordinary Shares.
(j) The Buyer shall have received a letter, duly executed by an officer of the Company, setting forth the wire amounts of the Buyer and the wire transfer instructions of the Company (the “Closing Statement”).
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(k) From the date hereof to the Closing Date, (i) trading in the Ordinary Shares shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and (ii) the closing price of the Ordinary Shares during each of the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to the Closing Date shall be at least 100% of the Floor Price (as defined in the Convertible Notes), and (iii) at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on the Principal Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of the Buyer, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.
(l) The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have delivered to the Buyer such other documents, instruments or certificates relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.
(m) The Company shall have filed the Prospectus Supplement with respect to the initial Convertible Note in accordance with Section 4(i)(ii) above.
(n) Solely with respect to the Second Closing:
(i) The conditions set forth in this Section 7(a), (d)-(l) shall have been satisfied;
(ii) No default or event of default shall have occurred on this Agreement or any Transaction Documents;
(iii) The Company shall have filed a Form 20-F with the SEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which Form 20-F will contain consolidated audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC;
(iv) The Company shall have filed a Prospectus Supplement with respect to the second Convertible Note and the Warrant in accordance with Section 4(i)(ii) above; and
(v) The Ordinary Shares underlying the second Convertible Note and the Warrant shall be issuable without restrictive legend.
8. TERMINATION.
In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to the Buyer within five (5) days of the date hereof, then the Buyer shall have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement with respect to itself at any time on or after the close of business on such date without liability of the Buyer to any other party; provided, however, (i) the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8 shall not be available to the Buyer if the failure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to have been consummated by such date is the result of the Buyer's breach of this Agreement and (ii) the abandonment of the sale and purchase of any Convertible Notes shall be applicable only to the Buyer providing such written notice, provided further that no such termination shall affect any obligation of the Company under this Agreement to reimburse the Buyer for the expenses described herein. Nothing contained in this Section 8 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New 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 and the Buyer hereby irrevocably submit 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 under any of the other Transaction Documents or with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, and hereby irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude any party from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the other party in any other jurisdiction to collect on the other party’s obligations to such party or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such party. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
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(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
(c) Headings; Gender. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.
(d) Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements between the Buyer, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
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(e) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing by letter and email and will be deemed to have been delivered: upon the later of (A) either (i) receipt, when delivered personally or (ii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same and (B) receipt, when sent by electronic mail. The addresses and e-mail addresses for such communications shall be:
or to such other address, e-mail address and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) electronically generated by the sender's e-mail service provider containing the time, date, recipient e-mail address or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of any of the Convertible Notes (but excluding any purchasers of Underlying Securities, unless pursuant to a written assignment by the Buyer). The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Buyer. In connection with any transfer of any or all of its Securities, a Buyer may assign all, or a portion, of its rights and obligations hereunder in connection with such Securities without the consent of the Company, but with written notice to the Company, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such transferred Securities.
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(g) Indemnification.
(i) In consideration of the Buyer's execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all of their shareholders, partners, members, officers, and directors, and any of the foregoing Persons' agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Buyer Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in any of the Transaction Documents, (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary contained in any of the Transaction Documents or (iii) any cause of action, suit, proceeding or claim brought or made against such Buyer Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary) or which otherwise involves such Buyer Indemnitee that arises out of or results from (A) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents, (B) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, or (C) the status of the Buyer either as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or as a party to this Agreement (including, without limitation, as a party in interest or otherwise in any action or proceeding for injunctive or other equitable relief); provided, however, that the Company shall not be responsible for any Indemnified Liabilities that have resulted from the Buyer Indemnitees’ gross negligence or willful misconduct. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.
(ii) In consideration of Company's execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and selling the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the Buyer's other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Buyer shall, jointly and severally defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of its officers and directors and the Persons, if any, who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and any of the foregoing Persons' agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities, incurred by any Company Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by any Buyer in any of the Transaction Documents, (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of any Buyer contained in any of the Transaction Documents or (iii) any cause of action, suit, proceeding or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary) or which otherwise involves such Company Indemnitee that arises out of or results from (A) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents, (B) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, or (C) the status of any Buyer either as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or as a party to this Agreement (including, without limitation, as a party in interest or otherwise in any action or proceeding for injunctive or other equitable relief); provided, however, that the Buyer shall not be responsible for any Indemnified Liabilities that have resulted from the Company Indemnitees’ gross negligence or willful misconduct. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Buyer may be unenforceable for any reason, the Buyer shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.
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“Indemnitees” shall hereinafter refer to the Buyer Indemnitees or the Company Indemnitees, as the case may be. “Indemnitor” shall hereinafter refer to the Company or the Buyer, as the case may be.
(iii) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnitee under this Section 9(g) of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving an Indemnified Liability, such Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Indemnitor under this Section 9(g), deliver to the Indemnitor a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the Indemnitor shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the Indemnitor so desires, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee; provided, however, that an Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by the Indemnitor if: (A) the Indemnitor has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (B) the Indemnitor shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Indemnified Liability and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee in any such Indemnified Liability; or (C) the named parties to any such Indemnified Liability (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnitee and the Indemnitor, and such Indemnitee shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnitee and the Indemnitor (in which case, if such Indemnitee notifies the Indemnitor in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnitor, then the Indemnitor shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnitor), provided further, that in the case of clause (C) above the Indemnitor shall not be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one (1) separate legal counsel for the Indemnitees. The Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnitor in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Indemnified Liability by the Indemnitor and shall furnish to the Indemnitor all information reasonably available to the Indemnitee which relates to such action or Indemnified Liability. The Indemnitor shall keep the Indemnitee reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. The Indemnitor shall not be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the Indemnitor shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. The Indemnitor shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnitee of a release from all liability in respect to such Indemnified Liability or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnitee. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the Indemnitor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnitee 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 Indemnitor within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve the Indemnitor of any liability to the Indemnitee under this Section 9(g), except to the extent that the Indemnitor is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
(iv) The indemnification required by this Section 9(g) shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, within ten (10) days after bills supporting the Indemnified Liabilities are received by the Indemnitor.
(v) The indemnity agreement contained herein shall be in addition to (A) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnitee against the Indemnitor or others, and (B) any liabilities the Indemnitor may be subject to pursuant to the law.
(h) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY:
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POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ Stewart Lor | |
Name: | Stewart Lor | |
Title: | Co-CEO and CFO |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
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YA II PN, LTD. | |||
By: | Yorkville Advisors Global, LP | ||
Its: | Investment Manager | ||
By: | Yorkville Advisors Global II, LLC | ||
Its: | General Partner | ||
By: |
/s/ David Gonzalez |
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Name: |
David Gonzalez |
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Title: |
General Counsel & Managing Member |
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Exhibit 10.2
POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Convertible Note
Principal Amount: $4,000,000 |
Note Issuance Date: [_________] |
Note Number: PBTS-1 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of YA II PN, Ltd., or its registered assigns (the “Holder”) the amount set out above as the Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate from the date set out above as the Note Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon an Interest Date (as defined below), the Maturity Date or acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Convertible Note (including all Notes issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “Note”) was originally issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated April __, 2021, as amended (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and YA II PN, Ltd. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section (14).
(1) GENERAL TERMS
(a) Maturity Date. On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest, and any other amounts outstanding pursuant to the terms of this Note. The “Maturity Date” shall be [________], 2022, as may be extended at the option of the Holder. Other than as specifically permitted by this Note, the Company may not prepay or redeem any portion of the outstanding Principal and accrued and unpaid Interest.
(b) Interest Rate and Payment of Interest. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding Principal balance hereof at an annual rate equal to 6% (“Interest Rate”), which Interest Rate shall increase to an annual rate of 15% upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event or an Event of Default. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(c) Triggering Event. If, any time after the Issuance Date, and from time to time thereafter, the daily VWAP is less than the Floor Price for a period of 15 Trading Days during any 20 consecutive Trading Day period (each such occurrence, a “Triggering Event”), then the Interest Rate shall automatically increase to an annual rate of 15%. Provided that no Event of Default has occurred, the Interest Rate shall return to the rate set forth in Section 1(b) if any time after a Triggering Event the daily VWAP is greater than the Floor Price for a period of 15 consecutive Trading Days, unless a subsequent Triggering Event occurs. Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event at any time this Note is outstanding, the Company shall be obligated to reduce (but not increase) the Floor Price (which reduced Floor Price shall be referred to as a reset Floor Price) on one or more occasions. Each reset Floor Price shall be reduced by the Company to a price equal to 80% of the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date the Company establishes any reset Floor Price. The Company obligations to establish any reset Floor Price shall include: (i) resetting the Floor Price as set forth in this Section, (ii) taking all steps necessary to admit the Conversion Shares for trading on the Principal Market, and (iii) making any securities filings necessary with the SEC and taking any additional actions necessary to ensure that the Conversion Shares to be issued by the Company to the Buyer upon conversion (at any time any reset Floor Price is then in effect) shall be registered with the SEC for sale by the Buyer and issuable upon conversion by the Buyer without restrictive legends or any other restrictions on sale by the Buyer, subject to Section 4(c) hereof. The Company shall establish any reset Floor Price within 30 days of the Buyer delivering written notice to the Company of a Triggering Event, the failure of which shall be an Event of Default hereunder.
(2) Early Redemption. The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to redeem (“Optional Redemption”) early a portion or all amounts outstanding under this Note as described in this Section; provided that (i) the trading price of the Ordinary Shares is less than the Fixed Conversion Price and (ii) the Company provides the Holder with at least 15 Business Days’ prior written notice (each, a “Redemption Notice”) of its desire to exercise an Optional Redemption on the date fixed for early redemption in such notice (“Redemption Date”). Each Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the outstanding balance of the Convertible Note to be redeemed and the applicable Redemption Premium. The “Redemption Amount” shall be equal to the outstanding Principal balance being redeemed by the Company, plus the applicable Redemption Premium, plus all accrued and unpaid interest. After receipt of the Redemption Notice, the Holder shall have until the Trading Day prior to the Redemption Date to elect to convert all or any portion of the Note. On the Redemption Date, the Company shall deliver to the Holder the Redemption Amount with respect to the Principal amount redeemed after giving effect to conversions effected during such period.
(3) EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
(a) An “Event of Default”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(i) the Company's failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, or other amounts when and as due under this Note within five (5) Business Days after such payment is due;
(ii) The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall commence, or there shall be commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or there is commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of sixty-one (61) days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or court appointed receiver or the like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty-one (61) days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
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(iii) The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall default in any of its obligations under any other Note or any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in an amount exceeding $1,000,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created and such default is not cured within five (5) Business Days;
(iv) The Ordinary Shares shall cease to be quoted or listed for trading, as applicable, on any Primary Market for a period of 10 consecutive Trading Days;
(v) The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction (as defined in Section (14)) unless in connection with such Change of Control Transaction this Note is retired;
(vi) the Company's (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure by delivery of (I) the required number of Ordinary Shares (II) or the Buy-In Price within five (5) Business Days after the applicable Conversion Failure or (B) notice, written or oral, to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its intention not to comply with a request for conversion of this Note into Ordinary Shares, other than pursuant to Section (5)(d);
(vii) The Company shall fail for any reason to deliver the payment in cash pursuant to a Buy-In (as defined herein) within five (5) Business Days after such payment is due; or
(viii) The Company shall fail to observe or perform any other material covenant, agreement or warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any material breach or default of any provision of this Note (except as may be covered by Section (3)(a)(i) through (3)(a)(viii) hereof) or any Transaction Document (as defined in Section (14)) which is not cured within any time prescribed herein.
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(b) During the time that any portion of this Note is outstanding, if any Event of Default has occurred, the full unpaid Principal amount of this Note, together with interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, to the date of acceleration shall become at the Holder's election, immediately due and payable in cash. Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies, the Holder shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert this Note (subject to the beneficial ownership limitations set out in Section (4)(c)) at any time after (x) an Event of Default or (y) the Maturity Date at the Conversion Price. The Holder need not provide and the Company hereby waives any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, (other than required notice of conversion) and the Holder may immediately enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such declaration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
(4) CONVERSION. This Note shall be convertible into the Company's Ordinary Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section (4).
(a) Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of Section (4)(c), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into fully paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares in accordance with Section (4)(b), at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). Upon each conversion and upon receipt of the appropriate notice from the Holder as set forth in Section (4)(b)(i) herein, the Company shall issue the applicable Ordinary Shares to the Holder. The number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to this Section (4)(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”). No fraction of an Ordinary share will be delivered upon any conversion. All calculations under this Section (4) shall be rounded to the nearest $0.00166667. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of an Ordinary Share, the Company shall round such fraction of a share up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp and similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of shares upon conversion of any Conversion Amount.
(i) “Conversion Amount” means the portion of the Principal and accrued Interest to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made.
(ii) “Conversion Price” means as of any Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination, a price per share equal to the lower of: (i) $3.675 (the “Fixed Conversion Price”) or (ii) 90% of the lowest daily VWAP during the 10 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Conversion Date or other date of determination (the “Variable Conversion Price”), but not lower than the Floor Price or any reset Floor Price (as applicable). The Conversion Price shall be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the other terms and conditions of this Note.
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(b) Mechanics of Conversion.
(i) Optional Conversion. To convert any Conversion Amount into Ordinary Shares on any date (a “Conversion Date”), the Holder shall (A) transmit by email, for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York Time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company and (B) if required by Section (4)(b)(iii), surrender this Note to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for delivery to the Company (or an indemnification undertaking reasonably satisfactory to the Company with respect to this Note in the case of its loss, theft or destruction). On or before the third Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall, except in the event of Holder’s Breach of Sales Limitation, cause the issuance of the underlying Ordinary Shares and (X) if legends are not required to be placed on the shares certificates and provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company's (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, instruct the Transfer Agent to credit such aggregate number of Ordinary Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal and Custodian system or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, instruct the Transfer Agent to deliver to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a share certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Ordinary Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends unless required pursuant to rules and regulations of the Commission. If this Note is physically surrendered for conversion and the outstanding Principal of this Note is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of this Note and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the holder a new Note representing the outstanding Principal not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive Ordinary Shares issuable upon a conversion of this Note shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Ordinary Shares upon the transmission of a Conversion Notice.
(ii) Company's Failure to Timely Convert. Except in the event of Holder’s Breach of Sales Limitation, if within three (3) Trading Days after the Company's receipt of an email copy of a Conversion Notice the Company shall fail to issue the underlying Ordinary Shares and cause the issuance and deliver a share certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder's balance account with DTC for the number of Ordinary Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon such holder's conversion of any Conversion Amount (a “Conversion Failure”), and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Ordinary Shares to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder Ordinary Shares issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) 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) for the Ordinary Shares so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company's obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Ordinary Shares) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Ordinary Shares 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 Ordinary Shares, times (B) the Closing Bid Price on the Conversion Date.
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(iii) Book-Entry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of any portion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless (A) the full Conversion Amount represented by this Note is being converted or (B) the Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of this Note upon physical surrender of this Note. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Principal and Interest converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon partial conversion.
(c) Limitations on Conversions.
(i) Beneficial Ownership. The Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note or otherwise receive Ordinary Shares hereunder to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion or receipt of such Ordinary Shares, the Holder, together with any affiliate thereof, would beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) in excess of 4.99% of the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. Since the Holder will not be obligated to report to the Company the number of Ordinary Shares it may hold at the time of a conversion hereunder, unless the conversion at issue would result in the issuance of Ordinary Shares representing beneficial ownership in excess of 4.99% of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares without regard to any other Ordinary Shares which may be beneficially owned by the Holder or an affiliate thereof, the Holder shall have the authority and obligation to determine whether the restriction contained in this Section will limit any particular conversion hereunder and to the extent that the Holder determines that the limitation contained in this Section applies, the determination of which portion of the Principal amount of this Note is convertible shall be the responsibility and obligation of the Holder, provided however, upon the request of the Company, the Holder shall report its holdings in Ordinary Shares to the Company. If the Holder has delivered a Conversion Notice for a Principal amount of this Note that would result in the issuance in excess of the permitted amount hereunder, the Company shall notify the Holder of this fact and shall honor the conversion for the maximum Principal amount permitted to be converted on such Conversion Date in accordance with Section 3(a) and any Principal amount tendered for conversion in excess of the permitted amount hereunder shall remain outstanding under this Note.
(ii) Sales Limitations. The Holder shall not sell such number of Ordinary Shares in any calendar month (being the 1st of the month through the last day of the same month) that would result in gross proceeds received by the Holder in excess of $1,000,000. The Holder shall provide its trading report evidencing gross proceeds of any calendar month within three (3) Trading Days after receipt of the Company’s written request. This limitation shall not apply (i) at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and (ii) with respect to any sales of Ordinary Shares at prices greater than or equal to the Fixed Conversion Price. This limitation may be waived with the written consent of the Company. In the event the Holder received Ordinary Shares in any calendar months resulting in gross proceeds in excess of $1,000,000 (“Breach of Sales Limitation”) as evidenced by its trading report, the Company shall not be obligated to issue the underlying Ordinary Shares otherwise would have been issuable upon delivery of Conversion Notice for the subsequent calendar month (being the 1st of the month through the last day of the same month).
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(iii) Principal Market Limitation. Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, the Company shall not issue any Ordinary Shares upon conversion of this Note, or otherwise, if the issuance of such Ordinary Shares would exceed the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that the Company may issue in connection with any related transactions that may be considered part of the same series of transactions, would exceed the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that the Company may issue in a transaction in compliance with the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of NASDAQ and shall be referred to as the Exchange Cap (which is 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding Ordinary Shares) and shall be referred to as the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its shareholders as required by the applicable rules of the NASDAQ for issuances of shares in excess of such amount or (B) invokes the home country exemption3 and obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company, to the extent required by the NASDAQ, that it may follow its home country practice, and therefore, such approval is not required. The Exchange Cap shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split, reverse share split or similar transaction.
(d) Other Provisions.
(i) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized Ordinary Shares the full number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of all outstanding amounts under this Note; and within three (3) Business Days following the receipt by the Company of a Holder's notice that such minimum number of Underlying Shares is not so reserved, the Company shall promptly reserve a sufficient number of shares to comply with such requirement.
(ii) All calculations under this Section (4) shall be rounded to the nearest $0.0001 or whole share.
(iii) Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section (3) herein for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing shares upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief, in each case without the need to post a bond or provide other security. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
(5) Adjustments to Conversion Price
(a) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Ordinary Shares. If the Company, at any time while this Note is outstanding, issues or sells any Ordinary Shares or Convertible Securities other than Excluded Securities, for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than a price equal to the Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale (such price the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance the Fixed Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the New Issuance Price. For the purposes hereof, if the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one Ordinary Share is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such Ordinary Share shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Ordinary Shares upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities.
3 Has the Company invoked the home country exemption? Does the Company intend to so invoke?
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(b) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Ordinary Shares. If the Company, at any time while this Note is outstanding, shall (a) pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on its Ordinary Shares or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares which results in an increase in the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares, (b) subdivide its outstanding Ordinary Shares into a larger number of Ordinary Shares, (c) combine (including by way of reverse share split) outstanding Ordinary Shares into a smaller number of Ordinary Shares, or (d) issue additional Ordinary Shares by reclassification of Ordinary Shares or any shares of capital stock of the Company, then each of the Fixed Conversion Price and the Floor Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding after such event (c) of this Section. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
(c) Other Events. If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section (5) but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company's Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price so as to protect the rights of the Holder under this Note. If the Company issues any Convertible Securities with a variable conversion formula that is more favorable than this Note, then at the option of the Holder, the Variable Conversion Price formula shall be changed to match that of the new Convertible Securities.
(d) Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for Ordinary Shares (a “Corporate Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of this Note, at the Holder's option, (i) in addition to the Ordinary Shares receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been entitled with respect to such Ordinary Shares had such shares been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note) or (ii) in lieu of the Ordinary Shares otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of Ordinary Shares in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Note initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to the Ordinary Shares) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of this Note.
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(e) Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section (5) hereof, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
(6) REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE.
(a) Transfer. This Note may be transferred to a party affiliated with the Holder at any time and may be transferred to a party not affiliated with the Holder only after the reasonable determination by the Company that such transfer would not cause the Company to be out of compliance any of the requirements of the applicable securities laws and regulations. If this Note is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section (6)(d)), registered in the name of the registered transferee or assignee, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder (along with any accrued and unpaid interest thereof) and, if less than the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Note (in accordance with Section (6)(d)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section (4)(b)(iii) following conversion or redemption of any portion of this Note, the outstanding Principal represented by this Note may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Note.
(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Company and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section (6)(d)) representing the outstanding Principal.
(c) Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Note or Notes (in accordance with Section (6)(d)) representing in the aggregate the outstanding Principal of this Note, and each such new Note will represent such portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.
(d) Issuance of New Notes. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Note pursuant to the terms of this Note, such new Note (i) shall be of like tenor with this Note, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Note, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Note being issued pursuant to Section (6)(a) or Section (6)(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the Principal represented by the other new Notes issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Note immediately prior to such issuance of new Notes), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this Note, (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Note, and (v) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest from the Issuance Date.
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(7) NOTICES. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof must be in writing by letter and email and will be deemed to have been delivered: upon the later of (A) either (i) receipt, when delivered personally or (ii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same and (B) receipt, when sent by electronic mail. The addresses and e-mail addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to: | Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. | |
1st Floor, Building D2, Southern Software Park | ||
Tangjia Bay, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519080, China | ||
Attention: Kelvin Chan | ||
Telephone: 86-132-2977-6627 | ||
Email: kelvinchan@powerbridge.com | ||
With Copy to: | Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC | |
800 Third Avenue, Suite 2800 | ||
New York, NY 10022 | ||
Attention: Joan Wu | ||
Telephone: 212-530-2208 | ||
Email: jwu@htlawyers.com | ||
If to the Holder: | YA II PN, Ltd | |
c/o Yorkville Advisors Global, LP 1012 Springfield Avenue | ||
Mountainside, NJ 07092 | ||
Attention: Troy J. Rillo | ||
Telephone: 201-985-8300 | ||
Email: Legal@yorkvilleadvisors.com |
or at such other address and/or email and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) electronically generated by the sender's email service provider containing the time, date, recipient email address or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
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(8) Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the Principal of, interest and other charges (if any) on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note is a direct obligation of the Company. As long as this Note is outstanding, the Company shall not and shall cause their subsidiaries not to, without the consent of the Holder, (i) amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the Holder; or (ii) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire its Ordinary Shares or other equity securities; or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
(9) This Note shall not entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including without limitation, the right to vote, to receive dividends and other distributions, or to receive any notice of, or to attend, meetings of shareholders or any other proceedings of the Company.
(10) This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of laws thereof. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with any dispute arising under this Note and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions. THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES’ ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
(11) If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
(12) Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note. Any waiver must be in writing.
(13) If any provision of this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder shall violate applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate of interest.
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(14) CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Applicable Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
(b) “Bloomberg” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.
(c) “Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
(d) “Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the Company (except that the acquisition of voting securities by the Holder or any other current holder of convertible securities of the Company shall not constitute a Change of Control Transaction for purposes hereof), (b) a replacement at one time or over time of more than one-half of the members of the board of directors of the Company (other than as due to the death or disability of a member of the board of directors) which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the board of directors on any date whose nomination to the board of directors was approved by a majority of the members of the board of directors who are members on the date hereof), (c) the merger, consolidation or sale of fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in one or a series of related transactions with or into another entity, or (d) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth above in (a), (b) or (c). No transfer to a wholly-owned subsidiary shall be deemed a Change of Control Transaction under this provision.
(e) “Closing Bid Price” means the price per share in the last reported trade of the Ordinary Shares on the Primary Market or on the exchange which the Ordinary Shares are then listed as quoted by Bloomberg.
(f) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares.
(g) “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(h) “Dilutive Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
(i) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(j) “Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan, (b) Ordinary Shares issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of Ordinary Shares issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (c) the Ordinary Shares issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants, (d) that certain Sales Agreement dated as of February 23, 2021 by and between the Company and A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, (e) Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents to be issued in a registered direct offering to be placed by A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners by May 31, 2021, and (f) Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents to be issued to TenX Global Capital LP or its affiliates.
(k) “Floor Price” means the lower of $1.50 per share or the reset Floor Price (as applicable).
(l) “Fundamental Transaction” means any of the following: (1) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person and the Company is the non-surviving company (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of redomiciling the Company), (2) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (3) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Ordinary Shares are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (4) the Company effects any reclassification of the Ordinary Shares or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Ordinary Shares are effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property.
(m) “New Issuance Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
(n) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares or Convertible Securities.
(o) “Ordinary Shares” means the Company's Ordinary Shares, par value $0.00166667 par value per share, and any capital stock into which such shares shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Ordinary Shares.
(p) “Other Notes” means any other Notes issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and any other Notes, debentures, or other instruments issued in exchange, replacement, or modification of the foregoing.
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(q) “Person” means a corporation, an association, a partnership, organization, a business, an individual, a government or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
(r) “Primary Market” means the Nasdaq Capital Market and any successor to any of the foregoing markets or exchanges.
(s) “Redemption Premium” means 10% of the Principal amount being redeemed.
(t) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(u) “Trading Day” means a day on which the Ordinary Shares are quoted or traded on a Primary Market on which the shares are then quoted or listed; provided, that in the event that the Ordinary Shares are not listed or quoted, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
(v) “Transaction Document(s)” shall mean this Note, along with the Securities Purchase Agreement, and any other documents or agreements entered into in connection with the foregoing.
(w) “Triggering Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(c) hereof.
(x) “Underlying Shares” means the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof.
(y) “Underlying Shares Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, covering among other things the issuance of the Note and Ordinary Shares underlying the Note and the sale of such Ordinary Shares by the Holder.
(z) “VWAP” means, for the Ordinary Shares as of any date, the daily dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Primary Market as reported by Bloomberg through its “Historical Prices – Px Table with Average Daily Volume” functions, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Convertible Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.
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Name: | Stewart Lor | |
Title: | Co-CEO and CFO |
EXHIBIT I
CONVERSION NOTICE
(To be executed by the Holder in order to Convert the Note)
TO: POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Via Email:
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert a portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount of Note No. PBTS-1 into ordinary shares of POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., according to the conditions stated therein, as of the Conversion Date written below.
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Accrued Interest to be Converted: | |
Total Conversion Amount to be converted: | |
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Applicable Conversion Price: | |
Number of Ordinary Shares to be Issued: | |
Please issue the Ordinary Shares in the following name and to the following address: | |
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Exhibit 10.3
WARRANT
Warrant To Purchase Ordinary Shares
Warrant No.: PBTS-1-1 | Number of Shares: | 571,429 |
Warrant Exercise Price: | $3.675 | |
Expiration Date: | April __, 2026 |
Date of Issuance: April __, 2021
POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, YA II PN, LTD. (the “Holder”), the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns, is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times on or after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (as defined herein) up to 571,429 fully paid and nonassessable Ordinary Shares (as defined herein) of the Company (the “Warrant Shares”) at the exercise price per share provided in Section 1(b) below or as subsequently adjusted; provided, however, that in no event shall the holder be entitled to exercise this Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in excess of that number of Warrant Shares which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates to exceed 4.99% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares following such exercise, except within sixty (60) days of the Expiration Date (however, such restriction may be waived by Holder (but only as to itself and not to any other holder) upon not less than 65 days prior notice to the Company). For purposes of the foregoing proviso, the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates shall include the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such proviso is being made, but shall exclude Ordinary Shares which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrants beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or preferred stock) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares a holder may rely on the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 6-K or Form 20-F, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding. Upon the written request of any holder, the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day following the receipt of such notice, confirm in writing to any such holder the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of Warrants (as defined below) by such holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding Ordinary Shares was reported.
Section 1.
(a) This Warrant is issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) of even date hereof between the Company and the Buyer listed on Schedule I thereto or issued in exchange or substitution thereafter or replacement thereof. Each Capitalized term used, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(b) Definitions. The following words and terms as used in this Warrant shall have the following meanings:
(i) “Approved Stock Plan” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee, officer or director for services provided to the Company.
(ii) “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.
(iii) “Closing Bid Price” means the closing bid price of Ordinary Shares as quoted on the Principal Market (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”) through its “Volume at Price” function).
(iv) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares.
(v) “Event of Default” means an event of default under the Securities Purchase Agreement or the Convertible Note issued in connection therewith.
(vi) “Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan, (b) Ordinary Shares issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of Ordinary Shares issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (c) the Ordinary Shares issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants, (d) that certain Sales Agreement dated as of February 23, 2021 by and between the Company and A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, (e) Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents to be issued in a registered direct offering to be placed by A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners by May 31, 2021, and (f) Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents to be issued to TenX Global Capital LP or its affiliates.
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(vii) “Expiration Date” means the date written on the first page of this Warrant.
(viii) “Issuance Date” means the date hereof.
(ix) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares or Convertible Securities.
(x) “Ordinary Shares” means (i) the Company’s Ordinary Shares, par value $0.00166667 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Ordinary Shares shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Ordinary Shares.
(xi) “Ordinary Share Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Ordinary Shares.
(xii) “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.
(xiii) “Primary Market” means on any of (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Select Market, (d) the Nasdaq Global Market, (e) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”)
(xiv) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(xv) “Warrant” means this Warrant and all Warrants issued in exchange, transfer or replacement thereof.
(xvi) “Warrant Exercise Price” shall be $3.675 or as subsequently adjusted as provided in Section 8 hereof.
(c) Other Definitional Provisions.
(i) Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to the Company shall be deemed to include the Company’s successors and (B) to any applicable law defined or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such applicable law as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
(ii) When used in this Warrant, the words “herein”, “hereof”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any provision of this Warrant, and the words “Section”, “Schedule”, and “Exhibit” shall refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Warrant unless otherwise specified.
(iii) Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine or feminine, and the singular number includes the plural, and vice versa.
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Section 2. Exercise of Warrant.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof then registered on the books of the Company, pro rata as hereinafter provided, at any time on any Business Day on or after the opening of business on such Business Day, commencing with the first day after the date hereof, and prior to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (i) by delivery of a written notice, in the form of the subscription notice attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Exercise Notice”), of such holder’s election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Warrant Exercise Price(s) applicable to the Warrant Shares being purchased, multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares (at the applicable Warrant Exercise Price) as to which this Warrant is being exercised (plus any applicable issue or transfer taxes) (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds and the surrender of this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Company as soon as practicable following such date (“Cash Basis”) or (ii) if at the time of exercise, the Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective registration statement or if an Event of Default has occurred, by delivering an Exercise Notice and in lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price in cash or wire transfer, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of Ordinary Shares determined according to the following formula (the “Cashless Exercise”):
Net Number = | (A x B) – (A x C) | |
B |
Net Number = (A x B) – (A x C)
B
For purposes of the foregoing formula:
A = the total number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.
B = the Closing Bid Price of the Ordinary Shares on the date of exercise of the Warrant.
C = the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in compliance with this Section 2, the Company shall on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) and the receipt of the representations of the holder specified in Section 6 hereof, if requested by the Company (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”), and if the Ordinary Shares is DTC eligible, credit such aggregate number of Ordinary Shares to which the holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company; provided, however, if the holder who submitted the Exercise Notice requested physical delivery of any or all of the Warrant Shares, or, if the Ordinary Shares is not DTC eligible then the Company shall, on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the holder, for the number of Ordinary Shares to which the holder shall be entitled pursuant to such request. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice and Aggregate Exercise Price referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above the holder of this Warrant 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. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Closing Bid Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the holder the number of Warrant Shares that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the holder via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the holder’s Exercise Notice.
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(b) If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares within one (1) day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the holder, then the Company shall immediately submit via facsimile or e-mail (i) the disputed determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or the Closing Bid Price to an independent, reputable investment banking firm or (ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to its independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause the investment banking firm or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than forty-eight (48) hours from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment banking firm’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be deemed conclusive absent manifest error.
(c) Unless the rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant identical in all respects to this Warrant exercised except it shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant exercised, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant is exercised.
(d) No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon any pro rata exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares issued upon such exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.
(e) If the Company or its Transfer Agent shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the holder within ten (10) days of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares to which the holder is entitled or to credit the holder’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company for such number of Warrant Shares to which the holder is entitled upon the holder’s exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall, in addition to any other remedies under this Warrant or otherwise available to such holder, pay as additional damages in cash to such holder on each day the issuance of such certificate for Warrant Shares is not timely effected an amount equal to 0.025% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of Warrant Shares not issued to the holder on a timely basis and to which the holder is entitled, and (B) the Closing Bid Price of the Ordinary Shares for the trading day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such Ordinary Shares to the holder without violating this Section 2.
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(f) If within ten (10) days after the Company’s receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Company fails to deliver a new Warrant to the holder for the number of Warrant Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2 hereof, then, in addition to any other available remedies under this Warrant, or otherwise available to such holder, the Company shall pay as additional damages in cash to such holder on each day after such tenth (10th) day that such delivery of such new Warrant is not timely effected in an amount equal to 0.25% of the product of (A) the number of Warrant Shares represented by the portion of this Warrant which is not being exercised and (B) the Closing Bid Price of the Ordinary Shares for the trading day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such Warrant to the holder without violating this Section 2.
Section 3. Covenants as to Ordinary Shares. The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) This Warrant is, and any Warrants issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant will upon issuance be, duly authorized and validly issued.
(b) All Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
(c) During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved at least one hundred percent (100%) of the number of Ordinary Shares needed to provide for the exercise of the rights then represented by this Warrant and the par value of said shares will at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Warrant Exercise Price. If at any time the Company does not have a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares authorized and available, then the Company shall call and hold a special meeting of its shareholders within sixty (60) days of that time for the sole purpose of increasing the number of authorized Ordinary Shares.
(d) The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant. The Company will not increase the par value of any Ordinary Shares receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant.
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(e) This Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Section 4. Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all taxes, except any applicable withholding, which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
Section 5. Warrant Holder Not Deemed a Shareholder. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no holder, as such, of this Warrant shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a shareholder 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 this Warrant of the Warrant Shares which he or she 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 such holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company will provide the holder of this Warrant with copies of the same notices and other information given to the shareholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the shareholders.
Section 6. Representations of Holder. The holder of this Warrant, by the acceptance hereof, represents that it is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the holder does not agree to hold this Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act. The holder of this Warrant further represents, by acceptance hereof, that, as of this date, such holder is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act (an “Accredited Investor”). Upon exercise of this Warrant the holder shall, if requested by the Company, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the Warrant Shares so purchased are being acquired solely for the holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, for investment, and not with a view toward distribution or resale and that such holder is an Accredited Investor. If such holder cannot make such representations because they would be factually incorrect, it shall be a condition to such holder’s exercise of this Warrant that the Company receive such other representations as the Company considers reasonably necessary to assure the Company that the issuance of its securities upon exercise of this Warrant shall not violate any United States or state securities laws.
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Section 7. Ownership and Transfer.
(a) The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee. The Company may treat the person in whose name any Warrant is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any transfers made in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.
Section 8. Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price. The Warrant Exercise Price of this Warrant shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(a) Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price upon Issuance of Ordinary Shares. If and whenever on or after the Issuance Date of this Warrant, the Company issues or sells, or is deemed to have issued or sold, any Ordinary Shares (other than Excluded Securities) for a consideration per share less than a price (the “Applicable Price”) equal to the Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale, then immediately after such issue or sale the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to such consideration per share.
(b) Effect on Warrant Exercise Price of Certain Events. For purposes of determining the adjusted Warrant Exercise Price under Section 8(a) above, the following shall be applicable:
(i) Issuance of Options. If after the date hereof, the Company in any manner grants any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Ordinary Shares is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 8(b)(i), the lowest price per share for which one share of Ordinary Shares is issuable upon exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Ordinary Shares upon the granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible security issuable upon exercise of such Option. No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Ordinary Shares or of such convertible securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Ordinary Shares upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities.
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(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or sells any convertible securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Ordinary Shares is issuable upon the conversion or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such convertible securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 8(b)(ii), the lowest price per share for which one share of Ordinary Shares is issuable upon such conversion or exchange shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Ordinary Shares upon the issuance or sale of the convertible security and upon conversion or exchange of such convertible security. No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Ordinary Shares upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities, and if any such issue or sale of such convertible securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 8(b), no further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.
(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion or exchange of any convertible securities, or the rate at which any convertible securities are convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares changes at any time, the Warrant Exercise Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to the Warrant Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or convertible securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be correspondingly readjusted. For purposes of this Section 8(b)(iii), if the terms of any Option or convertible security that was outstanding as of the Issuance Date of this Warrant are changed in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or convertible security and the Ordinary Shares deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect.
(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Ordinary Shares, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefore will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefore. If any Ordinary Shares, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of marketable securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the market price of such securities on the date of receipt of such securities. If any Ordinary Shares, Options or convertible securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefore will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Ordinary Shares, Options or convertible securities, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds (b) of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds (b) of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants.
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(v) Integrated Transactions. In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of $.01.
(vi) Treasury Shares. The number of Ordinary Shares outstanding at any given time does not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any shares so owned or held will be considered an issue or sale of Ordinary Shares.
(vii) Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of Ordinary Shares for the purpose of entitling them (1) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Ordinary Shares, Options or in convertible securities or (2) to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares, Options or convertible securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the Ordinary Shares deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.
