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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 16, 2023

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-38363   84-3235695
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

2626 Fulton Drive NW

Canton, OH 44718

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 458-9176

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

 

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

 

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)  

Name of each exchange on

which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share   HOFV   Nasdaq Capital Market
Warrants to purchase 0.064578 shares of Common Stock   HOFVW   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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

 

Emerging growth company

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

As previously disclosed, on November 7, 2022, Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement (the “IRG Letter Agreement”) with Industrial Realty Group, LLC (“IRGLLC”), pursuant to which IRGLLC agreed that IRGLLC and certain IRGLLC affiliates and related parties, which include CH Capital Lending, LLC (“CHCL”), IRG, LLC and JKP Financial, LLC (collectively, “IRG Affiliate Lenders”), will provide the Company and its subsidiaries, in exchange for certain specified consideration described below, the following financial support (the “IRG Financial Support”):

 

(i)certain financial support for an indoor waterpark and a commitment for the financing of the ground-up development of a 180-room family hotel,

 

(ii)an extension to March 31, 2024 of the maturity of the promissory note dated June 16, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Retail I, LLC and HOF Village Retail II, LLC, as borrowers, to CHCL, as lender (the “Bridge Loan”), and

 

  (iii) amendment of all lending arrangements from IRG Affiliate Lenders, as lenders, to provide for an optional one-year extension of their maturity until March 31, 2025 for a one percent extension fee, which is payable if and when an IRG Affiliate Lender loan is extended.

 

Stuart Lichter, a director of the Company, is President and Chairman of the Board of IRGLLC.

 

On March 17, 2023, pursuant to the IRG Letter Agreement, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries signed amendments to (a) certain IRG Affiliate Lender credit arrangements (and entered into backup notes for two credit arrangements) and (b) warrants issued by the Company held by IRG Affiliate Lenders (collectively, defined as Transaction Documents below), effective as of November 7, 2022 (unless otherwise noted), as consideration for the IRG Financial Support. In particular, the Company amended the Series C through Series F warrants issued by the Company held by IRG Affiliate Lenders and, upon approval of the Company’s stockholders under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c), will amend the Series G warrant, as follows:

 

  (i) the exercise price of the Series C through Series G warrants held by IRG Affiliate Lenders is reset to a price equal to 105% of the average Nasdaq official closing price of the Company’s Common Stock for the five trading days immediately preceding the date of the Oak Street closing of November 7, 2022, which price is $0.58 per share prior to the Company’s 1-for-22 reverse stock split effective December 27, 2022 (the “Market Price”); and

 

  (ii) the warrant expiration dates of the Series C through Series G warrants held by IRG Affiliate Lenders are extended by two years from their current expiration dates.

 

In addition, the Company amended certain IRG Affiliate Lender credit arrangements (and entered into backup notes for two credit arrangements) that are Transaction Documents, as follows:

 

(i)all IRG Affiliate Lender loans bear interest at 12.5% per annum, compounded monthly, with payment required monthly at 8% per annum, and with the remaining interest accrued and deferred until maturity;

 

(ii)the price at which the principal and accumulated and unpaid interest under the IRG Affiliated Lender loans is convertible into shares of Common Stock is reset to a price equal to Market Price, subject in the case of loans to which Midwest Lender Fund, LLC is a party to approval of the Company’s stockholders under Nasdaq 5635(c);

 

(iii)the Company and certain subsidiaries entered into a backup promissory note with each of JKP Financial, LLC and Midwest Lender Fund, LLC that provide benefits incremental to and offset by existing notes with such lenders;

 

(iv)the Company agreed to acknowledge an existing pledge of the Company’s 100% membership interest in HOF Village Newco, LLC and reflect that such pledge secures all amounts due under the IRG Affiliate Lender loans;

 

(v)certain IRG Affiliate Lender loans were cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted;

 

(vi)the Company and its subsidiaries covenanted not to assign, pledge, mortgage, encumber or hypothecate any of the underlying assets, membership interests in affiliated entities or intellectual property rights without the written consent of IRG Affiliate Lenders;

 

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(vii)prior development fees owed by the Company to IRG Affiliate Lenders were accrued and added to the Bridge Loan, and future development fees owed by the Company to IRG Affiliate Lenders will be paid as when due; and

 

(viii)the Company agreed to pay to IRG Affiliate Lenders 25% of all contractual dispute cash settlements collected by the Company with regard to existing contractual disputes in settlement discussions, which shall be applied to outstanding IRG Affiliate Lender loans, first against accrued interest and other charges and then against principal.

 

The amendment and restatement of the Series C through Series F warrants held by IRG Affiliate Lenders and the IRG Affiliate Lender loans (and entering into the two backup notes) and, upon approval of the Company’s stockholders under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c), the Series G warrant and the effectiveness of the conversion provision in the backup promissory note issued to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC, are transactions exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Each of the IRG Affiliate Lenders has represented to the Company that it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of the Securities Act.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Transaction Documents (defined below), the Company and the IRG Affiliate Lenders agreed that the total cumulative number of additional shares of Common Stock that may be issued to the IRG Affiliate Lenders under the Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of Common Stock issued to the IRG Affiliate Lenders under the Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of the Transaction Documents and the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock thereunder, if necessary, in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). For purposes hereof, “Transaction Documents” means the second amended and restated Series C warrant, the second amended and restated Series D Warrant, the two amended and restated Series E warrants, the two amended and restated Series F warrants, the amended and restated Series G warrant, the joinder and second amended and restated secured cognovit promissory note issued to JKP Financial, LLC, the joinder and second amended and restated secured cognovit promissory note issued to IRG, LLC, the backup secured cognovit promissory note with JKP Financial, LLC, the amendment number 8 to term loan agreement, the second amended and restated secured cognovit promissory note issued to CHCL in connection with the term loan agreement, the fourth amendment to and spreader of the pledge and security agreement under the term loan agreement, the second amendment to and spreader of the mortgage under the term loan agreement, the joinder and first amended and restated secured cognovit bridge promissory note issued to CHCL, and the backup secured cognovit promissory note issued to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c), stockholder approval is required prior to the issuance of Common Stock in connection with certain non-public offerings involving the sale, issuance or potential issuance by a listed company of equity compensation. For this purpose, “equity compensation” includes Common Stock (and/or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock) issued to our officers, directors, employees or consultants at a discount to the market value of the Common Stock, and “market value” is the closing bid price immediately preceding the time that the listed company enters into a binding agreement with such officer, director, employee or consultant to issue the equity compensation. Midwest Lender Fund, LLC is wholly-owned by our director Stuart Lichter. The amended and restated Series G warrant issued to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC and the backup promissory note issued to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC do not become effective unless and until approved by stockholders of the Company under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c).

 

The foregoing descriptions of the second amended and restated Series C warrant, the second amended and restated Series D Warrant, the two amended and restated Series E warrants, the two amended and restated Series F warrants, the amended and restated Series G warrant, the joinder and second amended and restated secured cognovit promissory note issued to JKP Financial, LLC, the joinder and second amended and restated secured cognovit promissory note issued to IRG, LLC, the backup secured cognovit promissory note with JKP Financial, LLC, the amendment number 8 to term loan agreement, the joinder and first amended and restated secured cognovit bridge promissory note issued to CHCL, and the backup secured cognovit promissory note issued to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of such documents, which are attached as Exhibits 10.1-10.13, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 2.03 - Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

 

The information set forth above under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth above under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 3.02.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Inducement Award Made Subject to Inducement Plan

 

On March 16, 2023, the Company and Benjamin Lee agreed to amend the restricted stock unit award agreement reflecting Mr. Lee’s previously disclosed inducement award of 27,834 restricted stock units (giving effect to the Company’s December 27, 2022 1-for-22 reverse stock split) granted March 21, 2022 (the “Lee Inducement Award”) to make the award subject to the terms and conditions of the Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company 2023 Inducement Plan (the “Inducement Plan”). The Lee Inducement Award was granted as an inducement award in connection with Mr. Lee’s employment agreement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The amendment does not change the number of restricted stock units granted or the vesting schedule. The Lee Inducement Award vests in three equal annual installments beginning on March 21, 2023, subject to Mr. Lee’s continuous service with the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates from the grant date through the applicable annual vesting date.

  

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Resignation of Teri Wagner Flynn from Board of Directors

 

Effective March 17, 2023, Ms. Teri Wagner Flynn resigned from the Board of Directors of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”). As a Class A director, Ms. Flynn’s term was set to expire at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms. Flynn did not serve on any committees of the Board. Ms. Flynn confirmed that her departure was due to other professional and personal obligations requiring significant time and attention, and was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices. The Company is appreciative of Ms. Flynn’s service to the Company as a director.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Document
10.1   Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant (No. 2020 W-1), effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC
10.2   Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant (Series D No. W-1), effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC
10.3   Amended and Restated Series E Warrant (Series E No. W-1), effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC
10.4   Amended and Restated Series E Warrant (Series E No. W-2), effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC
10.5   Amended and Restated Series F Warrant (Series F No. W-1), effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company to JKP Financial, LLC
10.6   Amended and Restated Series F Warrant (Series F No. W-2), effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company to JKP Financial, LLC
10.7   Amended and Restated Series G Warrant, executed as of March 17, 2023, issued by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC
10.8+   Backup Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, by and among Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as makers, and JKP Financial, LLC, as holder
10.9   Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, effective as of November 7, 2022, by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as borrower, in favor of CH Capital Lending, LLC, as administrative agent and lender
10.10+   Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured cognovit Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to IRG, LLC
10.11+   Joinder Second Amended and Restated Secured cognovit Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to JKP Financial, LLC
10.12+   Backup Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC
10.13+   Joinder and First Amended and Restated Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to CH Capital Lending, LLC
10.14   Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company 2023 Inducement Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-270572) filed with the Commission on March 15, 2023)
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

  + Certain schedules (and similar attachments) to this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Registration S-K. The registrant hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules (and similar attachments) upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; provided, that the registrant may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedules (and similar attachments) so furnished.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

  HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
     
  By: /s/ Michael Crawford
    Name:  Michael Crawford
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
     
Dated: March 22, 2023    

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Copy

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SERIES C

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

No. 2020 W-1 Initial Exercise Date: April 18, 2023
  Issue Date: December 29, 2020
Warrant Shares: 10,036,925 Amended and Restated effective as of: November 7, 2022

 

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES C COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) effective as of November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) to the Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated December 29, 2020, certifies that, for value received, CH Capital Lending, LLC or its 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 June 29, 2021 (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 1, 2029 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), up to 10,036,925 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock (as defined in Section 1). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price (as defined in Section 2(b)). This Warrant shall be issued and maintained in the form of a certificate held by the Holder. The Company completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its Common Stock (defined below) that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is not reflected in this Warrant because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time. This Warrant amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety in all respects as of November 7, 2022 that certain Common Stock Purchase Warrant (No. 2020 W-1) of the Company issued by the Company to the Holder as of December 29, 2020, which was amended and restated as of March 1, 2022.

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

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

 

Amended and Restated Series E Warrants” mean (i) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to IRG, LLC.

 

Amended and Restated Series F Warrants” mean (i) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to JKP Financial, LLC, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

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Amended and Restated Series G Warrant” means the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant to purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock, dated as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement” means Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, effective as of November 7, 2022, by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as borrower, in favor of CH Capital Lending, LLC, as administrative agent and lender, which agreement amends that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2020, as amended by (i) Amendment Number 1 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as January 28, 2021; (ii) Amendment Number 2 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2021; (iii) Amendment Number 3 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (iv) Amendment Number 4 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (v) Amendment Number 5 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021; (vi) Amendment Number 6 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2022; and (vii) Amendment Number 7 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2022.

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

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 are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, by and among the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as makers, and JKP Financial, LLC, as holder, which agreement amends and restates that certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of June 19, 2020, originally executed by Hotel II and by HOF Village, LLC, in favor of JKP Financial, LLC, as assigned by HOF Village, LLC to HOF Village Newco, LLC pursuant to the Contribution Agreement dated as of June 30, 2020, by and between HOF Village, LLC and HOF Village Newco, LLC, as amended by the First Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated December 1, 2020 and the Joinder and Second Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated March 1, 2022.

 

Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note” means the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to IRG, LLC.

 

Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

MLF Promissory Note” means the COGNOVIT Promissory Note, dated April 27, 2022, issued by HOF Village Center For Performance, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

MLF Backup Promissory Note” means the Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

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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Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant to purchase 2,450,980 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of One State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004 and a facsimile number of 212-616-7615, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company contemporaneously with the issuance 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 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 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 use its reasonable best efforts to deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business 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 Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.58, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not current and available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then 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 Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. 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;

 

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(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.

 

In connection with clause (ii) in (A) above, upon written request of the Company, the Holder will promptly provide evidence reasonably acceptable to the Company of the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market that was reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise provided that failure to provide such evidence shall not reduce or otherwise toll the Company’s obligation to deliver the Warrant Shares on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date.

 

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).

 

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 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 earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (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 within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

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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 by notifying the Company of such rescission within ten (10) days of delivering the Notice of Exercise.

 

iv. 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.

 

v. 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.

 

vi. 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.

 

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e) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), the Company and Holder agree that the total cumulative number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to Holder and its Affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of Common Stock issued to Holder and its Affiliates under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Warrant and the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). “Transaction Documents” shall mean this Warrant, the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant, the Amended and Restated Series E Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series F Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note, and the MLF Backup Promissory Note.

 

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 Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock 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 Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

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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 Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, 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 Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution.

 

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, 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, or (iii) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (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, the number of shares of Common Stock 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 Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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. 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall 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 Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such 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). 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 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 with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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e) Weighted Average Anti-Dilution Adjustment. The Exercise Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

i. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the Warrant Date to the Termination Date, issue any additional shares of Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Section 3(e)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Section 3(e)(iv)) (such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

EP2 = EP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)  

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:  

 

“EP2” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;  

 

“EP1” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;  

 

“A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D));  

 

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“B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to EP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by EP1); and  

 

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

ii. For the purposes of any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 3(e)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

(C) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

(D) In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

 

a. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by the Company upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

b. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by the Company for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Company upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

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iii. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of Company and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by the Company by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation's or other entity's assets whereby the Company owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

iv. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after March 17, 2023 for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 3(e)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

f) 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 Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

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g) 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 Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock, 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock 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.

 

h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

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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.

 

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 initial issuance 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. 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.

 

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.

 

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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 Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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).

 

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.

 

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e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant 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 (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations law). Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their 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, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof 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 Warrant 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 either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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. 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 and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder to the Company shall be in writing and delivered personally, or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 2626 Fulton Drive, NW, Canton, OH 44718, Attention: (i) Chief Executive Officer, email address: michael.crawford@HOFvillage.com and (ii) General Counsel, email address: Tara.Charnes@HOFVILLAGE.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or electronic transmission, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, email address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any subsidiaries, the Company shall file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K as soon as practicable and no later than 4 Business Days after providing such notice hereunder.

 

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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 Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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. 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 or the beneficial owner 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.

 

[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 on March 17, 2023.

 

  HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
   
  By: /s/ Michael Crawford             
  Name:  Michael Crawford
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Series C Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed by the Holder on March 17, 2023:

 

CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company  
       
By: Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,  
  a Delaware limited liability company, its Manager  
       
  By: /s/ John A. Mase  
    Name:  John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Series C Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

☐ in lawful money of the United States; or

 

☐ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _____________________________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________________________________

Date: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:
  (Please Print)
   
Address:
  (Please Print)
   
Phone Number:
   

Email Address:

   
Dated: _______________ __, ______  
   
Holder’s Signature: ____________________________  
   
Holder’s Address: _____________________________  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Copy

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

SERIES D

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

Series D No. W-1 Initial Exercise Date: April 18, 2023
  Issue Date: June 4, 2021
Warrant Shares: 2,450,980 Amended and Restated effective as of: November 7, 2022

 

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES D COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (this “Warrant”), effective as of November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) to the Series D Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of June 4, 2021 (the “Warrant Date”), certifies that, for value received, CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time from the Initial Exercise Date set forth above, through and until 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) March 1, 2029 (such date, the “Termination Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), up to 2,450,980 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock (as defined in Section 1). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price (as defined in Section 2(b)). This Warrant shall be issued and maintained in the form of a certificate held by the Holder. The Company completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its Common Stock (defined below) that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is not reflected in this Warrant because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time. This Warrant amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety in all respects as of November 7, 2022 that certain Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Series D No. W-1) of the Company issued by the Company to the Holder as of June 4, 2021, which was amended and restated as of March 1, 2022.

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

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

 

Amended and Restated Series E Warrants” mean (i) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to IRG, LLC.

 

Amended and Restated Series F Warrants” means (i) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to JKP Financial, LLC, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

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Amended and Restated Series G Warrant” means the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant to purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement” means Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, effective as of November 7, 2022, by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as borrower, in favor of CH Capital Lending, LLC, as administrative agent and lender, which agreement amends that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2020, as amended by (i) Amendment Number 1 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as January 28, 2021; (ii) Amendment Number 2 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2021; (iii) Amendment Number 3 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (iv) Amendment Number 4 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (v) Amendment Number 5 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021; (vi) Amendment Number 6 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2022; and (vii) Amendment Number 7 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2022.

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

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 are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, by and among the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as makers, and JKP Financial, LLC, as holder, which agreement amends and restates that certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of June 19, 2020, originally executed by Hotel II and by HOF Village, LLC, in favor of JKP Financial, LLC, as assigned by HOF Village, LLC to HOF Village Newco, LLC pursuant to the Contribution Agreement dated as of June 30, 2020, by and between HOF Village, LLC and HOF Village Newco, LLC, as amended by the First Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated December 1, 2020 and the Joinder and Second Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated March 1, 2022.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note” means the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to IRG, LLC.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

MLF Promissory Note” means the COGNOVIT Promissory Note, dated April 27, 2022, issued by HOF Village Center For Performance, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

MLF Backup Promissory Note” means the Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

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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.

 

Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant to purchase 10,036,925 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of One State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004 and a facsimile number of 212-616-7615, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants of the same series issued by the Company.

 

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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 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 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 this 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 use its reasonable best efforts to deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business 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.

 

b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.58, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not current and available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then 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 Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. 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;

 

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  (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.

 

In connection with clause (ii) in (A) above, upon written request of the Company, the Holder will promptly provide evidence reasonably acceptable to the Company of the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market that was reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise provided that failure to provide such evidence shall not reduce or otherwise toll the Company’s obligation to deliver the Warrant Shares on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date.

 

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).

 

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 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 earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (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 within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

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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 by notifying the Company of such rescission within ten (10) days of delivering the Notice of Exercise.

 

iv. 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.

 

v. 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.

 

vi. 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) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), the Company and Holder agree that the total cumulative number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to Holder and its Affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of Common Stock issued to Holder and its Affiliates under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Warrant and the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). “Transaction Documents” shall mean this Warrant, the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant, the Amended and Restated Series E Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series F Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note, and the MLF Backup Promissory Note.

 

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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 Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock 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 Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

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 Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, 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 Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution.

 

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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, 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, or (iii) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property(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, the number of shares of Common Stock 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 Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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. 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall 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 Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such 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). 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 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 with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

e) Weighted Average Anti-Dilution Adjustment. The Exercise Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

i. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the Warrant Date to the Termination Date, issue any additional shares of Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Section 3(e)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Section 3(e)(iv)) (such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

EP2 = EP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)

 

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For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

 

“EP2” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;

 

“EP1” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;

 

“A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D));

 

“B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to EP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by EP1); and

 

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

ii. For the purposes of any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 3(e)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

(C) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

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(D) In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

 

a. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by the Company upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

b. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by the Company for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Company upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

iii. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of Company and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by the Company by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation’s or other entity’s assets whereby the Company owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

iv. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after March 17, 2023 for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 3(e)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

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f) 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 Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g) 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 Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock, 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock 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.

 

h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

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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. This 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.

 

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 as of the Warrant Date 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. 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.

 

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 this 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.

 

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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 Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period this Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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).

 

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.

 

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e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant 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 (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations law). Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their 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, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof 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 Warrant 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 either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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. 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 and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder to the Company shall be in writing and delivered personally, or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 2626 Fulton Drive, NW, Canton, OH 44718, Attention: (i) Chief Executive Officer, email address: michael.crawford@HOFvillage.com and (ii) General Counsel, email address: Tara.Charnes@HOFVILLAGE.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or electronic transmission, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, email address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any subsidiaries, the Company shall file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K as soon as practicable and no later than 4 Business Days after providing such notice hereunder.

 

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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 Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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. 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 or the beneficial owner 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.

 

[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 on March 17, 2023.

 

  HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
 
  By: /s/ Michael Crawford
    Name:  Michael Crawford              
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Series D Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed by the Holder on March 17, 2023:
   
CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company  
     
By: Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,  
  a Delaware limited liability company,  
  its Manager  

 

  By: /s/ John A. Mase  
    Name:  John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Series D Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[   ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[   ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________.

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________

 

Date: ___________________________

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:  
  (Please Print)
   
Address:  

 

(Please Print)
   
Phone Number:  
   
Email Address:  

 

Dated: _______________ __, ______  
     
Holder’s Signature:     
     
Holder’s Address:    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

Execution Copy

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SERIES E

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

Series E No. W-1 Initial Exercise Date: April 18, 2023
  Issue Date: March 1, 2022
Warrant Shares: 1,000,000 Amended and Restated effective as of: November 7, 2022

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES E COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (this “Warrant”) effective as November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) to the Series E Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of March 1, 2022 (the “Warrant Date”), certifies that, for value received, CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time from the Initial Exercise Date set forth above, through and until 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 1, 2029, subject to Section 5(o) (such date, the “Termination Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), up to 1,000,000 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock (as defined in Section 1). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price (as defined in Section 2(b)). This Warrant shall be issued and maintained in the form of a certificate held by the Holder. The Company completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its Common Stock (defined below) that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is not reflected in this Warrant because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time. This Warrant amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety in all respects as of November 7, 2022 that certain Series E Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Series E No. W-1) of the Company issued by the Company to the Holder as of March 1, 2022.

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

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

 

Amended and Restated Series E Warrants” mean (i) this Warrant, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to IRG, LLC.

 

Amended and Restated Series F Warrants” mean (i) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to JKP Financial, LLC, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

Amended and Restated Series G Warrant” means the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant to purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock, dated as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement” means Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, effective as of November 7, 2022, by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as borrower, in favor of CH Capital Lending, LLC, as administrative agent and lender, which agreement amends that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2020, as amended by (i) Amendment Number 1 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as January 28, 2021; (ii) Amendment Number 2 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2021; (iii) Amendment Number 3 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (iv) Amendment Number 4 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (v) Amendment Number 5 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021; (vi) Amendment Number 6 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2022; and (vii) Amendment Number 7 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2022.

 

 

 

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

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 are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, by and among the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as makers, and JKP Financial, LLC, as holder, which agreement amends and restates that certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of June 19, 2020, originally executed by Hotel II and by HOF Village, LLC, in favor of JKP Financial, LLC, as assigned by HOF Village, LLC to HOF Village Newco, LLC pursuant to the Contribution Agreement dated as of June 30, 2020, by and between HOF Village, LLC and HOF Village Newco, LLC, as amended by the First Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated December 1, 2020 and the Joinder and Second Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated March 1, 2022.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note” means the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to IRG, LLC.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

MLF Promissory Note” means the COGNOVIT Promissory Note, dated April 27, 2022, issued by HOF Village Center For Performance, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

MLF Backup Promissory Note” means the Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

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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.

 

Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant to purchase 10,036,925 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant to purchase 2,450,980 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of One State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004 and a facsimile number of 212-616-7615, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants of the same series issued by the Company.

 

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 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 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 this 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 use its reasonable best efforts to deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business 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 Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.58, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not current and available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then 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 Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. 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.

 

In connection with clause (ii) in (A) above, upon written request of the Company, the Holder will promptly provide evidence reasonably acceptable to the Company of the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market that was reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise provided that failure to provide such evidence shall not reduce or otherwise toll the Company’s obligation to deliver the Warrant Shares on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date.

 

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).

 

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 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 earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (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 within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

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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 by notifying the Company of such rescission within ten (10) days of delivering the Notice of Exercise.

 

iv. 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.

 

v. 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.

 

vi. 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) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), the Company and Holder agree that the total cumulative number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to Holder and its Affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of Common Stock issued to Holder and its Affiliates under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Warrant and the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). “Transaction Documents” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant,, the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant, the Amended and Restated Series E Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series F Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note, and the MLF Backup Promissory Note.

 

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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 Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock 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 Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

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 Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, 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 Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution.

 

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, 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, or (iii) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property(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, the number of shares of Common Stock 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 Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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. 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall 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 Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such 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). 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 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 with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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e) Weighted Average Anti-Dilution Adjustment. The Exercise Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

i. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the Warrant Date to the Termination Date, issue any additional shares of Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Section 3(e)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Section 3(e)(iv)) (such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

EP2 = EP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

 

“EP2” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;

 

“EP1” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;

 

“A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D));

 

“B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to EP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by EP1); and

 

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

ii. For the purposes of any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 3(e)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

(C) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

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(D) In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

 

a. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by the Company upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

b. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by the Company for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Company upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

iii. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of Company and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by the Company by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation’s or other entity’s assets whereby the Company owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

iv. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after March 17, 2023 for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 3(e)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

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f) 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 Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g) 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 Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock, 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock 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.

 

h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

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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. This 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.

 

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 as of the Warrant Date 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. 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.

 

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 this 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 Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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d) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period this Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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).

 

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) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant 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 (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations law). Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their 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, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof 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 Warrant 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 either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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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. 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 and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder to the Company shall be in writing and delivered personally, or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 2626 Fulton Drive, NW, Canton, OH 44718, Attention: (i) Chief Executive Officer, email address: michael.crawford@HOFvillage.com and (ii) General Counsel, email address: Tara.Charnes@HOFVILLAGE.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or electronic transmission, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, email address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any subsidiaries, the Company shall file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K as soon as practicable and no later than 4 Business Days after providing such notice hereunder.

 

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 Common Stock 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. 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 or the beneficial owner 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.

 

o) Cancellation. This Warrant shall be cancelled without any further action on the part of Holder or the Company, in the event that the Company repays on or before March 1, 2023, at least $8,347,839 in principal amount of the term loan under the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement.

 

[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 on March 17, 2023.

 

  HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT
COMPANY
   
  By: /s/ Michael Crawford    
    Name: Michael Crawford
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Series E (No. W-1) Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed by the Holder on March 17, 2023:

  

CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 
   
By:  Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,  
  a Delaware limited liability company,  
  its Manager  

 

  By:   /s/ John A. Mase  
    Name: John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Series E (No. W-1) Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

☐ in lawful money of the United States; or

 

☐ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________.

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________

 

Date: ___________________________

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:  
  (Please Print)
   
Address:  

 

(Please Print)
   
Phone Number:  
   
Email Address:  

 

Dated: _______________ __, ______  
     
Holder’s Signature:     
     
Holder’s Address:    

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

Execution Copy

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SERIES E

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

Series E No. W-2 Initial Exercise Date: April 18, 2023
  Issue Date: March 1, 2022
Warrant Shares: 500,000 Amended and Restated effective as of: November 7, 2022

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES E COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (this “Warrant”) effective as of November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) to the Series E Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of March 1, 2022 (the “Warrant Date”), certifies that, for value received, IRG, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time from the Initial Exercise Date set forth above, through and until 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 1, 2029, subject to Section 5(o) (such date, the “Termination Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), up to 500,000 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock (as defined in Section 1). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price (as defined in Section 2(b)). This Warrant shall be issued and maintained in the form of a certificate held by the Holder. The Company completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its Common Stock (defined below) that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is not reflected in this Warrant because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time. This Warrant amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety in all respects as of November 7, 2022 that certain Series E Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Series E No. W-2) of the Company issued by the Company to the Holder as of March 1, 2022.

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

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

 

Amended and Restated Series E Warrants” mean (i) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC, and (ii) this Warrant.

 

Amended and Restated Series F Warrants” mean (i) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to JKP Financial, LLC, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

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Amended and Restated Series G Warrant” means the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant to purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock, dated as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement” means Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, effective as of November 7, 2022, by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as borrower, in favor of CH Capital Lending, LLC, as administrative agent and lender, which agreement amends that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2020, as amended by (i) Amendment Number 1 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as January 28, 2021; (ii) Amendment Number 2 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2021; (iii) Amendment Number 3 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (iv) Amendment Number 4 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (v) Amendment Number 5 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021; (vi) Amendment Number 6 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2022; and (vii) Amendment Number 7 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2022.

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

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 are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

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Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, by and among the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as makers, and JKP Financial, LLC, as holder, which agreement amends and restates that certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of June 19, 2020, originally executed by Hotel II and by HOF Village, LLC, in favor of JKP Financial, LLC, as assigned by HOF Village, LLC to HOF Village Newco, LLC pursuant to the Contribution Agreement dated as of June 30, 2020, by and between HOF Village, LLC and HOF Village Newco, LLC, as amended by the First Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated December 1, 2020 and the Joinder and Second Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated March 1, 2022.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note” means the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to IRG, LLC.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

MLF Promissory Note” means the COGNOVIT Promissory Note, dated April 27, 2022, issued by HOF Village Center For Performance, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

MLF Backup Promissory Note” means the Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

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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.

 

Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant to purchase 10,036,925 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant to purchase 2,450,980 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of One State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004 and a facsimile number of 212-616-7615, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants of the same series issued by the Company.

 

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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 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 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 this 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 use its reasonable best efforts to deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business 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.

 

b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.58, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not current and available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then 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 Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. 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;

 

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(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.

 

In connection with clause (ii) in (A) above, upon written request of the Company, the Holder will promptly provide evidence reasonably acceptable to the Company of the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market that was reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise provided that failure to provide such evidence shall not reduce or otherwise toll the Company’s obligation to deliver the Warrant Shares on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date.

 

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).

 

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 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 earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (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 within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

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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 by notifying the Company of such rescission within ten (10) days of delivering the Notice of Exercise.

 

iv. 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.

 

v. 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.

 

vi. 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) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), the Company and Holder agree that the total cumulative number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to Holder and its Affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of Common Stock issued to Holder and its Affiliates under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Warrant and the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). “Transaction Documents” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant, the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant, the Amended and Restated Series E Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series F Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note, and the MLF Backup Promissory Note.

 

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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 Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock 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 Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

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 Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, 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 Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution.

 

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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, 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, or (iii) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property(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, the number of shares of Common Stock 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 Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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. 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall 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 Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such 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). 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 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 with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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e) Weighted Average Anti-Dilution Adjustment. The Exercise Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

i. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the Warrant Date to the Termination Date, issue any additional shares of Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Section 3(e)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Section 3(e)(iv)) (such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

EP2 = EP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)  

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:  

 

“EP2” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;

 

“EP1” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;  

 

“A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D));  

 

“B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to EP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by EP1); and  

 

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

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ii. For the purposes of any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 3(e)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

(C) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

(D) In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

 

a. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by the Company upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

b. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by the Company for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Company upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

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iii. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of Company and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by the Company by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation's or other entity's assets whereby the Company owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

iv. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after March 17, 2023 for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 3(e)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

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f) 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 Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g) 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 Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock, 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock 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.

 

h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

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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. This 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.

 

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 as of the Warrant Date 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. 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.

 

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 this 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.

 

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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 Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period this Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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).

 

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.

 

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e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant 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 (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations law). Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their 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, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof 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 Warrant 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 either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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. 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.

 

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h) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder to the Company shall be in writing and delivered personally, or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 2626 Fulton Drive, NW, Canton, OH 44718, Attention: (i) Chief Executive Officer, email address: michael.crawford@HOFvillage.com and (ii) General Counsel, email address: Tara.Charnes@HOFVILLAGE.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or electronic transmission, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, email address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any subsidiaries, the Company shall file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K as soon as practicable and no later than 4 Business Days after providing such notice hereunder.

 

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 Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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. 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 or the beneficial owner 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.

 

o) Cancellation. This Warrant shall be cancelled without any further action on the part of Holder or the Company, in the event that the Company repays in full on or before March 1, 2023, the Second Amended and Restated Assigned IRG Note.

 

[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 on March 17, 2023.

 

  HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT
  COMPANY
     
  By: /s/ Michael Crawford
    Name:  Michael Crawford
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Series E (No. W-2) Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed by the Holder on March 17, 2023:

 

IRG, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company

 

By: S.L. Properties, Inc.,  
  a Delaware corporation,  
  its Manager  

 

  By: /s/ John A. Mase  
    Name:  John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Series E (No. W-2) Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

(1)  The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2)  Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[  ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________.

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________

 

Date: ___________________________

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:

  (Please Print)
Address:

(Please Print)

   
Phone Number:  
   
Email Address:  
   
Dated: _______________ __, ______  
   
Holder’s Signature:______________________  
   
Holder’s Address:_______________________  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

Execution Copy

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SERIES F

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

Series F No. W-1

Initial Exercise Date:  April 18, 2023
  Issue Date: March 1, 2022
Warrant Shares: 1,000,000 Amended and Restated effective as of: November 7, 2022

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES F COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (this “Warrant”) effective as November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) to the Series F Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of March 1, 2022 (the “Warrant Date”), certifies that, for value received, JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time from the Initial Exercise Date set forth above, through and until 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 1, 2029 (such date, the “Termination Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), up to 1,000,000 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock (as defined in Section 1). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price (as defined in Section 2(b)). This Warrant shall be issued and maintained in the form of a certificate held by the Holder. The Company completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its Common Stock (defined below) that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is not reflected in this Warrant because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time. This Warrant amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety in all respects as of November 7, 2022 that certain Series F Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Series F No. W-1) of the Company issued by the Company to the Holder as of March 1, 2022.

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

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

 

Amended and Restated Series E Warrants” mean (i) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to IRG, LLC.

 

Amended and Restated Series F Warrants” mean (i) this Warrant, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

 

 

Amended and Restated Series G Warrant” means the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant to purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock, dated as of [●], 2022, issued by the Company to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement” means Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, effective as of November 7, 2022, by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as borrower, in favor of CH Capital Lending, LLC, as administrative agent and lender, which agreement amends that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2020, as amended by (i) Amendment Number 1 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as January 28, 2021; (ii) Amendment Number 2 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2021; (iii) Amendment Number 3 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (iv) Amendment Number 4 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (v) Amendment Number 5 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021; (vi) Amendment Number 6 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2022; and (vii) Amendment Number 7 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2022.

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

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 are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, by and among the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as makers, and JKP Financial, LLC, as holder, which agreement amends and restates that certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of June 19, 2020, originally executed by Hotel II and by HOF Village, LLC, in favor of JKP Financial, LLC, as assigned by HOF Village, LLC to HOF Village Newco, LLC pursuant to the Contribution Agreement dated as of June 30, 2020, by and between HOF Village, LLC and HOF Village Newco, LLC, as amended by the First Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated December 1, 2020 and the Joinder and Second Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated March 1, 2022.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note” means the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to IRG, LLC.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

MLF Promissory Note” means the COGNOVIT Promissory Note, dated April 27, 2022, issued by HOF Village Center For Performance, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

MLF Backup Promissory Note” means the Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

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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Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant to purchase 10,036,925 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant to purchase 2,450,980 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of One State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004 and a facsimile number of 212-616-7615, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants of the same series issued by the Company.

 

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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 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 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 this 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 use its reasonable best efforts to deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business 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.

 

b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.58, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not current and available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then 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 Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. 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;

 

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(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.

 

In connection with clause (ii) in (A) above, upon written request of the Company, the Holder will promptly provide evidence reasonably acceptable to the Company of the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market that was reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise provided that failure to provide such evidence shall not reduce or otherwise toll the Company’s obligation to deliver the Warrant Shares on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date.

 

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).

 

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 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 earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (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 within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

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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 by notifying the Company of such rescission within ten (10) days of delivering the Notice of Exercise.

 

iv. 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.

 

v. 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.

 

vi. 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.

 

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e) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), the Company and Holder agree that the total cumulative number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to Holder and its Affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of Common Stock issued to Holder and its Affiliates under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Warrant and the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). “Transaction Documents” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant, the Amended and Restated Series E Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series F Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note, and the MLF Backup Promissory Note.

 

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 Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock 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.

 

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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 Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

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 Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, 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 Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution.

 

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, 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, or (iii) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property(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, the number of shares of Common Stock 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 Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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. 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall 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 Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such 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). 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 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 with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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e) Weighted Average Anti-Dilution Adjustment. The Exercise Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

i. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the Warrant Date to the Termination Date, issue any additional shares of Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Section 3(e)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Section 3(e)(iv)) (such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

EP2 = EP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)  

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:  

 

“EP2” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;

 

“EP1” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;

 

“A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D));

 

“B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to EP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by EP1); and

 

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

ii. For the purposes of any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 3(e)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

(C) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

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(D) In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

 

a. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by the Company upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

b. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by the Company for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Company upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

iii. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of Company and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by the Company by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation's or other entity's assets whereby the Company owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

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iv. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after March 17, 2023 for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 3(e)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

f) 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 Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g) 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 Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock, 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock 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.

 

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h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

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. This 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.

 

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 as of the Warrant Date 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.

 

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Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. 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.

 

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 this 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 Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period this Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant 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 (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations law). Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their 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, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof 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 Warrant 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 either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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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. 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 and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder to the Company shall be in writing and delivered personally, or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 2626 Fulton Drive, NW, Canton, OH 44718, Attention: (i) Chief Executive Officer, email address: michael.crawford@HOFvillage.com and (ii) General Counsel, email address: Tara.Charnes@HOFVILLAGE.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or electronic transmission, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, email address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any subsidiaries, the Company shall file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K as soon as practicable and no later than 4 Business Days after providing such notice hereunder.

 

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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 Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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. 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 or the beneficial owner 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.

 

[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 on March 17, 2023.

 

  HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
   
  By: /s/ Michael Crawford             
  Name:  Michael Crawford
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Series F (No. W-1) Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed by the Holder on March 17, 2023:

 

JKP Financial, LLC  
   
By: /s/ John A. Mase  
Name:  John A. Mase  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Series F (No. W-1) Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[  ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________.

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________

 

Date: ___________________________

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:

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Address: ______________________________________
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Phone Number: ______________________________________
   
Email Address: ______________________________________
   
Dated: _______________ __, ______  
   
Holder’s Signature:___________________________  
   
Holder’s Address:___________________________  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

Execution Copy

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SERIES F

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

Series F No. W-2 Initial Exercise Date:  April 18, 2023
  Issue Date: March 1, 2022
Warrant Shares: 500,000 Amended and Restated effective as of: November 7, 2022

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES F COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (this “Warrant”) effective as November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) to the Series F Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of March 1, 2022 (the “Warrant Date”), certifies that, for value received, JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time from the Initial Exercise Date set forth above, through and until 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 1, 2029 (such date, the “Termination Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), up to 500,000 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock (as defined in Section 1). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price (as defined in Section 2(b)). The Company completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its Common Stock (defined below) that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is not reflected in this Warrant because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time. This Warrant shall be issued and maintained in the form of a certificate held by the Holder. This Warrant amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety in all respects as of November 7, 2022 that certain Series F Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Series F No. W-2) of the Company issued by the Company to the Holder as of March 1, 2022

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

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

 

Amended and Restated Series E Warrants” mean (i) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to IRG, LLC.

 

Amended and Restated Series F Warrants” mean (i) this Warrant, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to Holder.

 

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Amended and Restated Series G Warrant” means the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant to purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock, dated as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement” means Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, effective as of November 7, 2022, by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as borrower, in favor of CH Capital Lending, LLC, as administrative agent and lender, which agreement amends that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2020, as amended by (i) Amendment Number 1 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as January 28, 2021; (ii) Amendment Number 2 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2021; (iii) Amendment Number 3 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (iv) Amendment Number 4 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (v) Amendment Number 5 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021; (vi) Amendment Number 6 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2022; and (vii) Amendment Number 7 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2022.

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

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 are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, by and among the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as makers, and JKP Financial, LLC, as holder, which agreement amends and restates that certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of June 19, 2020, originally executed by Hotel II and by HOF Village, LLC, in favor of JKP Financial, LLC, as assigned by HOF Village, LLC to HOF Village Newco, LLC pursuant to the Contribution Agreement dated as of June 30, 2020, by and between HOF Village, LLC and HOF Village Newco, LLC, as amended by the First Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated December 1, 2020 and the Joinder and Second Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated March 1, 2022.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note” means the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to IRG, LLC.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

MLF Promissory Note” means the COGNOVIT Promissory Note, dated April 27, 2022, issued by HOF Village Center For Performance, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

MLF Backup Promissory Note” means the Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

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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Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant to purchase 10,036,925 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant to purchase 2,450,980 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of One State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004 and a facsimile number of 212-616-7615, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants of the same series issued by the Company.

 

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 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 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 this 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 use its reasonable best efforts to deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business 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 Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.58, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not current and available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then 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 Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. 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.

 

In connection with clause (ii) in (A) above, upon written request of the Company, the Holder will promptly provide evidence reasonably acceptable to the Company of the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market that was reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise provided that failure to provide such evidence shall not reduce or otherwise toll the Company’s obligation to deliver the Warrant Shares on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date.

 

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).

 

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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 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 earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (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 within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

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 by notifying the Company of such rescission within ten (10) days of delivering the Notice of Exercise.

 

iv. 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.

 

v. 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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vi. 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) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), the Company and Holder agree that the total cumulative number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to Holder and its Affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of Common Stock issued to Holder and its Affiliates under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Warrant and the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). “Transaction Documents” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant, the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant, the Amended and Restated Series E Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series F Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series G Warrant, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note, and the MLF Backup Promissory Note.

 

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 Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock 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.

 

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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 Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

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 Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, 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 Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution.

 

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, 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, or (iii) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property(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, the number of shares of Common Stock 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 Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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. 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall 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 Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such 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). 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 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 with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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e) Weighted Average Anti-Dilution Adjustment. The Exercise Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

i. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the Warrant Date to the Termination Date, issue any additional shares of Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Section 3(e)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Section 3(e)(iv)) (such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

EP2 = EP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)  

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:  

 

  “EP2” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;  
     
  “EP1” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;  
     
  “A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D));  
     
  “B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to EP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by EP1); and  
     
  “C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

ii. For the purposes of any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 3(e)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

(C) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

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(D) In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

a. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by the Company upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

b. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by the Company for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Company upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

iii. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of Company and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by the Company by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation’s or other entity’s assets whereby the Company owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

iv. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after March 17, 2023 for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 3(e)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

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f) 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 Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g) 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 Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock, 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock 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.

 

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h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

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. This 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.

 

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 as of the Warrant Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

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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. 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.

 

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 this 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 Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period this Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant 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 (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations law). Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their 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, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof 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 Warrant 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 either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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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. 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 and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder to the Company shall be in writing and delivered personally, or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 2626 Fulton Drive, NW, Canton, OH 44718, Attention: (i) Chief Executive Officer, email address: michael.crawford@HOFvillage.com and (ii) General Counsel, email address: Tara.Charnes@HOFVILLAGE.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or electronic transmission, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, email address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any subsidiaries, the Company shall file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K as soon as practicable and no later than 4 Business Days after providing such notice hereunder.

 

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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 Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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. 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 or the beneficial owner 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.

 

[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 on March 17, 2023.

 

  HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT
COMPANY
     
  By: /s/ Michael Crawford
    Name:  Michael Crawford
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Series F (No. W-2) Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed by the Holder on March 17, 2023:

 

jkp financial, LLC  
     
By: /s/ John A. Mase  
Name:  John A. Mase  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Series F (No. W-2) Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

(1)  The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2)   Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[  ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________.

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________

 

Date: ___________________________

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:

  (Please Print)
   
Address:

 

(Please Print)

   
Phone Number:  
   
Email Address:  
   
Dated: _______________ __, ______  
   
Holder’s Signature: _____________________________  
   
Holder’s Address: ______________________________  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.7

 

Execution Copy

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SERIES G

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

Series G No. W-1 Initial Exercise Date: 30 days after date approved by stockholders
  Issue Date: March 1, 2022
Warrant Shares: 5,677 Amended and Restated effective as of: date approved by stockholders

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES G COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (this “Warrant”) dated as November 7, 2022 (“Execution Date”) to the Series G Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of June 8, 2022 (the “Warrant Date”), certifies that, for value received, Midwest Lender Fund, LLC (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time from the Initial Exercise Date set forth above, through and until 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on June 8, 2029 (such date, the “Termination Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), up to 5,677 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock (as defined in Section 1). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price (as defined in Section 2(b)). This Warrant shall be issued and maintained in the form of a certificate held by the Holder. The Company completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its Common Stock (defined below) that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is reflected in this Warrant because the Execution Date occurs after the Reverse Split Time. This Warrant shall not become effective unless and until approved by stockholders of the Company. This Warrant amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety in all respects that certain Series G Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Series G No. W-1) of the Company issued by the Company to the Holder as of March 1, 2022, effective as of the date this Warrant is approved by stockholders under Nasdaq listing rule 5635(c).

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

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

 

Amended and Restated Series E Warrants” mean (i) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to IRG, LLC.

 

Amended and Restated Series F Warrants” mean (i) he Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to JKP Financial, LLC, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

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Amended and Restated Series G Warrant” means this Warrant.

 

Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement” means Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, effective as of November 7, 2022, by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as borrower, in favor of CH Capital Lending, LLC, as administrative agent and lender, which agreement amends that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2020, as amended by (i) Amendment Number 1 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as January 28, 2021; (ii) Amendment Number 2 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2021; (iii) Amendment Number 3 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (iv) Amendment Number 4 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021; (v) Amendment Number 5 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021; (vi) Amendment Number 6 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2022; and (vii) Amendment Number 7 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2022.

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

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 are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

“Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, by and among the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, as makers, and JKP Financial, LLC, as holder, which agreement amends and restates that certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of June 19, 2020, originally executed by Hotel II and by HOF Village, LLC, in favor of JKP Financial, LLC, as assigned by HOF Village, LLC to HOF Village Newco, LLC pursuant to the Contribution Agreement dated as of June 30, 2020, by and between HOF Village, LLC and HOF Village Newco, LLC, as amended by the First Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated December 1, 2020 and the Joinder and Second Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note dated March 1, 2022.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note” means the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to IRG, LLC.

 

“Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note” means the Joinder Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to JKP Financial, LLC.

 

MLF Promissory Note” means the COGNOVIT Promissory Note, dated April 27, 2022, issued by HOF Village Center For Performance, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

MLF Backup Promissory Note” means the Secured COGNOVIT Promissory Note, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.

 

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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Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant to purchase 10,036,925 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant” means the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant to purchase 2,450,980 shares of Common Stock, effective as of November 7, 2022, issued by the Company to CH Capital Lending, LLC.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of One State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004 and a facsimile number of 212-616-7615, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (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 Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants of the same series issued by the Company.

 

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 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 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 this 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 use its reasonable best efforts to deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business 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 Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.58, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not current and available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then 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 Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. 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.

 

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In connection with clause (ii) in (A) above, upon written request of the Company, the Holder will promptly provide evidence reasonably acceptable to the Company of the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market that was reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise provided that failure to provide such evidence shall not reduce or otherwise toll the Company’s obligation to deliver the Warrant Shares on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date.

 

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).

 

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 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 earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (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 within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

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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 by notifying the Company of such rescission within ten (10) days of delivering the Notice of Exercise.

 

iv. 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.

 

v. 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.

 

vi. 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.

 

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e) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), the Company and Holder agree that the total cumulative number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to Holder and its Affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of Common Stock issued to Holder and its Affiliates under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Warrant and the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). “Transaction Documents” shall mean this Warrant, the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant, the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant, the Amended and Restated Series E Warrants, the Amended and Restated Series F Warrants, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT IRG Promissory Note, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT JKP Promissory Note, the Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, the Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured COGNOVIT Bridge Promissory Note, and the MLF Backup Promissory Note.

 

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 Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock 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.

 

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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 Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

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 Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, 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 Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution.

 

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, 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, or (iii) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property(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, the number of shares of Common Stock 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 Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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. 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall 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 Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such 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). 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 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 with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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e) Weighted Average Anti-Dilution Adjustment. The Exercise Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

i. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the Warrant Date to the Termination Date, issue any additional shares of Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Section 3(e)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Section 3(e)(iv))(such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

EP2 = EP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)  

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:  

 

“EP2” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;  

 

“EP1” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;  

 

“A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D));  

 

“B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to EP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by EP1); and  

 

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

ii. For the purposes of any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 3(e)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

(C) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

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(D) In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

 

a. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by the Company upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

b. the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by the Company for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Company upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

iii. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of Company and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by the Company by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation's or other entity's assets whereby the Company owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

iv. For purposes of Section 3(e), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after the date approved by stockholders for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 3(e)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

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f) 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 Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g) 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 Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock 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 Common Stock, 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock 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.

 

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h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

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. This 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.

 

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 as of the Warrant Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

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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. 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.

 

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 this 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 Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period this Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant 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 (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations law). Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their 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, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof 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 Warrant 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 either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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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. 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 and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder to the Company shall be in writing and delivered personally, or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 2626 Fulton Drive, NW, Canton, OH 44718, Attention: (i) Chief Executive Officer, email address: michael.crawford@HOFvillage.com and (ii) General Counsel, email address: Tara.Charnes@HOFVILLAGE.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or electronic transmission, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, email address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any subsidiaries, the Company shall file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K as soon as practicable and no later than 4 Business Days after providing such notice hereunder.

 

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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 Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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. 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 or the beneficial owner 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.

 

[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 on March 17, 2023.

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT
COMPANY
     
By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name: Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Series G Common Stock Purchase Warrant]

 

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed by the Holder on March 17, 2023:
       
MIDWEST LENDER FUND, LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company  
       
By: S.L. Properties, Inc.,  
  a Delaware corporation,  
  its Manager  
       
  By: /s/ Stuart Lichter  
     Name:  Stuart Lichter  
    Title: President  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Series G Common Stock Purchase Warrant] 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 

(1)  The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2)   Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[  ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________.

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________

 

Date: ___________________________

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:

______________________________________
  (Please Print)
   
Address: ______________________________________
  (Please Print)
   

Phone Number:

______________________________________

   
Email Address: ______________________________________
   
Dated: _______________ __, ______  
   
Holder’s Signature: __________________________  
   
Holder’s Address: ___________________________  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.8

 

SECURED COGNOVIT PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$9,097,203.95 Executed on March 17, 2023 (the “Execution Date”)
  Effective as of November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (“HOFREC”), HOF Village Newco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Newco”), and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Youth Fields”; HOFREC, HOFV Newco, and HOFV Youth Fields, are referred to herein, individually or collectively as the context may require, as “Borrower”), as makers, hereby unconditionally promise to pay to JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, “Lender”), or order, the principal sum of Nine Million Ninety-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Three and 95/100 Dollars ($9,097,203.95) as of the Effective Date (the “Maximum Principal Amount”), or so much thereof as may be advanced by Lender to Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Secured Cognovit Promissory Note (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Note”), in lawful money of the United States of America, with interest thereon computed in accordance with Paragraph 3(b), all to be paid in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to (a) that certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of June 19, 2020, in the original principal amount of $7,000,000, executed and delivered by HOF Village, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOF Village, LLC”), and HOF Village Hotel II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Hotel II”) (together as “makers”), to Lender (as “holder”), as assigned by HOF Village, LLC to HOFV Newco pursuant to (b) that certain Contribution Agreement dated as of June 30, 2020, by and between HOF Village, LLC and HOFV Newco, as amended by (c) that certain First Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of December 1, 2020, by and between HOFV Newco and HOFV Hotel II (together as “makers”), and Lender (as “holder”), as amended by (d) that certain Joinder and Second Amendment to Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of March 1, 2022, reflecting a revised principal amount of $8,394,836, by and between HOFV Newco, HOFV Hotel II, and HOFREC (collectively as “makers”), and Lender (as “holder”) (as so amended and assigned, and as it may further be amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “HOFV Hotel II Note”); and

 

WHEREAS, HOFREC completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “HOFREC Common Stock”), that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is not reflected in this Note because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the other agreements and obligations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Recitals; Joint and Several Liability. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into this Note as if set forth in full herein. Each of the entities that comprise Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of Borrower under this Note.

 

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2. [Reserved].

 

3. Payment Terms; Advances; Interest; Commitment Fee.

 

(a) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 18, Borrower agrees to pay the principal sum of this Note, interest on the unpaid principal sum of this Note, and all other amounts due under this Note from time to time outstanding, in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

(b) Interest shall accrue on the outstanding balance of this Note from the Effective Date at the greater of (i) twelve-and-one-half percent (12.50%) per annum, compounded monthly, or (ii) if applicable as set forth in Paragraph 6(a), the Default Rate (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(v)), compounded monthly (such greater rate, the “Interest Rate”). Interest on the outstanding principal balance of this Note shall accrue from the Effective Date. Interest payable pursuant to this Note (A) shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in any portion of a month in which interest is due and (B) shall be paid and accrued/deferred as set forth in Paragraph 3(c).

 

(c) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 18, of the interest payable pursuant to this Note, (i) interest at the rate of eight percent (8.00%) per annum on the outstanding principal balance shall be paid by Borrower to Lender on the first day of each month, in arrears (each such payment, a “Monthly Interest Payment”), during the Term (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(ix)), and (ii) the remainder of the interest payable under this Note shall (to the extent not paid monthly by Borrower) be added to the outstanding principal balance of this Note and shall be accrued, deferred, and compounded monthly until the Note Maturity Date (as defined in Paragraph 3(e)). If Borrower fails to make any Monthly Interest Payment when due under this Paragraph 3(c), then, in addition to any other rights and remedies available to Lender hereunder, such unpaid Monthly Interest Payment shall be added to the outstanding principal balance of this Note.

 

(d) Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(ii)), such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the interest due hereunder.

 

(e) The outstanding principal balance of this Note, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other amounts due under this Note shall be due and payable on or before March 31, 2024, as may be extended pursuant to the terms of this Paragraph 3(e) (as so extended, if applicable, the “Note Maturity Date”). Borrower shall have one option (such option, the “Extension Option”) to extend the Note Maturity Date for a period of twelve months, extending the term of this Note from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025, upon the satisfaction of the following terms and conditions: (i) Borrower shall provide Lender with written notice of Borrower’s election to exercise the Extension Option at least sixty (60) days before the then-scheduled Note Maturity Date (the “Option Exercise Date”), (ii) Borrower shall pay to Lender an extension fee equal to one percent (1%) of the outstanding principal balance of this Note as of the Option Exercise Date, and (iii) no Default (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(iv)) or Event of Default (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(vi)) shall exist on the Option Exercise Date or on the then-scheduled Note Maturity Date.

 

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(f) All payments under this Note shall be made to Lender at the following address, or at such other place as Lender may from time to time designate in writing: c/o Fainsbert Mase Brown & Sussman, LLP, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 810, Los Angeles, California 90025.

 

(g) Principal and interest shall be paid without deduction or offset in lawful money of the United States. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 17(j), Borrower shall have the right to prepay all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note at any time before the Note Maturity Date without penalty or premium for prepayment. Payments shall be applied first to interest, Late Charges (as defined in Paragraph 6(c)), and other costs due to Lender hereunder, and the balance to principal.

 

(h) In addition to the other payments required hereunder, (x) HOFREC has issued to Lender the Commitment Fee Shares (as defined in Paragraph 3(h)(i)) prior to the Execution Date, and (y) HOFREC shall execute and deliver to Lender the A&R Warrant (as defined in Paragraph 3(h)(ii)). The Commitment Fee Shares shall be issued, and the A&R Warrant shall be executed and delivered, in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). A fully completed copy of the Accredited Investor Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Questionnaire”) is being delivered by Lender to HOFREC. For purposes hereof:

 

(i) “Commitment Fee Shares” means 480,880 restricted shares of HOFREC Common Stock, which were issued to Lender on or about December 22, 2022.

 

(ii) “A&R Warrant” means an Amended and Restated Warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note) of HOFREC Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.58 per share (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note). The A&R Warrant (A) shall amend, restate, and supersede, in its entirety, as of the Effective Date, that certain Series F Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Series F No. W-1) executed and delivered by HOFREC to Lender on or about March 1, 2022, (B) shall be exercisable, at Lender’s option, at any time from April 8, 2023 through and including March 1, 2029, and (C) shall be in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

(i) In connection with the issuance of the Commitment Fee Shares and the execution and delivery of the A&R Warrant, Lender makes the following representations and warranties to HOFREC:

 

(i) Economic Loss and Sophistication. Lender is able to bear the economic risk of losing its entire investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant. In making this statement, consideration has been given to whether Lender can afford to hold the investment for an indefinite period of time and whether Lender can afford a complete loss of its investment. Lender has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of this investment.

 

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(ii) Accredited Investor Determination. Lender is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as certified in the Questionnaire.

 

(iii) Access. Lender acknowledges that (i) HOFREC has made all documents available to it including, but not limited to, this Note and any and all additional agreements, documents, records and books that Lender (or its representatives) has requested relating to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant, (ii) Lender has had an opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, HOFREC or a person acting on behalf of HOFREC concerning the terms and conditions of an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant, and (iii) all questions asked by Lender have been adequately answered to its satisfaction. Lender represents that it has had access to all information that it deems material to an investment decision with respect to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant.

 

(iv) Reliance. Lender has relied solely on independent investigations conducted by Lender or its advisors in making a decision to subscribe for the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant and acknowledges that no representations or agreements have been made to Lender other than those specifically set forth in this Note. Lender is not relying on any oral representation of any officer or manager of HOFREC or any person purported to be acting on behalf of HOFREC. Lender is not relying on HOFREC with respect to the tax and other economic considerations of an investment and have consulted Lender’s own attorneys, accountants or investment advisors with respect to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant.

 

(v) Speculative Investment. Lender is aware that (i) an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant involves numerous risks, which Lender has carefully considered, (ii) no federal or state agency has passed upon the merits of the sale of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant of any of the information provided in connection with the offering, and (iii) the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant are a speculative investment involving a significant degree of risk for which there is no guarantee that Lender will realize any gain from any investment. Lender acknowledges and agrees that Lender is able to hold the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant indefinitely and to afford a complete loss of Lender’s investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant.

 

(vi) Exempt Transaction. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant are being issued in reliance upon an exemption from federal securities registration.

 

(vii) No Registration of Interests; Book-Entry Form. Lender acknowledges and agrees that, based in part upon Lender’s representations contained herein and in reliance upon applicable exemptions, no interest in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant has been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other domestic or foreign jurisdiction. Lender agrees not to offer, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant without registration or qualification except pursuant to an offering duly registered or qualified under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, unless (i) in the opinion of counsel for, or counsel satisfactory to, HOFREC, registration or qualification under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws is not required and (ii) if required, Lender has received any necessary regulatory approvals. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant will be subject to a legend this effect and that, as applicable, stop transfer instructions will be issued by HOFREC to its transfer agent. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant will be issued in book-entry, meaning uncertificated form.

 

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(viii) Investment Intent. Lender is acquiring the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant for its own account for investment, and not with a view to any distribution, resale, subdivision or fractionalization thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable domestic or foreign securities laws, and Lender has no present plans to enter into any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement for any such distribution, resale, subdivision or fractionalization. The Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant are not being acquired, directly or indirectly, as nominee, trustee or representative of or for any other person or persons.

 

(ix) Power and Authority. Lender is authorized to enter into this Note, the Questionnaire, and such other agreements, certificates, instruments or other documents as are executed by or on Lender’s behalf in connection with Lender’s obligations under this Note or in connection with this subscription (collectively, the “Note Documents”), to perform Subscriber’s obligations under the Note Documents, and to consummate the transactions that are the subjects of the Note Documents.

 

(x) Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments. The execution and delivery of the Note Documents by, or on behalf of, Lender and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Note Documents do not and will not conflict with or result in any violation of or default under any provision of any charter, bylaws, trust agreement or other organizational document, as the case may be, of Lender, or any agreement, certificate or other instrument to which Lender is a party or by which Lender or any of Lender’s properties is bound, or any permit, franchise, judgment, decree, statute, rule, regulation or other law applicable to Lender or the business or properties of Lender.

 

(xi) Reliance on Representations. Lender acknowledges that HOFREC has relied and will rely upon Lender’s representations, warranties and agreements in this Note and that all such representations and agreements shall survive the issuance and delivery of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant hereunder and shall remain in effect thereafter.

 

4. Cross-Collateralization. The obligations under this Note shall be cross-collateralized with all obligations under the Other Secured Instruments (as defined in this Paragraph 4). All real and/or personal property collateral securing the Other Secured Instruments shall also secure the obligations of Borrower under this Note. All real and/or personal property collateral securing this Note shall also secure the obligations of Borrower under the Other Secured Instruments. For purposes hereof, the “Other Secured Instruments” shall consist of the following:

 

(a) That certain Term Loan Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, including by an amendment dated effective as of the Effective Date, the “Term Loan Agreement”), dated as of December 1, 2020, among the entities identified therein as co-borrowers, and Aquarian Credit Funding LLC, as lead arranger, administrative agent, collateral agent and representative of the lenders party thereto, as assigned to CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (in its capacity as Administrative Agent and in its capacity as Lender), on March 1, 2022, and all agreements, instruments, and promissory notes executed in connection with the Term Loan Agreement, including that certain Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $8,786,700.61;

 

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(b) That certain Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $10,504,940.89, from Borrower to CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

(c) That certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46, from Borrower to IRG, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company;

 

(d) That certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46, from Borrower to Lender; and

 

(e) That certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $4,000,000.00, from Borrower to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

In addition to the foregoing, Borrower hereby agrees to pay to Lender and to the holders of the Other Secured Instruments (to be allocated among Lender and the holders of the Other Secured Instruments in such manner as they shall determine) twenty-five percent (25%) of all contractual dispute cash settlements received by Borrower (net of any collection-related expenses incurred by Borrower) with respect to existing contractual disputes in settlement discussions/arbitration. Any such payments shall be credited first against accrued interest and other charges, and then against principal, under this Note and the Other Secured Instruments.

 

The cross-collateralization of the obligations under this Note and under the Other Secured Instruments, to the extent described in this Paragraph 4, shall be reflected in this Note, the Other Secured Instruments, and/or appropriate instruments that (A) amend, supplement, and/or assign this Note and/or the Other Secured Instruments, or (B) provide collateral for the payment of the obligations arising under this Note and/or under the Other Secured Instruments. The parties acknowledge that the Term Loan Agreement (and the agreements executed in connection therewith) includes a pledge of (x) 100% of HOFREC’s interest in Newco, and (y) 100% of Newco’s interest in HOFV Youth Fields (collectively, the “Pledges”), and that through the cross-collateralization described in this Paragraph 4, the Pledges also secure the obligations under this Note and under the Other Secured Instruments.

 

5. Expenses; Indemnification.

 

(a) Borrower agrees to pay promptly: (i) all the actual and reasonable documented costs and expenses of Lender, including attorneys’ fees, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, and execution of this Note and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) all fees, costs, and expenses incurred by Lender (including during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) to maintain, protect, or preserve Lender’s rights under this Note or with respect to any collateral that secures this Note, (iii) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses of creating and perfecting liens on any collateral that secures this Note in favor of Lender, including filing and recording fees, expenses, and taxes, stamp or documentary taxes, search fees, title insurance premiums, and reasonable fees, expenses, and disbursements of counsel to Lender, (iv) all the actual and reasonable costs and fees, expenses, and disbursements of any auditors, accountants, consultants, or appraisers engaged by Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note, (v) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses, and disbursements of any appraisers, consultants, advisors, and agents employed or retained by Lender) in connection with the custody or preservation of any of collateral that secures this Note, and (vi) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, all documented costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and costs of settlement, incurred by Lender in enforcing any obligations under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note, or in collecting any payments due from Borrower under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note by reason of such Default or Event of Default (including in connection with the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of collateral securing this Note) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a “work-out” or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings.

 

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(b) Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender and each of Lender’s members, managers, officers, employees, agents, and representatives, and their respective successors and assigns (each of the foregoing Persons (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(viii)), an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, disbursements and other charges, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Note or any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of this Note, (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto, or (iv) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) on any property owned or operated by Borrower (or by and direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower), or any Environmental Liability (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) related in any way to Borrower (or related in any way to any direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related costs and expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (and, upon any such determination, any indemnification payments with respect to such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related costs and expenses previously received by such Indemnitee shall be subject to reimbursement by such Indemnitee). To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Paragraph 5(b) may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any law or public policy, Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all indemnified liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.

 

(c) To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential, or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Note or any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the use of the proceeds of this Note.

 

(d) Any amounts payable to Lender and/or to any other Indemnitee under this Paragraph 5 shall accrue interest at the Interest Rate, calculated from the date such amounts are paid, disbursed, or incurred (as applicable) by Lender and/or by such Indemnitee (as applicable), until repaid in full.

 

6. Default and Acceleration.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and at any time and from time to time thereafter, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to Lender under this Note, at law, or in equity:

 

(i) Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal and interest at an interest rate equal to the Default Rate.

 

(ii) Lender may, at its option, take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and/or in and to any collateral that secures this Note; including, without limitation, declaring Borrower’s obligations under this Note to be immediately due and payable (including any accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts owing by Borrower under this Note).

 

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(b) Upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(vii)), all of Borrower’s obligations under this Note (including any accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts owing by Borrower under this Note) shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein.

 

(c) If any payment owing from Borrower to Lender under this Note is not received by Lender within five (5) days following its due date, Borrower shall pay to Lender an additional sum equal to four percent (4%) of the overdue amount as a late charge (the “Late Charge”). The Late Charge shall be paid to Lender within five (5) days after the date incurred, and any failure to pay the Late Charge within thirty (30) days after the date incurred shall be an Event of Default hereunder.

 

(d) Borrower recognizes that any failure by Borrower to timely make the payments provided for herein, or any other Event of Default hereunder, will cause Lender to incur costs not contemplated by this Note (including, without limitation, processing and accounting charges, loss of use of funds, and frustration to Lender in meeting its other financial commitments), and that the damages caused thereby would be extremely difficult and impractical to ascertain. Borrower hereby agrees that, if any such event should occur, the Default Rate (if applicable) and the Late Charge (if applicable), represent a fair and reasonable estimate of the damages and costs to Lender, considering all the circumstances existing on the date of this Note. The parties further agree that proof of actual damages would be costly or inconvenient. Acceptance of the Late Charge (if applicable) will not be deemed a waiver of any Default or Event of Default (unless such Default or Event of Default is cured in accordance with the provisions of this Note), and shall not prevent Lender from exercising any other rights and remedies available to Lender.

 

(e) No failure or delay on the part of Lender in exercising any right or remedy under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note shall operate as a waiver of any such right or remedy. No right, power, or remedy given to Lender by the terms of this Note or by the terms of any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note is intended to be exclusive of any other right, power, or remedy, and each and every such right, power, or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power, or remedy given to Lender by the terms of any instrument or by any statute or otherwise against Borrower or any other Person. No single or partial exercise by Lender of any power hereunder, or under any other document executed in connection with or securing this Note, shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercising of any other power.

 

(f) For purposes of this Note:

 

(i) “Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

 

(ii) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Los Angeles, California 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 Los Angeles, California are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

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(iii) “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, compromise, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

 

(iv) “Default” means any event or condition that, upon notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

(v) “Default Rate” means the lesser of (A) sixteen percent (16%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Legal Rate (as defined in Paragraph 8(a)).

 

(vi) “Event of Default” means (A) Borrower’s failure to pay, on or before the due date thereof (subject to Paragraph 6(c) with respect to Late Charges only and subject to Paragraph 6(d)), any amount owing to Lender under this Note, any amount owing under the Other Secured Instruments, or any amount owing under any other agreement executed in connection with this Note or the Other Secured Instruments, or (B) Borrower’s failure, within five (5) days after written notice to Borrower, to comply with any non-monetary covenant contained in this Note, in the Other Secured Instruments, or in any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note or the Other Secured Instruments.

 

(vii) “Insolvency Event” means a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to Borrower or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower.

 

(viii) “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, association, trust, or other entity

 

(ix) “Term” means the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Note Maturity Date.

 

7. Covenant Against Other Security Interests. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, except for (a) Security Interests (defined below) existing as of the Execution Date and (b) the Security Interests contemplated by this Note and the Other Secured Instruments, neither Borrower nor any of Borrower’s subsidiaries or affiliates (excluding GM Mountaineer, LLC) shall grant, or consent to, any Security Interest in any of their respective assets, properties, membership interests, or intellectual property rights without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld by Lender). For purposes hereof, “Security Interest” means any assignment, pledge, mortgage, encumbrance, or hypothecation of any such assets, properties, membership interests, or intellectual property rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Note, any indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 of the Term Loan Agreement and any liens permitted under Section 6.02 of the Term Loan Agreement shall be permitted under this Note.

 

8. Savings Clause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:

 

(a) All agreements and communications between Borrower and Lender are hereby, and shall, automatically be limited so that, after taking into account all amounts deemed to constitute interest, the interest contracted for, charged, or received by Lender shall never exceed the maximum non-usurious interest rate (if any), that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged, or received on the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, under the laws of any state whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of this Note (the “Maximum Legal Rate”).

 

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(b) In calculating whether any interest exceeds the Maximum Legal Rate, all such interest shall be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread over the full amount and term of all principal indebtedness of Borrower to Lender.

 

(c) If, through any contingency or event, Lender receives or is deemed to receive interest in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, any such excess shall be deemed to have been applied toward the payment of the principal of any and all then outstanding indebtedness of Borrower to Lender, or if there is no such indebtedness, shall immediately be returned to Borrower.

 

9. No Oral Change. This Note may not be modified, amended, waived, extended, changed, discharged, or terminated orally or by any act or failure to act on the part of Borrower or Lender, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any modification, amendment, waiver, extension, change, discharge, or termination is sought.

 

10. Waivers. Borrower and all others who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note do hereby jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest and notice of protest and non-payment, and all other notices of any kind, except as expressly provided herein. No release of any security for the obligations evidenced by this Note, nor any extension of time for payment of this Note or any installment hereof, and no alteration, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Note or of any other agreement between Lender (on one hand) and any other Person (on the other hand), shall release, modify, amend, waive, extend, change, discharge, terminate, or affect the liability of Borrower or any other Person who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note. No notice to or demand on Borrower shall be deemed to be a waiver of the obligation of Borrower or of the right of Lender to take further action without further notice or demand, as provided for in this Note or in any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note. If Borrower is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity (any of the foregoing, an “Entity”), the agreements contained herein shall remain in full force and be applicable, notwithstanding any changes in the shareholders, partners, members, managers, equity holders, officers and/or directors (as applicable) of such Entity, and the term “Borrower,” as used herein, shall include any alternative or successor Entity, but any predecessor Entity shall not be relieved of liability hereunder. Nothing in this Paragraph 10 shall be construed as a consent to, or a waiver of, any prohibition or restriction on transfers of interests in any Entity which may be set forth in this Note or in any other agreement executed in connection herewith.

 

11. Transfer; Successors and Assigns.

 

(a) This Note and any of Lender’s rights hereunder may be assigned by Lender, at any time, to any entity that is directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Lender. Any such assignee or transferee of Lender shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded to Lender under this Note. Upon any such transfer of this Note by Lender, Lender may deliver its rights to all the collateral (if any) mortgaged, granted, pledged, or assigned as security for this Note (or any part thereof) to the transferee, who shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and obligations herein or under applicable law given to Lender with respect thereto, and Lender shall thereafter forever be relieved and fully discharged from any liability or responsibility in the matter; but Lender shall retain all rights and obligations hereby given to it with respect to any liabilities and the collateral not so transferred.

 

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(b) Borrower shall not have the right to assign or transfer Borrower’s rights or obligations under this Note without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent may be granted or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion). Any attempted assignment or transfer by Borrower of Borrower’s rights or obligations under this Note without Lender’s prior written consent shall be null and void.

 

(c) Subject to the foregoing, this Note shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, Borrower and Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

12. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process.

 

(a) IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, AND PERFORMANCE, THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO, APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY LIENS SECURING THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE RELEVANT PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO SHALL GOVERN THE VALIDITY AND THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS NOTE.

 

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (APPLYING THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO). BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 14, AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 14, SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGE IN THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 14. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LENDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSTITUTE ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OR FORECLOSURE OF ANY LIEN ON ANY COLLATERAL FOR THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN ANY JURISDICTION THAT LENDER MAY ELECT, IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION. BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING.

 

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13. Waiver of Jury Trial. BORROWER (AND LENDER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF) HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS NOTE, THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY BORROWER AND BY LENDER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER OR BORROWER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER.

 

14. Notices. Any notice, demand, consent, approval, or document that Borrower or Lender is required or may desire to give or deliver to the other party shall be given in writing by (a) personal delivery; (b) certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (c) a national overnight courier service that provides written evidence of delivery; or (d) electronic mail transmission and addressed as to such other party at its notice address set forth below:

 

(a) If to Lender:

 

JKP Financial, LLC
c/o Fainsbert Mase Brown & Sussman, LLP
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 810
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Jerry A. Brown, Jr., Esq.
Email: JBrown@fms-law.com

 

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

 

Fainsbert Mase Brown & Sussman, LLP
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 810
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Dean Sussman, Esq.
Email: DSussman@fms-law.com

 

(b) If to Borrower:

 

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
2626 Fulton Dr. NW
Canton, OH 44718
Attention: Michael Crawford
Email: Michael.Crawford@HOFVillage.com

 

and

 

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
2626 Fulton Dr. NW
Canton, OH 44718
Attention: Tara Charnes
Email: tara.charnes@HOFVillage.com

 

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

 

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
2200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Attention: Steve Patterson
Email: spatterson@hunton.com

 

Any party may change its notice address (or any portion thereof) by giving written notice thereof in accordance with this paragraph. All notices hereunder shall be deemed given: (i) if delivered personally, when delivered; (ii) if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, on the third day after deposit in the U.S. mail; (iii) if sent by overnight courier, on the first Business Day after delivery to the courier; and (iv) if sent by electronic mail, on the date of transmission if sent on a Business Day before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, or on the next Business Day, if sent on a day other than a Business Day or if sent after 5:00 p.m. Eastern time; provided that a hard copy of any notice sent by electronic mail must also be sent by either a nationally recognized overnight courier or by U.S. mail, first class, postage prepaid.

 

15. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to Borrower’s obligations under this Note.

 

16. Severability. In the event any term or provision of this Note is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Note, which terms and provision shall remain binding and enforceable.

 

17. Optional Conversion. At any time following the date hereof, and from time to time prior to the Note Maturity Date, Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to elect to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note into shares of HOFREC Common Stock on the terms and conditions in this Paragraph 17 (any such conversion, an “Optional Conversion”).

 

(a) Lender may elect to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note into that number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock equal to the quotient of (A) the sum of (x) the principal amount of this Note being converted specified in the Conversion Notice (defined below), plus (y) all accrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount of this Note as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date (defined below), divided by (B) the Conversion Price (defined below) as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date, with fractional shares of HOFREC Common Stock rounded up or down as provided in Paragraph 17(g). “Conversion Price” means $0.58 (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note), as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, and subdivisions of HOFREC Common Stock.

 

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(b) In order to effectuate an Optional Conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note, Lender shall submit a written notice to HOFREC, duly executed by Lender (a “Conversion Notice”), accompanied by this Note, stating that Lender irrevocably elects to convert the principal amount of this Note specified in such Conversion Notice. In the event that only a portion of this Note is being converted, Borrower shall issue a replacement Note representing the remaining principal amount of this Note that has not been converted. An election to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note pursuant to an Optional Conversion shall be deemed to have been made as of the following dates (the “Conversion Election Effective Date”): (A) on the date of receipt, with respect to any Conversion Notice received by HOFREC at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, and (B) on the next Business Day following such receipt, with respect to any Conversion Notice received by HOFREC on a non-Business Day or after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day. The conversion of the principal amount of this Note with respect to which an Optional Conversion election is made, and the issuance of all shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion, shall become effective as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date. Within three (3) Business Days after the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date, HOFREC shall deliver to Lender (or, if applicable, in the name of Lender’s designee as stated in the Conversion Notice), by book-entry delivery, a number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock equal to the number of shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to such Optional Conversion.

 

(c) Upon any conversion of this Note, the rights of Lender with respect to the unpaid principal amount hereunder converted into shares of HOFREC Common Stock shall cease and Lender shall be deemed to have become the owner of the shares of HOFREC Common Stock into which such principal amount of this Note shall have been converted and such converted principal amount shall be extinguished and deemed to have been forgiven or repaid and shall no longer be outstanding and no future interest shall accrue on any such amount.

 

(d) All shares of HOFREC Common Stock delivered upon any Optional Conversion will, upon such conversion, be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all preemptive rights, free from all taxes, liens, security interests, charges and encumbrances (other than liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances created by or imposed upon the holder or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith).

 

(e) The issuance of shares of HOFREC Common Stock upon conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note pursuant to any Optional Conversion shall be made without payment of additional consideration by, or other charge, cost or tax to, Lender in respect thereof; provided, however, that HOFREC shall not be required to pay any tax or other governmental charge that may be payable with respect to the issuance or delivery of any shares of HOFREC Common Stock in the name of any person other than Lender, and no such delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issuance has paid to HOFREC the amount of any such tax or charge, or has established to the satisfaction of HOFREC that such tax or charge has been paid or that no such tax or charge is due.

 

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(f) HOFREC shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of HOFREC Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the principal amount of this Note in accordance with this Paragraph 17, such number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding principal amount of this Note pursuant to any Optional Conversion at the Conversion Price. HOFREC shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that all such shares of HOFREC Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation applicable to HOFREC or any requirements of any securities exchange upon which shares of HOFREC Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance, which shall be immediately delivered by HOFREC upon each such issuance). HOFREC shall not take any action which would cause the number of authorized but unissued shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be less than the number of such shares required to be reserved hereunder for issuance upon conversion of the principal amount of this Note.

 

(g) No fractional shares of HOFREC Common Stock shall be issued upon any Optional Conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note. In lieu of delivering a fractional share of HOFREC Common Stock to any holder in connection with an Optional Conversion, any fractional share of HOFREC Common Stock shall be rounded up or down to the next whole number or zero, as applicable (with one-half being closer to the next lower whole number for this purpose).

 

(h) The Conversion Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

(i) If HOFREC shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the date of this Note to the Note Maturity Date, issue any additional shares of HOFREC Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of HOFREC Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Paragraph 17(h)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Paragraph 17(h)(iv)) (such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

CP2 = CP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

 

“CP2” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock;

 

“CP1” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock;

 

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“A” shall mean the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock (including any shares of HOFREC Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Paragraph 17(h)(ii)(D));

 

“B” shall mean the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to CP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by HOFREC in respect of such issue by CP1); and

 

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

(ii) For the purposes of any adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to Paragraph 17(h)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by HOFREC for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of HOFREC, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

(C) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

(D) In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for HOFREC Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for HOFREC Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

 

(1) the aggregate maximum number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for HOFREC Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by HOFREC upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the HOFREC Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

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(2) the aggregate maximum number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by HOFREC for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by HOFREC upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

(iii) For purposes of this Paragraph 17(h), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of HOFREC and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of HOFREC, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such HOFREC Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such HOFREC Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of HOFREC Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by HOFREC by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation’s or other entity’s assets whereby HOFREC owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

(iv) For purposes of this Paragraph 17(h), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after March 17, 2023 for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Paragraph 17(h)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 15(h)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

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(i) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), HOFREC and Lender agree that the total cumulative number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock that may be issued to Lender and its affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to Lender and its affiliates under this Note and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), HOFREC, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Note and the issuance of additional shares of HOFREC Common Stock upon the conversion of the portion of the Loan under this Note, if necessary, in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). For purposes hereof, “Transaction Documents” means, collectively (A) this Note, (B) the Other Secured Instruments, and (C) all other securities and warrants issued, effective as of the Effective Date, by HOFREC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note and the Other Secured Instruments.

 

(j) Prepayment Notice. Prior to the prepayment of all or any portion of the loan evidenced by this Note, Borrower shall provide at least ten (10) days’ written notice to Lender. Within twenty (20) Business Days after Lender’s receipt of such notice, Lender shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert all or any portion of the loan evidenced by this Note, in accordance with this Paragraph 17, at the Conversion Price then in effect.

 

18. Relationship to HOFV Hotel II Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:

 

(a) All amounts (including, without limitation, principal, interest, fees, and other amounts payable to Lender) that, as of the Effective Date, are outstanding under the HOFV Hotel II Note shall be deemed to be outstanding, as of the Effective Date, under this Note. The parties acknowledge and agree that no funds shall be disbursed to Borrower under this Note.

 

(b) All amounts (including, without limitation, principal, interest, fees, other amounts payable to Lender, and net amounts received by Lender upon foreclosure of any collateral securing this Note) that, after the Effective Date, are paid to Lender by HOFV Hotel II under the HOFV Hotel II Note shall be credited against the amounts due and payable by Borrower under this Note.

 

(c) All amounts (including, without limitation, principal, interest, fees, other amounts payable to Lender, and net amounts received by Lender upon foreclosure of any collateral securing this Note) that, after the Effective Date, are paid to Lender by Borrower under this Note shall be credited against the amounts due and payable by HOFV Hotel II under the HOFV Hotel II Note.

 

(d) If all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note is converted into shares of HOFREC Common Stock pursuant to Paragraph 17, then the principal amount so converted shall be credited against the amounts due and payable by HOFV Hotel II under the HOFV Hotel II Note.

 

19. Entire Agreement. This Note and any other documents referred to and/or incorporated by reference herein constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the subject matter.

 

20. Confession of Judgment. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower, and any endorser hereof, authorize any attorney-at-law to appear in any state or federal court of record in the State of Ohio or any other state of the United States at any time after this Note is due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and to waive the issuing and service of process and confess a judgment in favor of the legal holder hereof against Borrower and any endorsers, or either or any one or more of them, for the amount then due under this Note, together with costs of suit and to release all errors and waive all right of appeal.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Lender have duly executed this Note as of the day and year first above written.

 

Borrower:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT &
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
,
a Delaware corporation

 

By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name:  Michael Crawford  
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer  

  

 

 

 

Borrower, cont.:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HOF VILLAGE NEWCO, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name:  Michael Crawford  
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer  

  

 

 

 

Borrower, cont.:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HOF VILLAGE YOUTH FIELDS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name:  Michael Crawford  
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Lender:

 

JKP FINANCIAL, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By: /s/ John A. Mase  
  Name:  John A. Mase  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

Although CH Capital Lending, LLC, in its capacity as Administrative Agent under the Term Loan Agreement (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”), is not a party to this Note, Administrative Agent, by its signature below, hereby consents to the provisions of this Note. Without limiting the foregoing, (a) the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be considered “Permitted Indebtedness” under the Term Loan Agreement, (b) the shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued under this Note, the warrants to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be executed and delivered pursuant to this Note, and the shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of all or any portion of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be considered “Permitted Equity Issuances” under the Term Loan Agreement, and (c) Administrative Agent hereby consents to the Security Interests granted to Lender under this Note.

 

Administrative Agent:

 

CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
in its capacity as Agent

 

By: Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,  
  a Delaware limited liability company,  
  its Manager  

 

  By: /s/ John A. Mase  
    Name:  John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF A&R WARRANT

 

[See attached]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

(ALL INFORMATION WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY)

 

This Accredited Investor Questionnaire (“Questionnaire”), dated as of ______________________, is being delivered by the undersigned (“Subscriber”) in connection with Subscriber’s receipt of shares (the “Subscribed Shares”) of common stock , par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and warrants (the “Warrants”) as contemplated by that certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, executed and delivered by the Company and certain other entities (collectively, as co-borrowers) to JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note”). The Subscribed Shares are being issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the securities laws of certain states, in reliance on the exemptions contained in the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. The purpose of this Questionnaire is to provide assurance that Subscriber meets the applicable suitability requirements. The information supplied by Subscriber will be used in determining whether Subscriber meets such requirements, and reliance upon the private offering exemptions from registration is based in part on the information herein supplied.

 

This Questionnaire does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Subscriber’s answers will be kept strictly confidential. However, by signing this Questionnaire, Subscriber authorizes the Company to provide a completed copy of this Questionnaire to such parties as the Company deems appropriate in order to ensure that the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants will not result in a violation of the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state. Subscriber must answer all applicable questions and complete and sign this Questionnaire. Please print or type the responses and attach additional sheets of paper if necessary to complete the answers to any item.

 

PART A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

 

Name of Subscriber:JKP Financial, LLC

 

If a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity:

 

Type of entity: Delaware limited liability company

 

Business Address: 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 810
  (Number and Street)

 

  Los Angeles, California 90025
  (City, State, and Zip Code)

 

Telephone Number:         

 

Employer or Taxpayer Identification No.: 

 

Was Subscriber formed for the purpose of investing in the securities being offered?

 

Yes ☐         No ☒

 

 

 

 

PART B. ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

 

In connection with the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants pursuant to the Note, the following information must be obtained regarding Subscriber’s investor status. Please initial each category applicable to Subscriber as a purchaser of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants.

 

  _____ (i) A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with such person’s spouse, at the time of his or her purchase exceeds $1,000,000.
     
    Note:  The term net worthmeans the excess of total assets at fair market value over total liabilities, except that (i) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (ii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of the sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (iii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability.
     
  _____ (ii) A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with such person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years, and who has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current calendar year.
     
  _____ (iii) A trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares and Warrants, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) (i.e., a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment).
     
  _____ (iv) An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.  (If Subscriber has checked this alternative, Subscriber shall provide statements signed by each equity owner demonstrating how each is qualified as an accredited investor.)
     
  _____ (v) A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act; an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act; a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended; a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which fiduciary is either a bank, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors.
     
  _____ (vi) A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
     
  __X___ (vii) An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a corporation, limited liability company, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or a partnership, that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares and Warrants, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
     
  _____ (viii) A director or executive officer of the Company.
     
  _____ (ix) None of the above.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has executed this Questionnaire as of the date set forth above and hereby certifies that the information contained herein is true and correct as of such date.

 

Subscriber:

 

JKP FINANCIAL, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By:  
  Name:  John A. Mase  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.9

 

AMENDMENT NUMBER 8 TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NUMBER 8 TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), executed on March 17, 2023 (the “Execution Date”) and effective as of November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and among HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“HOF Resort & Entertainment”), HOF VILLAGE NEWCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Newco”), and HOF VILLAGE YOUTH FIELDS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOF Youth Fields”; each of HOF Resort & Entertainment, Newco, and HOF Youth Fields is individually referred to herein as a “Borrower,” and they are collectively referred to herein as “Borrowers”), CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in its capacity as administrative agent for and the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”), and CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (together with its successors and/or assigns in its capacity as a Lender under the Loan Agreement (as defined below), “Lender”).

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

 

A. Borrowers, Administrative Agent, and Lender are parties to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated December 1, 2020, (a) as amended by Amendment Number 1 to Term Loan Agreement dated January 28, 2021, Amendment Number 2 to Term Loan Agreement dated February 15, 2021, Amendment Number 3 to Term Loan Agreement dated August 30, 2021, Amendment Number 4 to Term Loan Agreement dated August 30, 2021, and Amendment Number 5 to Term Loan Agreement dated December 15, 2021, (b) as assigned to Administrative Agent and Lender pursuant to that certain Assignment of Loan and Loan Documents, dated March 1, 2022, by and among Aquarian Credit Funding LLC, as the previous Administrative Agent, Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company, as the previous Lender, and CH Capital Lending, LLC, as the new Administrative Agent and the new Lender, (c) as affected by that certain Assumption and Joinder Agreement to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2022, executed and delivered by HOFV Youth Fields to Administrative Agent, and (d) as further amended by Amendment Number 6 to Term Loan Agreement dated March 1, 2022 (“Amendment Number 6”), and Amendment Number 7 to Term Loan Agreement dated July 31, 2022 (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Existing Loan Agreement”). The Existing Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and as it may be further amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time is referred to herein as the “Loan Agreement”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

 

B. The outstanding principal balance of the Loan, as of November 7, 2022, was $8,786,700.61.

 

C. HOF Resort & Entertainment completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of the HOFREC Common Stock, which reverse stock split became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), and the impact of which is not reflected in this Amendment because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time;

 

D. Administrative Agent, Borrowers, and Lender desire to amend the Loan Agreement as set forth in this Amendment.

 

 1Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Recitals; Joint and Several Liability. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into this Note as if set forth in full herein. Each Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of Borrowers under the Loan Agreement, the Note, and the other Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 2. Definitions Restated. Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following terms in their entirety and replacing them with the following:

 

IRG Split Note” means that certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46, from Borrowers to IRG, LLC (as lender), as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

JKP Split Note” means that certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of dated effective as of November 7, 2022, in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46, from Borrowers to JKP (as lender), as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Maturity Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Note Maturity Date” in the Note.

 

Mortgaged Properties” shall mean (a) the subleasehold estate in those certain parcels of real property described on Exhibit A to the Mortgages (as affected by any additions thereto and/or partial releases thereof, as set forth in the documents that comprise the “Mortgages” as defined herein), and (b) all other collateral encumbered by the Mortgages.

 

Mortgages” shall mean (a) that certain Open-End Fee and Leasehold Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of December 1, 2020, from HOF Youth Fields and certain other parties in favor of Administrative Agent, recorded on December 2, 2020 as Instrument No. 202012020053155 in the Stark County, Ohio Records, as partially released by (b) that certain Partial Release of Mortgage, dated as of December 15, 2021, recorded on December 17, 2021 as Instrument No. 202112170065680 in the Stark County, Ohio Records, as assigned by (c) that certain Assignment of Open-End Fee and Leasehold Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of March 1, 2022, recorded on March 3, 2022 as Instrument No. 202203030009630 in the Stark County, Ohio Records, as amended by (d) that certain First Amendment to and Spreader of Open-End Fee and Leasehold Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of March 1, 2022, recorded on March 3, 2022 as Instrument No. 202203030009751 in the Stark County, Ohio Records, as partially released by (e) that certain Partial Release of Mortgage, dated as of November 7, 2022, recorded on November 18, 2022 as Instrument No. 202211180047984 in the Stark County, Ohio Records, as amended by (f) that certain Second Amendment to and Spreader of Open-End Fee and Leasehold Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, effective as of November 7, 2022, to be recorded in the real property records of Stark County, Ohio, and (g) as it may be further amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time, encumbering the Mortgaged Properties.

 

 2Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement

 

 

Note” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, in the original principal amount of $8,786,700.61, from Borrowers to Lender, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Permitted Equity Issuance” means any Equity Issuance of (a) up to 24,731,195 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Existing Warrants, (b) up to 5,812,727 shares of HOFREC Common Stock under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan provided that the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock for such purpose may be increased (if the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan is modified to allow it) by up to 2,500,000 additional shares of HOFREC Common Stock, (c) up to 10,645,000 shares of HOFREC Common Stock for future issuance upon conversion or redemption of the PIPE Notes, including approximately 3,000,000 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants that would be issued in connection with such redemption pursuant to the PIPE Note Redemption Warrant Agreement and PIPE Note Purchase Agreement, (d) up to 10,036,925 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Series C Warrants, (e) up to 75,000 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance as payment to Brand X under the Brand X Services Agreement, (f) any Equity Issuance required pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreements or employment offer letters, if any, (g) up to 2,450,980 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Series D Warrants, (h) the Nov 2020 Equity Raise, (i) any PEIC Raise, (j) up to 52,800 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, (k) up to 15,200 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and up to 4,901,961 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock, (l) 330,000 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to Lender as of March 1, 2022, (m) up to 15,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and up to 10,000,000 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series C Preferred Stock, (n) up to 1,500,000 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Series E Warrants, (o) up to 1,500,000 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Series F Warrants, (p) up to 125,000 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Series G Warrants, (q) 125,000 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to IRG, LLC as of March 1, 2022, (r) 405,000 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to JKP as of March 1, 2022, (s) 125,000 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to Midwest Lender Fund pursuant to the Letter Agreement, (t) up to $50 million in shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued under Lead Borrower’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act, (u) 211,441 shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to CH Capital Lending on or about December 22, 2022, and (v) any Equity Issuance expressly approved by Administrative Agent in writing, in its sole and absolute discretion. For purposes of clarification, the numbers of shares of HOFREC Common Stock referenced in this definition have been calculated before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of Amendment Number 8.

 

Permitted Indebtedness” shall mean (a) the PIPE Notes, (b) any Indebtedness pursuant to the EME Customer Contract to make EME Installment Payments, (c) the Existing Guarantees, (d) the TDD BANs (and any Guarantee issued by any Borrower required in connection with the TDD BANs), (e) the TIF Bonds, (f) all Indebtedness pursuant to Permitted Redemption Rights, (g) the JKP Note, (h) the ErieBank Loan, (i) the PACE Funds, (j) the EB-5 Guaranty, (k) the HOF Village CFP Loan, (l) any indebtedness not requiring Lender consent under Section 7 of the Note as Security Instruments existing as of the Execution Date (as defined therein), and (m) any other Indebtedness expressly approved by Administrative Agent in writing, in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

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Series C Warrants” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock, issued by Lead Borrower to CH Capital Lending, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Series D Warrants” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Series D Warrant, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock, issued by Lead Borrower to CH Capital Lending, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Series E Warrants” shall mean (i) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock, issued by Lead Borrower to CH Capital Lending, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time; and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series E Warrant, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock, issued by Lead Borrower to IRG, LLC, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Series F Warrants” shall mean (i) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock, issued by Lead Borrower to JKP, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time; and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series F Warrant, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock, issued by Lead Borrower to JKP, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Series G Warrant” shall mean the Series G Warrant to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued by Lead Borrower to Midwest Lender Fund, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, assigned, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

SECTION 3. New Definitions. Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following terms:

 

Amendment Number 8” means that certain Amendment Number 8 to Term Loan Agreement, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, by and among Borrowers, Administrative Agent, and Lender (amending this Agreement).

 

CH Capital Lending” means CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Midwest Lender Fund” means Midwest Lender Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

SECTION 4. Loan Agreement Provisions Superseded by Note. The following Loan Agreement Sections are hereby superseded in whole or in part, as the situation may require, by the provisions of the Note:

 

(a) Interest Rate; Payment Terms. Any provisions in Section 2.04 of the Loan Agreement that are inconsistent with the provisions of Section 3 of the Note are hereby superseded, as interest rate and payment terms are now set forth in Section 3 of the Note.

 

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(b) Notice. Any provisions in Section 10.01 of the Loan Agreement that are inconsistent with the provisions of Section 14 of the Note are hereby superseded, as notice terms are now set forth in Section 14 of the Note.

 

(c) Expenses and Indemnification. The provisions in Section 10.05 of the Loan Agreement are hereby amended and expanded to include the provisions regarding expenses and indemnification set forth in Section 5 of the Note. In the event of a direct and irreconcilable conflict between the provisions of Section 10.05 of the Loan Agreement and the provisions of Section 5 of the Note, the provisions of Section 5 of the Note shall control.

 

(d) Venue. Any provisions in Section 10.15 of the Loan Agreement that are inconsistent with the provisions of Section 12 of the Note are hereby superseded, as venue and jurisdiction terms are now set forth in Section 12 of the Note.

 

SECTION 5. Cross-Collateralization. Section 9 of Amendment Number 6 (entitled “Cross-Collateralization”) is hereby deleted in its entirety, as the cross-collateralization terms are now set forth in Section 4 of the Note.

 

SECTION 6. Electronic Signatures. Transmission of a signature by facsimile or email or in .pdf format shall bind the signing party to the same degree as the delivery of a signed original or electronic signature. This Amendment may be executed by way of electronic signatures (including, but not limited to, by way of electronic signatures generated by “DocuSign,” “Adobe Sign” or similar programs or replacements thereto) and that neither this Amendment, nor any part or provision of this Amendment, shall be challenged or denied any legal effect, validity and/or enforceability solely on the grounds that it is in the form of an electronic record.

 

SECTION 7. No Other Changes; Ratification. Except as specifically amended in the Note or hereby, the terms, provisions and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unmodified and continue in full force and effect and, except as amended hereby, all of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

 

SECTION 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.

 

SECTION 9. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio without regard to any conflicts of law principles that would direct the application of the laws of any jurisdiction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

Borrowers:
 
HALL OF FAME RESORT &
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY,
a Delaware corporation
 
By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name:  Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  
       
HOF VILLAGE NEWCO, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name: Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  
       
HOF VILLAGE YOUTH FIELDS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name: Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Administrative Agent:

 

CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
in its capacity as Administrative Agent

 

By:Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Manager
 

 

  By: /s/ John A. Mase  
    Name:  John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

Lender:

 

CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
in its capacity as Lender

 

By:Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Manager
 

 

  By: /s/ John A. Mase  
    Name:  John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.10

 

JOINDER AND
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURED COGNOVIT PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$4,273,543.46 Executed on March 17, 2023 (the “Execution Date”)
  Effective as of November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (“HOFREC”), HOF Village Newco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Newco”), and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Youth Fields”; HOFREC, HOFV Newco, and HOFV Youth Fields, are referred to herein, individually or collectively as the context may require, as “Borrower”), as makers, hereby unconditionally promise to pay to IRG, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, “Lender”), or order, the principal sum of Four Million Two Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Three and 46/100 Dollars ($4,273,543.46) as of the Effective Date (the “Maximum Principal Amount”), or so much thereof as may be advanced by Lender to Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Note”), in lawful money of the United States of America, with interest thereon computed in accordance with Paragraph 3(b), all to be paid in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

WHEREAS, on November 23, 2021, HOFREC executed and delivered to Industrial Realty Group, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Original Lender”), that certain Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $8,500,000 (the “Original Note”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Assignment of Promissory Note, dated as of March 1, 2022 (the “Note Assignment”), Original Lender assigned (a) a one-half (½) interest in the Original Note to Lender and (b) a one-half (½) interest in the Original Note to JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JKP Financial”); and

 

WHEREAS, on March 1, 2022, HOFREC executed and delivered to Lender a First Amended and Restated Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46 (the “First A&R Note”), which First A&R Note amended and restated the Original Note, as partially assigned to Lender pursuant to the Note Assignment; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend and restate, in its entirety, the First A&R Note in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Note (among other things, to reflect the correct entities that, from and after the Effective Date, comprise Borrower under this Note); and

 

WHEREAS, HOFREC completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “HOFREC Common Stock”), that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is not reflected in this Note because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the other agreements and obligations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Recitals; Joint and Several Liability. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into this Note as if set forth in full herein. Each of the entities that comprise Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of Borrower under this Note.

 

2. Amendment and Restatement Not a Novation. This Note amends, restates, and supersedes, in its entirety, the First A&R Note, but shall not be considered a novation of the obligations evidenced by the First A&R Note. In consideration of Lender’s agreement to amend and restate the First A&R Note pursuant to the terms hereof, Borrower hereby releases and discharges Lender and its members, managers, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, from any and all claims, demands, liabilities, and causes of action whatsoever, existing as of the Effective Date and arising out of or in any way related to the First A&R Note, any agreement or instrument executed in connection therewith, and/or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

3. Payment Terms; Advances; Interest; Commitment Fee.

 

(a) Borrower agrees to pay the principal sum of this Note, interest on the unpaid principal sum of this Note, and all other amounts due under this Note from time to time outstanding, in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

(b) Interest shall accrue on the outstanding balance of this Note from the Effective Date at the greater of (i) twelve-and-one-half percent (12.50%) per annum, compounded monthly, or (ii) if applicable as set forth in Paragraph 6(a), the Default Rate (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(v)), compounded monthly (such greater rate, the “Interest Rate”). Interest on the outstanding principal balance of this Note shall accrue from the Effective Date. Interest payable pursuant to this Note (A) shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in any portion of a month in which interest is due and (B) shall be paid and accrued/deferred as set forth in Paragraph 3(c).

 

(c) Of the interest payable pursuant to this Note, (i) interest at the rate of eight percent (8.00%) per annum on the outstanding principal balance shall be paid by Borrower to Lender on the first day of each month, in arrears (each such payment, a “Monthly Interest Payment”), during the Term (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(ix)), and (ii) the remainder of the interest payable under this Note shall (to the extent not paid monthly by Borrower) be added to the outstanding principal balance of this Note and shall be accrued, deferred, and compounded monthly until the Note Maturity Date (as defined in Paragraph 3(e)). If Borrower fails to make any Monthly Interest Payment when due under this Paragraph 3(c), then, in addition to any other rights and remedies available to Lender hereunder, such unpaid Monthly Interest Payment shall be added to the outstanding principal balance of this Note.

 

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(d) Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(ii)), such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the interest due hereunder.

 

(e) The outstanding principal balance of this Note, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other amounts due under this Note shall be due and payable on or before March 31, 2024, as may be extended pursuant to the terms of this Paragraph 3(e) (as so extended, if applicable, the “Note Maturity Date”). Borrower shall have one option (such option, the “Extension Option”) to extend the Note Maturity Date for a period of twelve months, extending the term of this Note from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025, upon the satisfaction of the following terms and conditions: (i) Borrower shall provide Lender with written notice of Borrower’s election to exercise the Extension Option at least sixty (60) days before the then-scheduled Note Maturity Date (the “Option Exercise Date”), (ii) Borrower shall pay to Lender an extension fee equal to one percent (1%)  of the outstanding principal balance of this Note as of the Option Exercise Date, and (iii) no Default (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(iv)) or Event of Default (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(vi)) shall exist on the Option Exercise Date or on the then-scheduled Note Maturity Date.

 

(f) All payments under this Note shall be made to Lender at the following address, or at such other place as Lender may from time to time designate in writing: 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800, Los Angeles, California 90025.

 

(g) Principal and interest shall be paid without deduction or offset in lawful money of the United States. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 17(j), Borrower shall have the right to prepay all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note at any time before the Note Maturity Date without penalty or premium for prepayment. Payments shall be applied first to interest, Late Charges (as defined in Paragraph 6(c)), and other costs due to Lender hereunder, and the balance to principal.

 

(h) In addition to the other payments required hereunder, (x) HOFREC has issued to Lender the Commitment Fee Shares (as defined in Paragraph 3(h)(i)) prior to the Execution Date, and (y) HOFREC shall execute and deliver to Lender the A&R Warrant (as defined in Paragraph 3(h)(ii)). The Commitment Fee Shares shall be issued, and the A&R Warrant shall be executed and delivered, in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). A fully completed copy of the Accredited Investor Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Questionnaire”) is being delivered by Lender to HOFREC. For purposes hereof:

 

(i) “Commitment Fee Shares” means, collectively, (A) 125,000 restricted shares of HOFREC Common Stock, which were issued to Lender on or about March 1, 2022, and (B) an additional 225,900 restricted shares of HOFREC Common Stock, which were issued to Lender on or about December 22, 2022.

 

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(ii) “A&R Warrant” means an Amended and Restated Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note) of HOFREC Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.58 per share (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note). The A&R Warrant (A) shall amend, restate, and supersede, in its entirety, as of the Effective Date, that certain Series E Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Series E No. W-2) executed and delivered by HOFREC to Lender on or about March 1, 2022, (B) shall be exercisable, at Lender’s option, at any time from April 8, 2023 through and including March 1, 2029, and (C) shall be in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

(i) In connection with the issuance of the Commitment Fee Shares and the execution and delivery of the A&R Warrant, Lender makes the following representations and warranties to HOFREC:

 

(i) Economic Loss and Sophistication. Lender is able to bear the economic risk of losing its entire investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant. In making this statement, consideration has been given to whether Lender can afford to hold the investment for an indefinite period of time and whether Lender can afford a complete loss of its investment. Lender has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of this investment.

 

(ii) Accredited Investor Determination. Lender is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as certified in the Questionnaire.

 

(iii) Access. Lender acknowledges that (i) HOFREC has made all documents available to it including, but not limited to, this Note and any and all additional agreements, documents, records and books that Lender (or its representatives) has requested relating to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant, (ii) Lender has had an opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, HOFREC or a person acting on behalf of HOFREC concerning the terms and conditions of an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant, and (iii) all questions asked by Lender have been adequately answered to its satisfaction. Lender represents that it has had access to all information that it deems material to an investment decision with respect to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant.

 

(iv) Reliance. Lender has relied solely on independent investigations conducted by Lender or its advisors in making a decision to subscribe for the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant and acknowledges that no representations or agreements have been made to Lender other than those specifically set forth in this Note. Lender is not relying on any oral representation of any officer or manager of HOFREC or any person purported to be acting on behalf of HOFREC. Lender is not relying on HOFREC with respect to the tax and other economic considerations of an investment and have consulted Lender’s own attorneys, accountants or investment advisors with respect to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant.

 

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(v) Speculative Investment. Lender is aware that (i) an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant involves numerous risks, which Lender has carefully considered, (ii) no federal or state agency has passed upon the merits of the sale of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant of any of the information provided in connection with the offering, and (iii) the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant are a speculative investment involving a significant degree of risk for which there is no guarantee that Lender will realize any gain from any investment. Lender acknowledges and agrees that Lender is able to hold the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant indefinitely and to afford a complete loss of Lender’s investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant.

 

(vi) Exempt Transaction. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant are being issued in reliance upon an exemption from federal securities registration.

 

(vii) No Registration of Interests; Book-Entry Form. Lender acknowledges and agrees that, based in part upon Lender’s representations contained herein and in reliance upon applicable exemptions, no interest in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant has been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other domestic or foreign jurisdiction. Lender agrees not to offer, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant without registration or qualification except pursuant to an offering duly registered or qualified under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, unless (i) in the opinion of counsel for, or counsel satisfactory to, HOFREC, registration or qualification under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws is not required and (ii) if required, Lender has received any necessary regulatory approvals. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant will be subject to a legend this effect and that, as applicable, stop transfer instructions will be issued by HOFREC to its transfer agent. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant will be issued in book-entry, meaning uncertificated form.

 

(viii) Investment Intent. Lender is acquiring the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant for its own account for investment, and not with a view to any distribution, resale, subdivision or fractionalization thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable domestic or foreign securities laws, and Lender has no present plans to enter into any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement for any such distribution, resale, subdivision or fractionalization. The Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant are not being acquired, directly or indirectly, as nominee, trustee or representative of or for any other person or persons.

 

(ix) Power and Authority. Lender is authorized to enter into this Note, the Questionnaire, and such other agreements, certificates, instruments or other documents as are executed by or on Lender’s behalf in connection with Lender’s obligations under this Note or in connection with this subscription (collectively, the “Note Documents”), to perform Subscriber’s obligations under the Note Documents, and to consummate the transactions that are the subjects of the Note Documents.

 

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(x) Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments. The execution and delivery of the Note Documents by, or on behalf of, Lender and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Note Documents do not and will not conflict with or result in any violation of or default under any provision of any charter, bylaws, trust agreement or other organizational document, as the case may be, of Lender, or any agreement, certificate or other instrument to which Lender is a party or by which Lender or any of Lender’s properties is bound, or any permit, franchise, judgment, decree, statute, rule, regulation or other law applicable to Lender or the business or properties of Lender.

 

(xi) Reliance on Representations. Lender acknowledges that HOFREC has relied and will rely upon Lender’s representations, warranties and agreements in this Note and that all such representations and agreements shall survive the issuance and delivery of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant hereunder and shall remain in effect thereafter.

 

4. Cross-Collateralization. The obligations under this Note shall be cross-collateralized with all obligations under the Other Secured Instruments (as defined in this Paragraph 4). All real and/or personal property collateral securing the Other Secured Instruments shall also secure the obligations of Borrower under this Note. All real and/or personal property collateral securing this Note shall also secure the obligations of Borrower under the Other Secured Instruments. For purposes hereof, the “Other Secured Instruments” shall consist of the following:

 

(a) That certain Term Loan Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, including by an amendment dated effective as of the Effective Date, the “Term Loan Agreement”), dated as of December 1, 2020, among the entities identified therein as co-borrowers, and Aquarian Credit Funding LLC, as lead arranger, administrative agent, collateral agent and representative of the lenders party thereto, as assigned to CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (in its capacity as Administrative Agent and in its capacity as Lender), on March 1, 2022, and all agreements, instruments, and promissory notes executed in connection with the Term Loan Agreement, including that certain Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $8,786,700.61;

 

(b) That certain Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $10,504,940.89, from Borrower to CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

(c) That certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46, from Borrower to JKP Financial;

 

(d) That certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $9,097,203.95, from Borrower to JKP Financial; and

 

(e) That certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $4,000,000.00, from Borrower to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

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In addition to the foregoing, Borrower hereby agrees to pay to Lender and to the holders of the Other Secured Instruments (to be allocated among Lender and the holders of the Other Secured Instruments in such manner as they shall determine) twenty-five percent (25%) of all contractual dispute cash settlements received by Borrower (net of any collection-related expenses incurred by Borrower) with respect to existing contractual disputes in settlement discussions/arbitration. Any such payments shall be credited first against accrued interest and other charges, and then against principal, under this Note and the Other Secured Instruments.

 

The cross-collateralization of the obligations under this Note and under the Other Secured Instruments, to the extent described in this Paragraph 4, shall be reflected in this Note, the Other Secured Instruments, and/or appropriate instruments that (A) amend, supplement, and/or assign this Note and/or the Other Secured Instruments, or (B) provide collateral for the payment of the obligations arising under this Note and/or under the Other Secured Instruments. The parties acknowledge that the Term Loan Agreement (and the agreements executed in connection therewith) includes a pledge of (x) 100% of HOFREC’s interest in Newco, and (y) 100% of Newco’s interest in HOFV Youth Fields (collectively, the “Pledges”), and that through the cross-collateralization described in this Paragraph 4, the Pledges also secure the obligations under this Note and under the Other Secured Instruments.

 

5. Expenses; Indemnification.

 

(a) Borrower agrees to pay promptly: (i) all the actual and reasonable documented costs and expenses of Lender, including attorneys’ fees, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, and execution of this Note and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) all fees, costs, and expenses incurred by Lender (including during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) to maintain, protect, or preserve Lender’s rights under this Note or with respect to any collateral that secures this Note, (iii) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses of creating and perfecting liens on any collateral that secures this Note in favor of Lender, including filing and recording fees, expenses, and taxes, stamp or documentary taxes, search fees, title insurance premiums, and reasonable fees, expenses, and disbursements of counsel to Lender, (iv) all the actual and reasonable costs and fees, expenses, and disbursements of any auditors, accountants, consultants, or appraisers engaged by Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note, (v) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses, and disbursements of any appraisers, consultants, advisors, and agents employed or retained by Lender) in connection with the custody or preservation of any of collateral that secures this Note, and (vi) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, all documented costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and costs of settlement, incurred by Lender in enforcing any obligations under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note, or in collecting any payments due from Borrower under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note by reason of such Default or Event of Default (including in connection with the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of collateral securing this Note) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a “work-out” or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings.

 

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(b) Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender and each of Lender’s members, managers, officers, employees, agents, and representatives, and their respective successors and assigns (each of the foregoing Persons (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(viii)), an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, disbursements and other charges, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Note or any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of this Note, (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto, or (iv) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) on any property owned or operated by Borrower (or by and direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower), or any Environmental Liability (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) related in any way to Borrower (or related in any way to any direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related costs and expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (and, upon any such determination, any indemnification payments with respect to such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related costs and expenses previously received by such Indemnitee shall be subject to reimbursement by such Indemnitee). To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Paragraph 5(b) may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any law or public policy, Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all indemnified liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.

 

(c) To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential, or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Note or any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the use of the proceeds of this Note.

 

(d) Any amounts payable to Lender and/or to any other Indemnitee under this Paragraph 5 shall accrue interest at the Interest Rate, calculated from the date such amounts are paid, disbursed, or incurred (as applicable) by Lender and/or by such Indemnitee (as applicable), until repaid in full.

 

6. Default and Acceleration.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and at any time and from time to time thereafter, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to Lender under this Note, at law, or in equity:

 

(i) Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal and interest at an interest rate equal to the Default Rate.

 

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(ii) Lender may, at its option, take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and/or in and to any collateral that secures this Note; including, without limitation, declaring Borrower’s obligations under this Note to be immediately due and payable (including any accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts owing by Borrower under this Note).

 

(b) Upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(vii)), all of Borrower’s obligations under this Note (including any accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts owing by Borrower under this Note) shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein.

 

(c) If any payment owing from Borrower to Lender under this Note is not received by Lender within five (5) days following its due date, Borrower shall pay to Lender an additional sum equal to four percent (4%) of the overdue amount as a late charge (the “Late Charge”). The Late Charge shall be paid to Lender within five (5) days after the date incurred, and any failure to pay the Late Charge within thirty (30) days after the date incurred shall be an Event of Default hereunder.

 

(d) Borrower recognizes that any failure by Borrower to timely make the payments provided for herein, or any other Event of Default hereunder, will cause Lender to incur costs not contemplated by this Note (including, without limitation, processing and accounting charges, loss of use of funds, and frustration to Lender in meeting its other financial commitments), and that the damages caused thereby would be extremely difficult and impractical to ascertain. Borrower hereby agrees that, if any such event should occur, the Default Rate (if applicable) and the Late Charge (if applicable), represent a fair and reasonable estimate of the damages and costs to Lender, considering all the circumstances existing on the date of this Note. The parties further agree that proof of actual damages would be costly or inconvenient. Acceptance of the Late Charge (if applicable) will not be deemed a waiver of any Default or Event of Default (unless such Default or Event of Default is cured in accordance with the provisions of this Note), and shall not prevent Lender from exercising any other rights and remedies available to Lender.

 

(e) No failure or delay on the part of Lender in exercising any right or remedy under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note shall operate as a waiver of any such right or remedy. No right, power, or remedy given to Lender by the terms of this Note or by the terms of any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note is intended to be exclusive of any other right, power, or remedy, and each and every such right, power, or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power, or remedy given to Lender by the terms of any instrument or by any statute or otherwise against Borrower or any other Person. No single or partial exercise by Lender of any power hereunder, or under any other document executed in connection with or securing this Note, shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercising of any other power.

 

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(f) For purposes of this Note:

 

(i) “Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

 

(ii) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Los Angeles, California 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 Los Angeles, California are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

(iii) “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, compromise, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

 

(iv) “Default” means any event or condition that, upon notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

(v) “Default Rate” means the lesser of (A) sixteen percent (16%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Legal Rate (as defined in Paragraph 8(a)).

 

(vi) “Event of Default” means (A) Borrower’s failure to pay, on or before the due date thereof (subject to Paragraph 6(c) with respect to Late Charges only and subject to Paragraph 6(d)), any amount owing to Lender under this Note, any amount owing under the Other Secured Instruments, or any amount owing under any other agreement executed in connection with this Note or the Other Secured Instruments, or (B) Borrower’s failure, within five (5) days after written notice to Borrower, to comply with any non-monetary covenant contained in this Note, in the Other Secured Instruments, or in any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note or the Other Secured Instruments.

 

(vii) “Insolvency Event” means a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to Borrower or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower.

 

(viii) “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, association, trust, or other entity

 

(ix) “Term” means the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Note Maturity Date.

 

7. Covenant Against Other Security Interests. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, except for (a) Security Interests (defined below) existing as of the Execution Date and (b) the Security Interests contemplated by this Note and the Other Secured Instruments, neither Borrower nor any of Borrower’s subsidiaries or affiliates (excluding GM Mountaineer, LLC) shall grant, or consent to, any Security Interest in any of their respective assets, properties, membership interests, or intellectual property rights without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld by Lender). For purposes hereof, “Security Interest” means any assignment, pledge, mortgage, encumbrance, or hypothecation of any such assets, properties, membership interests, or intellectual property rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Note, any indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 of the Term Loan Agreement and any liens permitted under Section 6.02 of the Term Loan Agreement shall be permitted under this Note.

 

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8. Savings Clause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:

 

(a) All agreements and communications between Borrower and Lender are hereby, and shall, automatically be limited so that, after taking into account all amounts deemed to constitute interest, the interest contracted for, charged, or received by Lender shall never exceed the maximum non-usurious interest rate (if any), that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged, or received on the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, under the laws of any state whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of this Note (the “Maximum Legal Rate”).

 

(b) In calculating whether any interest exceeds the Maximum Legal Rate, all such interest shall be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread over the full amount and term of all principal indebtedness of Borrower to Lender.

 

(c) If, through any contingency or event, Lender receives or is deemed to receive interest in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, any such excess shall be deemed to have been applied toward the payment of the principal of any and all then outstanding indebtedness of Borrower to Lender, or if there is no such indebtedness, shall immediately be returned to Borrower.

 

9. No Oral Change. This Note may not be modified, amended, waived, extended, changed, discharged, or terminated orally or by any act or failure to act on the part of Borrower or Lender, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any modification, amendment, waiver, extension, change, discharge, or termination is sought.

 

10. Waivers. Borrower and all others who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note do hereby jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest and notice of protest and non-payment, and all other notices of any kind, except as expressly provided herein. No release of any security for the obligations evidenced by this Note, nor any extension of time for payment of this Note or any installment hereof, and no alteration, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Note or of any other agreement between Lender (on one hand) and any other Person (on the other hand), shall release, modify, amend, waive, extend, change, discharge, terminate, or affect the liability of Borrower or any other Person who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note. No notice to or demand on Borrower shall be deemed to be a waiver of the obligation of Borrower or of the right of Lender to take further action without further notice or demand, as provided for in this Note or in any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note. If Borrower is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity (any of the foregoing, an “Entity”), the agreements contained herein shall remain in full force and be applicable, notwithstanding any changes in the shareholders, partners, members, managers, equity holders, officers and/or directors (as applicable) of such Entity, and the term “Borrower,” as used herein, shall include any alternative or successor Entity, but any predecessor Entity shall not be relieved of liability hereunder. Nothing in this Paragraph 10 shall be construed as a consent to, or a waiver of, any prohibition or restriction on transfers of interests in any Entity which may be set forth in this Note or in any other agreement executed in connection herewith.

 

11. Transfer; Successors and Assigns.

 

(a) This Note and any of Lender’s rights hereunder may be assigned by Lender, at any time, to any entity that is directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Lender. Any such assignee or transferee of Lender shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded to Lender under this Note. Upon any such transfer of this Note by Lender, Lender may deliver its rights to all the collateral (if any) mortgaged, granted, pledged, or assigned as security for this Note (or any part thereof) to the transferee, who shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and obligations herein or under applicable law given to Lender with respect thereto, and Lender shall thereafter forever be relieved and fully discharged from any liability or responsibility in the matter; but Lender shall retain all rights and obligations hereby given to it with respect to any liabilities and the collateral not so transferred.

 

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(b) Borrower shall not have the right to assign or transfer Borrower’s rights or obligations under this Note without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent may be granted or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion). Any attempted assignment or transfer by Borrower of Borrower’s rights or obligations under this Note without Lender’s prior written consent shall be null and void.

 

(c) Subject to the foregoing, this Note shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, Borrower and Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

12. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process.

 

(a) IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, AND PERFORMANCE, THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO, APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY LIENS SECURING THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE RELEVANT PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO SHALL GOVERN THE VALIDITY AND THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS NOTE.

 

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (APPLYING THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO). BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 14, AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 14, SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGE IN THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 14. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LENDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSTITUTE ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OR FORECLOSURE OF ANY LIEN ON ANY COLLATERAL FOR THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN ANY JURISDICTION THAT LENDER MAY ELECT, IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION. BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING.

 

13. Waiver of Jury Trial. BORROWER (AND LENDER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF) HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS NOTE, THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY BORROWER AND BY LENDER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER OR BORROWER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER.

 

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14. Notices. Any notice, demand, consent, approval, or document that Borrower or Lender is required or may desire to give or deliver to the other party shall be given in writing by (a) personal delivery; (b) certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (c) a national overnight courier service that provides written evidence of delivery; or (d) electronic mail transmission and addressed as to such other party at its notice address set forth below:

 

(a) If to Lender:

 

IRG, LLC
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Richard Klein
Email: RKlein@industrialrealtygroup.com

 

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

 

Fainsbert Mase Brown & Sussman, LLP
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 810
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Dean Sussman, Esq.
Email: DSussman@fms-law.com

 

(b) If to Borrower:

 

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
2626 Fulton Dr. NW
Canton, OH 44718
Attention: Michael Crawford
Email: Michael.Crawford@HOFVillage.com

 

and

 

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
2626 Fulton Dr. NW
Canton, OH 44718
Attention: Tara Charnes
Email: tara.charnes@HOFVillage.com

 

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

 

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
2200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Attention: Steve Patterson
Email: spatterson@hunton.com

 

Any party may change its notice address (or any portion thereof) by giving written notice thereof in accordance with this paragraph. All notices hereunder shall be deemed given: (i) if delivered personally, when delivered; (ii) if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, on the third day after deposit in the U.S. mail; (iii) if sent by overnight courier, on the first Business Day after delivery to the courier; and (iv) if sent by electronic mail, on the date of transmission if sent on a Business Day before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, or on the next Business Day, if sent on a day other than a Business Day or if sent after 5:00 p.m. Eastern time; provided that a hard copy of any notice sent by electronic mail must also be sent by either a nationally recognized overnight courier or by U.S. mail, first class, postage prepaid.

 

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15. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to Borrower’s obligations under this Note.

 

16. Severability. In the event any term or provision of this Note is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Note, which terms and provision shall remain binding and enforceable.

 

17. Optional Conversion. At any time following the date hereof, and from time to time prior to the Note Maturity Date, Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to elect to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note into shares of HOFREC Common Stock on the terms and conditions in this Paragraph 17 (any such conversion, an “Optional Conversion”).

 

(a) Lender may elect to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note into that number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock equal to the quotient of (A) the sum of (x) the principal amount of this Note being converted specified in the Conversion Notice (defined below), plus (y) all accrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount of this Note as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date (defined below), divided by (B) the Conversion Price (defined below) as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date, with fractional shares of HOFREC Common Stock rounded up or down as provided in Paragraph 17(g). “Conversion Price” means $0.58 (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note), as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, and subdivisions of HOFREC Common Stock.

 

(b) In order to effectuate an Optional Conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note, Lender shall submit a written notice to HOFREC, duly executed by Lender (a “Conversion Notice”), accompanied by this Note, stating that Lender irrevocably elects to convert the principal amount of this Note specified in such Conversion Notice. In the event that only a portion of this Note is being converted, Borrower shall issue a replacement Note representing the remaining principal amount of this Note that has not been converted. An election to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note pursuant to an Optional Conversion shall be deemed to have been made as of the following dates (the “Conversion Election Effective Date”): (A) on the date of receipt, with respect to any Conversion Notice received by HOFREC at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, and (B) on the next Business Day following such receipt, with respect to any Conversion Notice received by HOFREC on a non-Business Day or after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day. The conversion of the principal amount of this Note with respect to which an Optional Conversion election is made, and the issuance of all shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion, shall become effective as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date. Within three (3) Business Days after the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date, HOFREC shall deliver to Lender (or, if applicable, in the name of Lender’s designee as stated in the Conversion Notice), by book-entry delivery, a number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock equal to the number of shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to such Optional Conversion.

 

(c) Upon any conversion of this Note, the rights of Lender with respect to the unpaid principal amount hereunder converted into shares of HOFREC Common Stock shall cease and Lender shall be deemed to have become the owner of the shares of HOFREC Common Stock into which such principal amount of this Note shall have been converted and such converted principal amount shall be extinguished and deemed to have been forgiven or repaid and shall no longer be outstanding and no future interest shall accrue on any such amount.

 

(d) All shares of HOFREC Common Stock delivered upon any Optional Conversion will, upon such conversion, be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all preemptive rights, free from all taxes, liens, security interests, charges and encumbrances (other than liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances created by or imposed upon the holder or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith).

 

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(e) The issuance of shares of HOFREC Common Stock upon conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note pursuant to any Optional Conversion shall be made without payment of additional consideration by, or other charge, cost or tax to, Lender in respect thereof; provided, however, that HOFREC shall not be required to pay any tax or other governmental charge that may be payable with respect to the issuance or delivery of any shares of HOFREC Common Stock in the name of any person other than Lender, and no such delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issuance has paid to HOFREC the amount of any such tax or charge, or has established to the satisfaction of HOFREC that such tax or charge has been paid or that no such tax or charge is due.

 

(f) HOFREC shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of HOFREC Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the principal amount of this Note in accordance with this Paragraph 17, such number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding principal amount of this Note pursuant to any Optional Conversion at the Conversion Price. HOFREC shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that all such shares of HOFREC Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation applicable to HOFREC or any requirements of any securities exchange upon which shares of HOFREC Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance, which shall be immediately delivered by HOFREC upon each such issuance). HOFREC shall not take any action which would cause the number of authorized but unissued shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be less than the number of such shares required to be reserved hereunder for issuance upon conversion of the principal amount of this Note.

 

(g) No fractional shares of HOFREC Common Stock shall be issued upon any Optional Conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note. In lieu of delivering a fractional share of HOFREC Common Stock to any holder in connection with an Optional Conversion, any fractional share of HOFREC Common Stock shall be rounded up or down to the next whole number or zero, as applicable (with one-half being closer to the next lower whole number for this purpose).

 

(h) The Conversion Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

(i) If HOFREC shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the date of this Note to the Note Maturity Date, issue any additional shares of HOFREC Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of HOFREC Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Paragraph 17(h)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Paragraph 17(h)(iv)) (such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

CP2 = CP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

 

“CP2” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock;

 

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“CP1” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock;

 

“A” shall mean the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock (including any shares of HOFREC Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Paragraph 17(h)(ii)(D));

 

“B” shall mean the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to CP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by HOFREC in respect of such issue by CP1); and

 

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

(ii) For the purposes of any adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to Paragraph 17(h)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by HOFREC for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of HOFREC, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

(C) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

(D) In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for HOFREC Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for HOFREC Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

 

(1) the aggregate maximum number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for HOFREC Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by HOFREC upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the HOFREC Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

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(2) the aggregate maximum number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by HOFREC for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by HOFREC upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

(iii) For purposes of this Paragraph 17(h), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of HOFREC and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of HOFREC, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such HOFREC Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such HOFREC Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of HOFREC Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by HOFREC by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation’s or other entity’s assets whereby HOFREC owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

(iv) For purposes of this Paragraph 17(h), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after March 17, 2023 for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Paragraph 17(h)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 15(h)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

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(i) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), HOFREC and Lender agree that the total cumulative number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock that may be issued to Lender and its affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to Lender and its affiliates under this Note and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), HOFREC, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Note and the issuance of additional shares of HOFREC Common Stock upon the conversion of the portion of the Loan under this Note, if necessary, in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). For purposes hereof, “Transaction Documents” means, collectively (A) this Note, (B) the Other Secured Instruments, and (C) all other securities and warrants issued, effective as of the Effective Date, by HOFREC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note and the Other Secured Instruments.

 

(j) Prepayment Notice. Prior to the prepayment of all or any portion of the loan evidenced by this Note, Borrower shall provide at least ten (10) days’ written notice to Lender. Within twenty (20) Business Days after Lender’s receipt of such notice, Lender shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert all or any portion of the loan evidenced by this Note, in accordance with this Paragraph 17, at the Conversion Price then in effect.

 

18. Entire Agreement. This Note and any other documents referred to and/or incorporated by reference herein constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the subject matter.

 

19. Confession of Judgment. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower, and any endorser hereof, authorize any attorney-at-law to appear in any state or federal court of record in the State of Ohio or any other state of the United States at any time after this Note is due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and to waive the issuing and service of process and confess a judgment in favor of the legal holder hereof against Borrower and any endorsers, or either or any one or more of them, for the amount then due under this Note, together with costs of suit and to release all errors and waive all right of appeal.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Lender have duly executed this Note as of the day and year first above written.

 

Borrower:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT &
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY,
a Delaware corporation
     
By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name:  Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Borrower, cont.:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HOF VILLAGE NEWCO, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
     
By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name:  Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Borrower, cont.:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HOF VILLAGE YOUTH FIELDS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
     
By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name:  Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Lender:

 

IRG, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company

 

By:S.L. Properties, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation,
its Manager
 

 

  By: John A. Mase  
    Name:  John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

Although CH Capital Lending, LLC, in its capacity as Administrative Agent under the Term Loan Agreement (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”), is not a party to this Note, Administrative Agent, by its signature below, hereby consents to the provisions of this Note. Without limiting the foregoing, (a) the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be considered “Permitted Indebtedness” under the Term Loan Agreement, (b) the shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued under this Note, the warrants to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be executed and delivered pursuant to this Note, and the shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of all or any portion of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be considered “Permitted Equity Issuances” under the Term Loan Agreement, and (c) Administrative Agent hereby consents to the Security Interests granted to Lender under this Note.

 

Administrative Agent:

 

CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
in its capacity as Agent

 

By:Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Manager
 

 

  By: /s/ John A. Mase  
    Name:  John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF A&R WARRANT

 

[See attached]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

(ALL INFORMATION WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY)

 

This Accredited Investor Questionnaire (“Questionnaire”), dated as of ______________________, is being delivered by the undersigned (“Subscriber”) in connection with Subscriber’s receipt of shares (the “Subscribed Shares”) of common stock , par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and warrants (the “Warrants”) as contemplated by that certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, executed and delivered by the Company and certain other entities (collectively, as co-borrowers) to IRG, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note”). The Subscribed Shares are being issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the securities laws of certain states, in reliance on the exemptions contained in the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. The purpose of this Questionnaire is to provide assurance that Subscriber meets the applicable suitability requirements. The information supplied by Subscriber will be used in determining whether Subscriber meets such requirements, and reliance upon the private offering exemptions from registration is based in part on the information herein supplied.

 

This Questionnaire does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Subscriber’s answers will be kept strictly confidential. However, by signing this Questionnaire, Subscriber authorizes the Company to provide a completed copy of this Questionnaire to such parties as the Company deems appropriate in order to ensure that the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants will not result in a violation of the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state. Subscriber must answer all applicable questions and complete and sign this Questionnaire. Please print or type the responses and attach additional sheets of paper if necessary to complete the answers to any item.

 

PART A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

 

Name of Subscriber:   IRG, LLC
 
If a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity:
 
Type of entity: Nevada limited liability company
 
Business Address: 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 800
  (Number and Street)
 
  Los Angeles, California 90025
  (City, State, and Zip Code)

 

Telephone Number:         

 

Employer or Taxpayer Identification No.:     

 

Was Subscriber formed for the purpose of investing in the securities being offered?

 

Yes ☐   No ☒

 

 

 

 

PART B. ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

 

In connection with the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants pursuant to the Note, the following information must be obtained regarding Subscriber’s investor status. Please initial each category applicable to Subscriber as a purchaser of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants.

 

  _____ (i) A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with such person’s spouse, at the time of his or her purchase exceeds $1,000,000.
       
      Note: The term net worthmeans the excess of total assets at fair market value over total liabilities, except that (i) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (ii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of the sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (iii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability.
       
  _____ (ii) A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with such person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years, and who has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current calendar year.
       
  _____ (iii) A trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares and Warrants, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) (i.e., a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment).
       
  ____ (iv) An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.  (If Subscriber has checked this alternative, Subscriber shall provide statements signed by each equity owner demonstrating how each is qualified as an accredited investor.)
       
  _____ (v) A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act; an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act; a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended; a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which fiduciary is either a bank, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors.
       
  _____ (vi) A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
       
  __X__ (vii) An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a corporation, limited liability company, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or a partnership, that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares and Warrants, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
       
  _____ (viii) A director or executive officer of the Company.
       
  _____ (ix) None of the above.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has executed this Questionnaire as of the date set forth above and hereby certifies that the information contained herein is true and correct as of such date.

 

Subscriber:

 

IRG, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company

 

By:S.L. Properties, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation,
its Manager
 

 

  By:  
    Name:   
    Title:  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.11

 

JOINDER AND
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURED COGNOVIT PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$4,273,543.46 Executed on March 17, 2023 (the “Execution Date”)
  Effective as of November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (“HOFREC”), HOF Village Newco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Newco”), and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Youth Fields”; HOFREC, HOFV Newco, and HOFV Youth Fields, are referred to herein, individually or collectively as the context may require, as “Borrower”), as makers, hereby unconditionally promise to pay to JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, “Lender”), or order, the principal sum of Four Million Two Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Three and 46/100 Dollars ($4,273,543.46) as of the Effective Date (the “Maximum Principal Amount”), or so much thereof as may be advanced by Lender to Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Note”), in lawful money of the United States of America, with interest thereon computed in accordance with Paragraph 3(b), all to be paid in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

WHEREAS, on November 23, 2021, HOFREC executed and delivered to Industrial Realty Group, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Original Lender”), that certain Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $8,500,000 (the “Original Note”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Assignment of Promissory Note, dated as of March 1, 2022 (the “Note Assignment”), Original Lender assigned (a) a one-half (½) interest in the Original Note to Lender and (b) a one-half (½) interest in the Original Note to IRG, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“IRG, LLC”); and

 

WHEREAS, on March 1, 2022, HOFREC executed and delivered to Lender a First Amended and Restated Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46 (the “First A&R Note”), which First A&R Note amended and restated the Original Note, as partially assigned to Lender pursuant to the Note Assignment; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend and restate, in its entirety, the First A&R Note in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Note (among other things, to reflect the correct entities that, from and after the Effective Date, comprise Borrower under this Note); and

 

WHEREAS, HOFREC completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “HOFREC Common Stock”), that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is not reflected in this Note because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the other agreements and obligations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Recitals; Joint and Several Liability. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into this Note as if set forth in full herein. Each of the entities that comprise Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of Borrower under this Note.

 

2. Amendment and Restatement Not a Novation. This Note amends, restates, and supersedes, in its entirety, the First A&R Note, but shall not be considered a novation of the obligations evidenced by the First A&R Note. In consideration of Lender’s agreement to amend and restate the First A&R Note pursuant to the terms hereof, Borrower hereby releases and discharges Lender and its members, managers, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, from any and all claims, demands, liabilities, and causes of action whatsoever, existing as of the Effective Date and arising out of or in any way related to the First A&R Note, any agreement or instrument executed in connection therewith, and/or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

3. Payment Terms; Advances; Interest; Commitment Fee.

 

(a) Borrower agrees to pay the principal sum of this Note, interest on the unpaid principal sum of this Note, and all other amounts due under this Note from time to time outstanding, in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

(b) Interest shall accrue on the outstanding balance of this Note from the Effective Date at the greater of (i) twelve-and-one-half percent (12.50%) per annum, compounded monthly, or (ii) if applicable as set forth in Paragraph 6(a), the Default Rate (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(v)), compounded monthly (such greater rate, the “Interest Rate”). Interest on the outstanding principal balance of this Note shall accrue from the Effective Date. Interest payable pursuant to this Note (A) shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in any portion of a month in which interest is due and (B) shall be paid and accrued/deferred as set forth in Paragraph 3(c).

 

(c) Of the interest payable pursuant to this Note, (i) interest at the rate of eight percent (8.00%) per annum on the outstanding principal balance shall be paid by Borrower to Lender on the first day of each month, in arrears (each such payment, a “Monthly Interest Payment”), during the Term (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(ix)), and (ii) the remainder of the interest payable under this Note shall (to the extent not paid monthly by Borrower) be added to the outstanding principal balance of this Note and shall be accrued, deferred, and compounded monthly until the Note Maturity Date (as defined in Paragraph 3(e)). If Borrower fails to make any Monthly Interest Payment when due under this Paragraph 3(c), then, in addition to any other rights and remedies available to Lender hereunder, such unpaid Monthly Interest Payment shall be added to the outstanding principal balance of this Note.

 

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(d) Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(ii)), such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the interest due hereunder.

 

(e) The outstanding principal balance of this Note, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other amounts due under this Note shall be due and payable on or before March 31, 2024, as may be extended pursuant to the terms of this Paragraph 3(e) (as so extended, if applicable, the “Note Maturity Date”). Borrower shall have one option (such option, the “Extension Option”) to extend the Note Maturity Date for a period of twelve months, extending the term of this Note from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025, upon the satisfaction of the following terms and conditions: (i) Borrower shall provide Lender with written notice of Borrower’s election to exercise the Extension Option at least sixty (60) days before the then-scheduled Note Maturity Date (the “Option Exercise Date”), (ii) Borrower shall pay to Lender an extension fee equal to one percent (1%) of the outstanding principal balance of this Note as of the Option Exercise Date, and (iii) no Default (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(iv)) or Event of Default (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(vi)) shall exist on the Option Exercise Date or on the then-scheduled Note Maturity Date.

 

(f) All payments under this Note shall be made to Lender at the following address, or at such other place as Lender may from time to time designate in writing: c/o Fainsbert Mase Brown & Sussman, LLP, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 810, Los Angeles, California 90025.

 

(g) Principal and interest shall be paid without deduction or offset in lawful money of the United States. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 17(j), Borrower shall have the right to prepay all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note at any time before the Note Maturity Date without penalty or premium for prepayment. Payments shall be applied first to interest, Late Charges (as defined in Paragraph 6(c)), and other costs due to Lender hereunder, and the balance to principal.

 

(h) In addition to the other payments required hereunder, (x) HOFREC has issued to Lender the Commitment Fee Shares (as defined in Paragraph 3(h)(i)) prior to the Execution Date, and (y) HOFREC shall execute and deliver to Lender the A&R Warrant (as defined in Paragraph 3(h)(ii)). The Commitment Fee Shares shall be issued, and the A&R Warrant shall be executed and delivered, in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). A fully completed copy of the Accredited Investor Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Questionnaire”) is being delivered by Lender to HOFREC. For purposes hereof:

 

(i) “Commitment Fee Shares” means, collectively, (A) 125,000 restricted shares of HOFREC Common Stock, which were issued to Lender on or about March 1, 2022, and (B) an additional 225,900 restricted shares of HOFREC Common Stock, which were issued to Lender on or about December 22, 2022.

 

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(ii) “A&R Warrant” means an Amended and Restated Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note) of HOFREC Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.58 per share (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note). The A&R Warrant (A) shall amend, restate, and supersede, in its entirety, as of the Effective Date, that certain Series F Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Series F No. W-2) executed and delivered by HOFREC to Lender on or about March 1, 2022, (B) shall be exercisable, at Lender’s option, at any time from April 8, 2023 through and including March 1, 2029, and (C) shall be in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

(i) In connection with the issuance of the Commitment Fee Shares and the execution and delivery of the A&R Warrant, Lender makes the following representations and warranties to HOFREC:

 

(i) Economic Loss and Sophistication. Lender is able to bear the economic risk of losing its entire investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant. In making this statement, consideration has been given to whether Lender can afford to hold the investment for an indefinite period of time and whether Lender can afford a complete loss of its investment. Lender has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of this investment.

 

(ii) Accredited Investor Determination. Lender is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as certified in the Questionnaire.

 

(iii) Access. Lender acknowledges that (i) HOFREC has made all documents available to it including, but not limited to, this Note and any and all additional agreements, documents, records and books that Lender (or its representatives) has requested relating to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant, (ii) Lender has had an opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, HOFREC or a person acting on behalf of HOFREC concerning the terms and conditions of an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant, and (iii) all questions asked by Lender have been adequately answered to its satisfaction. Lender represents that it has had access to all information that it deems material to an investment decision with respect to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant.

 

(iv) Reliance. Lender has relied solely on independent investigations conducted by Lender or its advisors in making a decision to subscribe for the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant and acknowledges that no representations or agreements have been made to Lender other than those specifically set forth in this Note. Lender is not relying on any oral representation of any officer or manager of HOFREC or any person purported to be acting on behalf of HOFREC. Lender is not relying on HOFREC with respect to the tax and other economic considerations of an investment and have consulted Lender’s own attorneys, accountants or investment advisors with respect to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant.

 

(v) Speculative Investment. Lender is aware that (i) an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant involves numerous risks, which Lender has carefully considered, (ii) no federal or state agency has passed upon the merits of the sale of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant of any of the information provided in connection with the offering, and (iii) the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant are a speculative investment involving a significant degree of risk for which there is no guarantee that Lender will realize any gain from any investment. Lender acknowledges and agrees that Lender is able to hold the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant indefinitely and to afford a complete loss of Lender’s investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant.

 

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(vi) Exempt Transaction. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant are being issued in reliance upon an exemption from federal securities registration.

 

(vii) No Registration of Interests; Book-Entry Form. Lender acknowledges and agrees that, based in part upon Lender’s representations contained herein and in reliance upon applicable exemptions, no interest in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant has been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other domestic or foreign jurisdiction. Lender agrees not to offer, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant without registration or qualification except pursuant to an offering duly registered or qualified under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, unless (i) in the opinion of counsel for, or counsel satisfactory to, HOFREC, registration or qualification under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws is not required and (ii) if required, Lender has received any necessary regulatory approvals. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant will be subject to a legend this effect and that, as applicable, stop transfer instructions will be issued by HOFREC to its transfer agent. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant will be issued in book-entry, meaning uncertificated form.

 

(viii) Investment Intent. Lender is acquiring the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant for its own account for investment, and not with a view to any distribution, resale, subdivision or fractionalization thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable domestic or foreign securities laws, and Lender has no present plans to enter into any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement for any such distribution, resale, subdivision or fractionalization. The Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant are not being acquired, directly or indirectly, as nominee, trustee or representative of or for any other person or persons.

 

(ix) Power and Authority. Lender is authorized to enter into this Note, the Questionnaire, and such other agreements, certificates, instruments or other documents as are executed by or on Lender’s behalf in connection with Lender’s obligations under this Note or in connection with this subscription (collectively, the “Note Documents”), to perform Subscriber’s obligations under the Note Documents, and to consummate the transactions that are the subjects of the Note Documents.

 

(x) Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments. The execution and delivery of the Note Documents by, or on behalf of, Lender and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Note Documents do not and will not conflict with or result in any violation of or default under any provision of any charter, bylaws, trust agreement or other organizational document, as the case may be, of Lender, or any agreement, certificate or other instrument to which Lender is a party or by which Lender or any of Lender’s properties is bound, or any permit, franchise, judgment, decree, statute, rule, regulation or other law applicable to Lender or the business or properties of Lender.

 

(xi) Reliance on Representations. Lender acknowledges that HOFREC has relied and will rely upon Lender’s representations, warranties and agreements in this Note and that all such representations and agreements shall survive the issuance and delivery of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrant hereunder and shall remain in effect thereafter.

 

4. Cross-Collateralization. The obligations under this Note shall be cross-collateralized with all obligations under the Other Secured Instruments (as defined in this Paragraph 4). All real and/or personal property collateral securing the Other Secured Instruments shall also secure the obligations of Borrower under this Note. All real and/or personal property collateral securing this Note shall also secure the obligations of Borrower under the Other Secured Instruments. For purposes hereof, the “Other Secured Instruments” shall consist of the following:

 

(a) That certain Term Loan Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, including by an amendment dated effective as of the Effective Date, the “Term Loan Agreement”), dated as of December 1, 2020, among the entities identified therein as co-borrowers, and Aquarian Credit Funding LLC, as lead arranger, administrative agent, collateral agent and representative of the lenders party thereto, as assigned to CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (in its capacity as Administrative Agent and in its capacity as Lender), on March 1, 2022, and all agreements, instruments, and promissory notes executed in connection with the Term Loan Agreement, including that certain Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $8,786,700.61;

 

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(b) That certain Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $10,504,940.89, from Borrower to CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

(c) That certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46, from Borrower to IRG, LLC;

 

(d) That certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $9,097,203.95, from Borrower to JKP Financial; and

 

(e) That certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $4,000,000.00, from Borrower to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

In addition to the foregoing, Borrower hereby agrees to pay to Lender and to the holders of the Other Secured Instruments (to be allocated among Lender and the holders of the Other Secured Instruments in such manner as they shall determine) twenty-five percent (25%) of all contractual dispute cash settlements received by Borrower (net of any collection-related expenses incurred by Borrower) with respect to existing contractual disputes in settlement discussions/arbitration. Any such payments shall be credited first against accrued interest and other charges, and then against principal, under this Note and the Other Secured Instruments.

 

The cross-collateralization of the obligations under this Note and under the Other Secured Instruments, to the extent described in this Paragraph 4, shall be reflected in this Note, the Other Secured Instruments, and/or appropriate instruments that (A) amend, supplement, and/or assign this Note and/or the Other Secured Instruments, or (B) provide collateral for the payment of the obligations arising under this Note and/or under the Other Secured Instruments. The parties acknowledge that the Term Loan Agreement (and the agreements executed in connection therewith) includes a pledge of (x) 100% of HOFREC’s interest in Newco, and (y) 100% of Newco’s interest in HOFV Youth Fields (collectively, the “Pledges”), and that through the cross-collateralization described in this Paragraph 4, the Pledges also secure the obligations under this Note and under the Other Secured Instruments.

 

5. Expenses; Indemnification.

 

(a) Borrower agrees to pay promptly: (i) all the actual and reasonable documented costs and expenses of Lender, including attorneys’ fees, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, and execution of this Note and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) all fees, costs, and expenses incurred by Lender (including during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) to maintain, protect, or preserve Lender’s rights under this Note or with respect to any collateral that secures this Note, (iii) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses of creating and perfecting liens on any collateral that secures this Note in favor of Lender, including filing and recording fees, expenses, and taxes, stamp or documentary taxes, search fees, title insurance premiums, and reasonable fees, expenses, and disbursements of counsel to Lender, (iv) all the actual and reasonable costs and fees, expenses, and disbursements of any auditors, accountants, consultants, or appraisers engaged by Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note, (v) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses, and disbursements of any appraisers, consultants, advisors, and agents employed or retained by Lender) in connection with the custody or preservation of any of collateral that secures this Note, and (vi) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, all documented costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and costs of settlement, incurred by Lender in enforcing any obligations under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note, or in collecting any payments due from Borrower under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note by reason of such Default or Event of Default (including in connection with the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of collateral securing this Note) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a “work-out” or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings.

 

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(b) Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender and each of Lender’s members, managers, officers, employees, agents, and representatives, and their respective successors and assigns (each of the foregoing Persons (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(viii)), an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, disbursements and other charges, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Note or any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of this Note, (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto, or (iv) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) on any property owned or operated by Borrower (or by and direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower), or any Environmental Liability (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) related in any way to Borrower (or related in any way to any direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related costs and expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (and, upon any such determination, any indemnification payments with respect to such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related costs and expenses previously received by such Indemnitee shall be subject to reimbursement by such Indemnitee). To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Paragraph 5(b) may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any law or public policy, Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all indemnified liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.

 

(c) To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential, or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Note or any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the use of the proceeds of this Note.

 

(d) Any amounts payable to Lender and/or to any other Indemnitee under this Paragraph 5 shall accrue interest at the Interest Rate, calculated from the date such amounts are paid, disbursed, or incurred (as applicable) by Lender and/or by such Indemnitee (as applicable), until repaid in full.

 

6. Default and Acceleration.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and at any time and from time to time thereafter, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to Lender under this Note, at law, or in equity:

 

(i) Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal and interest at an interest rate equal to the Default Rate.

 

(ii) Lender may, at its option, take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and/or in and to any collateral that secures this Note; including, without limitation, declaring Borrower’s obligations under this Note to be immediately due and payable (including any accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts owing by Borrower under this Note).

 

(b) Upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(vii)), all of Borrower’s obligations under this Note (including any accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts owing by Borrower under this Note) shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein.

 

(c) If any payment owing from Borrower to Lender under this Note is not received by Lender within five (5) days following its due date, Borrower shall pay to Lender an additional sum equal to four percent (4%) of the overdue amount as a late charge (the “Late Charge”). The Late Charge shall be paid to Lender within five (5) days after the date incurred, and any failure to pay the Late Charge within thirty (30) days after the date incurred shall be an Event of Default hereunder.

 

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(d) Borrower recognizes that any failure by Borrower to timely make the payments provided for herein, or any other Event of Default hereunder, will cause Lender to incur costs not contemplated by this Note (including, without limitation, processing and accounting charges, loss of use of funds, and frustration to Lender in meeting its other financial commitments), and that the damages caused thereby would be extremely difficult and impractical to ascertain. Borrower hereby agrees that, if any such event should occur, the Default Rate (if applicable) and the Late Charge (if applicable), represent a fair and reasonable estimate of the damages and costs to Lender, considering all the circumstances existing on the date of this Note. The parties further agree that proof of actual damages would be costly or inconvenient. Acceptance of the Late Charge (if applicable) will not be deemed a waiver of any Default or Event of Default (unless such Default or Event of Default is cured in accordance with the provisions of this Note), and shall not prevent Lender from exercising any other rights and remedies available to Lender.

 

(e) No failure or delay on the part of Lender in exercising any right or remedy under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note shall operate as a waiver of any such right or remedy. No right, power, or remedy given to Lender by the terms of this Note or by the terms of any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note is intended to be exclusive of any other right, power, or remedy, and each and every such right, power, or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power, or remedy given to Lender by the terms of any instrument or by any statute or otherwise against Borrower or any other Person. No single or partial exercise by Lender of any power hereunder, or under any other document executed in connection with or securing this Note, shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercising of any other power.

 

(f) For purposes of this Note:

 

(i) “Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

 

(ii) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Los Angeles, California 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 Los Angeles, California are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

(iii) “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, compromise, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

 

(iv) “Default” means any event or condition that, upon notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

(v) “Default Rate” means the lesser of (A) sixteen percent (16%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Legal Rate (as defined in Paragraph 8(a)).

 

(vi) “Event of Default” means (A) Borrower’s failure to pay, on or before the due date thereof (subject to Paragraph 6(c) with respect to Late Charges only and subject to Paragraph 6(d)), any amount owing to Lender under this Note, any amount owing under the Other Secured Instruments, or any amount owing under any other agreement executed in connection with this Note or the Other Secured Instruments, or (B) Borrower’s failure, within five (5) days after written notice to Borrower, to comply with any non-monetary covenant contained in this Note, in the Other Secured Instruments, or in any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note or the Other Secured Instruments.

 

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(vii) “Insolvency Event” means a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to Borrower or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower.

 

(viii) “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, association, trust, or other entity

 

(ix) “Term” means the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Note Maturity Date.

 

7. Covenant Against Other Security Interests. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, except for (a) Security Interests (defined below) existing as of the Execution Date and (b) the Security Interests contemplated by this Note and the Other Secured Instruments, neither Borrower nor any of Borrower’s subsidiaries or affiliates (excluding GM Mountaineer, LLC) shall grant, or consent to, any Security Interest in any of their respective assets, properties, membership interests, or intellectual property rights without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld by Lender). For purposes hereof, “Security Interest” means any assignment, pledge, mortgage, encumbrance, or hypothecation of any such assets, properties, membership interests, or intellectual property rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Note, any indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 of the Term Loan Agreement and any liens permitted under Section 6.02 of the Term Loan Agreement shall be permitted under this Note.

 

8. Savings Clause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:

 

(a) All agreements and communications between Borrower and Lender are hereby, and shall, automatically be limited so that, after taking into account all amounts deemed to constitute interest, the interest contracted for, charged, or received by Lender shall never exceed the maximum non-usurious interest rate (if any), that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged, or received on the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, under the laws of any state whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of this Note (the “Maximum Legal Rate”).

 

(b) In calculating whether any interest exceeds the Maximum Legal Rate, all such interest shall be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread over the full amount and term of all principal indebtedness of Borrower to Lender.

 

(c) If, through any contingency or event, Lender receives or is deemed to receive interest in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, any such excess shall be deemed to have been applied toward the payment of the principal of any and all then outstanding indebtedness of Borrower to Lender, or if there is no such indebtedness, shall immediately be returned to Borrower.

 

9. No Oral Change. This Note may not be modified, amended, waived, extended, changed, discharged, or terminated orally or by any act or failure to act on the part of Borrower or Lender, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any modification, amendment, waiver, extension, change, discharge, or termination is sought.

 

10. Waivers. Borrower and all others who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note do hereby jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest and notice of protest and non-payment, and all other notices of any kind, except as expressly provided herein. No release of any security for the obligations evidenced by this Note, nor any extension of time for payment of this Note or any installment hereof, and no alteration, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Note or of any other agreement between Lender (on one hand) and any other Person (on the other hand), shall release, modify, amend, waive, extend, change, discharge, terminate, or affect the liability of Borrower or any other Person who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note. No notice to or demand on Borrower shall be deemed to be a waiver of the obligation of Borrower or of the right of Lender to take further action without further notice or demand, as provided for in this Note or in any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note. If Borrower is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity (any of the foregoing, an “Entity”), the agreements contained herein shall remain in full force and be applicable, notwithstanding any changes in the shareholders, partners, members, managers, equity holders, officers and/or directors (as applicable) of such Entity, and the term “Borrower,” as used herein, shall include any alternative or successor Entity, but any predecessor Entity shall not be relieved of liability hereunder. Nothing in this Paragraph 10 shall be construed as a consent to, or a waiver of, any prohibition or restriction on transfers of interests in any Entity which may be set forth in this Note or in any other agreement executed in connection herewith.

 

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11. Transfer; Successors and Assigns.

 

(a) This Note and any of Lender’s rights hereunder may be assigned by Lender, at any time, to any entity that is directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Lender. Any such assignee or transferee of Lender shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded to Lender under this Note. Upon any such transfer of this Note by Lender, Lender may deliver its rights to all the collateral (if any) mortgaged, granted, pledged, or assigned as security for this Note (or any part thereof) to the transferee, who shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and obligations herein or under applicable law given to Lender with respect thereto, and Lender shall thereafter forever be relieved and fully discharged from any liability or responsibility in the matter; but Lender shall retain all rights and obligations hereby given to it with respect to any liabilities and the collateral not so transferred.

 

(b) Borrower shall not have the right to assign or transfer Borrower’s rights or obligations under this Note without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent may be granted or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion). Any attempted assignment or transfer by Borrower of Borrower’s rights or obligations under this Note without Lender’s prior written consent shall be null and void.

 

(c) Subject to the foregoing, this Note shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, Borrower and Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

12. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process.

 

(a) IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, AND PERFORMANCE, THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO, APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY LIENS SECURING THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE RELEVANT PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO SHALL GOVERN THE VALIDITY AND THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS NOTE.

 

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (APPLYING THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO). BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 14, AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 14, SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGE IN THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 14. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LENDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSTITUTE ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OR FORECLOSURE OF ANY LIEN ON ANY COLLATERAL FOR THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN ANY JURISDICTION THAT LENDER MAY ELECT, IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION. BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING.

 

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13. Waiver of Jury Trial. BORROWER (AND LENDER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF) HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS NOTE, THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY BORROWER AND BY LENDER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER OR BORROWER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER.

 

14. Notices. Any notice, demand, consent, approval, or document that Borrower or Lender is required or may desire to give or deliver to the other party shall be given in writing by (a) personal delivery; (b) certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (c) a national overnight courier service that provides written evidence of delivery; or (d) electronic mail transmission and addressed as to such other party at its notice address set forth below:

 

(a) If to Lender:

 

JKP Financial, LLC
c/o Fainsbert Mase Brown & Sussman, LLP
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 810
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Jerry A. Brown, Jr., Esq.
Email: JBrown@fms-law.com

 

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

 

Fainsbert Mase Brown & Sussman, LLP
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 810
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Dean Sussman, Esq.
Email: DSussman@fms-law.com

 

(b) If to Borrower:

 

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
2626 Fulton Dr. NW
Canton, OH 44718
Attention: Michael Crawford
Email: Michael.Crawford@HOFVillage.com

 

and

 

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
2626 Fulton Dr. NW
Canton, OH 44718
Attention: Tara Charnes
Email: tara.charnes@HOFVillage.com

 

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

 

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
2200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Attention: Steve Patterson
Email: spatterson@hunton.com

 

Any party may change its notice address (or any portion thereof) by giving written notice thereof in accordance with this paragraph. All notices hereunder shall be deemed given: (i) if delivered personally, when delivered; (ii) if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, on the third day after deposit in the U.S. mail; (iii) if sent by overnight courier, on the first Business Day after delivery to the courier; and (iv) if sent by electronic mail, on the date of transmission if sent on a Business Day before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, or on the next Business Day, if sent on a day other than a Business Day or if sent after 5:00 p.m. Eastern time; provided that a hard copy of any notice sent by electronic mail must also be sent by either a nationally recognized overnight courier or by U.S. mail, first class, postage prepaid.

 

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15. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to Borrower’s obligations under this Note.

 

16. Severability. In the event any term or provision of this Note is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Note, which terms and provision shall remain binding and enforceable.

 

17. Optional Conversion. At any time following the date hereof, and from time to time prior to the Note Maturity Date, Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to elect to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note into shares of HOFREC Common Stock on the terms and conditions in this Paragraph 17 (any such conversion, an “Optional Conversion”).

 

(a) Lender may elect to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note into that number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock equal to the quotient of (A) the sum of (x) the principal amount of this Note being converted specified in the Conversion Notice (defined below), plus (y) all accrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount of this Note as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date (defined below), divided by (B) the Conversion Price (defined below) as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date, with fractional shares of HOFREC Common Stock rounded up or down as provided in Paragraph 17(g). “Conversion Price” means $0.58 (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note), as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, and subdivisions of HOFREC Common Stock.

 

(b) In order to effectuate an Optional Conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note, Lender shall submit a written notice to HOFREC, duly executed by Lender (a “Conversion Notice”), accompanied by this Note, stating that Lender irrevocably elects to convert the principal amount of this Note specified in such Conversion Notice. In the event that only a portion of this Note is being converted, Borrower shall issue a replacement Note representing the remaining principal amount of this Note that has not been converted. An election to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note pursuant to an Optional Conversion shall be deemed to have been made as of the following dates (the “Conversion Election Effective Date”): (A) on the date of receipt, with respect to any Conversion Notice received by HOFREC at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, and (B) on the next Business Day following such receipt, with respect to any Conversion Notice received by HOFREC on a non-Business Day or after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day. The conversion of the principal amount of this Note with respect to which an Optional Conversion election is made, and the issuance of all shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion, shall become effective as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date. Within three (3) Business Days after the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date, HOFREC shall deliver to Lender (or, if applicable, in the name of Lender’s designee as stated in the Conversion Notice), by book-entry delivery, a number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock equal to the number of shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to such Optional Conversion.

 

(c) Upon any conversion of this Note, the rights of Lender with respect to the unpaid principal amount hereunder converted into shares of HOFREC Common Stock shall cease and Lender shall be deemed to have become the owner of the shares of HOFREC Common Stock into which such principal amount of this Note shall have been converted and such converted principal amount shall be extinguished and deemed to have been forgiven or repaid and shall no longer be outstanding and no future interest shall accrue on any such amount.

 

(d) All shares of HOFREC Common Stock delivered upon any Optional Conversion will, upon such conversion, be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all preemptive rights, free from all taxes, liens, security interests, charges and encumbrances (other than liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances created by or imposed upon the holder or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith).

 

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(e) The issuance of shares of HOFREC Common Stock upon conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note pursuant to any Optional Conversion shall be made without payment of additional consideration by, or other charge, cost or tax to, Lender in respect thereof; provided, however, that HOFREC shall not be required to pay any tax or other governmental charge that may be payable with respect to the issuance or delivery of any shares of HOFREC Common Stock in the name of any person other than Lender, and no such delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issuance has paid to HOFREC the amount of any such tax or charge, or has established to the satisfaction of HOFREC that such tax or charge has been paid or that no such tax or charge is due.

 

(f) HOFREC shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of HOFREC Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the principal amount of this Note in accordance with this Paragraph 17, such number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding principal amount of this Note pursuant to any Optional Conversion at the Conversion Price. HOFREC shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that all such shares of HOFREC Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation applicable to HOFREC or any requirements of any securities exchange upon which shares of HOFREC Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance, which shall be immediately delivered by HOFREC upon each such issuance). HOFREC shall not take any action which would cause the number of authorized but unissued shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be less than the number of such shares required to be reserved hereunder for issuance upon conversion of the principal amount of this Note.

 

(g) No fractional shares of HOFREC Common Stock shall be issued upon any Optional Conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note. In lieu of delivering a fractional share of HOFREC Common Stock to any holder in connection with an Optional Conversion, any fractional share of HOFREC Common Stock shall be rounded up or down to the next whole number or zero, as applicable (with one-half being closer to the next lower whole number for this purpose).

 

(h) The Conversion Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

(i) If HOFREC shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the date of this Note to the Note Maturity Date, issue any additional shares of HOFREC Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of HOFREC Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Paragraph 17(h)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Paragraph 17(h)(iv)) (such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

CP2 = CP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

 

“CP2” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock;

 

“CP1” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock;

 

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“A” shall mean the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock (including any shares of HOFREC Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Paragraph 17(h)(ii)(D));

 

“B” shall mean the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to CP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by HOFREC in respect of such issue by CP1); and

 

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

(ii) For the purposes of any adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to Paragraph 17(h)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by HOFREC for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of HOFREC, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

(C) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

(D) In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for HOFREC Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for HOFREC Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

 

(1) the aggregate maximum number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for HOFREC Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by HOFREC upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the HOFREC Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

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(2) the aggregate maximum number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by HOFREC for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by HOFREC upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

(iii) For purposes of this Paragraph 17(h), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of HOFREC and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of HOFREC, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such HOFREC Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such HOFREC Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of HOFREC Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by HOFREC by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation’s or other entity’s assets whereby HOFREC owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

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(iv) For purposes of this Paragraph 17(h), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after March 17, 2023 for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Paragraph 17(h)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 15(h)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

(i) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), HOFREC and Lender agree that the total cumulative number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock that may be issued to Lender and its affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to Lender and its affiliates under this Note and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), HOFREC, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Note and the issuance of additional shares of HOFREC Common Stock upon the conversion of the portion of the Loan under this Note, if necessary, in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). For purposes hereof, “Transaction Documents” means, collectively (A) this Note, (B) the Other Secured Instruments, and (C) all other securities and warrants issued, effective as of the Effective Date, by HOFREC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note and the Other Secured Instruments.

 

(j) Prepayment Notice. Prior to the prepayment of all or any portion of the loan evidenced by this Note, Borrower shall provide at least ten (10) days’ written notice to Lender. Within twenty (20) Business Days after Lender’s receipt of such notice, Lender shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert all or any portion of the loan evidenced by this Note, in accordance with this Paragraph 17, at the Conversion Price then in effect.

 

18. Entire Agreement. This Note and any other documents referred to and/or incorporated by reference herein constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the subject matter.

 

19. Confession of Judgment. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower, and any endorser hereof, authorize any attorney-at-law to appear in any state or federal court of record in the State of Ohio or any other state of the United States at any time after this Note is due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and to waive the issuing and service of process and confess a judgment in favor of the legal holder hereof against Borrower and any endorsers, or either or any one or more of them, for the amount then due under this Note, together with costs of suit and to release all errors and waive all right of appeal.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Lender have duly executed this Note as of the day and year first above written.

 

Borrower:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT &  
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY,  
a Delaware corporation  
   
By: /s/ Michael Crawford
  Name: Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Borrower, cont.:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HOF VILLAGE NEWCO, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By: /s/ Michael Crawford
  Name: Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  
   

 

 

 

Borrower, cont.:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HOF VILLAGE YOUTH FIELDS, LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company  
   
By: /s/ Michael Crawford
  Name: Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Lender:  

 

JKP FINANCIAL, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By: /s/ John A. Mase  
  Name: John A. Mase  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

Although CH Capital Lending, LLC, in its capacity as Administrative Agent under the Term Loan Agreement (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”), is not a party to this Note, Administrative Agent, by its signature below, hereby consents to the provisions of this Note. Without limiting the foregoing, (a) the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be considered “Permitted Indebtedness” under the Term Loan Agreement, (b) the shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued under this Note, the warrants to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be executed and delivered pursuant to this Note, and the shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of all or any portion of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be considered “Permitted Equity Issuances” under the Term Loan Agreement, and (c) Administrative Agent hereby consents to the Security Interests granted to Lender under this Note.

 

Administrative Agent:

 

CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
in its capacity as Agent

 

By: Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,
  a Delaware limited liability company,  
  its Manager  

 

  By: /s/ John A. Mase
    Name: John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF A&R WARRANT

 

[See attached]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

(ALL INFORMATION WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY)

 

This Accredited Investor Questionnaire (“Questionnaire”), dated as of ______________________, is being delivered by the undersigned (“Subscriber”) in connection with Subscriber’s receipt of shares (the “Subscribed Shares”) of common stock , par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and warrants (the “Warrants”) as contemplated by that certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, executed and delivered by the Company and certain other entities (collectively, as co-borrowers) to JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note”). The Subscribed Shares are being issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the securities laws of certain states, in reliance on the exemptions contained in the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. The purpose of this Questionnaire is to provide assurance that Subscriber meets the applicable suitability requirements. The information supplied by Subscriber will be used in determining whether Subscriber meets such requirements, and reliance upon the private offering exemptions from registration is based in part on the information herein supplied.

 

This Questionnaire does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Subscriber’s answers will be kept strictly confidential. However, by signing this Questionnaire, Subscriber authorizes the Company to provide a completed copy of this Questionnaire to such parties as the Company deems appropriate in order to ensure that the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants will not result in a violation of the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state. Subscriber must answer all applicable questions and complete and sign this Questionnaire. Please print or type the responses and attach additional sheets of paper if necessary to complete the answers to any item.

 

PART A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

 

Name of Subscriber: JKP Financial, LLC

 

If a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity:

 

Type of entity: Delaware limited liability company

 

Business Address: 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 810
(Number and Street)
   

Los Angeles, California 90025
(City, State, and Zip Code)

 

Telephone Number: ____________________

 

Employer or Taxpayer Identification No.:  

 

Was Subscriber formed for the purpose of investing in the securities being offered?

 

Yes ☐ No ☒

 

 

 

 

PART B. ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

 

In connection with the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants pursuant to the Note, the following information must be obtained regarding Subscriber’s investor status. Please initial each category applicable to Subscriber as a purchaser of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants.

 

  _____ (i)  A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with such person’s spouse, at the time of his or her purchase exceeds $1,000,000.
      
    Note: The term “net worth” means the excess of total assets at fair market value over total liabilities, except that (i) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (ii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of the sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (iii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability.
      
  _____ (ii)  A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with such person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years, and who has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current calendar year.
      
  _____ (iii)  A trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares and Warrants, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) (i.e., a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment).
      
  ____ (iv)  An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors. (If Subscriber has checked this alternative, Subscriber shall provide statements signed by each equity owner demonstrating how each is qualified as an accredited investor.)

 

 

 

 

  _____ (v)  A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act; an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act; a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended; a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which fiduciary is either a bank, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors.
      
  _____ (vi)  A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
      
  X____ (vii)  An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a corporation, limited liability company, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or a partnership, that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares and Warrants, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
      
  _____ (viii)  A director or executive officer of the Company.
      
  _____ (ix)  None of the above.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has executed this Questionnaire as of the date set forth above and hereby certifies that the information contained herein is true and correct as of such date.

 

Subscriber:

 

JKP FINANCIAL, LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company  
   
By:
  Name: John A. Mase  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.12

 

SECURED COGNOVIT PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$4,000,000.00 Executed on March 17, 2023 (the “Execution Date”)
  Effective as of November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (“HOFREC”), HOF Village Newco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Newco”), and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Youth Fields”; HOFREC, HOFV Newco, and HOFV Youth Fields, are referred to herein, individually or collectively as the context may require, as “Borrower”), as makers, hereby unconditionally promise to pay to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, “Lender”), or order, the principal sum of Four Million and 00/100 Dollars ($4,000,000.00) as of the Effective Date (the “Maximum Principal Amount”), or so much thereof as may be advanced by Lender to Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Secured Cognovit Promissory Note (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Note”), in lawful money of the United States of America, with interest thereon computed in accordance with Paragraph 3(b), all to be paid in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to that certain Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of April 27, 2022, in the original principal amount of $4,000,000, executed and delivered by HOF Village Center for Performance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV CFP”) (as “borrower”) to Lender (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “HOFV CFP Note”); and

 

WHEREAS, HOFREC completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “HOFREC Common Stock”), that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is not reflected in this Note because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the other agreements and obligations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Recitals; Joint and Several Liability. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into this Note as if set forth in full herein. Each of the entities that comprise Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of Borrower under this Note.

 

2. [Reserved].

 

3. Payment Terms; Advances; Interest; Warrant.

 

(a) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 18, Borrower agrees to pay the principal sum of this Note, interest on the unpaid principal sum of this Note, and all other amounts due under this Note from time to time outstanding, in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

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(b) Interest shall accrue on the outstanding balance of this Note from the Effective Date at the greater of (i) twelve-and-one-half percent (12.50%) per annum, compounded monthly, or (ii) if applicable as set forth in Paragraph 6(a), the Default Rate (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(v)), compounded monthly (such greater rate, the “Interest Rate”). Interest on the outstanding principal balance of this Note shall accrue from the Effective Date. Interest payable pursuant to this Note (A) shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in any portion of a month in which interest is due and (B) shall be paid and accrued/deferred as set forth in Paragraph 3(c).

 

(c) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 18, of the interest payable pursuant to this Note, (i) interest at the rate of eight percent (8.00%) per annum on the outstanding principal balance shall be paid by Borrower to Lender on the first day of each month, in arrears (each such payment, a “Monthly Interest Payment”), during the Term (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(ix)), and (ii) the remainder of the interest payable under this Note shall (to the extent not paid monthly by Borrower) be added to the outstanding principal balance of this Note and shall be accrued, deferred, and compounded monthly until the Note Maturity Date (as defined in Paragraph 3(e)). If Borrower fails to make any Monthly Interest Payment when due under this Paragraph 3(c), then, in addition to any other rights and remedies available to Lender hereunder, such unpaid Monthly Interest Payment shall be added to the outstanding principal balance of this Note.

 

(d) Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(ii)), such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the interest due hereunder.

 

(e) The outstanding principal balance of this Note, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other amounts due under this Note shall be due and payable on or before March 31, 2024, as may be extended pursuant to the terms of this Paragraph 3(e) (as so extended, if applicable, the “Note Maturity Date”). Borrower shall have one option (such option, the “Extension Option”) to extend the Note Maturity Date for a period of twelve months, extending the term of this Note from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025, upon the satisfaction of the following terms and conditions: (i) Borrower shall provide Lender with written notice of Borrower’s election to exercise the Extension Option at least sixty (60) days before the then-scheduled Note Maturity Date (the “Option Exercise Date”), (ii) Borrower shall pay to Lender an extension fee equal to one percent (1%) of the outstanding principal balance of this Note as of the Option Exercise Date, and (iii) no Default (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(iv)) or Event of Default (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(vi)) shall exist on the Option Exercise Date or on the then-scheduled Note Maturity Date.

 

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(f) All payments under this Note shall be made to Lender at the following address, or at such other place as Lender may from time to time designate in writing: 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800, Los Angeles, California 90025.

 

(g) Principal and interest shall be paid without deduction or offset in lawful money of the United States. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 17(j), Borrower shall have the right to prepay all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note at any time before the Note Maturity Date without penalty or premium for prepayment. Payments shall be applied first to interest, Late Charges (as defined in Paragraph 6(c)), and other costs due to Lender hereunder, and the balance to principal.

 

(h) In addition to the other payments required hereunder, subject to obtaining any required approvals from HOFREC’s stockholders, HOFREC shall execute and deliver to Lender the A&R Warrant (as defined below). The A&R Warrant shall be executed and delivered, in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection with the issuance of the A&R Warrant, Lender shall deliver to HOFREC a fully completed copy of the Accredited Investor Questionnaire in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Questionnaire”). For purposes hereof, “A&R Warrant” means an Amended and Restated Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note) of HOFREC Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.58 per share (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note). Subject to obtaining any required approvals from HOFREC’s stockholders, the A&R Warrant (A) shall amend, restate, and supersede, in its entirety, as of the Effective Date, that certain Series G Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Series G No. W-2) executed and delivered by HOFREC to Lender on or about June 8, 2022, (B) shall be exercisable, at Lender’s option, at any time from the date on which such stockholder approval is obtained through and including March 1, 2029, and (C) shall be in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

(i) In connection with the execution and delivery of the A&R Warrant (if and when executed and delivered to Lender pursuant to Paragraph 3(h)), Lender makes the following representations and warranties to HOFREC:

 

(i) Economic Loss and Sophistication. Lender is able to bear the economic risk of losing its entire investment in the A&R Warrant. In making this statement, consideration has been given to whether Lender can afford to hold the investment for an indefinite period of time and whether Lender can afford a complete loss of its investment. Lender has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of this investment.

 

(ii) Accredited Investor Determination. Lender is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as certified in the Questionnaire.

 

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(iii) Access. Lender acknowledges that (i) HOFREC has made all documents available to it including, but not limited to, this Note and any and all additional agreements, documents, records and books that Lender (or its representatives) has requested relating to an investment in the A&R Warrant, (ii) Lender has had an opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, HOFREC or a person acting on behalf of HOFREC concerning the terms and conditions of an investment in the A&R Warrant, and (iii) all questions asked by Lender have been adequately answered to its satisfaction. Lender represents that it has had access to all information that it deems material to an investment decision with respect to an investment in the A&R Warrant.

 

(iv) Reliance. Lender has relied solely on independent investigations conducted by Lender or its advisors in making a decision to subscribe for the A&R Warrant and acknowledges that no representations or agreements have been made to Lender other than those specifically set forth in this Note. Lender is not relying on any oral representation of any officer or manager of HOFREC or any person purported to be acting on behalf of HOFREC. Lender is not relying on HOFREC with respect to the tax and other economic considerations of an investment and have consulted Lender’s own attorneys, accountants or investment advisors with respect to an investment in the A&R Warrant.

 

(v) Speculative Investment. Lender is aware that (i) an investment in the A&R Warrant involves numerous risks, which Lender has carefully considered, (ii) no federal or state agency has passed upon the merits of the sale of the A&R Warrant of any of the information provided in connection with the offering, and (iii) the A&R Warrant is a speculative investment involving a significant degree of risk for which there is no guarantee that Lender will realize any gain from any investment. Lender acknowledges and agrees that Lender is able to hold the A&R Warrant indefinitely and to afford a complete loss of Lender’s investment in the A&R Warrant.

 

(vi) Exempt Transaction. Lender understands that the A&R Warrant is being issued in reliance upon an exemption from federal securities registration.

 

(vii) No Registration of Interests; Book-Entry Form. Lender acknowledges and agrees that, based in part upon Lender’s representations contained herein and in reliance upon applicable exemptions, no interest in the A&R Warrant has been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other domestic or foreign jurisdiction. Lender agrees not to offer, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the A&R Warrant without registration or qualification except pursuant to an offering duly registered or qualified under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, unless (i) in the opinion of counsel for, or counsel satisfactory to, HOFREC, registration or qualification under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws is not required and (ii) if required, Lender has received any necessary regulatory approvals. Lender understands that the A&R Warrant will be subject to a legend this effect and that, as applicable, stop transfer instructions will be issued by HOFREC to its transfer agent. Lender understands that the A&R Warrant will be issued in book-entry, meaning uncertificated form.

 

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(viii) Investment Intent. Lender is acquiring the A&R Warrant for its own account for investment, and not with a view to any distribution, resale, subdivision or fractionalization thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable domestic or foreign securities laws, and Lender has no present plans to enter into any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement for any such distribution, resale, subdivision or fractionalization. The A&R Warrant is not being acquired, directly or indirectly, as nominee, trustee or representative of or for any other person or persons.

 

(ix) Power and Authority. Lender is authorized to enter into this Note, the Questionnaire, and such other agreements, certificates, instruments or other documents as are executed by or on Lender’s behalf in connection with Lender’s obligations under this Note or in connection with this subscription (collectively, the “Note Documents”), to perform Subscriber’s obligations under the Note Documents, and to consummate the transactions that are the subjects of the Note Documents.

 

(x) Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments. The execution and delivery of the Note Documents by, or on behalf of, Lender and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Note Documents do not and will not conflict with or result in any violation of or default under any provision of any charter, bylaws, trust agreement or other organizational document, as the case may be, of Lender, or any agreement, certificate or other instrument to which Lender is a party or by which Lender or any of Lender’s properties is bound, or any permit, franchise, judgment, decree, statute, rule, regulation or other law applicable to Lender or the business or properties of Lender.

 

(xi) Reliance on Representations. Lender acknowledges that HOFREC has relied and will rely upon Lender’s representations, warranties and agreements in this Note and that all such representations and agreements shall survive the issuance and delivery of the A&R Warrant hereunder and shall remain in effect thereafter.

 

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4. Cross-Collateralization. The obligations under this Note shall be cross-collateralized with all obligations under the Other Secured Instruments (as defined in this Paragraph 4). All real and/or personal property collateral securing the Other Secured Instruments shall also secure the obligations of Borrower under this Note. All real and/or personal property collateral securing this Note shall also secure the obligations of Borrower under the Other Secured Instruments. For purposes hereof, the “Other Secured Instruments” shall consist of the following:

 

(a) That certain Term Loan Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, including by an amendment dated effective as of the Effective Date, the “Term Loan Agreement”), dated as of December 1, 2020, among the entities identified therein as co-borrowers, and Aquarian Credit Funding LLC, as lead arranger, administrative agent, collateral agent and representative of the lenders party thereto, as assigned to CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (in its capacity as Administrative Agent and in its capacity as Lender), on March 1, 2022, and all agreements, instruments, and promissory notes executed in connection with the Term Loan Agreement, including that certain Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $8,786,700.61;

 

(b) That certain Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $10,504,940.89, from Borrower to CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

(c) That certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46, from Borrower to IRG, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company;

 

(d) That certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46, from Borrower to JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and

 

(e) That certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $9,097,203.95, from Borrower to JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

In addition to the foregoing, Borrower hereby agrees to pay to Lender and to the holders of the Other Secured Instruments (to be allocated among Lender and the holders of the Other Secured Instruments in such manner as they shall determine) twenty-five percent (25%) of all contractual dispute cash settlements received by Borrower (net of any collection-related expenses incurred by Borrower) with respect to existing contractual disputes in settlement discussions/arbitration. Any such payments shall be credited first against accrued interest and other charges, and then against principal, under this Note and the Other Secured Instruments.

 

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The cross-collateralization of the obligations under this Note and under the Other Secured Instruments, to the extent described in this Paragraph 4, shall be reflected in this Note, the Other Secured Instruments, and/or appropriate instruments that (A) amend, supplement, and/or assign this Note and/or the Other Secured Instruments, or (B) provide collateral for the payment of the obligations arising under this Note and/or under the Other Secured Instruments. The parties acknowledge that the Term Loan Agreement (and the agreements executed in connection therewith) includes a pledge of (x) 100% of HOFREC’s interest in Newco, and (y) 100% of Newco’s interest in HOFV Youth Fields (collectively, the “Pledges”), and that through the cross-collateralization described in this Paragraph 4, the Pledges also secure the obligations under this Note and under the Other Secured Instruments.

 

5. Expenses; Indemnification.

 

(a) Borrower agrees to pay promptly: (i) all the actual and reasonable documented costs and expenses of Lender, including attorneys’ fees, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, and execution of this Note and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) all fees, costs, and expenses incurred by Lender (including during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) to maintain, protect, or preserve Lender’s rights under this Note or with respect to any collateral that secures this Note, (iii) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses of creating and perfecting liens on any collateral that secures this Note in favor of Lender, including filing and recording fees, expenses, and taxes, stamp or documentary taxes, search fees, title insurance premiums, and reasonable fees, expenses, and disbursements of counsel to Lender, (iv) all the actual and reasonable costs and fees, expenses, and disbursements of any auditors, accountants, consultants, or appraisers engaged by Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note, (v) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses, and disbursements of any appraisers, consultants, advisors, and agents employed or retained by Lender) in connection with the custody or preservation of any of collateral that secures this Note, and (vi) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, all documented costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and costs of settlement, incurred by Lender in enforcing any obligations under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note, or in collecting any payments due from Borrower under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note by reason of such Default or Event of Default (including in connection with the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of collateral securing this Note) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a “work-out” or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings.

 

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(b) Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender and each of Lender’s members, managers, officers, employees, agents, and representatives, and their respective successors and assigns (each of the foregoing Persons (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(viii)), an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, disbursements and other charges, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Note or any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of this Note, (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto, or (iv) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) on any property owned or operated by Borrower (or by and direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower), or any Environmental Liability (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) related in any way to Borrower (or related in any way to any direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related costs and expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (and, upon any such determination, any indemnification payments with respect to such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related costs and expenses previously received by such Indemnitee shall be subject to reimbursement by such Indemnitee). To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Paragraph 5(b) may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any law or public policy, Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all indemnified liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.

 

(c) To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential, or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Note or any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the use of the proceeds of this Note.

 

(d) Any amounts payable to Lender and/or to any other Indemnitee under this Paragraph 5 shall accrue interest at the Interest Rate, calculated from the date such amounts are paid, disbursed, or incurred (as applicable) by Lender and/or by such Indemnitee (as applicable), until repaid in full.

 

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6. Default and Acceleration.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and at any time and from time to time thereafter, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to Lender under this Note, at law, or in equity:

 

(i) Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal and interest at an interest rate equal to the Default Rate.

 

(ii) Lender may, at its option, take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and/or in and to any collateral that secures this Note; including, without limitation, declaring Borrower’s obligations under this Note to be immediately due and payable (including any accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts owing by Borrower under this Note).

 

(b) Upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(vii)), all of Borrower’s obligations under this Note (including any accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts owing by Borrower under this Note) shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein.

 

(c) If any payment owing from Borrower to Lender under this Note is not received by Lender within five (5) days following its due date, Borrower shall pay to Lender an additional sum equal to four percent (4%) of the overdue amount as a late charge (the “Late Charge”). The Late Charge shall be paid to Lender within five (5) days after the date incurred, and any failure to pay the Late Charge within thirty (30) days after the date incurred shall be an Event of Default hereunder.

 

(d) Borrower recognizes that any failure by Borrower to timely make the payments provided for herein, or any other Event of Default hereunder, will cause Lender to incur costs not contemplated by this Note (including, without limitation, processing and accounting charges, loss of use of funds, and frustration to Lender in meeting its other financial commitments), and that the damages caused thereby would be extremely difficult and impractical to ascertain. Borrower hereby agrees that, if any such event should occur, the Default Rate (if applicable) and the Late Charge (if applicable), represent a fair and reasonable estimate of the damages and costs to Lender, considering all the circumstances existing on the date of this Note. The parties further agree that proof of actual damages would be costly or inconvenient. Acceptance of the Late Charge (if applicable) will not be deemed a waiver of any Default or Event of Default (unless such Default or Event of Default is cured in accordance with the provisions of this Note), and shall not prevent Lender from exercising any other rights and remedies available to Lender.

 

(e) No failure or delay on the part of Lender in exercising any right or remedy under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note shall operate as a waiver of any such right or remedy. No right, power, or remedy given to Lender by the terms of this Note or by the terms of any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note is intended to be exclusive of any other right, power, or remedy, and each and every such right, power, or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power, or remedy given to Lender by the terms of any instrument or by any statute or otherwise against Borrower or any other Person. No single or partial exercise by Lender of any power hereunder, or under any other document executed in connection with or securing this Note, shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercising of any other power.

 

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(f) For purposes of this Note:

 

(i) “Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

 

(ii) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Los Angeles, California 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 Los Angeles, California are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

(iii) “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, compromise, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

 

(iv) “Default” means any event or condition that, upon notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

(v) “Default Rate” means the lesser of (A) sixteen percent (16%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Legal Rate (as defined in Paragraph 8(a)).

 

(vi) “Event of Default” means (A) Borrower’s failure to pay, on or before the due date thereof (subject to Paragraph 6(c) with respect to Late Charges only and subject to Paragraph 6(d)), any amount owing to Lender under this Note, any amount owing under the Other Secured Instruments, or any amount owing under any other agreement executed in connection with this Note or the Other Secured Instruments, or (B) Borrower’s failure, within five (5) days after written notice to Borrower, to comply with any non-monetary covenant contained in this Note, in the Other Secured Instruments, or in any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note or the Other Secured Instruments.

 

(vii) “Insolvency Event” means a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to Borrower or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower.

 

(viii) “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, association, trust, or other entity

 

(ix) “Term” means the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Note Maturity Date.

 

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7. Covenant Against Other Security Interests. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, except for (a) Security Interests (defined below) existing as of the Execution Date and (b) the Security Interests contemplated by this Note and the Other Secured Instruments, neither Borrower nor any of Borrower’s subsidiaries or affiliates (excluding GM Mountaineer, LLC) shall grant, or consent to, any Security Interest in any of their respective assets, properties, membership interests, or intellectual property rights without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld by Lender). For purposes hereof, “Security Interest” means any assignment, pledge, mortgage, encumbrance, or hypothecation of any such assets, properties, membership interests, or intellectual property rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Note, any indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 of the Term Loan Agreement and any liens permitted under Section 6.02 of the Term Loan Agreement shall be permitted under this Note.

 

8. Savings Clause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:

 

(a) All agreements and communications between Borrower and Lender are hereby, and shall, automatically be limited so that, after taking into account all amounts deemed to constitute interest, the interest contracted for, charged, or received by Lender shall never exceed the maximum non-usurious interest rate (if any), that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged, or received on the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, under the laws of any state whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of this Note (the “Maximum Legal Rate”).

 

(b) In calculating whether any interest exceeds the Maximum Legal Rate, all such interest shall be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread over the full amount and term of all principal indebtedness of Borrower to Lender.

 

(c) If, through any contingency or event, Lender receives or is deemed to receive interest in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, any such excess shall be deemed to have been applied toward the payment of the principal of any and all then outstanding indebtedness of Borrower to Lender, or if there is no such indebtedness, shall immediately be returned to Borrower.

 

9. No Oral Change. This Note may not be modified, amended, waived, extended, changed, discharged, or terminated orally or by any act or failure to act on the part of Borrower or Lender, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any modification, amendment, waiver, extension, change, discharge, or termination is sought.

 

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10. Waivers. Borrower and all others who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note do hereby jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest and notice of protest and non-payment, and all other notices of any kind, except as expressly provided herein. No release of any security for the obligations evidenced by this Note, nor any extension of time for payment of this Note or any installment hereof, and no alteration, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Note or of any other agreement between Lender (on one hand) and any other Person (on the other hand), shall release, modify, amend, waive, extend, change, discharge, terminate, or affect the liability of Borrower or any other Person who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note. No notice to or demand on Borrower shall be deemed to be a waiver of the obligation of Borrower or of the right of Lender to take further action without further notice or demand, as provided for in this Note or in any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note. If Borrower is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity (any of the foregoing, an “Entity”), the agreements contained herein shall remain in full force and be applicable, notwithstanding any changes in the shareholders, partners, members, managers, equity holders, officers and/or directors (as applicable) of such Entity, and the term “Borrower,” as used herein, shall include any alternative or successor Entity, but any predecessor Entity shall not be relieved of liability hereunder. Nothing in this Paragraph 10 shall be construed as a consent to, or a waiver of, any prohibition or restriction on transfers of interests in any Entity which may be set forth in this Note or in any other agreement executed in connection herewith.

 

11. Transfer; Successors and Assigns.

 

(a) This Note and any of Lender’s rights hereunder may be assigned by Lender, at any time, to any entity that is directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Lender. Any such assignee or transferee of Lender shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded to Lender under this Note. Upon any such transfer of this Note by Lender, Lender may deliver its rights to all the collateral (if any) mortgaged, granted, pledged, or assigned as security for this Note (or any part thereof) to the transferee, who shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and obligations herein or under applicable law given to Lender with respect thereto, and Lender shall thereafter forever be relieved and fully discharged from any liability or responsibility in the matter; but Lender shall retain all rights and obligations hereby given to it with respect to any liabilities and the collateral not so transferred.

 

(b) Borrower shall not have the right to assign or transfer Borrower’s rights or obligations under this Note without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent may be granted or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion). Any attempted assignment or transfer by Borrower of Borrower’s rights or obligations under this Note without Lender’s prior written consent shall be null and void.

 

(c) Subject to the foregoing, this Note shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, Borrower and Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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12. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process.

 

(a) IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, AND PERFORMANCE, THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO, APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY LIENS SECURING THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE RELEVANT PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO SHALL GOVERN THE VALIDITY AND THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS NOTE.

 

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (APPLYING THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO). BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 14, AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 14, SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGE IN THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 14. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LENDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSTITUTE ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OR FORECLOSURE OF ANY LIEN ON ANY COLLATERAL FOR THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN ANY JURISDICTION THAT LENDER MAY ELECT, IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION. BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING.

 

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13. Waiver of Jury Trial. BORROWER (AND LENDER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF) HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS NOTE, THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY BORROWER AND BY LENDER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER OR BORROWER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER.

 

14. Notices. Any notice, demand, consent, approval, or document that Borrower or Lender is required or may desire to give or deliver to the other party shall be given in writing by (a) personal delivery; (b) certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (c) a national overnight courier service that provides written evidence of delivery; or (d) electronic mail transmission and addressed as to such other party at its notice address set forth below:

 

(a)If to Lender:

 

Midwest Lender Fund, LLC
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Stuart Lichter
Email: SLichter@industrialrealtygroup.com

 

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

 

Fainsbert Mase Brown & Sussman, LLP
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 810
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Dean Sussman, Esq.
Email: DSussman@fms-law.com

 

(b)If to Borrower:

 

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
2626 Fulton Dr. NW
Canton, OH 44718
Attention: Michael Crawford
Email: Michael.Crawford@HOFVillage.com

 

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and

 

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
2626 Fulton Dr. NW
Canton, OH 44718
Attention: Tara Charnes
Email: tara.charnes@HOFVillage.com

 

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

 

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
2200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Attention: Steve Patterson
Email: spatterson@hunton.com

 

Any party may change its notice address (or any portion thereof) by giving written notice thereof in accordance with this paragraph. All notices hereunder shall be deemed given: (i) if delivered personally, when delivered; (ii) if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, on the third day after deposit in the U.S. mail; (iii) if sent by overnight courier, on the first Business Day after delivery to the courier; and (iv) if sent by electronic mail, on the date of transmission if sent on a Business Day before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, or on the next Business Day, if sent on a day other than a Business Day or if sent after 5:00 p.m. Eastern time; provided that a hard copy of any notice sent by electronic mail must also be sent by either a nationally recognized overnight courier or by U.S. mail, first class, postage prepaid.

 

15. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to Borrower’s obligations under this Note.

 

16. Severability. In the event any term or provision of this Note is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Note, which terms and provision shall remain binding and enforceable.

 

17. Optional Conversion. Subject to obtaining any required approvals from HOFREC’s stockholders, at any time following the date on which such stockholder approval is obtained, and from time to time prior to the Note Maturity Date, Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to elect to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note into shares of HOFREC Common Stock on the terms and conditions in this Paragraph 17 (any such conversion, an “Optional Conversion”).

 

(a) Lender may elect to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note into that number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock equal to the quotient of (A) the sum of (x) the principal amount of this Note being converted specified in the Conversion Notice (defined below), plus (y) all accrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount of this Note as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date (defined below), divided by (B) the Conversion Price (defined below) as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date, with fractional shares of HOFREC Common Stock rounded up or down as provided in Paragraph 17(g). “Conversion Price” means $0.58 (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note), as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, and subdivisions of HOFREC Common Stock.

 

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(b) In order to effectuate an Optional Conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note, Lender shall submit a written notice to HOFREC, duly executed by Lender (a “Conversion Notice”), accompanied by this Note, stating that Lender irrevocably elects to convert the principal amount of this Note specified in such Conversion Notice. In the event that only a portion of this Note is being converted, Borrower shall issue a replacement Note representing the remaining principal amount of this Note that has not been converted. An election to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note pursuant to an Optional Conversion shall be deemed to have been made as of the following dates (the “Conversion Election Effective Date”): (A) on the date of receipt, with respect to any Conversion Notice received by HOFREC at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, and (B) on the next Business Day following such receipt, with respect to any Conversion Notice received by HOFREC on a non-Business Day or after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day. The conversion of the principal amount of this Note with respect to which an Optional Conversion election is made, and the issuance of all shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion, shall become effective as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date. Within three (3) Business Days after the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date, HOFREC shall deliver to Lender (or, if applicable, in the name of Lender’s designee as stated in the Conversion Notice), by book-entry delivery, a number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock equal to the number of shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to such Optional Conversion.

 

(c) Upon any conversion of this Note, the rights of Lender with respect to the unpaid principal amount hereunder converted into shares of HOFREC Common Stock shall cease and Lender shall be deemed to have become the owner of the shares of HOFREC Common Stock into which such principal amount of this Note shall have been converted and such converted principal amount shall be extinguished and deemed to have been forgiven or repaid and shall no longer be outstanding and no future interest shall accrue on any such amount.

 

(d) All shares of HOFREC Common Stock delivered upon any Optional Conversion will, upon such conversion, be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all preemptive rights, free from all taxes, liens, security interests, charges and encumbrances (other than liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances created by or imposed upon the holder or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith).

 

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(e) The issuance of shares of HOFREC Common Stock upon conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note pursuant to any Optional Conversion shall be made without payment of additional consideration by, or other charge, cost or tax to, Lender in respect thereof; provided, however, that HOFREC shall not be required to pay any tax or other governmental charge that may be payable with respect to the issuance or delivery of any shares of HOFREC Common Stock in the name of any person other than Lender, and no such delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issuance has paid to HOFREC the amount of any such tax or charge, or has established to the satisfaction of HOFREC that such tax or charge has been paid or that no such tax or charge is due.

 

(f) HOFREC shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of HOFREC Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the principal amount of this Note in accordance with this Paragraph 17, such number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding principal amount of this Note pursuant to any Optional Conversion at the Conversion Price. HOFREC shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that all such shares of HOFREC Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation applicable to HOFREC or any requirements of any securities exchange upon which shares of HOFREC Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance, which shall be immediately delivered by HOFREC upon each such issuance). HOFREC shall not take any action which would cause the number of authorized but unissued shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be less than the number of such shares required to be reserved hereunder for issuance upon conversion of the principal amount of this Note.

 

(g) No fractional shares of HOFREC Common Stock shall be issued upon any Optional Conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note. In lieu of delivering a fractional share of HOFREC Common Stock to any holder in connection with an Optional Conversion, any fractional share of HOFREC Common Stock shall be rounded up or down to the next whole number or zero, as applicable (with one-half being closer to the next lower whole number for this purpose).

 

(h) The Conversion Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

(i) If HOFREC shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the date of this Note to the Note Maturity Date, issue any additional shares of HOFREC Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of HOFREC Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Paragraph 17(h)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Paragraph 17(h)(iv)) (such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

CP2 = CP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)

 

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For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

 

“CP2” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock;

 

“CP1” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock;

 

“A” shall mean the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock (including any shares of HOFREC Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Paragraph 17(h)(ii)(D));

 

“B” shall mean the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to CP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by HOFREC in respect of such issue by CP1); and

 

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

(ii) For the purposes of any adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to Paragraph 17(h)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by HOFREC for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of HOFREC, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

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(C) In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

(D) In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for HOFREC Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for HOFREC Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

 

(1) the aggregate maximum number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for HOFREC Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by HOFREC upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the HOFREC Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

(2) the aggregate maximum number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by HOFREC for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by HOFREC upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

(iii) For purposes of this Paragraph 17(h), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of HOFREC and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of HOFREC, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such HOFREC Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such HOFREC Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of HOFREC Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by HOFREC by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation’s or other entity’s assets whereby HOFREC owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

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(iv) For purposes of this Paragraph 17(h), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after March 17, 2023 for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Paragraph 17(h)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 15(h)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

(i) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), HOFREC and Lender agree that the total cumulative number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock that may be issued to Lender and its affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to Lender and its affiliates under this Note and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), HOFREC, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Note and the issuance of additional shares of HOFREC Common Stock upon the conversion of the portion of the Loan under this Note, if necessary, in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). For purposes hereof, “Transaction Documents” means, collectively (A) this Note, (B) the Other Secured Instruments, and (C) all other securities and warrants issued, effective as of the Effective Date, by HOFREC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note and the Other Secured Instruments.

 

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(j) Prepayment Notice. Prior to the prepayment of all or any portion of the loan evidenced by this Note, Borrower shall provide at least ten (10) days’ written notice to Lender. Within twenty (20) Business Days after Lender’s receipt of such notice, Lender shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert all or any portion of the loan evidenced by this Note, in accordance with this Paragraph 17, at the Conversion Price then in effect.

 

18. Relationship to HOFV CFP Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:

 

(a) All amounts (including, without limitation, principal, interest, fees, and other amounts payable to Lender) that, as of the Effective Date, are outstanding under the HOFV CFP Note shall be deemed to be outstanding, as of the Effective Date, under this Note. The parties acknowledge and agree that no funds shall be disbursed to Borrower under this Note.

 

(b) All amounts (including, without limitation, principal, interest, fees, other amounts payable to Lender, and net amounts received by Lender upon foreclosure of any collateral securing this Note) that, after the Effective Date, are paid to Lender by HOFV CFP under the HOFV CFP Note shall be credited against the amounts due and payable by Borrower under this Note.

 

(c) All amounts (including, without limitation, principal, interest, fees, other amounts payable to Lender, and net amounts received by Lender upon foreclosure of any collateral securing this Note) that, after the Effective Date, are paid to Lender by Borrower under this Note shall be credited against the amounts due and payable by HOFV CFP under the HOFV CFP Note.

 

(d) If all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note is converted into shares of HOFREC Common Stock pursuant to Paragraph 17, then the principal amount so converted shall be credited against the amounts due and payable by HOFV CFP under the HOFV CFP Note.

 

19. Entire Agreement. This Note and any other documents referred to and/or incorporated by reference herein constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the subject matter.

 

20. Confession of Judgment. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower, and any endorser hereof, authorize any attorney-at-law to appear in any state or federal court of record in the State of Ohio or any other state of the United States at any time after this Note is due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and to waive the issuing and service of process and confess a judgment in favor of the legal holder hereof against Borrower and any endorsers, or either or any one or more of them, for the amount then due under this Note, together with costs of suit and to release all errors and waive all right of appeal.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Lender have duly executed this Note as of the day and year first above written.

 

Borrower:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT &
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
,
a Delaware corporation

 

By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name:  Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Borrower, cont.:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HOF VILLAGE NEWCO, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name:  Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Borrower, cont.:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HOF VILLAGE YOUTH FIELDS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name:  Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Lender:

 

MIDWEST LENDER FUND, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By:S.L. Properties, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation,
its Manager
 

 

  By: /s/ Stuart Lichter                 
    Name:  Stuart Lichter  
    Title: President  

 

Although CH Capital Lending, LLC, in its capacity as Administrative Agent under the Term Loan Agreement (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”), is not a party to this Note, Administrative Agent, by its signature below, hereby consents to the provisions of this Note. Without limiting the foregoing, (a) the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be considered “Permitted Indebtedness” under the Term Loan Agreement, (b) the shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued under this Note, the warrants to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be executed and delivered pursuant to this Note, and the shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of all or any portion of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be considered “Permitted Equity Issuances” under the Term Loan Agreement, and (c) Administrative Agent hereby consents to the Security Interests granted to Lender under this Note.

 

Administrative Agent:

 

CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
in its capacity as Agent

 

By:Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Manager
 

 

  By: /s/ John A. Mase  
    Name:  John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF A&R WARRANT

 

[See attached]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

FORM OF ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

(ALL INFORMATION WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY)

 

This Accredited Investor Questionnaire (“Questionnaire”), dated as of ______________________, is being delivered by the undersigned (“Subscriber”) in connection with Subscriber’s receipt of shares (the “Subscribed Shares”) of common stock , par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and warrants (the “Warrants”) as contemplated by that certain Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, executed and delivered by the Company and certain other entities (collectively, as co-borrowers) to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note”). The Subscribed Shares are being issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the securities laws of certain states, in reliance on the exemptions contained in the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. The purpose of this Questionnaire is to provide assurance that Subscriber meets the applicable suitability requirements. The information supplied by Subscriber will be used in determining whether Subscriber meets such requirements, and reliance upon the private offering exemptions from registration is based in part on the information herein supplied.

 

This Questionnaire does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Subscriber’s answers will be kept strictly confidential. However, by signing this Questionnaire, Subscriber authorizes the Company to provide a completed copy of this Questionnaire to such parties as the Company deems appropriate in order to ensure that the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants will not result in a violation of the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state. Subscriber must answer all applicable questions and complete and sign this Questionnaire. Please print or type the responses and attach additional sheets of paper if necessary to complete the answers to any item.

 

PART A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

 

Name of Subscriber: Midwest Lender Fund, LLC
 
If a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity:

 

Type of entity: Delaware limited liability company
 
Business Address:          
  (Number and Street)
   
         
  (City, State, and Zip Code)
 
Telephone Number:          

 

 

 

 

Employer or Taxpayer Identification No.:

 

Was Subscriber formed for the purpose of investing in the securities being offered?

 

Yes ☐   No ☒

 

PART B. ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

 

In connection with the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants pursuant to the Note, the following information must be obtained regarding Subscriber’s investor status. Please initial each category applicable to Subscriber as a purchaser of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants.

 

  _____ (i) A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with such person’s spouse, at the time of his or her purchase exceeds $1,000,000.
     
  Note: The term “net worth” means the excess of total assets at fair market value over total liabilities, except that (i) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (ii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of the sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (iii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability.
     
  _____ (ii) A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with such person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years, and who has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current calendar year.
     
  _____ (iii) A trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares and Warrants, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) (i.e., a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment).
     
  ____ (iv) An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors. (If Subscriber has checked this alternative, Subscriber shall provide statements signed by each equity owner demonstrating how each is qualified as an accredited investor.)

 

 

 

 

  _____ (v) A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act; an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act; a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended; a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which fiduciary is either a bank, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors.
     
  _____ (vi) A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
     
  ____ (vii) An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a corporation, limited liability company, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or a partnership, that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares and Warrants, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
     
  _____ (viii) A director or executive officer of the Company.
     
  _____ (ix) None of the above.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has executed this Questionnaire as of the date set forth above and hereby certifies that the information contained herein is true and correct as of such date.

 

Subscriber:

 

MIDWEST LENDER FUND, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By:S.L. Properties, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation,
its Manager
 

 

  By:  
    Name:  Stuart Lichter  
    Title: President  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.13

 

JOINDER AND
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURED COGNOVIT PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$10,504,940.89 Executed on March 17, 2023 (the “Execution Date”)
  Effective as of November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (“HOFREC”), HOF Village Newco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Newco”), and HOF Village Youth Fields, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Youth Fields”; HOFREC, HOFV Newco, and HOFV Youth Fields, are referred to herein, individually or collectively as the context may require, as “Borrower”), as makers, hereby unconditionally promise to pay to CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, “Lender”), or order, the principal sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Four Thousand Nine Hundred Forty and 89/100 Dollars ($10,504,940.89) as of the Effective Date (the “Maximum Principal Amount”), or so much thereof as may be advanced by Lender to Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Note”), in lawful money of the United States of America, with interest thereon computed in accordance with Paragraph 3(b), all to be paid in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to that certain Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of June 16, 2022, in the original principal amount of $10,500,000, executed and delivered by HOFREC, HOF Village Retail I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Retail I”), and HOF Village Retail II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOFV Retail II”) (together as “borrower”), to Lender (the “Original Note”); and

 

WHEREAS, on or about September 27, 2022, HOFV Retail I and HOFV Retail II were released from their obligations under the Original Note; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend and restate, in its entirety, the Original Note in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Note (among other things, to (a) reflect an increase of the principal balance due under the Original Note, (b) confirm that HOFV Retail I and HOFV Retail II have been released from their obligations under the Original Note, and (c) reflect the correct entities that, from and after the Effective Date, comprise Borrower under this Note); and

 

WHEREAS, HOFREC completed a one-for-22 reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “HOFREC Common Stock”), that became effective at 12:01 am Eastern Time on December 27, 2022 (“Reverse Split Time”), the impact of which is not reflected in this Note because the Effective Date occurs prior to the Reverse Split Time;

 

 1CH Capital Lending Bridge Note

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the other agreements and obligations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Recitals; Joint and Several Liability. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into this Note as if set forth in full herein. Each of the entities that comprise Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of Borrower under this Note.

 

2. Amendment and Restatement Not a Novation. This Note amends, restates, and supersedes, in its entirety, the Original Note, but shall not be considered a novation of the obligations evidenced by the Original Note. In consideration of Lender’s agreement to amend and restate the Original Note pursuant to the terms hereof, Borrower hereby releases and discharges Lender and its members, managers, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, from any and all claims, demands, liabilities, and causes of action whatsoever, existing as of the Effective Date and arising out of or in any way related to the Original Note, any agreement or instrument executed in connection therewith, and/or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

3. Payment Terms; Advances; Interest; Commitment Fee.

 

(a) Borrower agrees to pay the principal sum of this Note, interest on the unpaid principal sum of this Note, and all other amounts due under this Note from time to time outstanding, in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

(b) Interest shall accrue on the outstanding balance of this Note from the Effective Date at the greater of (i) twelve-and-one-half percent (12.50%) per annum, compounded monthly, or (ii) if applicable as set forth in Paragraph 6(a), the Default Rate (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(v)), compounded monthly (such greater rate, the “Interest Rate”). Interest on the outstanding principal balance of this Note shall accrue from the Effective Date. Interest payable pursuant to this Note (A) shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in any portion of a month in which interest is due and (B) shall be paid and accrued/deferred as set forth in Paragraph 3(c).

 

(c) Of the interest payable pursuant to this Note, (i) interest at the rate of eight percent (8.00%) per annum on the outstanding principal balance shall be paid by Borrower to Lender on the first day of each month, in arrears (each such payment, a “Monthly Interest Payment”), during the Term (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(ix)), and (ii) the remainder of the interest payable under this Note shall (to the extent not paid monthly by Borrower) be added to the outstanding principal balance of this Note and shall be accrued, deferred, and compounded monthly until the Note Maturity Date (as defined in Paragraph 3(e)). If Borrower fails to make any Monthly Interest Payment when due under this Paragraph 3(c), then, in addition to any other rights and remedies available to Lender hereunder, such unpaid Monthly Interest Payment shall be added to the outstanding principal balance of this Note.

 

 2CH Capital Lending Bridge Note

 

 

(d) Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(ii)), such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the interest due hereunder.

 

(e) The outstanding principal balance of this Note, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other amounts due under this Note shall be due and payable on or before March 31, 2024, as may be extended pursuant to the terms of this Paragraph 3(e) (as so extended, if applicable, the “Note Maturity Date”). Borrower shall have one option (such option, the “Extension Option”) to extend the Note Maturity Date for a period of twelve months, extending the term of this Note from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025, upon the satisfaction of the following terms and conditions: (i) Borrower shall provide Lender with written notice of Borrower’s election to exercise the Extension Option at least sixty (60) days before the then-scheduled Note Maturity Date (the “Option Exercise Date”), (ii) Borrower shall pay to Lender an extension fee equal to one percent (1%)  of the outstanding principal balance of this Note as of the Option Exercise Date, and (iii) no Default (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(iv)) or Event of Default (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(vi)) shall exist on the Option Exercise Date or on the then-scheduled Note Maturity Date.

 

(f) All payments under this Note shall be made to Lender at the following address, or at such other place as Lender may from time to time designate in writing: 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800, Los Angeles, California 90025.

 

(g) Principal and interest shall be paid without deduction or offset in lawful money of the United States. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 17(j), Borrower shall have the right to prepay all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note at any time before the Note Maturity Date without penalty or premium for prepayment. Payments shall be applied first to interest, Late Charges (as defined in Paragraph 6(c)), and other costs due to Lender hereunder, and the balance to principal.

 

(h) In addition to the other payments required hereunder, (x) HOFREC has issued to Lender the Commitment Fee Shares (as defined in Paragraph 3(h)(i)) prior to the Execution Date, and (y) HOFREC shall execute and deliver to Lender the A&R Warrants (as defined in Paragraph 3(h)(ii)). The Commitment Fee Shares shall be issued, and the A&R Warrants shall be executed and delivered, in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). A fully completed copy of the Accredited Investor Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Questionnaire”) is being delivered by Lender to HOFREC. For purposes hereof:

 

(i) ”Commitment Fee Shares” means 389,916 restricted shares of HOFREC Common Stock, which were issued to Lender on or about December 22, 2022.

 

(ii) “A&R Warrants” means, collectively, one or more agreements executed and delivered by HOFREC to Lender, which agreements (A) shall amend, restate, and supersede, in their entirety, as of the Effective Date, all warrants previously executed and delivered by HOFREC to Lender (the “Previous CHCL Warrants”), (B) shall grant to Lender the right to purchase the same numbers of shares of HOFREC Common Stock as set forth in the Previous CHCL Warrants (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note) at an exercise price of $0.58 per share (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note), (C) shall be exercisable, at Lender’s option, at any time from April 8, 2023 through and including March 1, 2029, and (D) shall be in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

 3CH Capital Lending Bridge Note

 

 

(i) In connection with the issuance of the Commitment Fee Shares and the execution and delivery of the A&R Warrants, Lender makes the following representations and warranties to HOFREC:

 

(i) Economic Loss and Sophistication. Lender is able to bear the economic risk of losing its entire investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants. In making this statement, consideration has been given to whether Lender can afford to hold the investment for an indefinite period of time and whether Lender can afford a complete loss of its investment. Lender has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of this investment.

 

(ii) Accredited Investor Determination. Lender is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as certified in the Questionnaire.

 

(iii) Access. Lender acknowledges that (i) HOFREC has made all documents available to it including, but not limited to, this Note and any and all additional agreements, documents, records and books that Lender (or its representatives) has requested relating to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants, (ii) Lender has had an opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, HOFREC or a person acting on behalf of HOFREC concerning the terms and conditions of an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants, and (iii) all questions asked by Lender have been adequately answered to its satisfaction. Lender represents that it has had access to all information that it deems material to an investment decision with respect to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants.

 

(iv) Reliance. Lender has relied solely on independent investigations conducted by Lender or its advisors in making a decision to subscribe for the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants and acknowledges that no representations or agreements have been made to Lender other than those specifically set forth in this Note. Lender is not relying on any oral representation of any officer or manager of HOFREC or any person purported to be acting on behalf of HOFREC. Lender is not relying on HOFREC with respect to the tax and other economic considerations of an investment and have consulted Lender’s own attorneys, accountants or investment advisors with respect to an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants.

 

(v) Speculative Investment. Lender is aware that (i) an investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants involves numerous risks, which Lender has carefully considered, (ii) no federal or state agency has passed upon the merits of the sale of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants of any of the information provided in connection with the offering, and (iii) the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants are a speculative investment involving a significant degree of risk for which there is no guarantee that Lender will realize any gain from any investment. Lender acknowledges and agrees that Lender is able to hold the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants indefinitely and to afford a complete loss of Lender’s investment in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants.

 

(vi) Exempt Transaction. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants are being issued in reliance upon an exemption from federal securities registration.

 

 4CH Capital Lending Bridge Note

 

 

(vii) No Registration of Interests; Book-Entry Form. Lender acknowledges and agrees that, based in part upon Lender’s representations contained herein and in reliance upon applicable exemptions, no interest in the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants has been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other domestic or foreign jurisdiction. Lender agrees not to offer, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants without registration or qualification except pursuant to an offering duly registered or qualified under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, unless (i) in the opinion of counsel for, or counsel satisfactory to, HOFREC, registration or qualification under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws is not required and (ii) if required, Lender has received any necessary regulatory approvals. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants will be subject to a legend this effect and that, as applicable, stop transfer instructions will be issued by HOFREC to its transfer agent. Lender understands that the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants will be issued in book-entry, meaning uncertificated form.

 

(viii) Investment Intent. Lender is acquiring the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants for its own account for investment, and not with a view to any distribution, resale, subdivision or fractionalization thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable domestic or foreign securities laws, and Lender has no present plans to enter into any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement for any such distribution, resale, subdivision or fractionalization. The Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants are not being acquired, directly or indirectly, as nominee, trustee or representative of or for any other person or persons.

 

(ix) Power and Authority. Lender is authorized to enter into this Note, the Questionnaire, and such other agreements, certificates, instruments or other documents as are executed by or on Lender’s behalf in connection with Lender’s obligations under this Note or in connection with this subscription (collectively, the “Note Documents”), to perform Subscriber’s obligations under the Note Documents, and to consummate the transactions that are the subjects of the Note Documents.

 

(x) Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments. The execution and delivery of the Note Documents by, or on behalf of, Lender and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Note Documents do not and will not conflict with or result in any violation of or default under any provision of any charter, bylaws, trust agreement or other organizational document, as the case may be, of Lender, or any agreement, certificate or other instrument to which Lender is a party or by which Lender or any of Lender’s properties is bound, or any permit, franchise, judgment, decree, statute, rule, regulation or other law applicable to Lender or the business or properties of Lender.

 

(xi) Reliance on Representations. Lender acknowledges that HOFREC has relied and will rely upon Lender’s representations, warranties and agreements in this Note and that all such representations and agreements shall survive the issuance and delivery of the Commitment Fee Shares and A&R Warrants hereunder and shall remain in effect thereafter.

 

 5CH Capital Lending Bridge Note

 

 

4. Cross-Collateralization. The obligations under this Note shall be cross-collateralized with all obligations under the Other Secured Instruments (as defined in this Paragraph 4). All real and/or personal property collateral securing the Other Secured Instruments shall also secure the obligations of Borrower under this Note. All real and/or personal property collateral securing this Note shall also secure the obligations of Borrower under the Other Secured Instruments. For purposes hereof, the “Other Secured Instruments” shall consist of the following:

 

(a) That certain Term Loan Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, including by an amendment dated effective as of the Effective Date, the “Term Loan Agreement”), dated as of December 1, 2020, among the entities identified therein as co-borrowers, and Aquarian Credit Funding LLC, as lead arranger, administrative agent, collateral agent and representative of the lenders party thereto, as assigned to CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (in its capacity as Administrative Agent and in its capacity as Lender), on March 1, 2022, and all agreements, instruments, and promissory notes executed in connection with the Term Loan Agreement, including that certain Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $8,786,700.61;

 

(b) That certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46, from Borrower to IRG, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company;

 

(c) That certain Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of $4,273,543.46, from Borrower to JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

(d) That certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of [$9,097,203.95], from Borrower to JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and

 

(e) That certain Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of the Effective Date, in the original principal amount of [$4,000,000.00], from Borrower to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

In addition to the foregoing, Borrower hereby agrees to pay to Lender and to the holders of the Other Secured Instruments (to be allocated among Lender and the holders of the Other Secured Instruments in such manner as they shall determine) twenty-five percent (25%) of all contractual dispute cash settlements received by Borrower (net of any collection-related expenses incurred by Borrower) with respect to existing contractual disputes in settlement discussions/arbitration. Any such payments shall be credited first against accrued interest and other charges, and then against principal, under this Note and the Other Secured Instruments.

 

The cross-collateralization of the obligations under this Note and under the Other Secured Instruments, to the extent described in this Paragraph 4, shall be reflected in this Note, the Other Secured Instruments, and/or appropriate instruments that (A) amend, supplement, and/or assign this Note and/or the Other Secured Instruments, or (B) provide collateral for the payment of the obligations arising under this Note and/or under the Other Secured Instruments. The parties acknowledge that the Term Loan Agreement (and the agreements executed in connection therewith) includes a pledge of (x) 100% of HOFREC’s interest in Newco, and (y) 100% of Newco’s interest in HOFV Youth Fields (collectively, the “Pledges”), and that through the cross-collateralization described in this Paragraph 4, the Pledges also secure the obligations under this Note and under the Other Secured Instruments.

 

 6CH Capital Lending Bridge Note

 

 

5. Expenses; Indemnification.

 

(a) Borrower agrees to pay promptly: (i) all the actual and reasonable documented costs and expenses of Lender, including attorneys’ fees, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, and execution of this Note and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) all fees, costs, and expenses incurred by Lender (including during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) to maintain, protect, or preserve Lender’s rights under this Note or with respect to any collateral that secures this Note, (iii) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses of creating and perfecting liens on any collateral that secures this Note in favor of Lender, including filing and recording fees, expenses, and taxes, stamp or documentary taxes, search fees, title insurance premiums, and reasonable fees, expenses, and disbursements of counsel to Lender, (iv) all the actual and reasonable costs and fees, expenses, and disbursements of any auditors, accountants, consultants, or appraisers engaged by Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note, (v) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses, and disbursements of any appraisers, consultants, advisors, and agents employed or retained by Lender) in connection with the custody or preservation of any of collateral that secures this Note, and (vi) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, all documented costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and costs of settlement, incurred by Lender in enforcing any obligations under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note, or in collecting any payments due from Borrower under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note by reason of such Default or Event of Default (including in connection with the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of collateral securing this Note) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a “work-out” or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings.

 

(b) Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender and each of Lender’s members, managers, officers, employees, agents, and representatives, and their respective successors and assigns (each of the foregoing Persons (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(viii)), an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, disbursements and other charges, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Note or any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of this Note, (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto, or (iv) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) on any property owned or operated by Borrower (or by and direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower), or any Environmental Liability (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) related in any way to Borrower (or related in any way to any direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related costs and expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (and, upon any such determination, any indemnification payments with respect to such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related costs and expenses previously received by such Indemnitee shall be subject to reimbursement by such Indemnitee). To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Paragraph 5(b) may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any law or public policy, Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all indemnified liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.

 

(c) To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential, or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Note or any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the use of the proceeds of this Note.

 

(d) Any amounts payable to Lender and/or to any other Indemnitee under this Paragraph 5 shall accrue interest at the Interest Rate, calculated from the date such amounts are paid, disbursed, or incurred (as applicable) by Lender and/or by such Indemnitee (as applicable), until repaid in full.

 

 7CH Capital Lending Bridge Note

 

 

6. Default and Acceleration.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and at any time and from time to time thereafter, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to Lender under this Note, at law, or in equity:

 

(i) Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal and interest at an interest rate equal to the Default Rate.

 

(ii) Lender may, at its option, take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and/or in and to any collateral that secures this Note; including, without limitation, declaring Borrower’s obligations under this Note to be immediately due and payable (including any accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts owing by Borrower under this Note).

 

(b) Upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event (as defined in Paragraph 6(f)(vii)), all of Borrower’s obligations under this Note (including any accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts owing by Borrower under this Note) shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein.

 

(c) If any payment owing from Borrower to Lender under this Note is not received by Lender within five (5) days following its due date, Borrower shall pay to Lender an additional sum equal to four percent (4%) of the overdue amount as a late charge (the “Late Charge”). The Late Charge shall be paid to Lender within five (5) days after the date incurred, and any failure to pay the Late Charge within thirty (30) days after the date incurred shall be an Event of Default hereunder.

 

(d) Borrower recognizes that any failure by Borrower to timely make the payments provided for herein, or any other Event of Default hereunder, will cause Lender to incur costs not contemplated by this Note (including, without limitation, processing and accounting charges, loss of use of funds, and frustration to Lender in meeting its other financial commitments), and that the damages caused thereby would be extremely difficult and impractical to ascertain. Borrower hereby agrees that, if any such event should occur, the Default Rate (if applicable) and the Late Charge (if applicable), represent a fair and reasonable estimate of the damages and costs to Lender, considering all the circumstances existing on the date of this Note. The parties further agree that proof of actual damages would be costly or inconvenient. Acceptance of the Late Charge (if applicable) will not be deemed a waiver of any Default or Event of Default (unless such Default or Event of Default is cured in accordance with the provisions of this Note), and shall not prevent Lender from exercising any other rights and remedies available to Lender.

 

(e) No failure or delay on the part of Lender in exercising any right or remedy under this Note or under any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note shall operate as a waiver of any such right or remedy. No right, power, or remedy given to Lender by the terms of this Note or by the terms of any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note is intended to be exclusive of any other right, power, or remedy, and each and every such right, power, or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power, or remedy given to Lender by the terms of any instrument or by any statute or otherwise against Borrower or any other Person. No single or partial exercise by Lender of any power hereunder, or under any other document executed in connection with or securing this Note, shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercising of any other power.

 

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(f) For purposes of this Note:

 

(i) “Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

 

(ii) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Los Angeles, California 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 Los Angeles, California are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

(iii) “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, compromise, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

 

(iv) “Default” means any event or condition that, upon notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

(v) “Default Rate” means the lesser of (A) sixteen percent (16%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Legal Rate (as defined in Paragraph 8(a)).

 

(vi) “Event of Default” means (A) Borrower’s failure to pay, on or before the due date thereof (subject to Paragraph 6(c) with respect to Late Charges only and subject to Paragraph 6(d)), any amount owing to Lender under this Note, any amount owing under the Other Secured Instruments, or any amount owing under any other agreement executed in connection with this Note or the Other Secured Instruments, or (B) Borrower’s failure, within five (5) days after written notice to Borrower, to comply with any non-monetary covenant contained in this Note, in the Other Secured Instruments, or in any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note or the Other Secured Instruments.

 

(vii) “Insolvency Event” means a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to Borrower or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower.

 

(viii) “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, association, trust, or other entity

 

(ix) “Term” means the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Note Maturity Date.

 

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7. Covenant Against Other Security Interests. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, except for (a) Security Interests (defined below) existing as of the Execution Date and (b) the Security Interests contemplated by this Note and the Other Secured Instruments, neither Borrower nor any of Borrower’s subsidiaries or affiliates (excluding GM Mountaineer, LLC) shall grant, or consent to, any Security Interest in any of their respective assets, properties, membership interests, or intellectual property rights without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld by Lender). For purposes hereof, “Security Interest” means any assignment, pledge, mortgage, encumbrance, or hypothecation of any such assets, properties, membership interests, or intellectual property rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Note, any indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 of the Term Loan Agreement and any liens permitted under Section 6.02 of the Term Loan Agreement shall be permitted under this Note.

 

8. Savings Clause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:

 

(a) All agreements and communications between Borrower and Lender are hereby, and shall, automatically be limited so that, after taking into account all amounts deemed to constitute interest, the interest contracted for, charged, or received by Lender shall never exceed the maximum non-usurious interest rate (if any), that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged, or received on the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, under the laws of any state whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of this Note (the “Maximum Legal Rate”).

 

(b) In calculating whether any interest exceeds the Maximum Legal Rate, all such interest shall be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread over the full amount and term of all principal indebtedness of Borrower to Lender.

 

(c) If, through any contingency or event, Lender receives or is deemed to receive interest in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, any such excess shall be deemed to have been applied toward the payment of the principal of any and all then outstanding indebtedness of Borrower to Lender, or if there is no such indebtedness, shall immediately be returned to Borrower.

 

9. No Oral Change. This Note may not be modified, amended, waived, extended, changed, discharged, or terminated orally or by any act or failure to act on the part of Borrower or Lender, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any modification, amendment, waiver, extension, change, discharge, or termination is sought.

 

10. Waivers. Borrower and all others who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note do hereby jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest and notice of protest and non-payment, and all other notices of any kind, except as expressly provided herein. No release of any security for the obligations evidenced by this Note, nor any extension of time for payment of this Note or any installment hereof, and no alteration, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Note or of any other agreement between Lender (on one hand) and any other Person (on the other hand), shall release, modify, amend, waive, extend, change, discharge, terminate, or affect the liability of Borrower or any other Person who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note. No notice to or demand on Borrower shall be deemed to be a waiver of the obligation of Borrower or of the right of Lender to take further action without further notice or demand, as provided for in this Note or in any other agreement executed in connection with or securing this Note. If Borrower is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity (any of the foregoing, an “Entity”), the agreements contained herein shall remain in full force and be applicable, notwithstanding any changes in the shareholders, partners, members, managers, equity holders, officers and/or directors (as applicable) of such Entity, and the term “Borrower,” as used herein, shall include any alternative or successor Entity, but any predecessor Entity shall not be relieved of liability hereunder. Nothing in this Paragraph 10 shall be construed as a consent to, or a waiver of, any prohibition or restriction on transfers of interests in any Entity which may be set forth in this Note or in any other agreement executed in connection herewith.

 

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11. Transfer; Successors and Assigns.

 

(a) This Note and any of Lender’s rights hereunder may be assigned by Lender, at any time, to any entity that is directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Lender. Any such assignee or transferee of Lender shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded to Lender under this Note. Upon any such transfer of this Note by Lender, Lender may deliver its rights to all the collateral (if any) mortgaged, granted, pledged, or assigned as security for this Note (or any part thereof) to the transferee, who shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and obligations herein or under applicable law given to Lender with respect thereto, and Lender shall thereafter forever be relieved and fully discharged from any liability or responsibility in the matter; but Lender shall retain all rights and obligations hereby given to it with respect to any liabilities and the collateral not so transferred.

 

(b) Borrower shall not have the right to assign or transfer Borrower’s rights or obligations under this Note without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent may be granted or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion). Any attempted assignment or transfer by Borrower of Borrower’s rights or obligations under this Note without Lender’s prior written consent shall be null and void.

 

(c) Subject to the foregoing, this Note shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, Borrower and Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

12. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process.

 

(a) IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, AND PERFORMANCE, THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO, APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY LIENS SECURING THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE RELEVANT PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO SHALL GOVERN THE VALIDITY AND THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS NOTE.

 

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (APPLYING THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO). BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 14, AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 14, SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGE IN THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 14. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LENDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSTITUTE ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OR FORECLOSURE OF ANY LIEN ON ANY COLLATERAL FOR THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN ANY JURISDICTION THAT LENDER MAY ELECT, IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION. BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING.

 

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13. Waiver of Jury Trial. BORROWER (AND LENDER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF) HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS NOTE, THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY BORROWER AND BY LENDER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER OR BORROWER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER.

 

14. Notices. Any notice, demand, consent, approval, or document that Borrower or Lender is required or may desire to give or deliver to the other party shall be given in writing by (a) personal delivery; (b) certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (c) a national overnight courier service that provides written evidence of delivery; or (d) electronic mail transmission and addressed as to such other party at its notice address set forth below:

 

(a) If to Lender:

 

CH Capital Lending, LLC
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Richard Klein
Email: RKlein@industrialrealtygroup.com

 

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

 

Fainsbert Mase Brown & Sussman, LLP
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 810
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Dean Sussman, Esq.
Email: DSussman@fms-law.com

 

(b) If to Borrower:

 

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
2626 Fulton Dr. NW
Canton, OH 44718
Attention: Michael Crawford
Email: Michael.Crawford@HOFVillage.com

 

and

 

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
2626 Fulton Dr. NW
Canton, OH 44718
Attention: Tara Charnes
Email: tara.charnes@HOFVillage.com

 

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

 

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
2200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Attention: Steve Patterson
Email: spatterson@hunton.com

 

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Any party may change its notice address (or any portion thereof) by giving written notice thereof in accordance with this paragraph. All notices hereunder shall be deemed given: (i) if delivered personally, when delivered; (ii) if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, on the third day after deposit in the U.S. mail; (iii) if sent by overnight courier, on the first Business Day after delivery to the courier; and (iv) if sent by electronic mail, on the date of transmission if sent on a Business Day before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, or on the next Business Day, if sent on a day other than a Business Day or if sent after 5:00 p.m. Eastern time; provided that a hard copy of any notice sent by electronic mail must also be sent by either a nationally recognized overnight courier or by U.S. mail, first class, postage prepaid.

 

15. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to Borrower’s obligations under this Note.

 

16. Severability. In the event any term or provision of this Note is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Note, which terms and provision shall remain binding and enforceable.

 

17. Optional Conversion. At any time following the date hereof, and from time to time prior to the Note Maturity Date, Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to elect to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note into shares of HOFREC Common Stock on the terms and conditions in this Paragraph 17 (any such conversion, an “Optional Conversion”).

 

(a) Lender may elect to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note into that number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock equal to the quotient of (A) the sum of (x) the principal amount of this Note being converted specified in the Conversion Notice (defined below), plus (y) all accrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount of this Note as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date (defined below), divided by (B) the Conversion Price (defined below) as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date, with fractional shares of HOFREC Common Stock rounded up or down as provided in Paragraph 17(g). “Conversion Price” means $0.58 (before giving effect to the reverse stock split described in the recitals of this Note), as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, and subdivisions of HOFREC Common Stock.

 

(b) In order to effectuate an Optional Conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note, Lender shall submit a written notice to HOFREC, duly executed by Lender (a “Conversion Notice”), accompanied by this Note, stating that Lender irrevocably elects to convert the principal amount of this Note specified in such Conversion Notice. In the event that only a portion of this Note is being converted, Borrower shall issue a replacement Note representing the remaining principal amount of this Note that has not been converted. An election to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note pursuant to an Optional Conversion shall be deemed to have been made as of the following dates (the “Conversion Election Effective Date”): (A) on the date of receipt, with respect to any Conversion Notice received by HOFREC at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, and (B) on the next Business Day following such receipt, with respect to any Conversion Notice received by HOFREC on a non-Business Day or after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day. The conversion of the principal amount of this Note with respect to which an Optional Conversion election is made, and the issuance of all shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion, shall become effective as of the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date. Within three (3) Business Days after the applicable Conversion Election Effective Date, HOFREC shall deliver to Lender (or, if applicable, in the name of Lender’s designee as stated in the Conversion Notice), by book-entry delivery, a number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock equal to the number of shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to such Optional Conversion.

 

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(c) Upon any conversion of this Note, the rights of Lender with respect to the unpaid principal amount hereunder converted into shares of HOFREC Common Stock shall cease and Lender shall be deemed to have become the owner of the shares of HOFREC Common Stock into which such principal amount of this Note shall have been converted and such converted principal amount shall be extinguished and deemed to have been forgiven or repaid and shall no longer be outstanding and no future interest shall accrue on any such amount.

 

(d) All shares of HOFREC Common Stock delivered upon any Optional Conversion will, upon such conversion, be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all preemptive rights, free from all taxes, liens, security interests, charges and encumbrances (other than liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances created by or imposed upon the holder or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith).

 

(e) The issuance of shares of HOFREC Common Stock upon conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note pursuant to any Optional Conversion shall be made without payment of additional consideration by, or other charge, cost or tax to, Lender in respect thereof; provided, however, that HOFREC shall not be required to pay any tax or other governmental charge that may be payable with respect to the issuance or delivery of any shares of HOFREC Common Stock in the name of any person other than Lender, and no such delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issuance has paid to HOFREC the amount of any such tax or charge, or has established to the satisfaction of HOFREC that such tax or charge has been paid or that no such tax or charge is due.

 

(f)   HOFREC shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of HOFREC Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the principal amount of this Note in accordance with this Paragraph 17, such number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding principal amount of this Note pursuant to any Optional Conversion at the Conversion Price. HOFREC shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that all such shares of HOFREC Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation applicable to HOFREC or any requirements of any securities exchange upon which shares of HOFREC Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance, which shall be immediately delivered by HOFREC upon each such issuance). HOFREC shall not take any action which would cause the number of authorized but unissued shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be less than the number of such shares required to be reserved hereunder for issuance upon conversion of the principal amount of this Note.

 

(g) No fractional shares of HOFREC Common Stock shall be issued upon any Optional Conversion of all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note. In lieu of delivering a fractional share of HOFREC Common Stock to any holder in connection with an Optional Conversion, any fractional share of HOFREC Common Stock shall be rounded up or down to the next whole number or zero, as applicable (with one-half being closer to the next lower whole number for this purpose).

 

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(h) The Conversion Price shall be subject to a weighted average anti-dilution adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

(i)  If HOFREC shall at any time or from time to time during the period from the date of this Note to the Note Maturity Date, issue any additional shares of HOFREC Common Stock (or be deemed to have issued any shares of HOFREC Common Stock as provided herein), other than Excluded Securities (as defined in Paragraph 17(h)(iii)) and Excluded Transactions (as defined in Paragraph 17(h)(iv)) (such additional shares, “Additional Shares”), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

CP2 = CP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

 

“CP2” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock;

 

“CP1” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock;

 

“A” shall mean the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock (including any shares of HOFREC Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Paragraph 17(h)(ii)(D));

 

“B” shall mean the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock had been issued at the price per share equal to CP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by HOFREC in respect of such issue by CP1); and

 

·“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

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(ii)  For the purposes of any adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to Paragraph 17(h)(i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(A)  In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by HOFREC for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(B)  In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of HOFREC, irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

(C)  In the case of the issuance of HOFREC Common Stock without consideration, the consideration shall be deemed to be $0.01 per share.

 

(D)  In the case of the issuance of (x) options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for HOFREC Common Stock, (y) debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for HOFREC Common Stock or (z) options to purchase rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

 

(1)  the aggregate maximum number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for HOFREC Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above), if any, received by HOFREC upon the issuance of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the HOFREC Common Stock covered thereby; and

 

(2)  the aggregate maximum number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable debt or securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by HOFREC for any such securities and related options or warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by HOFREC upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or warrants or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (A), (B) and (C) above).

 

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(iii)  For purposes of this Paragraph 17(h), the term “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to officers, employees, directors or consultants of HOFREC and its subsidiaries, pursuant to any agreement, plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of HOFREC, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such HOFREC Common Stock, or debt or securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for such HOFREC Common Stock, or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to such agreement, plan or arrangement; (ii) shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split or other subdivision or combination of shares of HOFREC Common Stock; or (iii) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by HOFREC by merger or purchase of stock or purchase of all or substantially all of such other corporation’s or other entity’s assets whereby HOFREC owns not less than a majority of the voting power of such other corporation or other entity following such acquisition or purchase.

 

(iv)  For purposes of this Paragraph 17(h), the term “Excluded Transactions” shall mean sales of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that each financial quarter during which the Company’s sales of such shares reaches a multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration beginning with sales occurring after March 17, 2023 for an average consideration per share for such multiple of $5 million aggregate consideration that is less than the Exercise Price then in effect at the end of such financial quarter, the Exercise Price in effect at the end of such financial quarter shall forthwith be lowered to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Paragraph 17(h)(i), with the following adjustments: (A) “A” shall mean the difference of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the sale of a share under the Company’s “at the market offering” that reaches a multiple of $5 million (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 15(h)(ii)(D)), minus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million and (B) “C” shall mean the number of such shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s “at the market offering” for such multiple of $5 million.

 

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(i) Nasdaq 19.99% Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other Transaction Documents (defined below), HOFREC and Lender agree that the total cumulative number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock that may be issued to Lender and its affiliates hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (”Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Approval (defined below). If the number of shares of HOFREC Common Stock issued to Lender and its affiliates under this Note and the other Transaction Documents reaches the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, so as not to violate the 20% limit established in Listing Rule 5635(d), HOFREC, at its election, will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain stockholder approval of this Note and the issuance of additional shares of HOFREC Common Stock upon the conversion of the portion of the Loan under this Note, if necessary, in accordance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Approval”). For purposes hereof, “Transaction Documents” means, collectively (A) this Note, (B) the Other Secured Instruments, and (C) all other securities and warrants issued, effective as of the Effective Date, by HOFREC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note and the Other Secured Instruments.

 

(j)  Prepayment Notice. Prior to the prepayment of all or any portion of the loan evidenced by this Note, Borrower shall provide at least ten (10) days’ written notice to Lender. Within twenty (20) Business Days after Lender’s receipt of such notice, Lender shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert all or any portion of the loan evidenced by this Note, in accordance with this Paragraph 17, at the Conversion Price then in effect.

 

18. Development Fees. The parties acknowledge and agree that the increased principal balance of this Note (as compared to the Original Note) reflects the sum of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Original Note as of the Effective Date (i.e. $7,377,637.09), plus (b) a total of $3,127,303.80 in accrued development fees (as of the Effective Date), owed by Borrower and/or Borrower’s affiliates to Lender’s affiliates under that certain Master Development and Project Management Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2020, originally entered into by and between IRG Canton Village Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, IRG Canton Village Member, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and HOF Village, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as subsequently assigned and contributed to Newco and as subsequently amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time (the “Development and Management Agreement”). The parties further acknowledge and agree that, with reasonable promptness after the Execution Date, Borrower and/or Borrower’s affiliates shall pay to Lender in cash an additional $657.17 (which amount has not been added to the principal balance of this Note), for additional accrued development fees (as of the Effective Date) owing under the Development and Management Agreement.

 

19. Entire Agreement. This Note and any other documents referred to and/or incorporated by reference herein constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the subject matter.

 

20. Confession of Judgment. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower, and any endorser hereof, authorize any attorney-at-law to appear in any state or federal court of record in the State of Ohio or any other state of the United States at any time after this Note is due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and to waive the issuing and service of process and confess a judgment in favor of the legal holder hereof against Borrower and any endorsers, or either or any one or more of them, for the amount then due under this Note, together with costs of suit and to release all errors and waive all right of appeal.

 

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 18CH Capital Lending Bridge Note

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Lender have duly executed this Note as of the day and year first above written.

 

Borrower:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT &
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
,
a Delaware corporation

 

By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name: Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Borrower, cont.:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HOF VILLAGE NEWCO, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name: Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Borrower, cont.:

 

WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

 

HOF VILLAGE YOUTH FIELDS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By: /s/ Michael Crawford  
  Name: Michael Crawford  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Lender:

 

CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By: Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,  
  a Delaware limited liability company,  
  its Manager  

 

  By: /s/ John A. Mace  
    Name: John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

Although CH Capital Lending, LLC, in its capacity as Administrative Agent under the Term Loan Agreement (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”), is not a party to this Note, Administrative Agent, by its signature below, hereby consents to the provisions of this Note. Without limiting the foregoing, (a) the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be considered “Permitted Indebtedness” under the Term Loan Agreement, (b) the shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued under this Note, the warrants to purchase shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be executed and delivered pursuant to this Note, and the shares of HOFREC Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of all or any portion of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be considered “Permitted Equity Issuances” under the Term Loan Agreement, and (c) Administrative Agent hereby consents to the Security Interests granted to Lender under this Note.

 

Administrative Agent:

 

CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
in its capacity as Agent

 

By: Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,  
  a Delaware limited liability company,  
  its Manager  

 

  By: /s/ John A. Mase  
    Name:  John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

FORMS OF A&R WARRANTS

 

[See attached]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

(ALL INFORMATION WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY)

 

This Accredited Investor Questionnaire (“Questionnaire”), dated as of ______________________, is being delivered by the undersigned (“Subscriber”) in connection with Subscriber’s receipt of shares (the “Subscribed Shares”) of common stock , par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and warrants (the “Warrants”) as contemplated by that certain Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated effective as of November 7, 2022, executed and delivered by the Company and certain other entities (collectively, as co-borrowers) to CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note”). The Subscribed Shares are being issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the securities laws of certain states, in reliance on the exemptions contained in the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. The purpose of this Questionnaire is to provide assurance that Subscriber meets the applicable suitability requirements. The information supplied by Subscriber will be used in determining whether Subscriber meets such requirements, and reliance upon the private offering exemptions from registration is based in part on the information herein supplied.

 

This Questionnaire does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Subscriber’s answers will be kept strictly confidential. However, by signing this Questionnaire, Subscriber authorizes the Company to provide a completed copy of this Questionnaire to such parties as the Company deems appropriate in order to ensure that the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants will not result in a violation of the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state. Subscriber must answer all applicable questions and complete and sign this Questionnaire. Please print or type the responses and attach additional sheets of paper if necessary to complete the answers to any item.

 

PART A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

 

Name of Subscriber: CH Capital Lending, LLC
   
If a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity:
   
Type of entity: Delaware limited liability company
   
Business Address: 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 800
  (Number and Street)
   
  Los Angeles, California 90025
  (City, State, and Zip Code)
   
Telephone Number:       
   
Employer or Taxpayer Identification No.:        

 

 

Was Subscriber formed for the purpose of investing in the securities being offered?

 

Yes ☐ No ☒

 

 

 

 

PART B. ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

 

In connection with the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants pursuant to the Note, the following information must be obtained regarding Subscriber’s investor status. Please initial each category applicable to Subscriber as a purchaser of the Subscribed Shares and Warrants.

 

  _____ (i)  A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with such person’s spouse, at the time of his or her purchase exceeds $1,000,000.
      
    Note: The term “net worth” means the excess of total assets at fair market value over total liabilities, except that (i) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (ii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of the sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (iii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability.
      
  _____ (ii)  A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with such person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years, and who has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current calendar year.
      
  _____ (iii)  A trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares and Warrants, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) (i.e., a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment).
      
  ____ (iv)  An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors. (If Subscriber has checked this alternative, Subscriber shall provide statements signed by each equity owner demonstrating how each is qualified as an accredited investor.)
      
  _____ (v)  A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act; an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act; a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended; a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which fiduciary is either a bank, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors.
      
  _____ (vi)  A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
      
  X____ (vii)  An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a corporation, limited liability company, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or a partnership, that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares and Warrants, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
      
  _____ (viii)  A director or executive officer of the Company.
      
  _____ (ix)  None of the above.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has executed this Questionnaire as of the date set forth above and hereby certifies that the information contained herein is true and correct as of such date.

 

Subscriber:

 

CH CAPITAL LENDING, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

By: Holdings SPE Manager, LLC,  
  a Delaware limited liability company,  
  its Manager  

 

  By: /s/ John A. Mase  
    Name: John A. Mase  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer