UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 2, 2016 (April 29, 2016)
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ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-32919
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20-3672603
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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12300 Grant Street
Thornton, Colorado
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80241
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 872-5000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Cancellation of Outstanding Secured Convertible Notes and Issuance of Rights to Receive a Fixed Amount of Common Stock
In September 2015, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued $2.0 million original principal amount of secured convertible notes to two accredited investors. These secured convertible notes had a one year maturity date, bore interest at 8% per annum, and were convertible at the option of the holder into shares of common stock at a fixed conversion price of $0.12 per share.
On April 29, 2016, the Company entered into Exchange Agreements (the “Exchange Agreements”), with these two noteholders. Under the terms of the Exchange Agreements, the secured convertible notes (approximately $2.1 million of outstanding principal and accrued interest) have been cancelled. In exchange, the Company has issued to the former noteholders rights to receive a fixed number of shares of common stock of the Company in accordance with the terms of Rights to Receive Common Stock dated April 29, 2016 (the “Rights”). The Rights obligate the Company to issue to the holders (without the payment of any additional consideration) an aggregate of approximately 42.1 million shares of common stock.
The Rights obligate the Company to issue to the holders upon request (without the payment of any additional consideration) an aggregate of approximately 42.1 million shares of common stock (the “Right Shares”). The number of Right Shares is fixed, and is only subject to customary non-price based ratable adjustments.
The Rights are immediately exercisable and expire on April 29, 2021.
The holders will not be able to exercise the Rights and receive Right Shares to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise, the holder would beneficially own in excess of 4.9% (in the case of one former noteholder) or 9.9% (in the case of the other former noteholder) of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exercise of the applicable Right. Each holder may decrease their applicable ownership limitation at any time and each holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase their applicable beneficial ownership limitation provided that the applicable beneficial ownership limitation may in no event exceed 9.99% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock upon exercise of the applicable Right.
The foregoing description of the Exchange Agreements is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the documents, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2 and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Rights is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the documents, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and Exhibit 10.4 and are incorporated herein by reference.
$2.0 Million Series G Convertible Preferred Stock Financing.
On April 29, 2016, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements with the same two accredited investors for the private placement of $2,000,000 of the Company’s newly designated Series G Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series G Preferred Stock”).
The Company issued a total of 500 shares of Series G Preferred Stock to the investors in exchange for $500,000 at closing. The Company will sell an additional 1,500 shares of Series G Preferred Stock to the investors in three subsequent closings that will occur during the month of May, which will result in additional gross proceeds to the Company of $1,500,000.
There are no registration rights which are applicable to the Series G Preferred Stock.
Terms of the Series G Preferred Stock
The Company has filed a Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series G Preferred Stock (“Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
Rank
The Certificate of Designation provides that the Series G Preferred Stock ranks senior to the common stock with respect to dividends and rights upon liquidation.
Voting Rights
Except as otherwise required by law (or with respect to approval of certain actions), the Series G Preferred Stock will not have voting rights.
Dividends
Holders of the Series G Preferred Stock will be entitled to dividends in the amount of 10.00% per annum, payable when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors in its discretion.
Conversion Rights
Shares of the Series G Preferred Stock (including the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon) will be convertible at the option of the holder into common stock at a fixed conversion price of $0.05 per share.
Redemption
One year after issuance, the Company is required to redeem for cash all or any portion of the outstanding shares of the Series G Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to $1,000 plus any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon.
Liquidation Value
Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of Series G Preferred Stock will be entitled to be paid out of our assets, prior to the holders of our common stock, an amount equal to $1,000 per share plus any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. The Rights are being issued by the Company in reliance upon the exemption from registration contained in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”). The Series G Preferred Stock is being offered and sold to accredited investors in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements under Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Description
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3.1
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Series G Certificate of Designations (attached as Exhibit 2 to Exhibits 10.5 and 10.6 below and incorporated herein by reference)
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10.1
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Exchange Agreement dated April 29, 2016
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10.2
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Exchange Agreement dated April 29, 2016
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10.3
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Right to Receive Common Stock dated April 29, 2016
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10.4
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Right to Receive Common Stock dated April 29, 2016
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10.5
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Series G Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 29, 2016
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10.6
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Series G Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 29, 2016
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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May 2, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Victor Lee
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Name: Victor Lee
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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3.1
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Series G Certificate of Designations (attached as Exhibit 2 to Exhibits 10.5 and 10.6 below and incorporated herein by reference)
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10.1
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Exchange Agreement dated April 29, 2016
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10.2
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Exchange Agreement dated April 29, 2016
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10.3
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Right to Receive Common Stock dated April 29, 2016
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10.4
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Right to Receive Common Stock dated April 29, 2016
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10.5
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Series G Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 29, 2016
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10.6
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Series G Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 29, 2016
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EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This Exchange Agreement (the “
Agreement
”) is entered into as of the 29th day of April, 2016, by and among Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), and the investor signatory hereto (the “
Holder
”), with reference to the following facts:
A. Prior to the date hereof, pursuant to that Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2015, by and between the Company and the Holder (the “
Note Purchase Agreement
”), the Company issued to the Holder one or more secured convertible notes, convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “
Common Stock
”), in accordance with the terms of thereof (the “
Notes
”, as converted the “
Conversion Shares
”).
B. The Company and the Holder desires (x) to exchange (the “
Exchange
”) the Note for a right to receive common stock in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A
, initially exercisable into such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock as set forth on the signature page of the Holder (without regard to any limitations on exercise set forth herein) (the “
Right
”, as exercised, the “
Right Shares
”) and (y) to cancel the Notes (the “
Cancellation
”). The Right Shares, the Rights, this Agreement and such other documents and certificates related thereto are collectively referred to herein as the “
Exchange Documents
”.
C. Each of the Company and the Holder desire to effectuate the Exchange and the Cancellation on the basis and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
D. The Exchange is being made in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act
”).
E. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreements.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Exchange and Cancellation
. On the date hereof, pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Holder hereby agrees to convey, assign and transfer the Notes to the Company in exchange for which the Company agrees to issue the Rights to the Holder and, upon delivery of the Rights to the Holder, the parties shall consummate the Cancellation in accordance herewith.
(a)
On the date hereof, in exchange for the Notes, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder (or its designee) the Rights.
(b)
The Rights shall each be issued with the following securities act legend:
NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
(c)
The Holder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company (or its designee) the Notes (or affidavit of lost warrants, in form provided upon request by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Holder) as soon as commercially practicable following the date hereof (the “
Delivery Date
”). Immediately following the delivery of the Rights to the Holder (or its designee), the Holder shall relinquish all rights, title and interest in the Notes assign the same to the Company, and the Notes shall be cancelled.
(d)
The parties acknowledge and agree that the Rights shall be issued to the Holder in exchange for the Notes without the payment of any additional consideration.
(e)
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on or after the date hereof, the Holder may, directly or indirectly, sell or transfer all, or any part, of the Rights or Rights Shares to any Person (an “
Assignee
”).
2.
Disclosure of Transaction
. The Company shall promptly file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching the Exchange Documents, to the extent they are required to be filed under the 1934 Act, that have not previously been filed with the SEC by the Company (including, without limitation, the Rights and this Agreement) as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments, the “
8-K Filing
”).
3.
Holding Period
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For the purposes of Rule 144, the Company acknowledges that the holding period of the Right (and upon exercise of the Right, the Right Shares) may be tacked onto the holding period of the Notes, and the Company agrees not to take a position contrary to this Section 3. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (assuming the Holder is not an affiliate of the Company) (i) upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Rights, the Right Shares are, as of the date hereof, eligible to be resold pursuant to Rule 144, (ii) the Company is not aware of any event reasonably likely to occur that would reasonably be expected to result in the Right Shares becoming ineligible to be resold by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144 and (ii) in connection with any resale of Rights Shares pursuant to Rule 144, the Holder shall solely be required to provide reasonable
assurances that such Rights Shares are eligible for resale, assignment or transfer under Rule 144, which shall not include an opinion of Holder’s counsel.
4.
Blue Sky
. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the Exchange required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following the date hereof, if any.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Holders and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth on the first page of this Agreement.
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COMPANY:
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Victor Lee
Name: Victor Lee
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Holders and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth on the first page of this Agreement.
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HOLDER:
SENG WEI SEOW
By:
/s/ Seng Wei Seow
Name: Seng Wei Seow
Principal Amount and Accrued Interest on the Notes::
$1,050,109.78
Number of Right Shares initially issuable upon exercise of the Right to be issued hereunder (without regard to any limitations on exercise):
21,002,200
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EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This Exchange Agreement (the “
Agreement
”) is entered into as of the 29th day of April, 2016, by and among Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), and the investor signatory hereto (the “
Holder
”), with reference to the following facts:
A. Prior to the date hereof, pursuant to that Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2015, by and between the Company and the Holder (the “
Note Purchase Agreement
”), the Company issued to the Holder one or more secured convertible notes, convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “
Common Stock
”), in accordance with the terms of thereof (the “
Notes
”, as converted the “
Conversion Shares
”).
B. The Company and the Holder desires (x) to exchange (the “
Exchange
”) the Note for a right to receive common stock in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A
, initially exercisable into such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock as set forth on the signature page of the Holder (without regard to any limitations on exercise set forth herein) (the “
Right
”, as exercised, the “
Right Shares
”) and (y) to cancel the Notes (the “
Cancellation
”). The Right Shares, the Rights, this Agreement and such other documents and certificates related thereto are collectively referred to herein as the “
Exchange Documents
”.
C. Each of the Company and the Holder desire to effectuate the Exchange and the Cancellation on the basis and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
D. The Exchange is being made in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act
”).
E. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreements.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Exchange and Cancellation
. On the date hereof, pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Holder hereby agrees to convey, assign and transfer the Notes to the Company in exchange for which the Company agrees to issue the Rights to the Holder and, upon delivery of the Rights to the Holder, the parties shall consummate the Cancellation in accordance herewith.
(a)
On the date hereof, in exchange for the Notes, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder (or its designee) the Rights.
(b)
The Rights shall each be issued with the following securities act legend:
NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
(c)
The Holder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company (or its designee) the Notes (or affidavit of lost warrants, in form provided upon request by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Holder) as soon as commercially practicable following the date hereof (the “
Delivery Date
”). Immediately following the delivery of the Rights to the Holder (or its designee), the Holder shall relinquish all rights, title and interest in the Notes assign the same to the Company, and the Notes shall be cancelled.
(d)
The parties acknowledge and agree that the Rights shall be issued to the Holder in exchange for the Notes without the payment of any additional consideration.
(e)
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on or after the date hereof, the Holder may, directly or indirectly, sell or transfer all, or any part, of the Rights or Rights Shares to any Person (an “
Assignee
”).
2.
Disclosure of Transaction
. The Company shall promptly file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching the Exchange Documents, to the extent they are required to be filed under the 1934 Act, that have not previously been filed with the SEC by the Company (including, without limitation, the Rights and this Agreement) as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments, the “
8-K Filing
”).
3.
Holding Period
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For the purposes of Rule 144, the Company acknowledges that the holding period of the Right (and upon exercise of the Right, the Right Shares) may be tacked onto the holding period of the Notes, and the Company agrees not to take a position contrary to this Section 3. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (assuming the Holder is not an affiliate of the Company) (i) upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Rights, the Right Shares are, as of the date hereof, eligible to be resold pursuant to Rule 144, (ii) the Company is not aware of any event reasonably likely to occur that would reasonably be expected to result in the Right Shares becoming ineligible to be resold by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144 and (ii) in connection with any resale of Rights Shares pursuant to Rule 144, the Holder shall solely be required to provide reasonable
assurances that such Rights Shares are eligible for resale, assignment or transfer under Rule 144, which shall not include an opinion of Holder’s counsel.
4.
Blue Sky
. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the Exchange required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following the date hereof, if any.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Holders and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth on the first page of this Agreement.
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COMPANY:
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Victor Lee
Name: Victor Lee
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Holders and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth on the first page of this Agreement.
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HOLDER:
GLOBAL ICHIBAN LIMITED
By: LT Asia Management Ltd.
By:
/s/ Ashley Ong
Name: Ashley Ong
Title: Director
Principal Amount and Accrued Interest on the Notes::
$1,052,863.26
Number of Right Shares initially issuable upon exercise of the Right to be issued hereunder (without regard to any limitations on exercise):
21,057,300
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NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS RIGHT MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 1(a) OF THIS RIGHT.
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RIGHT TO RECEIVE COMMON STOCK
Right No.: R-2
Date of Issuance: September 2015 (“
Issuance Date
”)
Date of Exchange: April 29, 2016 (the “
Exchange Date
”)
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), hereby certifies that Seng Wei Seow, the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “
Holder
”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to receive from the Company, upon exercise of this Right to Receive Common Stock (including any Rights to Receive Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “
Right
”), at any time or times on or after the date hereof (the “
Initial Exercisability Date
”), but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), Twenty One Million Two Thousand Two Hundred (21,002,200) (subject to adjustment as provided herein) fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below)
(the “
Right Shares
”, and such number of Right Shares, the “
Right Number
”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Right shall have the meanings set forth in Section 17. This Right is one of the Rights to Receive Common Stock issued in exchange for one or more Secured Convertible Promissory Notes, dated September 2015 (the “
Notes
”), pursuant to that certain Exchange Agreement, dated as of the Exchange Date, by and between the Company and the Holder (the “
Exchange Agreement
”).
No consideration shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Right.
1.
EXERCISE OF RIGHT.
(a)
Mechanics of Exercise
. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(f)), this Right may be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Initial Exercisability Date (an “
Exercise Date
”), in whole or in part, by delivery (whether via facsimile or otherwise) of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A
(the “
Exercise Notice
”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Right. No consideration shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Right. The Holder shall not be required to deliver an ink-original of this Right or an Exercise Notice in order to effect an exercise hereunder, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Exercise Notice form be required. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Right Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Right and issuance of a new Right evidencing the right to receive the remaining number of Right Shares. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice for all of the then-remaining Right Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Right after delivery of the Right Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. On or before the first (1
st
) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received an Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile or electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Exercise Notice, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B
, to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “
Transfer Agent
”), which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Exercise Notice in accordance with the terms herein. If this Right is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Right Shares represented by this Right submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Right Shares being acquired upon an exercise and upon surrender of this Right to the Company by the Holder, then, at the request of the Holder, the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a new Right (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to receive the number of Right Shares issuable hereunder immediately prior to such exercise under this Right, less the number of Right Shares with respect to which this Right is exercised.
(b)
Fractional Shares; Taxes
. No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Right, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Right Shares upon exercise of this Right.
(c)
144 Status
. For purposes of Rule 144(d) promulgated under the 1933 Act, as in effect on the Subscription Date, it is intended that the Right Shares issued hereunder upon exercise of this Right, from time to time, shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Right Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, as of the initial Issuance Date. The Company acknowledges and agrees that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the 1933 Act, the Right Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Rights being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 1(c).
(d)
Limitations on Exercises
. The Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Right, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Right, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Right and any such exercise shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, the Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 9.9% (the “
Maximum Percentage
”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Right with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Right beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 1(d)(i). For purposes of this Section 1(d)(i), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock the Holder may acquire upon the exercise of this Right without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “
Reported Outstanding Share Number
”). If the Company receives an Exercise Notice from the Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Exercise Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 1(d)(i), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of Right Shares to be acquired pursuant to such Exercise Notice (the number of shares by which such exercise is reduced, the “
Reduction Shares
”). For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Right, by the Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon exercise of this Right results in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “
Excess Shares
”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of
a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61
st
) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61
st
) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and the other Attribution Parties and not to any other holder of Rights that is not an Attribution Party of the Holder. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Right in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to exercise this Right pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(d)(i) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 1(d)(i) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Right.
(e)
Reservation of Shares
.
Required Reserve Amount
. So long as this Right remains outstanding, the Company shall at all times keep reserved for issuance under this Right a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to 100% of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to satisfy the Company’s obligation to issue shares of Common Stock under the Rights then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise) (the “
Required Reserve Amount
”); provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to this Section 1(g)(i) be reduced other than proportionally in connection with any exercise or redemption of Rights or such other event covered by Section 2(a) below. The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Rights based on number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Rights held by each holder on the Closing Date (without regard to any limitations on exercise) or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the “
Authorized Share Allocation
”). In the event that a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Rights, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Rights shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Rights, pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Rights then held by such holders (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
2.
ADJUSTMENT OF NUMBER OF RIGHT SHARES
. The number of Right Shares issuable upon exercise of this Right are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 2.
(a)
Stock Dividends and Splits
. If the Company, at any time on or after the Subscription Date, (i) pays a stock dividend on one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise)
one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares or (iii) combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each case the number of Rights Shares issuable upon exercise of the Right shall be proportionately adjusted. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.
(b)
Calculations
. All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100
th
of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issuance or sale of Common Stock.
3.
NONCIRCUMVENTION
. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issuance or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Right, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Right and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Right.
4.
RIGHT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER
. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of this Right, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Right be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in its capacity as the Holder of this Right, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Right Shares which it is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Right. In addition, nothing contained in this Right shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to acquire any securities (upon exercise of this Right or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 6, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.
5.
REISSUANCE OF RIGHTS.
(a)
Transfer of Right
. If this Right is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Right to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Right (in accordance with Section 5(d), registered as the Holder may request,
representing the right to receive the number of Right Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of Right Shares then underlying this Right is being transferred, a new Right (in accordance with Section 5(d)) to the Holder representing the right to receive the number of Right Shares not being transferred.
(b)
Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Right
. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Right (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Right, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Right (in accordance with Section 5(d)) representing the right to receive the Right Shares then underlying this Right.
(c)
Exchangeable for Multiple Rights
. This Right is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Right or Rights (in accordance with Section 5(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to receive the number of Right Shares then underlying this Right, and each such new Right will represent the right to receive such portion of such Right Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however, no rights for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.
(d)
Issuance of New Rights
. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Right pursuant to the terms of this Right, such new Right (i) shall be of like tenor with this Right, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Right, the right to receive the Right Shares then underlying this Right (or in the case of a new Right being issued pursuant to Section 5(a) or Section 5(c), the Right Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Rights issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Right Shares then underlying this Right), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Right which is the same as the Issuance Date, (iv) shall have an exchange date, as indicated on the face of such new Right which is the same as the Exchange Date and (v) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Right.
6.
NOTICES
. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Right, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given at its last address as it shall appear upon the right register of the Company.
7.
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Right (other than Section 1(d)) may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.
8.
SEVERABILITY
. If any provision of this Right is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Right so long as this Right as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
9.
GOVERNING LAW
. This Right shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Right shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Colorado.
10.
CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS
. This Right shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Right are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Right.
11.
REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATION, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
. The remedies provided in this Right shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Right, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Right.
12.
TRANSFER
. This Right may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the consent of the Company, except as may otherwise be required by Section 2(g) of the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Original Warrant).
13.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
. For purposes of this Right, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a)
“
1933 Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(b)
“
1934 Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(c)
“
Affiliate
” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that “control” of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.
(d)
“
Attribution Parties
” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
(e)
“
Business Day
” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(f)
“
Common Stock
” means (i) the Company’s shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
(g)
“
Convertible Securities
” means any stock or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.
(h)
“
Expiration Date
” means the date that is the fifth (5
th
) anniversary of the Initial Exercisability Date or, if such date falls on a day other than a Business Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Market (a “
Holiday
”), the next date that is not a Holiday.
(i)
“
Group
” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.
(j)
“
Options
” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(k)
“
Person
” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.
(l)
“
Principal Market
” means the OTCQB Venture Market.
(m)
“
SEC
” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.
(n)
“
Trading Day
” means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock
is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company has caused this Right to Receive Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Name: Victor Lee
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
RIGHT TO RECEIVE COMMON STOCK
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to receive _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“
Right Shares
”) of Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), evidenced by Right to Receive Common Stock No. _______ (the “
Right
”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Right.
The Company shall deliver to Holder, or its designee or agent as specified below, __________ Right Shares in accordance with the terms of the Right. Delivery shall be made to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:
Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address:
Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows:
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DTC Participant:
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DTC Number:
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Date: _____________ __,
Name of Registered Holder
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By:
Name:
Title:
Tax ID:____________________________
Facsimile:__________________________
E-mail Address:_____________________
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EXHIBIT B
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs ______________ to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated _________, 201_, from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by _______________.
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS RIGHT MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 1(a) OF THIS RIGHT.
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RIGHT TO RECEIVE COMMON STOCK
Right No.: R-1
Date of Issuance: September 2015 (“
Issuance Date
”)
Date of Exchange: April 29, 2016 (the “
Exchange Date
”)
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), hereby certifies that Global Ichiban Limited, the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “
Holder
”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to receive from the Company, upon exercise of this Right to Receive Common Stock (including any Rights to Receive Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “
Right
”), at any time or times on or after the date hereof (the “
Initial Exercisability Date
”), but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), Twenty One Million Fifty Seven Thousand Three Hundred (21,057,300) (subject to adjustment as provided herein) fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below)
(the “
Right Shares
”, and such number of Right Shares, the “
Right Number
”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Right shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13. This Right is one of the Rights to Receive Common Stock issued in exchange for one or more Secured Convertible Promissory Notes, dated September 2015 (the “
Notes
”), pursuant to that certain Exchange Agreement, dated as of the Exchange Date, by and between the Company and the Holder (the “
Exchange Agreement
”).
No consideration shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Right.
1.
EXERCISE OF RIGHT.
(a)
Mechanics of Exercise
. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(d)), this Right may be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Initial Exercisability Date (an “
Exercise Date
”), in whole or in part, by delivery (whether via facsimile or otherwise) of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A
(the “
Exercise Notice
”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Right. No consideration shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Right. The Holder shall not be required to deliver an ink-original of this Right or an Exercise Notice in order to effect an exercise hereunder, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Exercise Notice form be required. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Right Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Right and issuance of a new Right evidencing the right to receive the remaining number of Right Shares. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice for all of the then-remaining Right Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Right after delivery of the Right Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. On or before the first (1
st
) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received an Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile or electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Exercise Notice, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B
, to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “
Transfer Agent
”), which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Exercise Notice in accordance with the terms herein. If this Right is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Right Shares represented by this Right submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Right Shares being acquired upon an exercise and upon surrender of this Right to the Company by the Holder, then, at the request of the Holder, the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a new Right (in accordance with Section 5(d)) representing the right to receive the number of Right Shares issuable hereunder immediately prior to such exercise under this Right, less the number of Right Shares with respect to which this Right is exercised.
(b)
Fractional Shares; Taxes
. No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Right, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Right Shares upon exercise of this Right.
(c)
144 Status
. For purposes of Rule 144(d) promulgated under the 1933 Act, as in effect on the Subscription Date, it is intended that the Right Shares issued hereunder upon exercise of this Right, from time to time, shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Right Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, as of the initial Issuance Date. The Company acknowledges and agrees that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the 1933 Act, the Right Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Rights being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 1(c).
(d)
Limitations on Exercises
. The Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Right, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Right, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Right and any such exercise shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, the Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 4.9 % (the “
Maximum Percentage
”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Right with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Right beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 1(d)(i). For purposes of this Section 1(d)(i), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock the Holder may acquire upon the exercise of this Right without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “
Reported Outstanding Share Number
”). If the Company receives an Exercise Notice from the Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Exercise Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 1(d)(i), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of Right Shares to be acquired pursuant to such Exercise Notice (the number of shares by which such exercise is reduced, the “
Reduction Shares
”). For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Right, by the Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon exercise of this Right results in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “
Excess Shares
”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of
a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61
st
) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61
st
) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and the other Attribution Parties and not to any other holder of Rights that is not an Attribution Party of the Holder. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Right in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to exercise this Right pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(d)(i) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 1(d)(i) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Right.
(e)
Reservation of Shares
.
Required Reserve Amount
. So long as this Right remains outstanding, the Company shall at all times keep reserved for issuance under this Right a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to 100% of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to satisfy the Company’s obligation to issue shares of Common Stock under the Rights then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise) (the “
Required Reserve Amount
”); provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to this Section 1(e) be reduced other than proportionally in connection with any exercise or redemption of Rights or such other event covered by Section 2(a) below. The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Rights based on number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Rights held by each holder on the Closing Date (without regard to any limitations on exercise) or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the “
Authorized Share Allocation
”). In the event that a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Rights, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Rights shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Rights, pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Rights then held by such holders (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
2.
ADJUSTMENT OF NUMBER OF RIGHT SHARES
. The number of Right Shares issuable upon exercise of this Right are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 2.
(a)
Stock Dividends and Splits
. If the Company, at any time on or after the Subscription Date, (i) pays a stock dividend on one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise)
one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares or (iii) combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each case the number of Rights Shares issuable upon exercise of the Right shall be proportionately adjusted. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.
(b)
Calculations
. All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100
th
of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issuance or sale of Common Stock.
3.
NONCIRCUMVENTION
. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issuance or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Right, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Right and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Right.
4.
RIGHT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER
. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of this Right, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Right be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in its capacity as the Holder of this Right, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Right Shares which it is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Right. In addition, nothing contained in this Right shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to acquire any securities (upon exercise of this Right or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 4, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.
5.
REISSUANCE OF RIGHTS.
(a)
Transfer of Right
. If this Right is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Right to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Right (in accordance with Section 5(d), registered as the Holder may request,
representing the right to receive the number of Right Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of Right Shares then underlying this Right is being transferred, a new Right (in accordance with Section 5(d)) to the Holder representing the right to receive the number of Right Shares not being transferred.
(b)
Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Right
. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Right (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Right, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Right (in accordance with Section 5(d)) representing the right to receive the Right Shares then underlying this Right.
(c)
Exchangeable for Multiple Rights
. This Right is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Right or Rights (in accordance with Section 5(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to receive the number of Right Shares then underlying this Right, and each such new Right will represent the right to receive such portion of such Right Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however, no rights for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.
(d)
Issuance of New Rights
. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Right pursuant to the terms of this Right, such new Right (i) shall be of like tenor with this Right, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Right, the right to receive the Right Shares then underlying this Right (or in the case of a new Right being issued pursuant to Section 5(a) or Section 5(c), the Right Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Rights issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Right Shares then underlying this Right), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Right which is the same as the Issuance Date, (iv) shall have an exchange date, as indicated on the face of such new Right which is the same as the Exchange Date and (v) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Right.
6.
NOTICES
. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Right, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given at its last address as it shall appear upon the right register of the Company.
7.
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Right (other than Section 1(d)) may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.
8.
SEVERABILITY
. If any provision of this Right is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Right so long as this Right as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
9.
GOVERNING LAW
. This Right shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Right shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Colorado.
10.
CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS
. This Right shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Right are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Right.
11.
REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATION, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
. The remedies provided in this Right shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Right, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Right.
12.
TRANSFER
. This Right may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the consent of the Company, except as may otherwise be required by Section 2(g) of the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Original Warrant).
13.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
. For purposes of this Right, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a)
“
1933 Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(b)
“
1934 Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(c)
“
Affiliate
” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that “control” of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.
(d)
“
Attribution Parties
” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
(e)
“
Business Day
” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(f)
“
Common Stock
” means (i) the Company’s shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
(g)
“
Convertible Securities
” means any stock or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.
(h)
“
Expiration Date
” means the date that is the fifth (5
th
) anniversary of the Initial Exercisability Date or, if such date falls on a day other than a Business Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Market (a “
Holiday
”), the next date that is not a Holiday.
(i)
“
Group
” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.
(j)
“
Options
” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(k)
“
Person
” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.
(l)
“
Principal Market
” means the OTCQB Venture Market.
(m)
“
SEC
” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.
(n)
“
Trading Day
” means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock
is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company has caused this Right to Receive Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Name: Victor Lee
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
RIGHT TO RECEIVE COMMON STOCK
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to receive _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“
Right Shares
”) of Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), evidenced by Right to Receive Common Stock No. _______ (the “
Right
”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Right.
The Company shall deliver to Holder, or its designee or agent as specified below, __________ Right Shares in accordance with the terms of the Right. Delivery shall be made to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:
Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address:
Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows:
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DTC Participant:
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DTC Number:
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Account Number:
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Date: _____________ __,
Name of Registered Holder
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By:
Name:
Title:
Tax ID:____________________________
Facsimile:__________________________
E-mail Address:_____________________
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EXHIBIT B
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs ______________ to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated _________, 201_, from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by _______________.
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (“
Agreement
”) is made and entered into as of April 29, 2016 (“
Effective Date
”), by and between Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Company
”), and Seng Wei Seow (“
Purchaser
”).
Recitals
A. The parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein, Purchaser will purchase $1,000,000.00 in shares of convertible, redeemable Series G Preferred Stock, convertible into shares of Common Stock; and
B. The offer and sale of the Securities provided for herein are being made pursuant to exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering, and as a private placement of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D or Regulation S promulgated under the Act.
Agreement
In consideration of the foregoing, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Company and Purchaser agree as follows:
I.
Definitions
. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Glossary of Defined Terms attached hereto as
Exhibit 1
.
II.
Purchase and Sale
.
A.
Purchase Amount
. Subject to the terms and conditions herein and the satisfaction of the conditions to each Closing set forth below, Company hereby agrees to sell to Purchaser for the aggregate sum of $1,000,000.00 (“
Purchase Amount
”), and Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from Company, an aggregate of 1,000 shares of Series G Preferred Stock (“
Preferred Shares
”) of Company, at a price of $1,000.00 per Preferred Share.
B.
Deliveries
.
The following documents will be fully executed and delivered on or before the initial Closing:
1.
This Agreement; and
2.
Certificate of Designations, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 2
, as filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
C.
Conditions
. Notwithstanding any other provision, as a condition precedent to each Closing (defined below), all of the following conditions must be satisfied:
1.
All documents, instruments and other writings required to be delivered by Company to Purchaser pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein have been fully executed and delivered, including without limitation those enumerated in
Section II.B
above;
2.
The Common Stock is listed for and currently trading on the Trading Market, Company is in compliance with all requirements to maintain listing on the Trading Market, and there is no notice of any suspension or delisting with respect to the trading of the shares of Common Stock on such Trading Market (other than with respect to such notices and matters as have been publicly disclosed by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement);
3.
The representations and warranties of Company set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as if made on such date;
4.
No material breach or default has occurred under any Transaction Document or any other agreement with Purchaser;
5.
Company has the number of duly authorized shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance as required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and
6.
There is not then in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting the transactions contemplated in any Transaction Document, or requiring any consent or approval which will not have been obtained, nor is there any pending or threatened proceeding or investigation which may have the effect of prohibiting or adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; no statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction will have been enacted, entered, promulgated or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no actions, suits or proceedings will be in progress, pending or, to Company’s knowledge threatened, by any person other than Purchaser or any Affiliate of Purchaser, that seek to enjoin or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
D.
Closing
. Subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Agreement, at each of the Closings, Purchaser will purchase and make payment for 250 of the Preferred Shares by payment to Company in cash by wire transfer of $250,000 of immediately available funds to an account designated by Company. At each of the Closings, Company will deliver a stock certificate representing 250 of the Preferred Shares to Purchaser against payment therefor. Provided that all conditions set forth in
Section II.C
above have been fully satisfied at or prior to each such Closing, the Closings shall occur on (i) May 2, 2016, (ii) May 9, 2016, (iii) May 16, 2016, and (iv) May 23, 2016. The time and date of any Closing may be changed to such other date and time as may be agreed to by the parties.
III.
Representations and Warranties
.
A.
Representations Regarding Transaction
. Except as set forth in any current or future Public Reports, Company hereby represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, Purchaser as of each Closing:
1.
Organization and Qualification
. Company and each Subsidiary is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
2.
Authorization; Enforcement
. Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Company and no further consent or action is required by Company other than the filing of the Certificate of Designations. Each of the Transaction Documents has been, or upon delivery will be, duly executed by Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (c) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or charter documents.
3.
No Conflicts
. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by Company, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by Company of the other transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not conflict with or
violate any provision of Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (b) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, (c) conflict with or result in a violation of any material law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (d) conflict with or violate the terms of any material agreement by which Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to which any property or asset of Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (b), (c) and (d), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.
Filings, Consents and Approvals
. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Company of the Transaction Documents, other than the filing of the Certificate of Designations and required federal and state securities filings and such filings and approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the applicable Trading Market rules in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, each of which has been, or if not yet required to be filed will be, timely filed.
5.
Issuance of Securities
. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. Company has reserved and will continue to reserve from its duly authorized capital stock sufficient shares of its Preferred Shares and Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
6.
No Integrated Offering
. Neither Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by Company that cause a violation of the Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
B.
Representations Regarding Company
. Except as set forth in any current or future Public Reports, if any, Company hereby represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, Purchaser as of the Closing:
1.
Capitalization
. The capitalization of Company is as described in Company’s most recently filed Public Report. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents which has not been waived or satisfied. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in material compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities.
2.
Subsidiaries
. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Company (if any) are set forth in the Public Reports. Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary, and all of such directly or indirectly owned capital stock or other equity interests are owned free and clear of any Liens. All the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
3.
Public Reports; Financial Statements
. Company has filed all required Public Reports for the one year preceding the Effective Date. As of their respective dates or as subsequently amended, the Public Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, as applicable, and none of the Public Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of Company included in the Public Reports, as amended, comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
4.
Material Changes
. Except as specifically disclosed in the Public Reports, (a) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had, or that could reasonably be
expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, (b) Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (i) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and (ii) liabilities not required to be reflected in Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (c) Company has not altered its method of accounting, (d) Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (e) Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company equity incentive plans.
5.
Compliance
. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary (a) is in material default under or in material violation of(and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in material default under or that it is in material violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other similar agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (b) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (c) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business except in each case as could not have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.
Regulatory Permits
. Company and each Subsidiary possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Public Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“
Material Permits
”), and neither Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
7.
Listing and Maintenance Requirements
. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as disclosed in the Public Reports, Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the Effective Date, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
8.
Acknowledgments Regarding Purchaser
. Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of Company and its representatives, and Company acknowledges and agrees that:
a.
Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
b.
Purchaser does not make or has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in
Section III.C
below; and
c.
Purchaser is not acting as a legal, financial, accounting or tax advisor to Company, or fiduciary of Company, or in any similar capacity, with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Any statement made by Purchaser or any of its representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation, and is merely incidental to Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities.
C.
Representations and Warranties of Purchaser
. Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as of each Closing as follows:
1.
Organization; Authority
. Purchaser has the full right, power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary company or similar action on the part of Purchaser. Each Transaction Document, to which Purchaser is a party has been, or will be, duly executed by Purchaser, and when delivered by Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and (c) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
2.
Purchaser Status
. At the time Purchaser was offered the Securities, Purchaser was, and at the Effective Date Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Act. If Purchaser is not a “U.S. Person” as defined by Regulation S of the Act, such Purchaser: (i) represents that Purchaser is not acquiring the Securities for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person; (ii) represents Purchaser was not in the United States at the time the offer to purchase the Securities was received; and (iii) acknowledges that the Securities are
“restricted securities” within the meaning of the Act and will be issued to the Purchaser in accordance with Regulation S of the Act. Purchaser and Company agree that Company will refuse to register any transfer of the Securities, not made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S of the Act, pursuant to registration under the Act, pursuant to an available exemption from registration, or pursuant to this Agreement. If Purchaser is not a United States person (as defined by Section 7701(a)(30) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code), Purchaser hereby represents that Purchaser has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to acquire the Securities or any use of this Agreement, including (aa) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Securities, (bb) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase, (cc) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (dd) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of the Securities. Purchaser represents that Purchaser's payment for and continued beneficial ownership of the Securities will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of Purchaser's jurisdiction.
3.
Experience of Purchaser
. Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
4.
Ownership
. Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account. Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
IV.
Securities Provisions
.
A.
No Non-Public Information
. Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will, provide Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that Company believes or reasonably should believe constitutes material non-public information. On and after the Effective Date, neither Purchaser nor any Affiliate of Purchaser will have any duty of trust or confidence that is owed directly, indirectly, or derivatively, to Company or the stockholders of Company, or to any other Person who is the source of material non-public information regarding Company. Company understands and confirms that Purchaser will be relying on the foregoing in effecting transactions in securities of Company, including without limitation sales of the Securities.
B.
Reservation of Shares
. Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents authorized shares
of Common Stock in an amount sufficient to immediately issue all shares of Common Stock potentially issuable upon any conversion of the Preferred Shares.
C.
Ownership Restrictions
. Company and the Purchaser agree that, notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement or the Certificate of Designations, at no time may the Preferred Shares be converted if the number of shares of Common Stock to be received by the Purchaser pursuant to such conversion, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then beneficially (or deemed beneficially) owned by the Purchaser, would result in the Purchaser beneficially owning more than 9.9% of all Common Stock outstanding as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
V.
General Provisions
.
A.
Notice
. Unless a different time of day or method of delivery is set forth in the Transaction Documents, any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on a Trading Day and an electronic confirmation of delivery is received by the sender, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time or on a day that is not a Trading Day, (c) the next Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such notices and communications shall be the address for such Person on file at the Company’s office or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.
B.
Amendments; Waivers
. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by Company and Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement will be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor will any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
C.
Successors and Assigns
. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement (a) to any Affiliate, or (b) to any Person to whom Purchaser assigns or
transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions hereof with respect to the transferred Securities and Purchaser remains primarily responsible for the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
D.
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section IV.G.
E.
Fees and Expenses
. Each party will pay the fees and expenses of its own advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents.
F.
Severability
. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, will incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
G.
Replacement of Certificates
. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, Company will issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances will also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement certificates.
H.
Governing Law
. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Colorado. All actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court, in each case sitting in Boulder or Denver County, Colorado.
I.
Remedies
. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of Purchaser and Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents, and injunctive relief to prevent any actual or threatened breach under the Transaction Documents, to the full extent permitted under federal and state securities laws.
J.
Headings
. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and will not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof
K.
Survival
. The representations and warranties contained herein will survive each Closing and the delivery of the Shares until all Preferred Shares issued to Purchaser or any Affiliate have been converted or redeemed.
L.
Construction
. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. All currency references in this Agreement and any Transaction Document refer to U.S. dollars.
M.
Execution
. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by portable document format, facsimile or electronic transmission, such signature will create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
N.
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement, including the Exhibits hereto, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, term sheets, letters, discussions, communications and understandings, both oral and written, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into this Agreement. No party, representative, attorney or agent has relied upon any collateral contract, agreement, assurance, promise, understanding or representation not expressly set forth hereinabove. The parties hereby expressly waive all rights and remedies, at law and in equity, directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to, or which may arise as a result of, any Person’s reliance on any such assurance.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the Effective Date.
Company:
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Victor Lee
Name: Victor Lee
Title: Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the Effective Date.
Purchaser:
SENG WEI SEOW
By:
/s/ Seng Wei Seow
Name: Seng Wei Seow
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
Exhibit 1
Glossary of Defined Terms
“
Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“
Affiliate
” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Act.
“
Agreement
” means this Securities Purchase Agreement.
“
Certificate of Designations
” means the certificate to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 2
.
“
Closing
” has the meaning set forth in
Section II.D
.
“
Commission
” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
Common Shares
” includes the Shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.
“
Common Stock
” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Company and any replacement or substitute thereof, or any share capital into which such Common Stock will have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
“
Company
” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of the Agreement.
“
Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“
Effective Date
” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of the Agreement.
“
GAAP
” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved.
“
Liens
” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“
Material Adverse Effect
” includes any material adverse effect on (a) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, or (b) the results of operations, assets, business, or financial condition of Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which is not disclosed in the Public Reports prior to the Effective Date, or (c) a Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.
“
Material Permits
” has the meaning set forth in
Section III.B.6
.
“
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.
“
Preferred Shares
” means shares of Series G Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Company provided for in the Certificate of Designations, to be issued to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
“
Public Reports
” includes all reports required to be filed by Company under the Act or the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the Effective Date and thereafter.
“
Purchase Amount
” has the meaning set forth in
Section II.A.1
.
“
Purchaser
” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of the Agreement.
“Securities”
means the Preferred Shares and the Common Shares.
“
Shares
” include the Preferred Shares and the Common Shares.
“
Subsidiary
” means any Person Company owns or controls, or in which Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the capital stock or similar interest that would be disclosable pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(21).
“
Trading Day
” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market; provided that it will not include any day on which the Common Stock is (a) scheduled to trade for less than 5 hours, or (b) suspended from trading.
“
Trading Market
” means the OTC Markets, NASDAQ Stock Market, NYSE Amex, or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.
“
Transaction Documents
” means this Agreement, the other agreements, certificates and documents referenced herein or the form of which is attached hereto, and the exhibits, schedules and appendices hereto and thereto.
Exhibit 2
Form of Certificate of Designations
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES G PREFERRED STOCK
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Corporation
”), does hereby certify that:
The following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors at a special meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 29, 2016 and in accordance with the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation and with the provisions of Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which resolutions remain in full force and effect on the date hereof:
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, comprised of 25,000,000 shares, $0.0001 par value per share (the “
Preferred Stock
”), issuable from time to time in one or more series;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting any Series and the designation thereof, of any of them;
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid and as set forth in this Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series G Preferred Stock, to designate the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to the Series G Preferred Stock, which will consist of up to 2,000 shares of the Preferred Stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of Preferred Stock for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of Preferred Stock as follows:
I.
Terms of Preferred Stock
.
A.
Designation, Amount and Par Value
. The series of Preferred Stock will be designated as the Corporation’s Series G Preferred Stock (the “
Series G Preferred Stock
”) and the number of shares so designated will be 2,000, which will not be subject to increase without any consent of the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock (each a “
Holder
” and collectively, the
“
Holders
”) that may be required by applicable law. Each share of Series G Preferred Stock will have a par value of $0.0001 per share.
B.
Ranking and Voting
.
1.
Ranking
. The Series G Preferred Stock will, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, rank: (a) senior with respect to dividends and
pari passu
in right of liquidation with the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“
Common Stock
”); and (b) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Corporation.
2.
Voting
. Except as required by applicable law or as set forth herein, the holders of shares of Series G Preferred Stock will have no right to vote on any matters, questions or proceedings of this Corporation including, without limitation, the election of directors.
C.
Dividends
. Holders shall be entitled to receive cumulative dividends at the rate per share (as a percentage of the Original Issue Price per share) of 10% per annum in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. Dividends shall be payable (x) by way of inclusion in the conversion amount
on each conversion date or (y) upon any redemption. So long as any shares of Series G Preferred Stock are outstanding, no dividends or other distributions will be paid, declared or set apart with respect to any Common Stock, unless the amount of any accumulated dividends are first paid to the holders of Series G Preferred Stock.
D.
Protective Provisions
.
1.
So long as any shares of Series G Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation will not, without the affirmative approval of the Holders of a majority of the shares of the Series G Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting as a class), (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series G Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designations, (ii) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in breach of any of the provisions hereof, (iii) increase the authorized number of shares of Series G Preferred Stock, or (iv) enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing.
2.
A “
Deemed Liquidation Event
” will mean: (a) a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is a constituent party or a subsidiary of the Corporation is a constituent party and the Corporation issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation, except any such merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or a subsidiary in which the shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock that represent, immediately following such merger or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the capital stock of the surviving or resulting corporation or if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation
immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation; or (b) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation.
3.
The Corporation will not have the power to effect a Deemed Liquidation Event referred to in
Section I.D.2
unless the agreement or plan of merger or consolidation for such transaction provides that the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation will be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with
Section I.E.
E.
Liquidation
1. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of debts and other liabilities of the Corporation,
pari passu
with any distribution or payment made to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, the Holders of Series G Preferred Stock will be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders an amount with respect to each share of Series G Preferred Stock equal to (without duplication): (a) the Original Issue Price,
plus
(b) any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon. If, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the amounts payable with respect to the shares of Series G Preferred Stock are not paid in full, the holders of shares of Series G Preferred Stock will share equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in any distribution of assets of the Corporation in proportion to the liquidation preference and an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any, to which each such holder is entitled.2. If, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation will be insufficient to make payment in full to all Holders, then such assets will be distributed among the Holders at the time outstanding, ratably in proportion to the full amounts to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.
F.
Redemption
.
1.
Mandatory Redemption by the Corporation
. The Corporation shall redeem all outstanding shares of Series G Preferred Stock on the first anniversary of the date of the issuance of any shares of Series G Preferred Stock (each respectively an “
Issuance Date
”) at
a price per share (the “
Redemption Price
”) equal to the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) the Original Issue Price,
plus
(b) any accrued but unpaid dividends.
2.
Mechanics of Redemption
. The Corporation will deliver written notice of redemption via facsimile and overnight courier (“
Notice of Redemption
”) to each Holder, which Notice of Redemption will indicate (a) the number of shares of Series G Preferred Stock being redeemed and (b) the applicable Redemption Price.
3.
Payment of Redemption Price
. Upon receipt by any Holder of a Notice of Redemption, such Holder will promptly submit to the Corporation such Holder’s Series G Preferred Stock certificates. Upon receipt of such Holder’s Series G Preferred Stock certificates, the Corporation will pay the Redemption Price to such Holder in cash.
G.
Conversion
.
1.
Mechanics of Conversion
.
a.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, one or more of the Series G Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of Common Stock, at any time or times after the Issuance Date, at the option of Holder, by (i) delivery of a written notice to the Corporation (the “
Holder Conversion Notice
”), of the Holder’s election to convert the Series G Preferred Stock.
b.
No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon conversion of Series G Preferred Stock, but rather the Corporation shall issue to Holder scrip or warrants in registered form (certificated or uncertificated) which shall entitle Holder to receive a full share upon the surrender of such scrip or warrants aggregating a full share.
c.
The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original certificates for the Series G Preferred Stock in order to effect a conversion hereunder.
d.
The Corporation shall pay any and all taxes which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Conversion Shares to Holder.
2.
Holder Conversion
. In the event of a conversion of any Series G Preferred Stock pursuant to a Holder Conversion Notice, the Corporation shall issue to the Holder of such Series G Preferred Stock a number of Conversion Shares equal to (a) the Original Issue Price plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon,
multiplied by
(b) the number of such Series G Preferred Stock subject to the Holder Conversion Notice
divided by
(c) the Conversion Price with respect to such Series G Preferred Stock.
3.
Stock Splits
. If the Corporation at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes
of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately adjusted and the number of Conversion Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Corporation at any time on or after such Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately adjusted and the number of Conversion Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 3 shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
4.
Rights
. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to
Section I.G.3
, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any options, convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “
Purchase Rights
”), then Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which Holder could have acquired if Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon conversion of all Preferred Stock held by Holder immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
5.
Definitions
. For purposes of this
Section I
, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a.
“
Conversion Price
” means a price per share of Common Stock equal to $0.05 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as otherwise provided herein.
b.
“
Conversion Shares
” means shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series G Preferred Stock.
c.
“
Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
d.
“Original Issue Price”
means $1,000.00 per share of Series G Preferred Stock.
e.
“
Trading Day
” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market; provided that it shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is (i) scheduled to trade for less than 5 hours, or (ii) suspended from trading.
f.
“
Trading Market
” means the OTC Markets, NASDAQ Stock Market, NYSE Amex, or New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.
6.
Limitations
.
a.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement or the Certificate of Designations, at no time may the Series G Preferred Stock be converted if the number of shares of Common Stock to be received by the Holder pursuant to such conversion, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then beneficially (or deemed beneficially) owned by the Holder, would result in the Holder beneficially owning more than the lesser of (x) 9.9% or (y) such lesser percentage as may be stated in a Holder’s securities purchase agreement for the initial purchase of shares s Series G Preferred Stock, of all Common Stock outstanding as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. A Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Corporation, may increase or decrease the then applicable beneficial ownership limitation provisions of this Section 6 applicable to its Series G Preferred Stock provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion or redemption of this Series G Preferred Stock held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 6 shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61
st
day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation and shall only apply to such Holder and no other Holder.
H.
Register
. The Corporation will keep at its principal office, or at the offices of the transfer agent, a register of the Series G Preferred Stock. Upon the surrender of any certificate representing Series G Preferred Stock at such place, the Corporation, at the request of the record Holder of such certificate, will execute and deliver (at the Corporation’s expense) a new certificate or certificates in exchange therefor representing in the aggregate the number of shares represented by the surrendered certificate. Each such new certificate will be registered in such name and will represent such number of shares as is requested by the Holder of the surrendered certificate and will be substantially identical in form to the surrendered certificate.
II.
Miscellaneous
.
A.
Notices
. Any and all notices to the Corporation will be addressed to the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer at the Corporation’s principal place of business on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation to any Holder hereunder will be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile telephone number or address of such
Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile telephone number or address appears, at the principal place of business of the Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder will be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (1) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this
Section II.A
prior to 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, (2) the date after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this section later than 5:30 p.m. but prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on such date, (3) the second business day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (4) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
B.
Lost or Mutilated Preferred Stock Certificate
. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (an affidavit of the registered Holder will be satisfactory) of the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing shares of Series G Preferred Stock, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction upon receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (provided that if the Holder is a financial institution or other institutional investor its own agreement will be satisfactory) or in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender of such certificate, the Corporation will, at its expense, execute and deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like kind representing the number of shares of such class represented by such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate and dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate.
C.
Headings
. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designations and will not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the chairman, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file a Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series G Preferred Stock in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 29
th
day of April, 2016.
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Signed:
/s/ Victor Lee
Name: Victor Lee
Title: Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Certificate of Designations]
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (“
Agreement
”) is made and entered into as of April 29, 2016 (“
Effective Date
”), by and between Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Company
”), and Global Ichiban Limited (“
Purchaser
”).
Recitals
A. The parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein, Purchaser will purchase $1,000,000.00 in shares of convertible, redeemable Series G Preferred Stock, convertible into shares of Common Stock; and
B. The offer and sale of the Securities provided for herein are being made pursuant to exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering, and as a private placement of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D or Regulation S promulgated under the Act.
Agreement
In consideration of the foregoing, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Company and Purchaser agree as follows:
I.
Definitions
. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Glossary of Defined Terms attached hereto as
Exhibit 1
.
II.
Purchase and Sale
.
A.
Purchase Amount
. Subject to the terms and conditions herein and the satisfaction of the conditions to each Closing set forth below, Company hereby agrees to sell to Purchaser for the aggregate sum of $1,000,000.00 (“
Purchase Amount
”), and Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from Company, an aggregate of 1,000 shares of Series G Preferred Stock (“
Preferred Shares
”) of Company, at a price of $1,000.00 per Preferred Share.
B.
Deliveries
.
The following documents will be fully executed and delivered on or before the initial Closing:
1.
This Agreement; and
2.
Certificate of Designations, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 2
, as filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
C.
Conditions
. Notwithstanding any other provision, as a condition precedent to each Closing (defined below), all of the following conditions must be satisfied:
1.
All documents, instruments and other writings required to be delivered by Company to Purchaser pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein have been fully executed and delivered, including without limitation those enumerated in
Section II.B
above;
2.
The Common Stock is listed for and currently trading on the Trading Market, Company is in compliance with all requirements to maintain listing on the Trading Market, and there is no notice of any suspension or delisting with respect to the trading of the shares of Common Stock on such Trading Market (other than with respect to such notices and matters as have been publicly disclosed by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement);
3.
The representations and warranties of Company set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as if made on such date;
4.
No material breach or default has occurred under any Transaction Document or any other agreement with Purchaser;
5.
Company has the number of duly authorized shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance as required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and
6.
There is not then in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting the transactions contemplated in any Transaction Document, or requiring any consent or approval which will not have been obtained, nor is there any pending or threatened proceeding or investigation which may have the effect of prohibiting or adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; no statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction will have been enacted, entered, promulgated or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no actions, suits or proceedings will be in progress, pending or, to Company’s knowledge threatened, by any person other than Purchaser or any Affiliate of Purchaser, that seek to enjoin or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
D.
Closing
. Subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Agreement, at each of the Closings, Purchaser will purchase and make payment for 250 of the Preferred Shares by payment to Company in cash by wire transfer of $250,000 of immediately available funds to an account designated by Company. At each of the Closings, Company will deliver a stock certificate representing 250 of the Preferred Shares to Purchaser against payment therefor. Provided that all conditions set forth in
Section II.C
above have been fully satisfied at or prior to each such Closing, the Closings shall occur on (i) May 2, 2016, (ii) May 9, 2016, (iii) May 16, 2016, and (iv) May 23, 2016. The time and date of any Closing may be changed to such other date and time as may be agreed to by the parties.
III.
Representations and Warranties
.
A.
Representations Regarding Transaction
. Except as set forth in any current or future Public Reports, Company hereby represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, Purchaser as of each Closing:
1.
Organization and Qualification
. Company and each Subsidiary is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
2.
Authorization; Enforcement
. Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Company and no further consent or action is required by Company other than the filing of the Certificate of Designations. Each of the Transaction Documents has been, or upon delivery will be, duly executed by Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (c) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or charter documents.
3.
No Conflicts
. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by Company, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by Company of the other transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not conflict with or
violate any provision of Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (b) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, (c) conflict with or result in a violation of any material law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (d) conflict with or violate the terms of any material agreement by which Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to which any property or asset of Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (b), (c) and (d), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.
Filings, Consents and Approvals
. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Company of the Transaction Documents, other than the filing of the Certificate of Designations and required federal and state securities filings and such filings and approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the applicable Trading Market rules in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, each of which has been, or if not yet required to be filed will be, timely filed.
5.
Issuance of Securities
. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. Company has reserved and will continue to reserve from its duly authorized capital stock sufficient shares of its Preferred Shares and Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
6.
No Integrated Offering
. Neither Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by Company that cause a violation of the Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
B.
Representations Regarding Company
. Except as set forth in any current or future Public Reports, if any, Company hereby represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, Purchaser as of the Closing:
1.
Capitalization
. The capitalization of Company is as described in Company’s most recently filed Public Report. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents which has not been waived or satisfied. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in material compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities.
2.
Subsidiaries
. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Company (if any) are set forth in the Public Reports. Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary, and all of such directly or indirectly owned capital stock or other equity interests are owned free and clear of any Liens. All the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
3.
Public Reports; Financial Statements
. Company has filed all required Public Reports for the one year preceding the Effective Date. As of their respective dates or as subsequently amended, the Public Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, as applicable, and none of the Public Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of Company included in the Public Reports, as amended, comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
4.
Material Changes
. Except as specifically disclosed in the Public Reports, (a) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had, or that could reasonably be
expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, (b) Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (i) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and (ii) liabilities not required to be reflected in Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (c) Company has not altered its method of accounting, (d) Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (e) Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company equity incentive plans.
5.
Compliance
. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary (a) is in material default under or in material violation of(and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in material default under or that it is in material violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other similar agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (b) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (c) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business except in each case as could not have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.
Regulatory Permits
. Company and each Subsidiary possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Public Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“
Material Permits
”), and neither Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
7.
Listing and Maintenance Requirements
. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as disclosed in the Public Reports, Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the Effective Date, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
8.
Acknowledgments Regarding Purchaser
. Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of Company and its representatives, and Company acknowledges and agrees that:
a.
Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
b.
Purchaser does not make or has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in
Section III.C
below; and
c.
Purchaser is not acting as a legal, financial, accounting or tax advisor to Company, or fiduciary of Company, or in any similar capacity, with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Any statement made by Purchaser or any of its representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation, and is merely incidental to Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities.
C.
Representations and Warranties of Purchaser
. Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as of each Closing as follows:
1.
Organization; Authority
. Purchaser has the full right, power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary company or similar action on the part of Purchaser. Each Transaction Document, to which Purchaser is a party has been, or will be, duly executed by Purchaser, and when delivered by Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and (c) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
2.
Purchaser Status
. At the time Purchaser was offered the Securities, Purchaser was, and at the Effective Date Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Act. If Purchaser is not a “U.S. Person” as defined by Regulation S of the Act, such Purchaser: (i) represents that Purchaser is not acquiring the Securities for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person; (ii) represents Purchaser was not in the United States at the time the offer to purchase the Securities was received; and (iii) acknowledges that the Securities are
“restricted securities” within the meaning of the Act and will be issued to the Purchaser in accordance with Regulation S of the Act. Purchaser and Company agree that Company will refuse to register any transfer of the Securities, not made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S of the Act, pursuant to registration under the Act, pursuant to an available exemption from registration, or pursuant to this Agreement. If Purchaser is not a United States person (as defined by Section 7701(a)(30) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code), Purchaser hereby represents that Purchaser has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to acquire the Securities or any use of this Agreement, including (aa) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Securities, (bb) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase, (cc) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (dd) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of the Securities. Purchaser represents that Purchaser's payment for and continued beneficial ownership of the Securities will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of Purchaser's jurisdiction.
3.
Experience of Purchaser
. Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
4.
Ownership
. Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account. Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
IV.
Securities Provisions
.
A.
No Non-Public Information
. Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will, provide Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that Company believes or reasonably should believe constitutes material non-public information. On and after the Effective Date, neither Purchaser nor any Affiliate of Purchaser will have any duty of trust or confidence that is owed directly, indirectly, or derivatively, to Company or the stockholders of Company, or to any other Person who is the source of material non-public information regarding Company. Company understands and confirms that Purchaser will be relying on the foregoing in effecting transactions in securities of Company, including without limitation sales of the Securities.
B.
Reservation of Shares
. Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents authorized shares
of Common Stock in an amount sufficient to immediately issue all shares of Common Stock potentially issuable upon any conversion of the Preferred Shares.
C.
Ownership Restrictions
. Company and the Purchaser agree that, notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement or the Certificate of Designations, at no time may the Preferred Shares be converted if the number of shares of Common Stock to be received by the Purchaser pursuant to such conversion, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then beneficially (or deemed beneficially) owned by the Purchaser, would result in the Purchaser beneficially owning more than 4.9% of all Common Stock outstanding as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
V.
General Provisions
.
A.
Notice
. Unless a different time of day or method of delivery is set forth in the Transaction Documents, any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on a Trading Day and an electronic confirmation of delivery is received by the sender, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time or on a day that is not a Trading Day, (c) the next Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such notices and communications shall be the address for such Person on file at the Company’s office or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.
B.
Amendments; Waivers
. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by Company and Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement will be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor will any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
C.
Successors and Assigns
. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement (a) to any Affiliate, or (b) to any Person to whom Purchaser assigns or
transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions hereof with respect to the transferred Securities and Purchaser remains primarily responsible for the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
D.
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section IV.G.
E.
Fees and Expenses
. Each party will pay the fees and expenses of its own advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents.
F.
Severability
. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, will incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
G.
Replacement of Certificates
. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, Company will issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances will also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement certificates.
H.
Governing Law
. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Colorado. All actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court, in each case sitting in Boulder or Denver County, Colorado.
I.
Remedies
. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of Purchaser and Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents, and injunctive relief to prevent any actual or threatened breach under the Transaction Documents, to the full extent permitted under federal and state securities laws.
J.
Headings
. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and will not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof
K.
Survival
. The representations and warranties contained herein will survive each Closing and the delivery of the Shares until all Preferred Shares issued to Purchaser or any Affiliate have been converted or redeemed.
L.
Construction
. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. All currency references in this Agreement and any Transaction Document refer to U.S. dollars.
M.
Execution
. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by portable document format, facsimile or electronic transmission, such signature will create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
N.
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement, including the Exhibits hereto, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, term sheets, letters, discussions, communications and understandings, both oral and written, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into this Agreement. No party, representative, attorney or agent has relied upon any collateral contract, agreement, assurance, promise, understanding or representation not expressly set forth hereinabove. The parties hereby expressly waive all rights and remedies, at law and in equity, directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to, or which may arise as a result of, any Person’s reliance on any such assurance.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the Effective Date.
Company:
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Victor Lee
Name: Victor Lee
Title: Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the Effective Date.
Purchaser:
GLOBAL ICHIBAN LIMITED
By: LT Asia Management Ltd.
By:
/s/ Ashley Ong
Name: Ashley Ong
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
Exhibit 1
Glossary of Defined Terms
“
Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“
Affiliate
” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Act.
“
Agreement
” means this Securities Purchase Agreement.
“
Certificate of Designations
” means the certificate to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 2
.
“
Closing
” has the meaning set forth in
Section II.D
.
“
Commission
” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
Common Shares
” includes the Shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.
“
Common Stock
” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Company and any replacement or substitute thereof, or any share capital into which such Common Stock will have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
“
Company
” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of the Agreement.
“
Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“
Effective Date
” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of the Agreement.
“
GAAP
” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved.
“
Liens
” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“
Material Adverse Effect
” includes any material adverse effect on (a) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, or (b) the results of operations, assets, business, or financial condition of Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which is not disclosed in the Public Reports prior to the Effective Date, or (c) a Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.
“
Material Permits
” has the meaning set forth in
Section III.B.6
.
“
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.
“
Preferred Shares
” means shares of Series G Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Company provided for in the Certificate of Designations, to be issued to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
“
Public Reports
” includes all reports required to be filed by Company under the Act or the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the Effective Date and thereafter.
“
Purchase Amount
” has the meaning set forth in
Section II.A.1
.
“
Purchaser
” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of the Agreement.
“Securities”
means the Preferred Shares and the Common Shares.
“
Shares
” include the Preferred Shares and the Common Shares.
“
Subsidiary
” means any Person Company owns or controls, or in which Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the capital stock or similar interest that would be disclosable pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(21).
“
Trading Day
” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market; provided that it will not include any day on which the Common Stock is (a) scheduled to trade for less than 5 hours, or (b) suspended from trading.
“
Trading Market
” means the OTC Markets, NASDAQ Stock Market, NYSE Amex, or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.
“
Transaction Documents
” means this Agreement, the other agreements, certificates and documents referenced herein or the form of which is attached hereto, and the exhibits, schedules and appendices hereto and thereto.
Exhibit 2
Form of Certificate of Designations
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES G PREFERRED STOCK
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Corporation
”), does hereby certify that:
The following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors at a special meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 29, 2016 and in accordance with the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation and with the provisions of Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which resolutions remain in full force and effect on the date hereof:
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, comprised of 25,000,000 shares, $0.0001 par value per share (the “
Preferred Stock
”), issuable from time to time in one or more series;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting any Series and the designation thereof, of any of them;
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid and as set forth in this Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series G Preferred Stock, to designate the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to the Series G Preferred Stock, which will consist of up to 2,000 shares of the Preferred Stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of Preferred Stock for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of Preferred Stock as follows:
I.
Terms of Preferred Stock
.
A.
Designation, Amount and Par Value
. The series of Preferred Stock will be designated as the Corporation’s Series G Preferred Stock (the “
Series G Preferred Stock
”) and the number of shares so designated will be 2,000, which will not be subject to increase without any consent of the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock (each a “
Holder
” and collectively, the
“
Holders
”) that may be required by applicable law. Each share of Series G Preferred Stock will have a par value of $0.0001 per share.
B.
Ranking and Voting
.
1.
Ranking
. The Series G Preferred Stock will, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, rank: (a) senior with respect to dividends and
pari passu
in right of liquidation with the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“
Common Stock
”); and (b) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Corporation.
2.
Voting
. Except as required by applicable law or as set forth herein, the holders of shares of Series G Preferred Stock will have no right to vote on any matters, questions or proceedings of this Corporation including, without limitation, the election of directors.
C.
Dividends
. Holders shall be entitled to receive cumulative dividends at the rate per share (as a percentage of the Original Issue Price per share) of 10% per annum in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. Dividends shall be payable (x) by way of inclusion in the conversion amount
on each conversion date or (y) upon any redemption. So long as any shares of Series G Preferred Stock are outstanding, no dividends or other distributions will be paid, declared or set apart with respect to any Common Stock, unless the amount of any accumulated dividends are first paid to the holders of Series G Preferred Stock.
D.
Protective Provisions
.
1.
So long as any shares of Series G Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation will not, without the affirmative approval of the Holders of a majority of the shares of the Series G Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting as a class), (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series G Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designations, (ii) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in breach of any of the provisions hereof, (iii) increase the authorized number of shares of Series G Preferred Stock, or (iv) enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing.
2.
A “
Deemed Liquidation Event
” will mean: (a) a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is a constituent party or a subsidiary of the Corporation is a constituent party and the Corporation issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation, except any such merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or a subsidiary in which the shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock that represent, immediately following such merger or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the capital stock of the surviving or resulting corporation or if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation
immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation; or (b) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation.
3.
The Corporation will not have the power to effect a Deemed Liquidation Event referred to in
Section I.D.2
unless the agreement or plan of merger or consolidation for such transaction provides that the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation will be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with
Section I.E.
E.
Liquidation
1. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of debts and other liabilities of the Corporation,
pari passu
with any distribution or payment made to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, the Holders of Series G Preferred Stock will be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders an amount with respect to each share of Series G Preferred Stock equal to (without duplication): (a) the Original Issue Price,
plus
(b) any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon. If, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the amounts payable with respect to the shares of Series G Preferred Stock are not paid in full, the holders of shares of Series G Preferred Stock will share equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in any distribution of assets of the Corporation in proportion to the liquidation preference and an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any, to which each such holder is entitled.2. If, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation will be insufficient to make payment in full to all Holders, then such assets will be distributed among the Holders at the time outstanding, ratably in proportion to the full amounts to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.
F.
Redemption
.
1.
Mandatory Redemption by the Corporation
. The Corporation shall redeem all outstanding shares of Series G Preferred Stock on the first anniversary of the date of the issuance of any shares of Series G Preferred Stock (each respectively an “
Issuance Date
”) at
a price per share (the “
Redemption Price
”) equal to the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) the Original Issue Price,
plus
(b) any accrued but unpaid dividends.
2.
Mechanics of Redemption
. The Corporation will deliver written notice of redemption via facsimile and overnight courier (“
Notice of Redemption
”) to each Holder, which Notice of Redemption will indicate (a) the number of shares of Series G Preferred Stock being redeemed and (b) the applicable Redemption Price.
3.
Payment of Redemption Price
. Upon receipt by any Holder of a Notice of Redemption, such Holder will promptly submit to the Corporation such Holder’s Series G Preferred Stock certificates. Upon receipt of such Holder’s Series G Preferred Stock certificates, the Corporation will pay the Redemption Price to such Holder in cash.
G.
Conversion
.
1.
Mechanics of Conversion
.
a.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, one or more of the Series G Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of Common Stock, at any time or times after the Issuance Date, at the option of Holder, by (i) delivery of a written notice to the Corporation (the “
Holder Conversion Notice
”), of the Holder’s election to convert the Series G Preferred Stock.
b.
No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon conversion of Series G Preferred Stock, but rather the Corporation shall issue to Holder scrip or warrants in registered form (certificated or uncertificated) which shall entitle Holder to receive a full share upon the surrender of such scrip or warrants aggregating a full share.
c.
The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original certificates for the Series G Preferred Stock in order to effect a conversion hereunder.
d.
The Corporation shall pay any and all taxes which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Conversion Shares to Holder.
2.
Holder Conversion
. In the event of a conversion of any Series G Preferred Stock pursuant to a Holder Conversion Notice, the Corporation shall issue to the Holder of such Series G Preferred Stock a number of Conversion Shares equal to (a) the Original Issue Price plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon,
multiplied by
(b) the number of such Series G Preferred Stock subject to the Holder Conversion Notice
divided by
(c) the Conversion Price with respect to such Series G Preferred Stock.
3.
Stock Splits
. If the Corporation at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes
of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately adjusted and the number of Conversion Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Corporation at any time on or after such Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately adjusted and the number of Conversion Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 3 shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
4.
Rights
. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to
Section I.G.3
, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any options, convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “
Purchase Rights
”), then Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which Holder could have acquired if Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon conversion of all Preferred Stock held by Holder immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
5.
Definitions
. For purposes of this
Section I
, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a.
“
Conversion Price
” means a price per share of Common Stock equal to $0.05 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as otherwise provided herein.
b.
“
Conversion Shares
” means shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series G Preferred Stock.
c.
“
Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
d.
“Original Issue Price”
means $1,000.00 per share of Series G Preferred Stock.
e.
“
Trading Day
” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market; provided that it shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is (i) scheduled to trade for less than 5 hours, or (ii) suspended from trading.
f.
“
Trading Market
” means the OTC Markets, NASDAQ Stock Market, NYSE Amex, or New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.
6.
Limitations
.
a.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement or the Certificate of Designations, at no time may the Series G Preferred Stock be converted if the number of shares of Common Stock to be received by the Holder pursuant to such conversion, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then beneficially (or deemed beneficially) owned by the Holder, would result in the Holder beneficially owning more than the lesser of (x) 9.9% or (y) such lesser percentage as may be stated in a Holder’s securities purchase agreement for the initial purchase of shares s Series G Preferred Stock, of all Common Stock outstanding as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. A Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Corporation, may increase or decrease the then applicable beneficial ownership limitation provisions of this Section 6 applicable to its Series G Preferred Stock provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion or redemption of this Series G Preferred Stock held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 6 shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61
st
day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation and shall only apply to such Holder and no other Holder.
H.
Register
. The Corporation will keep at its principal office, or at the offices of the transfer agent, a register of the Series G Preferred Stock. Upon the surrender of any certificate representing Series G Preferred Stock at such place, the Corporation, at the request of the record Holder of such certificate, will execute and deliver (at the Corporation’s expense) a new certificate or certificates in exchange therefor representing in the aggregate the number of shares represented by the surrendered certificate. Each such new certificate will be registered in such name and will represent such number of shares as is requested by the Holder of the surrendered certificate and will be substantially identical in form to the surrendered certificate.
II.
Miscellaneous
.
A.
Notices
. Any and all notices to the Corporation will be addressed to the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer at the Corporation’s principal place of business on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation to any Holder hereunder will be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile telephone number or address of such
Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile telephone number or address appears, at the principal place of business of the Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder will be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (1) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this
Section II.A
prior to 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, (2) the date after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this section later than 5:30 p.m. but prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on such date, (3) the second business day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (4) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
B.
Lost or Mutilated Preferred Stock Certificate
. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (an affidavit of the registered Holder will be satisfactory) of the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing shares of Series G Preferred Stock, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction upon receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (provided that if the Holder is a financial institution or other institutional investor its own agreement will be satisfactory) or in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender of such certificate, the Corporation will, at its expense, execute and deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like kind representing the number of shares of such class represented by such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate and dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate.
C.
Headings
. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designations and will not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the chairman, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file a Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series G Preferred Stock in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 29
th
day of April, 2016.
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Signed:
/s/ Victor Lee
Name: Victor Lee
Title: Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Certificate of Designations]