(c) Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Ordinary Shares. If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding Ordinary Shares into a greater number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Ordinary Shares obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding Ordinary Shares into a smaller number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 8(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(d) Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Ordinary Shares, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
(i) any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Ordinary Shares entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Warrant Exercise Price by a fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Ordinary Shares on the trading day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Ordinary Shares, and (B) the denominator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Ordinary Shares on the trading day immediately preceding such record date.
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(e) Certain Events. If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 8 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Warrant Exercise Price so as to protect the rights of the holders of the Warrants; provided, except as set forth in section 8(c),that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(e) will increase the Warrant Exercise Price as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 8.
(f) Voluntary Adjustments By Company. The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant 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.
(g) Notices.
(i) Immediately upon any adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Company will give written notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment.
(ii) The Company will give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) 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 Ordinary Shares, (B) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Ordinary Shares or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change (as defined below), dissolution or liquidation, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
(iii) The Company will also give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
Section 9. Purchase Rights; Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.
(a) In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 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 Ordinary Shares (the “Purchase Rights”), then the holder of this Warrant will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of Ordinary Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant 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 Ordinary Shares are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
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(b) Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction in each case which is effected in such a way that holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Ordinary Shares is referred to herein as an “Organic Change.” Prior to the consummation of any (i) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an acquiring Person or (ii) other Organic Change following which the Company is not a surviving entity, the Company will secure from the Person purchasing such assets or the successor resulting from such Organic Change (in each case, the “Acquiring Entity”) a written agreement (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds (iii) of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to deliver to each holder of Warrants in exchange for such Warrants, a security of the Acquiring Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the holders of the Warrants (including an adjusted warrant exercise price equal to the value for the Ordinary Shares reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger or sale, and exercisable for a corresponding number of Ordinary Shares acquirable and receivable upon exercise of the Warrants without regard to any limitations on exercise, if the value so reflected is less than any Applicable Warrant Exercise Price immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or sale). Prior to the consummation of any other Organic Change, the Company shall make appropriate provision (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing a majority of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to insure that each of the holders of the Warrants will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the Warrant Shares immediately theretofore issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrants (without regard to any limitations on exercise), such shares of stock, securities or assets that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares which would have been issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrant as of the date of such Organic Change (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant).
Section 10. Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company shall promptly, on receipt of an indemnification undertaking (or, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, the Warrant), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
Section 11. Notice. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Warrant must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of receipt is received by the sending party transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to Holder: | YA II PN, Ltd. |
1012 Springfield Ave | |
Mountainside, New Jersey 07092 | |
Attention: Mark A. Angelo | |
Telephone: (201) 985-8300 | |
Facsimile: (201) 985-8266 |
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With Copy to: | Troy J. Rillo, Esq. |
1012 Springfield Ave | |
Mountainside, New Jersey 07092 | |
Attention: Mark A. Angelo | |
Telephone: (201) 985-8300 | |
If to the Company, to: | Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. |
1st Floor, Building D2, Southern Software Park | |
Tangjia Bay, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519080, China | |
Attention: Kelvin Chan Telephone: 86-132-2977-6627 Email: kelvinchan@powerbridge.com |
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With a copy to: |
Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC 800 Third Avenue, Suite 2800 New York, NY 10022 Attention: Joan Wu Telephone: 212-530-2208 Email: jwu@htlawyers.com |
If to a holder of this Warrant, to it at the address and facsimile number set forth in this Section 11, or at such other address and facsimile as shall be delivered to the Company upon the issuance or transfer of this Warrant. Each party shall provide five days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, facsimile, waiver or other communication, (or (B) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
Section 12. Date. The date of this Warrant is set forth on page 1 hereof. This Warrant, in all events, shall be wholly void and of no effect after the close of business on the Expiration Date, except that notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the provisions of Section 8(b) shall continue in full force and effect after such date as to any Warrant Shares or other securities issued upon the exercise of this Warrant.
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Section 13. Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Warrants 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 holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding; provided that, except for Section 8(d), no such action may increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares or class of stock obtainable upon exercise of any Warrant without the written consent of the holder of such Warrant.
Section 14. Descriptive Headings; Governing Law. The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Warrant. The corporate laws of the State of New York shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its shareholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement 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. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Hudson County and the United States District Court for the District of New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
Section 15. Waiver of Jury Trial. AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS WARRANT, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS WARRANT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANSACTION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed as of the date first set forth above.
POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO.,
LTD. |
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By: | ||
Name: | Stewart Lor | |
Title: | Co-CEO and CFO |
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EXHIBIT A TO WARRANT
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED
BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS WARRANT
POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase ______________ of the Ordinary Shares (“Warrant Shares”) of POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
Specify Method of exercise by check mark:
1. ___ Cash Exercise
(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. The holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price of $______________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder _________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
2. ___ Cashless Exercise
(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. In lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the holder elects to receive upon such exercise the Net Number of Ordinary Shares determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder _________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Please issue the Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below. The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number: | ||
[__________________] | ||
Authorized Signature: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Broker DTC Participant Code: | ||
Account Number: |
EXHIBIT B TO WARRANT
FORM OF WARRANT POWER
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned does hereby assign and transfer to ________________, Federal Identification No. __________, a warrant to purchase ____________ shares of the capital stock of POWERBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. represented by warrant certificate no. _____, standing in the name of the undersigned on the books of said corporation. The undersigned does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________, attorney to transfer the warrants of said corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |