As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2023

Registration No. 333-     

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

NEXTNAV INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

87-0854654

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor

McLean, VA 22102

(800) 775-0982

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Christian Gates

Chief Financial Officer

1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor

McLean, VA 22102

(800) 775-0982

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

Randy S. Segal, Esq.

John P. Duke, Esq.

Jessica A. Bisignano, Esq.

Hogan Lovells US LLP

8350 Broad St., 17th Floor

Tysons, VA 22102

(703) 610-6100

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time on or after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

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The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 





The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion

dated June 23, 2023

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

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NEXTNAV INC.

 

25,925,927 Shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants

25,925,927 Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

 

The selling securityholders named in this prospectus may use this prospectus to offer and resell from time to time up to (i) 25,925,927 warrants (the “Registered Warrants”) to purchase shares of our Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) issued in a private placement pursuant to a Note Purchase Agreement dated May 9, 2023 by and among NextNav Inc. (“we,” “us,” or the “Company”) and certain purchasers named therein (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) and (ii) 25,925,927 shares of our Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Registered Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”).

 

All Registered Warrants and Warrant Shares will be issued to the investors in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. We are registering the offer and resale of the Warrant Shares and the Registered Warrants to satisfy the provisions of that certain registration rights agreement, dated May 9, 2023 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which we agreed to register the resale of the Warrant Shares and the Registered Warrants. The Warrant Shares and the Registered Warrants together are referred to herein as the “Registered Securities.”

 

This prospectus provides you with a general description of such securities and the general manner in which the Selling Securityholders may offer or sell the Registered Securities. More specific terms of any Registered Securities that the Selling Securityholders may offer or sell may be provided in a prospectus supplement that describes, among other things, the specific amounts and prices of the securities being offered and the terms of the offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus.

 

Our registration of the securities covered by this prospectus does not mean that the Selling Securityholders will issue, offer or sell, as applicable, any of the securities. The Selling Securityholders may offer and sell the securities covered by this prospectus in a number of different ways and at varying prices. We provide more information in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.”

 

We are not selling any shares of our Common Stock under this prospectus, and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Warrant Shares or the Registered Warrants by the Selling Securityholders pursuant to this prospectus. We have agreed to pay the legal, accounting, printing and other expenses related to the registration of the sale of securities pursuant to this prospectus.

 

Our Common Stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “NN”. On June 20, 2023, the closing sale price of our Common Stock as reported on Nasdaq was $2.87.

  

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined under the federal securities laws, and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for future filings.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6. You should carefully consider these risk factors, as well as other information contained in this prospectus, before making an investment decision. You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, as well as the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or amendment thereto. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is                 , 2023.






TABLE OF CONTENTS


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS ii
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS iii
MARKET, RANKING AND OTHER INDUSTRY DATA iv
TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES iv
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 1
THE OFFERING 5
RISK FACTORS 6
USE OF PROCEEDS 6
THE SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS 7
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES 10
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 18
LEGAL MATTERS 21
EXPERTS 21
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 21



 

This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling securityholders identified in this prospectus under the caption “Selling Securityholders,” from time to time, of up to an aggregate of 25,925,927 shares of our Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Registered Warrants and 25,925,927 Registered Warrants. We are not selling any of our securities under this prospectus, and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale by such selling securityholders of the Registered Securities.

 

This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described herein under the “Where You Can Find More Information.” See also “Incorporation by Reference.”

 

Any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement that we file may add, update or change information included in this prospectus. Any statement contained in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in such prospectus supplement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified will be deemed to constitute a part of this prospectus only as so modified, and any statement so superseded will be deemed not to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

Neither we nor the Selling Securityholders have authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus we have prepared. Neither we nor the Selling Securityholders take any responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby and only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities, in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, or any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front of those documents only, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement, or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.



Certain statements in this prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference herein) may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, and are not guarantees of future performance. The words “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “future,” “expect,” “intends,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “aim,” “strive,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

Forward-looking statements in this prospectus may include, for example, statements about:

  • our ability to complete the Additional Closing (as defined herein) within the expected timeframe or at all for any reason;
  • expectations regarding our strategies and future financial performance, including our future business plans or objectives, expected functionality of our geolocation services, anticipated timing and level of deployment of our services, anticipated demand and acceptance of our services, prospective performance and commercial opportunities and competitors, the timing of obtaining regulatory approvals, ability to finance our research and development activities, commercial partnership acquisition and retention, products and services, pricing, marketing plans, operating expenses, market trends, revenue, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and our ability to invest in growth initiatives;
  • our ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination (as defined below), our ability to realize the anticipated technical and business benefits associated with the acquisition of NextNav France (as defined below), and any subsequent mergers, acquisitions, or other similar transactions, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, and the ability of the combined business to grow and manage growth profitably;
  • factors relating to our future operations, projected capital resources and financial position, estimated revenue and losses, projected costs and capital expenditures, prospects and plans, including the potential increase in customers on our Pinnacle network, the expansion of our service in Japan through MetCom, and expectations about other international markets;
  • projections of market growth and size, including the level of market acceptance for our services;
  • our ability to adequately protect key intellectual property rights or proprietary technology;
  • our ability to maintain our Location and Monitoring Service (“LMS”) licenses and obtain additional LMS licenses as necessary;
  • our ability to maintain adequate operational financial resources or raise additional capital or generate sufficient cash flows;
  • our ability to develop and maintain effective internal controls;
  • our success in recruiting and/or retaining officers, key employees or directors;
  • expansion plans and opportunities;
  • costs related to being a public company;
  • our ability to maintain the listing of our securities on Nasdaq;
  • the outcome of any known and unknown litigation and regulatory proceedings; and
  • other factors detailed herein, including those incorporated herein by reference.

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this prospectus, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. 



 

Certain market, ranking and industry data included in this prospectus, including the size of certain markets and our size or position and the positions of our competitors within these markets, including our products and services relative to our competitors, are based on estimates by our management. These estimates have been derived from our management’s knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate, as well as information based on research, industry and general publications, including surveys and studies conducted by third parties. Industry publications, surveys and studies generally state that they have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable.

 

We are responsible for all of the disclosure in this prospectus and while we believe the data from these sources to be accurate and complete, we have not independently verified all data from these sources or obtained third-party verification of market share data and this information may not be reliable. In addition, these sources may use different definitions of the relevant markets. Data regarding our industry is intended to provide general guidance but is inherently imprecise. Market share data is subject to change and cannot always be verified with certainty due to limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in any statistical survey of market shares. In addition, customer preferences can and do change. As a result, you should be aware that market share, ranking and other similar data set forth herein, and estimates and beliefs based on such data, may not be reliable. References herein to us being a leader in a market or product category refers to our belief that we have a leading market share, expertise or thought leadership position in each specified market, unless the context otherwise requires. In addition, the discussion herein regarding our various markets is based on how we define the markets for our products or services, which products or services may be either part of larger overall markets or markets that include other types of products and services. Assumptions and estimates regarding our current and future performance are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors. These and other factors could cause our future performance to differ materially from our assumptions and estimates. See the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

 

This prospectus may contain some trademarks, service marks and trade names of the Company or of third parties. Each one of these trademarks, service marks or trade names is either (1) our registered trademark, (2) a trademark for which we have a pending application, or (3) a trade name or service mark for which we claim common law rights. All other trademarks, trade names or service marks of any other company appearing in this prospectus belong to their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus are presented without the TM, SM and ® symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our respective rights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.

 

 

 

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our securities. Before making an investment decision regarding our securities, you should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this prospectus and the information incorporated herein by reference and any applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Our Business

 

We are the market leader in delivering next generation positioning, navigation and timing (“PNT”) solutions that overcome the limitations of existing space-based global positioning system (“GPS”). The impact of GPS on the U.S. economy is approaching $1 trillion annually, according to a NextNav extrapolation of our data from a National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) sponsored study conducted by RTI International (“RTI”), and the European Commission has estimated a similar impact on the economy of the European Union in its 2018 budget process. Based on the increasing reliance on PNT across many facets of the global economy, the world increasingly requires more accurate and resilient PNT capabilities. PNT resiliency has recently emerged as a priority of the U.S. Federal Government, including as a key cyber security vulnerability. Higher performance will continue to expand the reach and value of PNT solutions, while resilience is essential to protect the vast economic activity that is reliant on GPS. We are targeting a global addressable market that is greater than $100 billion.

 

We currently deliver differentiated PNT solutions through our network-based Pinnacle and TerraPoiNT solutions. Our Pinnacle system provides “floor-level” altitude service to any device with a barometric pressure sensor, including most off-the-shelf Android and iOS smartphones. This service enables full 3D location at national scale for the first time. Public safety, autonomous vehicles, electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (“eVTOLs”), unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”), and the app economy all require precise 3D location solutions. Paramedics need to know which apartment a 911 call originated from, and ride hailing and delivery apps need to know precisely where a customer is standing.

 

In early 2021, we launched the first element of our next generation GPS service through initial commercial launch of our nationwide Pinnacle network that was developed in partnership with AT&T Services, Inc. (“AT&T”). The Pinnacle network provides “floor-level” altitude data to over 90% of commercial structures over three stories in the U.S. Pinnacle is being utilized by FirstNet® for public safety. We are currently providing services to Verizon Communications, Inc. (“Verizon”) as a customer for enhanced 911 (“E911”) services, using our Pinnacle 911 solution. Pinnacle has also been adopted by a growing number of public safety apps, commercial apps and app development platforms, including Unity Engine, CRG, GeoComm, Rapid Deploy, Central Square, NGA 911, Qualcomm, and the Unreal Engine. We believe that ramp up of customers using our existing Pinnacle network will support revenue growth over the coming years.

 

Our TerraPoiNT system is a terrestrial-based, encrypted network designed to overcome the limitations inherent in the space-based nature of GPS. GPS is a faint, unencrypted signal, which is often unavailable indoors, distorted in urban areas and vulnerable to both jamming and spoofing. TerraPoiNT overcomes these limitations through a network of specialized wide area location transmitters that broadcast an encrypted PNT signal on our licensed 900 MHz LMS spectrum with a signal that is 100,000 times stronger than GPS. Unlike GPS, the TerraPoiNT signal can be reliably received indoors and in urban areas and is difficult to jam or spoof. Further, the TerraPoiNT signal embeds Pinnacle information to provide a full 3D solution. In addition, TerraPoiNT provides redundancy for GPS by offering position, navigation and NIST-traceable timing services independently. We believe that this backup capability is essential due to the economy’s reliance on GPS for location and precision timing. GPS redundancy is increasingly a U.S. national security priority, and is rising in priority in the European Union, non-EU countries in Eastern Europe and in other parts of the world due to both the demonstrated vulnerability and lack of local control of space-based signals and systems, highlighted by recent events in Ukraine. Critical infrastructure, including communications networks and power grids, require a reliable GPS signal for accurate timing. A failure of GPS could be catastrophic, and there is no comprehensive, terrestrial backup that is widely deployed today. TerraPoiNT received the highest scores in testing by the U.S. Department of Transportation reported in 2021 regarding potential PNT backup solutions, in each category tested, and was the only solution evaluated capable of providing the full set of services provided by GPS.

 

As of March 2023, TerraPoiNT is deployed and available, with metro-wide service in the San Francisco Bay Area and select services available in 85 total markets nationally. It is also in use by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) at its Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA for drone operations research and at its Ames facility in Mountain View, CA, leveraging our deployed network in the Bay Area.



On October 31, 2022, we acquired Nestwave SAS, a French société par actions simplifiée  (as subsequently renamed, “NextNav France”), a privately held global leader in low-power geolocation. Based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, NextNav France provides advanced geolocation solutions to Internet of Things (“IoT”) modem and digital signal vendors and end IoT users. We believe that the combination of our TerraPoiNT technology with NextNav France’s LTE/5G capabilities will allow us to intelligently combine signals from existing terrestrial LTE/5G networks with our own highly synchronized TerraPoiNT system to deliver resilient 3D PNT capabilities with expanded geographic scale at significantly lower deployment costs than a standalone TerraPoiNT system.  We also expect the integration of the NextNav France technology to significantly improve the spectral efficiency of our transmissions and may allow downlink data capacity similar to other LTE/5G systems operating over similar spectrum bandwidth.  NextNav France has been substantially integrated into existing TerraPoiNT engineering and technology efforts.

 

We acquired NextNav France for an enterprise value of $18.0 million and gross consideration value of $19.3 million, consisting of $4.3 million in cash and $15.0 million in our common stock. The transaction resulted in the issuance of 4.0 million shares of our common stock upon close, and up to 1.1 million shares of common stock upon exercise of certain NextNav France employee options. All such shares are subject to a lock-up expiring on the first anniversary of transaction close.

 

Since the inception of NextNav, LLC in 2007, we have secured valuable Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) licenses for a contiguous 8 MHz band of 900 MHz spectrum covering over 90% of the U.S. population, been granted more than 160 patents related to our systems and services, and standardized our TerraPoiNT technology in 3GPP, the global telecommunications standards-setting body.

 

We believe our unique approach to PNT, relying on terrestrial infrastructure deployed at existing wireless tower or antenna locations, provides an unrivaled quality-of-service and would be difficult to replicate.

  

Our Strategy  

 

Domestically, we operate primarily as a facilities-based service provider. Our target customers include businesses, including applications developers, and adjacent businesses selling PNT products and systems to end users, and Federal, state and local governmental entities. We deploy sensor and broadcast network capabilities, and licenses access to our customers for the data generated by our networks. Internationally, we provide equipment, software and services to our customers to enable them to partner in the operation of our systems in their home markets. The key elements of our strategy include:

 

 

Ensure 3D Location is Market Standard. Our PNT services offer improved accuracy, resiliency and service availability compared to GPS-based services. We have developed our services to be easily integrated into applications and sold to end users either as part of a standalone application or for intermediate services used as part of a system or application (e.g., software development kits (“SDK”) based products for mass-market applications or the NASA drone system used as part of their aircraft systems). Our pricing plans are designed to encourage usage and adoption and are tailored to the use case and business operations of our customers. Given the increasing importance of geolocation services to society and economy, we believe that our offerings should become the new standard in geolocation.

 

 

 

Establish TerraPoiNT as the leader in resilient PNT. We anticipate that the expanded availability of our TerraPoiNT system will provide enhanced value to existing customers and open new verticals. We have entered into agreements related to the commercialization of TerraPoiNT in the burgeoning urban air mobility space, and are working with the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Congress to assess the suitability of TerraPoiNT as a national backup capability to GPS. Redundancy to space-based PNT systems is rising in priority in the European Union, non-EU countries in Eastern Europe and in other parts of the world due to both the demonstrated vulnerability and lack of local control of space-based signals and systems, highlighted by recent events in the Ukraine. We also anticipate enterprise, IOT and critical infrastructure customers for TerraPoiNT, especially those that require either timing or dynamic navigation capabilities, or reliable urban and indoor reception of its signal. This includes industries such as transportation and telecommunications, which rely on position, navigation and timing to provide service and sectors such as the electrical grid which require timing — nearly every segment of the U.S. economy, most of which rely on GPS or GPS-derived services in one form or another.


 

Optimize the Full Value of our Spectrum, including maximizing Spectral Efficiency and Throughput of Our Spectrum. We consider our FCC spectrum licenses to be among our most valuable assets and we are constantly seeking ways to maximize the potential of the spectrum and its value. For example, we anticipate adopting 4G LTE and 5G technologies as a core element of our TerraPoiNT PNT offering, including through the integration of technologies acquired from NextNav France.  We believe that this will improve the data carrying capacity of our spectrum without impacting our core PNT services, which will allow us to expand our service offering and the potential uses for our spectrum.




 

Expand our Global Reach. In pursuit of our vision for our services to form the standard for global PNT, we have commenced distribution of our services outside of the United States. We are focused on working with partners that can bring local scale as well as access to local authorities responsible for spectrum allocation and national critical infrastructure. Our joint venture in Japan, MetCom, backed by Sony and Kyocera, is emblematic of this approach. MetCom has access to significant local facilities to host our Pinnacle and TerraPoiNT infrastructure and has secured initial access to the required spectrum resources from the Japanese government for TerraPoiNT operations. Pinnacle was launched in November 2022 in Japan and we anticipate expanded geographic coverage in 2023. Following the launch of service in Japan, and our successful operations in the U.S., we anticipate interest from other international markets in the future.

 

 

Ensure 3D Location is Market Standard. Our PNT services offer improved accuracy, resiliency and service availability compared to GPS-based services. We have developed our services to be easily integrated into applications, and sold to end users either as part of a standalone application or for intermediate services used as part of a system or application (e.g., software development kits (“SDK”) based products for mass-market apps or the NASA drone system used as part of their aircraft systems). Our pricing plans are designed to encourage usage and adoption, and are tailored to the use case and business operations of our customers. Given the increasing importance of geolocation services to society and economy, we believe that our offerings should become the new standard in geolocation.

 

 

Enable a Suite of Complementary Products. As the first to market with a scalable 3D location service, we provide or partner with companies to deliver products and services that are adjacent to our basic location service. Our first product supporting 3D location is our altimeter software bundled with our SDK that enables a quick reference to a user’s relative height. We anticipate building additional tools and capabilities to improve access and usability to application developers to both accelerate adoption and the use of full 3D location.

 

 

Enhance Adoption, Distribution and Scale with Strategic Partners. We launched our services after securing our strategic agreement with AT&T to deploy the Pinnacle altitude network and to begin offering services to public safety customers. This relationship provided us with a platform to offer a nationwide service capability and to deliver a crucial situational awareness capability to public safety customers as part of AT&T’s FirstNet® operations. Our public safety presence is supported by our own marketing, awareness built through AT&T’s marketing campaigns and its presence on the FirstNet® API Catalog.

 

 

Expand the use of our service for E911 in the U.S. In October 2021, we entered into an agreement with Qualcomm to make our Pinnacle software and services available with the Qualcomm Location Suite, which will make it easier for device vendors to integrate vertical location capabilities into existing carrier E911 infrastructure. We are currently providing service to Verizon as a customer for E911 services, using our Pinnacle 911 solution for its customers, and the first device (in partnership with Sonim Technologies Inc.) leveraging this technology became available in December 2022. We believe that our service may be attractive to other wireless carriers based on our high performance, system availability and FCC requirements for wireless carriers to provide accurate vertical location to first responders during E911 calls.

 

Business Combination

 

On October 28, 2021, we consummated a business combination pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 9, 2021, by and among us, Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware special purpose acquisition company (“Spartacus”), NextNav Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”) and the other parties thereto (the “Business Combination”). As a result of the Business Combination, certain blocker entities formed by Holdings’ equity holders, Holdings and the various operating subsidiaries of Holdings became our wholly owned subsidiaries, with the equity holders of each of such blocker entities and Holdings and Spartacus’ stockholders becoming our  stockholders. In connection with the Business Combination, we changed our name to NextNav Inc. and the Nasdaq ticker symbols for our Common Stock and warrants to “NN” and “NNAVW,” respectively.

 


Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company

 

Emerging Growth Company Status

 

Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, exempts “emerging growth companies,” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act, from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can choose not to take advantage of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, and any such election to not take advantage of the extended transition period is irrevocable. We are an emerging growth company (for the period described in the immediately succeeding paragraph) and will take advantage of the benefits of the extended transition period emerging growth company status permits. During the extended transition period, it may be difficult or impossible to compare our financial results with the financial results of another public company that complies with public company effective dates for accounting standard updates because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

 

We will remain an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act until the earliest of (a) December 31, 2025, (b) the last date of our fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (c) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or (d) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the previous three years.


Smaller Reporting Company

 

We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC and will remain a smaller reporting company while we have determined that either (i) the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates was less than $250 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter or (ii) our annual revenue was less than $100 million during our most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates was less than $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter. If we are a smaller reporting company at the time we cease to be an emerging growth company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies, including many of the same exemptions from disclosure requirements as those that are available to emerging growth companies, such as reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in this prospectus and our periodic reports and proxy statements. For so long as we remain a smaller reporting company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure and other requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies.

 

Company History and Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in May 2021 under the name “Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp.” by Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware special purpose acquisition company, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets. On October 28, 2021, in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, we changed our name to “NextNav Inc.”

 

Our principal executive office is located at 1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor, McLean, VA 22102. Our telephone number is (800) 775-0982, and our website address is www.nextnav.com. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website is provided for textual reference only and does not constitute part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part.

 

Our operating subsidiary, NextNav, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of NextNav Holdings, LLC), was formed in October 2007 under the laws of the State of Delaware. In connection with the Business Combination, the various operating subsidiaries of NextNav Holdings, LLC became our wholly owned subsidiaries.


 

Issuer

 

NextNav Inc.

 

 

 

Shares of Common Stock to be offered by the Selling Securityholders

 

Up to 25,925,927 shares.

 

 

 

Registered Warrants being offered by the Selling Securityholders

 

Up to 25,925,927 warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock.

 

 

 

Offering price

 

The Selling Securityholders may offer, sell or distribute all or a portion of the Registered Securities either through public or private transactions at prevailing market rates or at negotiated prices. See the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.”

 

 

 

Common Stock outstanding before this offering

 

107,155,654 shares (as of March 31, 2023).

 

 

 

Warrants outstanding before this offering

 

37,268,510 warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock, comprised of (i) 18,749,990 public and private warrants and (ii) 18,518,520 of the Registered Warrants. We expect to issue the 7,407,407 remaining Registered Warrants on July 6, 2023.

 

 

 

Common Stock outstanding after this offering

 

151,831,571 shares (assumes all of the warrants are exercised in full, including the 7,407,407 Registered Warrants expected to be issued on July 6, 2023).

 

 

 

Terms of offering

 

The Selling Securityholders will determine when and how they sell their respective Registered Securities offered in this prospectus. See the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.”

 

 

 

Use of proceeds

 

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Registered Securities by the Selling Securityholders. We have agreed to bear the expenses relating to the registration of the Registered Securities. See the section entitled “Use of Proceeds.”

 

 

 

Risk factors

 

You should read the section entitled “Risk Factors” and the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider carefully before deciding to invest in our securities.

 

The Nasdaq Capital Market symbol — Common Stock

 

“NN”




 

The number of shares of Common Stock to be outstanding after this offering is based on 107,155,654 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and excludes:  

 

 

1,587,936 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of vested options under the 2011 Unit Option and Profits Interest Plan with a weighted average exercise price of $0.36 per share;

 

 

18,749,990 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants at a price of $11.50 per share;

 

 

5,702,444 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the NextNav Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”) and 1,400,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the NextNav Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”);

 

 

3,950,176 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted pursuant to the Omnibus Plan;

 

 

 

 

2,152,316 shares of Common Stock underlying options granted pursuant to the Omnibus Plan; and

 

 

 

 

4,042,837 Shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Share Transfer Agreement with NextNav France on October 31, 2022 (the “Share Transfer Agreement”).

 


An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors and other information contained in any applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus before you decide whether to invest in our securities. We may face additional risks and uncertainties that are not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, which may also impair our business. You should consult your own financial and legal advisors as to the risks entailed by an investment in our securities and the suitability of investing in our securities in light of your particular circumstances. Some statements in this prospectus, including such statements in the following risk factors, constitute forward-looking statements. See the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

This prospectus relates to the resale, from time to time, by the Selling Securityholders of up to an aggregate of (A) 25,925,927 Registered Warrants and (B) 25,925,927 Warrant Shares. All of the securities registered pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the Selling Securityholders for their respective accounts. The proceeds from any disposition of the Registered Warrants or the Warrant Shares will be received by the Selling Securityholders; we will not receive any of the proceeds from these sales.



THE SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS

 

We are registering the Registered Securities pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement in order to permit the Selling Securityholders to offer the Registered Securities for resale from time to time pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. When we refer to the “Selling Securityholders” in this prospectus, we mean the persons listed in the table below, and the pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees, successors, designees and others who later come to hold any of the Selling Securityholders’ interest in the Registered Securities other than through a public sale.

 

The following table sets forth, as of the date of this prospectus, the names of the Selling Securityholders, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and warrants beneficially owned, the aggregate number of Registered Securities that the Selling Securityholders may offer pursuant to this prospectus and the number of shares of Common Stock and warrants beneficially owned by the Selling Securityholders after the sale of the Registered Securities offered hereby. We have based percentage ownership on 108,632,242 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 26, 2023. We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose.

 

We cannot advise you as to whether the Selling Securityholders will in fact sell any or all of such Registered Securities. The Selling Securityholders may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of some or all of their shares since the date on which such information was furnished. In addition, the Selling Securityholders may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, the Registered Securities in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act after the date of this prospectus. For purposes of the following table, we have assumed that the Selling Securityholders will have sold all of the Registered Securities upon the completion of the offering.

 

Selling Securityholder information for each additional Selling Securityholder, if any, will be set forth by prospectus supplement to the extent required prior to the time of any offer or sale of such Selling Securityholder’s shares pursuant to this prospectus. Any prospectus supplement may add, update, substitute or change the information contained in this prospectus, including the identity of each Selling Securityholder and the number of shares registered on its behalf. A Selling Securityholder may sell or otherwise transfer all, some or none of such shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

All expenses incurred with respect to the registration of the Registered Securities will be borne by us, but we will not be obligated to pay underwriting fees, discounts, selling commissions, stock transfer taxes and certain legal expenses incurred by the Selling Securityholders in connection with the sale of such securities.

  

Except for as described below, none of the Selling Securityholders, nor any of their respective associates or affiliates, has held any position, office, or other material relationship with us in the past three years.


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Securities Beneficially
Owned Prior to this Offering

 

Securities to be Sold
in this Offering

 

Securities Beneficially
Owned After this Offering

Selling Securityholder

 

Shares of Common Stock

 

Warrants

 

Shares of Common Stock

 

Warrants(1)

 

Shares of Common Stock

 

%

 

Warrants

 

%

Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, LP(2)

 

3,795,509

 

3,795,509

 

3,795,509

 

3,795,509

 

 

 

 

Whitebox Relative Value Partners, LP(2)

 

2,372,026

 

2,372,026

 

2,372,026

 

2,372,026

 

 

 

 

Pandora Select Partners, LP(2) 

 

474,271

 

474,271

 

474,271

 

474,271

 

 

 

 

Whitebox GT Fund, LP(2)

 

474,271

 

474,271

 

474,271

 

474,271

 

 

 

 

Capital Ventures International(3)

 

3,041,157

 

3,041,157

 

3,041,157

 

3,041,157

 

 

 

 

WCCP NextNav Holdings, LLC(4)

 

2,251,112

 

2,251,112

 

2,251,112

 

2,251,112

 

 

 

 

Reds Road Holdings LLC(4)

 

1,137,565

 

752,067

 

51,852

 

51,852

 

1,085,713

 

*

 

700,215

 

*

CF Special Situation Fund I LP(5)

 

2,488,889

 

2,488,889

 

2,488,889

 

2,488,889

 

 

 

 

Ancora Merlin Institutional LP(6)

 

1,389,630

 

1,389,630

 

1,389,630

 

1,389,630

 

 

 

 

Ancora Merlin LP(6)

 

88,148

 

88,148

 

88,148

 

88,148

 

 

 

 

Live Microsystems Inc.(7)

 

1,670,406

 

1,456,782

 

1,456,782

 

1,456,782

 

213,624

 

*

 

 

Pubco Corporation(8)

 

337,037

 

337,037

 

337,037

 

337,037

 

 

 

 

Thomas F. McKee(9)

 

21,365

 

21,365

 

21,365

 

21,365

 

 

 

 

Rhodes J. McKee(9)

 

21,365

 

21,365

 

21,365

 

21,365

 

 

 

 

The Buoncore Group LLC(10)

 

84,259

 

84,259

 

84,259

 

84,259

 

 

 

 

Sunset Advisors LLC(11)

 

75,231

 

75,231

 

75,231

 

75,231

 

 

 

 

Ingalls & Snyder LLC(12)

 

1,775,972

 

1,685,072

 

1,680,069

 

1,680,069

 

95,903

 

*

 

5,003

 

*

William B Clutterbuck Revocable Trust DT(13)

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

 

 

 

Arthur F. Anton(14)

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

 

 

 

Matthew S. Beverstock(15)

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

 

 

 

Jonathan O. Crane(16)

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

 

 

 

Alan R. Spachman(17)

 

337,037

 

337,037

 

337,037

 

337,037

 

 

 

 

Samuel R. Scott(18)

 

337,037

 

337,037

 

337,037

 

337,037

 

 

 

 

Charles L. Frischer(19)

 

1,265,663

 

191,389

 

191,389

 

191,389

 

1,074,274

 

*

 

 

Timothy Hyland(20)

 

170,023

 

170,023

 

170,023

 

170,023

 

 

 

 

Paul Joseph Denby & Tracy Ann Denby(21)

 

60,185

 

60,185

 

60,185

 

60,185

 

 

 

 

Anita M Gage Living Trust U/A 01/02/1996(22)

 

168,518

 

168,518

 

168,518

 

168,518

 

 

 

 

David Glickman(23)

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

 

 

 

William Ryan Goldman(24)

 

168,518

 

168,518

 

168,518

 

168,518

 

 

 

 

Steven Gomillion & Margaret Gomillion(25)

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

 

 

 

Diana Hyland Family Trust DTD 10/15/2010(26)

 

105,324

 

105,324

 

105,324

 

105,324

 

 

 

 

Mark T. Jamieson & Jo Ann M. Jamieson(27)

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

 

 

 

Louis G. Joseph(28)

 

75,231

 

75,231

 

75,231

 

75,231

 

 

 

 

Conover Capital Partners LLC(29)

 

150,463

 

150,463

 

150,463

 

150,463

 

 

 

 

Clarion Direct Investment, LLC - Series(30)

 

85,162

 

85,162

 

85,162

 

85,162

 

 

 

 

Fred P. Kenny(31)

 

105,324

 

105,324

 

105,324

 

105,324

 

 

 

 

Gerrit C Kuechle Living Trust U/A dated(32)

 

63,796

 

63,796

 

63,796

 

63,796

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey W. Mack & Carol C. Mack(33)

 

21,365

 

21,365

 

21,365

 

21,365

 

 

 

 

Anthony Morris & Elizabeth W. Morris(34)

 

42,431

 

42,431

 

42,431

 

42,431

 

 

 

 

Donald Timothy Pembridge(35)

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

30,093

 

 

 

 

Kristofer K. Spreen & Janet A. Spreen(36)

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

 

 

 

Mark H. Summers & Stephanie A. Summers(37)

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

42,130

 

 

 

 

Pamela A. Summers(38)

 

85,162

 

85,162

 

85,162

 

85,162

 

 

 

 

Scott Patrick Snow Trust(39)

 

106,226

 

106,226

 

106,226

 

106,226

 

 

 

 

Clutterbuck Capital Management LLC(40)

 

2,894,202

 

2,894,202

 

2,894,202

 

2,894,202

 

 

 

 

R&D Real Estate LLC(41)
148,149
148,149
148,149
148,149





JKJ Special Situation Fund, LP(42)
125,556
125,556
125,556
125,556



HJL Trust(43)
20,741
20,741
20,741
20,741




Total Shares

 

28,395,441

 

26,631,145

 

25,925,927

 

 25,925,927

 

2,469,514

 

2.3%

 

705,218

 

*

 

8



*

Denotes less than one percent of class.


(1)The ability to exercise the Registered Warrants held by the Selling Securityholders is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.9% of our Common Stock, except with respect to Selling Securityholders who owned more than 4.9% of our Common Stock as of immediately prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement or Selling Securityholders who subsequently elect to terminate such 4.9% limitation, in which case the beneficial ownership limitation is 19.9%. Selling Securityholders may terminate such 4.9% beneficial ownership limitation, provided that such termination shall not be effective until 61 days after such notice is delivered to the Company. Beneficial ownership as reflected in the table above reflects the total number of shares potentially issuable underlying the Registered Warrants and does not give effect to these beneficial ownership limitations. Accordingly, actual beneficial ownership, as calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) and Rule 13d-3 thereunder may be lower than as reflected in the table.

(2)The Selling Securityholders’ address is 3033 Excelsior Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55416.

(3)The Selling Securityholder’s address is 401 City Ave., Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004.

(4)The Selling Securityholders’ address is 616 E. Hyman Ave., Suite: 202, Aspen, CO 81611.

(5)The Selling Securityholder’s address is 50 Public Square, Suite 4100, Cleveland, OH 44113.

(6)The Selling Securityholders’ address is 6060 Parkland Blvd., Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44124.

(7)The Selling Securityholder’s address is 2200 Fletcher Ave., Suite 501, Fort Lee, NJ 07024.

(8)The Selling Securityholder’s address is 3830 Kelley Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114.

(9)The Selling Securityholders’ address is 17429 Beech Grove Trail, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023.

(10) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 835 Cascades Drive, Aurora, OH 44202.

(11) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 227 Sunset Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450.

(12) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.

(13) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 15 Smithfield Lane, Bedford, NH 03110.

(14) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 22075 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44122.

(15) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 17806 Lake Road, Lakewood, OH 44107.

(16) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 7658 Woodspring Lane, Hudson, OH 44236.

(17) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 285 Grande Way #1503, Naples, FL 34110.

(18) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 813 Mount Pleasant Rd., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.

(19) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 3156 East Laurelhurst Dr. NE, Seattle, WA 98105.

(20) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 21379 Avalon Dr., Rocky River, OH 44116.

(21) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 9936 Clarkes View Pl. NW, Concord, NC 28027.

(22) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 8420 Wembley Ct., Chagrin Falls, OH 44023.

(23) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 45 Hunting Trail, Moreland Hills, OH 44022.

(24) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 570 Lawrence Ave., Westfield, NJ 07090.

(25) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 321 Corning Dr., Bratenahl, OH 44108.

(26) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 22340 Canterbury Lane, Shaker Heights, OH 44122.

(27) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 15547 Monterosso Lane #101, Naples, FL 34110.

(28) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 24600 Hilliard Blvd., Westlake, OH 44145.

(29) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 920 Barcarmil Way, Naples, FL 34110.

(30) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 20046 Walker Rd., Suite 5, Shaker Heights, OH 44122.

(31) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 1650 NW Sweetbay Circle, Palm City, FL 34990.

(32) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 4401 Gulf Shore Blvd. North #803, Naples, FL 34103.

(33) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 16752 Grande Quay Dr., Boca Grande, FL 33921.

(34) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 700 North Walnut St., West Chester, PA 19380.

(35) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 23134 Maybelle Dr., Westlake, OH 44145.

(36) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 30991 Inverness Circle, Westlake, OH 44145.

(37) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 31705 Tradewinds Dr., Avon Lake, OH 44012.

(38) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 20749 Beach Cliff Blvd., Rocky River, OH 44116.

(39) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 35149 Emory Dr., Avon, OH 44011.

(40) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 50 Public Square, Suite 4100, Cleveland, OH 44113.

(41) The Selling Securityholder’s address is PO Box 1375, Aspen, CO 81612. 

(42) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 157 Columbus Avenue, 5th Floor, New York NY 10023. 

(43) The Selling Securityholder’s address is Kurt Lageschulte, Trustee, 201 W. 81st street, Apt 3F, New York, NY 10024. 

 

(41)  

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

General

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 100,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2023, there were approximately 76 and 2 holders of record of our common stock and warrants, respectively, and no shares of preferred stock outstanding. This number does not include beneficial owners whose shares were held in street name. The following description of our capital stock is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our charter and bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and to the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). 

 

Common Stock

 

Dividend Rights

 

Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or our capital stock) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board from time to time out of any assets or funds legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in such dividends and distributions.

 

Voting Rights

 

Except as otherwise required by law or our charter (including any preferred stock designation), (i) the holders of Common Stock possess all voting power with respect to the Company and (ii) each outstanding share of Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote on any matter properly submitted to the stockholders.

 

Preemptive Rights

 

Holders of outstanding shares of our Common Stock are not entitled to preemptive or other similar subscription rights to purchase any of our securities.

 

Conversion or Redemption Rights

 

Our Common Stock is neither convertible nor redeemable.


Liquidation Rights

 

Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the preferred stock upon our liquidation, the holders of our Common Stock are entitled to receive all of our remaining assets available for distribution to our stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of our Common Stock held by each stockholder.

  

Preferred Stock

 

Our Board may, without further action by our stockholders, from time to time, direct the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and may, at the time of issuance, fix the voting powers, if any, and determine the designations, powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, special and other rights, if any, of each such series and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. Accordingly, our Board, without stockholder approval, may issue preferred stock with voting, conversion, or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of our Common Stock. Preferred stock could be issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change of control or make removal of management more difficult. Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of decreasing the market price of our Common Stock, may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of our Common Stock, and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of us or other corporate action.


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Warrants

 

Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants

 

As of March 31, 2023, we had registered warrants outstanding and exercisable, at a price per share of $11.50, for a total of 18,749,990 shares of our Common Stock: (a) 9,999,990 of such warrants were issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us (the “public warrants”), and (b) 8,750,000 of such warrants were issued in a private placement transaction. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the public warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least the majority of the then outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of such public warrants. The warrants expire on October 28, 2026 (five years after completion of the previously disclosed business combination consummated on October 28, 2021), at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

 

We are not obligated to deliver any shares of our Common Stock pursuant to the exercise for cash of a warrant, and have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of our Common Stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current. No warrant will be exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue shares of our Common Stock upon exercise of a warrant unless our Common Stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt from the registration or qualifications requirements of the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants.

 

We may call the warrants for redemption:

 

 

in whole and not in part;

 

 

at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

 

 

upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and

 

 

if, and only if, the reported last sale price of our Common Stock (or the closing bid price of our Common Stock in the event shares of our Common Stock are not traded on any specific day) equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending three trading days before we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

 

If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

 

We have established the last of the redemption criterion discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we issue a notice of redemption of the warrants, each warrant holder will be entitled to exercise its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of our Common Stock may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price as well as the $11.50 (for whole shares) warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.

 

If we call the warrants for redemption as described above, our management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise its warrant to do so on a “cashless basis.” In determining whether to require all holders to exercise their warrants on a “cashless basis,” our management will consider, among other factors, our cash position, the number of warrants that are outstanding and the dilutive effect on our securityholders of issuing the maximum number of shares of our Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants. If our management takes advantage of this option, all holders of warrants would pay the exercise price by surrendering their warrants for that number of shares of our Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of our Common Stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of our Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants.

  

If our management takes advantage of this option, the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary to calculate the number of shares of our Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the warrants, including the “fair market value” in such case. Requiring a cashless exercise in this manner will reduce the number of shares to be issued and thereby lessen the dilutive effect of a warrant redemption. If we call the warrants for redemption and our management does not take advantage of this option, the Sponsor and its permitted transferees would still be entitled to exercise the Sponsor Warrants for cash or on a cashless basis using the same formula described above that other warrant holders would have been required to use had all warrant holders been required to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, as described in more detail below.

 

A holder of a warrant may notify us in writing in the event it elects to be subject to a requirement that such holder will not have the right to exercise such warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the warrant agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) of the shares of our Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.

 

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If the number of outstanding shares of our Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of our Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of our Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of our Common Stock issuable on exercise of each warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding shares of our Common Stock. A rights offering to holders of our Common Stock entitling holders to purchase shares of our Common Stock at a price less than the fair market value will be deemed a stock dividend of a number of shares of our Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of our Common Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for our Common Stock) multiplied by (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of our Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the fair market value. For these purposes (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for our Common Stock, in determining the price payable for our Common Stock, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of our Common Stock as reported during the 10 trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the shares of our Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.

 

In addition, if we, at any time while the warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of our Common Stock on account of such shares of our Common Stock (or other shares of our capital stock into which the warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described above or (b) certain ordinary cash dividends, then the warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Common Stock in respect of such event.

 

If the number of outstanding shares of our Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of our Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of our Common Stock issuable on exercise of each warrant will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of our Common Stock.

 

Whenever the number of shares of our Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants is adjusted, as described above, the warrant exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which will be the number of shares of our Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which will be the number of shares of our Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.

  

In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock (other than those described above or that solely affects the par value of such shares of our Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which we are the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of our outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of us as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which we are dissolved, the holders of the warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the warrants and in lieu of the shares of our Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the warrants would have received if such holder had exercised their warrants immediately prior to such event. If less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of our Common Stock in such a transaction is payable in the form of our Common Stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder of the warrant properly exercises the warrant within thirty days following public disclosure of such transaction, the warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the warrant agreement based on the Black-Scholes value (as defined in the warrant agreement) of the warrant.

 

The warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price (or on a cashless basis, if applicable), by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of warrants being exercised. The warrant holders will not have the rights or privileges of holders of our Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of our Common Stock. After the issuance of shares of our Common Stock upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.

 

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Warrants may be exercised only for a whole number of shares of our Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. If, upon exercise of the warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of our Common Stock to be issued to the warrant holder.

 

We have agreed that, subject to applicable law, any action, proceeding or claim against us arising out of or relating in any way to the warrant agreement will be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and we irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction will be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. This provision applies to claims under the Securities Act but does not apply to claims under the Exchange Act or any claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum.

 

Registered Warrants

 

On May 9, 2023, we entered into the Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to which we, among other things, agreed to sell to the purchasers in a private placement the Registered Warrants. We subsequently issued 18,518,520 of the Registered Warrants on May 16, 2023. On June 8, 2023, certain of the purchasers party to the Note Purchase Agreement delivered to us exercise notices indicating their election to purchase an additional 7,407,407 warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock. We expect to issue these 7,407,407 Registered Warrants on July 6, 2023 ( the “Additional Closing”). The Registered Warrants have an exercise price per share of $2.16. The Registered Warrants may be exercised during the period beginning on July 8, 2023 and ending on June 1, 2027. 

 

Exercise of the Registered Warrants is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.9% of our Common Stock, except with respect to holders who owned more than 4.9% of our Common Stock as of immediately prior to May 9, 2023, or holders who subsequently elect to terminate such 4.9% limitation, in which case the beneficial ownership limitation is 19.9%. Holders may terminate such 4.9% beneficial ownership limitation, provided that any such termination shall not be effective until 61 days after such notice is delivered to us.

 

Holders may exercise their Registered Warrants, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after July 8, 2023 and on or before June 1, 2027 in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Registered Warrants. If we fail to cause our transfer agent to transmit to the holder the Warrant Shares due upon exercise, and if such holder is thereafter required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of our Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of the Warrant Shares which the holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise, then we shall (A) pay in cash to the holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of our Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that we were required to deliver, but did not timely deliver, to the holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the holder, either reinstate the portion of the Registered Warrants and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the holder the Warrant Shares that would have been issued had we timely complied with such exercise and delivery obligations.

 

We have the right to redeem for cash the applicable pro rata portion of any Registered Warrant on each of May 1, 2025, September 1, 2025 and December 1, 2025, in each case, at a redemption price of $0.01 per share of underlying Common Stock comprising such applicable pro rata portion, where there exists both a Funding Shortfall (defined below) and the market price of such underlying Common Stock, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Registered Warrant, exceeds 130% of the then-applicable exercise price of the Registered Warrants. A “Funding Shortfall” shall exist if, on any relevant date, the amount, if any, by which (A) the total gross proceeds received after May 9, 2023 by the Company from: (w) the issuance of notes pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement (including any notes issued pursuant to the additional purchase rights provided under the Note Purchase Agreement, the “Notes”); (x) the issuance of debt securities by the Company on terms substantially similar to the Notes as permitted pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement; (y) the issuance of equity securities of the Company for cash; and (z) the exercise of the Registered Warrants for cash, is less than (B) $80,000,000.

 

With respect to each optional redemption date, the aggregate number of Warrant Shares redeemable by us under the Registered Warrants then outstanding shall equal (A) the lesser of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) the amount of the Funding Shortfall on such date, divided by (B) the then-applicable exercise price.


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If we effect a stock dividend, subdivide outstanding shares of our Common Stock into a larger number of shares, combine (by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of our Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or issue by reclassification of shares of our Common Stock any shares of our capital stock, then, in each case, the applicable exercise price for the Registered Warrants shall be multiplied by a fraction of which (x) the numerator shall be the number of shares of our Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which (y) the denominator shall be the number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Registered Warrants shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate exercise price of the Registered Warrants shall remain unchanged. Any such adjustment 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.

 

In the case of any merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation (other than for the purpose of changing our name and/or our jurisdiction of incorporation or a holding company for us), or in the case of any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition to another corporation or entity of all or substantially all of our assets in one or a series of related transactions, or in the case of any purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by us or another corporation or entity) is completed pursuant to which holders of our outstanding equity securities having voting power, including the power to vote on the election of directors, are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their securities for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of the outstanding securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power, including the power to vote on the election of directors of the Company, of our issued and outstanding equity securities, or in the case of any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of our Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which our Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or in the case of the consummation of any stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another entity or group of entities whereby such other entity or group acquires securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power, including the power to vote on the election of directors of the Company, of our issued and outstanding equity securities, then, upon any subsequent exercise of the Registered Warrants, the holders thereof 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 event described above, at the holder’s option, the number of shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if we are the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration receivable as a result of such event by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Registered Warrants are exercisable immediately prior to such event.

 

For purposes of any such exercise described above, the determination of the exercise price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such additional consideration based on the amount of additional consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such event, and we shall apportion the exercise price among the additional consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the additional consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in an event described above, then the holder shall be given the same choice as to the additional consideration it receives upon any exercise of its Registered Warrants following such event. We or any applicable successor entity shall deliver to the holder in exchange for its Registered Warrants a security of such successor entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Registered Warrants, 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 the Registered Warrants prior to such event, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price under the Registered Warrants to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such event 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 the Registered Warrants immediately prior to the consummation of such event).

 

Registered Warrants may be exercised only for a whole number of Warrant Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Registered Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Registered Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, at our 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.

 

We have agreed that any dispute based on or arising out of, under or in connection with the Registered Warrants or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements or actions or omissions of any party relating to the Registered Warrants will be brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, in the case of claims to which the federal courts have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware). We irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, and waive any objection we may have concerning the venue or convenience of such forum.

 

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Anti-Takeover Effects of our Charter and Bylaws

 

Our charter, bylaws and the DGCL contain provisions, which are summarized in the following paragraphs, that are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our Board. These provisions are intended to avoid costly takeover battles, reduce our vulnerability to a hostile change of control and enhance the ability of our Board to maximize stockholder value in connection with any unsolicited offer to acquire us. However, these provisions may have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, deter or prevent a merger or acquisition of us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or other takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in its best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the prevailing market price for the shares of our Common Stock held by stockholders.

 

These provisions include:

 

Special Meetings of Stockholders

 

Our charter and bylaws provide that, subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the preferred stock, special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairman of our Board, our chief executive officer, or our Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board. Our bylaws also prohibit the conduct of any business at a special meeting other than as specified in the notice for such meeting. These provisions may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in control or management of the Company.

  

Advance Notice Procedures

 

Our bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholders’ proposals to be brought before an annual meeting, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our Board. Stockholders at an annual meeting will only be able to consider proposals or nominations specified in the notice of meeting or brought before the meeting by or at the direction of our Board or by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record entitled to vote at such annual meeting on the date of the giving of the notice and on the record date for the meeting, who has given our Secretary timely written notice, in proper form, of the stockholder’s intention to bring that business before the meeting. Additionally, our bylaws provide that if the stockholder does not appear at the annual meeting of stockholders to present the proposed business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such matter may have been received by us. Although our bylaws will not give our Board the power to approve or disapprove stockholder nominations of candidates or proposals regarding other business to be conducted at a special or annual meeting, the bylaws may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the proper procedures are not followed or may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us.

 

Removal of Directors; Vacancies

 

Our charter and bylaws provide that, subject to the rights of any holders of any class or series of capital stock then outstanding, any or all of the directors may be removed from office, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

In addition, our bylaws provide that, subject to the rights granted to one or more series of preferred stock then outstanding, any newly created directorship on our Board that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on our Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause may be filled solely and exclusively by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, by a sole remaining director (and not by stockholders).

 

Supermajority Approval Requirements

 

Our charter and bylaws provide that our Board is expressly authorized to adopt, amend, alter or repeal our bylaws without any action on the part of the stockholders, subject to limited exceptions. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Board shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the bylaws. The bylaws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares entitled to vote on the election of directors, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock required by law (or any preferred stock designation).

 

The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, is required to amend a corporation’s certificate of incorporation, unless the certificate of incorporation requires a greater percentage.

 

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Our charter provides that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of our stock required by law or by the charter, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend Article V (Board of Directors), Article VI (Bylaws), Article VII (Special Meeting of Stockholders; Action by Written Consent), Article VIII (Limited Liability; Indemnification), Article IX (Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation) or Article X (Exclusive Forum from Certain Lawsuits; Consent to Jurisdiction) of the charter; provided that if two-thirds (2/3) of the Board has approved such amendment or repeal or adoption, then only the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, the Articles listed in this sentence.

 

Authorized but Unissued Shares

 

Delaware law does not require stockholder approval for any issuance of authorized shares. However, the listing requirements of Nasdaq, which would apply if and so long as our Common Stock is listed on Nasdaq, require stockholder approval of certain issuances equal to or exceeding 20% of the then outstanding voting power or then outstanding number of shares of our Common Stock. Additional shares that may be issued in the future may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings, to raise additional capital, to facilitate acquisitions and for employee benefit plans.

  

One of the effects of the existence of unissued and unreserved Common Stock may be to enable our Board to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of management and possibly deprive stockholders of opportunities to sell their shares at prices higher than prevailing market prices.

 

Business Combinations

 

We are and will continue to be subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that the person becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things, a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or did own within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock.

 

Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions: (1) before the stockholder became an interested stockholder, the board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; (2) upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and certain employee stock plan; or (3) at or after the time the stockholder became and interested stockholder, the business combination was approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

 

Under certain circumstances, Section 203 of the DGCL will make it more difficult for a person who would be an “interested stockholder” to effect various business combinations with us for a three-year period. This provision may encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with our Board because the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if our Board approves either the business combination or the transaction which results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in our Board and may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions which stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.

 

Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal and Payment

 

Under the DGCL, with certain exceptions, our stockholders will have appraisal rights in connection with a merger or consolidation of us. Pursuant to the DGCL, stockholders who properly request and perfect appraisal rights in connection with such merger or consolidation will have the right to receive payment of the fair value of their shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery.

 

Stockholders’ Derivative Actions

 

Under the DGCL, any of our stockholders may bring an action in our name to procure a judgment in our favor, also known as a derivative action, provided that the stockholders bringing the action is a holder of our shares at the time of the transaction to which the action relates or such stockholders’ stock thereafter devolved by operation of law.

  

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Exclusive Forum

 

Our charter provides that, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (2) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our stockholders, (3) any action asserting a claim against us or any director, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our charter, or our bylaws or (4) any action asserting a claim against us, our directors, officers or employees that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine and, if brought outside of Delaware, the stockholder bringing the suit will be deemed to have consented to service of process on such stockholder’s counsel, except for, as to each of (1) though (4) above, any action (A) as to which the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), (B) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery, or (C) for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the exclusive forum provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction and (ii) unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law for the specified types of actions and proceedings, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against us or our directors and officers.

 

Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors

 

The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties, subject to certain exceptions. Our charter includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL. The effect of these provisions will be to eliminate the rights of us and our stockholders, through stockholders’ derivative suits on our behalf, to recover monetary damages from a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior. However, exculpation will not apply to any director if the director has acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized illegal dividends or redemptions or derived an improper benefit from his or her actions as a director.

 

Our bylaws provide that we must indemnify and advance expenses to our directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL and our charter and we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our officers and directors, which require us to indemnify our directors and officers for expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or officers or as a director or officer of any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request. We also are expressly authorized to carry directors’ and officers’ liability insurance providing indemnification for our directors, officers and certain employees for some liabilities. We believe that these indemnification and advancement provisions and insurance will be useful to attract and retain qualified directors and officers.

 

The limitation of liability, indemnification and advancement provisions included in our charter and bylaws and the indemnification agreements may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breaches of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

 

There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stock and our warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The transfer agent’s address is 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10004.


Listing

 

Our Common Stock, and our public warrants and private placement warrants, are listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “NN and “NNAVW,” respectively.


 

We are registering the Registered Securities covered by this prospectus on behalf of the Selling Securityholders. All costs, expenses and fees connected with the registration of the Registered Securities will be borne by us. Any brokerage commissions and similar expenses connected with selling the Registered Securities will be borne by the Selling Securityholders. The Selling Securityholders may offer and sell the Registered Securities covered by this prospectus from time to time in one or more transactions. When we refer to “Selling Securityholders, we mean the persons listed in the section entitled “Selling Securityholders,” and the pledgees, donees, transferees and other successors-in-interest who may come to hold any of the Selling Securityholders’ interest in the Registered Securities through a pledge, gift, partnership distribution or other non-sale related transfer from the Selling Securityholders. The Selling Securityholders will act independently of the Company in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. These transactions include:

  • through one or more underwriters or dealers in a public offering and sale by them, whether individually or through an underwriting syndicate led by one or more managing underwriters;
  • in “at the market offerings” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise;
  • directly to a limited number of purchasers or to a single purchaser;
  • through agents;
  • by delayed delivery contracts or by remarketing firms;
  • ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers;
  • purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its own account pursuant to this prospectus;
  • exchange or over-the-counter distributions in accordance with the rules of the exchange or other market;
  • block trades in which the broker-dealer attempts to sell the Registered Securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
  • transactions in options, swaps or other derivatives that may or may not be listed on an exchange;
  • a combination of any such method of sale; or
  • any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

In connection with distributions of the Registered Securities or otherwise, the Selling Securityholders may:

  • sell the Registered Securities:
  • in negotiated transactions;
  • in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;
  • at market prices prevailing at the times of sale;
  • at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
  • at negotiated prices;
  • sell the Registered Securities:
  • on a national securities exchange;
  • in the over-the-counter market; or
  • in transactions otherwise than on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market, or in combination;
  • sell the Registered Securities short and/or deliver the Registered Securities to close out short positions;
  • enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions which require the delivery to them of Registered Securities covered by this prospectus, which they may in turn resell; and
  • pledge Registered Securities to broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which, upon a default, they may in turn resell.

The Selling Securityholders may also resell all or a portion of the Registered Securities in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as permitted by that rule, Section 4(a)(1) under the Securities Act, if available, or any other exemption from the registration requirements that become available, rather than under this prospectus.

If underwriters are used in the sale of any Registered Securities, such Registered Securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions described above. Registered Securities may be either offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by underwriters. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. As applicable, we will describe in each accompanying prospectus supplement the name of the underwriter(s) and the nature of any such relationship(s).

If a dealer is used in an offering of Registered Securities, the dealer may purchase the securities, as principal. The dealer may then resell the Registered Securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of sale.

Registered Securities may be sold directly or through agents designated from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of such securities and we will describe any commissions paid to the agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, the agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments made by the underwriters, dealers or agents, under agreements between us and the underwriters, dealers and agents.

Underwriters who participate in the distribution of Registered Securities may be granted an option to purchase additional Registered Securities in connection with the distribution.

Underwriters, dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from us or our purchasers, as their agents in connection with the sale of securities. These underwriters, dealers or agents may be considered to be underwriters under the Securities Act. As a result, discounts, commissions or profits on resale received by the underwriters, dealers or agents may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions. Each accompanying prospectus supplement will identify any such underwriter, dealer or agent and describe any compensation received by them from us. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

In connection with sales of Registered Securities, the Selling Securityholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of Registered Securities in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The Selling Securityholders may also sell Registered Securities short and the Selling Securityholders may deliver Registered Securities covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed Registered Securities in connection with such short sales. The Selling Securityholders may also loan or pledge Registered Securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such Registered Securities, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Selling Securityholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of Registered Securities offered by this prospectus, which Registered Securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).



The Selling Securityholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Registered Securities owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the Registered Securities from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, the list of Selling Securityholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Securityholders under this prospectus. The Selling Securityholders may also transfer and donate Registered Securities in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment transactions, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act.

Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents who may become involved in the sale of Registered Securities may engage in transactions with, and perform other services for, us in the ordinary course of their business for which they receive compensation.

In effecting sales, the Selling Securityholders may engage broker-dealers or agents, who may in turn arrange for other broker-dealers to participate. Broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions, discounts or concessions from the Selling Securityholders and/or from the purchasers of Registered Securities for whom the broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal, or both. The compensation to a particular broker-dealer may be in excess of customary commissions. To our knowledge, there is currently no plan, arrangement or understanding between any Selling Securityholders and any broker-dealer or agent regarding the sale of any Registered Securities by the Selling Securityholders.

The Selling Securityholders, any broker-dealers or agents and any participating broker-dealers that act in connection with the sale of the Registered Securities covered by this prospectus may be “underwriters” under the Securities Act with respect to those Registered Securities and will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. Any profit that the Selling Securityholders realize, and any compensation that any broker-dealer or agent may receive in connection with any sale, including any profit realized on resale of Registered Securities acquired as principal, may constitute underwriting discounts and commissions. If the Selling Securityholders are deemed to be underwriters, the Selling Securityholders may be subject to certain liabilities under statutes including, but not limited to, Section 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act.

The securities laws of some states may require the Selling Securityholders to sell the Registered Securities in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. These laws may also require that we register or qualify the Registered Securities for sale in those states unless an exemption from registration and qualification is available and the Selling Securityholders and we comply with that exemption. In addition, the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of Registered Securities in the market and to the activities of the Selling Securityholders and their affiliates. Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the Registered Securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Registered Securities. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Registered Securities and the ability of any person to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Registered Securities.

If any Selling Securityholder notifies us that he has entered into any material arrangement with a broker-dealer for the sale of Registered Securities through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution, over-the-counter distribution or secondary distribution, or a purchase by a broker or dealer, we will file any necessary supplement to this prospectus to disclose:

  • the number of Registered Securities involved in the arrangement;
  • the terms of the arrangement, including the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents who purchase Registered Securities, as required;
  • the proposed selling price to the public;
  • any discount, commission or other underwriting compensation;
  • the place and time of delivery for the Registered Securities being sold;
  • any discount, commission or concession allowed, reallowed or paid to any dealers; and
  • any other material terms of the distribution of Registered Securities.

In addition, if the Selling Securityholder notifies us that a donee, pledgee, transferee or other successor-in-interest of the Selling Securityholder intends to sell more than 500 securities, we will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required.



 

The validity of the Registered Securities being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Hogan Lovells US LLP, Tysons, Virginia.

 

 

The consolidated financial statements of NextNav Inc. appearing in NextNav Inc.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2022, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

 

Available Information

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information pertaining to us and our securities reference is made to the registration statement and the exhibits and any schedules filed therewith. Statements contained in this prospectus concerning any of our contracts, agreements or other documents are not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit.

 

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and file periodic and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. You can read the Company’s SEC filings, including this prospectus, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Those filings are also available to the public at no cost on, or accessible through, our website under the heading “Investors” at www.nextnav.com. The information we file with the SEC or contained on or accessible through our corporate website or any other website that we may maintain is not incorporated by reference into and are not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

If you would like additional copies of this prospectus, you should contact us by telephone or in writing:

 

NextNav Inc.
Attn: Investor Relations
1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor
McLean, VA 22102
Telephone: (800) 775-0982




Incorporation by Reference

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information in other documents that we file with it. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, and information in documents that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in documents filed earlier with the SEC or contained in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference in this prospectus (i) the documents listed below, (ii) all documents that we file with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is included and prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement, and (iii) any future filings that we may make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of the offering under this prospectus; provided, however, that we are not incorporating, in each case, any documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed, including any information that we disclose under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, in accordance with SEC rules:

You may request, orally or in writing, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference. These documents will be provided to you at no cost, by contacting: NextNav Inc., Investor Relations, at 1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor, McLean, VA 22102 or (800) 775-0982. In addition, copies of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference may be accessed at our website at www.nextnav.com. The information on such website is not incorporated by reference and is not a part of this prospectus.


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25,925,927 Shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants

 

 

25,925,927 Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

 

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PROSPECTUS

 

                , 2023

 

 





PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

 

The following table sets forth the expenses to be borne by the registrant in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Registered Securities being registered hereby. All amounts are estimates except the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee. 

 

Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee

 

$

6,171

 

Accounting fees and expenses

 

 

12,500

 

Legal fees and expenses

 

 

20,000

 

Financial printing and miscellaneous expenses

 

 

2,000

 

Total


$

40,671



Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section 145 of the DGCL authorizes a court to award, or a corporation’s board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement for expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act.

Our charter provides that our directors shall not be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL, as amended. Our bylaws provide for indemnification of our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by the DGCL.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our officers and directors. These agreements require us to indemnify our directors and officers for expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or officers or as a director or officer of any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request. We believe that these charter and bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

Insofar as the foregoing provisions permit indemnification of directors, executive officers, or persons controlling us for liability arising under the Securities Act, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.


Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement  Schedules

 

 

(a)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

3.1*

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NextNav Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by NextNav Inc. on November 2, 2021).

3.2*

 

Bylaws of NextNav Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by NextNav Inc. on October 28, 2021).

4.1*

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by NextNav Inc. on August 25, 2021).

4.2

 

Warrant Agreement, by and between NextNav Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.

4.3

 

Form of Warrant To Purchase Common Stock of NextNav Inc.

5.1

 

Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP.

10.1

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement.

23.1

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

23.2

 

Consent of Hogan Lovells LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page).

107

 

Filing Fee Table.



 

*

Filed previously.

 

 

 



Item 17. Undertakings

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: 


(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;


(iii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Filing Fee Tables” or “Calculation of Registration Fee” table, as applicable, in the effective registration statement; and


(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;


provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.


(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:


(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and


(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; and 




(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: 


(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;


(ii)
Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;


(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and


(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.  



SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of McLean, Commonwealth of Virginia, on June 23, 2023.  

 

 

NEXTNAV INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ganesh Pattabiraman

 

Name: 

Ganesh Pattabiraman

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Ganesh Pattabiraman and Christian Gates, acting alone or together with another attorney-in-fact, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all further amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement (and any additional registration statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto)), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Name

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ganesh Pattabiraman

 

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

June 23, 2023

Ganesh Pattabiraman

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Christian D. Gates

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

June 23, 2023

Christian D. Gates

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Sammaad R. Shams 

 

Corporate Accounting Officer

 

June 23, 2023

Sammaad R. Shams

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gary M. Parsons

 

Chairman and Director

 

June 23, 2023

Gary M. Parsons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Peter D. Aquino

 

Director

 

June 23, 2023

Peter D. Aquino

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Bandel L. Carano

 

Director

 

June 23, 2023

Bandel L. Carano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Alan B. Howe

 

Director

 

June 23, 2023

Alan B. Howe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Neil S. Subin

 

Director

 

June 23, 2023

Neil S. Subin

 

 

 

 


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Exhibit 4.2

WARRANT AGREEMENT

THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 15, 2023, is entered into by and between NextNav Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “Warrant Agent”). Certain terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Warrants (defined below).

WHEREAS, the Company has issued warrants to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 (“Common Stock”) of the Company (the “Warrants”) to certain purchasers;

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warran ts;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and

WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.Appointment of Warrant Agent.  The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

2.Warrants.

2.1Form of Warrant.  Each Warrant shall be issued in registered form only, and, if a physical certificate is issued, shall be in substantially the form agreed to between the Company and the Warrant Agent, the provisions of which are incorporated herein, and signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board, the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Offer, Secretary or other principal officer of the Company.  In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance. To the extent any provisions of this Agreement conflict with the provisions of the Warrant, the provisions of the Warrant shall prevail.

2.2Effect of CountersignatureIf a physical certificate is issued, unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant certificate shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.

2.3Registration.

2.3.1Warrant Register.  The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (the “Warrant Register”) for the registration of the original issuance and transfers of the Warrants.  Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company. The Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more book-entry certificates deposited with the Warrant Agent. As soon as practicable after execution of this Agreement, the Warrants shall be represented by one or more book-entry certificates (each, a “Book-Entry Warrant Certificate”) deposited with The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”) and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of the Depositary. Ownership of beneficial interests in the Warrants shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by (i) the Depositary or its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or (ii) institutions that have accounts with the Depositary (each such institution, with respect to a Warrant in its account, a “Participant”). For the avoidance of doubt, until such time as the Warrants are deposited with the Depositary, the Warrants shall be represented by one or more book-entry certificates deposited with the Warrant Agent.

1




If the Depositary subsequently ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Warrants, the Company may instruct the Warrant Agent regarding making other arrangements for the book-entry settlement. In the event that the Warrants are not eligible for, or it is no longer necessary to have the Warrants available in, book-entry form, the Warrant Agent shall provide written instructions to the Depositary to deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, and the Company shall instruct the Warrant Agent to deliver to the Depositary definitive certificates in physical form evidencing such Warrants (“Definitive Warrant Certificate”). Such Definitive Warrant Certificate shall be in a form agreed to between the Company and the Warrant Agent.

2.3.2Registered Holder.  Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant shall be registered upon the Warrant Register (the “registered holder”), as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on a Definitive Warrant Certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

3.Terms and Exercise of Warrants.

3.1Warrant Price.  Each Warrant shall entitle the registered holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant, as the case may be, and of this Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of $                            per whole share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1.  The term “Warrant Price” as used in this Agreement refers to the price per share at which Common Stock may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised.  The Company, in its sole discretion, may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below).

3.2Duration of Warrants.  A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (“Exercise Period”) commencing on or after July 8, 2023 and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the earlier to occur of (x) July 1, 2027 or (y) the date fixed for redemption of the Warrants as provided in Section 6 of this Agreement (the “Expiration Date”).  Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as set forth in Section 6 hereunder), each Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date.  The Company, in its sole discretion, may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date. 

3.3Exercise of Warrants.

3.3.1 Payment.  Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Agreement, a Warrant may be exercised by the registered holder thereof by delivering to the Warrant Agent at its corporate trust department (i) the Definitive Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants to be exercised, or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, the Warrants to be exercised on the records of the Depositary to an account of the Warrant Agent at the Depositary designated for such purpose in writing by the Warrant Agent to the Depositary from time to time, (ii) an election to purchase (“Election to Purchase”) shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant, properly completed and executed by the registered holder on the reverse of the Definitive Warrant Certificate or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, properly delivered by the Participant in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures, and (iii) payment in full of the Warrant Price for each full share of Common Stock as to which the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the shares of Common Stock and the issuance of such shares of Common Stock, by certified check payable to the order of the Warrant Agent or by wire transfer.

3.3.2 Issuance of Shares of Common Stock on Exercise.  As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price or upon surrender of the Warrant (or portion thereof) as set forth in Section 3.3.1(b), the Company shall issue to the registered holder of such Warrant a book-entry position or certificate or certificates, as applicable, representing the number of full shares of Common Stock to which he, she or it is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it, and, if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new book-entry position or countersigned Warrant, as applicable, for the number of shares of Common Stock as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised. If fewer than all the Warrants evidenced by a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate are exercised, a notation shall be made to the records maintained by the Warrant Agent, the Depositary, its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or a Participant, as appropriate, evidencing the balance of the Warrants remaining after such exercise.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any securities pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant unless (a) a registration statement under the Act with respect to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is available for delivery to the Warrant holders or (b) in the opinion of counsel to the Company, the exercise of the Warrants is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under applicable securities laws of the states or other jurisdictions in which the registered holder resides.  Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any registered holder in any state in which such exercise or issuance would be unlawful.  In the event that a registration statement under the Act with respect to the Common Stock underlying the Warrants is not effective or a current prospectus is not available, or because such exercise would be unlawful with respect to a registered holder in any state, the registered holder shall not be entitled to exercise such Warrants and such Warrants may have no value and expire worthless.  In no event will the Company be required to “net cash settle” the warrant exercise. 


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3.3.1Valid Issuance.  All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

3.3.2Date of Issuance.  Each person in whose name any book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for shares of Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares of Common Stock on the date on which the Warrant, or book-entry position representing such Warrant, was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate in the case of a certificated Warrant, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company or book-entry system of the Warrant Agent are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares of Common Stock at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books or book-entry system are open.

4.Adjustments.

4.1Stock Dividends - Split-Ups.  If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

4.2Aggregation of Shares.  If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

4.3Adjustments in Exercise Price.  Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.

4.4Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc.  In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or one that solely affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock), or, in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or, in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Warrant holder would have received if such Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4.  The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.

4.5Notices of Changes in Warrant.  Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based.  Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, then, in any such event, the Company shall give written notice to each Warrant holder, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event.  Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.

4.6No Fractional Shares.  Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon exercise of Warrants.  If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up or down to the nearest whole number the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.

4.7Form of Warrant.  The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares of Common Stock as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement.  However, the Company may, at any time, in its sole discretion, make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

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5.Transfer and Exchange of Warrants.

5.1Registration of Transfer.  The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, in the case of a certificated Warrant, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer.  Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent.  In the case of certificated Warrants, the Warrants so cancelled may be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.

5.2Procedure for Surrender of Warrants.  Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the registered holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided herein or in any Book-Entry Warrant Certificate or Definitive Warrant Certificate, each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate and Definitive Warrant Certificate may be transferred only in whole and only to the Depositary, to another nominee of the Depositary, to a successor depositary, or to a nominee of a successor depositary, provided further, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer is exempt from registration under the Act and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.

5.3Fractional Warrants.  The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the issuance of a warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a warrant.

5.4Service Charges.  No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.

5.5Warrant Execution and Countersignature.  The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.

6.Redemption.

6.1RedemptionAs provided in the Warrants, the Company shall have the right to redeem (an “Optional Redemption”) for cash the applicable Pro Rata Portion of each Warrant on each of May 1, 2025 (the “First Redemption Date”), September 1, 2025 (the “Second Redemption Date”) and December 1, 2025 (the “Third Redemption Date” and each of the foregoing, a “Redemption Date”), in each case, at a redemption price of $0.01 per share of underlying Common Stock comprising such applicable Pro Rata Portion  (the “Redemption Price”) if, on the applicable Redemption Trigger Date, (i) a Funding Shortfall exists and (ii) the average of the VWAP prices for each of the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on and including the Trading Day immediately preceding such Redemption Trigger Date equals or exceeds 130% of the then-applicable Exercise Price. The “Redemption Trigger Date” applicable to the First Redemption Date is April 1, 2025; the Second Redemption Date is August 1, 2025; and the Third Redemption Date is November 1, 2025.

6.2Notice of Optional Redemption.  In the event the Company exercises its Optional Redemption right to redeem the applicable Pro Rata Portion of the Warrants, it shall deliver or cause to be delivered by email to each registered holder at its last email or other address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register a notice of such Optional Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”) in the form prescribed by the Warrant not more than five (5) days after the applicable Redemption Trigger Date. Notwithstanding the delivery of any Redemption Notice, such registered holder shall continue to have the right to exercise any portion the Warrant in accordance with its terms. If and to the extent that the registered holder exercises the Warrant after delivery of a Redemption Notice and prior to the close of business on the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Redemption Date, the appliable Pro Rata Portion of the Warrant redeemable by the Company pursuant to such Redemption Notice shall be reduced by the portion of this Warrant so exercised by the registered holder.

6.3Optional Redemption LimitationsWith respect to each Redemption Date, the aggregate number of shares of unexercised underlying Common Stock redeemable by the Company under the Warrants outstanding on the corresponding Redemption Trigger Date pursuant to an Optional Redemption, if any, shall equal the applicable Warrant Value divided by the Exercise Price (the “Redeemable Portion”).

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7.Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.

7.1No Rights as Stockholder.  A Warrant does not entitle the registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.

7.2Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants.  If a physical certificate representing any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which terms shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.  Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

7.3Reservation of Common Stock.  The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.

7.4Registration of Common Stock.  The Company agrees that within the timeframe provided in the registration rights agreement between the Company and the holders of the Warrants, it shall use its best efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act”) of, among other securities, the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Registration Statement”), and it shall take such action as is necessary to qualify for sale, in those states in which the Warrants were initially offered by the Company, the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.  The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such Registration Statement until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.  In no event will the registered holder of a Warrant be entitled to receive a “net cash settlement” in lieu of physical settlement in shares of Common Stock, regardless of whether the Company complies with this Section 7.4. 

7.5Limitation on Monetary Damages. In no event shall the registered holder of a Warrant be entitled to receive monetary damages for failure to settle any Warrant exercise if the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to an effective registration statement or if a current prospectus is not available for delivery by the Warrant Agent, provided the Company has fulfilled its obligations under Section 7.4 to use its best efforts to effect the registration under the Act of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

8.Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.

8.1Payment of Taxes.  The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares.

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8.2Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.

8.2.1Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent.  The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company.  If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent.  If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of the Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his, her or its Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost.  Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority.  After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

8.2.2Notice of Successor Warrant Agent.  In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

8.2.3Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent.  Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.

8.3Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent.

8.3.1Remuneration.  The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.

8.3.2Further Assurances.  The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.

8.4Liability of Warrant Agent.

8.4.1Reliance on Company Statement.  Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President, Secretary or Chairman of the Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent.  The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

8.4.2Indemnity.  The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.  The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement, except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

8.4.3Exclusions.  The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock will when issued be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.

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8.5Acceptance of Agency.  The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and, among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all moneys received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of Common Stock through the exercise of Warrants.

9.Miscellaneous Provisions.

9.1Successors.  All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

9.2Notices.  Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be delivered by hand or sent by registered or certified mail or overnight courier service, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent) as follows:

NextNav Inc.

1775 Tysons Blvd.

5th Floor

McLean, VA 22102

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be delivered by hand or sent by registered or certified mail or overnight courier service, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent) as follows:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30 FL
New York, New York 10004
Attn:  Compliance Department

with a copy in each case to:

                            Hogan Lovells US LLP

                            555 13th Street NW

Washington, DC 20004

Attn: Randy Segal

 

Any notice, sent pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective, if delivered by hand, upon receipt thereof by the party to whom it is addressed, if sent by overnight courier, on the next business day of the delivery to the courier, and if sent by registered or certified mail on the third day after registration or certification thereof.

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9.3Applicable Law.  The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.  The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive.  The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.  Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.2 hereof.  Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this paragraph will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum.

Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the Warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the forum provision in this Section 9.3. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope of the forum provision above, is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (a “foreign action”) in the name of any warrant holder, such warrant holder shall be deemed to have consented to (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum provisions (an “enforcement action”), and (y) having service of process made upon such warrant holder in any such enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s counsel in the foreign action as agent for such warrant holder.

9.4Persons Having Rights under this Agreement.  Nothing in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the registered holders of the Warrants, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof.  All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns and of the registered holders of the Warrants.

9.5Examination of the Agreement.  A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant.  The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit his, her or its Warrant for inspection by it.

9.6Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

9.7Effect of Headings.  The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

9.8Amendments.  This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any registered holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or correcting any mistake, including to conform the provisions of this Agreement to the description of the terms of the Warrants and this Agreement in the Registration Statement or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the registered holders. All other modifications or amendments, including any amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period, shall require the written consent of the registered holders of a majority of the then outstanding Warrants.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, without the consent of the registered holders.

9.9Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. 

[Signature page follows] 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.


NEXTNAV INC.

By: /s/ Chris Gates


Name: Chris Gates


Title:  Chief Financial Officer





CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

By: /s/ Erika Young


Name: Erika Young


Title:  Vice President






Exhibit 4.3


THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT, AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF, HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

NEXTNAV INC.

FORM OF

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

Issue Date: [●]

Holder:    [●]                                         

Initial Exercise Date:  July 8, 2023

Initial Warrant Shares:   [●]

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received the holder named above 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 the Initial Exercise Date specified above (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on June 1, 2027 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from NextNav Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to the number of Initial Warrant Shares set forth above (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. 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).

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.

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.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Notes” means the 10% Senior Secured Notes issued by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

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.

Purchase Agreement” means that certain note purchase agreement, dated as of May 9, 2023, among the Company and the purchasers named therein.

Registration Statement” means an effective registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3 filed by the Company with Commission, including all information, documents and exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference into such registration statement, as amended from time to time, which registers the resale of the Warrant and the Warrant Shares, and includes any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement.

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

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Subsidiaries” means the subsidiaries of the Company set forth on Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market, quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX, or is priced on The Pink Open 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 Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the NYSE American or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

VWAP” means, for any Trading Day, 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 per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock for such Trading Day on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. through its “Volume at Price” function in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and is quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX, the per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock for such Trading Day 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 using a volume-weighted method as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Holders of a majority of the Warrants then outstanding, the reasonable 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 pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

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 PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto as Annex A (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(c)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, in either case in immediately available funds. 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 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 and partial Optional Redemptions by the Company pursuant to Section 5 of this Warrant each 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 or redeemed, as the case may be. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and redeemed and the date of such purchases and redemptions. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase or redemption 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 (the “Exercise Price”) means $2.16, subject to adjustment hereunder.

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(c)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 (A) crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with the Transfer Agent, or (B) if requested by the Holder, 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, in each case by the date that is the latest of (i) two Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one 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 the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price within the earlier of (i) two Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. 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 the 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, 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 remaining available under 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(c)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

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

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

(vi)Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the assignment form attached hereto as Annex B (the “Assignment Form”) 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 of the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

(vii)Closing of Books. Except where there will be an adjustment pursuant to Section 3(b) (and, in such case, only for so long as is necessary to effect such adjustment), 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.

(d)Beneficial Ownership Limitations.

(i)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and subject to Section 2(d)(vi), the Holder will not be entitled to receive any Warrant Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant to the extent, but only to the extent, that such receipt would cause the Holder to become, directly or indirectly, a Beneficial Owner of more than 4.9% of the Common Stock outstanding at such time on an aggregate basis; provided, that the Holder shall have the right to terminate the foregoing limitation upon not less than 61 days’ prior written notice to the Company; and provided further, however, that if as of the Issue Date the Holder is the Beneficial Owner of more than 4.9% of the Common Stock then outstanding or the Holder terminates the 4.9% limitation as provided above, the Holder will not be entitled to receive any Warrant Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant to the extent, but only to the extent, that such receipt would cause the Holder to become, directly or indirectly, a Beneficial Owner of more than 19.9% of the Common Stock outstanding at such time on an aggregate basis (such restriction, as applicable, the “Beneficial Ownership Limit”).

(ii)For purposes of this Section 2(d) only, the Holder shall be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of and shall be deemed to beneficially own any Common Stock that the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) or associates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) is deemed to beneficially own, together with any Common Stock beneficially owned by any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with the Holder for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Subject to the following proviso, for purposes of this Section 2(d) only, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder as in effect on the date hereof; provided that the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and associates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with the Holder for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of any of the Company’s securities or rights to acquire the Common Stock, whether or not such securities or rights are currently exercisable or convertible or are exercisable or convertible only after the passage of time (including the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant in respect of which the beneficial ownership determination is being made), but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock that would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unexercised portion of any Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or associates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with the Holder for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any of the Company’s other securities subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or associates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with the Holder for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Beneficial Owner” as used in this Section 2(d) shall not include any holder of record of this Warrant or shares of Common Stock, any nominee of such holder of record, or any account holder of such holder of record or nominee, unless, in each case, such holder of record, nominee or account holder shall also be a Beneficial Owner of this Warrant or such shares of Common Stock.

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(iii)Any purported delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be void and have no effect to the extent, but only to the extent, that such delivery would result in the Holder becoming the Beneficial Owner of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limit.

(iv)When the Holder exercised this Warrant, the Holder must provide a certification to the Company as to whether the Holder receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise is, or would, as a result of such exercise, become the beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time in excess of any Beneficial Ownership Limit then applicable to the Holder.

(v)If any delivery of Warrant Shares otherwise owed to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of the Beneficial Ownership Limit, the Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and, the Holder may either:

(A)    request the return of the portion of the Warrant representing the undelivered Warrant Shares, after which such portion shall be available future exercise by the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Warrant; or

(B)     certify to the Company that the Holder receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise is not, and would not, as a result of such delivery, become the Beneficial Owner of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limit, after which the Company shall deliver any such Warrant Shares withheld on account of such Beneficial Ownership Limit by the later of (i) the date such shares were otherwise due to the Holder and (ii) two Trading Days after receipt of such certification; provided, however, until such time as the Holder gives such notice, the Holder shall be deemed to be the shareholder of record with respect to the Warrant Shares otherwise deliverable upon conversion in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limit.

(vi)This Section 2(d) shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which the Holder may receive or beneficially own pursuant to this Warrant in determining the amount of securities or other consideration that the Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction.

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3.Certain Adjustments.

(a)           Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) effects a stock dividend, (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)           Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company (and all of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person (other than for the purpose of changing the Company’s name and/or the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or a holding company for the Company), (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, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of the outstanding equity securities of the Company having voting power, including the power to vote on the election of directors of the Company, are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their securities for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of the outstanding securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power, including the power to vote on the election of directors of the Company, of the issued and outstanding equity securities of the Company, (iv) 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, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power, including the power to vote on the election of directors of the Company, of the issued and outstanding equity securities of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(d) on the exercise of this Warrant), 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 (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(d) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of 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 or any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) 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 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 and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

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(c)           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.

(d)          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 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 email to the Holder at its last email or other address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least five (5) Trading Days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating, to the extent known, (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. 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. If the Company shall exercise its Optional Redemption rights pursuant to Section 5(a), it shall provide the Holder with notice in the manner required under Section 5(b).

4.           Transfer of Warrant.

(a)            Agreement to Comply with the Securities Act; Legend. The Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 4 and the restrictive legend requirements set forth on the face of this Warrant and further agrees that such Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act. This Warrant and all Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant (unless registered under the Securities Act) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

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“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT, AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF, HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”

(b)            Removal of Legends. This Warrant and the Warrant Shares shall not be required to contain the legend set forth in Section 4(a) above or any other legend (i) if there is an effective Registration Statement registering the resale of the Warrant and the Warrant Shares, provided that the Holder furnishes the Company with reasonable assurances that such Warrant and Warrant Shares will be resold only pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, (ii) following any sale of the Warrant or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming the transferor is not an affiliate of the Company), provided that the Holder furnishes the Company with reasonable assurances that such Warrant or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale, assignment or transfer under Rule 144, which shall not include an opinion of the Holder’s counsel, (iii) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer (other than under Rule 144), provided that the Holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel to the Holder, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Warrant or Warrant Shares may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or (iv) if such legend is not required or customarily included under applicable provisions of the Securities Act (including, without limitation, controlling judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the SEC). If a legend is not required pursuant to the foregoing, the Company shall no later than ten (10) Business Days following the delivery by the Holder to the Company of notice with respect to this Warrant or any Warrant Shares issued in the form of book-entries or, if applicable, a legended certificate representing any Warrant Shares (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer, if applicable), together with any other deliveries from the Holder as may be reasonably required above in this Section 4(b) (such date, the “Legend Removal Date”), at the Company’s option, either: (A) credit the applicable number of Warrant Shares to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account or (B) issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the Holder, an updated form of this Warrant or a certificate representing Warrant Shares, as applicable, in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B) above, free from all restrictive and other legends, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee.

(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.

5.            Redemption.

(a)            Optional Redemption. Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Section 5, the Company shall have the right to redeem (an “Optional Redemption”) for cash the applicable Pro Rata Portion of this Warrant on each of May 1, 2025 (the “First Redemption Date”), September 1, 2025 (the “Second Redemption Date”) and December 1, 2025 (the “Third Redemption Date” and each of the foregoing, a “Redemption Date”), in each case, at a redemption price of $0.01 per share of underlying Common Stock comprising such applicable Pro Rata Portion (the “Redemption Price”) if, on the applicable Redemption Trigger Date, (i) a Funding Shortfall exists and (ii) the average of the VWAP prices for each of the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on and including the Trading Day immediately preceding such Redemption Trigger Date equals or exceeds 130% of the then-applicable Exercise Price. The “Redemption Trigger Date” applicable to the First Redemption Date is April 1, 2025; the Second Redemption Date is August 1, 2025; and the Third Redemption Date is November 1, 2025.

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(b)           Notice of Optional Redemption.

(i)               If the Company exercises its Optional Redemption right to redeem the applicable Pro Rata Portion of this Warrant pursuant to Section 5(a), it shall deliver or cause to be delivered by email to the Holder at its last email or other address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company a notice of such Optional Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”) not more than five (5) days after the applicable Redemption Trigger Date. Notwithstanding the delivery of any Redemption Notice, the Holder shall continue to have the right to exercise any portion this Warrant in accordance with its terms. If and to the extent that the Holder exercises this Warrant after delivery of a Redemption Notice and prior to the close of business on the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Redemption Date, the appliable Pro Rata Portion of this Warrant redeemable by the Company pursuant to such Redemption Notice shall be reduced by the portion of this Warrant so exercised by the Holder.

(ii)              Each Redemption Notice shall specify: (A) the Redemption Date; (B) the Redemption Price; (C) that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon the portion of this Warrant to be redeemed; (D) the place or places where the applicable Pro Rata Portion of this Warrant is to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; (E) that the Holder may exercise this Warrant and that the applicable Pro Rata Portion of this Warrant to be redeemed will be reduced to the extent that the Holder exercises this Warrant prior to the close of business on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date; (F) the procedures the Holder must follow to exercise this Warrant; (G) the then-applicable Exercise Price; and (H) the portion of this Warrant that remains unredeemed and exercisable following the redemption.

(c)            Optional Redemption Limitations. With respect to each Redemption Date, the aggregate number of shares of unexercised underlying Common Stock redeemable by the Company under the Warrants outstanding on the corresponding Redemption Trigger Date pursuant to an Optional Redemption, if any, shall equal the applicable Warrant Value divided by the Exercise Price (the “Redeemable Portion”).

(d)            Certain Terms. For purposes of this Section 5:

Funding Shortfall” means, for any date, the amount, if any, by which (A) the total Qualified Capital Proceeds received by the Company as of or prior to such date, is less than (B) $80,000,000.

Qualified Capital Proceeds” means the gross proceeds received after the date hereof by the Company from (A) the issuance of Notes (including any Notes issued pursuant to the additional purchase rights provided under the Purchase Agreement); (B) the issuance of debt securities by the Company on terms substantially similar to the Notes as permitted pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; (C) the issuance of equity securities of the Company for cash; and (D) the exercise of Warrants for cash.

Pro Rata Portion” means, with respect to any Redeemable Portion, a number of shares of underlying Common Stock under this Warrant that are unexercised as of the applicable Redemption Trigger Date that represents a proportionate share of the Redeemable Portion. Such proportionate share shall be determined by dividing (A) the total number of shares of underlying Common Stock under this Warrant that are unexercised as of the applicable Redemption Trigger Date by (B) the total number of shares of underlying Common Stock under all Warrants that are unexercised as of the applicable Redemption Trigger Date.

Warrant Value” means, on any Redemption Trigger Date, the lesser of (A) $10,000,000 and (B) the amount of the Funding Shortfall on such Redemption Trigger Date.

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6.            Miscellaneous.

(a)           No Rights as a Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(c)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 2(d) and 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, and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

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

(d)           Authorized Shares.

(i)              The Company covenants that 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 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).

(ii)              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 and (ii) take 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.

(e)            Governing Law. This Warrant is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflict-of-laws rule or principle that might refer the governance or the construction of this Warrant to the law of another jurisdiction.

(f)             WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS WARRANT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR PARTIES, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS WARRANT, OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS WARRANT.


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(e)             Jurisdiction. Each of the Company and the Holder agrees that any dispute based on or arising out of, under or in connection with this Warrant or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements or actions or omissions of any party hereto relating to this Warrant shall be litigated in and must be brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery or, in the case of claims to which the federal courts have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (and in the case of appeals, in the courts in which appeals from such courts are to be heard). Each of the Company and the Holder irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts, and waives any objection they may have concerning the venue or convenience of such forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Company or the Holder may commence any action or proceeding to enforce any judgment obtained against another party in compliance with the foregoing provisions in any appropriate jurisdiction or court.

(f)             Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by email or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor, McLean, VA 22102, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, email address: provided separately, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holder. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by email, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to the Holder at the email address or address of the 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 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 time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered 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.

(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 such Holder.

(l)              Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

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(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)              Electronic Signatures. Signatures may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including.pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in this Warrant shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or electronic records, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. No party hereto will raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

(Signature Page Follows)

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


NEXTNAV INC.




By:



Name:


Title:



                                                                                 

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 NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO:         NEXTNAV INC.

 

(1)    The undersigned hereby elects to purchase _______Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2)    Payment shall be in lawful money of the United States.

 

(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: 


 

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 ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant 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 5.1


              

 

Graphics

Hogan Lovells US LLP

1735 Market Street, Floor 23

Philadelphia, PA 19103

T  +1 267 675 4600

F  +1 267 675 4601

www.hoganlovells.com

 

 

June 23, 2023

 

 

Board of Directors

NextNav Inc.

1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor             

McLean, Virginia 22102

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We are acting as counsel to NextNav Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its registration statement on Form S‑3 (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the resale, from time to time, by the selling stockholders listed in the Registration Statement of up to (a) 25,925,927 warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) issued in a private placement pursuant to a Note Purchase Agreement dated May 9, 2023 by and among the Company and certain purchasers named therein (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) and (b) 25,925,927 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”), each as described in the prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”).  This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S‑K, 17 C.F.R. § 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of such agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed an appropriate basis on which to render the opinions hereinafter expressed, including the Note Purchase Agreement and the Warrants.  In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the authenticity of all original documents, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including pdfs).  As to all matters of fact, we have relied on the representations and statements of fact made in the documents so reviewed, and we have not independently established the facts so relied on. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.

This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.  We express no opinion herein as to any other statutes, rules or regulations.

Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, as of the date hereof, (a) the Warrants have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, following (i) the Additional Closing (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) and (ii) the issuance of all Warrants in connection therewith, the Warrants will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, and (b) the Warrant Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, following (i) the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their terms, (ii) the receipt by the Company of the exercise price for the Warrant Shares as specified in the applicable Warrants, and (iii) the issuance of the Warrant Shares thereunder, the Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

Hogan Lovells US LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in the District of Columbia.  “Hogan Lovells” is an international legal practice that includes Hogan Lovells US LLP and Hogan Lovells International LLP, with offices in:  Alicante  Amsterdam  Baltimore  Beijing  Birmingham  Boston  Brussels  Colorado Springs  Denver  Dubai  Dusseldorf  Frankfurt  Hamburg  Hanoi  Ho Chi Minh City  Hong Kong  Houston  Johannesburg  London  Los Angeles  Luxembourg  Madrid  Mexico City  Miami  Milan  Minneapolis  Monterrey  Munich  New York  Northern Virginia  Paris  Perth  Philadelphia  Rome  San Francisco  São Paulo  Shanghai  Silicon Valley  Singapore  Sydney  Tokyo  Warsaw  Washington, D.C.   Associated Offices:  Budapest  Jakarta  Riyadh  Shanghai FTZ  Ulaanbaatar.   Business Service Centers:  Johannesburg  Louisville.   Legal Services Center:  Berlin.  For more information see www.hoganlovells.com

 

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This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the Registration Statement.  We assume no obligation to advise of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus.  In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an “expert” within the meaning of the Act.

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

 

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

 

 


Exhibit 10.1

 

FORM OF

RESALE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS RESALE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of May 8, 2023 (this “Agreement”), has been entered into by and among NextNav Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Purchasers (as defined below).

 

BACKGROUND

 

In connection with the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2023 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company and the purchasers named therein (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to issue to the Purchasers (i) 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) pursuant to that certain indenture, dated as of May 8, 2023, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, GLAS Trust Company LLC, as trustee and notes collateral agent (the “Indenture”), and (ii) common stock purchase warrants exercisable for shares of the Common Stock (the “Warrants”), the Company has agreed to provide to the Purchasers certain resale registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (together, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws with respect to the Warrants, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants and shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the payment of interest on the Notes pursuant to the Indenture.

 

AGREEMENT

 

In light of the above, the Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:

1.                  Definitions.

As used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1:

Additional Closing” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Advice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(iv).

Business Day” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market, (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) or (iii) in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i) and (ii) hereof, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Discontinuance Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

Effective Date” means, with respect to any Registration Statement, the date on which the Commission first declares effective such Registration Statement.

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Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to S ection 2(a), (x) if such Registration Statement is subject to Commission review, then the fifth (5th) Business Day following the resolution or clearance of all Commission comments to the Registration Statement, or (y) if the Commission informs the Company that it does not intend to review such Registration Statement, then the fifth (5th) Business Day following such notification.

Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Filing Deadline” means (i) with respect to the Registrable Securities issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants on the Initial Closing and any Additional Closing, the thirty-fifth (35th) Business Day following the Initial Closing, and (ii) with respect to Registrable Securities issued in connection with the payment of interest on the Notes pursuant to the Indenture, the fifteenth (15th) Business Day following such issuance.

FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or any successor organization performing similar functions.

Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.

Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Initial Closing” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

"Notes" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, any preliminary prospectus, any free-writing prospectus and any prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Purchasers” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Registrable Securities” means the Warrants, any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable in connection with the payment of interest on the Notes pursuant to the Indenture. “Registrable Securities” also includes any shares of capital stock or other securities issued or issuable with respect to the foregoing as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) the Commission has declared a Registration Statement covering such securities effective and such securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement; (ii) such securities are sold under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act are met and/or the legend restricting further transfer has been removed from the certificate for such securities; (iii) such securities are no longer outstanding or (iv) such securities are no longer beneficially owned by any of the Purchasers or any affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Purchasers or an assignee or transferee entitled to the rights under this Agreement pursuant to an assignment or transfer of such rights in accordance with Section 6(e) hereof.


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Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed pursuant to the terms hereof and which covers the resale by the Holders, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference (or deemed to be incorporated by reference) therein. For the avoidance of doubt, “Registration Statement” means the initial registration statement described above in this paragraph and any additional registration statement or registration statements that are needed to sell additional Registrable Securities with the effect that the obligations of the Company under this Agreement also extend to such additional registration statement or registration statements, in all cases, as specified in this Agreement.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.


Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Selling Holder Questionnaire” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(i).

Subsequent Form S-3” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(m).

Suspension Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

Trading Market” means whichever of the NYSE American, New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, Nasdaq Global Select Market or such other United States registered national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

 

Warrants” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

2.           Registration.

 

(a)           Mandatory Registration. On or prior to the applicable Filing Deadline, the Company will prepare and file with the Commission one or more Registration Statements covering the resale of all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement will be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration will be on Form S-1, and if for any reason the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-1, then another appropriate form for such purpose) and will contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) a “Plan of Distribution” section, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A, as the same may be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to promptly respond to any and all comments received from the Commission with respect to any Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause each Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible after filing but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Deadline, and will use its reasonable best efforts to keep each Registration Statement (or a Subsequent Form S-3) continuously effective under the Securities Act until such date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement cease to be Registrable Securities as determined by the counsel to the Company (the “Effectiveness Period”).


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(b)           Suspension Periods. Notwithstanding Section 2(a), the Company may, at any time, delay the filing or delay or suspend the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, without suspending such effectiveness, deliver a notice (a “Suspension Notice”) that instructs any selling Holders not to sell any securities included in the Registration Statement or delay the filing of any amendment or supplement pursuant to Section 3, by providing written notice to the selling Holders if (i) a material event has occurred or is likely to occur with respect to the Company that has not been publicly disclosed and either (x) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving the confidentiality of such transaction or (y) if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Company and its ability to consummate the registration of the resale of the Registrable Securities, in each case under circumstances that would make it impractical or inadvisable to cause the registration statement (or such filings) to become effective or to promptly amend or supplement the registration statement on a post effective basis, as applicable, or (ii) the Company determines that the offer or sale of Registrable Securities would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by the Company or any subsidiary to engage in any material financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization, recapitalization, merger, tender offer or other transaction involving the Company (a “Suspension Period”), by providing the selling Holders with written notice of such Suspension Period and the reasons therefor. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to provide such notice at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the commencement of such a Suspension Period; provided, however, that in any event the Company will provide such notice no later than the commencement of such Suspension Period; provided, further, that in no event will a Suspension Period exceed 45 days and in no event shall the total number of days subject to a Suspension Period during any consecutive 12-month period exceed 90 days. Any Suspension Period will not be deemed to end until the Holders have received a notice from the Company stating that such Suspension Period has ended.

 

(c)           Holders’ Agreements. It will be a condition of each Holder’s rights under this Agreement, and each Holder agrees, as follows:

 

(i)                Cooperation & Selling Holder Questionnaire. Such Holder will cooperate with the Company by, with reasonable promptness, supplying information and executing documents relating to such selling Holder or the securities of the Company owned by such selling Holder in connection with such registration which are customary for offerings of this type or is required by applicable laws or regulations, including but not limited to furnishing to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Holder Questionnaire”). The Company will not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement to any Holder who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Selling Holder Questionnaire at least five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable Filing Deadline.

 

(ii)              Undertakings. Such selling Holder will enter into any undertakings and take such other action relating to the conduct of the proposed offering which the Company may reasonably request as being necessary to insure compliance with federal and state securities laws and the rules or other requirements of FINRA.

 

(iii)            Shelf Sales. In connection with and as a condition to the Company’s obligations with respect to any shelf Registration Statement, each Holder covenants and agrees that it will not offer or sell any such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission and such Holder has provided a written notice to the Company of such proposed sale. The Company and the Holders acknowledge and agree that in no way shall this clause limit Holder’s ability to sell securities without using such Registration Statement.

 

(iv)             Discontinuance of Sales. Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a Suspension Notice or a Discontinuance Notice from the Company, such Holder will forthwith discontinue any offers and sales of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement. The Company and the Holders acknowledge and agree that in no way shall this clause limit Holder’s ability to sell securities without using such Registration Statement.


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(d)            Piggyback Registrations.

 

(i)                 Without limiting any obligation of the Company and subject to the provisions of this Section 2(d), if (i) there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities, if the Prospectus contained therein is not available for use, or if Rule 144 is not available with respect to the Registrable Securities and (ii) the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement or offering statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities (other than (A)  on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business (or a business combination subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act) or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans, (B) for a dividend reinvestment or similar plan or rights offering or (C) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company) (a “Piggyback Registration”), then the Company shall deliver to each Holder a written notice of such determination and, if within ten (10) days after the date of the delivery of such notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement or offering statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities that such Holder requests to be registered on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such offering and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2(d) that are the subject of a then-effective Registration Statement. The inclusion of any Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration shall be subject to such Holder agreeing to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriters, including representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, such Holder’s title to the Registrable Securities, such Holder’s intended method of distribution and any other representations to be made by the Holder as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type, and such Holder shall complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney and other documents reasonably requested by the managing underwriters and required under the terms of such underwriting agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may postpone or withdraw the filing or the effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration at any time in its sole discretion.


(ii)               If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Company will include in such registration (A) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (B) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by any Holder which, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold, without any such adverse effect, pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder and (C) third, other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect.


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(iii)            If a Piggyback Registration relates to a secondary underwritten registration on behalf of other holders of the Company’s securities, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Company will include in such registration (A) first, the securities requested to be included therein by the holders initially requesting such registration and the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by any other Holder which, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold, without any such adverse effect, pro rata among such holders initially requesting such registration and such Holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder and (B) second, other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect.

 

3.        Registration Procedures. In connection with the Company’s obligations to effect a registration pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company and, as applicable, the Holders, will use its reasonable best efforts to do the following:

 

(a)             FINRA Cooperation. The Company and the Holders will cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with FINRA with respect to any Registration Statement.

 

(b)            Right to Review Prior Drafts. Not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the filing of a Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company will furnish to each Holder copies of the “Selling Securityholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections of such documents (together with drafts of the Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto) in the form in which the Company proposes to file them, which sections and documents will be subject to the review of each such Holder. Each Holder will provide comments, if any, within two (2) Business Days after the date such materials are provided. The Company will not file a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto in which the “Selling Securityholders” or the “Plan of Distribution” sections thereof differ in any material respect from the disclosure received from a Holder in its Selling Holder Questionnaire (as amended or supplemented) or otherwise differ in any material respect from the drafts previously received by such Holder.

 

(c)             Right to Copies. The Company will furnish to each Holder, without charge, (i) at least one (1) conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Holder (excluding those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission, except if such documents are available on EDGAR; and (ii) as many copies of each Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof. The Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

(d)             Notices. The Company will notify each Holder covered by the applicable Registration Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable: (A) when the Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (B)  of any request by the Commission for any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information; (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (E) of the happening of any event which it believes may make any statement made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference untrue, or of any material misstatement or omission, and which requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference in order to make the statements therein not misleading; (F) upon the occurrence of a Suspension Period (items (C) through and including (F) being a “Discontinuance Notice”); and (G) upon the conclusion of a Suspension Period.


(e)             Withdrawal of Suspension Orders. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to any Registration Statement or any amendment thereto (and the Holders shall cooperate to resolve any such comments promptly with respect to the selling securityholder information contained therein, to the extent applicable to such Holders) and to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or to prevent any such suspension.


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(f)               Supplements & Amendments. Subject to Section 2(a), if required by applicable federal securities laws, based on the advice of the Company’s counsel, the Company will prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement, the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document or, if necessary, renew or refile a Registration Statement prior to its expiration, so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities, (A) the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (B) such Registration Statement remains continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for its applicable Effectiveness Period; (C) the related Prospectus may be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented may be filed pursuant to Rule 424 and (D) the Prospectus will be supplemented, if necessary, to update the disclosure of the number of shares that each Holder intends to sell, reflecting prior resales in accordance with guidance of the staff of the Commission (as such guidance may be substituted for, amended or supplemented by the staff of the Commission after the date of this Agreement). Furthermore, subject to a Holder’s compliance with its obligations under Section 2(c)(i), the Company will take such actions as are required to name such Holder as a selling Holder in a Registration Statement or any supplement thereto and to include (to the extent not theretofore included) in such Registration Statement the Registrable Securities identified in such Holder’s Selling Holder Questionnaire.

 

(g)               Listing. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which identical securities issued by the Company are then listed if so required by the rules of such exchange and, if not so listed, to be approved for listing on the national securities exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed.

 

(h)               Transfer Agent & Registrar. The Company will provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the Effective Date of such Registration Statement.

 

(i)                 Certificates. The Company will cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of any certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to any Registration Statement, which certificates will be free of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may reasonably request.

 

(j)            CUSIPs. The Company, if necessary, will use its best efforts to provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Securities, not later than the Effective Date of the applicable Registration Statement.

 

(k)                Legal Counsel. Holders will have the right to select one legal counsel, at the Company’s expense pursuant to Section 4, to review, on behalf of such Holders, any Registration Statement or Prospectus prepared pursuant to Section 2 or this Section 3, which will be such counsel as designated by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding. The Company will reasonably cooperate with such legal counsel’s reasonable requests in performing their obligations under this Agreement.



(l)                 Blue Sky. If at any time the Registrable Securities are not “Covered Securities” within the meaning of Rule 146 of the Securities Act, the Company will, prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws (“Blue Sky”) of all jurisdictions within the United States that the selling Holders request in writing be covered, to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the applicable Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement; provided, that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified. to become subject to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

 

(m)             Subsequent Form S-3. If, at the time of filing of a Registration Statement, the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3 for transactions involving secondary offerings and the Company is not otherwise eligible to incorporate by reference prospectively into such Registration Statement, then at such time as the Company becomes eligible to register transactions involving secondary offerings on Form S-3, the Company may, in its sole discretion, file in accordance with the procedures outlined in this Section 3, including but not limited to all required notices to the Holders, an additional Registration Statement on Form S-3 to cover resales pursuant to Rule 415 of the Registrable Securities (a “Subsequent Form S-3”), and, when such Subsequent Form S-3 has been filed with the Commission, the Company may, concurrently with its filing of a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Subsequent Form S-3, withdraw or terminate the original Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 3(m) will be interpreted to limit the Company’s obligations pursuant to Section 2(a).


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4.            Registration Expenses.

 

All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company will be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (B) related to compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws and (C) incurred in connection with the preparation or submission of any filing with FINRA); (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing Prospectuses); (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses; (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and one counsel to the Holders pursuant to Section 3(k) in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for any Registration Statement; (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance; (vi) fees and expenses of all other persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (vii) all of the Company’s own internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder; provided, however, that each selling Holder will pay (i) all underwriting discounts, commissions, fees and expenses and all transfer taxes with respect to the Registrable Securities sold by such selling Holder; (ii) any fees and expenses of legal counsel other than counsel pursuant to Section 3(k) and (iii) all other expenses incurred by such selling Holder and incidental to the sale and delivery of the shares to be sold by such Holder.

 

5.            Indemnification.

 

(a)                Indemnification by the Company. The Company will, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, partners, members and shareholders of each Holder and each person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the directors and officers of any such controlling persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or based upon, in the case of a Registration Statement or in any amendments thereto, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein to make the statements not misleading, or in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any preliminary prospectus, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions (1) are made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder expressly for use in such Registration Statement, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved in writing by such Holder for use in such Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus (it being understood and agreed that the information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder consists of the information described in Annex A hereto, as may be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, may be deemed reviewed and approved for this purpose) or (2) resulted from the use by any Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that such Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of an Advice or an amended or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice or the amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected.

 

(b)               Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder will, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, partners, members and shareholders and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the directors and officers of such controlling person, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising solely out of or based upon, in the case of a Registration Statement or in any amendments thereto, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein to make the statements not misleading, or in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any preliminary prospectus, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions (1) are made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder expressly for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved in writing by such Holder for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus (it being understood and agreed that the information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder consists of the information described in Annex A hereto, as may be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, may be deemed reviewed and approved for this purpose) or (2) resulted from the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of an Advice or an amended or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice or the amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify will be several and not joint. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, no Holder will be liable pursuant to this Section 5(b), in the aggregate, for any amount in excess of the amount by which the proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.


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(c)                Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. In order for a Person (the “Indemnified Party”) to be entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Agreement in respect of, arising out of or involving a claim or demand made by any Person against the Indemnified Party (a “Claim”), such Indemnified Party must notify the indemnifying party (“Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Claim as promptly as reasonably possible after receipt by such Indemnified Party of notice of the Claim; provided, however, that failure to give such notification on a timely basis shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly after the Indemnified Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court filings and related papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the Claim.

 

If a Claim is made against an Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so chooses and acknowledges its obligation in writing to indemnify the Indemnified Party therefor, to assume at its cost the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and to settle such suit, action, claim or proceeding in its discretion with an unconditional full release of the Indemnified Party and no admission of fault, liability, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding any acknowledgment made pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Indemnifying Party shall continue to be entitled to assert any limitation to the amount of Losses for which the Indemnifying Party is responsible pursuant to its indemnification obligations. Should the Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the Indemnifying Party has materially failed to defend, contest or otherwise protest in a timely manner against Claims or (ii) such Indemnified Party reasonably objects to such assumption on the grounds that there are defenses available to it which are different from or in addition to the defenses available to such Indemnifying Party and, as a result, a conflict of interest exists. Subject to the limitations in the preceding sentence, if the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense thereof and to employ counsel, at its own expense, separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party, it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall control such defense. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnified Party for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has not assumed the defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend any Claim, all the parties hereto shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution of such Claim. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Indemnifying Party’s request) the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information which are reasonably relevant to such Claim, and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Claim, the Indemnified Party shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

The obligations of the Company and the Holders under this Section 5 shall survive completion of any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement and the termination of this Agreement. The Indemnifying Party’s liability to any such Indemnified Party hereunder shall not be extinguished solely because any other Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnity hereunder.

 

(d)               Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, will contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party will be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses will be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in Section 5(a) or 5(a) was available to such party in accordance with its terms. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, no Holder will be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

(e)                Other. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 5 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.

 

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6.           Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                Notices. All notices or other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be given by (i) personal delivery, (ii) courier or other delivery service which obtains a receipt evidencing delivery, (iii) registered or certified mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested) or (iv) email or similar electronic device, to such address as may be designated from time to time by the relevant party, and which will initially be:

(i)           in the case of the Company: NextNav Inc.

1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor

McLean, VA 22102

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Email: cgates@nextnav.com

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): Hogan Lovells US LLP

8350 Broad Street 17th Floor

Tysons, Virginia 22102

Attention: Randy S. Segal

Email: randy.segal@hoganlovells.com

 

(ii)          in the case of the Holders:

 

To each Holder at the address specified on such Holder’s Selling Security Holder Questionnaire

 

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


Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

The Calfee Building

1405 East 6th Street

Cleveland, OH 44114

Attention: Kristofer K. Spreen and Brian A. McMahon

Email: kspreen@calfee.com; bmcmahon@calfee.com

 

All notices and other communications will be deemed to have been given (i) if delivered by the United States mail, three (3) Business Days after mailing (five (5) Business Days if delivered to an address outside of the United States), (ii) if delivered by a courier or other delivery service, one (1) Business Day after dispatch (two (2) Business Days if delivered to an address outside of the United States) and (iii) if personally delivered or sent by email or similar electronic device, upon receipt by the recipient or its agent or employee (which, in the case of a notice sent by email or similar electronic device, will be the time of transmission, except that, if not sent during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). No objection may be made by a party to the manner of delivery of any notice actually received in writing by an authorized agent of such party.

 

(b)               Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial; etc. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware. Each party hereby agrees that any dispute based on or arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements or actions or omissions of any party hereto relating to this Agreement shall be litigated in and must be brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery or, in the case of claims to which the federal courts have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (and in the case of appeals, in the courts in which appeals from such courts are to be heard). Each party irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts, and waives any objection they may have concerning the venue or convenience of such forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, each party may commence any action or proceeding to enforce any judgment obtained against another party in compliance with the foregoing provisions in any appropriate jurisdiction or court. Each party hereby irrevocably waives any right it may have, and agrees not to request, a jury trial for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.


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(c)                Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (a) upon the mutual written agreement of a majority of the Holders of Registrable Securities then outstanding to terminate this Agreement, (b) with respect to any Purchaser(s), on such date as no Registrable Securities remain outstanding or beneficially owned by such Purchaser(s) or (c) the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.

 

(d)               Holdback. In connection with any Piggyback Registration, each Holder will enter into a customary lock-up, holdback or similar agreement, if requested by the managing underwriter(s) of such offering, during the ten (10) days prior and the ninety-day (90) period beginning on the date of pricing of such offering and otherwise in a form consistent with the terms applicable to the other participants in such offering.  Any such lock-up, holdback or similar agreement shall contain terms no more adverse in any material respect compared to similar agreements entered into with the Company and its directors and executive officers as well as holders of at least 5% of Common Stock.  The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Common Stock subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 6(d) until the expiration of the lock-up period.

 

(e)                Restrictions on Transfer. The rights under this Agreement shall be assignable by each Purchaser to any transferee of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities if: (i) such transferee or assignee is an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of such Purchaser; (ii) such Purchaser agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment, (iii) the Company is furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, and (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated in clause (iii) of this sentence, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein as applicable to a Purchaser. In the event that the Company receives written notice from a Purchaser that it has transferred all or any portion of its Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6(e) and such Holder has complied with clauses (i) through (iv) of the preceding sentence, the Company shall have up to ten (10) Business Days to file any amendments or supplements necessary to keep a Registration Statement current, effective and available for the resale of all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall not assign this Agreement (or any rights or obligations hereunder) without the prior written consent of a majority of the Holders of Registrable Securities then outstanding.

 

(f)                Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, each 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 Agreement.

 

(g)               Complete Agreement; Modifications. This Agreement and any documents referred to herein or executed contemporaneously herewith constitute the parties’ entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all agreements, representations, warranties, statements, promises and understandings, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be amended, altered or modified only by a writing signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding.

 

(h)               Additional Documents. Each party hereto agrees to execute any and all further documents and writings and to perform such other actions which may be or become necessary or expedient to effectuate and carry out this Agreement.

 

(i)                 Third-Party Beneficiaries. None of the provisions of this Agreement will be for the benefit of, or enforceable by, any third-party beneficiary, except with respect to the Holders.



(j)                 Successors and Assigns. Except as provided herein to the contrary, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

(k)               Waivers Strictly Construed. With regard to any power, remedy or right provided herein or otherwise available to any party hereunder (a) no waiver or extension of time will be effective unless expressly contained in a writing signed by the waiving party and (b) no alteration, modification or impairment will be implied by reason of any previous waiver, extension of time, delay or omission in exercise, or other indulgence.


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(l)                 Severability. The validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected even if one or more of the provisions of this Agreement will be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.

 

(m)             Attorneys’ Fees. Should any litigation be commenced (including any proceedings in a bankruptcy court) between the parties hereto or their representatives concerning any provision of this Agreement or the rights and duties of any person or entity hereunder, the party or parties prevailing in such proceeding will be entitled, in addition to such other relief as may be granted, to the attorneys’ fees and court costs incurred by reason of such litigation.

 

(n)               Headings. The Section headings in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way define, limit, extend or interpret the scope of this Agreement or of any particular Section.

 

(o)               Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(p)               Electronic Delivery. This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent executed and delivered by means of a photographic, photostatic, facsimile or similar reproduction of such signed writing using a facsimile machine or electronic mail will be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original manually signed version thereof delivered in person. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or electronic records, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument will raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of facsimile machine or electronic mail as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW]


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Resale Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.



NEXTNAV INC.





By:

Name:

Title:




PURCHASER




By:

Name:

Title:


 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are registering the Securities covered by this prospectus on behalf of the Selling Securityholders. All costs, expenses and fees connected with the registration of these Securities will be borne by us. Any brokerage commissions and similar expenses connected with selling the Securities will be borne by the Selling Securityholders. The Selling Securityholders may offer and sell the Securities covered by this prospectus from time to time in one or more transactions. The term “Selling Securityholders” includes pledgees, donees, transferees and other successors- in-interest who may acquire Securities through a pledge, gift, partnership distribution or other non-sale related transfer from the Selling Securityholders. The Selling Securityholders will act independently of the Company in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. These transactions include:

 

  • through one or more underwriters or dealers in a public offering and sale by them, whether individually or through an underwriting syndicate led by one or more managing underwriters;
  • in “at the market offerings” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise;
  • directly to a limited number of purchasers or to a single purchaser;
  • through agents;
  • by delayed delivery contracts or by remarketing firms;
  • ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers;
  • purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its own account pursuant to this prospectus;
  • exchange or over-the-counter distributions in accordance with the rules of the exchange or other market;
  • block trades in which the broker-dealer attempts to sell the Securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
  • transactions in options, swaps or other derivatives that may or may not be listed on an exchange;
  • a combination of any such method of sale; or
  • any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

In connection with distributions of the Securities or otherwise, the Selling Securityholders may:

 

  • sell the Securities:
  • in negotiated transactions;
  • in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;
  • at market prices prevailing at the times of sale;
  • at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
  • at negotiated prices;


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  • sell the Securities:
  • on a national securities exchange;
  • in the over-the-counter market; or
  • in transactions otherwise than on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market, or in combination;
  • sell the Securities short and/or deliver the Securities to close out short positions;
  • enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions which require the delivery to them of Securities covered by this prospectus, which they may in turn resell; and
  • pledge Securities to broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which, upon a default, they may in turn resell.


    The Selling Securityholders may also resell all or a portion of the Securities in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, as permitted by that rule, Section 4(a)(1) under the Securities Act, if available, or any other exemption from the registration requirements that become available, rather than under this prospectus.

     

    If underwriters are used in the sale of any Securities, such Securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions described above. Securities may be either offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by underwriters. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. As applicable, we will describe in each accompanying prospectus supplement the name of the underwriter(s) and the nature of any such relationship(s).

     


    If a dealer is used in an offering of Securities, the dealer may purchase the securities, as principal. The dealer may then resell the Securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of sale.

     

    Securities may be sold directly or through agents designated from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of such shares and we will describe any commissions paid to the agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, the agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

     

    Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments made by the underwriters, dealers or agents, under agreements between us and the underwriters, dealers and agents.

     

    Underwriters who participate in the distribution of Securities may be granted an option to purchase additional Securities in connection with the distribution.

     

    Underwriters, dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from us or our purchasers, as their agents in connection with the sale of securities. These underwriters, dealers or agents may be considered to be underwriters under the Securities Act. As a result, discounts, commissions or profits on resale received by the underwriters, dealers or agents may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions. Each accompanying prospectus supplement will identify any such underwriter, dealer or agent and describe any compensation received by them from us. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.


    In connection with sales of Securities, the Selling Securityholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of Securities in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The Selling Securityholders may also sell Securities short and the Selling Securityholders may deliver Securities covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed Securities in connection with such short sales. The Selling Securityholders may also loan or pledge Securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such Securities, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Selling Securityholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of Securities offered by this prospectus, which Securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).


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    The Selling Securityholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the Securities from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, the list of Selling Securityholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Securityholders under this prospectus. The Selling Securityholders may also transfer and donate Securities in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

     

    Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment transactions, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act of 1934.

     

    Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents who may become involved in the sale of Securities may engage in transactions with, and perform other services for, us in the ordinary course of their business for which they receive compensation.

     

    In effecting sales, the Selling Securityholders may engage broker-dealers or agents, who may in turn arrange for other broker-dealers to participate. Broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions, discounts or concessions from the Selling Securityholders and/or from the purchasers of Securities for whom the broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal, or both. The compensation to a particular broker-dealer may be in excess of customary commissions. To our knowledge, there is currently no plan, arrangement or understanding between any Selling Securityholders and any broker-dealer or agent regarding the sale of any Securities by the Selling Securityholders.

     

    The Selling Securityholders, any broker-dealers or agents and any participating broker- dealers that act in connection with the sale of the Securities covered by this prospectus may be “underwriters” under the Securities Act with respect to those Securities and will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of that Act. Any profit that the Selling Securityholders realize, and any compensation that any broker-dealer or agent may receive in connection with any sale, including any profit realized on resale of Securities acquired as principal, may constitute underwriting discounts and commissions. If the Selling Securityholders are deemed to be underwriters, the Selling Securityholders may be subject to certain liabilities under statutes including, but not limited to, Section 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act.

     

    The securities laws of some states may require the Selling Securityholders to sell the Securities in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. These laws may also require that we register or qualify the Securities for sale in those states unless an exemption from registration and qualification is available and the Selling Securityholders and we comply with that exemption. In addition, the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may apply to sales of Securities in the market and to the activities of the Selling Securityholders and their affiliates. Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the Securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Securities. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Securities and the ability of any person to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Securities.

     

    If any Selling Securityholder notifies us that he has entered into any material arrangement with a broker-dealer for the sale of Securities through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution, over-the-counter distribution or secondary distribution, or a purchase by a broker or dealer, we will file any necessary supplement to this prospectus to disclose:


    • the number of Securities involved in the arrangement;
    • the terms of the arrangement, including the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents who purchase Securities, as required;
    • the proposed selling price to the public;
    • any discount, commission or other underwriting compensation;
    • the place and time of delivery for the Securities being sold;
    • any discount, commission or concession allowed, reallowed or paid to any dealers; and
    • any other material terms of the distribution of Securities.

    In addition, if the Selling Securityholder notifies us that a donee, pledgee, transferee or other successor-in-interest of the Selling Securityholder intends to sell more than [ ] securities, we will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required.


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    NEXTNAV INC.

     

    SELLING SECURITYHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE

     

    The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) and/or securities, of NextNav Inc. (the “Company”) understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Registration Statement for the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May [●], 2023 (the “Resale Registration Rights Agreement”), among the Company and the Purchasers (as defined therein). A copy of the Resale Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Resale Registration Rights Agreement.

     

    The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

     

    1.

    Name.


    (a) Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder








    (b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are held:








    (c) Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire):







    2.


    Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:



    Name:






    Address:










    Telephone:






    Email:






    Contact Person:





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    3.

    Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:





    (a)
    Type and Amount of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned:



    4. 

    Broker-Dealer Status:





    (a) Are you a broker-dealer?


    Yes □ No 


    Note: If yes, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.




    (b) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?


    Yes □ No □




    (c) If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?


    Yes □ No □


    Note: If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.



    5.

    Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Securityholder.





    Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities listed above in Item 3.




    Type and Amount of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by the Selling Securityholder:









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    6.                   Relationships with the Company:

     


    Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.



    State any exceptions here:






     

    The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the Effective Date for the Registration Statement.

     

    By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 6 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.


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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

     


    Dated: Benefical Owner:




    By:

    Name:



    Title:




     

    PLEASE EMAIL A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO THE NOTICE PROVISION OF THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT






    Exhibit 23.1

    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     

    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in this Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of NextNav Inc. for the registration of 25,925,927 shares of common stock and 25,925,927 warrants and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 30, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of NextNav Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     

     

    /s/ Ernst and Young LLP


    Tysons, Virginia

    June 23, 2023


        Exhibit 107

    Calculation of Filing Fee Table

     

    Form S-3

    (Form Type)

     

    NextNav Inc.

    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

     

    Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

     

     

    Security Type

    Security Class Title

    Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule

    Amount Registered (1)

    Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit

    Maximum Aggregate Offering Price

    Fee Rate

    Amount of Registration Fee

    Fees to Be

    Paid

    Equity

    Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

    Other

    25,925,927 (2)

    $2.16 (3)

    $56,000,002.32

    $0.0001102

    $6,171.20

     

    Equity

    Warrants to purchase Common Stock

    Other

    25,925,927 (4)

    (5)

    -

    -

    -

     

    Total Offering Amounts

     

    $56,000,002.32

     

    $6,171.20

     

    Total Fees Previously Paid

     

     

     

    -

     

    Total Fee Offsets

     

     

     

    -

     

    Net Fee Due

     

     

     

    $6,171.20


    (1)  Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act”), there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
    (2)  Represents the resale of 25,925,927 Warrant Shares (as defined in this Registration Statement).
    (3) Represents the exercise price per Registered Warrant (as defined in this Registration Statement).
    (4) Represents an aggregate of 25,925,927 Registered Warrants registered for resale by the Selling Securityholders (as defined in this Registration Statement) named in this Registration Statement.
    (5) The resale of the Registered Warrants and the Warrant Shares are being simultaneously registered hereunder. No separate registration fee is required pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act. Consistent with the response to Question 240.06 of the Securities Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, the registration fee with respect to the Registered Warrants has been allocated to the Warrant Shares and those shares of Common Stock are included in the registration fee as calculated in the above table.