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 August 2021

 

Commission File Number 001-38765

 

  PUHUI WEALTH INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
 
  (Translation of registrant’s name into English)  

 

  Room 801 and 802, 8th Floor, W1 Office
Building, Oriental Commerce Tower
No.1 Chang An Street, Dong Cheng District
Beijing, PRC 100006
 
  (Address of principal executive offices)  

 

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): ☐.

 

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): ☐.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On August 18, 2021, Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investor (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and the Investor will purchase a Convertible Subordinated Debenture (the “Convertible Debenture”) in the principal amount of $2,750,000 with an original issue discount of 10% (the “Transaction”). The Company has agreed not to, subject to limited exemptions, enter into (i) any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) until 120 days after the closing of the Transaction or (ii) any Prohibited Transactions (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) without the Investor’s prior written consent, until the earlier of (a) thirty days after such time as the Convertible Debenture has been repaid in full and/or has been converted into Ordinary Shares (the “Conversion Shares”) and (b) the date on which the Investor ceases to hold any Ordinary Shares or have the right to acquire any Ordinary Shares. If at any time the last closing trade price for the Ordinary Shares is less than $1.00, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly effect a reverse split of the Ordinary Shares such that the trade price of the Ordinary Shares will be at least $2.00. The Securities Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties made by the Company.

 

On August 20, 2021, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued the Convertible Debenture to the Investor. The Convertible Debenture bears interest at the rate of 8.00% per year from the date of original issuance and matures on February 20, 2022. In the event an “Event of Default” (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) has occurred and remains uncured, the debenture will bear default interest at the rate of 15.00% per year or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. The Convertible Debenture shall be convertible (in whole or in part), at the option of the Investor, into the Company’s ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”) at a conversion price (“Conversion Price”) of the lesser of (i) $5.00, subject to certain adjustment and (ii) the Alternate Conversion Price (as defined below). During any period that the bid price of the Ordinary Shares is lower than $6.25, (the “Restricted Period”), the Conversion Price applicable shall equal 80% of the average of the three (3) lowest daily volume weighted average prices (“VWAP”) during the “measurement period”, which is a 10-trading-day period starting 5 trading days prior to and ending 4 trading days after the date the ordinary shares are delivered pursuant to applicable conversion notice (the “Alternate Conversion Price”), provided, that the Alternate Conversion Price shall not be lower than $0.60. The Convertible Debenture may not be converted if, as a result of the conversion, the holder and its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Ordinary Shares, which may be increased to up to 9.99% of the Ordinary Shares by such holders upon notice to the Company.

 

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Offering for working capital purposes.

 

The Company and the Investor entered into a Leak-Out Agreement, pursuant to which the Investor agreed that, until the date that the Investor no longer holds any Convertible Debenture or Conversion Shares, and during any period that the bid price of the Ordinary Shares is lower than $6.25, neither the Investor nor any affiliate shall sell, dispose or otherwise transfer, directly or indirectly, any Conversion Shares in an amount more than, during any trading day during the applicable Restricted Period, the greater of (a) the average of $50,000 per trading day each month and (b) an amount equal to 20% of the (i) average daily trading volume of Ordinary Shares per calendar month or (ii) trading volume of Ordinary Shares on such trading day.

 

On August 20, 2021, pursuant to a supplement agreement (the “Supplement Agreement”) by and between the Company and Joseph Stone Capital, LLC (the “Placement Agent”), the Company paid the Placement Agent a commission of $143,750, a management fee of $12,500 and issued to the Placement Agent a five year warrant to purchase up to 41,667 ordinary shares at an exercise price of $3.60 (“Placement Agent Warrant”) in connection with the Transaction. In addition, the Company reimbursed the Placement Agent $50,000 for one time non-accountable expenses and its actual out-of-pocket expenses of $20,000

 

The Company have registered the Convertible Debenture, Placement Agent Warrant and the underlying Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-245003) as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) on August 12, 2020 and declared effective by the SEC on November 10, 2020 and the Prospectus Supplement filed with the SEC under Rule 424(b)(3) on August 20, 2021.

 

The foregoing description of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Debenture, the Placement Agent Warrant and the Supplement Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of each of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Debenture, the Placement Agent Warrant and the Supplement Agreement, the forms of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4 respectively, to this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K (this “Report”), and which are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.

 

On August 24, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Transaction, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.5 hereto and is incorporated by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd.
  (Registrant)
   
Date: August 24, 2021 By: /s/ Zhe Ji
    Zhe Ji
    Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
     
99.1   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement between the Investor and Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd., dated August 18, 2021
99.2   Form of Convertible Debenture, dated August 20, 2021
99.3   Form of Placement Agent Warrant, dated August 20, 2021
99.4#   Supplement Agreement between Joseph Stone Capital, LLC and Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd., dated August 18, 2021
99.5   Press Release

 

#        Certain information has been redacted from this exhibit pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K because it is not material to the registrant if publicly disclosed. The Registrant hereby agrees to furnish an unredacted copy of the exhibit and its materiality analyses to the Commission upon request.

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

FORM OF SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended, supplemented, restated and/or modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of August 18, 2021, by and between Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”), and [***] (the “Investor”).

 

BACKGROUND

 

A. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act (as defined below), the board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) of the Company has authorized the issuance to Investor of the Debenture (as defined below).

 

B. The Investor desires to purchase the Debenture on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings specified or indicated below, and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of such defined terms:

 

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

 

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

 

Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company of a majority of the Equity Interests or substantially all of the assets and business of any Person, whether by direct purchase of Equity Interests, asset purchase, merger, consolidation or like combination.

 

Affiliate” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Affiliated Entities” and “Affiliated Entity” have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Board of Directors” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

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; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee”  or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in the City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

 

 

 

Change of Control” means, with respect to the Company:

 

(a) a change in the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company at a single shareholder meeting where a majority of the individuals that were directors of the Company immediately prior to the start of such shareholder meeting are no longer directors at the conclusion of such meeting;

 

(b) a change in composition of the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the termination of this Agreement where a majority of the individuals that were directors as of the date of this Agreement cease to be directors of the Company prior to the termination of this Agreement;

 

(c) unless their replacements shall be approved by the Investor in the Investor’s sole discretion, any two of the individuals who are the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chairman of the Board of Directors as of the date of this Agreement cease to hold such position at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement;

 

(d) other than a shareholder that holds such a position at the date of this Agreement, if a Person comes to have beneficial ownership, control or direction over more than forty percent (40%) of the voting rights attached to any class of voting securities of the Company; or

 

(e) the sale or other disposition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in a single transaction, or in a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of their respective assets.

 

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

Code” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Conversion Shares” means the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the full or any partial conversion of the Debenture.

 

CSRC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.30.

 

Debenture” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 

Equity Interests” means and includes capital stock, membership interests and other similar equity securities, and shall also include warrants or options to purchase capital stock, membership interests or other equity interests.

 

Event” means any event, change, development, effect, condition, circumstance, matter, occurrence or state of facts.

 

Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

 

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“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) Securities hereunder, including the issuance of an Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Debenture issued hereunder; provided that such Securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such Securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such Securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such Securities; (b) Ordinary Shares or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plan or pursuant to the compensation agreements previously authorized by the Board of Directors; (c) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, and (d) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions and the payment of contractor invoices in the ordinary course of business approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 9.1(a) herein, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

 

Funding Amount” means an amount equal to Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000).

 

HSR Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.

 

Investor” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Investor Group” shall mean the Investor plus any other Person with which the Investor is considered to be part of a group under Section 13 of the 1934 Act or with which the Investor otherwise files reports under Sections 13 and/or 16 of the 1934 Act.

 

Investor Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).

 

IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11.

 

Law” means any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree, including, without limitation, any federal and state securities Laws.

 

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Leak-Out Agreement” means an agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).

 

Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the businesses, properties, assets, prospects, operations, results of operations or financial condition of the Company, or the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its obligations hereunder or under the Debenture; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed either alone or in combination to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would be, a Material Adverse Effect: (a) any adverse effect resulting from or arising out of general economic conditions; (b) any adverse effect resulting from or arising out of general conditions in the industries in which the Company and the Subsidiaries operate; (c) any adverse effect resulting from any changes to applicable Law; or (d) any adverse effect resulting from or arising out of any natural disaster or any acts of terrorism, sabotage, military action or war or any escalation or worsening thereof; provided, further, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change referred to in clauses (a) through (d) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition or change has a disproportionate effect on the Company and/or the Subsidiaries compared to other participants in the industries in which the Company and the Subsidiaries operate.

 

Maximum Percentage” means 4.99% of the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Conversion Shares. The Investor, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage, provided that the Maximum Percentage in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Conversion Shares. Any increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company.

 

Money Laundering Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26.

 

New Securities” means, collectively, equity securities of the Company, whether or not currently authorized, as well as rights, options, or warrants to purchase such equity securities, or securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such equity securities.

 

OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.24.

 

Offer Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

 

Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

 

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

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PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.31.

 

PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.30.

 

Principal Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 

Proceedings” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

 

Prohibited Transaction” means a transaction with a third party or third parties in which the Company issues or sells (or arranges or agrees to issue or sell):

 

(a) any debt, equity or equity-linked securities (including options or warrants) that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive shares of the Company’s Capital Stock:

 

(i) at a conversion, repayment, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based on, and/or varies with, a discount to the future trading prices of, or quotations for, Ordinary Shares; or

 

(ii) at a conversion, repayment, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt, equity or equity-linked security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events (other than warrants that may be repriced by the Company); or

 

(b) any securities in a capital or debt raising transaction or series of related transactions which grant to an investor the right to receive additional securities based upon future transactions of the Company on terms more favorable than those granted to such investor in such first transaction or series of related transactions;

 

and are deemed to include transactions generally referred to as at-the-market transactions (ATMs) or equity lines of credit and stand-by equity distribution agreements, and convertible securities and loans having a similar effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, rights issuances, shareholder purchase plans, Equity Plans, convertible securities, or issuances of Equity Interests, based on the trading price of the Ordinary Shares on the Trading Market but each at a fixed price per share, shall not be deemed to be a Prohibited Transaction.

 

Prospectus” means the final prospectus filed for the Registration Statement.

 

Prospectus Supplement” means the supplement to the Prospectus complying with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act that is filed with the Commission and delivered by the Company to the Investor at the Closing.

 

register,” “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.

 

Registration Statement” means the effective registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-245003) filed with the SEC and which registers the sale of the Debenture and Conversion Shares.

 

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Required Minimum” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary Shares then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion in full of the Debenture (including Conversion Shares issuable as payment of interest on the Debenture), ignoring any conversion limits set forth therein, and assuming that the Conversion Price (as defined in the Debenture) is at all times on and after the date of determination 100% of the Conversion Price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of determination.

 

Reverse Split” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.20.

 

SAFE” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.30.

 

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).

 

Securities” means the Debentures and the Conversion Shares.

 

Securities Termination Event” means either of the following has occurred:

 

(a) trading in securities generally in the United States has been suspended or limited for a consecutive period of greater than ten (10) Trading Days; or

 

(b) a banking moratorium has been declared by the United States or the New York State authorities and is continuing for a consecutive period of greater than three (3) Business Days.

 

Shareholder Approval” shall mean the approval of such number of the holders of the outstanding voting Ordinary Shares of Company as required by the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “M&A”) and the Cayman Islands laws: (a) if and to the extent legally required, to amend the Company’s M&A, to increase the number of authorized Ordinary Shares by at least the number of shares equal to the number of Shares issuable hereunder, (b) to ratify and approve all of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the issuance of all of Conversion Shares (as such term is defined in each of such documents) issued and potentially issuable to the Investor thereunder, all as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Trading Market (or any successor entity).

 

Share Capital” means the Ordinary Shares and any other classes of capital stock of the Company.

 

Subsidiaries” and “Subsidiary” have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the Ordinary Shares are traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE American, or the Nasdaq Stock Market (including the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, and the Nasdaq Global Select Market), on which the Ordinary Shares are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

 

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Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Debenture, the Leak-Out Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

VIE Agreements” and “VIE Agreement” have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a)

 

2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE DEBENTURE.

 

2.1 Purchase and Sale of the Debenture. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company, a convertible subordinated debenture, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Debenture”), in the principal amount of Two Million Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,750,000.00) (the “Principal Amount”) in exchange for the Funding Amount. Neither the Investor nor the Company shall take any contrary position on any tax return, or in any audit, claim, investigation, inquiry or proceeding in respect of taxes, unless otherwise required pursuant to a final determination within the meaning of Section 1313 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any analogous provision of applicable state, local or non-U.S. law.

 

2.2 Closing. The closing hereunder, including payment for and delivery of the Debenture, shall take place remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures, no later than the Second Business Day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 6, or at such other time and place as the Company and the Investor agree upon, orally or in writing (the “Closing,” and the date of the Closing being the “Closing Date”).

 

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company represents and warrants to the Investor and covenants with the Investor that, except as is set forth in the disclosure schedules being delivered to the Investor as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, the following representations and warranties are true and correct:

 

3.1 Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities. Each of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries as defined under Rule 405 (each a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) has been identified on Schedule 3.1(a) hereto, and each of the consolidated entities which the Company controls and through which the Company conducts its operations in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) by way of contractual arrangements (each an “Affiliated Entity” and collectively, the “Affiliated Entities”) has been identified on Schedule 3.1(a) hereto. Each of the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the SEC Documents; all of the Equity Interests of each Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, are fully paid and non-assessable and, are free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims; all of the Equity Interests in each Affiliated Entity have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid in accordance with its constitutive or organizational documents and non-assessable and are owned directly as described in the SEC Documents, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims. None of the outstanding share capital or Equity Interest in any Subsidiary was issued in violation of pre-emptive or similar rights of any security holder of such Subsidiary. All of the constitutive or organizational documents of each of the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities comply with the requirements of applicable laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and are in full force and effect. Apart from the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities, the Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries.

 

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(i) The description of the corporate structure of the Company and each of the contracts among the Subsidiaries, the shareholders of the Affiliated Entities and the Affiliated Entities, as the case may be (each a “VIE Agreement” and collectively the “VIE Agreements”), as set forth in the SEC Documents, is true and accurate and nothing has been omitted from such description which would make it misleading. There is no other agreement, contract or other document relating to the corporate structure or the operation of the Company together with its Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities taken as a whole, which has not been previously disclosed or made available to the Investor and disclosed in the SEC Documents.

 

(ii) Each VIE Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and general equity principles. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing or registration with, any person (including any governmental agency or body or any court) is required for the performance of the obligations under any VIE Agreement by the parties thereto, except as already obtained or disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement and SEC Documents; no consent, approval, authorization, order, filing or registration that has been obtained is being withdrawn or revoked or is subject to any condition precedent which has not been fulfilled or performed. The corporate structure of the Company complies with all applicable laws and regulations of the PRC, and neither the corporate structure nor the VIE Agreements violate, breach, contravene or otherwise conflict with any applicable laws of the PRC. There is no legal or governmental proceeding, inquiry or investigation pending against the Company, the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities or shareholders of the Affiliated Entities in any jurisdiction challenging the validity of any of the VIE Agreements, and, to the best knowledge of the Company, no such proceeding, inquiry or investigation is threatened in any jurisdiction.

 

(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of each VIE Agreement by the parties thereto do not and will not result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of or constitute a default under, or result in the imposition of any lien, encumbrance, equity or claim upon any property or assets of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities pursuant to (A) the constitutive or organizational documents of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities, (B) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities or any of their properties, or any arbitration award, or (C) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities is a party or by which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities is bound or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities is subject, except, in the case of (B) and (C), where such conflict, breach, violation or default would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein). Each VIE Agreement is in full force and effect and none of the parties thereto is in breach or default in the performance of any of the terms or provisions of such VIE Agreement. None of the parties to any of the VIE Agreements has sent or received any communication regarding termination of, or intention not to renew, any of the VIE Agreements, and no such termination or non-renewal has been threatened by any of the parties thereto.

 

(iv) The Company possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Affiliated Entities, through its rights to authorize the shareholders of the Affiliated Entities to exercise their voting rights.

 

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3.2 Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and, if applicable under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

3.3 Authorization; Enforcement; Compliance with Other Instruments. The Company has the requisite corporate and authority to execute the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to issue and sell the Debenture pursuant hereto, and to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including, issuing the Conversion Shares on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by the Company and the issuance and sale by the Company of the Securities pursuant hereto, including without limitation the reservation of the Conversion Shares for future issuance, have been duly and validly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors for itself, no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors, its shareholders or any other Person in connection therewith. The Transaction Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar Laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

3.4 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the issuance and sale of the Debenture by the Company hereunder will not (a) conflict with or result in a violation of the M&A or organizational documents, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a material default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party, or (c) subject to the making of the filings referred to in Section 5, and, violate in any material respect any Law or any rule or regulation of the Trading Market applicable to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or by which any of their properties or assets are bound or affected. Assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations in Section 4 and subject to the making of the filings referred to in Section 5, no approval or authorization will be required from any governmental authority or agency, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or other third party (including the Trading Market) in connection with the issuance of the Debenture and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Debenture).

 

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3.5 Capitalization and Subsidiaries.

 

(a) The authorized Share Capital of the Company consists of 49,000,000 Ordinary Shares and 1,000,000 preferred shares of US$0.001 par value each (the “Preferred Shares”). As of the close of business on June 30, 2021, 11,507,558 Ordinary Shares were issued and outstanding; and since June 30, 2021, and through the date of this Agreement, the Company has issued no additional Ordinary Shares.  No Preferred Shares have been issued as at the date of this Agreement. Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.4(d), no shares of the Company’s Share Capital are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. The M&A on file on the SEC’s EDGAR website are true and correct copies of the M&A as in effect as of the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its M&A.

 

(b) Schedule 3.1(a) lists each direct and indirect Subsidiary and indicates for each Subsidiary (i) the authorized capital stock or other Equity Interests of such Subsidiary as of the date hereof, (ii) the number and kind of shares or other ownership interests of such Subsidiary that are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and (iii) the owner of such shares or other ownership interests. No Subsidiary has any outstanding stock options, warrants or other instruments pursuant to which such Subsidiary may at any time or under any circumstances be obligated to issue any shares of its capital stock or other Equity Interests. Each Subsidiary is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.

 

(c) Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.5(c), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is bound by any agreement or arrangement pursuant to which it is obligated to register the sale of any securities under the 1933 Act. There are no outstanding securities of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem or purchase any security of the Company or any Subsidiary. Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.5(c), there are no outstanding securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Debenture or the Conversion Shares. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.

 

(d) Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.5(d), the issuance and sale of any of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue Ordinary Shares or other securities to any other Person and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange, or reset price of any outstanding securities.

 

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3.6 SEC Documents; Financial Statements.

 

(a) As of the date hereof, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective filing 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 to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(b) As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and audited by a firm that is a member a member of the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board consistently applied, during the periods involved (except as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the Debentures thereto, or, 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 consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and consolidated cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other written information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor in connection with the Investor’s purchase of the Debenture which is not included in the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made, not misleading.

 

(c) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) reasonable controls to safeguard assets are in place and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

3.7 Litigation and Regulatory Proceedings. Except as disclosed in SEC Documents, there are no material actions, causes of action, suits, claims, proceedings, inquiries or investigations (collectively, “Proceedings”) before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of Company or any of the Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Ordinary Shares or any other class of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, or any of the Company’s or the Subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such and, to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company, there is no reason to believe that there is any basis for any such Proceeding.

 

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3.8 No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. No event, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company is reasonably anticipated to occur or exist that (a) would reasonably be anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities Laws on a registration statement filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Ordinary Shares and which has not been publicly announced.

 

3.9 Compliance with Law. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have conducted and are conducting their respective businesses in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and are in compliance in all material respects with the rules and regulations of the Trading Market. The Company is not aware of any facts which could reasonably be anticipated to lead to a delisting of the Ordinary Shares by the Trading Market in the future.

 

3.10 Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is involved in any union labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute threatened. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any collective bargaining agreement. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 1933 Act) has notified the Company that such officer intends to leave the Company’s employ or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company.

 

3.11 Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and each Subsidiary owns or possesses adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. None of the material IP Rights of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries are expected to expire or terminate within three (3) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any IP Rights of any other Person. No claim has been asserted, and no Proceeding is pending, against the Company or any Subsidiary alleging that the Company or any Subsidiary is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the IP Rights of any other Person, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such claim or Proceeding is threatened, and the Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any such claim or Proceeding. The Company and the Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their material IP Rights.

 

3.12 Environmental Laws. Except, in each case, as would not be reasonably anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the Subsidiaries (a) are in compliance with any and all applicable Laws relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, (b) have received and hold all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under all such Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (c) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.

 

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3.13 Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to their respective businesses, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except those set forth on Schedule 3.12. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company or any Subsidiary are held under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and the Subsidiaries.

 

3.14 Insurance. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company reasonably believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and the Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew all existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers.

 

3.15 Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries have in full force and effect all certificates, approvals, authorizations and permits from all regulatory authorities and agencies necessary to own, lease or operate their respective properties and assets and conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of Proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, approval, authorization or permit, except for such certificates, approvals, authorizations or permits with respect to which the failure to hold would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

3.16 No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is (a) subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree or order which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company’s management has or would reasonably be anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

3.17 Taxes. The Company and the Subsidiaries each has made or filed, or caused to be made or filed, all United States federal, and applicable state, local and non-U.S. tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, required to be paid by it, regardless of whether such amounts are shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which it has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no basis for any such claim.

 

3.18 Solvency. After giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (a) the Company’s fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature; and (b) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction.

 

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3.19 Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

3.20 Certain Transactions. Other than as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no contracts, transactions, arrangements or understandings between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any director, officer or employee thereof on the other hand, that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC in the Company’s Form 20-F.

 

3.21 [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

3.22 Acknowledgment Regarding the Investor’s Purchase of the Debenture. The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the execution of the Transaction Documents and the issuance and sale of the Debenture, based on its own independent evaluation and determination that the terms of the Transaction Documents are reasonable and fair to the Company and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The Company is entering into this Agreement and is issuing and selling the Debenture voluntarily and without economic duress. The Company has had independent legal counsel of its own choosing review the Transaction Documents and advise the Company with respect thereto. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Debenture and the transactions contemplated hereby and that neither the Investor nor any person affiliated with the Investor is acting as a financial advisor to, or a fiduciary of, the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to execution of the Transaction Documents or the issuance of the Debenture or any other transaction contemplated hereby.

 

3.23 No Brokers’, Finders’ or Other Advisory Fees or Commissions. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.23, no brokers, finders or other similar advisory fees or commissions will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary or by any of their respective agents with respect to the issuance of the Debenture or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

3.24 OFAC. None of the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf of the Company and/or any Subsidiary has been or is currently subject to any United States sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use any proceeds received from the Investor, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to its Subsidiaries or to any affiliated entity, joint venture partner or other person or entity, to finance any investments in, or make any payments to, any country or person currently subject to any of the sanctions of the United States administered by OFAC.

 

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3.25 No Foreign Corrupt Practices. None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly: (a) made or authorized any contribution, payment or gift of funds or property to any official, employee or agent of any governmental authority of any jurisdiction except as otherwise permitted under applicable Law; or (b) made any contribution to any candidate for public office, in either case, where either the payment or the purpose of such contribution, payment or gift was, is, or would be prohibited under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or under any other legislation of any relevant jurisdiction covering a similar subject matter applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries and their respective operations and the Company has instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance with such legislation.

 

3.26 Anti-Money Laundering. The operations of each of the Company and the Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations, rules and guidelines in its jurisdiction of incorporation and in each other jurisdiction in which such entity, as the case may be, conducts business (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental authority involving the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to any of the Money Laundering Laws is, to the best knowledge of the Company, pending, threatened or contemplated.

 

3.27 Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it, nor to its knowledge, any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosures provided to the Investor regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company (including the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement) are true and correct in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

3.28 Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Debenture is duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms except 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). The Company has reserved from its duly authorized share capital the maximum number of Ordinary Shares, including Conversion Shares, issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the Debenture. The Conversion Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Debenture, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens imposed by the Company. The Company has prepared and filed the Registration Statement in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, which became effective on November 10, 2020, including the Prospectus, and such amendments and supplements thereto as may have been required to the date of this Agreement. The Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act and 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. The Company, if required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, shall file the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). At the time the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto 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 the 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company was at the time of the filing of the Registration Statement eligible to use Form F-3. The Company is eligible to use Form F-3 under the Securities Act and it meets the transaction requirements with respect to the aggregate market value of securities being sold pursuant to this offering and during the twelve (12) months prior to this offering, as set forth in General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3. All corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Securities has been duly and validly taken. The Debenture and the Shares conform in all material respects to all statements with respect thereto contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

 

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3.29 Communist Chinese Military Companies. The Company does not constitute a “Communist Chinese Military Company” under Executive Order 13959, issued by former President Trump on November 12, 2020 under the authority of Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.

 

3.30 Compliance with PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities has complied, and has taken all reasonable steps to ensure compliance by each of its shareholders, directors and officers that is, or is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen with any applicable rules and regulations of the relevant PRC government agencies (including but not limited to the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (the “SAFE”)) relating to overseas investment by PRC residents and citizens (the “PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations”), including, without limitation, requesting each such Person that is, or is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen, to complete any registration and other procedures required under applicable PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations (including any applicable rules and regulations of the SAFE).

 

3.31 PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules. The Company is aware of and has been advised as to the content of the Rules on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors and any official clarifications, guidance, interpretations or implementation rules in connection with or related thereto (the “PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules”) jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce, the State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Tax Administration, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce, the CSRC and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on August 8, 2006 and amended on June 22, 2009, including the provisions thereof which purport to require offshore special purpose entities formed for listing purposes and controlled directly or indirectly by PRC companies or individuals to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of their securities on an overseas stock exchange. The Company has received legal advice specifically with respect to the PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules from its PRC counsel, and the Company understands such legal advice. In addition, the Company has communicated such legal advice in full to each of its directors that signed the Registration Statement and each such director has confirmed that he or she understands such legal advice. The issuance and sale of the Debenture and the Shares, the listing and trading of the Shares on NASDAQ Capital Market and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (i) are not and will not be, as of the date hereof or at the Closing Date, adversely affected by the PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules and (ii) do not require the prior approval of the CSRC.

 

3.32 Exemption. The Company represents and warrants that the issuance and sale of the Debenture is exempt from the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

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4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

4.1 Organization and Qualification. The Investor is a limited liability company, duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of California.

 

4.2 Authorization; Enforcement; Compliance with Other Instruments. The Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents. The execution and delivery by the Investor of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly and validly authorized by the Investor’s governing body and no further consent or authorization is required. The Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Investor and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with their 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 creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

4.3 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by the Investor and the purchase of the Debenture by the Investor will not (a) conflict with or result in a violation of the Investor’s organizational documents, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, contract, indenture mortgage, indebtedness or instrument to which the Investor is a party, or (c) violate any Law applicable to the Investor or by which any of the Investor’s properties or assets are bound or affected. No approval or authorization will be required from any governmental authority or agency, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or other third party in connection with the purchase of the Debenture and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

4.4 Opportunity to Discuss. The Investor has received all materials relating to the business, finance and operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries as it has requested and has had an opportunity to discuss the business, management and financial affairs of the Company and the Subsidiaries with the Company’s management. In making its investment decision, the Investor has relied solely on its own due diligence performed on the Company by its own representatives.

 

4.5 No Short Position. Neither the Investor nor its Affiliates has shorted or currently holds any short position of the Company’s Ordinary Shares.

 

4.6 Experience of the Investor. The Investor, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, or has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Investor is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

4.7 Access to Information. The Investor acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.  The Investor acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate of the Placement Agent has provided such Investor with any information or advice with respect to the Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired.  Neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality of the Securities and the Placement Agent and any Affiliate may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Company which such Investor agrees need not be provided to it.  In connection with the issuance of the Securities to such Investor, neither the Placement Agent nor any of its Affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to such Investor.

 

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4.8 No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and in other Transaction Documents, the Investor makes no other representations or warranties to the Company.

 

5. OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

 

5.1 No Restrictions on Transfer.  The Conversion Shares, when issued on or after the 180-day anniversary of the Closing Date, shall be freely transferrable and any certificates representing such Conversion Shares shall not bear any legend.

 

5.2 Furnishing of Information. As long as the Investor owns the Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the 1934 Act. As long as the Investor owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Investor and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Investor to sell the Conversion Shares under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Conversion Shares without registration under the 1933 Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 or other applicable exemptions.

 

5.3 Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the 1933 Act) that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the 1933 Act of the sale of the Securities to the Investor, or that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market that would require, under the rules of the Trading Market, the Shareholder Approval.

 

5.4 Notification of Certain Events. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Investor of (a) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any Event, the occurrence or non-occurrence of which would render any representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, if made on or immediately following the date of such Event, untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, (b) the occurrence of any Event that, individually or in combination with any other Events, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) any failure of the Company to comply with or satisfy any covenant or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder or any Event that would otherwise result in the nonfulfillment of any of the conditions to the Investor’s obligations hereunder, (d) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or (e) any Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against a party relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

 

5.5 Available Shares. The Company shall at all times keep authorized and reserved and available for issuance, free of preemptive rights, such number of Ordinary Shares are issuable upon conversion of the Debenture at any time. If the Company determines at any time that it does not have a sufficient number of authorized Ordinary Shares to reserve and keep available for issuance as described in this Section 5.5, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to increase the number of authorized Ordinary Shares by seeking Shareholder Approval for the authorization of such additional Ordinary Shares.

 

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(a) The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized Ordinary Shares for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may then be required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents.

 

(b) If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) Ordinary Shares is less than 200% of the Required Minimum on such date, then the Board of Directors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Company’s M&A to increase the number of authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares to at least 100% of the Required Minimum at such time, as soon as possible and in any event not later than the 75th day after such date.

 

(c) The Company shall, if applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the principal Trading Market, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering a number of Ordinary Shares at least equal to the number of Conversion Shares on the date of such application; (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such Ordinary Shares to be approved for listing or quotation on such Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter; (iii) provide to the Investor evidence of such listing or quotation; and (iv) maintain the listing or quotation of such Ordinary Share on any date at least equal to the Required Minimum on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading Market.

 

5.6 Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Debenture for general corporate and working capital purposes.

 

5.7 Repayment of Debenture. If the Company incurs any debt, including the issuance of any subordinated debt or convertible debt (other than the Debenture) or any preferred stock having gross proceeds in excess of $500,000, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Investor or unless such debt is issued to a seller as partial consideration paid to such seller in connection with an Acquisition, the Company will immediately utilize 50% of the proceeds of such issuance to repay the Debenture, if outstanding, unless waived by the Investor.

 

5.8 [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

5.9 No Shorting. So long as the Investor continues to hold the Debenture or any portion thereof, the Investor will comply with the provisions of Section 9 of the 1934 Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder, with respect to transactions involving the Ordinary Shares and will not, either directly or indirectly through its Affiliates, principals or advisors, engage in any short sales or other similar hedging transactions with respect to the Ordinary Shares.

 

5.10 Standstill and Prohibited Transactions. The Company hereby covenants and agrees not to enter into (i) any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents from the date hereof until one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Closing Date or (ii) any Prohibited Transactions without the Investor’s prior written consent, until the earlier of (a) thirty (30) days after such time as the Debenture has been repaid in full and/or has been converted into Conversion Shares and (b) the date on which the Investor ceases to hold any Ordinary Shares or have the right to acquire any Ordinary Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 5.10 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Prohibited Transactions shall be an Exempt Issuance.

 

5.11 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and shall, within four (4) Business Days following the date hereof, file a Current Report on Form 6-K disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and including this Agreement as an exhibit thereto; provided, that the Company must provide a copy of such press release prior to its release and a copy of such Current Report on Form 6-K prior to its filing to the Investor for review, and the Company shall incorporate the Investor’s reasonable comments with respect to each. The Company shall not issue any press release nor otherwise make any such public statement regarding the Investor or the Transaction Documents without the prior written consent of the Investor, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the Company shall (a) ensure that such disclosure is restricted and limited in content and scope to the maximum extent permitted by Law to meet the relevant disclosure requirement and (b) provide a copy of the proposed disclosure to the Investor for review prior to release and the Company shall incorporate the Investor’s reasonable comments. Following the execution of this Agreement, the Investor and its Affiliates and/or advisors may place announcements on their respective corporate websites and in financial and other newspapers and publications (including customary “tombstone” advertisements) describing the Investor’s relationship with the Company under this Agreement and including the name and corporate logo of the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to comply with United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(3)(i), each of the Company and the Investor, and each employee, representative or other agent of the Company or the Investor, may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. federal and state income tax treatment, and the U.S. federal and state income tax structure, of the transactions contemplated hereby and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure insofar as such treatment and/or structure relates to a U.S. federal or state income tax strategy provided to such recipient.

 

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5.12 Indemnification of the Investor.

 

(a) The Company will indemnify and hold the Investor, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, managers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents and permitted successors and assigns (each, an “Investor Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation and defense (collectively, “Losses”) that any such Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to:

 

(i) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in any Transaction Document;

 

(ii) any misrepresentation made by the Company in any Transaction Document or in any SEC Document;

 

(iii)   any omission to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made in any SEC Document, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(iv) any Proceeding before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body based upon, or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, and whether or not the Investor is party thereto by claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, as a defendant or otherwise, or if such Proceeding is based upon, or results from, any of the items set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above.

 

(b) In addition to the indemnity contained herein, the Company will reimburse each Investor Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred.

 

(c) The provisions of this Section 5.12 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

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5.13 Non-Public Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material, non-public information. To the extent the Company provides the Investor with material, non-public information, the Company shall publicly disclose such information within three (3) Business Days of providing the information to the Investor. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor shall be relying on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

5.14 Listing of Securities. The Company shall: (a) in the time and manner required by each Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares are listed, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering the Conversion Shares, (b) take all steps necessary to cause such shares to be approved for listing on each Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares are listed as soon as possible thereafter, (c) provide to the Investor evidence of such listing, and (d) maintain the listing of such shares on each such Trading Market.

 

5.15 Antitrust Notification. If the Investor determines, in its sole judgment and upon the advice of outside counsel, that the issuance of the Debenture or the Conversion Shares pursuant to the terms hereof would be subject to the provisions of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), the Company shall file as soon as practicable after the date on which the Company receives notice from the Investor of the applicability of the HSR Act and a request to so file with the United States Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice the notification and report form required to be filed by it pursuant to the HSR Act in connection with such issuance.

 

5.16 Change of Prime Broker, Custodian. The Investor has informed the Company of the names of its prime broker and its share custodian. The Investor shall notify the Company of any change in its prime broker or share custodian within three (3) Business Days of such change having taken effect.

 

5.17 Share Transfer Agent. The Company has informed the Investor of the name of its share transfer agent and represents and warrants that the transfer agent participates in the Depository Trust Company Fast Automated Securities Transfer program. The Company shall not change its share transfer agent without the prior written consent of the Investor.

 

5.18 Tax Treatment. The Investor and the Company agree that for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and applicable state, local and non-U.S. income tax purposes, the Debenture is not intended to be, and shall not be, treated as indebtedness. Neither the Investor nor the Company shall take any contrary position on any tax return, or in any audit, claim, investigation, inquiry or proceeding in respect of taxes, unless otherwise required pursuant to a final determination within the meaning of Section 1313 of the Code, or any analogous provision of applicable state, local or non-U.S. law.

 

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5.19 Set-Off.

 

(a) The Investor may set off any of its obligations to the Company (whether or not due for payment), against any of the Company’s obligations to the Investor (whether or not due for payment) under this Agreement and/or any other Transaction Document.

 

(b) The Investor may do anything necessary to effect any set-off undertaken in accordance with this Section 5.19 (including varying the date for payment of any amount payable by the Investor to the Company).

 

5.20 Reverse Stock Split. If at any time the last closing trade price for the Ordinary Shares on the Trading Market as reported by the Trading Market is less than $1.00, the Company shall promptly call a meeting of the shareholders of the Company for purposes of approving a reverse stock split of the Ordinary Shares such that the trade price of the Ordinary Shares will be at least $2.00 (a “Reverse Split”) and, subject to receipt of Shareholder Approval, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly effect a Reverse Split.

 

6. CLOSING CONDITIONS

 

6.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Investor. The obligation of the Investor to fund the Debenture at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Investor, at or before such Closing, of each of the following conditions:

 

(a) Required Documentation. The Company must have delivered to the Investor copies of all resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, or any such other documentation of the Company approving the Agreement, the Transaction Documents and any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

(b) Deliveries. The Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor the following at the Closing:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii) legal opinions of the Company’s U.S. counsel, Cayman Islands counsel and Chinese counsel, in forms reasonably satisfactory to the Investor and its counsel;

 

(iii)   a cold comfort letter from the registered independent accountant of the Company, in customary form (and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by a “cold comfort” letter);

 

(iv) a duly executed and delivered Officer’s Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor;

 

(v) a duly executed and delivered Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor;

 

(vi) a duly executed and delivered Secretary’s Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor; and

 

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(vii) the Prospectus Supplement (which may be delivered in accordance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

(c) Consents and Permits. The Company must have obtained and delivered to the Investor copies of all necessary permits, approvals, and registrations necessary to effect this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including pursuant to Section 3.15 of this Agreement.

 

(d) Trading Market Approval. The Company must have obtained and delivered to the Investor copies of all necessary Trading Market approvals for the issuance of the Debenture, and, upon the conversion of the Debenture, the Conversion Shares.

 

(e) No Event(s) of Default. The Investor must be of the reasonable opinion that no Event of Default has occurred and no Event of Default would result from the execution of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

(f)   Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of such Closing as though made on and as of such date;

 

(g) Performance. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to such Closing;

 

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

 

(i) No Suspensions of Trading in Ordinary Shares; Listing. Trading in the Ordinary Shares shall not have been suspended by the SEC or any Trading Market (except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one day on which the Trading Market is open solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding the Company) at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement, and the Ordinary Shares shall have been at all times since such date listed for trading on a Trading Market; and

 

(j) Limitation on Beneficial Ownership. The issuance of the Debenture shall not cause the Investor Group to become, directly or indirectly, a “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of a number of Equity Interests of a class that is registered under the 1934 Act which exceeds the Maximum Percentage of the Equity Interests of such class that are outstanding at such time.

 

(k) Funds Flow Request. The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a flow of funds request, substantially in the form set out in Exhibit C.

 

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6.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to issue the Debenture at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before such Closing, of each of the following conditions:

 

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Investor contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of such Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;

 

(b) Performance. The Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to the Closing; and

 

(c) No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

7.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall be an “Event of Default” under this Agreement:

 

(a) an Event of Default under the Debenture;

 

(b) any of the representations or warranties made by the Company or any of their respective agents, officers, directors, employees or representatives in any Transaction Document or public filing being inaccurate, false or misleading in any material respect, as of the date as of which it is made or deemed to be made, or any certificate or financial or other written statements furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor or any of its representatives, is inaccurate, false or misleading, in any material respect, as of the date as of which it is made or deemed to be made, or on any Closing Date; or

 

(c) a failure by the Company to comply with any of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, including those set forth in Section 9.

 

7.2 Investor Right to Investigate an Event of Default. If in the Investor’s reasonable opinion, an Event of Default has occurred, or is or may be continuing:

 

(a) the Investor may notify the Company that is wishes to investigate such purported Event of Default;

 

(b) the Company shall reasonably cooperate with the Investor in such investigation;

 

(c) the Company shall comply with all reasonable requests made by the Investor to the Company in connection with any investigation by the Investor and shall (i) provide all information reasonably requested by the Investor in relation to the Event of Default to the Investor; provided that the Investor agrees that any materially price sensitive information and/or non-public information will be subject to confidentiality, and (ii) provide all such requested information within three (3) Business Days of such request; and

 

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(d) the Company shall pay all reasonable costs incurred by the Investor in connection with any such investigation.

 

7.3 Remedies Upon an Event of Default

 

(a) If an Event of Default occurs pursuant to Section 7.1(a), the Investor shall have such remedies as are set forth in the Debenture.

 

(b) If an Event of Default occurs pursuant to Section 7.1(b) or Section 7.1(c) and is not remedied within (i) two (2) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring by the Company’s failure to comply with Section 7.1(c), or (ii) ten (10) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring pursuant to Section 7.1(b), the Investor may declare, by notice to the Company, effective immediately, all outstanding obligations by the Company under the Transaction Documents to be immediately due and payable in immediately available funds and the Investor shall have no obligation to consummate any Closing under this Agreement or to accept the conversion of any Debenture into Conversion Shares.

 

(c) If any Event of Default occurs and is not remedied within (i) two (2) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring by the Company’s failure to comply with Section 7.1(c), or (ii) ten (10) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring pursuant to Section 7.1(b), the Investor may, by written notice to the Company, terminate this Agreement effective as of the date set forth in the Investor’s notice.

 

(d) In addition to all other remedies available to the Investor, upon an Event of Default, any Investor Party, as applicable, shall have the right to seek indemnification from the Company, as provided in Section 5.12 hereof.

 

8. TERMINATION

 

8.1 Events of Termination. This Agreement:

 

(a) may be terminated:

 

(i) by the Investor on the occurrence or existence of a Securities Termination Event or a Change of Control;

 

(ii) by the mutual written consent of the Company and the Investor, at any time;

 

(iii)   by either Party, by written notice to the other Party, effective immediately, if the Closing has not occurred within fifteen (15) Business Days of the date of this Agreement or such later date as the Company and the Investor agree in writing, provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(a)(iii) is not available to any party that is in material breach of or material default under this Agreement or whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the principal cause of, or has resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur; or

 

(iv) by the Investor, in accordance with Section 7.3(c).

 

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8.2 Automatic Termination. This Agreement will automatically terminate, without further action by the parties, at the time after the Closing that the Principal Amount outstanding under the Debenture and any accrued but unpaid interest is reduced to zero (0), whether as a result of Conversion or repayment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Debenture.

 

8.3 Effect of Termination.

 

(a) Subject to Section 8.3(b), each party’s right of termination under Section 8.1 is in addition to any other rights it may have under this Agreement or otherwise, and the exercise of a right of termination will not be an election of remedies.

 

(b) If the Investor terminates this Agreement under Section 8.1(a)(i):

 

(i) the Investor may declare, by notice to the Company, all outstanding obligations by the Company under the Transaction Documents to be due and payable (including, without limitation, the immediate repayment of any Principal Amount outstanding under the Debenture plus accrued but unpaid interest) without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Company, anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document notwithstanding; and

 

(ii) the Company must within five (5) Business Days of such notice being received, pay to the Investor in immediately available funds the outstanding Principal Amount for the Debenture plus all accrued interest thereon (if any), unless the Investor terminates this Agreement as a result of an Event of Default and provided that (A) subsequent to the termination under Section 8.1(a)(i), the Investor is not prohibited by Law or otherwise from exercising its conversion rights pursuant to this Agreement or the Debenture, (B) the Investor actually exercises its conversion rights under this Agreement or the Debenture, and (C) the Company otherwise complies in all respects with its obligation to issue Conversion Shares in accordance with the Debenture (which obligation will survive termination).

 

(c) Upon termination of this Agreement, the Investor will not be required to fund any further amount after the date of termination of the Agreement, provided that termination will not affect any undischarged obligation under this Agreement, and any obligation of the Company to pay or repay any amounts owing to the Investor hereunder and which have not been repaid at the time of termination.

 

(d) Nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other Party of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

9. [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

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10. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

10.1 Fees and Expenses. Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company has paid Sullivan & Worcester $5,000. At the Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Investor up to an additional $30,000 of due diligence costs and reasonable fees and disbursements of Sullivan &Worcester LLP in connection with the preparation of the Transaction Documents it being understood that Sullivan &Worcester LLP has not rendered any legal advice to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that the Company has relied for such matters on the advice of its own counsel. Except as specified above, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale of the Debenture.

 

10.2 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on such date, (c) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:

 

If to the Company:

 

Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd.
Room 801, 802, 8th Floor, W1 Office Building
Oriental Commerce Tower
No.1 Chang An Street, Dong Cheng District, Beijing, PRC 100006
Telephone: (+86) 10 53605158
Email: jizhe@puhuiwealth.com
Attention: Zhe Ji, Chief Executive Officer

 

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

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105
Telephone: (212) 370-1300
Email: bigrossman@egsllp.com
Attention: Barry Grossman, Esq.

 

If to the Investor, the address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

 

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

 

[****]

 

or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.

 

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10.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

10.4 Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Venue. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. The Company and the Investor irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, and hereby waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this 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 other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 5.12, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

10.5 [Intentionally Omitted.].

 

10.6 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.

 

10.7 Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

 

10.8 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits and Schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

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10.9 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Investor. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

10.10 Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. 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. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.

 

10.11 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, the Company and the Investor and their respective successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Investor may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom the Investor assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the “Investor” and such transferee is an accredited investor.

 

10.12 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

10.13 Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

10.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two identical counterparts, both 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. Signature pages delivered by facsimile or e-mail shall have the same force and effect as an original signature.

 

10.15 Specific Performance. The Company acknowledges that monetary damages alone would not be adequate compensation to the Investor for a breach by the Company of this Agreement and the Investor may seek an injunction or an order for specific performance from a court of competent jurisdiction if (a) the Company fails to comply or threatens not to comply with this Agreement or (b) the Investor has reason to believe that the Company will not comply with this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

  COMPANY:
     
  PUHUI WEALTH INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
     
  By:  
  Name: Zhe Ji
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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[INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGES TO PUHUI WEALTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Investor: ________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investor: _________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________

 

Email Address of Authorized Signatory:_________________________________________

 

Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________

 

Address for Notice to Investor:

Closing Principal Amount: $_________________

EIN Number: ____________________

 

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

PUHUI WEALTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

 

FORM OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE ISSUED WITH AN ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT DUE FEBURARY 20, 2022

 

Debenture No. $2,750,000.00

Dated: August 20, 2021 (the “Issuance Date”)

 

For value received, PUHUI WEALTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., a Cayman Islands company (the “Maker” or the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of [***] (together with its successors and representatives, the “Holder”), in accordance with the terms hereinafter provided, the principal amount of TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,750,000.00) (the “Principal Amount”).

 

All payments under or pursuant to this Convertible Debenture (this “Debenture”) shall be made in United States Dollars in immediately available funds to the Holder at the address of the Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter defined) or at such other place as the Holder may designate from time to time in writing to the Maker or by wire transfer of funds to the Holder’s account, instructions for which are attached hereto as Exhibit A. The outstanding principal balance of this Debenture shall be due and payable on February 20, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”) or at such earlier time as provided herein. In the event that the Maturity Date shall fall on Saturday or Sunday, such Maturity Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day. All calculations made pursuant to this Debenture shall be rounded down to three decimal places.

 

ARTICLE 1 

 

1.1 Purchase Agreement. This Debenture has been executed and delivered pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 18, 2021 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Maker and the Holder. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

 

1.2 Interest.

 

(a) Original Issue Discount/Payment of Interest. In addition to interest, this Debenture has been issued for an original issue discount of ten percent (10%). The Company shall pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, payable, at the Holder’s option, in cash or Conversion Shares, on each Conversion Date (as to that principal amount then being converted) and on the Maturity Date, by accreting such accrued interest to the principal amount of this Debenture. 

 

 

 

 

(b) Interest Calculations. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30 calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Issuance Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made or until the Outstanding Principal Amount and all accrued and unpaid interest is converted pursuant to Article 3 hereof. Interest shall cease to accrue with respect to any principal amount converted, provided that, the Company actually delivers the Conversion Shares within the time period required by Section 3.1(a) herein. 

 

1.3 Prepayment. Except as otherwise set forth in this Debenture, the Company may not prepay any portion of the principal amount of this Debenture without the prior written consent of the Holder.

 

1.4 Delisting from a Trading Market. If at any time the Ordinary Share cease to be listed on a Trading Market, (i) the Holder may deliver a demand for payment to the Company and, if such a demand is delivered, the Company shall, within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of the demand for payment from the Holder, pay all of the Outstanding Principal Amount or (ii) in lieu of delivering a demand for payment pursuant to clause (i) immediately preceding, the Holder may, at its election, upon notice to the Company exercise its right to convert all or a portion of the Outstanding Principal Amount in accordance with Section 3.1 hereafter.

 

1.5 Payment on Non-Business Days. Whenever any payment to be made shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment may be due on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

1.6 Transfer. This Debenture may be transferred or sold, subject to the provisions of Section 5.8 of this Debenture, or pledged, hypothecated or otherwise granted as security by the Holder.

 

1.7 Replacement. Upon receipt of a duly executed and notarized written statement from the Holder with respect to the loss, theft or destruction of this Debenture (or any replacement hereof), or, in the case of a mutilation of this Debenture, upon surrender and cancellation of such mutilated Debenture, the Maker shall issue a new Debenture, of like tenor and amount, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Debenture.

 

1.8 Use of Proceeds. The Maker shall use the proceeds of this Debenture as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

1.9 Status of Debenture and Security Interest. The obligations of the Maker under this Debenture shall be unsecured and junior to all other existing and future Indebtedness and equity of the Company.

 

1.10 Tax Treatment. The Maker and the Holder agree that for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and applicable state, local and non-U.S. income tax purposes, this Debenture is not intended to be, and shall not be, treated as indebtedness. Neither the Maker nor the Holder shall take any contrary position on any tax return, or in any audit, claim, investigation, inquiry or proceeding in respect of Taxes, unless otherwise required pursuant to a final determination within the meaning of Section 1313 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any analogous provision of applicable state, local or non-U.S. law.

 

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ARTICLE 2 

 

2.1 Events of Default. An “Event of Default” under this Debenture shall mean the occurrence of any of the events defined in the Purchase Agreement, and any of the additional events described below:

 

(a) any default in the payment of (i) the Principal Amount hereunder when due; or (ii) liquidated damages in respect of this Debenture as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise);

 

(b) the Maker shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Debenture or any Transaction Document shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Transaction Document to which it is a party;

 

(c) the Maker’s notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its inability to comply (including for any of the reasons described in Section 3.6(a) hereof) or its intention not to comply with proper requests for conversion of this Debenture into Ordinary Shares;

 

(d) the Maker shall fail to (i) timely deliver the Ordinary Shares as and when required in Section 3.2; or (ii) make the payment of any fees and/or liquidated damages under this Debenture, the Purchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents;

 

(e) default shall be made in the performance or observance of any material covenant, condition or agreement contained in the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document that is not covered by any other provisions of this Section 2.1;

 

(f) at any time the Maker shall fail to have a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares authorized, reserved and available for issuance to satisfy the potential conversion in full (disregarding for this purpose any and all limitations of any kind on such conversion) of this Debenture;

 

(g) any representation or warranty made by the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries herein or in the Purchase Agreement, this Debenture or any other Transaction Document shall prove to have been false or incorrect or breached in a material respect on the date as of which made;

 

(h) unless otherwise approved in writing in advance by the Holder, the Maker shall, or shall announce an intention to pursue or consummate a Change of Control, or a Change of Control shall be consummated, or the Maker shall negotiate, propose or enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to any Change of Control;

 

(i) the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries shall (A) default in any payment of any amount or amounts of principal of or interest (if any) on any Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness hereunder), the aggregate principal amount of which Indebtedness is in excess of $250,000 or (B) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Indebtedness to cause with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity;

 

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(j) the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property or assets; (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (iii) commence a voluntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic); (iv) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (v) acquiesce in writing to any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic); (vi) issue a notice of bankruptcy or winding down of its operations or issue a press release regarding same; or (vii) take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing;

 

(k) a proceeding or case shall be commenced in respect of the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries, without its application or consent, in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking: (i) the liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of its debts; (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of it or of all or any substantial part of its assets in connection with the liquidation or dissolution of the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iii) similar relief in respect of it under any law providing for the relief of debtors, and such proceeding or case described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of forty-five (45) days or any order for relief shall be entered in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) against the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries or action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing shall be taken with respect to the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries and shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect for a period of forty-five (45) days;

 

(l) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $250,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) are rendered against one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(m) the Company fails to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and the registration of the Ordinary Shares issuable to the Holder hereunder upon conversion;

 

(n) the Maker’s Ordinary Shares are no longer publicly traded or cease to be listed on the Trading Market;

 

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(o) the Maker consummates a “going private” transaction and as a result the Ordinary Share is no longer registered under Sections 12(b) or 12(g) of the 1934 Act;

 

(p) there shall be any SEC or judicial stop trade order or trading suspension stop-order or any restriction in place with the transfer agent for the Ordinary Share restricting the trading of such Ordinary Share;

 

(q) the Depository Trust Company places any restrictions on transactions in the Ordinary Share or the Ordinary Share is no longer tradeable through the Depository Trust Company Fast Automated Securities Transfer program;

 

(r) the Company’s Market Capitalization is below $2,500,000 for ten (10) consecutive days; or

 

(s) the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Maker, or the Maker and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, any default pursuant to clause (i) above shall not be subject to any cure periods pursuant to the instrument governing such Indebtedness or this Debenture.

 

2.2 Remedies Upon an Event of Default.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been remedied within (i) two (2) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring by the Company’s failure to comply with Section 7.1(c) of the Purchase Agreement or Section 3.2 of this Debenture, or (ii) ten (10) Business Days for all other Events of Default, provided, however, that there shall be no cure period for an Event of Default described in Section 2.1(i), 2.1(j) or 2.1(k), the interest rate on this Debenture shall accrue at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 15% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law.

 

(b) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Maker shall, as promptly as possible but in any event within one (1) Business Day of the occurrence of such Event of Default, notify the Holder of the occurrence of such Event of Default, describing the event or factual situation giving rise to the Event of Default and specifying the relevant subsection or subsections of Section 2.1 hereof under which such Event of Default has occurred.

 

(c) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and shall not have been remedied within (i) two (2) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring by the Company’s failure to comply with Section 7.1(c) of the Purchase Agreement or Section 3.2 of this Debenture, or (ii) ten (10) Business Days for all other Events of Default, provided, however, that there shall be no cure period for an Event of Default described in Section 2.1(i), 2.1(j) or 2.1(k), the Holder may at any time at its option declare the Mandatory Default Amount due and payable, and thereupon, the same shall be accelerated and so due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest, or notice, all of which are hereby expressly unconditionally and irrevocably waived by the Maker; provided, further, however, that (x) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described above, the Holder, in its sole and absolute discretion, may: (a) from time-to-time demand that all or a portion of the Outstanding Principal Amount be converted into Ordinary Shares at the lower of (i) the then-current Conversion Price and (ii) sixty-percent (60%) of the average of the three (3) lowest daily VWAPs during the twenty (20) Trading Days prior to the delivery by the Holder of the applicable notice of conversion, which price shall not be lower than the Floor Price (as defined below); or (b) exercise or otherwise enforce any one or more of the Holder’s rights, powers, privileges, remedies and interests under this Debenture, the Purchase Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or applicable law and (y) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in clauses (k) or (l) above, the Mandatory Default Amount shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Maker. No course of delay on the part of the Holder shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice the rights of the Holder. No remedy conferred hereby shall be exclusive of any other remedy referred to herein or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.

 

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ARTICLE 3 

 

3.1 Conversion.

 

(a) Conversion. At any time following the Issuance Date (such date, the “Conversion Trigger Date”), subject to Section 3.3, this Debenture shall be convertible (in whole or in part), at the option of the Holder, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares as is determined by dividing (x) that portion of the Outstanding Principal Amount that the Holder elects to convert (the “Conversion Amount”) by (y) the Conversion Price then in effect on the date on which the Holder delivers a notice of conversion, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Conversion Notice”), in accordance with Section 5.1 to the Maker. The Holder shall deliver this Debenture to the Maker at the address designated in the Purchase Agreement at such time that this Debenture is fully converted. With respect to partial conversions of this Debenture, the Maker shall keep written records of the amount of this Debenture converted as of the date of such conversion (each, a “Conversion Date”).

 

(b) Conversion Price. The “Conversion Price” shall be equal to the lesser of (i) $5.00, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 3.4 herein (the “Fixed Conversion Price”) and (ii) the Alternate Conversion Price (as such term is defined in Section 3.4(i) hereafter, as applicable).

 

3.2 Delivery of Conversion Shares. As soon as practicable after any conversion in accordance with this Debenture and in any event within two (2) Trading Days thereafter (such date, the “Share Delivery Date”), the Maker shall, at its expense, cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder, or as the Holder may direct, a certificate or certificates evidencing the number of duly authorized, fully paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled on such conversion (the “Conversion Shares”), in such denominations as may be requested by the Holder, which certificate or certificates shall be free of restrictive and trading legends. In lieu of delivering physical certificates for the Ordinary Shares issuable upon any conversion of this Debenture, provided the Company’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer program or a similar program, upon request of the Holder, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit such Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of this Debenture to the Holder (or its designee), by crediting the account of the Holder’s (or such designee’s) broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (provided that the same time periods herein as for stock certificates shall apply) as instructed by the Holder (or its designee).

 

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3.3 Ownership Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Holder shall not be entitled to receive shares representing Equity Interests upon conversion of this Debenture to the extent (but only to the extent) that such exercise or receipt would cause the Holder Group (as defined below) to become, directly or indirectly, a “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of a number of Equity Interests of a class that is registered under the 1934 Act which exceeds the Maximum Percentage (as defined below) of the Equity Interests of such class that are outstanding at such time. Any purported delivery of Equity Interests in connection with the conversion of this Debenture prior to the termination of this restriction in accordance herewith shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that such delivery would result in the Holder Group becoming the beneficial owner of more than the Maximum Percentage of the Equity Interests of a class that is registered under the 1934 Act that is outstanding at such time. If any delivery of Equity Interests owed to the Holder following conversion of this Debenture is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this limitation, the Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and the Company shall deliver such Equity Interests as promptly as practicable after the Holder gives notice to the Company that such delivery would not result in such limitation being triggered or upon termination of the restriction in accordance with the terms hereof. To the extent limitations contained in this Section 3.3 apply, the determination of whether this Debenture is convertible and of which portion of this Debenture is convertible shall be the sole responsibility and in the sole determination of the Holder, and the submission of a notice of conversion shall be deemed to constitute the Holder’s determination that the issuance of the full number of Conversion Shares requested in the notice of conversion is permitted hereunder, and the Company shall not have any obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. For purposes of this Section 3.3, (i) the term “Maximum Percentage” shall mean 4.99% of the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Conversion Shares. The Investor, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage, provided that the Maximum Percentage in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Conversion Shares ; and (ii) the term “Holder Group” shall mean the Holder plus any other Person with which the Holder is considered to be part of a group under Section 13 of the 1934 Act or with which the Holder otherwise files reports under Sections 13 and/or 16 of the 1934 Act. In determining the number of Equity Interests of a particular class outstanding at any point in time, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding Equity Interests of such class as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) a more recent notice by the Company or its transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of Equity Interests of such class then outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall, within one (1) Trading Day of such request, confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of Equity Interests of any class then outstanding. Anything herein to the contrary, any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this Section 3.3 shall be construed, corrected and implemented in a manner so as to effectuate the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained.

 

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3.4 Adjustment of Fixed Conversion Price.

 

(a) Until the Debenture has been paid in full or converted in full, the Fixed Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows (but shall not be increased, other than pursuant to Section 3.4(a)(i) hereof):

 

(i) Adjustments for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) effect a split of the outstanding Ordinary Share, the applicable Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the stock split shall be proportionately decreased. If the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date), combine the outstanding Ordinary Shares, the applicable Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustments under this Section 3.4(a)(i) shall be effective at the close of business on the date the stock split or combination occurs.

 

(ii) Adjustments for Certain Dividends and Distributions. If the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Ordinary Share entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Ordinary Shares, then, and in each event, the applicable Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the applicable Fixed Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction:

 

(1) the numerator of which shall be the total number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date; and

 

(2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of Ordinary Shares issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.

 

(iii) Adjustment for Other Dividends and Distributions. If the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Ordinary Share entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in other than Ordinary Shares, then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the applicable Fixed Conversion Price shall be made and provision shall be made (by adjustments of the Fixed Conversion Price or otherwise) so that the Holder of this Debenture shall receive upon conversions thereof, in addition to the number of Ordinary Shares receivable thereon, the number of securities of the Maker or other issuer (as applicable) or other property that it would have received had this Debenture been converted into Ordinary Share in full (without regard to any conversion limitations herein) on the date of such event and had thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Conversion Date, retained such securities (together with any distributions payable thereon during such period) or assets, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 3.4(a)(iii) with respect to the rights of the holders of this Debenture; provided, however, that if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Fixed Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions.

 

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(iv) Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange or Substitution. If the Ordinary Share at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) shall be changed to the same or different number of shares or other securities of any class or classes of stock or other property, whether by reclassification, exchange, substitution or otherwise (other than by way of a stock split or combination of shares or stock dividends provided for in Sections 3.4(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, or a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale of assets provided for in Section 3.4(a)(v) hereof), then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the Fixed Conversion Price shall be made and provisions shall be made (by adjustments of the Fixed Conversion Price or otherwise) so that the Holder shall have the right thereafter to convert this Debenture into the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or other property receivable upon reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, by holders of the number of Ordinary Shares into which such Debenture might have been converted immediately prior to such reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.

 

(v) Adjustments for Issuance of Additional Ordinary Shares. In the event the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) issue or sell any additional Ordinary Shares (“Additional Ordinary Shares”), other than (A) as provided in this Debenture (including the foregoing subsections (i) through (iv) of this Section 3.4(a)), pursuant to any Equity Plan (including pursuant to Ordinary Share Equivalents granted or issued under any Equity Plan), (B) pursuant to Ordinary Share Equivalents granted or issued prior to the Closing Date, or (C) Exempted Securities, in any case, at an effective price per share that is less than the Fixed Conversion Price then in effect or without consideration, then the Fixed Conversion Price upon each such issuance shall be reduced to a price equal to the consideration per share paid for such Additional Ordinary Shares. For purposes of clarification, the amount of consideration received for such Additional Ordinary Shares shall not include the value of any additional securities or other rights received in connection with such issuance of Additional Ordinary Shares (i.e. warrants, rights of first refusal or other similar rights).

 

(vi) Issuance, Amendment or Adjustment of Ordinary Share Equivalents. Except for Exempted Issuances, if (x) the Maker, at any time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date), shall issue any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, directly or indirectly, Ordinary Share (“Convertible Securities”), or any rights or warrants or options to purchase any such Ordinary Share or Convertible Securities, other than Ordinary Share Equivalents granted or issued under any Equity Plan (collectively with the Convertible Securities, the “Ordinary Share Equivalents”) and the price per share for which Ordinary Shares may be issuable pursuant to any such Ordinary Share Equivalent shall be less than the applicable Fixed Conversion Price then in effect, or (y) the price per share for which Ordinary Shares may be issuable under any Ordinary Share Equivalents is amended or adjusted, pursuant to the terms of such Ordinary Share Equivalents or otherwise, and such price as so amended or adjusted shall be less than the applicable Fixed Conversion Price in effect at the time of such amendment or adjustment, then, in each such case (x) or (y), the applicable Fixed Conversion Price upon each such issuance or amendment or adjustment shall be adjusted as provided in subsection (vi) of this Section 3.4(a) as if the maximum number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Ordinary Share Equivalents had been issued on the date of such issuance or amendment or adjustment.

 

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(vii) Consideration for Stock. In case any Ordinary Shares or any Ordinary Share Equivalents shall be issued or sold:

 

(1) in connection with any merger or consolidation in which the Maker is the surviving corporation (other than any consolidation or merger in which the previously outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Maker shall be changed to or exchanged for the stock or other securities of another corporation), the amount of consideration therefor shall be, deemed to be the fair value, as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Maker and approved by the Holder, of such portion of the assets and business of the nonsurviving corporation as such Board of Directors may determine to be attributable to such Ordinary Shares, Convertible Securities, rights or warrants or options, as the case may be; or

 

(2) in the event of any consolidation or merger of the Maker in which the Maker is not the surviving corporation or in which the previously outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Maker shall be changed into or exchanged for the stock or other securities of another corporation or other property, or in the event of any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Maker for stock or other securities or other property of any corporation, the Maker shall be deemed to have issued shares of its Ordinary Share, at a price per share equal to the valuation of the Maker’s Ordinary Share based on the actual exchange ratio on which the transaction was predicated, as applicable, and the fair market value on the date of such transaction of all such stock or securities or other property of the other corporation. If any such calculation results in adjustment of the applicable Fixed Conversion Price, or the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Debenture, the determination of the applicable Fixed Conversion Price or the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Debenture immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sale, shall be made after giving effect to such adjustment of the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Debenture. In the event Ordinary Share is issued with other shares or securities or other assets of the Maker for consideration which covers both, the consideration computed as provided in this Section 3.4(a)(vii) shall be allocated among such securities and assets as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Maker, and approved by the Holder.

 

(viii) Record Date. In case the Maker shall take record of the holders of its Ordinary Share for the purpose of entitling them to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Share or Convertible Securities, then the date of the issue or sale of the Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to be such record date.

 

(b) No Impairment. The Maker shall not, by amendment of its M&A 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 hereunder by the Maker, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 3.4 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the Holder against impairment. In the event the Holder shall elect to convert this Debenture as provided herein, the Maker cannot refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, violation of an agreement to which the Holder is a party or for any reason whatsoever, unless, an injunction from a court, or notice, restraining and or adjoining conversion of this Debenture shall have issued and the Maker posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in an amount equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Principal Amount of the Debenture the Holder has elected to convert, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Holder (as liquidated damages) in the event it obtains judgment.

 

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(c) Certificates as to Adjustments. Upon occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Fixed Conversion Price or number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of this Debenture pursuant to this Section 3.4, the Maker at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to the Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment and readjustment, showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Maker shall, upon written request of the Holder, at any time, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Holder a like certificate setting forth such adjustments and readjustments, the applicable Fixed Conversion Price in effect at the time, and the number of Ordinary Shares and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of this Debenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Maker shall not be obligated to deliver a certificate unless such certificate would reflect an increase or decrease of at least one percent (1%) of such adjusted amount.

 

(d) Issue Taxes. The Maker shall pay any and all issue and other taxes, excluding federal, state or local income taxes, that may be payable in respect of any issue or delivery of Ordinary Shares on conversion of this Debenture pursuant thereto; provided, however, that the Maker shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes resulting from any transfer requested by the Holder in connection with any such conversion.

 

(e) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of this Debenture. In lieu of any fractional shares to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, the Maker shall pay cash equal such fractional shares multiplied by the Conversion Price then in effect.

 

(f) Reservation of Ordinary Shares. The Maker shall at all while this Debenture shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Ordinary Share, such number of Ordinary Shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of this Debenture (disregarding for this purpose any and all limitations of any kind on such conversion). The Maker shall, from time to time, increase the authorized number of Ordinary Shares or take other effective action if at any time the unissued number of authorized shares shall not be sufficient to satisfy the Maker’s obligations under this Section 3.4(f).

 

(g) Regulatory Compliance. If any Ordinary Shares to be reserved for the purpose of conversion of this Debenture require registration or listing with or approval of any governmental authority, stock exchange or other regulatory body under any federal or state law or regulation or otherwise before such shares may be validly issued or delivered upon conversion, the Maker shall, at its sole cost and expense, in good faith and as expeditiously as possible, secure such registration, listing or approval, as the case may be.

 

(h) Effect of Events Prior to the Issuance Date. If the Issuance Date of this Debenture is after the Closing Date, then, if the Conversion Price or any other right of the Holder of this Debenture would have been adjusted or modified by operation of any provision of this Debenture had this Debenture been issued on the Closing Date, such adjustment or modification shall be deemed to apply to this Debenture as of the Issuance Date as if this Debenture had been issued on the Closing Date.

 

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(i) Alternate Conversion Price. During any Restricted Period (as defined in the Leak-Out Agreement), the Conversion Price applicable for such conversion shall instead be equal to eighty percent (80%) of the average of the three (3) lowest daily VWAPs during the “Measurement Period”, which is a 10-Trading-Day period starting five (5) Trading Days prior to and ending four (4) Trading Days after the date the Conversion Shares are delivered pursuant to applicable Conversion Notice (the “Alternate Conversion Price”), provided, that the Alternate Conversion Price shall not be lower than $0.60 (the “Floor Price”), and provided further, that, following any transaction or event that would, but for the preceding proviso, lower the Alternate Conversion Price to below the Floor Price, upon the delivery of a Conversion Notice the Holder shall be entitled to receive the number of Ordinary Shares equal to the relevant Conversion Amount divided by the Floor Price.

 

3.5 Prepayment Following a Change of Control.

 

(a) Mechanics of Prepayment at Option of Holder in Connection with a Change of Control. No sooner than fifteen (15) days prior to entry into an agreement for a Change of Control nor later than ten (10) days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control, but not prior to the public announcement of such Change of Control, the Maker shall deliver written notice (“Notice of Change of Control”) to the Holder. At any time after receipt of a Notice of Change of Control (or, in the event a Notice of Change of Control is not delivered at least ten (10) days prior to a Change of Control, at any time within ten (10) days prior to a Change of Control), the Holder may require the Maker to prepay, effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control, an amount equal to 120% of the Outstanding Principal Amount (the “COC Repayment Price”), by delivering written notice thereof (“Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Change of Control”) to the Maker.

 

(b) Payment of COC Repayment Price. Upon the Maker’s receipt of a Notice(s) of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Change of Control from the Holder, the Maker shall deliver the COC Repayment Price to the Holder immediately prior to the consummation of the Change of Control; provided that the Holder’s original Debenture shall have been so delivered to the Maker.

 

3.6 Inability to Fully Convert.

 

(a) Holder’s Option if Maker Cannot Fully Convert. If, upon the Maker’s receipt of a Conversion Notice or as otherwise required under this Debenture, including with respect to repayment of principal in Ordinary Shares as permitted under this Debenture, the Maker cannot issue Ordinary Shares for any reason, including, without limitation, because the Maker (x) does not have a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares authorized and available or (y) is otherwise prohibited by applicable law or by the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Maker or any of its securities from issuing all of the Ordinary Shares which is to be issued to the Holder pursuant to this Debenture, then the Maker shall issue as many Ordinary Shares as it is able to issue and, with respect to the unconverted portion of this Debenture or with respect to any Ordinary Shares not timely issued in accordance with this Debenture, the Holder, solely at Holder’s option, can elect to:

 

(i) require the Maker to prepay that portion of this Debenture for which the Maker is unable to issue Ordinary Shares or for which Ordinary Shares were not timely issued (the “Mandatory Prepayment”) at a price equal to the number of Ordinary Shares that the Maker is unable to issue multiplied by the VWAP on the date of the Conversion Notice (the “Mandatory Prepayment Price”);

 

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(ii) void its Conversion Notice and retain or have returned, as the case may be, this Debenture that was to be converted pursuant to the Conversion Notice (provided that the Holder’s voiding its Conversion Notice shall not affect the Maker’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice); or

 

(iii) defer issuance of the applicable Conversion Shares until such time as the Maker can legally issue such shares; provided, that the Principal Amount underlying such Conversion Shares shall remain outstanding until the delivery of such Conversion Shares; provided, further, that if the Holder elects to defer the issuance of the Conversion Shares, it may exercise its rights under either clause (i) or (ii) above at any time prior to the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon two (2) Business Days’ notice to the Maker.

 

(b) Mechanics of Fulfilling Holder’s Election. The Maker shall immediately send to the Holder, upon receipt of a Conversion Notice from the Holder, which cannot be fully satisfied as described in Section 3.6(a) above, a notice of the Maker’s inability to fully satisfy the Conversion Notice (the “Inability to Fully Convert Notice”). Such Inability to Fully Convert Notice shall indicate (i) the reason why the Maker is unable to fully satisfy the Holder’s Conversion Notice; and (ii) the amount of this Debenture which cannot be converted. The Holder shall notify the Maker of its election pursuant to Section 3.6(a) above by delivering written notice to the Maker (“Notice in Response to Inability to Convert”).

 

(c) Payment of Mandatory Prepayment Price. If the Holder shall elect to have its Debenture prepaid pursuant to Section 3.6(a)(i) above, the Maker shall pay the Mandatory Prepayment Price to the Holder within five (5) Trading Days of the Maker’s receipt of the Holder’s Notice in Response to Inability to Convert; provided that prior to the Maker’s receipt of the Holder’s Notice in Response to Inability to Convert the Maker has not delivered a notice to the Holder stating, to the satisfaction of the Holder, that the event or condition resulting in the Mandatory Prepayment has been cured and all Conversion Shares issuable to the Holder can and will be delivered to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Debenture. If the Maker shall fail to pay the applicable Mandatory Prepayment Price to the Holder on the date that is one (1) Trading Day following the Maker’s receipt of the Holder’s Notice in Response to Inability to Convert, in addition to any remedy the Holder may have under this Debenture and the Purchase Agreement, such unpaid amount shall bear interest at the rate of two percent (2%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Until the full Mandatory Prepayment Price is paid in full to the Holder, the Holder may (i) void the Mandatory Prepayment with respect to that portion of the Debenture for which the full Mandatory Prepayment Price has not been paid and (ii) receive back such Debenture.

 

(d) No Rights as Shareholder. Nothing contained in this Debenture shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder, prior to the conversion of this Debenture, the right to vote or to receive dividends or to consent or to receive notice as a shareholder in respect of any meeting of shareholders for the election of directors of the Maker or of any other matter, or any other rights as a shareholder of the Maker.

 

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3.7 Pre-Settlement. No later than two (2) Trading Days (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade initiated on the Conversion Date of such Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to the Conversion Notice) after the Conversion Date, the Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to deliver to the Investor as DWAC shares such number of Ordinary Shares (the “Pre-Settlement Shares”) equal to the product of (A) the quotient of (y) the Conversion Amount divided by (z) the Pre-Settlement Conversion Price (as defined below), and as to which the Investor shall be the owner thereof as of such time of delivery of such Conversion Date, multiplied by (B) 125%. The “Pre-Settlement Conversion Price” means 80% of the Closing Price on the date immediately preceding the Conversion Notice Date. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any share split, share dividend, share combination or other similar transaction during any such measuring period.

 

3.8 Settlement. No later than two (2) Trading Days after the Measurement Period (the “Settlement Date”), the Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to deliver to the Investor as DWAC shares such number of Ordinary Shares (the “Settlement Shares”) equal to the Conversion Amount divided by the Conversion Price. The number of Ordinary Shares to be delivered on the Settlement Date shall be reduced by the number of Pre-Settlement Shares delivered. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the number of Pre-Settlement Shares delivered to the Investor exceeds the number of Settlement Shares, then the Investor shall return such excess shares.

 

ARTICLE 4 

 

4.1 Covenants. For so long as any Debenture is outstanding, without the prior written consent of the Holder:

 

(a) Compliance with Transaction Documents. The Maker shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, comply with its obligations under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents.

 

(b) Payment of Taxes, Etc. The Maker shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, promptly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, when due and payable, all lawful taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the income, profits, property or business of the Maker and the Subsidiaries, except for such failures to pay that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however , that any such tax, assessment, charge or levy need not be paid if the validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and if the Maker or such Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto, and provided, further, that the Maker and such Subsidiaries will pay all such taxes, assessments, charges or levies forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any lien which may have attached as security therefor.

 

(c) Corporate Existence. The Maker shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in full force and effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises and all licenses and other rights to use property owned or possessed by it and reasonably deemed to be necessary to the conduct of its business.

 

(d) Investment Company Act. The Maker shall conduct its businesses in a manner so that it will not become subject to, or required to be registered under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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(e) Standstill and Prohibited Transactions. The Company hereby covenants and agrees not to enter into (i) any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents from the date hereof until one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Closing Date or (ii) any Prohibited Transactions without the Investor’s prior written consent, until the earlier of (a) thirty (30) days after such time as the Debenture has been repaid in full and/or has been converted into Conversion Shares and (b) the date on which the Investor ceases to hold any Ordinary Shares or have the right to acquire any Ordinary Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.1(e) shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Prohibited Transactions shall be an Exempt Issuance.

 

(f) Repayment of This Debenture. If the Company issues any debt, including any subordinated debt or convertible debt (other than this Debenture), or any preferred stock in excess of $500,000, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Holder, the Company will immediately utilize 50% of the proceeds of such issuance to repay this Debenture.

 

4.2 Set-Off. This Debenture shall be subject to the set-off provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 5 

 

5.1 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on such date, (c) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for notice shall be as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

5.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, without reference to principles of conflict of laws or choice of laws. This Debenture shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing this Debenture to be drafted.

 

5.3 Headings. Article and section headings in this Debenture are included herein for purposes of convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Debenture for any other purpose.

 

5.4 Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Debenture shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Debenture, at law or in equity (including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Maker to comply with the terms of this Debenture. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the holder thereof and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Maker (or the performance thereof). The Maker acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable and material harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach would be inadequate. Therefore, the Maker agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available rights and remedies, at law or in equity, to equitable relief, including but not limited to an injunction restraining any such breach or threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

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5.5 Enforcement Expenses. The Maker agrees to pay all costs and expenses of enforcement of this Debenture, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses.

 

5.6 Binding Effect. The obligations of the Maker and the Holder set forth herein shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each such party, whether or not such successors or assigns are permitted by the terms herein.

 

5.7 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Debenture may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Debenture shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

5.8 Compliance with Securities Laws. The Holder of this Debenture acknowledges that the Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Debenture in violation of securities laws.

 

5.9 Jurisdiction; Venue. Any action, proceeding or claim arising out of, or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Company and the Holder irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, and hereby waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. The prevailing party in any such action shall be entitled to recover its reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses relating to such action or proceeding.

 

5.10 Parties in Interest. This Debenture shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Maker, the Holder and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

5.11 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

 

5.12 Maker Waivers. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Maker and all others that may become liable for all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Debenture, hereby waive presentment, demand, notice of nonpayment, protest and all other demands’ and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Debenture, and do hereby consent to any number of renewals of extensions of the time or payment hereof and agree that any such renewals or extensions may be made without notice to any such persons and without affecting their liability herein and do further consent to the release of any person liable hereon, all without affecting the liability of the other persons, firms or Maker liable for the payment of this Debenture, AND DO HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY.

 

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(a) No delay or omission on the part of the Holder in exercising its rights under this Debenture, or course of conduct relating hereto, shall operate as a waiver of such rights or any other right of the Holder, nor shall any waiver by the Holder of any such right or rights on any one occasion be deemed a waiver of the same right or rights on any future occasion.

 

(b) THE MAKER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE TRANSACTION OF WHICH THIS DEBENTURE IS A PART IS A COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION, AND TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO NOTICE AND HEARING WITH RESPECT TO ANY PREJUDGMENT REMEDY WHICH THE HOLDER OR ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS MAY DESIRE TO USE.

 

5.13 Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) Indebtedness” means: (a) all obligations for borrowed money; (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances, current swap agreements, interest rate hedging agreements, interest rate swaps, or other financial products; (c) all capital lease obligations that exceed $150,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year; (d) all obligations or liabilities secured by a lien or encumbrance on any asset of the Maker, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is assumed; (e) all obligations for the deferred purchase price of assets, together with trade debt and other accounts payable that exceed $150,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year; (f) all synthetic leases; (g) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with recourse) any of the foregoing obligations of any other person; (h) trade debt; and (i) endorsements for collection or deposit.

 

(b) Mandatory Default Amount” means an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the Outstanding Principal Amount of this Debenture on the date on which the first Event of Default has occurred hereunder.

 

(c) Market Capitalization” means, as of any date of determination, the product of (a) the number of issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares as of such date (exclusive of any Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of options or warrants or conversion of any convertible securities), multiplied by (b) the closing price of the Ordinary Shares on the Trading Market on the date of determination.

 

(d) Outstanding Principal Amount” means, at the time of determination, the Principal Amount outstanding after giving effect to any conversions, prepayments, or an Event of Default (including the impact of any remedies related to such Event of Default thereon) pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(e) Trading Day” means a day on which the Ordinary Shares are traded on a Trading Market.

 

(f) VWAP” means, as of any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Ordinary Shares are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of one Ordinary Share on the applicable Trading Market for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on such Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. or by another reputable financial data reporting source (such as Thomson Reuters), (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:00 p.m. (New York city time)); (b) if the Ordinary Shares are not then listed on a Trading Market and if the Ordinary Shares are traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, the volume weighted average price of one Ordinary Share for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. or by another reputable financial data reporting source (such as Thomson Reuters); (c) if the Ordinary Shares are not then listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Ordinary Shares are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the Pink OTC Markets Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price of one Ordinary Share so reported, as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. or by another reputable financial data reporting source (such as Thomson Reuters); or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of one Ordinary Share as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has caused this Debenture to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.

 

  PUHUI WEALTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
     
  By:  
  Name: Zhe Ji
  Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 99.3

 

FORM OF PLACEMENT AGENT ORDINARY SHARES PURCHASE WARRANT

 

PUHUI WEALTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

 

Warrant Shares: [***]   Issue Date: August 20, 2021

 

THIS PLACEMENT AGENT ORDINARY SHARES PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, [***] or his or her assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the Issue Date set forth above (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on August 20, 2026 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation (the “Company”), up to [***] shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company’s Ordinary Shares. Both this Warrant and the Warrant Shares have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Company’s Form F-3 Registration Statement (File No. 333-245003) which was declared effective by the SEC on November 20, 2020 and the Prospectus Supplement filed with the SEC on August 20, 2021. The purchase price of one Ordinary Shares under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b). This Warrant is issued pursuant to that certain Engagement Agreement, by and between the Company and Joseph Stone Capital LLC, dated as of June 2, 2021 (“Engagement Agreement”) as supplemented by the Supplement Agreement by and between the Company and Joseph Stone Capital LLC, dated as of August 18, 2021 (“Supplement Agreement”).

 

Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated August 18, 2021, between the Company and [***] which is not a part of this Warrant.

 

Section 2. Exercise.

 

a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

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b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Ordinary Shares under this Warrant shall be $3.60 subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

(A) =    as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(68) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Ordinary Shares on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

(B) =    the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

(X) =    the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Ordinary Shares is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Ordinary Shares for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Ordinary Shares is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Ordinary Shares are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Ordinary Shares so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Ordinary Shares as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

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VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Ordinary Shares is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Ordinary Shares is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Ordinary Shares are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Ordinary Shares so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Ordinary Shares as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised.  The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (A) the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, in each case after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and (B) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Ordinary Shares on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Ordinary Shares as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Date prior to the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the Issue Date, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by such Warrant Share Delivery Date.

 

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ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Ordinary Shares to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Ordinary Shares so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Ordinary Shares that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Ordinary Shares having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Ordinary Shares with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Ordinary Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

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vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Ordinary Shares which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Ordinary Shares Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Ordinary Shares outstanding.  Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Ordinary Shares then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Ordinary Shares upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

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Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Ordinary Shares or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Ordinary Shares (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Ordinary Shares issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Ordinary Shares any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders 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.

 

b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Ordinary Shares Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Ordinary Shares (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Ordinary Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Ordinary Shares are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Ordinary Shares as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Ordinary Shares, by way of return of capital or otherwise, other than cash (including, without limitation, any distribution of stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Ordinary Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Ordinary Shares are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Ordinary Shares as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

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d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company (and all of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Ordinary Shares are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Ordinary Shares, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Ordinary Shares or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Ordinary Shares is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares (not including any shares of Ordinary Shares held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Ordinary Shares of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Ordinary Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Ordinary Shares in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Ordinary Shares are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Ordinary Shares of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Ordinary Shares are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided, further, that if holders of Ordinary Shares of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Ordinary Shares will be deemed to have received Ordinary Shares of the Successor Entity (which Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction) in such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365-day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the greater of (i) the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (ii) the highest VWAP during the period beginning on the Trading Day immediately preceding the announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction (or the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, if earlier) and ending on the Trading Day of the Holder’s request pursuant to this Section 3(d) and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds within five (5) Trading Days of the Holder’s election (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction).  The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Ordinary Shares acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Ordinary Shares pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Ordinary Shares deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

f)  Notice to Holder.

 

i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Ordinary Shares, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Ordinary Shares, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Ordinary Shares rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Ordinary Shares, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Ordinary Shares is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Ordinary Shares of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Ordinary Shares of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Ordinary Shares for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

a) Transferability. This Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

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b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Issue Date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting the rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise,” and to receive the cash payments contemplated pursuant to Sections 2(d)(i) and 2(d)(iv), in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.

 

b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken, or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Ordinary Shares a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Ordinary Shares may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

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Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate 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 of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Engagement Agreement and Supplement Agreement.

 

f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that the right to exercise this Warrant terminates on the Termination Date. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered to the address for the Holder in the Warrant Register.

 

i)Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Ordinary Shares or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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j)  Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. This Warrant may not be assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of the Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder of this Warrant, on the other hand.

 

m)Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  PUHUI WEALTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
     
  By                    
  Name:   
  Title:  

 

 

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Exhibit 99.4

 

SPECIFIC TERMS IN THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN REDACTED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT MATERIAL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. THE REDACTED TERMS HAVE BEEN MARKED AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE WITH THREE ASTERISKS [***].

 

 

 

200 Old Country Road

Suite 610

Mineola, NewYork 11501

 

CONFIDENTIAL

 

August 18, 2021

 

Mr. Zhe Ji

Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd.

W1 Office Building

Oriental Commerce Tower, 8th Floor, Room 801, 802

No. 1 Chang An Street, Dong Cheng District

Beijing 100006, Peoples Republic of China

 

Dear Mr. Ji:

 

This letter agreement (“Supplement Agreement”) supplements but does not amend the engagement agreement by and between Joseph Stone Capital, LLC (“JSC”) and Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) dated June 2, 2021 (the “Agreement”) with respect to the purchase by [***] (the “Investor”) of the USD$2,750,000 face value (10% OID) 8% convertible subordinated debenture (the “Debenture”) subject to that Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) by and between the Company and the Investor. Each of the Company and JSC is a “party” to this Supplement Agreement, and together, they are the “parties” hereto. Terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the SPA which is not a part of this Supplement Agreement but is used herein for reference purposes only.

 

1. Application of Agreement. For avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the Agreement applies to the issue and sale of the Debenture as set forth in the JSC Term Sheet dated July 15, 2021 by the Company and the Investor and as agreed in the SPA. However, the Company and JSC hereby agree that the number of ordinary shares to be subject to the Warrant shall be based on the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares on August 17, 2021 which was $3.00 per share, for a total of 41,667 shares, and that the exercise price of the Warrant shall be 120% of the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares on August 17, 2021 of $3.00, or $3.60.

 

 

 

 

2. Escrow Agreement. Pursuant to Section D.3. of the Agreement, the Company shall sign the Escrow Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A, upon the signing of this Supplement Agreement and shall establish an escrow account as set forth therein.

 

3. Flow of Funds. The Company further agrees to cause the Investor to pay the Funding Amount (as defined in the SPA) over to the Escrow Agent (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) upon the Closing of the SPA and not directly to the Company. On the Closing Date, the parties hereto agree that from the Funding Amount paid into the escrow by the Investor, the Escrow Agent shall deduct the following: (i) Escrow Agent fees of $10,000.00 that shall be paid on the Closing Date to the Escrow Agent; and (ii) a cash fee of USD$143,750.00 pursuant to Section A.1. of the Agreement that shall be paid on the Closing Date to JSC; and (iii) a management fee of USD$12,500.00 pursuant to Section 1.A.3. of the Agreement that shall be paid on the Closing Date to JSC; and (iv) the one-time fee of USD$50,000.00 pursuant to Section 1.A.3 of the Agreement for non-accountable expenses that shall be paid on the Closing Date to JSC; and (v) legal counsel and out-of-pocket expenses of USD$20,000.00 pursuant to Section 1.A.3 of the Agreement that shall be paid on the Closing Date.

 

4. Warrant. Pursuant to Section 2 of the Agreement, the Company shall issue, execute and deliver to JSC, on the Closing Date, the five year Warrant attached hereto as Exhibit B, exercisable for 41,667 Ordinary Shares of the Company which Warrant and the Ordinary Shares exercisable therefor shall be fully registered and immediately freely tradeable pursuant to the Company’s Form F-3 registration statement (File No. 333-245003) as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 12, 2020 and declared effective by the SEC on November 10, 2020.

 

5. Available Shares. The Company shall at all times keep authorized and reserved and available for issuance, free of preemptive rights, such number of Ordinary Shares are issuable upon exercise of the Warrant at any time. If the Company determines at any time that it does not have a sufficient number of authorized Ordinary Shares to reserve and keep available for issuance as described in this Section 5, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to increase the number of authorized Ordinary Shares by seeking Shareholder Approval for the authorization of such additional Ordinary Shares.

 

6. Furnishing of Information. As long as JSC owns the Warrants, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As long as JSC owns the Warrants, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to JSC and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 such information as is required for JSC to sell the Ordinary Shares that are exercisable under the Warrant (“Warrant Shares”) under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as JSC may request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable JSC to sell such Warrant Shares without registration under the 1933 Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 or other applicable exemptions.

 

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7. Listing of Securities. The Company shall: (a) in the time and manner required by each Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares are listed, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering the Conversion Shares, (b) take all steps necessary to cause such shares to be approved for listing on each Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares are listed as soon as possible thereafter, (c) provide to the Investor evidence of such listing, and (d) maintain the listing of such shares on each such Trading Market.

 

8. Agreement Terms. This Supplement Agreement merely sets forth the specific terms of the Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

9. Governing Law. This Supplement Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed therein. Any disputes that arise under this Supplement Agreement, even after the termination of this Supplement Agreement, will be heard only in the state or federal courts located in the City of New York, State of New York, USA. The parties hereto expressly agree to submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the foregoing courts in the City of New York, State of New York. The parties hereto expressly waive any rights they may have to contest the jurisdiction, venue or authority of any court sitting in the City and State of New York. In the event JSC is successful in any action, or suit against the Company, arising out of or relating to this Supplement Agreement, the final judgment or award entered shall provide that JSC shall be entitled to have and recover from the Company the costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, including its reasonable attorney’s fees. Any rights to trial by jury with respect to any such action, proceeding or suit are hereby waived by JSC and the Company.

 

10. Counterparts. This Supplement Agreement may be executed in two identical counterparts, both 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. Signature pages delivered by facsimile or e-mail shall have the same force and effect as an original signature.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have, by their duly authorized representatives acknowledged and agreed to this Supplement Agreement as of the date set forth above.

 

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  Very truly yours.
  JOSEPH STONE CAPITAL LLC
   
  By: /s/ Damian Maggio
  Name:   Damian Maggio
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Acknowledged, accepted and agreed:

PUHUI WEALTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

 

By: /s/ Zhe Ji  
Name:   Zhe Ji  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

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Exhibit 99.5

 

 

Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd. Announces Closing of $2,750,000 Registered Offering of Debenture

 

Beijing, China – August 24, 2021 – Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: PHCF) (“Puhui” or the “Company”), a third-party wealth management service provider with a focus on wealth management services for high net worth individuals and corporate clients, today announced that it closed a registered offering of a 10% Original Issue Discount Convertible Subordinated Debenture in the principal amount of $2,750,000 (“Debenture”) as of August 20, 2021.

 

After deducting the placement agent’s commissions and other offering expenses payable by the Company, the net proceeds to the Company are approximately $2.1 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

Joseph Stone Capital, LLC acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the offering.

 

The offering was made pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-3 (SEC File No. 333-245003), previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 12, 2020, subsequently amended and declared effective on November 10, 2020. A prospectus supplement describing the terms of the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov.

 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor may there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

 

About Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd.

 

Headquartered in Beijing, China and founded in 2013, Puhui is a third-party wealth management service provider focusing on marketing financial products (including private equity and other diversified products and services) to, and managing funds for, individuals and corporate clients in the PRC. On December 27, 2018, the Company’s ordinary shares were listed and began trading listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (ticker: PHCF).

 

Additional information about Puhui can be found at the Company’s corporate website: www.puhuiwealth.com.

 

Forward Looking Statement

 

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "estimate", "plan", "outlook", and "project" and other similar expressions that indicate future events or trends or are not statements of historical matters. These statements are based on our management's current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.

 

Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside of our control and all of which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements can be found in our reports filed with the SEC, which are available, free of charge, on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

 

Investor Relations:

 

The Equity Group Inc. In China
Adam Prior, Senior Vice President Lucy Ma, Associate
(212) 836-9606 +86 10 5661 7012
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